New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
GOINGS ON
BRIDGEPORT COMEDY
Colin Quinn, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St., April 8, 7:30 p.m., April 9 and 10, 7 and 9 p.m. $150-$50. Shows will follow all state guidelines for reopening. bridgeport.stressfactory.com
SPECIALS
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave. events: National Zoo Lovers Day, April 8; Virtual Zoo Tots, April 14, May 12 and June 9 at 10:30 a.m. $10. Register for Endangered Species Day, May 15. Hours daily: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Guests must wear a mask. Tickets are online purchase only and must be purchased prior to your visit. beardsleyzoo.org
VISUAL ARTS
“ARTcade downtown pARTy, A day of art, music, design and vintage,” Arcade Mall, City Lights Gallery and Ursa Gallery, April 24. City Lights and Ursa Gallery are hosting companion exhibits: City Lights exhibit, “Pandemic Art;” and “Here Comes the Sun” at Ursa Gallery. Ricardo Reyes, of Cosmic Jibaros and Savor City, presents his ensemble Latin Americana, musicians include Ricardo Reyes on guitar and vocals, Dan Tressler on fiddle and vocals, Obanilu Allende on percussion, Rich Zarkowski on upright bass, Jeff Smith on banjo. Vending at the Arcade, noon-6 p.m. Art galleries open until 7 p.m. The night ends with WPKN radio spinning discs at the Arcade. citylightsgallery.org, bridgeport-art-trail.org
“divine knowing art exhibit” Guest curator Natasha Kuranko, City Lights Gallery, 265 Golden Hill St. , through April 17. Gallery hours: Wed-Fri, noon-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. Exhibit also on the City Lights website. citylightsgallery.org
DANBURY SPECIALS
Art workshop series: “Intuitive Watercolor” presented by painter Abbie Rabinowitz, virtual livestream program hosted by Western Connecticut State University Department of Art on Zoom, April 9, 3-5 p.m. $25. Registration required at bit.ly/3u5SCp8
DARIEN DANCE
“Sculpting Harmonies” East Coast Contemporary Ballet Live Dance and Music Event, Darien Arts Center, 2 Renshaw Road. April 10, 7 p.m.; April 11, 1 & 5 p.m. $40. Maximum capacity of 30 people per performance. Mask wearing and social distancing required. All performers will also be wearing masks. Tickets at bit.ly/3cyKbwI
VISUAL ARTS
“Observations in Abstract” works by Caroline O’Callaghan, Geary Gallery, 576 Boston Post Road. Through April 31. In-person exhibit. Gallery hours: Wed-Sat, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 203-655-6633, gearygallery.com
DERBY SPECIALS
“Oscar Talk with Joe Meyers,” virtual film discussion hosted by Derby Public Library on Zoom, April 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Discuss this year’s nominees for the Academy Awards. Joe wrote about movies, theater and books for the Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Since 2017 he has been director of programming for Focus on French Cinema, the five-day festival of the best new French language films held every April in Greenwich, Stamford and New York City. Register at bit.ly/3sg7UqY
EAST HADDAM STAGE
“John Cullum — An Accidental Star,” presented by Vineyard Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Irish
Repertory Theatre, and in association with Jeff Berger, premieres April 8 and available for streaming on demand through April 22. Live watch party events, April 8 at 7 p.m. and April 17 at 2 p.m. Streaming tickets available at vineyardtheatre.org/an-accidental-star
FAIRFIELD COMEDY
Fairfield Comedy Club hosts Gianmarco Soresi, J.B. Percival Co., 63 Unquowa Road. April 8, 6 & 8 p.m. $29. fairfieldcomedyclub.com
FILMS
Oscar Shorts-Live Action, Fairfield Theatre Company Warehouse, 70 Sanford St. April 11, 7:45 p.m. $15. fairfieldtheatre.org
SPECIALS
“What Climate Change Means for Connecticut” by Yaprak Onat, Ph.D., hosted by Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County, April 12, 7 p.m. Register at bit.ly/ hffcCIRCA
VISUAL ARTS
“Unique Expressions” group exhibit featuring paintings by artists Gaby Collins-Fernandez, Gary Petersen, Kelsey Shwetz and Yorgos Stamkopoulos, Hollis Taggart Gallery, 330 Pequot Ave. Through May 8. Masks required and all COVID protocols followed. Gallery hours: Wed-Sat, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. info@hollistaggart.com, 212-6284000.
