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Area entertainment guide
BRIDGEPORT
Comedy
Erin Maguire, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. $37.99; Earthquake, Feb. 18-19, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. bridgeport.stressfactory.com
Music
Funk Night, Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. Feb. 19, 7 p.m. $45$35. bijoutheatrect.net
Park City Music Hall, 2926 Fairfield Ave. Lineup: Jacob Jolliff Band with G. Rockwell, Feb. 18, 9 p.m. $16; “Who’s Bad,” Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute, Feb. 19, 9 p.m. $31; Papadosio, Feb. 20, 8 p.m. $80-$30. parkcitymusichall.com
Honey Dew, RoadRunner Kitchen + Bar, 2931 Fairfield Ave. Feb 18, 9 p.m.; Swamp Hogs, Feb. 19, 9 p.m. roadrunnerct.com
Stage
“Rapunzel,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Through March 20. dtcab.com
Visual Arts
“Opus ad Vivifica Art Show,” The Schelfhaudt Gallery at Paier College, 491 University Ave. Through March 3. paier.edu
“SHIM Eco: The Coral Reef Principle,” Ursa Gallery in the Arcade Mall, 1001 Main St. Through March 12. ursa.gallery
“Absorption and Reflection” featuring artist and guest curator Larry Morse with Adger Cowans and Iyaba Ibo Mandingo,” City Lights Gallery, 265 Golden Hill St. Feb. 17-March 17. Artists reception Feb. 20, 3:30-5:30 p.m. followed by a night of poetry and spoken word, hosted by artist/poet Iyaba Ibo Mandingo, Bijou Theatre, 270 Fairfield Ave. Admission is free to both events. citylightsgallery.org
“Making Your Mark: Prints and Drawings from the Hechinger Collection,” Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall, Housatonic Community College Campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Through March 25. Tickets must be reserved in advance. housatonicmuseum.org.
DANBURY
Music
Live music with Christopher Brown, Rosy Tomorrows, 15 Old Mill Plain Road. Feb. 17, 6 p.m.
The British Legends of Rock Show, Sugar Hollow Taproom, 66 Sugar Hollow Road. Suite 8. Feb. 19, 8 p.m. $10. fairfieldafterdark.com
Visual Arts
“Scratching the Surface: David Haislip,” Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. stillrivereditions.com
“Mohamad Hafez: Unsettled Nostalgia,” Western Connecticut State University Gallery at the Visual & Performing Arts Center Gallery, 43 Lake Ave. ext. on the Westside Campus. Through March 7. wcsu.edu/art/gallery/exhibitions/
FAIRFIELD Comedy
Fairfield Comedy Club, Fairfield Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Lineup: Andy Fiori, Feb. 26, 9 p.m. $25. fairfieldcomedyclub.com
Music
GospelFest: A New Day performed by Sacred University Choral Program, Sacred Heart University Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 5151 Park Ave. Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. $10. edgertoncenter.org
Celebration of Black Composers performed by Sacred Heart University Orchestra, Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. Feb. 27, 3 p.m. $10. Tickets at shucommunitytheatre.org
Classical Jazz on Two Pianos with Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi, Fairfield University’s Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Feb. 27, 3-5 p.m. $30, $5 students, $15 Quick Center members. quickcenter.com
Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St. Lineup: Joe Purdy with Earl Buck, StageOne, Feb. 17, 7:45 p.m. $25; Brett Dennen, Warehouse, Feb. 18, 8 p.m. $32; Billy Gilman, StageOne, Feb. 19, 7:45 p.m. $28. fairfieldtheatre.org
Stage
Sacred Heart University Theatre Arts Program Presents “The Mad Ones,” Sacred Heart University’s Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts Little Theatre, 5151 Park Ave. Through Feb. 20. $22, $15 senior citizen, alumni, $10 students. Tickets at edgertoncenter.org/
Visual Arts
“Assemblage,” Art/Place Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Through March 27. artplacegallery.org
“Parallels: Chloë Lamb and Bill Scott” a two-person exhibit of British artist Chloë Lamb and American artist Bill Scott, Hollis Taggart, 330 Pequot Ave. Through Feb. 26. hollistaggart.com
“Color Play” art by Earl Grenville Killeen, Dionne Pia, and Emily Teall, Fairfield Public Library Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through April 2. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org
Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Exhibits: “Visiting John Taylor Arms: A Master Printmaker and His Circle,” through April 24; “Topping the Charts: The Rise of Bridgeport’s Columbia Records,” through April 3. Free Museum members, $5 nonmember adults, $3 students and seniors, and kids under 5 are free. fairfieldhistory.org
Fairfield University Art Museum: “Ink/Stone,” presented in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through March 5. fairfield.edu/museum
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. fairfield.edu/museum
GREENWICH Music
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra “Listen Boldly,” Greenwich High School Performing Arts Center, 10 Hillside Road. Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 27, 3 p.m. $40 adult individual tickets, $10 students. greenwichsymphony.org
Visual arts
“Not Your Usual Alphabet,” Greenwich Arts Council Bendheim Gallery, 299 Greenwich Ave. Unique, unusual spin on letters, and/or numbers, presenting them in a new and expressive way. greenwichartscouncil.org
“Just Shoes: Where Art, Craft and Fantasy Meet,” Greenwich Library Flinn Gallery, 101 W. Putnam Ave. Through March 16. Registration required. flinngallery.com
Curator’s talk and gallery tour based on the recently acquired painting “The Red Mill, Cos Cob” by artist Childe Hassam titled “Cos Cob’s Lower Landing Through Artists’ Eyes,” Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Road. Feb. 23, noon. $15 members, $20 nonmembers. Registration recommended. greenwichhistory.org
Greenwich Art Society presents “Paintings by Julie Tehrani,” Greenwich Hospital Garden Cafe, 5 Perryridge Road. Through Feb. 28.
