New Haven Register (Sunday) (New Haven, CT)
This week’s calendar of concerts, readings, theater and more
CALENDAR ANSONIA Music Summer Concert Series, Veteran’s Park, 253 Main St. Through Aug. 21. Lineup: Mark Lanzieri, Aug. 21. BRANFORD Dance Open Dance Party, Dance in Rhythm, 19 S. Main St. 2fl. Aug. 27, 7:30-10 p.m., $15. Group lesson, 7 p.m. danceinrhythm.com BRIDGEPORT Comedy Aries Spears, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 19 & 20, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. bridgeport.stressfactory.com Festivals HypeFest Hip Hop Music Festival, Downtown, 202 Fairfield Ave. Aug. 28, 1-9 p.m. hypefestconcert.com Music Greater Bridgeport Symphony celebrates Music Director/Conductor Eric Jacobsen’s Final Season: “GBS’ 77th Season Turn, Turn, Turn,” Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Sept. 10, 8 p.m., $65-$18. gbs.org Black Rock Concert Series, St. Ann’s Church Field, 481 Brewster St. Through Aug. 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $5 adults, free kids 12+. Lineup: Swamp Hogs, Aug. 23. Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, 500 Broad St. Lineup: Beach Boys with guests The Temptations, Aug. 19; Dispatch with O.A.R. and guest G. Love, Aug. 25; Boyz II Men, Aug. 28. hartfordhealthcareamp.com Park City Music Hall, 2926 Fairfield Ave. Lineup: The Jacob Jolliff Band with Mantis, Aug. 18, 8 p.m.; Black Rock Funk All-Stars, Aug. 19, 9 p.m.; Coral Moons, Benny Mikulathe Lone Gnome & Hannah Jane, Aug. 20, 9 p.m.; Brian Dolzani Band, Aug. 21, 7 p.m.; Kiran Edwards, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. parkcitymusichall.com Captain’s Cove Seaport, 1 Bostwick Ave. Lineup: The Bad Slugs, Aug. 20, 4-8 p.m. captainscoveseaport.com Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Peacock Pavilion, 1875 Noble Ave. Lineup: The George Lesiw Trio, Aug. 21, noon-1:30 p.m. beardsleyzoo.org Sound on Sound Music Festival, Seaside Park, Sept. 24 & 25. Tickets at SoundOnSoundCT.com Stage “Shrek-The Musical,” Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Aug. 26, 6 p.m., Free; Aug. 27, 6 p.m., $5. theklein.org Visual Arts Queer Art Exhibit “OUTwork,” City Lights Gallery, 265 Golden Hill St. Now open. citylightsgallery.org CENTERBROOK Visual Arts “Fun and Pleasure,” Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St. Show through Sept. 10. spectrumartgallery.org CHESTER Music Concert in the Garden with Ryan Newman & Righteous Continental, Justin Chan & The Vices, Leif Nilsson Spring Street Studio and Gallery, 1 Spring St. Aug. 20, 7-9 p.m., $20 donation. BYOB and picnic. Rain or shine. nilssonstudio.com Visual Arts A selection of new contemporary art by River Valley Artists will be shown in the back gallery of The Space, One Main St. Through Sept. 1. rivervalleyartists.com CLINTON Stage Free Shakespeare on the Lawn with “Macbeth,” 61 East Main St. Aug. 20, 5-8 p.m.; Aug. 21, 2-5 p.m. Bring your own lawn chairs, picnics. kidzkonnectionct.org COLCHESTER Music UnWINEd Concert Series, Priam Vineyards, 11 Shailor Hill Road. Through Sept. 2, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Lineup: Carrie Ashton, Aug. 19; Smoove Series, Aug 26; Avenue Groove Band, Sept. 2., $14/person online + tax, $16/person at gate + tax. Kids under 12 are free. priam-vineyards.com EAST HADDAM Stage “Anne of Green Gables,” Goodspeed, 6 Main St. Through Sept. 4. Sensory-Friendly Performance: Aug. 28, 6:30 p.m. Tickets for this performance are being sold only to those on the spectrum and their families. All tickets for the Sensory-Friendly Performance are $12. goodspeed.org EAST HAVEN Music Grayson Hugh and Polly Messer, Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St. Aug. 24, 6:30 p.m. Sign-up at 203-468-3890 or e-mail cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org ESSEX Music Music on the Docks, Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St. Lineup: Butter Jones, Aug. 18; Meadows Brothers Band, Aug. 25. All concerts 5:30-7:30 p.m. ctrivermuseum.org Visual Arts “Speed: Hydroplane Racing on the Connecticut River, 1900-1940,” Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St. Through Oct. 9. ctrivermuseum.org “All You Need Is