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Area Entertainment Guide
BOOKS
STRATFORD Books Over Coffee with “Keeper of Things,” Library Lovell Room, 2203 Main St. Wed noon. 203-385-4165, stratfordlibrary.org
COMEDY
BRIDGEPORT Marlon Wayans, Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. Fri, Sat 7:30, 9:30 p.m. $60, $35. bridgeport.stressfactory.com FAIRFIELD Jason Salmon, Fairfield Comedy Club at The Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Fri 9 p.m. $25; Saturday Night Headliners, Sat 7, 9 p.m. $29. 475-999-2087, fairfieldcomedyclub.com
MAMARONECK, N.Y. Louie Anderson, Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Lane. Fri 8 p.m. $35. 914-698-0098, emelin.org
CHRISTMAS
BRIDGEPORT “Breakfast with Frosty,” Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave. Sat, Sun and Dec. 22, 23, from 8:30-10 a.m. $25, $20 members. Includes breakfast and Zoo admission. beardsleyzoo.org
BRIDGEPORT “The Nutcracker,” featuring New England Ballet Company, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Sat noon, 5 p.m.; Sun 1 p.m. $50-$20. 800-424-0160, theklein.org
BRIDGEPORT “The Christmas Elf 2,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Through Dec. 23. Performances: Sat noon, 2:30 p.m.; Sun 2, 4:30 p.m. $23.75-$19.75. 203576-1636, dtcab.com
FAIRFIELD Norwalk Metropolitian Youth Ballet performs “The Nutcracker,” Fairfield University’s Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Sat 1 p.m. $45-$40. 203-254-4010, quickcenter.fairfield.edu
FAIRFIELD Holiday Caroling Party and Open House, Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. Fri 5-7 p.m. Free. Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, 5-6:30 p.m. Tickets required and available at the Circulation Desk starting at 5 p.m.; from 6:30-7 p.m. no tickets required, first- come, first-served. Last ride at 7 p.m. Cookie decorating, crafts and Holiday music. 203-2591036, fairfieldtheatre.org FAIRFIELD Slambovian Circus of Dreams “A Very Slambovian Christmas”, Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne, 70 Sanford St. Fri 7:45 p.m. $28; A Broadway Holiday Show, StageOne Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $35. 203-259-1036, fairfieldtheatre.org
FAIRFIELD Handel’s “Messiah,” performed by New Haven Symphony, Sacred Heart University’s Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 5151 Park Ave. Fri 7:30 p.m. $35. Free for SHU students. 203-371-7908, edgertoncenter.org.
FAIRFIELD Holiday Crafts & Cookies, Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road. Fri 4:30-6:30 p.m.; “A Christmas Carol Experience,” presented by Fairfield Center Stage, Burr Homestead, 739 Old Post Road. Fri 6, 8 p.m.; Sat noon; Sun noon, 2 p.m. $30 adults and teens (13+), $15 children 12 and under. 203259-1598, fairfieldhistory.org
MILFORD “Glitz: The Little Miss Christmas Pageant Musical,” Milford Arts Council Theater, 40 Railroad Ave. Through Dec. 22. $22. pantochino.com
MILFORD Dinner Theatre presents the Dylan Thomas classic, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” Rainbow Gardens, 117 North Broad St. Sat 6 p.m. $60. 203-878-2500. Tickets available at rainbowgardensmilford.com
MILFORD Holiday Bazaar, Milford Arts Council Firehouse Gallery, 81 Naugatuck Ave. Through Dec. 23. milfordarts.org
NORWALK Shark-Diving Santa, Maritime Aquarium, 10 N. Water St. Most Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays in Dec. Also daily Dec. 26-30. Dive times: 12:15 & 2:15 p.m. 203-8520700, maritimeaquarium.org
NORWALK Holiday Concert with the Fairfield County Chorale Orchestra, Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave. Sun 3 p.m. $30. 203-956-6771, fairfieldcountychorale.org
NORWALK Pancakes with Penguins and Santa, Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd. Sat 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.; Pizza with Penguins and Santa, Sun 6:30-8:30 p.m. $24.95 adult, $20.95 children up to 10 years. Advanced registration required. Tickets not available for purchase at the gate. 860-572-5955, mysticaquarium.org
SHELTON Holiday Extravaganza, Shelton High School, 120 Meadow St. Sun 3 p.m. $49-$35, $10 college students. KidTix free with adult. newhavensymphony.org
STRATFORD Holiday Music with The Frank Porto Band, Library, 2203 Main St. Sun 2 p.m. stratfordlibrary.org
TRUMBULL Breakfast with St. Nick, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 406 White Plains Road. Sat 8-11 a.m. Pancakes, sausage, juice and choice of beverage. $10 per person for the works, $5 per person/child for pancakes and beverage only. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Trumbull Food Pantry.
WALLINGFORD “Cirque Dreams Holidaze,” The Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road. Fri 7:30 p.m.; Sat 7 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m. 203-265-1501, oakdale.com
WEST HAVEN Holiday Dinner Dance, Harugari German American Club, 66 Highland St. Sun 2 p.m. $25 members, $30 nonmembers. Roast beef dinner served. Reservations call Barbara Pokora at 203-640-3656, Harugari.org
EXHIBITS, ETC.
HARTFORD “Patios, Pools, & the Invention of the American Backyard,” Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St. Tue-Feb. 23; “Hamilton: His World, His Words, His Hair,” through Feb. 23. chs.org