THINGS TO DO
Best of the arts in the weeks ahead
BEACON FALLS
Books
Book Discussion Group: Wreath Making with Flanders Nature Center for grades K-5, Nov. 26, 3:30 p.m.; Anime Movie Club for grades 6-12, Nov. 27, 1 p.m. Beacon Falls Public Library, 10 Maple Ave.
BRIDGEPORT
Holiday
Bridgeport Community Historical Society will feature Paul Baudner and “The History of the Klein Memorial” at its Holiday Gathering, North Branch Library, 3455 Madison Ave. Nov. 26, 6:30 p.m. Bring an unwrapped toy (no stuffed animals) for the Salvation Army toy drive. 203-371-6397.
Music
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras Fall Concert 2: Principal & Bravura Orchestras Perform, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Nov. 24, 5:30 p.m. $15 adult, $10 students, seniors. theklein.org
Visual Arts
“Love Past Death” Tribute to Peter Konsterlie, Framemakers Picture Framing & Art Gallery, 3004 Fairfield Ave. Through Dec. 203-3380332
“In a Dark Wood, Wandering,” Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Through Dec. 14. museum.housatonic.edu
“We are Artists Every One: the Bridgeport Cultural Arts Center in Action, 1970-1986,” Library Burroughs-Saden Branch History Center, 925 Broad St. Through March 31. 203-576-7400, ext. 7
BROOKFIELD
Books
Compassion Book Club: “Who Cares? How to Reshape a Democratic Politics” by Joan C. Tronto, Library, 182 Whisconier Road. Nov. 21, 7 p.m.; Book ‘Em! “UNSUB” by Meg Gardiner, Nov. 25, 12:30 p.m. 203-775-6241, brookfieldlibrary.org
Holiday
Holiday Sale, Brookfield Craft Center’s Gallery Shop, 286 Whisconier Road. Through Dec. 31. Holiday ornaments, woodcrafts, glass crafts, jewelry, pottery, fiber works, and more.
CENTERBROOK
Holiday
Holiday Show: Let’s Celebrate!, Spectrum Gallery and Artisans Store, 61 Main St. Through Jan 12. 860- 767-0742, spectrumartgallery.org
Visual Arts
Gallery Celebrates 10 Years with a retrospective exhibit and a selection of student work created during the annual monotype printmaking workshops in the Exumas, Bahamas, Lori Warne Studio Gallery, 21 Main St. Through Dec. 31. 860-322-4265, loriwarner.com
DANBURY
Dance
Ballroom Dance, Portuguese Cultural Club, 65 Sand Pit Road. Nov. 27, 6:30-10:30 p.m. $20. Includes buffet dinner, dessert, coffee, and dancing. $15 dance only. 203-7481278, portugueseculturalcenter.org
Holiday
Connecticut Master Chorale presents its Holiday Prelude Concert featuring “A Spanish Christmas,” First Congregational Church of Danbury, 164 Deer Hill Ave. Nov. 24, 3 p.m. $20 advance, $25 at the door. 203-740-9533, cmchorale.org
Festival of Trees, Danbury Sports Dome, 25 Shelter Rock Lane. Nov. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10, $5 seniors, children (under 3) free. Benefits Ann’s Place. 203-790-6568, annsplacefestivaloftrees.org/tapstrees
DARIEN
Visual Arts
“Chin H. Shin: Visual poetry,” Geary Gallery, 576 Boston Post Road. Through Nov. 30. 203- 655-6633, gearygallery.com
EAST HADAAM
Stage
“Billy Elliott-The Musical,” Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St. Through Nov. 24. 860-873-8668, goodspeed.org
ELMSFORD, N.Y.
