TO DO TODAY
ChiveRocks 2017 — 8 p.m., Hard Rock Cafe, Foxwoods; benefits Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America; $35; 1-800-200-2882.
Rain — 8 p.m., Foxwoods' Fox Theater; Beatles tribute; $45-$60; 1-800200-2882.
Bill Haley Jr. and the Comets —8 p.m., Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Main Street, Old Saybrook; $45-$48; 1-877-503-1286.
Friday Night Folk — 7:30 p.m., All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 19 Jay St., New London; featuring Richard Shindell; $30, $15 students with ID; (860) 443-0316.
Naked Sunday — 8 p.m., Knickerbocker, 35 Railroad Ave., Westerly; Stone Temple Pilots tribute; $10.
Lehcats — 8:30 p.m., Side Door Jazz Club, 85 Lyme St., Old Lyme; $28; (860) 434-2600.
Senior Dance Majors Concert — 7:30 p.m., Palmer Auditorium, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London; original choreography by dance majors, faculty member Lisa Race and guest artist Shen Wei; $12, $6 students and seniors; (860) 4392787.
Harland Williams — 8 p.m., Comix at Mohegan Sun; $15-$35; 1-800-7453000.
“Einstein and the Polar Bear” — 8 p.m., United Congregational Church, 87 Broadway, Norwich; eccentric romantic comedy by Tom Griffin performed by the Chelsea Players; $10 seniors and advance, $12 at the door;
(860) 887-7289.
“Taking Sides” — 8 p.m., Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St., Westerly; drama taking place in 1946 Berlin; $12-$22; (401) 596-2341.
Picture This! — 10:30 a.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; program for adults with special needs and their caregivers; free; (860) 4416750. Daytime Book Discussion — 1 p.m., Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road; “A Tale For The Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki; free; (860) 4445805. Spring Potluck — 6 p.m., Niantic VFW, 39 Columbus Ave.; East Lyme Historical Society hosts a potluck dinner and a discussion with Vic Butsch and Tommy Coletti, authors of “A Journey to the Gallows”; free; eastlymehistoricalsociety.org. Poetry Reading — 6 p.m., Savoy Bookshop and Cafe, 10 Canal St., Westerly; featuring Dede Cummings, James Crews and Megan Buchanan; free; (401) 213-3901.
Shakespeare’s Birthday — 7 p.m., Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, 7 Canal St.; Westerly Arts Cafe and Colonial Theater present an interactive program celebrating Shakespeare and “Twelfth Night”; free, donations accepted; (401) 596-2221.
InFusion — 7-9 p.m., Expressiones Cultural Center, 84 Bank St., New London; annual literary and performing art series, featuring poet Jose Gonzalez and spoken word poet Iyaba Ibo Mandingo; free; (860) 222) 5524.
Immaculée Ilibagiza — 7 p.m., Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme; Ilibagiza tells her story of surviving the 1994 Rwandan genocide to dedicate herself to a life of peace and hope; free; christthekingchurch.net.
Katha Pollitt — 7:30 p.m., The Arts Café Mystic, Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St.; Pollitt reads from her collections and new pieces; opening acts are saxophonist Mike Casey and his trio and New London Poet Laureate Rhonda Ward; $10, free for students under 21; (860) 912-2444.
Wee Wanderers — 10 a.m., Coogan Farm, 162 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; walking exploration for parents and children up to age 5; adult admission $6.80 members, $8 nonmembers, up to 3 children per adult; (860) 536-1216.
All Ages Drop-in Storytime — 10-10:45 a.m., East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Road; free; (860) 739-6926.
Wii U Gaming — 2 p.m., Stonington Free Library, 20 High St.; ages 9 and up; (860) 535-0658.
Tween Movies — 3-4:45 p.m., East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Road; free; (860) 739-6926.
Earth Day: Solar Ovens — 3:30 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; learn how to make and cook with a solar oven; free; (860) 4416750.
Fireside Stories — 4-5 p.m., Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic; stories, songs and more for families and children up to age 8; free for members, $5 nonmembers; (860) 536-1216.
Amphibian Love Songs — 6:30 p.m., Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic; discuss the various sounds of local amphibians and explore the wetlands to find them; $5.95 members, $7 nonmembers; (860) 536-1216.