Art/Place Gallery seeks area artists interested in applying for membership. If interested you must contact Judith at judith.lambertson@gmail.com. Then bring 6-10 recent works to the gallery on May 20, noon-1 p.m. ,for consideration. Gallery is located on Sanford St. Gallery is open daily from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. artplacegallery.org
“Outside” show by Art/Place members, Fairfield Theater Company building, 70 Sanford St. On view in the gallery daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until futher notice. 203-3191404
“By Design: Theater and Fashion in the Photography of Lalla Essaydi” exhibit featuring photos by Lalla Essaydi, 3-D virtual tour and audio guide, presented by Fairfield University Art Museum’s Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, on view through the museum’s website, through May 21. thequicklive.com fairfield.edu/ museum
GREENWICH FILMS
Focus on French Cinema, the annual Francophone film festival presented by the Alliance Française of Greenwich, will screen 10 premiere films in French with English subtitles, April 21 to 30. FFC will feature the cinema of Belgium.
Visit website for schedule of films and tickets. focusonfrenchcinema.com
LECTURES
“Women in Contemporary Science: How to STEM the Leaky Pipeline,” virtual webinar hosted by Bruce Museum on Zoom, April 8, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Register at brucemuseum.org or call 203-869-0376, ext. 311.
HARTFORD MUSIC
“Masterworks In-Depth with Carolyn Kuan,” Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s online conversation series with HSO Principal Oboe Heather Taylor and HSO Assistant Principal Second Violin Jaroslaw Lis. Kuan and her guests will focus on Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade.” Join the conversation April 9 at 8 p.m. through April 14 at 5 p.m. Visit hartfordsymphony.org/masterworks-indepth to view the conversation. hartfordsymphony.org for information.
Spotlight Series offered by
Hartford Symphony Orchestra: “Wind Power — Music for Brass and Woodwinds” filmed at the Theater of the Performing Arts at Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, available on demand through April 11. Tickets and information at hartfordsymphony.org
Sunday Serenades: “Sculpture and the Symphony: From Prometheus to Piazzolla,” virtual concert series performed from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, available for viewing April 12 to June 10. $15, $10 members. Tickets at thewadsworth.org
“May Flowers” features a different floral creation each weekend, April 30 to May 23. Live music performed in the galleries on Sundays, May 2 to 23, 2 p.m. May Flowers Sunday music lineup: Calida Jones on violin, May 2; Mother’s Day — Debbie Vinick on harp, May 9; John Hughes on kora (West African harp lute), May 16; Jaston Castonguay on piano, May 23. thewadsworth.org
SPECIALS
Hartford Stage Gala, virtual streaming event, premieres April 10 at 8 p.m. and will be available to stream through April 17. $35 for concert-only streaming tickets. Hosted by Hartford Stage favorite John-Andrew Morrison and featuring a concert by The Bacon Brothers, a Breakdancing Shakespeare performance, and a performance by Laroo/Byrd. Additional highlights: The Inspiration Award will be presented to the Hartford Public Library and a virtual auction will be open that evening for bidding and remain open for bids through April 17. Tickets, information or contributions, at HartfordStage.org/Gala
Virtual Programs hosted by Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Jayne Cortez and Melvin Edwards — lyricism and social activism in the poetry of Jayne Cortez as well as her work with her husband, artist Melvin Edwards, to advance the Black Arts Movement, April 14,