Holiday
“It Happened One Christmas,” Westchester Broadway Theatre, 1 Broadway Plaza. Nov. 27-Dec. 23. 914-592-2222, broadwaytheatre.com
Stage
“An American in Paris,” Westchester Broadway Theatre, 1 Broadway Plaza. Through Nov. 24. 914-592-2222, broadwaytheatre.com
FAIRFIELD
Films
“The Biggest Little Farm,” Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St. Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m. $10. 203-259-1036, fairfieldtheatre.org
Holiday
Pop Up Market of holiday gifts, Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road. Nov. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5 suggested donation. 203-259-1598, fairfieldhistory.org
Visual Arts
“Cover to Cover: How People Bind Their Books” Exhibit, Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. Through Feb. 9, during Library hours. 203254-0123, pequotlibrary.org
“Winter Light” artwork by members, Art/Place Gallery, 70 Sanford St. Through Jan. 31, noon-5 p.m. every day Reception, Nov. 24, 3-5 p.m. Artists talk, 4 p.m. 203-3749720 or 646- 258-6912, artplacegallery.org
“Rodin, Truth, Form, Life,“Fairfield University’s Walsh Art Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through Dec. 21. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-4 p.m. fairfield.edu
“From the Ground Up: Fairfield's Foods,” Museum & History Center Spaght Gallery, 370 Beach Road. Exhibit runs through Jan. 5; 203259-1598, fairfieldhistory.org
GREENWICH
Music
Handler & Levesque, Library, 101 W. Putnam Ave. Nov. 24, 3:30 p.m. 203-622-7922, greenwichlibrary.org
Visual Arts
“Contemporary Realism,” Cavalier Ebanks Galleries, 405 Greenwich Ave. Through Dec. 31. 203-8693664, cavaliergalleries.com
“An American Story: Finding Home in Fairfield County,” Historical Society, 47 Strickland Road. Through Jan. 6. greenwichhistory.org
“Contemporary Artists/Traditional Forms: Chinese Brushwork,” Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Through Dec. 8. 203-869-0376, brucemuseum.org
KATONAH, N.Y.
Visual Arts
“Sparkling Amazons: Abstract Expressionist Women of the 9th St. Show,” Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay St. Through Jan. 26. 914-232-9555, katonahmuseum.org
KENT
Visual Arts
“Third Eye” paintings by Heather Scofield, Kent Memorial Library Gallery, 32 N. Main St. Through Jan. 10. 860-927-3761, kentmemoriallibrary.org
“Juried Photography Show ,” KAA Gallery, 21 S. Main St. Through Dec. 1. 860-927-3989, kentart.org
MILFORD
Visual Arts
“Milford Student Show,” Milford Arts Center, 40 Railroad Ave. Through Jan.17. 203-878-6647, milfordarts.org
NEW CANAAN
Music
Anderson and Roe, Piano Duo, Saxe Middle School, 468 South Ave. Nov. 24, 4 p.m.
Visual Arts
“Northeast Waterscapes: Artists Explore OCeans, Rivers, Harbors,” New Canaan Museum & Historical Society Bishop Gallery, 13 Oenoke Ridge. Through Dec. 14; “Hat Madness,” through March 1. nchistory.org
“HeART & Mind,” Silvermine Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road. Through Jan.12. silvermineart.org
NEW HAVEN
Holiday
Drag Queen Christmas: The Naughty Tour, College Street Music Hall, 238 College St. Nov. 25, 8 p.m. $150-$35. 877-987-6487, collegestreetmusichall.com
Fantasy of Lights, Lighthouse Point Park, 2 Lighthouse Road. Through Dec. 31. Sun-Thu 5-9 p.m., Fri, Sat 5-10 p.m. $10 car/family van, $25 mini-bus, $50 full size bus. 203777-2000, goodwillsne.org
Music
New Haven Chamber Orchestra's Fall Concert, Fair Haven School, 164 Grand Ave. Nov. 23, 2 p.m. Free. Part of the orchestra's Literacy through Music series. Families will be given their own children's book. 203-799-2240.
Stage
“Rent,” Shubert Theater, 222 Sargent Dr. Nov. 22, 8 p.m., Nov. 23, 2, 8 p.m., Nov. 24, 1, 6:30 p.m. 203562-5666, shubert.com
“Pride and Prejudice,” Long Wharf Theatre Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr. Nov. 27-Dec. 22. 203787-4282, longwharf.org
Visual Arts
“When Caged Birds Sing” Human Rights teaching exhibit celebrating the stories of eight women who endured abuse because of their gender. Works by Anne Weiner, Southern Connecticut State University’s Buley Gallery, 501 Crescent St. Through Dec. 12. 203-3926154, southernct.edu
“Inerplay” works by Sheila Kaczmarek, Kathy Kane, Maria Morabito, River Street Gallery @ Fairhaven Furniture, 72 Blatchley Ave. Through Jan. 12. fairhaven-furniture.com
“Ceremonial Dress from Southwest China: The Ann B. Goodman Collection,” Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. Through Jan. 5; “William Bailey: Looking through Time,” Through Jan. 5. Open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. artgallery.yale.edu
“Peterloo and Protest,” Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. Through Dec. 1. 203-432–2800, britishart.yale.edu
NORWALK
Holiday
“Toys, Trains, and Magnificent Trees: Illuminating Christmas at the Mansion,” Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Through Jan. 5. 203-838-9799, lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
Visual Arts
“The Trained Eye: The Art of Railroads & Stations,” Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Through Jan. 5. Wed-Sun noon-4 p.m. 90 minute tour $20, $18 seniors, $16 ages 8-18; 45 minute tour $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 ages 8-18 years old. 203-8389799, lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
RIDGEFIELD
Visual Arts
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St., “There Must Be Some Way Out of Here,” Nov. 24, 3 p.m. Exhibit runs through May 17. “Weather Report,” through March 29; “Eva LeWitt,” Through April 5. 203-438-4519.
