New Haven Register (Sunday) (New Haven, CT)
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 March 4, 6 p.m., Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-6692342, sarah@hchlibrary.org, hchlibrary.org.
Durham: Leslie Bulion, “Superlative Birds,” March 4, 6:30 p.m., Durham Public Library, 7 Maple Ave., 860-3499544, durhamlibrary.org.
Essex: Mike Urban, “New England Seafood Shacks,” March 7, 7 p.m., Essex Library, 33 West Ave., 860-767-1560, youressexlibrary.org.
Guilford: Guilford Poets Guild, original poems inspired by Guilford Art Center’s Faculty Exhibition, March 3, 2-4 p.m., free, 411 Church St., guilfordpoetsguild.org, guilfordartcenter.org.
Guilford: Witness Stones Project and Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Beth Burgess and Dennis Culliton, “Guilford, Slavery, and the West Indian Trade,” March 7, 7 p.m., free, registration, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-4538282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.
Hamden: Speak Up Storytelling, “Exposed: Lies, Secrets, and Indiscretions Revealed,” March 3, 7:30 p.m., $20-$15, Space Ballroom (Front Room), 295 Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.
Hamden: Festa Italiana, Stephen Spignesi, “From Michelangelo to Mozzarella: An Illustrated Presentation of Italian People, Places, and Things,” March 4, 6:30 p.m., free, registration, Thornton Wilder Hall, 2901 Dixwell Ave., 203-2872680, hamdenlibrary.org.
Hamden: Festa Italiana, Anthony Riccio, “Farms, Factories and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut,” March 18, 6:30 p.m., free, registration, Thornton Wilder Hall, 2901 Dixwell Ave., 203-287-2680, hamdenlibrary.org.
Madison: Elena Mannes, “Soul Dog: A Journey into the Spiritual Life of Animals,” March 8, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.
Madison: Katy Butler, “The Art of Dying Well,” March 10, 2 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.
Madison: Madison Historical Society, Frederick Lee Lectures (three-part series), Joel Helander on the history of Faulkner’s Island, March 10, 4 p.m., $5 suggested donation, First Congregational Church, Hubley Hall, 26 Meeting House Lane, madisonhistory.org.
Madison: Kiese Laymon, “Heavy,” March 10, 5 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.
Madison: Lindsay Stern, “The Study of Animal Languages,” in conversation with Christopher Quinn, March 15, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-
245-3959, rjjulia.com.
New Haven: Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program, Joy Harjo and Priscilla Page, “Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light,” March 5, 4-5:30 p.m., Yale Center for British Art Auditorium, 1080 Chapel St., 203-432-2856, yipap.yale.edu.
Old Lyme: Tom Savoy with “The Shortnosed Sturgeon,” March 7, 7 p.m., free, Old Lyme Town Hall, 52 Lyme St., 860710-5811.
Stratford: Hit the Trail on Tuesdays, Elmer Kelton, “The Good Old Boys,” March 3, 7-8 p.m., free, Stratford Library, Board Room, 2203 Main St., 203-3854162, stratfordlibrary.org.
Stratford: Steve Otfinoski, “The Battle of the Alamo: Texans Under Siege,” March 5, 6:30-8 p.m., free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.
Woodbridge: Mike Reiss, “Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons,” March 4, 7 p.m., free, Woodbridge Town Library, 10 Newton Road, 203-389-3434, woodbridgetownlibrary.org.
COMEDY
Old Saybrook: Boston Comedy Festival, March 8, 8 p.m., $30-$25, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.
Stratford: Treehouse Comedy’s Funny 4 Funds & Homes For The Brave comedy night fundraiser, Jay Are Adams, Jody Sloane, Rich Carucci, March 8, 8:30 p.m., $75, Vazzano’s Four Seasons, 337 Kenyon St., 203-338-0669, info@homesforthebrave.org, homesforthebrave.org.
West Haven: Brian Barganier, Primo Rivera, Sharon Simon, Kirsten Logan, Liz Moniz, Dennis Mello, Mo Green, Nichole Auclair, Colleen Genevieve, Josh Levinson, Brandon F. Jone, Matt Ottulich, Young Southpaw, March 9, 8 p.m., $19.50, Randall’s, 236 Platt Ave., 203-230-8700, treehousecomedy.com.
Westport: Carie Karavas, Vinnie Nardiello, Dan Kalwhite, March 9, 8 p.m., $29.50-$20, Treehouse Comedy Club, below Bistro B, Westport Inn, 1595 Post Road, 203-230-8700, treehousecomedy.com.
