New Haven Register (Sunday) (New Haven, CT)
Looking to ‘demystify’ live coding
LOCAL MUSICIANS HOPE TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY AT NEW HAVEN MUSIC FESTIVAL
Throw out your guitars and drums, laptops are the new instrument of choice.
At least, they will be at the Live Coding Electronic Music Festival in New Haven on April 17. The festival, which will be held at The State House on April 17, will bring together up-andcoming artists in the live coding and performance art scenes across the New England and New York area.
New Haven-based electronic musician and composer Carl Testa is the mastermind behind the event. He has been live coding music for the past 20 years, as well as recently offering workshops for those interested in learning how to live code.
Live coding, according to Testa, is a practice that happens when someone “changes, manipulates and writes computer code as part of a performance.” There are various programs online, some of them free to use, that allow users to play around with coding in order to create music.
Though the idea of coding may seem like a tedious activity, Testa is hoping that performances like the live coding festival will help to “demystify the production of computer music.”
“By exposing the process to the audience, through the use of projection, it kind of gives an opening for that audience to try it for themselves,” Testa said. “They can see that this number changed and then this happened to the sound — making a connection between the code and what they’re hearing.”
“Someone could do a workshop one afternoon, learn some of the basic commands and by that evening, they can do a performance,” Testa added.
Sarah Groff HennighPalermo, who goes by the performing name of Sarah GHP, echoed that events such as this festival help
“demystify” the practice of live coding.
“With live code and projecting the visuals, I ... aim to encourage the audience to see the edges and working of computers and to thereby demystify them, somewhat,” Hennigh-Palermo said. “It’s important that the interaction of person and machine is made manifest rather than implied, the way it can be in a lot of other digital art.”
According to Testa, he has had a wide variety of individuals take his live coding classes, ranging from musicians who are looking to get into electronic music to people who have no clue how coding works.
However, just like learning an instrument, the process of learning how to live code is just as important to the artistic work as the final product, says Testa.
“It is like learning an instrument but there is a lower barrier in terms of making good sound because of the tools that we have,” Testa said.
There are many ways that performers can experiment with live coding and incorporate into their act once
they get the hang of it. Testa said that there are some live coders who will start with a blank screen and work from there while others may come prepared with a certain block of code, and constantly rework it through their performance.
Femi Shonuga-Fleming, who is performing at the festival under the moniker of Sadnoise, utilizes coding languages along with a modular synthesizer and a sampler to create noise and ambient music.
I entered the world of electronic music production from a very non-musical background, so during my experimentation I would always look for new ways to make something musical in non-conventional ways,” Shonuga-Fleming said. “I love the idea of being able to write to create a set of rules or bounds that can create something completely generative while still being under my control.”
Jessica Garson, who goes by the moniker of Messica Arson, uses vocal samples mixed with her coding.
“My act will involve a lot of screaming. I often sample my screams, stretch and
chop them and mold them into something completely new,” Garson said. “I make noise music with code. I used to be in a punk band in [Washington] D.C. and felt there were a lot of rules around how punk should sound. This project explores the tension between creating something beautiful and wanting to destroy it.”
As far as the festival in mid-April, Testa is excited at the prospect of projecting the coding for the audience to see — something that will be new to the veteran musician.
“I’m curious to see what the audience reaction will be like,” Testa said.
Testa hopes that the projection of the coding will help break down the divide between the musicians and the audience, and have some saying, “Oh, I can do that.”
In addition to performances by all the individual artists, Testa said that he is inviting students and artists alike for a live coding jam on the Estuary live coding platform. The platform, he said, works somewhat like a chatroom in which each computer can input code into different boxes, which add to the overall sound being produced by the group. This will allow each participant to nuance their own intricate details in the jam while “find[ing] your space in the collaborative piece.”
Aside from the performances, Testa said a computer will be set up at the venue to allow for members of the audience to try their hand at coding. If anyone wishes to explore live coding further, Testa will also be holding a final live coding class with the New Haven Public Library shortly after the festival.