Love,” Essex Art Association Gantner Gallery, 10 North Main St. On view. essexartassociation.com FAIRFIELD Comedy Fairfield Comedy Club, Fairfield Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Lineup: Liz Barrett, Aug. 20, 8 p.m., $25; Jay Nog, Aug. 27, 8 p.m., $25. fairfieldcomedyclub.com Music Jazz Fridays, Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Through Aug. 26, 6:30-8 p.m. Lineup: Isabella Mendes, Aug. 19; Chris Coogan, Aug. 26; Brian Torff, Aug. 28. Bring chairs and blankets. fairfieldhistory.org Fairfield University Art Museum: “Out of the Kress Vaults: Women in Sacred Renaissance Painting,” presented in Bellermine Hall Galleries in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Sept. 16-Dec. 17. Opening Night Lecture: “Out of the Kress Vaults,” Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room and streaming on thequicklive.com, Sept. 15, 5 p.m.; Reception: Bellarmine Hall Galleries and Great Hall, Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m. fairfield.edu/museum GRANBY Festivals Taco Festival, Salmon Brook Park, 215 Salmon Brook St. Aug. 20, noon-6 p.m., $15 advance, $20 at the gate. Free children 12 and under. cttacofestival.com GUILFORD Music Outdoor Summer Concert: New Heights Brass Band, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St. Aug. 25, 7 p.m. Rain brings the concert indoors. guilfordfreelibrary.org HAMDEN Music Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St. Lineup: All Out War + Ringworm, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m.; Greatfully Yours, Aug. 19, 8 p.m.; Magic City Hippies, Aug. 23, 8 p.m. spaceballroom.com GuitartownCT Outdoor Garden Concert, 166 Mather St. Twisted Pine, Sept. 18, 5:30 p.m., $35. guitartownct.com. HARTFORD Lectures Lunch and Learn: “Serenity Mental Art for Meditation,” hosted by Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library on Zoom, Aug. 18, noon-1 p.m. Free. Register in advance at cthistsoc.yapsody.com/event/ index/731001/lunch-and-learn Music Xfinity Theatre, Savitt Way. Lineup: Wiz Khalifa & Logic, Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m. livenation.com Glam-Soul Artist Remember Jones, Arch Street Tavern, 85 Arch St. Aug. 20. archstreettavern.com Infinity Music Hall, 32 Front St. Lineup: Coco Montoya and Ronnie Baker Brooks, Aug. 18, 8 p.m.; Alejandro Escovedo with Kris Gruen, Aug. 19, 8 p.m.; Grace Kelly, Aug. 20, 8 p.m. infinityhall.com Summer Concert Series, Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St. Through Oct. 7. Fridays only noon-1 p.m. Lineup at bit.ly/3zXwbJe Outdoor Summer Concert with Hartford Brass Band Bonanza, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. Aug. 20, noon-6 p.m. Admission is free. realartways.org Hartford Steel Symphony, Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St. Aug. 18. Grounds open, 5 p.m., Music, 6-7:30 p.m. BYO lawn chairs and food. Food truck onsite. Rain brings the concert indoors to the auditorium. chs.org/event/hartfordsteel/ Specials Wildlife Encounters Animal Stage Show, Connecticut Science Center, 250 Columbus Blvd. Through Aug. 28. Weekends only, 11 a.m., noon, 2 & 3 p.m., $5.95 members, $7.95 regular tickets. Separate theater ticket required. ctsciencecenter.org “Papermania,” XL Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza. Aug. 20, 9 a.m., $9 at the door. xlcenter.com Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. Events: Conservator Talks: “Letters From the Revolutionary War,” Aug. 20, 11 a.m. Free with admission; Stories in Silver: The Punch Bowl, Aug. 25, 5:30 p.m., $15, $10 members; Gallery Talk with Adam Lenz: Sound Walk, Aug. 27, 1 p.m. thewadsworth.org Stage “Secondo,” TheaterWorks, 233 Pearl St. Through Aug. 28, $65-$25. twhartford.org Visual Arts 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. “Hamilton Heroes and Villains,” Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St. Through Aug. 28; “Common Struggle, Individual Experience: An Exhibition About Mental Health,” through Oct. 16. chs.org “Hamilton: The Art of Remaking History,” Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. Through Sept. 11; “Naama Tsabar / MATRIX 189 Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6),” through