Woodbridge: Tony Daro, March 9, 8 p.m., $45-$36, Ezra Academy, 75 Rimmon Road, ezracomedy.eventbrite.com.
DANCE
Branford: Dance in Rhythm open dance party, March 16, 7:30-10 p.m. (group lesson at 7), $15, 19 S. Main St., 2nd floor, 203-481-1333, danceinrhythm.com.
Milford: Connecticut Tango Weekend, Argentine Tango boot camp for beginners, March 16, 2:30-5:30 p.m., $60, Milford Arts Council, 40 Railroad Ave. S., 203-584-4480, cttangofest.org.
New Haven: ACES ECA Dance Repertory, March 13-14, 7 p.m., $5, ACES ECA Arts Hall, 55 Audubon St., 203-7775451,
Ext 14212, aces.org.
EXHIBITS, SHOWS, ETC.
Madison: Open mic on Wednesday nights, March 6, 8:30-11 p.m., Donahue’s Madison Beach Grille, 1320 Boston Post Road, 203-318-8363.
New Haven: “World War I: Beyond the Front Lines,” through April 14, Knights of Columbus Museum, 1 State St., 203865-0400, kofc.org.
Wallingford: Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic, March 6-7, 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., $66-$21, Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, 800-7453000, oakdale.com.
FAIRS, FESTS, FOOD, FUN
Guilford: Monthly winter farmers market, April 6 (first Saturdays through June), 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Dudley Farm Museum, 2351 Durham Road, 203-4570770, dudleyfarm.com.
Hamden: Bridge Club of Greater New Haven, second and fourth Fridays, March 8, 7 p.m., $5, Spring Glen Congregational Church, 1825 Whitney Ave., 203-239-2138, lanceearnest@sbcglobal.net.
Meriden: North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge 2805 awards dinner, March 9, 6:30 p.m., $65, Il Monticello Banquet Facility, 577 S. Broad St., 203-494-1820, gail.norup@yale.edu, northhavenlodge2805.club.
New Haven: Mardi Gras, March 5, 5:308:30 p.m., $80, Mitchell Branch Library, 37 Harrison St., nhfpl.org.
North Haven: Knitting group, 1st and 3rd Thursdays, next meeting March 7, 1-3 p.m., free, North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St., 203-239-5803, northhavenlibrary.net.
FILM
Clinton: “Mary Queen of Scots,” March 4, 1 p.m., Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-669-2342, hchlibrary.org.
Clinton: “Science Fair,” March 7, 6 p.m., Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-669-2342, hchlibrary.org.
Hamden: Festa Italiana, Italian language film, “We Have a Pope,” with English subtitles, March 11, 6:30 p.m., free, registration, Thornton Wilder Hall, 2901 Dixwell Ave., 203-287-2680, hamdenlibrary.org.
New Haven: “The Trials of Constance Baker Motley,” March 3, 2 p.m., March 6, 5:30 p.m., free, New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave., 203-562-4183, Ext. 119, rsvp@newhavenmuseum.org.
MUSIC
Branford: Branford Folk Music Society, Joel Mabus, March 9, 8 p.m., $20-$5, First Congregational Church, 1009 Main St., 203-488-7715, branfordfolk.org.
Branford: Jeff Fuller, Darren Litzie, every fourth Sunday, next show March 24, 5-8 p.m., Home, 1114 Main St., 203483-5896, homebranford@gmail.com, homerestaurantct.com, jefffuller.net.
Cheshire: Galvanized Jazz Band, Mardi Gras, March 5, 7:30 p.m., Elim Park’s Nelson Hall, 150 Cook Hill Road, 203699-5495, nelsonhallelimpark.com, galvanizedjazz.com.
Cromwell: Alchemy, vocal chamber ensemble of the GMChorale, March 3, 4 p.m., free-will donation, Bethany Lutheran Church, 50 Court St.
Hamden: Nu Haven Kapelye, March 5, 7:30 p.m., Rough Draft, 295 Treadwell St., davidchevan.com.
Hamden: Erin Costelo, Sarah Golley, March 7, 8 p.m., $12, Space Ballroom (Front Room), 295 Treadwell St., 203288-6400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.
Hamden: Pinegrove, Another Michael, March 8, 8 p.m., $24-$20, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-2886400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.
Hamden: Tokyo Police Club, Dizzy, March 9, 8 p.m., $20, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, spaceballroom.com, manicpresents.com.
