PLAN ON IT
Best of the arts in the weeks ahead
BRIDGEPORT
Christmas
Holiday Lights Spectacular, Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, 500 Broad St. Through Jan. 2, 5-10 p.m. $25 per car. hartfordhealthcareamp.com
“The Nutcracker” performed by Westport Academy of Dance, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Nov. 27, 3 p.m.; Nov. 28, 2 p.m. Tickets: $26 intheater. Livestream: $26. theklein.org
“The Santa Story,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Dec. 2-30, noon & 2:30 p.m. Tickets at dtcab.com Comedy
Paul Virzi, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. Nov. 26, 27, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Hart of the City Reunion Comedy Show, Nov. 28, 7 p.m. Visit website for tickets. bridgeport.stressfactory.com
Afternoon of Short Comic Plays by Local Playwrights, Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. Nov. 28, 2 p.m. $10. bijoutheatrect.net
Music
The Ultimate Boy Band Tribute-Larger Than Life, Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. Nov. 26, 8 p.m. $39-$24; Journey Tribute-Almost Journey, Nov. 27, 8 p.m. $41-$26. bijoutheatrect.net
Specials
The Shebeen Irish Bar & Grill, 2652 Fairfield Ave. Hosts Events: Karaoke with Bill Richards, Thursdays & Saturdays 8 p.m.; Trivia Wednesdays with Ward, 7 p.m.
Visual Arts
“Books on the Verge” Exhibit of Book Art, The Gallery at Metro Art Studios, 345 Railroad Ave. Through Jan. 16.
“SHIM Eco: The Coral Reef Principle,” Ursa Gallery in the Arcade Mall, 1001 Main St. Through March 12. ursa.gallery
“It’s Complicated,” City Lights Gallery, 265 Golden Hill St. Group Exhibit through Jan. 8. citylightsgallery.org
“DRIP-DROP, TICK-TOCK, HERE + NOW,” Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall, Housatonic Community College Campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd. The show will be on view through Dec. 10. To plan a visit, call 203-332-5052, or check the museum’s website. houstaonicmuseum.org.
DANBURY Christmas
Hand-crafted ceramic works created by student artists at Western Connecticut State University available for purchase during the holiday ceramics sale and open house, Western Connecticut State University, White Hall Room 017, Midtown Campus, 181 White St. Dec. 1 & 2, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Price range $5-$25. 203-837-8403, robeaul@wcsu.edu or pr@wcsu.edu.
“It’s a Wonderful Life Live Radio Play,” The Palace Danbury, 165 Main St. Dec. 5, 2 p.m. $25, $20 seniors. 203-7949944, thepalacedanbury.com
Visit Santa Claus-All Aboard The “Snow Clipper,” Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St. Dec. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19. Trains will depart 12:30, 2, 3:30, 5, and 6:30 p.m. $20 ages 2 and up. Reservations required. danburyrail.org Visual Arts
“10 Year Retrospective Group Exhibit” featuring some of the many past artists who have exhibited, Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. Viewing in-person and virtually. The exhibit will run through Dec. 17. 203-791-1474, stillrivereditions.com
“American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio 2012-2019 Exhibit,” Western Connecticut State University Gallery at the Visual & Performing Arts Center Gallery, 43 Lake Ave. ext. on the Westside Campus. Through Dec. 5. wcsu.edu/art/gallery/upcoming-exhibitions/
FAIRFIELD
Christmas
Holiday Express Train Show Opening Night, Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Dec. 3, 5-8:30 p.m. $5 adults, $3 students and children. Kids under 5 are free. Runs through Jan. 2. Dec. 24-Jan. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 203-2591598, fairfieldhistory.org Sacred Heart University Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave. Christmas Lineup: “An Irish Christmas Celebration, performed by the SHU Choral Program, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. & Dec. 5, 2 p.m.; “Christmas Memories,” performed by the SHU Band, Dec. 5, 3 p.m. All concerts are $10, free SHU students with ID. edgertoncenter.org
Comedy
Fairfield Comedy Club hosts Robert Dean, Fairfield Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Nov. 26, 9 p.m. $25; J.P. McDade, Nov. 27, 7 & 9 p.m. $25. fairfieldcomedyclub.com
Music
CT Live: Coffeehouse featuring Drew Angus, Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. Dec. 2, 7 p.m.; A Classic Holiday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m.; Bernie Williams Collective, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at shucommunitytheatre.org