Sept. 11. thewadsworth.org “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience,” Connecticut Convention Center Exhibit Hall B, 100 Columbus Blvd. Through Oct. 2. Immersive Experience created by French-Canadian Creative Director Mathieu St-Arnaud and his team at Montreal’s Normal Studio. beyondvangoghhartford.com IVORYTON Stage “Ring of Fire — The Music of Johnny Cash,” Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St. Through Sept. 11, $55 adult, $50 senior, $25 students of all ages. ivorytonplayhouse.org MADISON Music Summer Concert Series, Salt Meadow Park, 1362 Boston Post Road. Through Sept. 2, 5 p.m. Lineup: Free Play, Sept. 2. madisonct.org Grassy Strip Music Series, Madison Beach Hotel, 94 West Wharf Road. Through Sept. 1, 7-9 p.m. Lineup: Jeff Pitchell, Aug. 18; The Fixx, Aug. 25; Peter and Brendan Mayer, Sept. 1. thewharfmadison.com Specials Mercy by the Sea, 167 Neck Road. In Person Programs: “Reclaiming Our Humanity: Being Fierce and Tender in Our Call to Love” with author Mark Nepo, Aug. 26, 7:15 p.m. & Aug. 28, 12:30 p.m., $350/day Commuters. mercybythesea.org Visual Arts “Angels in the Dark” by George Herrick, Mary C. Daly Art Gallery at Mercy by the Sea, 167 Neck Road. Through Sept. 8. mercybythesea.org MANCHESTER Stage “The Full Monty,” Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Road. Through Aug. 21. cheneyhall.org MASHANTUCKET Comedy John McClellan & John Moses, Foxwoods Resort Casino Centrale Fox Tower, 350 Trolley Line Blvd. Aug 20, 8 p.m., $10. foxwoods.com Amy Schumer, Foxwoods Resort Casino Premier Theater, 350 Trolley Line Blvd. Aug. 19, 8 p.m., $75-$55. foxwoods.com MERIDEN Specials Bratwurst Platters , Meriden Turner Halle, 800 Old Colony Road. Aug. 25, 7 p.m. The price per dinner is $10. Reservations required at reservations@meridenturnersociety.com or 260-341-2542 by meridenturnersociety.com MIDDLEFIELD Music 1741 Pub & Grill at Lyman Orchards Golf Course, 70 Lyman Road. Lineup: Dave Sobol, Aug. 19, 6-9 p.m.; Jeremy Haddad, Aug. 26, 6-9 p.m. Reservations required by calling 860-349-6033. 1741pubandgrill.com Mountainside Music Series, Powder Ridge Mountain Park Resort, 99 Powder Hill Road. Lineup: Drop Party & Creamery Station, Aug. 26, 7-10 p.m. powderridgepark.com Specials Burgers Beer & Line Dancing, 1741 Pub & Grill at Lyman Orchards Golf Course, 70 Lyman Road. Aug. 21, 6-9 p.m., $12 cover for dance lessons and dancing. 860-349
6033. 1741pubandgrill.com
Air Cooled at the Orchard Car Show, Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel, 32 Reeds Gap Road. Aug. 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. lymanorchards.com
MIDDLETOWN
Music
Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center, 605 Main St. Lineup: Waberi Jordan, Aug. 19, 8 p.m., $20; Secondary Messengers Jazz Quintet, Aug. 20, 8 p.m., $20; Leonardo & The Lilacs, Aug. 26, 8 p.m., $25; Violinist Chris Murphy, Sept. 9, 8 p.m., $20; Nick Anderson & Shady Creek, Sept. 10, 8 p.m., $15; Tim Wolf, Sept. 16, 8 p.m. $15; Violinist Luca Ciarla, Sept. 23, 8 p.m., $30; Halley Neal, Sept. 30, 8 p.m., $20. buttonwood.org
Visual Arts
Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center, 605 Main St. hosts Alex Ranniello: “27 Kisses From The Sun Art Exhibit,” through Sept. Reception Sept. 24, 6-8 p.m. buttonwood.org
MILFORD Festivals
Oyster Festival, downtown, Fowler Field & Lisman Landing. Aug. 20. Arts & Crafts, Canoe and Kayak races, Main St. USA, Harbor activities, childrens stage, classic cars, entertainment and music. FOOD. Scott Stapp of Creed headlines, Fooz Fighters opens. Oyster Eve, Fowler Field. Aug. 19, 6-10 p.m. milfordoysterfestival.com
Music
Walnut Beach Association Summer Concert Series, Rotary Pavilion at Walnut Beach, 113 E. Broadway. Through Sept. 4. Lineup: Kathy Thompson Band, Aug. 21, 4-7 p.m.; Louie Zayas & Blaze, Aug. 28, 4-7 p.m. Walnut Beach Music Fest Weekend; West Rock, Sept. 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dos Buenos, Sept. 3, 2:15- 3:45 p.m.; Shot Down, Sept. 3, 4-7 p.m.; Gear Junkies, Sept. 4, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dew Point, Sept. 4, 2:15-3:45 p.m.; Rum Runners, Sept. 4, 4-7 p.m.
