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Best of the arts in the weeks ahead
BETHEL
Library Story Time through Facebook Live with songs, stories, simple games, Mon-Fri, 10 a.m. bethellibrary.org
BRIDGEPORT
Housatonic Community College Virtual Student Art Exhibit. housatonic.edu
BROOKFIELD
Specials
Brookfield Craft Center offers Online Classes: Painting: Loosen Up, June 14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $54. Register. 203775-4526, brookfieldcraft.org
Stage
Brookfield Theatre for the Arts Virtual Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Pre-recorded performances, live staged readings and live Studio B open studio performances. brookfieldtheatre.org DANBURY
Library offers “Seuss on the Loose,” Mondays, 2 p.m.; Stories Mon-Fri 11 a.m.; and Storytime Live on Facebook every Friday, 11 a..m. danburylibrary.org
DARIEN
Films
Library events via Zoom: “Go West” with film historian Max Alvarez as he discusses the amazing life and career of the hilarious and unflappable Mae West (1893-1980), June 11, 7 p.m.; Film trivia with Skerrett and Frazier, June 12, 7 p.m. darienlibrary.org
Specials
Darien Arts Center On Line with Coffee and Draw Perspective Drawing With Joel Flora, June 11, 10-11 a.m. $15. darienarts.org
DERBY
Historical Society offers “Tuesday Tours at Ten” of society’s headquarters, General David Humphreys House in Ansonia, Tuesdays, 1010:30 a.m., on Facebook page. 203735-1908, derbyhistorical.org EAST HADDAM
Goodspeed Musicals’ “I’ll Drink to That” Instagram live Mondays 5 p.m.; “Greatspeed,” relive some of the theater’s greatest moments with special guests, Tuesdays, 5 p.m., on Zoom; “In the Spotlight” podcast every other Wednesday; “Home Office,” for fans of new musicals, Thursdays, 5 p.m., on Zoom. gooodspeed.org
EAST HAVEN
Hagaman Memorial Library offers a hands-on Zoom workshop with on-hand ingredients: DIY Maple Pumpkin Sugar Scrub, and DIY Banana Face Mask, June 13, 2 p.m. Workshop is free. Sign up required by e-mail to Cynthia at cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org. 203-4683890, hagamanlibrary.org FAIRFIELD
Books
Pequot Library offers Storytime on Facebook Live, June 11, 10:30 a.m.; and Zoom Meet the Author Event with Rachel Barenbaum, June 11, 6 p.m. pequotlibrary.org
Visual arts
Fairfield University Art Museum offers a Watch, Listen & Learn section on their website which includes online lectures, audio guides and family and children’s activities, and a series of videos relating to the current exhibit “Archives of Consciousness: Six Cuban Artists.” fairfield.edu
GREENWICH
Kids
Bruce Museum Junior Art Competition 2020: Seeing and Feeling During the Pandemic, is open to children in grades K-8. Artwork can be in any medium, one submission per artist, and submitted via e-mail to jrartcomp@brucemuseum.org. Awards and prizes offered for two age groups, grades K-4 and grades 5-8. Entry deadline, June 15. Winners announced June 19, and their artwork will be exhibited virtually on a dedicated website. brucemuseum.org.
Specials
Bruce Museum’s Virtual Tour of the Museum’s Annual Crafts Festival, online through Dec 31, all day. brucemuseum.org
Greenwich Historical Society archives, collections online. greenwichhistory.org
Visual arts
“Faces of Pandemic Front Lines” presented by The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (CSOPA) in collaboration with Stamford Downtown, currently offers an online gallery, a virtual reception, June 14, 3 p.m., and a storefront display beginning June 19, at 170 Bedford St., Stamford. csopa.org/heroes.html
Bruce Museum’s exhibits online: “On the Edge of the World: Masterworks by Laurits Andersen Ring from SMKthe National Gallery of Denmark,” “Under the Skin,” and “House on the Hill: The Changing Face of the Bruce Museum.” brucemuseum.org
Creating Art from Nature: Beginner and Intermediate with Kathie Miranda via Zoom, through June 18, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $340 nonmembers, $315 members. greenwichartsociety.org GUILFORD
Specials
Art Center offers a variety of experiences including Creative Check-In via Zoom and discussions on different topics through the Center’s Facebook page. guilfordartcenter.org
Henry Whitfield State Museum offers a virtual tour of Connecticut’s oldest house. ctvisit.com HAMDEN
Music
Space Ballroom offers live stream Waxahatchee Performing Ivy Tripp, June 15, 9 p.m. $60-$15.