Brother Joscephus & The Love Revolution, Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St. Nov. 26, 7:45 p.m. $28; Mullett’s Ron Jovi Memorial Show, Warehouse, Nov. 26, 8 p.m. $28. Visit website for tickets. fairfieldtheatre.org
Echoes of Sinatra & Dino & Sammy-A Celebration of the Men & Their Music, Penfield Pavilion, 323 Fairfield Beach Road. Dec. 4. Doors open 6 p.m., 7 p.m. show. $45. 21+ BYOB event. No chairs or tables set-up. Auditorium style seating to the first 250 people in the Pavilion. fairfieldct.org
Stage
Theatre Fairfield’s Wien Black Box Theatre in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts at Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road. presents “Project X,” Dec. 2, 4, 5. $10 general admission, $5 students. Show is live in-theatre or livestream. Tickets available at theatrefairfield.org
Visual Arts
Member Show Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Art/Place, Art/Place Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Through Jan. 2, noon-5 p.m. Related event: Holiday Party, Dec. 5, 2-5 p.m. Live music, and artist talks. artplacegallery.org
“Poetic Expressions,” Art/Place Gallery Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Dec. 4- Jan. 29. Reception: Dec. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Artist talk 6 p.m. artplacegallery.org
Fairfield University Art Museum fall exhibits focus on issues of racial justice, racism, police reform, and Black history in the United States. All exhibits on view through Dec. 18: “Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects,” presented in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts; “Roberto Lugo: New Ceramics,” and Robert Gerhardt: Mic Check,” presented in Bellarmine Hall Galleries. Visit website for virtual programs that accompany these exhibits. Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road. fairfield.edu/museum
“Behind the Scenes” artwork of the gallery curators, Fairfield Public Library Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through Nov. 27. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org
“Line, Shape, Color, and Form,” Hollis Taggart Gallery, 330 Pequot Ave. Through Dec. 11. info@hollistaggart.com, 212-628-4000.
“Exploring the Mid-Century Backyard: “Patios, Pools, and the American Backyard,” Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Through Dec. 31. “Topping the Charts: The Rise of Bridgeport's Columbia Records,” through April 3, 2022. Free Museum members, $5 nonmember adults, $3 students and seniors, and kids under 5 are free. fairfieldhistory.org
“Birds of the Northeast: Gulls to Great Auks” virtual art exhibit, presented by Fairfield University Art Museum’s Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, on view on the museum’s website, through Dec. 31. thequicklive.com fairfield.edu/museum
GREENWICH
Christmas
Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale, First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Ave. Old Greenwich. Nov. 27 & 28; Dec. 4 & 5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. fccog.org
Greenwich Historical Society hosts Holiday Events: Winter Market, Christ Church, 254 E. Putnam Ave. Dec. 2,
5:30-8:30 p.m., Dec. 3, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 4, 9:30 a.m.- p.m.; Festival of Tabletop Trees, Greenwich Historical Society Lobby, Dec. 2, 3, 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Holiday Festival, Greenwich Historical Society, Dec. 3. greenwichhistory.org
Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Workshop, Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses, 437 North St. Nov. 26-Dec. 24. greenwichreindeerfestival.com
Specials
Greenwich Historical Society hosts “Create in the Barn Series” events: Holiday Wreathmaking Workshop with Red Flower Truck: Create a beautiful one-ofa-kind wreath, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m. $90 members, $100 nonmembers. Tickets at bit.ly/39oqJjR. greenwichhistory.org
Visual arts
“Evolution Exhibit by Sen2 Figueroa,” Greenwich Arts Council Bendheim Gallery, 299 Greenwich Ave. 2fl. Through Dec. 6. greenwichartscouncil.org
Illustrations of woodland animal adventures from Volga Kott’s collection of delightful children’s tales, YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Ave. Through Nov. 29. 203869-6501,ext 100.
“Not By The Book,” Greenwich Library Flinn Gallery, 101 W. Putnam Ave. Through Dec. 8. flinngallery.com
“Layers Of Life” Collection of works By Derek Gores, Sandra Morgan Interiors & Art Prive Gallery, 135 E. Putnam Ave. 203-629-8121, sandramorganinteriors.com
Greenwich Art Society presents “Paintings by Julie Tehrani,” Greenwich Hospital Garden Cafe, 5 Perryridge Road. Through Feb. 28.