CALENDAR ANSONIA Specials
Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center, 10 Deerfield Lane. Events: Full Moon Hike-Pink Moon, April 16, 7 p.m. $3 per person. Advance register at ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org
BRANFORD
Dance
Open Dance Party, Dance in Rhythm, 19 S. Main St. 2fl. April 23, 7:30-10 p.m. $15. Group lesson, 7 p.m. danceinrhythm.com
Stage
“I Do, I Do,” The Legacy Theatre, 128 Thimble Island Road. April 28-May 14. legacytheatrect.org
BRIDGEPORT Comedy
Tickled Pink Pledge Fundraiser with Jessica Kirson Charity Event Benefits the Norma Pfreim Breast Center, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. April 14, 7:30, p.m. Tickets start at $40. bridgeport.stressfactory.com
Jessica Kirson, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. April 15-16, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. bridgeport.stressfactory.com
Community
Fundraiser for the Ukraine, hosted by Housatonic Community College, Housatonic Terrace, 900 Lafayette Blvd. April 23, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $2 donation per person.
Party for the Planet: Pequonnock River Clean Up, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave. April 16, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Sign up at beardsleyzoo.org/party-for-the-planet.html; Party for the Planet, Earth Day Celebration, April 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. beardsleyzoo.org
Music
Stax of Soul, Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. April 16, 8 p.m. $37-$22. bijoutheatrect.net
“Decades in Concert: Spirit of the 60’s,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Through May 15. $35. dtcab.com
Flo Rida, Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, 500 Broad St. April 22, 8 p.m. LiveNation.com.
Park City Music Hall, 2926 Fairfield Ave. Lineup: Timmy Maia Experience, April 14, 8 p.m. $14; Donna the Buffalo, April 15, 9 p.m. $26; Pimps of Joytown, April 16, 9 p.m. $19; Wes Anderson Night, April 20, 8 p.m. parkcitymusichall.com
Honey Dew, RoadRunner Kitchen + Bar, 2931 Fairfield Ave. April 15, 9 p.m.; Swamp Hogs, April 16, 9 p.m. fairfieldafterdark.com
Cooked Up, Black Rock Social House, 2895 Fairfield Ave. April 15, 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Music Bingo, April 16, 8:30 p.m.
Outdoors
Glow in the Park, Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave. Through June 11. Sat only, 4-8 p.m. $52. Tickets at eventvesta.com/events/14456/t/tickets
Colorblends House & Spring Garden, 893 Clinton Ave. Through May 11. Open daily from dawn to dusk. Free. colorblendsspringgarden.com
Stage
“Beauty and The Beast,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Through May 22. dtcab.com
Visual Arts
Women’s History Month exhibit celebrating the work of 14 women artists who work in paint, prints, collage, fiber art and mixed-media, “Persistence of Presence: Hope and Healing through the Power of Art” Ground Floor Gallery, Read’s Artspace, 1042 Broad St. Through May 19.
Four women artists show innovative contemporary figurative art in “All Things Being,” The Gallery at Metro Art Studios, 345 Railroad Ave. Through May 7.
“Plein Air Perspectives,” Metro Art Studios, 345 Railroad Ave. Through May 7; “All Things Being” is innovative contemporary figurative art by four women artists working in a variety of media, also through May 7. metroartstudios.com
Downtown Bridgeport Public Art Info Session + Sites Walk, Moco Coworking, 211 State St. April 15, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
“Of Women Born,” Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall, Housatonic Community College Campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Now on view. Visit housatonicmuseum.org.
“How Beautiful, The Universe…,” Housatonic Community College Campus Beacon Hall, 3rd fl., 900 Lafayette Blvd. Through June 1. Tickets must be reserved in advance. Visit housatonicmuseum.org to sign up.