Specials
Department of Arts and Culture invites all graduating Hamden residents, from any program or grade, including pet graduation, to participate in the “Snap Your Cap” Mortarboard Art Show. Submissions will be shared on social media and web pages. Rules and guidelines, visit:
hamden.com/FormCenter/Hamden-Arts-7/Hamden-Snap-YourCap-Gra d-Cap-Art-Show-53 203287-7003, e-mail Amartindale@hamden.com
Whitney Workshop at Eli Whitney Museum offer weekly Creative Challenges on Facebook. eliwhitney.org Visual Arts
“Artist in Residence: A Pandemic Series,” photography by Lisa and Tom from Hamden studio. photographybylisaandtom.com
Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University hosts “Oscar Online,” a virtual exhibit celebrating the life and work of Oscar Wilde. Program includes six, one-hour live programs during June and July. Program topic: “Stages and Pages: Oscar’s Words and Wisdom,” June 17.” “All programs begin at 2 p.m. qu.edu or Facebook page. HARTFORD
Comedy
Sea Tea Comedy Theater posts live content regularly on Facebook.
Films
Cinestudio offers a Virtual Cinema Experience with “The Painter and the Thief,” through June 19. $3.99 rental fee; and “Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy,” through June 19, $9.99 rental fee. cinestudio.org
Music
Hartford Symphony Orchestra offers “HSO To Go,” online performances, music education, and other digital content featuring HSO musicians. Listen to an archival recording of the HSO, learn from a master teacher, and connect with HSO musicians at home. hartfordsymphony.org
Stage
Hartford Stage offers Scene and Heard: LIVE, where Melia Bensussen celebrates theater arts with various
special guests. hartfordstage.org
Visual arts
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum’s live conversations with curator Brandy Culp, produced in collaboration with #UNLOAD, an artsbased initiative that seeks to reduce gun violence; video series titled “Creative Connections;” do-it-fromhome Second Saturdays for Families; and audio tours of the collection and exhibits. thewadsworth.org LITCHFIELD
White Memorial Conservation Center live streaming nature program on Facebook. whitememorialcc.org MADISON
Books
R.J. Julia Booksellers offers events via Zoom: Richard Haass, author of “The World: A Brief Introduction,” June 11, 7 p.m. $5 event only, $28 ticket and one copy of book. Purchase ticket on website; Kensington Cozy Mystery Panel featuring Kathleen Marple Kalb, “A Fatale Finale;” Erica Ruth Neubauer, “Murder at the Mena House;” J.M. Griffin, “Who’s Dead, Doc?;” Christin Brecher, “Murder Makes Scents;” Peggy Ehrhart, “A Fatal Yarn,” June 12, 7 p.m. Free. Registration required; Erik Larson,
author of “The Splendid and the Vile,” in conversation with Roxanne Coady, June 17, 7 p.m. $5 event only, $32 ticket and one copy of book. Purchase ticket on website. 203245-3959, rjjulia.com
Specials
Historical Society’s “Archive of Pandemic Stories,” with residents contributing personal experiences during pandemic. madisonhistory.org
Meigs Point Nature Center’s live, animal-filled programs via Facebook Live Tue-Fri, 11 a.m. from the Woods Room, 2 p.m. from the Water Room. meigspointnaturecenter.org
Visual Arts
Susan Powell Fine Art is open to the public with guidelines. 203-3180616, susanpowellfineart.com MIDDLEBURY
Quassy Amusement & Waterpark offers stay-at-home projects for kids, including worksheet on designing an amusement ride. quassy.com MIDDLETOWN
Specials
Wadsworth Mansion offers virtual history tours every Wednesday, 2-3 p.m. on Facebook. wadsworthmansion.com
MILFORD
Lectures
Public Library hosts Let’s Talk Sci-Fi via Zoom, June 11, 6:30 p.m. Register at fdanowski@milfordct.gov. milfordlibrary.gov
Kids
Quaran-TWEEN Lego challenge for grades 4-8, via Zoom, June 15, 10:3011:30 a.m.
Specials
Library Zoom Room chats with Library staff. Next topic: Gardening, June 17, 7 p.m. nabbey@milfordct.gov
to join the Zoom session Stage
Pantochino Productions online series “Let’s Learn Stuff” with Victoria Sautee on Facebook Live Tuesday, Thursday 2 p.m. Pantochino Podcasts with original, mini-musicals voiced by company members. Three-character, 15-minute performances outside your home by reservation. pantochino.com
Visual arts
Color Exhibit: “Red,” virtual exhibit June 11-July 30. Accepting digital submissions through May 21. visualarts@milfordarts.org
MYSTIC
Specials
Mystic Aquarium re-opened to the public with restrictions. Visitors can explore the grounds, including the historic village and gardens, the shipyard, and the Mystic River waterfront. Indoor exhibits, village buildings, and the historic vessels remain closed. . mysticaquarium.org
Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours with Spooky Story Sundays, and Witchy Wednesdays. Cemetery Saturdays, 4 p.m. All on Facebook.