“Fisher Dollhouse: A Venetian Palazzo in Miniature,” Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Through Jan. 21; “Resolute: Native Nations Art in the Bruce Collection,” through Jan. 31. 203-869-0376, brucemuseum.org
MILFORD
Christmas
“The Littlest Christmas Tree,” Milford Arts Center, 40 Railroad Ave. Dec. 3-19. $25. Visit website for tickets. pantochino.com
Music
Live Music: Wicked Gypsies, Milford Sports Pub & Grill, 290 Old Gate Lane. Nov. 27, 9 p.m. $10. Tickets at milfordsportspub.com
NEW CANAAN
Holiday
“Deck the Walls,” Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Ave. Nov. 28-Dec. 11. Wreath Auction & Sale, Small Works Exhibit. Related events: Artist Sunday/ Opening: Nov. 28, 1-5 p.m.; Deck The Walls Holiday Party, Dec. 2, 7-10 p.m. Tickets required; Holiday Trunk Show, Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. & Dec. 5, 1-5 p.m. 203-594-3638, carriagebarn.org Visual Arts
“Re-inventing the Every-day” new exhibit featuring works by Gabriel de la Mora, Martín Soto Climent and Eduardo Terrazas, on view at Heather Gaudio Fine Arts PROJECTS, located on 78 Elm St. 203-801-9590, heathergaudiofineart.com
“Beauty is Truth” exhibit by Hans Neleman, Jean Jacobs Gallery, 84 Main St. Through Nov. 30. 203-703-8762, jeanjacobsgallery.com
“Ann Gardner: Expanding the Perception of Light,” Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 66 Elm St. Through Jan. 8. 203-8019590, heathergaudiofineart.com
“Women of Waveny: Artists, Patrons, and the Lapham Legacy,” Museum & Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge Road. Through March 31. nchistory.org
“A•ONE,” Silvermine Gallery, 1037 Silvermine Road. Through Dec. 30. Inperson viewing Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 203-966-9700, ext. 3, silvermineart.org
NORWALK Christmas
Rowayton Arts Center hosts a Holiday Gift Show, Nov. 26-Dec. 24. Show hours: Nov. 26, noon-5 p.m.; Nov. 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Nov. 28, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Regular show hours through Dec. 24. Related event: Rowayton Gift Stroll-Shop Local from Pinkney Park to Rowayton Arts Center, Dec. 8, 4-8 p.m.
Shark-Diving Santa, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 N. Water St. Nov. 26-28, and then Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. Times are 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. maritimeaquarium.org
Christmas Concert “All is Well,” Norwalk Community Chorale’s virtual choral performance, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. Free. norwalkcommunitychorale.org
“Holiday Enchantment at the Mansion,” Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Opens Dec. 8, noon. Runs through Jan. 9. $15-$8. Tickets at lockwoodmathewsmansion.com Holiday
Celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights with a Menorah Lighting Celebration, Stew Leonard’s, 100 Westport Ave. Nov. 28, 5 p.m. Live music, holiday song and dance and pre-packaged Kosher refreshments. Traditional dreidels and chocolate gelt will be distributed to all.
Outdoor Public Menorah Lighting, Norwalk City Hall front lawn facing East Ave. Dec. 1, 5 p.m. Pre-packaged Chanukah gelt and pre-packaged Chanukah cookies and dreidels will be distributed to all. 203-247-6289.
Rowayton Holiday Bazaar, Pinkney Park, 177 Rowayton Ave. Nov. 27, noon-5 p.m.; Nov. 28, noon-6 p.m. Related event: Grand Opening of the Raymond Boathouse Maritime Museum in Pinkney Park, Nov. 27, noon-5 p.m. Proceeds from the Bazaar benefit the Museum. historicrowayton.org
Music
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Concerto Competition, Jan. 22, 2022. The winner of the competition will play their piece with the full orchestra at our Music for All Ages concert, March 20, 2022. Final date for applications to be accepted is Dec. 17. To find out more visit norwalksymphony.org
The Little Doobie Band, Wall Street Theater, 71 Wall St. Nov. 27, 8 p.m.; “John Denver” Christmas with Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon, Nov. 28, 8 p.m. Tickets at wallstreettheater.com Visual Arts
“Korry Fellow Kelly Rossetti and Joanna Lentini: Between Blurred Lines,” ADK House, The Norwalk Art Space, 455 West Ave. Exhibit runs through Dec. 2.
“Norwalk’s Changing Communities 13,000BC-1835,” Norwalk Historical Society, Mill Hill Historic Park Old Town Meeting House, 2 East Wall St. New exhibit open. Register for a self-guided tour time slot at norwalkhistoricalsociety.org.