Walnut Wednesdays, Firehouse Gallery, 81 Naugatuck Ave. Elana Zabari, Aug. 24, 5-7 p.m. milfordarts.org
Stage
Eastbound Theatre presents a Staged Reading of “When Tomorrow Comes,” Milford Arts Council, 40 Railroad Ave. Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., Free. Donations welcome. Moderated feedback session to follow. milfordarts.org
MYSTIC Music
Outdoor Summer Concert Series, The IRONS at Hilton Mystic, 20 Coogan Blvd. Through Aug. 26. All concerts 6-8 p.m. Lineup: Whiskey Rebels, Aug. 19; Wicked Peach, Aug. 26. Free. theironsmystic.com
Arts on the Quad with Ukrainian American Dancers, Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave. Aug. 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. mysticseaport.org
Specials
Austin-Healey Display, Mystic Seaport
Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave. Aug. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., $27 adult, $25 senior 65 and over, $23 ages 13-17, $19 ages 4-12. mysticseaport.org
Antique Marine Engine Expo, Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave. Aug. 20 & 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $27 adult, $25 senior 65 and over, $23 ages 13-17, $19 ages 4-12. mysticseaport.org
Visual Arts
“Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post Covers: Tell Me a Story,” Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St. Through Sept. 18., $10. mysticmuseumofart.org
NEW BRITAIN
Music
Parkway Diner-Billy Joel Tribute, Trinityon-Main, 69 Main St. Aug. 20, 7:30-10 p.m. trinityonmain.org
NEW HAVEN
Auditions
The New Haven Oratorio Choir, is looking for singers for all parts for the 2022-23 season. Auditions will be held at at St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church, 830 Whitney Ave. Aug. 24, 7- 9 p.m. Sign up for an audition with Gretchen Pritchard at 203-6242520 or membership@nhoratorio.org. Rehearsals will be Wednesdays, 8- 10 p.m. and begin Sept 7. nhoratorio.org
Music
“Rhythm Exchange,” New Haven Green, noon-1:30 p.m. Lineup: Indian Music & Indian Classical Dance with the Wesleyan University Ethnomusicology Ensemble & Raina Das, Aug. 18; Jazz & Gospel with the Shannon Trio & Sharli Smith, Sept. 1; Funk and Drum & Tap, with Velez & His Band and Medusa, Sept. 15; Bachata Dance & Musical Storytelling with Baila con Gusta CT & kamrDANCE, Sept. 29; Hip Hop Honors with Tang Sauce, Alyssa Hughes, Marshun Art & DJ Dooley-O, Oct. 13; A New Orleans Second Line with Yale & Art School, Oct. 27; Day of the Dead with Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA), Nov. 1. artidea.org
Westville Music Bowl, 45 Yale Ave. Lineup: Punch Brothers and Watchhouse, Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m. Wilco: Cruel Country Tour, Aug. 27, 7 p.m., $75-$40. westvillemusicbowl.com
College Street Music Hall, 238 College St. Lineup: Punch Brothers and Watchhouse, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m.; Miranda Sings, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m.; Lord Huron, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. collegestreetmusichall.com
CT Folk hosts “Folk Festival & Green Expo,” Edgewood Park, 540 Edgewood Ave. Sept. 10-11. Purchase tickets at CTFolk.org.