CENTERBROOK Visual Arts
“People and Animals in the Landscape,” Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St. Show runs through May 8. spectrumartgallery.org
Music DERBY
Specials
Arbor Day Celebration with an illustrated presentation on “Trees and American Life” by naturalist and author David K. Leff, Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave. April 28, 6:30 p.m. 203-734-1492, derbynecklibrary.org
EAST HAVEN
Easter
Easter Bunny Visits, Shore Line Trolley Museum, 17 River St. April 15-16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $12-$8. shorelinetrolley.org
Visual Arts
“Shimmering Water & Seascapes” Photos by Victoria Navin, Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St. Through April 30. Artist reception, April 23, 2-4 p.m. hagamanlibrary.org
FAIRFIELD Comedy
Fairfield Comedy Club, Fairfield Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Lineup: Beau Mc Dowell, April 23, 7 p.m. $25. fairfieldcomedyclub.com
Dance
Sacred Heart University Dance Program, Sacred Heart University’s Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave. Lineup: SHU Claddagh Dancers Irish Dance Showcase, April 21, 7-9 p.m. $20. SHU Dance Company with “Sanctuary,” April 22, 7 p.m. $25. Pro/Positions II features SHU’s SHU Mo(VE)ment & Inception Dance Crew, April 23, 7 p.m. $25. SHU’s Dance Ensemble with its Spring Finale, April 24, 1 p.m. $25. edgertoncenter.org
Easter
Egg Hunt, Connecticut Audubon Society Center, 2325 Burr St. April 16, 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 2 p.m. $10 adult and child CAS members, $12 adult and child non-members. Free age one and under. Register at ctaudubon.org/2022/02/annual-egg-hunt
Music
SHU Student Chamber Ensembles perform Instrumental Chamber Ensembles Concert, Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. April 29, 8 p.m.; Sacred Heart University Orchestra: Spring Concert, May 1, 3 p.m. Tickets at shucommunitytheatre.org
SHU Band perform “The Music of John Williams,” Sacred Heart University Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave. April 24, 8 p.m. $10. Tickets at edgertoncenter.org
SHU Choral Program perform “Kaleidoscope: A Celebration of Diversity,” Sacred Heart University Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave. April 30, 7:30 p.m. $10. Tickets at edgertoncenter.org
Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St. Lineup: The Motet with Mike Dillion & Eggy, Warehouse, April 14, 8 p.m. $27, $30; Albert Cummings, StageOne, April 15, 7:45 p.m. $35; Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Warehouse, April 16, 8 p.m. $65; Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Warehouse, April 18, 8 p.m. $35; Al Stewart with The Empty Pockets, StageOne, April 19, 7:45 p.m. $42. fairfieldtheatre.org
Outdoors
Coast Guard Auxiliary is holsing a safe boating course at the Flotilla 77 Base, 595 Turney Road. April, 19, 9 a.m. $50. Qualifies the student to receive the Connecticut personal watercraft operators certificate good for power boats, sailboats and jet skis. Register at 203-9130049.
Stage
National Theatre Live presented by Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Lineup: “The Book of Dust–La Belle Sauvage,” April 21, 2 & 7 p.m. $25, $20 seniors, $5 FFLD U. students, $20 Quick Center members, $10 children and non-FFLU students. quickcenter.com.
Visual Arts
“Kaleidoscope” the art of Katya Lebrija, Jill Nichols, and Patrick Burhenne, Fairfield Public Library Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through June 4. Reception April 14, 5:307:30 p.m. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org
“Black & White,” Art/Place Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Through May 22. artplacegallery.org
“Beyond the Surface” by Edward Holland, Will Hutnick, Emily Kiacz, Lizbeth Mitty, Erika Ranee, Hollis Taggart, 330 Pequot Ave. Through April 30; “Unwrapping the Mystery of New York’s Wrappers,” May 5-June 11. Reception May 5, 5-8 p.m. hollistaggart.com
Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Exhibits: “Family/History: Exploring the Randolph-Ward Photographic Collection,” April 16-Aug. 28; “Visiting John Taylor Arms: A Master Printmaker and His Circle,” through April 24. Free Museum members, $5 nonmember adults, $3 students and seniors, and kids under 5 are free. fairfieldhistory.org
“[Her]story: Women’s Roles Through History,” Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. Through May 5. Related event: Book Group: “Norah Webster” by Colm Tóibín, April 20. pequotlibrary.org
Fairfield University Art Museum: “Adger Cowans: Sense and Sensibility,” presented in Bellermine Hall Galleries in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through June 18. Register on the Eventbrite page. fairfield.edu/museum
“13 Ways of Looking at Landscape: Larry Silver’s Connecticut Photographs,” Fairfield University Art Museum Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through June 18. fairfield.edu/ museum
GUILFORD Visual Arts
“Weld-Built: The Guilford Architecture of William E. Weld,” Henry Whitfield State Museum, 248 Old Whitfield St. Through April. portal.ct.gov/ECD-HenryWhitfieldStateMuseum
HAMDEN
Lectures
“Supporting Giants: Grasslands, Savannas, Shrublands and their Future under a Changing Climate,” virtual presentation hosted by Hamden Public Library on Zoom, April 19, 6:30 p.m. Registration required at hamdenlibrary.org.