SHARON
Visual Arts
“This Brutal World Explores the Duality of Life Through Photos of Fading Flowers,” Standard Space, 147 Main St. Through Dec 8.
SHELTON
Holiday
Festival of Trees, Shelton Senior Center, 81 Wheeler St. Nov. 24 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Marketplace, refreshments, gift basket and tree raffles, photos with Santa and other holiday characters. 203-7365420, ext. 1221. teaminc.org
SHERMAN
Visual Arts
“Wild Sherman” Photos by Dennis Larkin, Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Center. Through Jan.8. 860-3542455, shermanlibrary.org
STAMFORD
Holiday
Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular, Downtown Summer St. to Broad St. to Atlantic St. Nov. 24, noon. One of the largest helium balloon parades in the country featuring giant balloon characters, marching bands and floats. stamford-downtown.com
“A Christmas Story-The Musical,” Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, Kweskin Theatre, 1349 Newfield Ave. Through Dec. 14. 203-4616358, ext. 13, curtaincallinc.com
Visual Arts
Solo exhibit “Max Abadi, Painter” and group exhibit “New Members Show,” Stamford Art Association Townhouse Gallery, 39 Franklin St. Through Dec. 12. 203-325-1139, stamfordartassociation.org
“How Many Tears Are Enough” exhibit addresses the aftermath of gun violence, UConn, Stamford Branch, 1 University Place, Through Feb. 6. 203-251-8400.
“Recollections” Retrospective Exhibit of Selected Artwork by Paul G. Larson, Loft Artists Galleries and Studios, 575 Pacific St. Through Dec. 22. loftartists.org
STRATFORD
Holiday
“Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” Library, 2203 Main St. Nov. 24, 3 p.m. 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org
Stage
“Admissions,” Stratford Academy, 719 Birdseye St. Through Nov. 24. $22 adult, $20 senior citizens. 203-375-8778, squareonetheatre.com
WASHINGTON
Music
“An Afternoon of Mozart and Beethoven” with Parnassus String Quartet of Yale School of Music, Gunn Memrorial Library, Wykeham Road. Nov. 24, 2 p.m. Free. Registration requested. 860-868-7586.
Visual Arts
“Steven Miller Beautiful Times,” Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Road. Through Dec 14. 860868-7586, gunnlibrary.org
WASHINGTON DEPOT
Visual Arts
“Celebration of Young Photographers,” Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens, Through Dec. 1.
WESTPORT
Films
“Ramen Shop,” Library, 20 Jesup Road. Nov. 26, 2 p.m. 203-2914800, westportlibrary.org
Holiday
Holiday Book and Gift Sale, Library Forum Main Level, 20 Jesup Road. Nov. 24, 1-5 p.m. westportlibrary.org.
Visual Arts
“Let’s Dance,” Library South Gallery, 20 Jesup Road. Through Dec. 12; Art Spaces in Fairfield County Libraries, present “Art & Text,” a united exhibit featuring the work of local and regional artists runs through Dec. 31. 203-291-4800, westportlibrary.org
“Becoming Westport,” Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place. Through June 30. $5 adults, $3 students & seniors, free members & children 10 and under. westporthistory.org
Plein Air Watercolor Paintings of Robert Adzema on display at The Hen’s Nest Gallery, 2 Green Hill Road. Through November.
WILTON
Books
Senior Center Book Discussion: “Noon Wine,” Comstock Community Center, 180 School Road. Nov. 26, 11 a.m.-noon. wiltonlibrary.org
Visual Arts
“Please Touch! in Grandma’s Kitchen,” Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. Permanent exhibit on view. 203-762-7257, wiltonhistorical.org
“A Harvest of Hues,” Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. Through Jan 2. 203-762-6342, wiltonlibrary.org.