Sweet Knives, Café Nine, 250 State St. Aug. 18, 9 p.m.; Jazz Jam with Tony Di, Aug. 20, 4 p.m.; Todd Lewis Kramer, Aug. 21, 4 p.m.; Eric Lindell, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. cafenine.com
Toad’s Place, 300 York St. Lineup: The Warped Tour Band, Aug. 19, 7 p.m., $15 advance, $20 day of show; Spafford, Sept. 22, 8 p.m., $20 advance, $25 day of show; Live
Nation Presents Pi’erre Bourne, Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m., $30 advance, $35 door; Hyperglow x This is College, Oct. 14, 8 p.m., $30-$40 advance, $40 day of show. Visit website for ticket information. 203-624TOAD, toadsplace.com
TourForLife, Mental Health Suicide Prevention Charity Tour, Toads Place, 300 York St. Aug. 21. The tour resembles a mental health fair and music festival with Mental Health CT and other nonprofit organizations on hand with booths, free promotional materials, activities and informational talks. Live music with Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan, Dizzy Wright, Rah Digga, Canibus, A-F-R-O, The Outsidaz. 100% of all event proceeds benefit Mental Health Connecticut. Tickets at bit.ly/3djP8ME
Stage
Shakespeare in the Park with “The Tempest,”Alexander Clark Playhouse in The Park, Edgerton Park, 75 Cliff St. Aug. 18Sept. 4, Free. elmshakespeare.org/freeshakespeare
Visual Arts
“Upper State Street 1978: At The Height Of Its Decline” by Karen Klugman, City Gallery, 994 State St. Through Aug. 21. city-gallery.org
Works by Jane Gilman Fleischner & Larry Morse, Mitchell Branch New Haven Free Public Library, 37 Harrison St. Duel exhibit on view through Aug.
“The Quantum Revolution: Handcrafted in New Haven,” New Haven Museum’s Small Exhibit Gallery, 114 Whitney Ave. Through Sept. 16. Register for the opening. newhavenmuseum.org
NEW LONDON Festivals
Pirate Fest!, New London Waterfront Park, 1 Waterfront Park St. Aug. 20, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Come in costume and enjoy Kalmar Nyckel ship tours, pirate crafts and cannon demonstrations. Public Sails 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free tours 2-7 p.m. downtownnewlondonassociation.com
Music
Hygienic Art Park, 79 Bank St. Lineup: Soulshot with The Hempsteadys, Aug. 18, 6-9:30 p.m., Free; Billy Wylder with Coral Moons, Aug. 25, 6-9:30 p.m., Free. hygienic.org
Specials
Southeastern CT Clothing Swap, The Garde Arts Center, 325 State St. Aug. 21, 2-5 p.m. sectswap.com
Visual Arts
“Sol LeWitt: Artist and Collector at Play,” through Oct. 16; “Picturing Mystic: Views of the Connecticut Shoreline, 1890-1950,” Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St. Through Sept. 4. “Album of Flowers-Interesting Times”by Catherine Christiano, Sept. 10-Nov. 6. lymanallyn.org
“Nasty Women Connecticut, The Will to Change: Gathering as Praxis,” show dedicated to the life and work of American writer and social activist Bell Hooks (1952–2021), Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St. Now open. lymanallyn.org
OLD LYME Music
Side Door Jazz Club at Old Lyme Inn, 85 Lyme St. Lineup: Jen Allen Trio, Aug. 20, 8:30 p.m., $40-$20. thesidedoorjazz.com
The Side Door at Old Lyme Inn Presents: “Back In The Swing Celebration 2022!” Tent on the lawn of The Side Door Jazz Club at Old Lyme Inn. Sept. 9, gates 5:30 p.m., music starts 6:30 p.m.; Sept. 10, gates 3:30 p.m., music starts 4:30 p.m. thesidedoorjazz.com
Visual Arts
“Dana Sherwood: Animal Appetites & Other Encounters in Wildness,” Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St. Through Sept. 18, $10 adults, $9 seniors, $8 students, free children 12 and under. florencegriswoldmuseum.org
“Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 111th Annual Juried Exhibit,” Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Sill House Gallery, 84 Lyme St. Through Aug. 20. Free. Donations welcome.