Music
Orchestra New England’s Spring Strings Concert, Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Tpke. April 23, 7:30 p.m. $40 preferred, $25 general admission, $5 student.
Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St. Lineup: Loving with Sipper, April 15, 8 p.m. $18-$15; Hovvdy, April 26, 8 p.m. $18-$15. Tickets at spaceballroom.com.
Visual Arts
Hamden Art League presents its 2022 Goldenbells Art Exhibit and Sale, Hamden Senior Center, 2901 Dixwell Ave. Through May 17. hamdenartleague.org.
HARTFORD Comedy
Kelly MacFarland, City Steam Brewery, 942 Main St. April 15, 8-10 p.m. $25. Free parking at Marriot Residence Inn. comedycraftbeer.com
Heirloom Appraisal, improvised comedy show about your antiques, Sea Tea Comedy Theater, 15 Asylum St. April 15, 9-10:30 p.m. $10. seateaimprov.com.
Dance
Ballet Theatre Company presents “Aladdin,” Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Belding Theater, 166 Capitol Ave. April 23, 2 & 7 p.m.; April 24, 3 p.m. bushnell.org
Music
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra: “Bach Magnificat,” St. Cyril & Methodius Church, 63 Popieluszko Court. April 24, 1 p.m. thevirtuosi.org.
Infinity Music Hall, 32 Front St. Lineup: Spafford, April 14, 8 p.m. $35-$28; Andy Frasco & The U.N. with Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, April 16, 8 p.m. $38-$28; Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets, April 20, 8 p.m. $50-$35. Tickets at infinityhall.com
Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Harry Potter Film Concert Series with “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Concert,” Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Mortensen Hall, 166 Capitol Ave. April 23, 1 & 7 p.m.; April 24, 1 p.m. $85.50$35.50. Tickets at hartfordsymphony.org
Specials
“Lamentations” by photographer Tina Freeman, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. Through May 15. Related events: Earth Day at Real Art Ways, April 22, all day; Documentary film sreening of “Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks,” April 27, 5 p.m.; Lecture: “Why We Need New National Parks: A Natural Extension of Olmsted’s Vision,” April 30, 3 p.m.; Part I of a 5-part docuseries “Eager Ecological Engineers: Beaver Ponds in Southern New England,” May 10, 7 p.m. All events are free. realartways.org/raw-events/ olmsted-200/
Psychic Medium, Patricia Griffin, City Steam Brewery, 942 Main St. April 16, 4-6 p.m. $25. Free parking at Marriot Residence Inn. comedycraftbeer.com
“Stars on Ice,” XL Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza. April 23, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $39. Tickets at starsonice.com or at xlcenter.com.
Fine Art & Flowers Fundraiser, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. April 29-May 1, noon-5 p.m. thewadsworth.org.
Stage
“Pretty Woman,” Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Mortensen Hall, 166 Capitol Ave. April 26, 27, 28, 7:30 p.m.; April 29, 8 p.m.; April 30, 2 & 8 p.m.; May 1, 1 & 6:30 p.m. Tickets at bushnell.org.
“Zoey’s Perfect Wedding,” TheaterWorks, 233 Pearl St. April 30-June 5. twhartford.org
“Lost in Yonkers,” Hartford Stage, 50 Church St. Through May 1. Vhartfordstage.org
HartBeat Ensemble’s production of “Bee Trapped Inside The Window,” HartBeat Ensemble Carriage House Theater, 360 Farmington Ave. April 22-May 8. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m. $25, $20 students, seniors and Let’s Go Arts cardholders. No one left behind for lack of funds. Tickets at HartBeatEnsemble.org.