6 p.m.; Evening with art critic Jed Perl and curator Erin Monroe for a presentation on artist Alexander Calder’s monumental work in Hartford and Perl’s book, “Calder: The Conquest of Space: The Later Years 1940-1976,” April 21, 6 p.m.; Encounters: Designing the City, April 22, 6 p.m. Register in advance at thewadsworth.org
STAGE
WORKshop Series: “The Sound Inside,” hosted by TheaterWorks, on demand streaming available April 11-30. $25. 860-986-7466, twhartford.org
VISUAL ARTS
“Freedom Journey 1965: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March” by Stephen Somerstein, Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St. In-person gallery exhibit on view through June 5. Tue-Fri, noon-5 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 860-236-5621, chs.org
MILFORD LECTURES
Virtual lectures hosted by Milford Library on Zoom: “One Year of COVID” with biochemist Natalie Lindo, April 8, 7 p.m.; The Vietnam Era —“They’re Here to Preserve Disorder,” April 13, 7 p.m. Register at milfordlibrary.org
MUSIC
Milford Performance Center Drive-In Live Concert Series: Stone Flower-Santana Tribute, Connecticut Post Mall, Sears front lot, April 9, 7 p.m. $95-$55. Tickets are based on a per car basis with up to four people in a car. Food trucks. Keeping each car socially distant will allow for up to four people to sit outside the car with a barrier of a car and distance between vehicles for a safe and enjoyable concert experience. Backup FM transmission. 203-723-3672. Tickets at milfordperformancecenter.org.
NEW CANAAN SPECIALS
“Enclaves of Modernism: Houses From Chicago To New Canaan,” virtual presentation hosted by the Glass House on Zoom, April 19, 7 p.m. Register at theglasshouse.org
VISUAL ARTS
“Sagerman and Clement: HighPerformance Color,” paintings by Robert Sagerman and sculpture by John Clement, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 66 Elm St., through May 1. 203-801-9590, rachael@heathergaudiofineart.com. heathergaudiofineart.com
“Devine Frequent See,” solo exhibit of evocative oil paintings by Russell Ritell, Silvermine Gallery, 1037 Silvermine Road, through April 23. In-person viewing. CDC and CT state guidelines will be followed. Exhibit can also be viewed online. silvermineart.org
NEW HAVEN DANCE
Yale Schwarzman Center partnered with the Yale Dance Lab and 16 dance artists launch a 16-episode series, “Transpositions: Dance Poems for an Online World,” which features digital dance poems performed by dancers from 12 dance groups and a variety of genres. The weekly series premiered on Yale Dance Lab and Yale Schwarzman Center websites, and each episode knits together local, national and international communities of dance and explores the continuous and interrupted dance practices in digital life. New episodes and behind-the-scenes
interviews air through May 10. Visit bit.ly/3b1C5Ml
LECTURES
“At home: Artists in Conversation with An-My Le,” online gallery talk series hosted by Yale Center for British Art, April 9, noon-1 p.m. Free. 203-432-2800, britishart.yale.edu
MUSIC
Yale School of Music Livestream and Pre-recorded Stream Concert line-up: New Music New Haven, April 8, 7:30 p.m., stream; Yale Philharmonica, April 9, 7:30 p.m., livestream; Black Art Jazz Collective, April 11, 4 p.m., stream. musictickets.yale.edu
New Haven Symphony Orchestra presents Alternative Programming online and social media: NHSO @Home Series: NHSO musicians and guest artists perform music from home; Instrument Selection Resource Center; and Listen Up! Podcast Series. newhavensymphony.org
STAGE
Co-op High School Theatre Department participates in national “Plays by Mail” festival. Students write a series of letters about their coming-of-age experience and how it has been impacted by the pandemic. Five letters will be mailed out encapsulating different perspectives on this experience. Those who receive them are asked to respond in support of one of the writers. All letters will be posted on a student-built website. 203-2608090.
