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Best of the arts in the weeks ahead
BEACON, N.Y. Visual Arts
“3 Artists: Faulds/Flaitz/Morgan,” RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main St. Through March 8. Mon noon-4 p.m.; Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun noon-5 p.m.; noon-9 p.m. 2nd Saturdays. Closed Tue, Wed. 845-838-2880, riverwindsgallery.com
BEDFORD, N.Y. Films
“This Beautiful Fantastic,” Bedford Playhouse, 633 Old Post Road. March 9, 7 p.m.; “From The Vine” Wine-Tasting, Screening + Q&A with Joe Pantoliano, March 10, 7 p.m. Tickets start at $30. bedfordplayhouse.org
BETHEL Kids
Magic Tree House with “Buffalo Before Breakfast,” Library, 189 Greenwood Ave. March 8, 2 p.m.; Comic Book Design for Grades 4-7, March 11, 4:30 p.m. 203-794-8756, ext. 4, bethellibrary.org.
Specials
Writing Workshop, Byrd’s Books, 178 Greenwood Ave. March 8, 3:30-5:30 p.m. $15 per session. Reserve a spot. .203-730-2973, byrdsbooks.com
BRIDGEPORT Kids
“The Little Mermaid,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Through March 29. Showtimes: March 7, 14, 21, 28, noon, 2:30 p.m.; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2 p.m. Tickets available by phone, in person at the box office, or online. 203-576-1636, dtcab.com Zoo Tots: Animal March, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave. March 10-11, 10:30-11:15 a.m. $10 Zoo members and one child, $15 nonmembers and one child. 203-3946563, beardsleyzoo.org
Visual Arts
“The Bridgeport Portrait Project,” University of Bridgeport Schelfhaudt Gallery, 84 Iranistan Ave. Through March 28. “We Are Artists Everyone: the Art Center in Action, 1970-1986,” Bridgeport History Center in the BurroughsSaden Branch of the Library, 925 Broad St. Through March 31. 203576-7400, ext. 7 “The Hypogean Tip,” by artist Rachel Owens, Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Through March 21. Related event: Performance in the galleries by artist Lachell Workman as she engages with the history of housing in Bridgeport, March 5, 5:30 p.m. Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Thu 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed Sun. museum.housatonic.edu
BROOKFIELD Books
Non-Fiction Book Club: “Island of the Lost,” Library, 182 Whisconier Road. March 10, 6:30 p.m. 203-7756241, brookfieldlibrary.org
Visual Arts
Student Art Show-Artist on the Rise, Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Road. March 7-29. Opening Reception and awards ceremony, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery in the main Mill Building, March 7, 5-8 p.m. 203-775-4526, brookfieldcraft.org Wildlife photographers Jud Perkins and Pat Duncan will exhibit their work “Feathers, Fins, and Scaly Skin: A Wildlife Retrospective,” Library Art Gallery, 182 Whisconier Road. March 2-31. Artists reception, March 15, 3-5 p.m. 203-775-6241, brookfieldlibrary.org
DANBURY Dance
Ballroom Dance, Portuguese Cultural Club, 65 Sand Pit Road. March 11, 6:30-10:30 p.m. $20. Includes buffet dinner, dessert, coffee, and dancing. $15 dance only. 203-748-1278, portugueseculturalcenter.org
Music
WCSU Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Band Concert, Western Connecticut State University’s Veronica Hagman Concert Hall of the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. ext. March 8, 3 p.m. bit.ly/32aivHV
Stage
“Hand to God,” Western Connecticut State University’s MainStage Theatre of the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Through 2 p.m. March 8. P203-837-8732, bit.ly/2KgRB9jor WCSU Opera presents “L’Elisir d’Amore” (The Elixir of Love), Western Connecticut State University’s MainStage Theatre of the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. ext. March 5-7, 7 p.m. bit.ly/2V7nZS6, 203-837-8732.