Visual Arts
“Teeter/Totter,” by Ken Morgan & Peter Waite, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. Through April 17; “Battlegrounds” solo exhibit by Elizabeth Flood, through June 12. Admission is free. realartways.org
Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave. New Exhibit: “The Evocative Mark Twain Inspires the Printmakers’ Network of Southern New England” Collaborative Exhibit featuring Works Inspired by Twain Quotes, through Jan. 23, 2023. marktwainhouse.org.
“Common Struggle, Individual Experience: An Exhibition About Mental Health,” Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St. Through Oct.
15, 2022. In-person gallery exhibit. chs.org
“Nevine Mahmoud/MATRIX 188,” Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. Through May 1. Related event: Matrix: On the Art of Tom Burr, Torkwase Dyson, and Tony Smith, April 14, 5 p.m., gallery viewing, 6:30 p.m. conversation. thewadsworth.org.
“Milton Avery,” Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. Through June 5. Related event: Music in the Galleries with classical guitarist Jaclyn Jones, April 16, 1:30 p.m. “Edward Russell Thaxter: Love’s First Dream,” through July 3. thewadsworth.org.
IVORYTON STAGE
“Star of Freedom,” Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St. Through May 1. Wed 2 & 7:30 p.m.; Thu 7:30 p.m.; Fri & Sat 8 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m. April 7 & 9, 2 p.m. $55 adults, $50 seniors, $25 students. ivorytonplayhouse.org
MADISON Music
First Congregational Church of Madison, 26 Meetinghouse Lane. Lunchtime Organ Concert: Nathan Bayreuther, April 15. In-person in the sanctuary, listen outside on the Green as the music is broadcast through our steeple speakers, or watch the streaming video at facebook.com/fccmadison. Info call Nathan Bayreuther 203-245-2739, ext. 14, fccmadsion.org
Outdoors
The Audubon Shop Spring Migration Bird Walks, Hammonasset State Park: Wednesday Bird Walks, April 27-May 25; Saturday Bird Walks, April 16-June 18. Meet at 7:50 a.m. at The Shop. $6 per person. 203-245-9056
Specials
Mercy by the Sea, 167 Neck Road. Virtual Programs & Virtual Retreats: “Everything Comes Next and How Does Poetry Help Us?,” April 20, 7-8:30 p.m. $35; “Contemplating with Creation: An Earth Day Mini Virtual Retreat” with Christina Leano, April 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $45. Register at mercybythesea.org
Mercy by the Sea, 167 Neck Road. In Person Programs: “Conscious Grieving: Cultivating Hope in the Land of Loss,” April 25, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $70; “Presence, Prayer and Writing From the Heart,” April 26, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $75. Register at mercybythesea.org
MASHANTUCKET
Comedy
Jim Gaffigan, Foxwoods Resort Casino Premier Theater, 350 Trolley Line Blvd. April 15, 7:30 p.m. $129-$49. foxwoods.com
Music
Bonnie Raitt, Foxwoods Resort Casino Premier Theater, 350 Trolley Line Blvd. April 22, 8 p.m. $85-$55. foxwoods.com
Specials
“Women Leading Industry” Celebrity Brunch Summit, Foxwoods Resort Casino Premier Ballroom, 350 Trolley Line Blvd. April 16, 11:30 a.m. foxwoods.com
“Taco’s & Tequila Fiesta,” Foxwoods Resort Casino Premier Ballroom, 350 Trolley Line Blvd. April 23, 30 p.m. $50. foxwoods.com
MIDDLEBURY
Visual Arts
“Spring Glory,” Paintings by Dorothy Calio, Art Gallery at Shutter Speed Photo, 564 Middlebury
Road. Through April 23. MIDDLEFIELD
Music
1741 Pub & Grill at Lyman Orchards Golf Course, 70 Lyman Road. Live Music Lineup: Carrie Ashton, April 15, 5-8 p.m. Reservations suggested. 860-349-6033, 1741pubandgrill.com
MIDDLETOWN
Dance
Connecticut Tango Weekend, April 15-17. Schedule: Dance social and class, First Church of Christ, 190 Court St. April 15, 7- 11 p.m. $25 per person; Argentine Tango Boot Camp Day for Beginners, Milford Arts Council, 40 Railroad Ave. Milford. April 16, Boot Camp I, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. & Boot Camp II, 2:30-5 p.m. $60 per person, per boot camp, $100 both; Argentine Tango Intensive Workshops, Dance Dimensions, 15 Cross St. Norwalk. April 17, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $100 per person, $60 half day. CTTangoFest.org
Music
Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center, 605 Main St. Lineup: Charlie Diamond, April 16, 8 p.m. $15. buttonwood.org.