VISUAL ARTS
Artspace, 50 Orange St., announces three interlocking exhibits exploring how we use, experience and interpret data, past and present: “Dana Karwas’ In a Heartbeat,” through May 22; “W.E.B. Du Bois, Georgia, and His Data Portraits, through June 26; and “Theater Gates,” through June 26. artspacenh.org
“Portals and Memories,” oil paintings by Joyce Greenfield, City Gallery, 994 State St. , through April 25. Artist in the Gallery: April 25. Gallery hours: Sat-Sun, 2-4 p.m., or by appointment. Free admission. Number of visitors limited to six at a time. Mask and social distancing protocols required. 203-782-2489, city-gallery.org
“Seeing Nature Through Art,” exhibit features 30 works of art created by the instructors of Yale Peabody Museum’s Natural Sci
ence Illustration Program, online. Also visit the museum’s full online exhibit line-up. peabody.yale.edu
NEW MILFORD VISUAL ARTS
“Emergence,” new works by Gallery25 artists, Gallery 25 and Creative Arts Studio, 11 Railroad St., through May 30; Paintings from “When the Snow Flies,” through April 25. Gallery hours: Sat-Sun, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. gallery25ct.com
NORWALK FILMS
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk IMAX Theater, 10 N. Water St., opens its new 4D Movie Theater. 3D glasses send the action spilling off the screen and over audiences, with additional sensory special effects such as scents, bubbles, wind, mists and more. Two films: BBC Earth’s “Shark: A 4D Experience” at 15 minutes after each hour, and “Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4D” at 45 minutes after each hour, weekdays, weekends & holidays, the movies will run alternatingly every 20 minutes starting at 10:20 a.m. 4D movie tickets: $7 per person, $6 members. Tickets optional in addition to aquarium admission of $26.95 adults, $24.95 seniors (age 65+), $19.95 children (ages 3-12). COVID precautions include reduced capacity, physical distancing and required face masks. See the entire movie schedule and reserve tickets at maritimeaquarium.org.
MUSIC
Jim Clark presents “A Tribute to Ira and George Gershwin,” virtual concert hosted by Norwalk Public Library on Zoom, April 10, 3 p.m. To register and receive the link e-mail clahey@norwalkpl.org.
SPECIALS
Thirsty Radish Food Series with writer, cooking instructor, educator and founder of Thirsty Radish, Vanessa Young, virtual workshops hosted by Norwalk Public Library on Zoom: Simplify Weekly Meal Planning, April 13; Cooking with Herbs: From the Garden to the Table, May 4; and Summer Salads: Beautiful and Delicious Ways to Enjoy the Summer Harvest, June 8. All workshops, noon-1 p.m. Registration required for each workshop with Cynde Bloom Lahey, clahey@norwalkpl.org.
“Sensory-Friendly Evening,” Maritime Aquarium, 10 N. Water St.
April 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m. To be supportive of children and adults with special needs who may find a visit to the aquarium too stressful, lights in the aquarium will be lowered, and music and other sounds will be turned down or off, and the aquarium will show movies in the new 4D Theater without special effects. Discounted admission for the Sensory-Friendly Evening: $17 adults, $15 seniors (65+), and $12 children (3-12). Tickets for a 4D movie, $7. Limited guest capacity, masks required. Advance ticket sales online with timed entries. 203-852-0700, maritimeaquarium.org
VISUAL ARTS
“A Slug’s Life: Facing the Climate Endgame,” Maritime Aquarium, 10 N. Water St., through June 13. Exhibit features forms and adaptations of animals from ocean reefs, and important warnings they can give us about climate change. The exhibit blends live marine animals with sculptures of a type of sea slug called nudibranchs by New Haven artist Gar Waterman, plus photos by divers from around the world. Limited guest capacity, masks required, ticket sales online with timed entries. $26.95, $24.95 age 65+, $19.95 ages 3-12. Free with admission. 203-852-0700, maritimeaquarium.org
“Spring Juried Show” taking place at Rowayton Arts Center through April 10. rowaytonarts.org
“Health, Healing & Addiction in 19th Century America,” LockwoodMathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave., April 8-Oct. 17. Related event: Virtual talk on collecting rare medical artifacts by Dr. Donald Blaufox, professor and University Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, April 11, 2 p.m. “Socially Distant Art: Creativity in Lockdown,” April 8-Aug. 29, in the Billiards Room.