Visual Arts
“FreeForm: Exploring the Creative Process” exhibit by Connecticut artists Leslie Giuliani and Roxy Savage, Western Connecticut State University Visual and Performing Arts Center Gallery, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Through March 8, 1-4 p.m. “Three Generations” group exhibit of paintings, etchings and sculpture by three generations of the Gesualdi family — Vito Gesualdi, David Gesualdi, and Daisy Gesualdi, The Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 East Liberty St. Through March 27. Regular gallery hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 203-791-1474, stillriveredtions.com
DARIEN Books
Author Talk with Anne Patchett, Woodway Country Club, 540 Hoyt St. March 10, 6:30 p.m. $35. 203594-5084, newcanaanlibrary.org
Lectures
American Women and the Right to Vote: “Susan B. Anthony,” Library, 1441 Post Road. March 9, 3 p.m.; “Immeasurable: The Legacy of Beethoven-Beethoven’s Chamber Music,” March 10, 7 p.m. darienlibrary.org
Specials
Caregiver Cafe, Library, 1441 Post Road. March 11, 3 p.m.; “The Sweet History of Honey,” March 11, 7 p.m. darienlibrary.org
Visual Arts
“Betty Ball: Light & Color in Our World,” Geary Gallery, 576 Boston Post Road. Through March 31. TueSat 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 203- 6556633, gearygallery.com
DERBY Community
Musical Mondays, Library, 313 Elizabeth St. March 9, 10 a.m.; Game Night, March 11, 6 p.m.
Music
Been There, Done That Music, Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave. March 10, 10 a.m. 203-734-1492.
Specials
Afternoon Tea V with an hour’s worth of episodes of shows like “The Crown,” Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave. March 10, 1 p.m. Discussion to follow. Tea, coffee, and biscuits. 203-734-1492
EASTON Visual Arts
“Wisdom Goddess,” Library Community Room, 691 Morehouse Road. Photos by Suzanne Sheridan, Through March 13. Mon, Tue, Wed, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. eastonlibrary.org
FAIRFIELD Books
One Book/One Town with Christopher McDougall author of “Running with Sherman,” Fairfield University’s Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. March 9, 7 p.m. Register. pequotlibrary.org
Films
The Oscars Film Series with “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. March 11, 3 p.m. pequotlibrary.org “Seeing is Believing: Women Direct,” Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St. March 9, 7:30 p.m. Free; “Women’s Adventure Film Tour,” March 10, 7:30 p.m. $10. 203259-1036, fairfieldtheatre.org
Music
“Beethoven at 250,” with Orin Grossman, Michael Haber, Emma Sohlberg, and Sheryl Staples, Fairfield University’s Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. March 8, 3 p.m. $35, $30, $5 Fairfield U. students, $25 Quick Center members. 203-254-4010, quickcenter.com.
Specials
Celebrate International Women’s Day, Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. March 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. fairfieldhistory.org
Stage
Play With Your Food Lunchtime Play Readings, Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St. March 10, noon-1:30 p.m. $54 per performance (including lunch). 203-293-8729, JIBProductions.org
Visual Arts
“The Sound of Color,” by Linda Collett, Southport Galleries, 330 Pequot Ave. Through April 2. “Memories,” Public Library gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through March 21. 203-246-9065, bskgallery@gmail.com, fairfieldpubliclibrary.org “Riot, Sedition, Insurrection: Media and the Road to the American Revolution,” Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. Through May 3. 203-254-0123, pequotlibrary.org “Gifts of Gold-The Art of Japanese Lacquer Boxes,” Bellarmine Hall Galleries 1073 N. Benson Road. Through May 15. Gallery hours: MonFri 11 a.m.-4 p.m. fairfield.edu “Archives of Consciousness-Six Cuban Artists,” Quick Center, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through May 15. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-4 p.m. fairfield.edu “Floral Expressions: 200 Years of Women’s Power Through Fashion,” Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. 203-259-1598, fairfieldhistory.org
GREENWICH Films
Celebrating Women Artists Film Series: “Arc of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss,” Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. March 11, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free with admission. Reservations required. brucemuseum.org or call 203-869-0376.