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and Stamford Art Association juried exhibit, “Envisioning Space: Architecture Through the Ages.” Exhibit will be on view at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Museum, 295 West Ave. Through Jan 2. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com, stamfordartassociation.org
RIDGEFIELD
Christmas
“Festive Home,” Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Lane. Through Dec. 19. Regular Hours: Wed-Sun thru Dec. 19, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 203-438-8863, rgoa.org
Traveling Lantern Theatre Company peforms “The Story of Ebenezer Scrooge,” Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane. Nov. 27-28, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. $20 adults, $15 children. Tickets at bit.ly/3HzGfJM
Music
Pepsi Rock Series: “The Musical Box-A Genesis Extravaganza Vol. 2,” Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Dec. 1, 8 p.m. $60. Tickets at ridgefieldplayhouse.org, or visit or call the box office 203-4385795.
Jose’ Feliciano with Vaneese Thomas in Traffick Jam Live-Disrupting Human Trafficking, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Benefit Concert Nov. 30, 7 p.m. $125-$55. Tickets at ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Visual Arts
Karla Knight “Navigator,” Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. Through May 8. Related event: Artist Conversation: Karla Knight and Roz Chast, Dec. 7, 7-8 p.m. $30 in-person, $15 virtual streaming. Tickets at bit.ly/3otys7n. Adrienne Elise Tarver: The Sun, The Moon, and The Truth; and Lucia Hierro: Marginal Costs, both exhibits through Jan. 2. “After the Mobile,” a two-part solo exhibit by artist Tim Prentice that features five outdoor works, and a video portrait of the artist, presented both in the Museum’s galleries and Sculpture Garden. aldrichart.org
STAMFORD
Christmas
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical,” Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Nov. 27, 2 & 6 p.m. $50-$25. Purchase tickets at palacestamford.org or call the box office at 203-325-4466.
Holiday Stroll, Mill River Park & Greenway, 1040 Washington Blvd. Nov. 26Jan. 9. Visit website for times and tickets. theholidaystroll.com
Comedy
Lewis Black: It Gets Better Every Day, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Dec. 4, 8 p.m. $75-$50. Purchase tickets at palacestamford.org or call the box office at 203-325-4466.
Music
Schubert Club Concert Lecture Series Lineup: Fra. Sean Duggan, Jan. 28, 2022; Liana Paniyeva, March 4, 2022. Refreshments 9:45 a.m., Concert/Lectures 10 a.m.-noon. Contact Moira Schur Craw to attend at moira.craw@schurmethodmusic.com Visit website for information at schubertclub.org/concert-lecture-series
Stage
“Cinderella,” Curtain Call’s Kweskin Theatre at Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave. Through Dec. 18. Performances: Fri, Sat 7:30 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m.; and matinees, Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 & 18, 2 p.m. For tickets call the Box Office at 203-461-6358, or on the web at curtaincallinc.com
Visual Arts
“St. Philip Artists’Guild Takes a Field Trip,” Mayor’s Gallery 10th fl. Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd. Through Jan. 6. By appointment gasparinog@arict.org
“The Stamford Art Association Celebrates 50 Years of Bringing Art to the Community,” Stamford Jewish Community Center Gallery@ The J, 1035 Newfield Ave. Wine & Art Opening Reception, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m. Portrait drawing demonstration by Gigi Barrett. Exhibit runs Dec. 9-Jan. 28. stamfordartassociation.org
Holiday Exhibit: “The Artistry of Jacques Pépin,” Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Through Jan. 30. Opening Reception with the Artist & Holiday Artisan Market, Dec. 2, 4-7 p.m. Related event: Farm It Yourself: Barnyard Birds Paint Party, Dec. 5, 2-3:30 p.m. $15 members, $18 nonmembers. 203-322-1646, stamfordmuseum.org
“Fragments of Memory” Art Exhibit, Ferguson Library Main Branch, 1 Public Library Plaza. Through Jan. 8. 203-3518231, fergusonlibrary.org.
STRATFORD Christmas
Boothe Homestead Christmas, Boothe Memorial Park, 5800 Main St. Dec 3-5. The Homestead will be decorated in a Victorian theme. Three foot decorated trees available for auction. Preview Party Dec. 3, 6:30-9 p.m. $15 or 2 for $25. Dec. 4 & 5, 2-5 p.m. $5. Children under 12 are free. Boothe Memorial Railway Society will be open Dec. 3, 6:30-9 p.m.; Dec. 4, 2-5 p.m.
Music
Too Additional Nuts, Station House Wine Bar & Grill, 2520 Main St. Nov. 26, 7-10 p.m.; Murray the Wheel Trio, Nov. 27, 7-10 p.m. 203-377-1648, stationhousewinebar.com
Visual Arts
“Creative After Hours,” Arts Alliance of Stratford’s Art Show at the Sterling House Community Center’s Gallery, 2283 Main St. Runs through Dec. 3. artsallianceofstratford.org.