Mystified Escape Rooms’ Family
Frolic Special Car Edition Scavenger Hunt downtown Mystic. Can be completed from the car, but also offers opportunities to visit local trails, open spaces. mystifiedct.com Visual Arts
Mystic Seaport online exhibits: “Adventurous Use of the Sea: The Cruising Club of America” and “The 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan.” mysticseaport.org
NEW BRITIAN
New Britain Museum of American Art offer virtual walkthroughs of “Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War,” and “In Thread and On Paper: Anni Albers in Connecticut.” nbmaa.org
NEW CANAAN
Specials
Silvermine Online: The Nature of Wood Zoom workshop, June 14, 2-4 p.m. $150. Register online or call; Mixed Media Workshop, via Zoom, through June 22, 2-4 p.m. $130; How To Sculpt A Bust in Clay with Mark Andreas, through June 24, 10 a.m.noon. $185. Register online or call. 203-966-6668, ext. 2. silvermineart.org
Visual Arts
Silvermine Galleries Virtual Exhibit, “Fiber 2020,” through June 13. gallery@silvermineart.org
Heather Gaudio Fine Art Studio’ “Kathleen Kucka: Slow Burn” online exhibit extended through June 20. heathergaudiofineart.com
Glass House offers a selection of content online including a virtual look at the structure. theglasshouse.org
NEW FAIRFIELD
Visual Arts
Great Hollow Nature Preserve and Ecological Research Center Virtual
Juried Art Show, through June.30. greathollow.org
NEW HAVEN
Music
CT Folk offers its CT Folk at Home virtual concert series. Visit the website to learn more about the upcoming series. The CT Folk Fest & Green Expo, typically held in Edgerton Park, will also move to a multiday virtual platform this Sept. ctfolk.org and via Facebook/Instagram (@CTFolk).
Norfolk Chamber Museum Festival at Yale Museum School of Music with virtual postings of performances from the Music Shed.
Specials
International Festival of Arts & Ideas virtual programming entitled “Democracy: We the People” will continue through June 26. ; “Housing as a Human Right? Tackling Challenges of Affordability and Discrimination,” June 11, 7 p.m.; “Who is Essential? Race,Culture, and Identity in American Democracy,” June 16, 7 p.m. Live-streamed content available. Additional programming to be announced. For the kids, Festival Coloring Pages. artidea.org
Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce hosts the Regional Health Care and Life Sciences Awards Program virtual event to award and recognize individuals and organizations who are going above and beyond to support the regional business community during COVID-19, June 16, 8:30-9:45 a.m. $25. Registration required to receive the webinar link. gnhcc.com
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History offers Peabody@Home digital resources, educational tools, curiosities of the museum’s collections. peabody.yale.edu
New Haven Museum: “Documenting the COVID-19 Crisis,” an effort to collect stories and photos of life in New Haven during the coronavirus quarantine. Also virtual offerings. newhavenmuseum.org
Beinecke Library at Yale University digital exhibits: “Carl Van Vechten’s Harlem Renaissance Portraits,” “America and the Utopian Dream,” “Making the Medieval English Manuscript.” beinecke.library.yale.edu
Yale University offeris a virtual tour of the historic university, including its campus, athletics and residential life. ctvisit.com
Stage
Shubert Theater offering activities to create art at home with a backstage tour, Pinkalicious story time, a playwriting challenge, learn how to make puppets, puppet theater. shubert.com
Elm Shakespeare Company launches online Summer Camps: Teen Camp, for teens age 13-18, campers will receive two private coaching sessions each week via Zoom with two ESC artists. elmshakespeare.org/teen-camp; and Player’s Camp for ages 7-12. Explore the world of Shakespeare in a two-week program, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Each session culminates with a Shakespeare performance, created with the ideas of each camper. elmshakespeare.org/players-camp. elmshakespeare.org
Visual arts
Kehler Liddel Gallery has mulitply exhibits that can be viewed virtually. kehlerliddellgallery.com
Homewatch CareGivers of New Haven in partnership with J. Mane Gallery launches “The Art of Aging,” virtual art exhibit and contest. Artist invited to share their vision of aging for a chance to win cash prizes. Contest through July 11. Winners announced and the online exhibit opens, July 18. jmanegallery.com
NXTHVN Gallery with “JRNL,” a growing ecosystem of online posts. nxthvn.com
Artspace digital exhibits: “An Alternative Love Story,” “Folded,” “Lovestruck,” “Seeing the Structure,” “individual vs. crowd,” “HAND in rotation,” “Into and out of,” “Brightly.” artspacenewhaven.org
Ely Center of Contemporary Art exhibits online: “to (be)scare,” “Ashley Pelletier Dissembling the Self,” Brooks Dierdorff Ballistics & Blindsight,” and Tony Saunders elucidating,” elycenter.org
Yale University Art Gallery: “Robert Adams: The Place We Live”; and “Dura-Europos: Excavating Antiquity,” featuring photos of an archaeological dig in Syria where items in museum’s collection were found. artgallery.yale.edu
Yale Center for British Art’s online collections span more than 5,500
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