ctacademy.org
“Point of View: 101st Annual Elected Artist Show,” Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St. Through Sept. 22. Reception, Aug. 19, 5-7 p.m. lymeartassociation.org
OLD SAYBROOK Music
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St. Lineup: Mud Morganfield, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m.; Back to the Garden: Woodstock Experience, Aug. 20 8 p.m.; Madeleine Peyroux, Aug. 21, 7 p.m.; Grace Kelly & Band, Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m. Meet & Greet, 6:30 p.m.; Tinsley Ellis, Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. thekate.org
Opera in the Park with Salt Marsh Opera’s Abigail Paschke and Tenor Kirk Dougherty, Old Saybrook Town Green, 302 Main St. Aug. 19, 6 p.m. saltmarshopera.org
Specials
Shoreline Sailing Club Singles Group will meet at Clark Memorial Field-Pavilion, 210 Elm St. Event: Learn About Shoreline Sailing Club, A Terrific Group of Singles Over 35, Aug. 18, 7 p.m. Members and first-time guests are free, all others $10. shorelinesailingclub.com
SIMSBURY
Comedy
Comedy Show: Love’s a Joke-A night with America’s most hilarious comedy couples as they roast marriage … each other, Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center, 22 Iron Horse Blvd. Aug. 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Rain date, Aug. 19, $25 advance, $30 day of show. simsburymeadowsmusic.com
STONINGTON
Specials
Art Walk, Water St. between Pearl St. & Church St. Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rain or shine. Artists, music and food. stoningtonboroughct.com/art-walk
STONY CREEK
Music
Legacy Theatre, Inc., 128 Thimble Islands Road. Lineup: Broadway’s Katie Rose Clarke: The Motherload, Aug. 28, 2 p.m. legacytheatrect.org
Stage
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” Legacy Theatre, Inc., 128 Thimble Islands Road. Aug. 18-Sept. 3. legacytheatrect.org
STRATFORD Music
Sunset Concert Series, Paradise Green, Huntington Road. Through Aug. 30. 7 p.m. Lineup: Kenn Morr Band, Aug. 23; Chauncey Street Band, Aug. 30. fairfieldafterdark.com
Live Music at Outriggers, 555 Broad St. Lineup: Bernie Gagliardi, Aug. 18; Moments Notice, Aug. 19; Ray Vasso, Aug. 20; Bobby Wheeler, Aug. 21. Showtimes: Thu 5-8 p.m.; Fri-Sat 6-9 p.m.; Sun 4-7 p.m. 203-3778815, outriggersrestaurant.com
TORRINGTON Music
The Music is You: The Music of John Denver, Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, 84 Main St. Sept. 16, 8 p.m. warnertheatre.org
Specials
Warner Block Party, Warner Theatre, 68 Main St. Aug. 20, 5-7 p.m. Free. warnertheatre.org
Visual Arts
Sculptures by Don Gummer, Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Dr. On view. fivepointsarts.org
TRUMBULL
Music
Summer Concert Series, Town Hall Gazebo, 5866 Main St. Through Aug. 23. Tuesdays 7-8:30 p.m. Lineup: Destiny Band, Aug. 23.
UNCASVILLE Comedy
Mike Feeney, Comix Comedy Club at Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Aug. 18 & 19, 8 p.m.; Aug. 20, 6 & 8 p.m. mohegansun.com
Music
Mohegan Sun Arena at Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Lineup: Sam Hunt, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m.; Lorde: Solar Powered Tour, Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m. mohegansun.com
Specials
Jurassic Quest, Mohegan Sun Resort Casino’s Earth Expo & Convention Center, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Sept 23, 1-8 p.m.; Sept. 24, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sept. 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. mohegansun.com
Sun BrewFest, Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino’s Earth Expo & Convention Center, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Oct. 8. More than 100 beers, including craft brews, microbrews, imports, domestics and ciders, live entertainment, cornhole and signature food from local restaurants. Tickets $50. Designated driver tickets, $20. ticketmaster.com
WEST HARTFORD Stage
“Pippin,” Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road. Through Aug. 21. Talk back with the cast after each Sunday matinee. playhouseonpark.org.
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