Lectures
Patricia G. Berman Talk: “L.A. Ring, Denmark, and the Threshold of Modernity,” Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. March 10, 6:30 p.m. $15 nonmembers, free members, students with ID. 203-869-0376, brucemuseum.org
Stage
Play With Your Food Lunchtime Play Readings, Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave. March 11, 12, noon-1:30 p.m. $54 per performance (including lunch). 203-293-8729, JIBProductions.org
Visual Arts
“An Unfinished Revolution: The Woman’s Suffrage Centennial,” Historical Society Museum Gallery, 47 Strickland Road. Through Sept. 6. $10 adults, $8 seniors and students, free for children under 18. Admission is free the first Wednesday of the month. Gallery hours: Wed-Sun noon-4 p.m. greenwichhistory.org “Under the Skin,” Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Through July 19; “On the Edge of the World: Masterworks by Laurits Andersen Ring from SMK-the National Gallery of Denmark,” through May 24; “Collecting Reimagined: A 2D Curiosity Cabinet,” through March 29. Museum hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. Closed Mon. $7 adults, $6 students up to 22 years, $6 seniors, free for members and children under 5. 203-869-0376, brucemuseum.org
LITCHFIELD Outdoors
Full Moon Hike, White Memorial Conservation Center, 80 Whitehall Road. March 9, 6:45 p.m. Free. Donations accepted; Instinctive Birding, March 10, 9-11 a.m. Free. Donations accepted. 860-567-0857, whitememorialcc.org
MILFORD Visual Arts
“Member Exhibit,” Milford Arts Center, 40 Railroad Ave. Through March 13. 203-878-6647, milfordarts.org
NEW CANAAN Books
World History and Cultural Events Book Group with “Escape from Paris: A True Story of Love and Resistance in Wartime France” by Stephen Harding, Library, 151 Main St. March 11, 7 p.m. 203-594-5084, newcanaanlibrary.org
Visual Arts
“Hat Madness,” New Canaan Museum & Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge. Through March 8. 203-9661776, nchistory.org “School of Art Faculty Exhibit” and “Sofie Swann-A Cluttered Mind,” Silvermine Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road, through March 21. silvermineart.org “Through Our Eyes,” New Canaan High School Art Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center Gallery, 681 South Ave. Through March 20. Gallery hours: Wed-Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. 203-594-3638, carriagebarn.org
NEWTOWN
America’s First Ladies: “First Ladies: An Adventure in Glamour, Guts & Gumption,” Cyrenius Booth Library Meeting Room, 25 Main St. March 8,
2 p.m. info@newtownhistory.org
NORWALK Music
“Jim Clark Winter Series-Swingin Saxes,” Library, 1 Belden Ave. March 8, 3 p.m. norwalkpl.org
RIDGEFIELD Films
“The Upstanders,” Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. March 10, 7 p.m. Free; Ridgefield Lacrosse Family Movie Night with “Crooked Arrows,” March 11, 6:30 p.m. $18-$13. 203-438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Specials
“Acrobats of China-The New Shanghai Circus,” Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. March 8, 4 p.m. $35. 203438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Visual Arts
Tom Friedman: “Hazmat Love,” Radcliffe Bailey: “Vessell III,” Nari Ward: “Apollo/ Poll,” and Tony Tasset: “Deer,” Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. All four exhibits run through March 15; “Weather Report,” through April 19; “Eva LeWitt,” through April 26; Zoe Sheehan Saldana: “There Must Be Some Way Out of Here,” runs through May 17. 203-438-4519.
STAMFORD Books
Author & Radio Host Jennifer Jewell with “The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants,” Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. March 10, 7-9 a.m. $35, $25.
Fairs/Festivals
Maple Sugar Festival Weekend, Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. March 8, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $12 nonmembers, $6 members. 203-322-1646, stamfordmuseum.org
Specials
Civility in America: A Talk with General David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Ret.), Ferguson Library, 1 Public Library Plaza. March 10, 6 p.m.
Stage
“Beyond Therapy,” Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, Dressing Room Theatre, 1349 Newfield Ave. Through March 15. curtaincallinc.com
Visual Arts
“The Contemplative Landscape: Paintings by Robert Selkowitz,” Jewish Community Center, 1035 Newfield Ave. Through April 30. Reception March 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. “Thomas D. Mangelsen- A Life in the Wild,” Stamford Museum & Nature Center Bendel Galleries, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Through March 15. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. stamfordmuseum.org “Entre Chien et Loup,” (Between Dog & Wolf), Loft Artists Gallery, 575 Pacific St. Through March 8. Gallery: 1-4:30 p.m. “Stamford Art Association Student Art Show,” Stamford Art Association Townhouse Gallery, 39 Franklin St. Through March 12. Hours: Thu, Fri 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat, Sun noon-3 p.m. 203-325-1139, stamfordartassociation.org
STRATFORD Kids
Mad Hatters Tea Party, Library, 2203 Main St. March 8, 3 p.m. Register; Junior Scientists, March 9, 6 p.m. Register. 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org
Specials
Connecticut WeddingCONN, UConn Alumni Center, 2384 Alumni Dr. March 8, noon. Free for Brides & Grooms.