Visual Arts
Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center hosts painter Bill Bonnie for “Bonnie’s Virtual Art Gallery, which will be available during the Spring. Check buttonwood.org or call 860347-4957.
MILFORD
Music
Early Morning Mob, Milford Sports Pub & Grill, 290 Old Gate Lane. April 15, 9 p.m. $10. Tickets at milfordsportspub.com
Nite Spot Nights hosted by Milford Arts Council and Pantochino Productions Inc. present Arjana & Ivan Special Benefit for Ukraine, Milford Arts Council, 40 Railroad Ave. April 23, 8 p.m. milfordarts.org
Visual Arts
“2022 Milford Photo Expo,” Milford Arts Center, 40 Railroad Ave. Exhibit runs through April 22. milfordarts.org
MYSTIC
Easter
Woodland Egg Hunt, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Road. April 15, 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., & 2:30 p.m. $5 adults,
$10 children. dpnc.org
Visual Arts
“More Than Hot Type,” a special printmaking exhibit presented in collaboration with the Providence Art Club of Rhode Island, Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St. Through May 29. Admission is free. mysticmuseumofart.org
NEW BRITAIN
Easter
Easter Egg Hunt and a Movie, Trinity-on-Main, 69 Main St. April 16, noon-2 p.m. Tickets at trinityonmain.ticketleap.com
Festivals
Family Earth and Arts Festival, New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St. April 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. nbmaa.org
Specials
Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium: Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality, New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St. April 14, 12:30-6:30 p.m. Advance registration required. nbmaa.org
Visual Arts
Connecticut Women Artists, Inc. Members Juried Show, Art League of New Britian, 30 Cedar St. Through April 29. alnb.org
“Poetry of Nature-Hudson River School Landscapes,” New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St. Through May 22. nbmaa.org
NEW HAVEN
Festivals
Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Celebration, Wooster Square Park. April 24, noon-4:30 p.m. Music, food trucks and carts. historicwoostersquare.org
Music
In-Person Concerts hosted by Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music lineup: Yale Concert Band: Celebrating 40 Years of Music by Thomas C. Duffy, April 14, 7:30 p.m.; Yale Cellos, April 20, 7:30 p.m. Reserve tickets in advance online at music-tickets.yale.edu.
Stage
Yale Cabaret launches its season with a return to in-person performances, with artists onstage in Yale Cabaret’s basement theater. Cab 54 will also feature on-demand virtual offerings. Yale Cabaret productions run through . Schedule of performances and tickets at yalecabaret.org. Yale Cabaret is located at 217 Park St. Box Office open Tue-Fri 3-6 p.m., and 90 minutes before show time on each show weekend. 203-432-1566.
“Momix-Viva Momix,” Shubert Theatre, 247 College St. April 21, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at shubert.com
Visual Arts
“Merle Nacht: Drawings, Illustrations, Paintings: A Retrospective,” Merwin’s Art Shop, 1052 Chapel St. Through April 16.
“Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction,” Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. Through July 24. britishart.yale.edu
“Salvador Dali Illustrates The Divine Comedy,” Southern Connecticut State University’s Buley Gallery, 501 Crescent St. Through April 7. news.southernct.edu/2022/02/04/a-rareexhibit-opens-on-campus/
“Midcentury Abstraction: A Closer Look,” Yale Universty Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. Through June 26; “Gold in America: Artistry, Memory, Power,” through July 10.
