CALENDAR

BOOKS, POETRY, TALKS, ETC.

East Haven: Classics Group discusses “The Cloister and the Hearth (1861)” by Charles Reade, May 21, 3 p.m., Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St., 203-468-3890, hagamanlibrary.org.

Guilford: Edith B. Nettleton Lecture Series, Dennis Culliton with “Guilford and the Industrial Revolution,” May 16, 7 p.m., free, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Guilford: Yale Science Diplomats with “From Molecules to Minds: How We Study Disease,” May 17, 7 p.m., free, registration, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Guilford: Witness Stones Book Group, “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead, May 23, 7 p.m., Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-4538282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Hamden: Hamden Historical Society annual meeting with James Sirch and Roberta Mack, May 14, 7 p.m., Hamden Senior Complex, Miller Memorial Library, 2901 Dixwell Ave.

Madison: Chandra Prasad, “Damselfly,” May 15, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Susan Verde, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Soul,” May 16, 4:30 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Madison Art Society poetryreading event, The Guilford Poet’s Guild, The Connecticut River Poets, 16, 6:30 p.m., free, E.C. Scranton Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Road, 203-458-8555.

Madison: Heather Abel, “The Optimistic Decade,” May 16, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Madison Art Society art history lecture with Will Lustenader, May 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m., free, E.C. Scranton Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Road, 203-458-8555.

Madison: Tim Gallagher and Greg Myerson, “Born to Fish,” May 17, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Voices in the Bookstore, May 18, 6 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Mike Greenberg and Stacy Steponate, “MVP: Most Valuable Puppy” May 19, 3 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Claire Legrand, “Furyborn,” moderated by Phoebe North, May 22, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Milford: Dr. John Day Tully explores life in 1932-45 for Irish and Irish Americans, May 20, 1 p.m., free, registration, Irish Heritage Society, 131 Bridgeport Ave., 207-947-3516, mark.n.morse@gmail.com. New Haven: Yale Science Diplomats with “From Molecules to Minds: How We Study Disease,” May 15, 6:30 p.m., free, Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St., 203-946-8130, nhfpl.org.

New Haven: Junta Immigration Workshop, community policing in immigrant communities, May 17, 5 p.m., Fair Haven Library, 182 Grand Ave., 203-946-8130, nhfpl.org.

Seymour: Jason Scappaticci with “SS United States: Built for Peace, Prepared for War,” May 23, 6:30 p.m., Seymour Library, 46 Church St., 203888-3903, crowell@biblio.org.

Stratford: Stratford LifeLong Learners, interactive talk with James Mapes, May 15, 1 p.m., free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.

Stratford: Books Over Coffee, “Glass Houses,” June 27, noon, free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.

COMEDY

New Haven: Ilana Glazer, Petey Deabreau, Shalewa Sharpe, May 31, 7:30 p.m., $39.75-$29.75, College Street Music Hall, 238 College St., 877-9876487, manicpresents.com, collegestreetmusichall.com.

Old Saybrook: Best of Boston Comedy Festival, May 26, 8 p.m., $30-$25, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.

DANCE

Branford: Dance in Rhythm open dance party, May 19, 7:30-10 p.m. (group lesson at 7), $15, 19 S. Main St., 2nd floor, 203-481-1333, danceinrMay hythm.com.

Branford: CT ConTacts Memorial Day weekend singles bash, May 26, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m., $32, DJ’s Top 40, dinner buffet, no jeans, Woodwinds, 29 School Ground Road, 203-468-1144, ctcontacts.com.

New Haven: New Haven Contradancing, June 2 (first Saturday each month), beginners lesson 7:15 p.m., dance from 7:30-10:30, $12 (students $5 with ID), all dances taught and beginners welcome, 225 E. Grand Ave., 203-9800389, steveholl@aol.com.

New Haven: Hamden Academy of Dance & Music’s 16th annual recital, “Birth of a Nation,” June 24, 7 p.m., $29, College Street Music Hall, 238 College St., 877-987-6487, manicpresents.com, collegestreetmusichall.com.

Seymour: CT ConTacts singles dance party, May 19, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m., $30, DJ’s Top 40, dinner buffet, no jeans, The Inn at Villa Bianca, 312 Roosevelt Drive, 203-468-1144, ctcontacts.com.

