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Best of the arts in the weeks ahead
BEDFORD, N.Y.
Bedford Playhouse offers virtual movie trivia for ages 5-9 weekly on Facebook and Instagram. Every Monday, 2 p.m., trivia questions are posted for the week and the winner from the previous week is announced. Winner receives a free popcorn voucher when playhouse reopens. 914-234-6704, bedfordplayhouse.org
BETHEL
Books
Byrd’s Books is open to the public Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Enter the front touch-free area of the store with a mask and one-at-a-time to pick up and pay for a purchase. The pick up bin is outside the door during bookstore hours. Further updates will be on the website and Facebook page. Vist website for winners of the bookmark contest. Winners receive $25 gift certificate to Byrd’s and bookmarks printed, distributed to customers. $10 gift certificate for Honorable Mentions. byrdsbooks.com
Kids
Library Story Time through Facebook Live with songs, stories, simple games, Mon-Fri, 10 a.m. bethellibrary.org
BRIDGEPORT
Kids
Discovery Museum Summer Programs for K-6 students will be held virtually, June 29-Aug. 14, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Live interactive sessions on Zoom. Advance registration required. info@discoverymuseum.org. discoverymuseum.org
Music
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo and Hall Neighborhood House jointly announce Javier Colon will perform in an online, Facebook Live concert to benefit both non-profit organizations, June 18, 8 p.m. Two-hour concert, with a link available for purchase for $50 per household. Combination concert ticket and after concert VIP Backstage Pass via Zoom is available for a limited number of viewers for $150. Tickets online at flipcause.com
Specials
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is open. Two daily sessions allowing up to 500 guests per session. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon, close for cleaning; reopen, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. close. Guests must wear a mask. There is a oneway loop around the grounds to explore while social distancing. All buildings will be closed to the public. Pre-order food online from the café and pick it up at the take-out window, gift shop is open for online purchases for pick up at gift shop kiosk. New online ticketing system. $15 adult, $13-$10 child and seniors, children under 3 free. beardsleyzoo.org
Visual Arts
BROOKFIELD
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
Dance
Vitti’s Dance Studio dance lessons on Facebook Live Mondays or Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Learn Salsa, Merengue, Bachata. Free. vittis@vittisdancestudio.com
Kids
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
Specials
Danbury Farmers’ Market, Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St. June 19-Oct. 30. Fridays only, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Local produce, fresh baked goods, vendors of all types and live music. Masks required. 203-792-1711, danburyfarmersmarket.org
Visual Arts
Gallery at Still River Editions opens “Wish You Were Here,” Virtual and Real Postcard Exhibit, both run through Sept. 25. In-Gallery beginning June 22. stillrivereditions.com
Western Connecticut State University’s Senior Portfolio Virtual Exhibit on view on the Visual and Performing Arts Center Gallery Exhibit web page. wcsu.edu
EAST HADDAM
Music
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
FAIRFIELD
Books
Pequot Library offers a Zoom Meet the Author Event with Lian Dolan, author of “The Sweeney Sisters,” June 18, 6-7 p.m. Register. pequotlibrary.org
Music
Make Music Day, June 21. Performers will perform solo or in small groups and concert participants must wear their masks and practice social distancing. Sign up at bit.ly/2XuXJSk
Fairfield County Children’s Choir is holding auditions. Register for a Zoom audition by e-mail to manager@SingFCCC.org
Fairfield Theatre Company Facebook page offers live streaming events. fairfieldtheatre.org
Specials
Pequot Library offer activities for children and adults on Facebook. Activities include storytime, books clubs, special concerts and more.
Fairfield Museum’s Where’s Walt? Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. Live streams from a different Fairfield location on Museum’s Facebook page; Storytime Live! Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.; History Bites! Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Lunchtime Chat; This Old Thing, Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Stories behind objects from museum’s collection, live on Facebook. “Weekly Art Challenge,” Mondays, 9:30 a.m.; “Who’s this/What’s this?, Mondays, 12:30 p.m.; “Union Coffee Break, Fun Fairfield FAQs,” Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.; “Way Back When,” Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.; “Flashback Friday,” Fridays, 9:30 a.m. fairfieldhistory.org
Visual arts
Fairfield University offers a virtual exhibit: “Howard Skrill: Monumental Follies,” through Sept. 12. 203-2544046, fairfield.edu
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
FALLS VILLAGE
Live From Music Mountain, a weekly program of conversation and music on Youtube and Facebook. musicmountain.org
GLASTONBURY
Glastonbury Arts offers online art classes for adults and teens through June. 860-659-1196, glastonburyarts.org
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.. 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
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, , and a storefront display beginning June 19, at 170 Bedford St., Stamford. csopa.org/heroes.html
Bruce Museum remains closed. Visitors to Bruce Park can enjoy the sculptures on Museum grounds, provided social distancing guidelines are observed. You can still view exhibits online: “On the Edge of the World: Masterworks by Laurits Andersen Ring from SMK-the 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, 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 22, 9 p.m. $60-$15. spaceballroom.com
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: hamden.com, 203-287-7003, 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: “Gross Indecencies: Oscar’s Trial, Imprisonment and Death in Exile,” June 24. All programs begin at 2 p.m. qu.edu or Facebook page
IVORYTON
Ivoryton Playhouse announces its Ivoryton Women Playwrights Festival. Submissions of one-act plays by women playwrights will be accepted by e-mail only until Aug. 30. jhubbard@ivorytonplayhouse.org.
KILLINGWORTH
Specials
Spectrum Gallery’s “Community Spotlight,” select artists who are creating new work in photography, video. spectrumartgallery.org
LEDYARD
Visual Arts
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center online with “Neetôpáwees: Dolls as Ambassadors of Native Culture.” pequotmuseum.org
LITCHFIELD
Specials
White Memorial Conservation Center live streaming nature program on Facebook. whitememorialcc.org
MADISON
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
MASHANTUCKET
Foxwoods Resort and Casino is partially re-open with restrictions and limitations. Visit website for what’s open and for updates. foxwoods.com
MIDDLEBURY
Specials
Quassy Amusement & Waterpark offers stay-at-home projects for kids, including worksheet on designing an amusement ride. quassy.com
MIDDLETOWN
Books
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore Virtual Author Events via Zoom: Lis Wiehl, author of “Hunting the Unabomber,” June 23, 7 p.m. Free. Registration required; Bess Kalb, author of “Nobody Will Tell You This But Me,” June 24, 7 p.m. Registration required; and Richie Jackson, author of “Gay Like Me,” June 25, 7 p.m. Registration required. 860-685-3939, wesleyanrjjulia.com
Kids
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore Zoom Events: Summer of Words & Pictures Altered Book Journals, June 24, 11 a.m. Free. Registration required; Virtual Author Event: Nicole Melleby, author of “In the Role of Brie Hutchens, and William Ritter, The Oddmire Book 2: