CALENDAR

BOOKS, POETRY, TALKS, ETC.

Clinton: Creative Writing Group monthly meeting, casual gathering to read, listen to and discuss original writings, first Monday of the month, next meeting Jan. 7, 6 p.m., Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-669-2342, sarah@hchlibrary.org, hchlibrary.org.

New Haven: “Questions in Jewish Music,” Session 1, The Basics, with Dr. Rachel Adelstein, Jan. 2, 7:30-9 p.m., Beth El - Keser Israel, 85 Harrison St., 203-389-2108, beki.org.

New Haven: “Questions in Jewish Music,” Session 2, Cantorial Music, with Dr. Rachel Adelstein, Jan. 2, 7:30-9 p.m., Beth El - Keser Israel, 85 Harrison St., 203-389-2108, beki.org. Stratford: Sunday Afternoon Talks, Emily Sauter, “Beer is for Everyone (of Drinking Age),” Jan. 6, 2 p.m., free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.

Stratford: Books Over Coffee, “Educated,” Jan. 23, noon, free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.

COMEDY

Old Saybrook: Jim Spinnato, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., $25, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-5031286, thekate.org.

Westport: John Ziegler, Brad Trackman, Steve Shaffer, Dec. 31, 10 p.m., $86-$65, Treehouse Comedy Club, below Bistro B, Westport Inn, 1595 Post Road, 203-230-8700, treehousecomedy.com.

DANCE

New Haven: New Haven Contradancing, Jan. 5 (usually the first Saturday each month), July 20, beginners lesson 7:15 p.m., dance from 7:30-10:30, $12 (students $5 with ID), all dances taught and beginners welcome, 225 E. Grand Ave., 203-980-0389, steveholl@aol.com.

EXHIBITS, SHOWS, ETC.

Essex: “The Thirsty River: 400 Years of Drink, Life, and Reform in the Connecticut River Valley,” through Dec. 31, The Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St., 860-767-8269, ctrivermuseum.org.

Essex: Holiday train show exhibit, through Feb. 18, $10-$6, Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St., 860-7678269, ctrivermuseum.org.

Hamden: Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University exhibit, “Frederick Douglass in Ireland: ‘The Black O’Connell,’” through Jan. 31, Lender Special Collection Room at the Arnold Bernhard Library, 275 Mt. Carmel Ave., 203-528-3713, ighi@qu.edu.

New Haven: “World War I: Beyond the Front Lines,” through Dec. 30, free, Knights of Columbus Museum, 1 State St., 203-865-0400, kofcmuseum.org.

FAIRS, FESTS, FOOD, FUN

Hamden: Bridge Club of Greater New Haven, second and fourth Fridays, Jan. 11, 7 p.m., $5, Spring Glen Congregational Church, 1825 Whitney Ave., 203-239-2138, lanceearnest@sbcglobal.net.

New Haven: Goodwill of Southern New England, 24th annual Fantasy of Lights, through Dec. 31, 5-9 p.m. (10 p.m. Friday, Saturday), $10, Lighthouse Point Park, 2 Lighthouse Road, 203-777-2000, Ext. 228, goodwillsne.org.

North Haven: Knitting group, 1st and 3rd Thursdays, next meeting Jan. 3, 1-3 p.m., free, North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St., 203-239-5803, northhavenlibrary.net.

FILM

North Branford: “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope,” Jan. 10, 6-7:30 p.m., Edward Smith Library, 3 Old Post Road, 203481-4233, bnaclerio@esdhd.org.

Old Saybrook: Florence Griswold Museum presents the Exhibition on Screen: “Degas: Passion for Perfection,” Jan. 19, 1 p.m., $15, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org. Old Saybrook: Kate Classic Film: “Song of Love,” Jan. 29, 2 and 7 p.m., $8, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.

Stratford: Monday Matinees, “Mission Impossible: Fallout,” Jan. 14, noon, free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.

MUSIC

Branford: Jeff Fuller, John Stowell, every fourth Sunday, next show Jan. 27, 5-8 p.m., Home, 1114 Main St., 203-483-5896, homebranford@gmail.com, homerestaurantct.com, jefffuller.net.

Guilford: Jeff Fuller, Dr. Joe Cardinale, Donn Trenner, Chris Coulter, Dec. 30, 6-8 p.m., Ayuthai Restaurant, 2279 Boston Post Road, jefffuller.net. Hamden: Mark Kilianski, Nate Sabat, Kat Wallace and David Sasso, Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m., $15, Best Video Film and Cultural Center, 1842 Whitney Ave., guitartownct.com. Hamden: Big Freedia, The Quest Presents, Jan. 10, 8 p.m., $30-$25, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.

Hamden: Big Ups (Farewell Tour), Ovlov, Lilith, Hellrazor, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., $14-$12, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com. Hamden: Japanese Breakfast, Jan. 16, 8 p.m., $18, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com. Hamden: Galvanized Jazz Band plays Dixieland at Aunt Chiladas, every third Sunday, next show Jan. 20, 6-8 p.m., 3931 Whitney Ave., 203-230-4640, auntchilada.com, galvanizedjazz.com. New Haven: Neighborhood Music School, Greater New Haven Youth Ensembles, Jan. 6, 2 and 4 p.m., Battell Chapel, 400 College St., $10-$5, 203-624-5189, nmsnewhaven.org. New Haven: White Elephant, Daphne Lee Martin, Thor Jensen, Jan. 7, 8 p.m., free with RSVP ($5 at the door), Cafe Nine, 250 State St., 203-789-8281, cafenine.com, manicpresents.com. New Haven: The Wall Live Extravaganza, Jan. 12, 8 p.m., $45-$30, College Street Music Hall, 238 College St., 203-867-2000, collegestreetmusichall.com.

Old Saybrook: Dar Williams, Dec. 30, 7 p.m., $42, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877503-1286, thekate.org.

Old Saybrook: Jeffrey Gaines, Jan. 4, 8 p.m., $25, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877503-1286, thekate.org.

Old Saybrook: CPTV’s “The Kate”: Marc Cohn, Blind Boys of Alabama, Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m., $55-$50, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org. Old Saybrook: Denny Laine, Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m., $55-$50, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.

Old Saybrook: Popa Chubby, Jan. 12, 8 p.m., $35-$32, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.

Old Saybrook: Donna the Buffalo, Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m., $42-$39, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org. Old Saybrook: The Guthrie Brothers, Jan. 25, 8 p.m., $35, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org. Old Saybrook: The Sixties Show, Jan. 26, 8 p.m., $42, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.

NATURE, OUTDOORS

Ansonia: Sunday guided hikes, Sundays, 1 p.m., free, Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Road, 203-7361053, ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org. Madison: Hammonasset Beach first day hike, geology and artifacts open house, Jan. 1, 1 p.m., free, Meigs Point Nature Center, Hammonasset Beach State Park, 1288 Boston Post Road, 203-245-8743.

THEATER

Branford: “The Addams Family,” March 20-22, 7:30 p.m., March 23, 1 and 8 p.m., March 24, 2 p.m., $18-$15, Branford High School, 185 E. Main St., 203-315-7972, thechoirlobby.com. Chester: Goodspeed Musicals, “A Connecticut Christmas Carol,” through Dec. 30, $49-plus/$25-plus children, The Terris Theatre, 33 N. Main St., 860-873-8668, goodspeed.org.

New Haven: Yale Repertory Theatre, “Good Faith — Four Chats about Race and the New Haven Fire Department,” Feb. 1-23, 1120 Chapel St., 203-4321234, yalerep.org.

New Haven: Yale Repertory Theatre, “Twelfth Night,” March 15-April 6, 1120 Chapel St., 203-432-1234, yalerep.org. New Haven: Yale Repertory Theatre, “Cadillac Crew,” April 26-May 18, 1120 Chapel St., 203-432-1234, yalerep.org. Old Saybrook: Met in HD: “Adriana Lecouvreur,” Jan. 12 and 15, 7:30 p.m., $28-$25, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-5031286, thekate.org.

Old Saybrook: Saybrook Stage Company, “Other Desert Cities,” Jan. 17-19, 8 p.m., Jan. 20, 2 p.m., $23-$17, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.

Old Saybrook: NT Live in HD: “The Tragedy of King Richard the Second,” Jan. 23, 7 p.m., $20, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.

Old Saybrook: Bolshoi in HD: “La Bayadere,” Jan. 27, 1 p.m., $15, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org. Old Saybrook: NT Live in HD: “I’m Not Running,” Jan. 31, 7 p.m., $20, The Kate, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286.

VISUAL ARTS

Branford: Annual h through Jan. 3, Bran 1229 Main St., 8601229bacgallery@gm Branford: Artists o erly Schirmeier and dis, “Luminosity,” Ja reception Jan. 6, 4Wallace Memorial L ble Islands Road. Essex: Holiday Sho Tales and Fantasies Spectrum Gallery, 6 terbrook, 860-767-0 gallery.org.

Essex: “Time Passa March 17, Spectrum St., 860-767-0742, ry.org.

Hamden: Hamden al Silverbells Art Ex through Jan. 2, Soci Hamden Senior Cen al Library Complex, 203-287-1322, hamd Hamden: Hamden Daskam, “Oil: Monh scapes,” Jan. 8, 7 p. the Miller Memorial Center, 2901 Dixwel 1322, hamdenartlea Madison: Mark Eva Realms,” through Fe Cinemas, 761 Bosto New Haven: Galler dent student resear ing the history of th South site, through School of Architect floor, Rudolph Hall, New Haven: Joann Jacobson Zamore, B Meghelli, Susan Mc Corsillo, “Winter So Jan. 10, Union Statio 203-387-4933, azot cast.net.

New Haven: “Rapt tion: Where Birds M Sophie Zyla, throug Haven Free Public L lery, 133 Elm St., 20 312, nhfpl.org.

New Haven: “The A rines of the Paleolit March 17, $13/$9 65 and college student Peabody Museum, 1 203-432-5099, pea Old Lyme: “Deck th Jan. 4, Lyme Art Ass St., 860-434-7802,

tion.org.

Old Saybrook: Paintings by Brian Willis, through Jan. 31, Marshview Gallery, Estuary Council of Seniors, 220 Main St., 860-388-1611.

Old Saybrook: William Ternes, New England Impressionist, through Jan. 5, Connecticut Cancer Foundation’s Art Gallery, 15 N. Main St., 860-3880788, janeellis@ctcancerfoundation.org.

Southington: Elizabeth Hundt Scott, “Developments Over Time,” through Jan. 30, Community Room, Gallery at

the Orchards, 34 Hobart St., 860628-5656, southingtonorchards.org.

Stratford: Joseph Barber, “A Retrospective,” through Dec. 31, free, Stratford Library, 2203 Main St., 203-3854162, stratfordlibrary.org.

Stratford: Scott Lewis, “Roadside Attractions,” Jan. 1-Feb. 28, free, Stratford Library, 2203 Main St., 203-3854162, stratfordlibrary.org.

Compiled by Emily Olson and Mike Wollschlager. To submit items, email listings@nhregister.com.