EXHIBITS, SHOWS, ETC.

Hamden: Lazertron presents “Laser Floyd,” May 19, 8 p.m., $20-$15, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-2886400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.

Hamden: “Making America: The Irish in the Civil War Era,” through Oct. 28, free, Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University, 3011 Whitney Ave., qu.edu.

Hamden: Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University exhibit, “Frederick Douglass in Ireland: ‘The Black O’Connell,’” through Jan. 31, Lender Special Collection Room at the Arnold Bernhard Library, 275 Mt. Car- mel Ave., 203-528-3713, ighi@qu.edu.

Middletown: Anything Goes Open Mic and Moments of Gratitude, Mondays, next show May 14, 7-10 pm., $5, signup at 6:30, Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts & Cultural Center, 605 Main St., 860-347-4957, buttonwood.org.

FAIRS, FESTS, FOOD, FUN

Guilford: Dudley Farm summer farmers market, planting day May 19, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Dudley Farm, 2351 Durham Road, 203-4570770 dudleyfarm.com.

Guilford: Shoreline Wine Festival Aug 11, noon-7 p.m., Aug. 12, noon-6 p.m., Bishop’s Orchards Farm Market & Winery, 1355 Boston Post Road, 203453-2338, bishopsorchards.com shorelinewinefestival.com

Madison: Strawberry Jazz Festival featuring Livingston Taylor, June 9, 9

a.m.-3 p.m., Livingston Taylor concert, 7:30 p.m., $55-$25, calling all crafters, artists and vendors, First Congregational Church of Madison, 26 Meeting House Lane, 203-245-2739, Ext. 100, dpayttc@aol.com, fccmadison.org.

Milford: 6th annual Milford Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk, May 19, 9 a.m., $50 ($60 day of), meet at the pavilion at Walnut Beach at corner of Viscount and East Broadway, bit.ly/2whFTa1.

New Haven: Fort Nathan Hale opening ceremonies and living history day, May 19, 10:30 a.m., free, Woodward Avenue, 203-466-1596.

New Haven: Hillfest, May 19, 1-5 p.m., Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, 428 Columbus Ave., 203-946-8130, nhfpl.org.

New Haven: Dixwell Freddy Fixer Neighborhood Festival, May 20, 4 p.m., Dixwell Plaza, 200 Dixwell Ave., 2033713, 946-8130, nhfpl.org.

North Haven: Knitting group, 1st and 3rd Thursdays, next meeting May 17, 1-3 p.m., free, North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St., 203-239-5803, northhavenlibrary.net.

Wallingford: Wine, Beer and Cordial Tasting, May 18, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $50, Brooker Building at Gaylord Hospital, 50 Gaylord Farm Road, 203-284-2881, publicrelations@gaylord.org, gaylord.org/wine.

Woodbridge: Community Soup Kitchen’s 1st Casks for CSK fundraiser, May 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $40, New England Brewing Company, 175 Amity Road, bit.ly/2Fo4kSi.

Woodbridge: Celebrate Spring seedling sale and maypole festival, May 20, noon-5 p.m., free, Massaro Community Farm, 41 Ford Road, 203-736-8618, massarofarm.org.

FILM

Stratford: Monday Matinees, “Thor: Ragnorok,” May 14, noon, free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.

MUSIC

Ansonia: Allan Madahbee, “The Native American Courting Flute,” May 19, 1:30 p.m., $6, Ansonia Nature & Recreation Center, 10 Deerfield Lane, 203-7361053, ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org.

Branford: Jeff Fuller, Tony Lombardozzi, every fourth Sunday, next show May 27, 5-8 p.m., Home, 1114 Main St., 203483-5896, homebranford@gmail.com, homerestaurantct.com, jefffuller.net.

Guilford: Neighborhood Music School Stompers, May 16, 2-3:30 p.m., Guilford Community Center, 32 Church St., ssill.org.

Guilford: Steven Klein, Thomas Heilman, Bill Braun, “Music of England, Spain & the New World,” May 19, 7:30 p.m., $10, Church of Christ, Scientist, 49 Park St., 203-691-7841, sircharlesproductionsltd@gmail.com.

Hamden: MAGIC GIANT, Young Rising Sons, May 16, 8 p.m., $15-$13, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-2886400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.

Hamden: Marco Benevento, May 17, 8 p.m., $18-$15, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.