Hartford: Travis Scott, Sheck Wes, March 9, 7:30 p.m., $89.95-$29.95, XL Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, 860-2496333, xlcenter.com.
Milford: MAC’s New England Guitar Society, Ali Ryerson and Joe Carter’s Viva Musica Brasileira, March 9, 8 p.m., $20-$15, Milford Arts Council, 40 Railroad Ave. S., 203-878-6647, milfordarts.org.
New Haven: Jay Critch, March 3, 8 p.m., $25-$20, Toad’s Place, 300 York St., 203-624-8623, toadsplace.com.
New Haven: Manic Mondays, The Quest Presents, Falconeer, The Forest Room, March 4, 8 p.m., free with RSVP ($5 at the door), Cafe Nine, 250 State St., 203-789-8281, cafenine.com, manicpresents.com.
New Haven: J.I.D, March 6, 6:30 p.m., $25, Toad’s Place, 3000 York St., 203ace.com. 624-8623, toadsplace.com
New Haven: Westside Gunn, Conway, Benny the Butcher, March 7, 8 p.m., $30-$25, Toad’s Place, 300 York St., 203-624-8623, toadsplace.com.
New Haven: Saloon Singer Serenade The Saint James Trio, March 7, 8 p.m., Christopher Martins, 860 State St., 203-776-8835, gatehouse live@gmail.com, christophermartin s.com.
New Haven: The Rubber Band, March 8, 8 p.m., Christopher Martins, 860 State St., 203-776-8835, gatehouse live@gmail.com, christophermartin s.com.
New Haven: Orchestra New England’s 45th Birthday Concert, March 9, 7:30 p.m., Battell Chapel at Yale, 400 Col lege St., 203-777-4690 orchestraneall wengland.org.
New Haven: The Wall Live Extravagan za, March 9, 8 p.m., $ 45-$30, College Street Music Hall, 2338 College St., 203 867-2000, collegestreetmusichall .com.
New Haven: Legion of Jerry, Dead Show, John Spignes i Band, March 9, 8 p.m., $15-$12, Toad’s Place, 300 York St., 203-624-8623, toadsplace.com.
New Haven: The Dan Overlock Trio, March 9, 9 p.m., Christopher Martins, 860 State St., 203-776-8835, gateom, houselive@gmail.com, christopher martins.com.
New Haven: New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade After Party with The Blaney Brothers, March 10, 4 p.m., Christopher Martins, 860 State St. 203-776-8835, gatehouselive@gmail.com, christo phermartins.com.
New Haven: Manic Mondays, Ghostly Kisses, Pearl Sugar, March 11, 8 p.m., free with RSVP ($5 at the door), Cafe Nine, 250 State St., 203-789-8281, cafenine.com, manicpresents.com.
North Haven: Gaelic Highland Pipe Band weekly practice, Mondays, 7:30-9 p.m., free, Lancraft Hall, 62 Clark Ave., 203-876-1038, richardgordonmount@att.net.
Old Saybrook: CPTV’s The Kate: JJ Grey & Mofro, March 4, 7:30 p.m., $55, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.
Old Saybrook: Marshall Crenshaw + The Bottle Rockets, March 6, 7:30 p.m., $45, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.
Old Saybrook: Frontiers — a tribute to Journey, March 9, 8 p.m., $44-$38, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org.
Wallingford: Dan + Shay, Morgan Evans, March 8, 7:30 p.m., $55-$35, Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, 800-745-3000, oakdale.com.
Woodbridge: Prelude 4 Spring, Nenad Ivovic, Milos Bjelica, March 9, 4 p.m., First Church of Christ Woodbridge, 5 Meetinghouse Lane.
NATURE, OUTDOORS
Ansonia: Beekeeping for beginners, March 16, 1:30 p.m., $6, Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Road, 203-7361053, ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org.
Ansonia: Sunday guided hikes, Sundays, 1 p.m., free, Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Road, 203-736-1053, ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org.
Milford: Milford Garden Club monthly meeting, Elizabeth Welker with “Designing with Flowers,” March 12, 1 p.m., $5, The DAR, 55 Prospect St., 203-8744421, milfordctgardenclub.org.
Wallingford: Housatonic Fly Fishermen’s Association monthly meeting, Tristan Wilgan on “Fishing Small Streams of Connecticut,” March 7 (first Thursday Sept.-May), 7 p.m., free, St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 65 N. Main St., hffa.net.