For more information on schedules, tour tickets and programs, visit lockwoodmathewsmansion.com, 203-838-9799.
OLD SAYBROOK STAGE
National Theatre Live in HD Encore: “War Horse,” Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., April 8, 7 p.m. $20. Enjoy productions on the Kate’s big screen, with surround sound, in a physically distanced and safe environment. 860-510-0453, thekate.org
Met in HD Encore: “Carmen,” Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., April 10, 1 p.m. $20 adult, $15 students. Enjoy productions on the Kate’s big screen, with surround sound, in a physically distanced and safe environment. 860-510-0453, thekate.org
RIDGEFIELD FILMS
Great Art on Film Series: “Mavrick Modigliani,” Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge, April 8, 7 p.m. $12:50; Family Series: “Monsters vs. Aliens,” April 10, 4 p.m. $12-$10. Masks and social distance required at all times. 203-438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org
STAGE
The Met Opera Encore in HD: Classical Series with “Madama Butterfly,” Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. April 8 to 13 at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. $15. When you buy a ticket, you must choose a date & time to watch the screening. Just like a live show, you can ONLY watch on the date and time you select. Purchase touchless print-at-home ticket go online to ridgefieldplayhouse.org, visit or call the box office. 203438-5795.
VISUAL ARTS
“After the Mobile,” a two-part solo exhibit by artist Tim Prentice that features 20 indoor works, five outdoor works and a video portrait of the artist, presented both in the museum’s galleries and its sculpture garden. The indoor exhibit is on view through Oct. 4, and the outdoor installation on view from Sept. 19, 2021, to April 24, 2022. “Frank Stella's Stars, A Survey,” on view in the sculpture garden and in the galleries through May 9. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. aldrichart.org
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STAMFORD SPECIALS
Stamford Chamber of Commerce hosts events: Mini Taste of Stamford, Residence Inn by Marriott, 25 Atlantic St., April 14, 5-7 p.m. $45 members, $50 future members, register by April 9; Member/ Guest Golf Tournament, Sterling Farms Golf Course, 1349 Newfield Ave., May 20, 7 a.m. breakfast, 7:45 a.m. shotgun start. Tickets start at $250; in-person lobsterfest, Beer Garden at Shippan Landing, 290 Harbor Drive, June 10, 5-7:30 p.m., $90 members, $95 future members. Register by June 7. stamfordchamber.com
Trivia night by Best Ever Trivia, Coalhouse Pizza, 85 High Ridge Road, April 14, 7 p.m.
VISUAL ARTS
“The Artistry of Fans Exhibit” and “Stamford's Toy Chest Exhibit,” Stamford History Center, 1508 High Ridge Road. Duel exhibits on view through June 1. For visiting hours, visit stamfordhistory.org, 203-3291183.
TORRINGTON STAGE
“Motherhood” by Lawrence Aronovitch, virtual production presented by Warner Theatre, online through April 8. warnertheatre.org
UNCASVILLE COMEDY
Ms. Pat, Comix Comedy Club at Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., April 8, 7:30 p.m.; April 9, 7 p.m.; April 10, 6 and 8 p.m. $55-$20. In the Comedy Club: Spinnato’s Comedy Magic Show: Pete Haddad, April 9, 5 p.m.; David Garrity, April 10, 4 p.m.; Matt Roberts, April 11, 4 p.m. $25-$15. Silly Sunday: Darren Rivera, April 11, 8 p.m. $20-$10. comixroadhouse.com mohegansun.com
WESTPORT STAGE
Westport Country Playhouse announces an all-virtual 2021 season, featuring a new comedy and a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama, two archival productions recorded in HD video, and four Script in Hand playreadings. The all-virtual season will open in June. Script in Hand playreadings begin in April and continue in June, Oct. and Dec. For information and to purchase tickets to the virtual season, visit westportplayhouse.org. Call 203-2274177.