Hamden: Galvanized Jazz Band plays Dixieland at Aunt Chiladas, every third Sunday, next show May 20, 6-8 p.m., 3931 Whitney Ave., 203-230-4640, auntchilada.com, galvanizedjazz.com.

Hamden: GuitartownCT Productions’ 10th anniversary concert, Manzanita, celebrating the music of Tony Rice, May 20, 7 p.m., Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Tpke., guitartownct.com.

Hamden: Keep Flying, Say What You Will, Sunday Morning, May 23, 8 p.m., $10, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.

Hamden: Justin Townes Earle, Lilly Hiatt, May 26, 8 p.m., $30-$27.50, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.

Hamden: First Flights Last Monday, The Foresters, Mystic Seahorse, Julia Davis, May 28, 7:30 p.m., $8 ($5 with voucher), Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, spaceballroom.com.

Hamden: Good Old War, Juke Ross, June 2, 7:30 p.m., $18-$16, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-2886400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.

Hartford: Host 93.7 Hot Jam, Migos, Russ, Lil Xan, Bazzi, May 18, 8 p.m., $85-$35, Xfinity Theatre, Savitt Way, 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

Hartford: Journey, Def Leppard, May 21, 7 p.m., $179.50-$49.50, XL Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

Hartford: Jason Aldean, Luke Combs, Lauren Alaina, Dee Jay Silver, May 25, 8 p.m., $116.25-$46.75, Xfinity Theatre, Savitt Way, 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

Hartford: Imagine Dragons, Grace Vanderwaal, June 5, 8 p.m., $129.50$35, Xfinity Theatre, Savitt Way, 800745-3000, livenation.com.

Hartford: Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, SZA, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Isaiah Rashad, SIR, Lance Skiiwalker, Zacari, June 7, 8 p.m., $125-$25, Xfinity Theatre, Savitt Way, 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

Milford: Eugene Bender, P.V. O’Donnell Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann traditional Irish music session, May 17, 7:45 p.m., free, St. Gabriel’s Parish Hall, 26 Broadway, 203-876-9973.

Milford: Mikata!, May 18, 8 p.m., Milford Center for the Arts, 40 Railroad Ave. S., 203-878-6647, milfordfac@optonline.net, milfordarts.org.

New Haven: Bassology, May 13, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Elm City Market, 777 Chapel St., davidchevan.com.

New Haven: Chris Barron, Tim Palmieri, May 13, 4 p.m., $20-$15, Cafe Nine, 250 State St., 203-789-8281, cafenine.com.

New Haven: Weakened Friends, Bat House, Sarah Golley, May 14, 8 p.m., $5 (free with RSVP), 21-plus, Cafe Nine, 250 State St., 203-789-8281, manicpresents.com, cafenine.com.

New Haven: Blackberry Smoke, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, May 15, 8 p.m., $32-$25, College Street Music Hall, 238 College St., 877-987-6487, manicpresents.com, collegestreetmusichall.com.

New Haven: David Chevan, Isabella Mendes, May 19, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Fornarelli’s Ristorante, 99 Orange St., davidchevan.com.

New Haven: Yale School of Music, Yale Glee Club Commencement Concert, May 19, 8 p.m., $15/$12 students, Sprague Memorial Hall, Morse Recital Hall, 470 College St., 203-432-4158, music.yale.edu.

New Haven: Mainland, Kitten, Kalimur, May 21, 8 p.m., $5 (free with RSVP), 21-plus, Cafe Nine, 250 State St., 203789-8281, manicpresents.com, cafenine.com.

New Haven: Bethesda Music Series, “Elijah,” farewell concert with director Lars Gjerde, May 23, 7 p.m., freewill offering, Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave., bethesdanewhaven.org.

New Haven: Ryan White (record release), James A.M. Downes, Pinfinger, Nothing Israel, John Lonesome, May 28, 8 p.m., $5 (free with RSVP), 21-plus, Cafe Nine, 250 State St., 203-7898281, manicpresents.com, cafenine.com.

North Haven: Pierpont Concert, The Jolly Beggars, May 19, 7 p.m. (dinner at 5:30), $10/free under 12, dinner is $12/$5 under 12 ($14 without reservation), North Haven Congregational Church, 28 Church St., 203-239-5691, northhavenucc.org.