“6 x 6: An Invitational,” City Gallery, 994 State St. Through May 1. city-gallery.org
“Seeing Nature Through Art,” exhibit features 30 works of art created by the instructors of Yale Peabody Museum’s Natural Science Illustration Program, online. peabody.yale.edu
“E X P A N S I O N” Photos by Matthew Garrett and Paintings by Amanda Walker, Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave. Through April 17. kehlerliddellgallery.com
“The Quantum Revolution: Handcrafted in New Haven,” New Haven Museum’s Small Exhibit Gallery, 114 Whitney Ave. April 13-Sept. 16. Register for the opening. newhavenmuseum.org
NEW LONDON Music
Friday Night Folk with Ash & Eric, All Souls, 19 Jay St. April 22, 7:30 p.m. $17 advance, $10 students and active military with ID, $20 door. fridaynightfolk.org
Specials
Connecticut Storytelling Festival & Conference, various locations downtown New London. April 29, 7:30-10 p.m.; April 30, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Performances and hands-on workshops, featuring headliner Bill Harley and a host of professional storytellers. $10 for single event, $120 for the whole festival. connstorycenter.org/festival.htm
Visual Arts
“Unbeatable Women: Power and Innovation in the Work of Women Photographers,” Lyman Allyn Art Museum Glassenberg Gallery, 625 Williams St. Through June 19. lymanallyn.org
“Norman Ives: Constructions & Reconstructions,” Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St. Through April 24. lymanallyn.org
NORFOLK
Music
Infinity Music Hall, Rt. 44. Lineup: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, April 15, 8 p.m. $85-$75; San Fermin, April 16, 8 p.m. $38-$28. Tickets at infinityhall.com.
NORWICH
Visual Arts
“Between Realms-Everything and Nothing,” Norwich Arts Center Cooperative Gallery, 62 Broadway. Through April 30. norwicharts.org
OLD LYME Visual Arts
“New London County Quilts & Bed Covers, 1750-1825 ,” Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St. Through May 1. $10 adults, $9 seniors, $8 students, free children 12 and under. florencegriswoldmuseum.org
“Exhibit in Four Acts: Poetry of Motion; Black and White; Wanderlust; and Renewal: Visions of Spring,” Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St. Through April 7. Admission is free but a $5 donation suggested. lymeartassociation.org
“Expanding Visions: Show and Sale” and “Hudson Valley Art Association: 89th Annual National Juried Exhibit,” Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St. April 15-June 2. Opening receptions and award presentations for both shows, April 23, 5-7 p.m. lymeartassociation.org
OLD SAYBROOK Music
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St. Lineup: Once an Outlaw, April 14, 7:30 p.m.; Jimmy Webb, April 15, 8 p.m.; The Box Tops, April 16, 8 p.m.; George Winston, April 19 & 20, 7:30 p.m. thekate.org
Specials
Shoreline Sailing Club Singles Group will meet at Clark Memorial Field-Bar/Lounge, 210 Elm St. April 21, 7 p.m. BYOB, and food will be served. $10 members, $15 guests. shorelinesailingclub.com
Poetry, Prose & Pastels Expressive Art & Writing Workshop, Seastar Wellness Studio, 263 Main St. April 21, 28, May 5 & 12, 6:30-8 p.m. $99. Register by April 15 at seastarwellness.com/events or call 860-536-0051.
ROCKY HILL Specials
Connecticut Horticultural Society is hosting an in-person and virtual presentation on “Structure and Ornament in the Garden,” Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Dr. West Hartford, April 28, 7 p.m. Free members, $10 nonmembers. Q&A to follow. Nonmembers register at cthort.org
SHELTON
Stage
“Lost in Yonkers,” Center Stage Theatre, 54 Grove St. April 22-May 1. $36 adults, $18 students. centerstageshelton.org
Music
Tangled Vine, Little Barn, 901 Bridgeport Ave. April 16, 9:30 p.m.