THEATER
Berlin: “The Bikinis,” through March 16, $35, Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31 Webster Square Road, 860-829-1248, ctcabaret.com.
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.
Branford: The Legacy Theatre, Behind the Curtain, (last Saturday of month), “Julius Caesar,” March 30, 2-4 p.m., free, Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, 146 Thimble Island Road, 203-2085504, legacytheatrect.org.
Branford: The Legacy Theatre, Behind the Curtain, (last Saturday of month), “Arcadia,” April 27, 2-4 p.m., free, Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, 146 Thimble Island Road, 203-208-5504, legacytheatrect.org.
Branford: The Legacy Theatre, Behind the Curtain, (last Saturday of month), “Waiting For Godot,” May 25, 2-4 p.m., free, Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, 146 Thimble Island Road, 203208-5504, legacytheatrect.org.
Clinton: Kidz Konnection, “Newsies,” March 8, 7 p.m., March 9, 2 and 7 p.m., March 10, 2 p.m., $20-$15, Andrews Memorial Town Hall, 54 E. Main St., 860-227-2363, kidzkonnectionct@gmail.com, kidzkonnectionct.org.
Hamden: Whitney Players Theater Company, “The Outsiders,” March 3, 2 p.m., $20-$15, Thornton Wilder Auditorium, 2901 Dixwell Ave., 203-2816007, thewhitneyplayers.org.
Hamden: Quinnipiac University Theater Program, “Next to Normal,” March 3, $15-$10, Center for Theatre Arts at Quinnipiac, 515 Sherman Ave., 203582-8652, theater.qu.edu.
New Haven: Wilbur Cross Drama Club, “Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy,” March 3, 2 p.m., $15-$10, 181 Mitchell Drive.
New Haven: New Haven Theatre Company, “Marjorie Prime,” March 7-9, 8 p.m., English Building Markets, 139 Chapel St., newhaventheatercompany.com.
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.
Wallingford: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” March 15-17, Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, 800-745-3000, oakdale.com.
VISUAL ARTS
Branford: Paula Emery, Ralph Levesque, “Anima, Animals, and Animus,” through April 8, artists reception March 23, 3:30-6 p.m., Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, 203-3874933, 203-315-7522, azothgallery@comcast.net, azothgallery.com.
Cheshire: Cheshire Art League annual exhibit, March 3-April 6, opening reception March 6, 6-8 p.m., free, Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St., cheshireartleague.com.
Cheshire: “Sound of Colors,” through March 30, The Voice of Art Gallery, 2 Town Center Plaza, 203-379-0015, 203-901-4508, thevoiceofartorg@gmail.com, thevoiceofart.org. Clinton: Aidan Moran, “Laughable Art,” through March 29, Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-6692342, hchlibrary.org.
Essex: “Harbors of Refuge: Beauty in the Natural World,” exhibition of photography by Stanley M. Kolber, March 8-April 21, Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St., 860-767-8269, ctrivermuseum.org.
Essex: “Time Passages,” through March 17, Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St., 860-767-0742, spectrumartgallery.org.
Greenwich: “Fluid Terrain,” Laura Fayer, Amy Genser, and Suzan Shutan, through March 13, Flinn Gallery, 101 W. Putnam Ave., flinngallery.com.
Madison: “Chapel Haven: Transforming Lives,” through March 13, Madison Art Cinemas, 761 Boston Post Road, 203-397-1714, chapelhaven.org, madisonartcinemas.com.
Madison: “A Potpourri of Paintings,” through April 9, Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center, Mary C. Daly RSM Art Gallery, 167 Neck Road, 203-245-0401, mercyne.org. Madison: Madison Art Society Town Hall Artists of the Month, Paul Loescher and Cheri Weymann, through April 30, 8 Campus Drive, 203-245-5600, madisonct.org.
Middletown: “Fruits of Her Labor: the Last Works of Lois Eldridge,” through March 10, Wesleyan Potters Gallery, 350 S. Main St., 860-347-5925, wesleyanpotters.com.
New Haven: Dan Gries, “Art from Code,” through March 15, New Haven Free Public Library Ives Gallery, 133 Elm St., 203-946-8835, nhfpl.org.
New Haven: “6x6: An Invitational,” Nan Adams, Meg Bloom, Phyllis Crowley, Emilia Dubicki, Katherine Evans, William Frucht, Jane Lederer, Karleen Loughran, Susan Newbold, Tom Peterson, Connie Pfeiffer, Michael Zack, through March 17, City Gallery, 994 State St., 203-782-2489, city-gallery.org.