The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
This week’s calendar of concerts, readings, theater and more
CALENDAR
ANSONIA Specials
Junior Rangers, Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center, 10 Deerfield Lane. Oct. 28; Nov. 4, 18. All dates meet 3:30-5 p.m. Free. 203-736-1053 or ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org to sign up.
BRANFORD Comedy
Darren Rivera and Friends, Thimble Island Brewery, 16 Business Park. Oct. 30, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $30. 954-7296282, comedycraftbeer.com
Specials
Helping Refugee Families Settle, Branford Community Center, 46 Church St. Oct. 28, 6 p.m. For information and to learn how you could help.
BRIDGEPORT Comedy
Murr Live!, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. Oct. 28, 7 p.m.; Andrew Dice Clay, Oct. 30, 7 & 9 p.m.; Scott Seiss, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. Visit website for tickets. Shows will follow all State guidelines. bridgeport.stressfactory.com
Halloween
BOO at the Zoo, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave. Oct. 30 & 31, noon-3 p.m.beardsleyzoo.org
Ghost Tour: Explore Mysterious Bridgeport with Paranormal author and lecturer Michael J. Bielawa, Barnum Museum Outdoor Plaza, 820 Main St. Oct. 29, 6:30 p.m. Wicked Walk 6:45-8 p.m. Tickets available through bit.ly/3nbHXr8
Music
Dylan Connor Album Release Concert, Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. $30-$15; Pocket Full of Soul Retro Halloween Party, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. $35-$20. bijoutheatrect.net
Terrapin: The Ultimate Grateful Dead Experience, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. $29, $35 day of show. theklein.org Visual Arts
Arcade Mall, City Lights Gallery, and Ursa Gallery. City Lights and Ursa Gallery offer companion exhibits: City Lights exhibit, “Pandemic Art;” and “Here Comes the Sun” at Ursa Gallery. citylightsgallery.org, bridgeport-arttrail.org
“Latinisiimo Biennial” exhibit for Hispanic Heritage month, City Lights Gallery, 265 Golden Hill St. Through Nov. 1. citylightsgallery.org
“DRIP-DROP, TICK-TOCK, HERE + NOW,” Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall, Housatonic Community College Campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Oct. 28 through Dec. 10. houstaonicmuseum.org.
BRISTOL Halloween
“Happy Hauntings,” Lake Compounce, 185 Enterprise Dr. LakeCompounce.com/Happy-Hauntings
CENTERBROOK
Visual Arts
“Changing Seasons,” Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St. In-gallery show through Nov. 7. 860-767-0742, spectrumartgallery.org
DANBURY
Halloween
Halloween on the Green, CityCenter Danbury Green, Ives St. Oct. 30, 1-4 p.m. citycenterdanbury.com/event/ halloween-on-the-green/
Forest of Fear, St. Gregory the Great
Parish, 85 Great Plain Road. Oct. 29 & 30. Children’s Hour, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Scary, 6:30- 9 p.m. $15. On-site ticket sales only.
Boo’s & Brew’s, Charter Oak Brewery, 39b Shelter Rock Road. Oct. 31, 1-6 p.m. Live music, free charteroakbrewing.com
Halloween Qweens Ball, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 5 Byron St. Oct. 29, 7 p.m. $25. Prize costume party.
DJ Spooktacular Skate, Danbury Arena, 1 Independence Way. Oct. 29, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Online Price: $10 per session; Walk-in Price: $15 per person. Skate Rentals: $5 per rental. Costume contest, ghoulish music and games.
WCSU presents OctoberFest Jazz, Western Connecticut State University’s Visual & Performing Arts Center Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Oct. 29, 7 p.m. $7 plus fees online, $10 at the door. bit.ly/2Z32YvK Music
Six Strings & A Six-Pack, Charter Oak Brewery, 39b Shelter Rock Road. Oct. 29, 6-8:30 p.m. charteroakbrewing.com
Stanley L. Richter Association for the Arts outdoor concerts at Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Road. Through Oct. 31. All concerts 2 p.m. Lineup: Roarin Rambler, Oct. 31. Free. richterarts.org
Visual Arts
“10 Year Retrospective Group Exhibit” featuring some of the many past artists who have exhibited, Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. The exhibit will run through Dec. 17. stillrivereditions.com
“American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio 2012-2019 Exhibit,” Western Connecticut State University Gallery at the Visual & Performing Arts Center Gallery, 43 Lake Ave. ext. on the Westside Campus. Through Dec. 5. wcsu.edu/art/gallery/ upcoming-exhibitions/
DEEP RIVER
Stage
Connecticut Gilbert & Sullivan’s Society presents the Comic Operetta “Ruddigore,” Performing Arts Center at Valley Regional High School. Nov. 6 & 7. ctgands.org/tickets
EAST HADDAM
Halloween
Monster Hunt CT, Yankee Cider Company, 23 Petticoat Lane. Through Oct. 31. Fri & Sat only 7-9:30 p.m. 860969-1523, monsterhuntct.com
EAST HAVEN
Halloween
The Haunted Isle, Shore Line Trolley Museum, 17 River St. Oct. 29 & 30, 7-10 p.m. shorelinetrolley.org
EAST WINDSOR
Halloween
Pumpkin Patch, Connecticut Trolley Musuem, 58 North Road. Oct. 29-31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ct-trolley.org/events/ pumpkin-patch/
Rails to the Darkside, Connecticut Trolley Museum, 58 North Road. Oct. 29-30, 7-9:30 p.m. 860-627-6540, ct-trolley.org/events/rails-to-thedarkside
ENFIELD Stage
Opera House Players present “Mamma Mia,” Enfield Annex, 124 North Maple St. Nov. 5-7, 12-14, 19-21. operahouseplayers.org/tickets
ESSEX Halloween
Scarecrow Contest & FestiFALL, 12
Main St. Through Oct. 31. Visit website for event schedule. essexct.com
Visual Arts
“Fall Exhibit ” art by River Valley Artists, Earth and Fire Art Studio, 2 Main St. On view through Dec. rivervalleyartists.com. 860-753-2425, 860526-3459, rivervalleyartists.com.