Visual Arts
The Shelton Art League’s meeting features Jim Laurino, a Plein-Air painter, who will paint a landscape in oil, Shelton Community Center 2 fl, room #2, 41 Church St. April 18. Meeting 11:45 a.m., demonstration to follow at 1 p.m. sheltonartleague.org
SOUTH WINDSOR Music
Litchfield Jazz Presents: Duchess, Telefunken Soundstage, 300 Pleasant Valley Road. April 29, 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the in-person show at LJDuchess2022.eventbrite.com. litchfieldjazzfest.com.
Specials
Local History & Current Events, Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St. April 14, 7-8 p.m. $7, $5 members. woodmemoriallibrary.org
STRATFORD
Music
Jack Lynn’s Tribute to Dean Martin and Pals, Ristorante Di Sofia, 1479 Barnum Ave. April 16 & 30, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Reservations at 203-2758561.
Live Music at Outriggers, 555 Broad St. Lineup: Dawn & Greg, April 23. Showtimes: 5:308:30 p.m. 203-377-8815, outriggersrestaurant.com
Station House Wine Bar & Grill, 2520 Main St. Lineup: Dustina Rose, April 14, 6-9 p.m.; Brother Cool, April 15, 7-10 p.m.; Signature Duo, April 16, 7-10 p.m. 203-377-1648, stationhousewinebar.com
Specials
Stratford Library Fundraiser, “The 70’s Project,” Vazzano’s Four Seasons, 337 Kenyon St. April 30, 6:30 p.m. $80 per person and include dinner and entertainment. Guests are encouraged to wear 70’s attire. A silent auction and raffle table included in the festivities and donations are being accepted. stratfordlibrary.org/gala-2022/
Visual Arts
“Old Trucks” exhibit of original photos by Tom Rudne, Stratford Library Main Lobby, 2203 Main St. Through May 31. stratfordlibrary.org
TRUMBULL Outdoors
Earth Day Family Celebration, Trumbull Nature & Arts Center, 7115 Main St. April 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Make-believe safari with live animals from Critter Caravan, tree climbing demonstration, touch-a-truck, and seedling giveaway with Bartlett Tree Experts, community seed planting in the TNAC meadow, take-home craft, unveiling of “Trumbull Soars as One” Community Mural. Donations accepted. Registration appreciated. trumbullnatureandartscenter.org
UNCASVILLE Music
Mohegan Sun Arena at Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Lineup: Lorde: Solar Power Tour with special guest Remi Wolf, April 15, 7:30 p.m.; Shinedown with guests The Pretty Reckless & Diamante, April 16, 7:30 p.m. Tickets through ticketmaster.com. mohegansun.com
Specials
Make-A-Wish Connecticut’s Evening of Wishes Gala, Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino Sky Convention Center Uncas Ballroom, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. April 30, 6-10 p.m. ct.wish.org/gala
WEST HARTFORD Easter
Easter Brunch & Egg Hunt, DELAMAR West Hartford, 1 Memorial Road. April 16, 9:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; and 11:30 a.m. $25- $35. Children 12 months and under are free. Breakfast buffet, meet and greet with the Easter Bunny, and egg hunt. Guests must bring their own Easter basket. Tickets at EventBrite.
Music
Music at the Red Door Series, St. John’s Episcopal Church. Lineup: Spring Chamber Music: Larksgrove Duo, April 22, 7:30 p.m.; Pipes Alive Organ Recitals, May 1, June 5, 12:30 p.m.; Choral Evensong, April 24; New World Trio, May 15, 2 p.m. Free. Donations accepted. reddoormusic.org
Scarlet Fire, Gastro Park, 637 New Park Ave. April 24, 2 p.m. 860-840-2179.
Stage
Theatre for Young Audiences present “The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful and Her Dog,” Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road. April 23-May 1. playhouseonpark.org
Visual Arts
“The Front Lines Project,” Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society, 227 South Main St. On view. noahwebsterhouse.org
“Concurrent to An Inward Sea,” New Britain Museum of American Art presents an exhibit of works by Jennifer Wen Ma, Delamar West Hartford, 1 Memorial Road. Free. delamar.com/westhartford
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