Old Saybrook: Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, May 25, 8 p.m., $44-$39, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.

Old Saybrook: Rik Emmett of Triump and Dave Dunlop, May 31, 7:30 p.m., $39-$36, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-5031286, thekate.org.

Wallingford: Khalid, May 26, 8 p.m., $75-$45, Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, 800-745-3000, oakdale.com.

West Haven: Steven Klein, Thomas Heilman, Bill Braun, “Music of England, Spain & the New World,” May 20, 5 p.m., $10, Church of the Holy Spirit, 28 Church St., 203-691-7841, sircharlesproductionsltd@gmail.com.

Woodbridge: Nu Haven Kapelye klezmer jam series, May 16, 7-9 p.m., Greater New Haven JCC, 360 Amity Road, davidchevan.com.

Woodbridge: Bassology, May 25, 6-8 p.m., Solun Tapas Restaurant, 245 Amity Road, davidchevan.com.

NATURE, OUTDOORS

Ansonia: Monday night trail run, May 14, 21, 28, 5:30 p.m., free, Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Road, 203736-1053, ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org.

Ansonia: Master gardener Janis Underwood with “Native Plants,” May 19, 10 a.m., free, Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Road, 203-736-1053, ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org.

Branford: Branford Land Trust spring bird walk, May 13, 8:30 a.m., meet in Stony Creek on West Point Road across from Willoughby Wallace Library, 203483-5263, info@branfordlandtrust.org, branfordlandtrust.org.

Hamden: New Haven Bird Club walk, Sleeping Giant State Park, May 13, 7:30 a.m., free, meet at Sleeping Giant State Park entrance on Tuttle Avenue, 203230-1697, newhavenbirdclub.org.

Hamden: Sleeping Giant Park Association, introduction to hiking in the Giant hike, May 20, 1:30-4:30 p.m., free, meet at bulletin board by kiosk near park entrance, Mt. Carmel Avenue, hike_the_giant@yahoo.com, sgpa.org, sgpanews.wordpress.com.

Stratford: Sunday Afternoon Talks, Chris Petherick with “How to Attract More Birds to Your Yard,” May 20, 2 p.m., free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.

THEATER

Durham: Readers Theater, “Buyer & Cellar,” May 18, 7:30 p.m., Gastler Farmhouse, Kalmia Garden, 159 Middlefield Road, 860-349-8594.

East Haddam: Goodspeed Musicals, “The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue,” through June 21, The Goodspeed, 6 Main St., 860-873-8668, goodspeed.org.

Essex: “Love Quest,” through May 13, 2 p.m., $50-$17, Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St., 860-767-7318, ivorytonplayhouse.org.

Hamden: Auditions, all ages, Whitney Players Theater Company, “The Wizard of Oz,” May 25, 6-9:30 p.m., bring sheet music, be prepared to dance, show runs Aug. 8-11, Thornton Wilder Auditorium, Miller Library Complex, 2901 Dixwell Ave., 203-281-6007.

Hamden: Whitney Players Children’s Summer Theater, “The Little Mermaid, Jr.,” July 14, 2 and 7 p.m., $15 ($12 advance), Hamden Middle School, 2623 Dixwell Ave., 203-281-6007.

Madison: Madison Lyric Stage, New Young Artist Production, “Godspell,” May 18-26, $25 ($90 season ticket), Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Society, 297 Boston Post Road, 203-2156329, madisonlyricstage.org.

New Haven: “Kiss,” through May 19, $12-$99, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St., 203-432-1234, yalerep.org.

VISUAL ARTS

Essex: Joe Bun Keo, “Speaking Light,” through May 20, Melanie Carr Gallery, 1 N. Main St., 860-830-6949, melaniecarrgallery@gmail.com.

Essex: Essex Art Association’s juried show, “Journeys”, through May 26, free, 10 N. Main St., 860-767-8996, essexartassociation.com.

Guilford: The Artists of Gallery One & Friends group exhibition, through May 20, closing reception May 20, 2-4 p.m. with a performance by The Wild Angels dance troupe, Mill Gallery, Guilford Art Center, 411 Church St., 203-453-5947, guilfordartcenter.org, galleryonect.com.

Madison: Madison Art Society, 43rd annual Juried Show and Exhibition and Sale, through May 25, E.C. Scranton Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Road.