FAIRFIELD
Comedy
Fairfield Comedy Club hosts Katie Hannigan, Fairfield Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Oct. 30, 7 & 9 p.m. $29, $39 VIP. fairfieldcomedyclub.com
Halloween
Legends and Hauntings: A Halloween Experience in the Old Burying Ground, Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road. Oct. 29 & 30. Recommended for adults and kids ages 12 and up. Registration required. fairfieldhistory.org
“Phantoms of Penfield,” hosted by The Ghost Lab’s “Shaman and The Showman-Nick Grossmann and Charles F. Rosenay,” Penfield Pavilion, 323 Fairfield Beach Road. Oct. 28, 8 p.m. $25. fairfieldct.org/Phantoms-ofPenfield.
“Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Fairfield Theatre Company Warehouse, 70 Sanford St. Oct. 29, 7:15 p.m. $15. fairfieldtheatre.org
Harvest Fair After Dark, Hope River Farm, 1230 Merwins Lane. Oct. 29 & 30, 7-10 p.m. $15. Beer Garden, music, games and the Haunted Hayride & Castle Walkthrough. thepilothouse.org
Music
Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University presents Orin Grossman Afternoons at the Piano with virtual performances and lectures lineup: “Tangos and Habaneras: Spain and the New World Part 1,” Oct. 29; “It’s Safe to Travel: Claude Debussy’s International Impressions,” Nov. 5. quickcenter.com
Jack Broadbent with The Talbott Brothers, Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St. Oct. 28, 7:45 p.m. $28; Rock & Roll Playhouse: Reggae For the Kids, Warehouse, Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m. $15, $17 day of show; Master of the Telecaster featuring Jim Weider & G.E. Smith, StageOne, Oct. 30, 7:45 p.m. $48; Ryan Montbleau Band with Kat Wright, Warehouse, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.
$28. fairfieldtheatre.org
Specials
Dare to be Scared at Penfield Pavilion, 323 Fairfield Beach Road. Oct. 28, 8 p.m. show. $25. 21+ BYOB event. fairfieldct.org
Visual Arts
Fairfield University Art Museum fall exhibits focus on issues of racial justice, racism, police reform, and Black history in the United States. All exhibits on view through Dec. 18: “Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects,” presented in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts; “Roberto Lugo: New Ceramics,” and Robert Gerhardt: Mic Check,” presented in Bellarmine Hall Galleries. Visit website for virtual programs that accompany these exhibits. Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road. fairfield.edu/museum
“Behind the Scenes” artwork of the gallery curators, Fairfield Public Library Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through Nov. 27. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org
“Game On,” Hollis Taggart Gallery, 330 Pequot Ave. Through Oct. 30. info@hollistaggart.com, 212-6284000.
“Exploring the Mid-Century Backyard: “Patios, Pools, and the American Backyard,” Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Oct. 30-Dec. 31. “Topping the Charts: The Rise of Bridgeport's Columbia Records,” through April 3, 2022. fairfieldhistory.org
“Birds of the Northeast: Gulls to Great Auks” virtual art exhibit, presented by Fairfield University Art Museum’s Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, through Dec. 31. thequicklive.com fairfield.edu/museum
FARMINGTON Halloween
Horses & Halloween-Polo with a Halloween Twist, Farmington Polo Club, 152 Town Farm Road. Oct. 30. Gates open at noon, Polo match, 1 p.m. farmingtonpolo.com
Halloween on the Hill, Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road. Oct. 30, noon-4 p.m. $5. hillstead.org
Visual Arts
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GUILFORD Music
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HAMDEN Music
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HARTFORD Festivals
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Halloween
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Music
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