Stage
“The Dining Room,” Stratford Academy, 719 Birdseye St. Through March 22. $22 adults, $20 seniors, students. $25 reserved front row seating upon availability. 203375-8778, squareonetheatre.com
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. Comedy Whindersson Nunes, Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. March 8, 7 p.m. (Show is performed in Portuguese). tarrytownmusichall.org TRUMBULL Music
U.S. Coast Guard Dixieland Jazz Band, Regional Center for the Arts, 23 Oakview Dr. March 8, 3 p.m. RCA Jazz Combo opens. Free. Reservations suggested. 203-3658930.
UNCASVILLE Comedy
Robert Kelly, Comix Roadhouse at Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. March 5, 8 p.m.; March 6, 7:30 p.m.; March 7, 7, 9:30 p.m. $55-$20. mohegansun.com, ticketmaster.com. or call 800-745-3000
Music
Mohegan Sun Resort & Casinos, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. In the Wolf Den: Jenna Paulette, March 5, 8 p.m.; Colt Ford, March 6, 8 p.m.; Reel Big Fish, March 7, 8 p.m.; Waylon Payne, March 8, 7 p.m. 888226-7711, mohegansun.com
WASHINGTON Books
Discussion of “The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming” by David Wallace-Wells, Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Road. March 10, 6:30 p.m. 860-868-7586, gunnlibrary.org
Films
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Road. March 9, 1 p.m. 860-8687586, gunnlibrary.org
Visual Arts
“Moving Parts” multimedia sculpture and mobiles by Jen Abbott-Tillou, Gunn Memorial Library Stairwell Gallery, 5 Wykeham Road. Through March 14. 860- 868-7756, gunnhistoricalmuseum.org
WASHINGTON DEPOT Visual Arts
“Monoprint,” Washington Art Association & Gallery, 4 Bryan Plaza.Through April 26. Gallery hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m. Closed Mon. 860-868-2878, washingtonartassociation.org
WESTPORT Educational
The Conversation of “Do or Die,” Library, 20 Jesup Road. March 8, 1 p.m. 203-2914800, westportlibrary.org
Films
“Women at War,” Library, 20 Jesup Road. March 10, 2-5 p.m. 203-291-4800, westportlibrary.org Specials Genealogy FUN-damentals Series: Services — buy or not to buy? Westport Historical Society, 25 Avery Place. March 11, noon. $15 individual sessions. Advance registration recommended.
Visual Arts
“Westport’s Suffragists-Our Neighbors, Our Crusaders,” Library Jesup Gallery, 20 Jesup Road. Through May 13. “The Kids’ Wall at Longshore Pool,” South Gallery, through March 11. 203-291-4800, westportlibrary.org “Dragon Lady: The Life of Sigrid Schultz” Exhibit, Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place. Through Nov. 14; “Becoming Westport,” through June 30. $5 adults, $3 students & seniors, free members & children 10 and under. Tue-Fri, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat, Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
WILTON Books
Discussion of “Freshwater” by Akwaeke Emezi and “Breaking Kola” by Catherine Onyemelukwe, Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. March 11, noon. Register. 203-7623950, or online at wiltonlibrary.org.
Lectures
History Lecture Series: “The Harlem Renaissance: Connections and Creativity” by Reggie Quinerly, Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. March 8, 4 p.m. wiltonhistorical.org
Visual Arts
Remembering Dave: A Brubeck Family Album, Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. Runs through April 18, wiltonhistorical.org
YONKERS, N.Y. Music
Irish Concert with Pipes and Drums of the Police Emerald Society of Westchester, Celtic Cross, Pipes and Drums of the Police Emerald Society of Westchester, Shilelagh Law, Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, 810 Yonkers Ave. March 8, 2-4:30 p.m. $20. 914-968-4200, empirecitycasino.com