NEW CANAAN Stage
Town Players of New Canaan present “Barrymore,” Powerhouse Theater, Waveny Park. Feb. 25March 7. tpnc.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. heathergaudiofineart.com
“Women of Waveny: Artists, Patrons, and the Lapham Legacy,” Museum & Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge Road. Through March 31. nchistory.org
“Photography Exhibit,” Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Ave. Through Feb. 19. carriagebarn.org
“New Members Exhibit,” & “Jeremy Stenger Solo Exhibit,” Silvermine Gallery, 1037 Silvermine Road. Duel exhibits on view Through Feb. 25. silvermineart.org
NORWALK
Music
Greenwich Choral Society presents “Beethovan 2020+2,” Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave. Feb. 26, 4 p.m. $50, $40, $25, students K-12 free. Order online at gcs-ct.org.
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Concerto Competition winner will play their piece with the full orchestra at our Music for All Ages concert, March 20. norwalksymphony.org
Jazz with The Tony Purrone Trio, Ponza Italian Kitchen & Pizza, 690 Connecticut Ave. Feb. 17, 6-9 p.m.; AG3, Feb. 18, 7-10 p.m.; 9 of Hearts Dance Band, Feb. 19, 7-10 p.m.; Jim Mola Trio & RVR, Feb. 23, 6-9 p.m.Reserve at ponzaitaliankitchen.com
Stage
“Mountaintop,” Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, 509 Westport Ave. Through Feb. 20. All performances in-person. musictheatreofct.com
“New Voices-A Reading Series of New Plays by Contemporary Playwrights,” Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, 509 Westport Ave. Lineup: “Hollywood, Nebraska,” Feb. 21.; “Mulatto Boy,” March 21. Showtimes: 7 p.m. $20 each. musictheatreofct.com.
Visual Arts
“Think You Know Goldfish,” Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 N. Water St. New exhibit now on display through Spring 2022. maritimeaquarium.org
“Norwalk’s Changing Communities 13,000BC-1835,” Norwalk Historical Society, Mill Hill Historic Park Old Town Meeting House, 2 East Wall St. Register for a selfguided tour time slot at norwalkhistoricalsociety.org.
“Art Quilts and Original Book Illustrations” by Lizzy Rockwell and her friends and family, The Norwalk Art Space ADK House, 455 West Ave. Through March 10. thenorwalkartspace.org
“Fragments of Light, Impressions of Color,” Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Exhibit opens April 7 and run through Aug. 28. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.
“In the Garden,” Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave. Through March 5. rowaytonarts.org.
RIDGEFIELD Stage
“The Divas,” Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane. Through Feb. 26. Fri, Sat 8 p.m.; Feb. 20, 2 p.m. Cabaret-style seating. Tickets sold by the table. ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
Visual Arts
“212 Juried Small Group Exhibit,” Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Lane. Through March 27. rgoa.org
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. Exhibits: “Duane Slick: The Coyote Makes The Sunset Better,” through May 8; “Prima Facie” by Milano Chow, through May 8; Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski: Portal Pieces, through May 29; and Karla Knight “Navigator,” through May 1. aldrichart.org
“Feathers: Animals + Birds + Flowers” by Erin Nazzaro, Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St. Through March 14. aldrichart.org
STAMFORD Music
Stamford Symphony presents The Roaring Twenties featuring Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks with vocals by Barbara Rosene, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. $79-$25. stamfordsymphony.org
Stamford Symphony Spring Chamber Concert Series Lineup: “Beethoven and Florence Price,” First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, 178 Oenoke Ridge Road, Feb. 27, 3 p.m. $50 unreserved seats; “Women’s Work” Chamber Concert, Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Road, March 6, 2 p.m. $25 unreserved seats. stamfordsymphony.org
Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Lineup: Chris Janson-Halfway to Crazy Tour, Feb. 18, 8 p.m. $60-$35. palacestamford.org
Schubert Club Concert Lecture Series Lineup: Liana Paniyeva, March 4. Refreshments 9:45 a.m., Concert/ Lectures 10 a.m.-noon. Contact Moira Schur Craw to attend at moira.craw@schurmethodmusic.com schubertclub.org/concert-lectureseries
Stage
“Into the Woods,” Curtain Call’s Kweskin Theatre at Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave. Through Feb. 22. curtaincallinc.com
Visual Arts
Robert Dash: “Food For Thought Micro Views of Sustenance: Threats & Prospects,” Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Feb. 18-June 5. Reception April 21, 5-7 p.m. Advance register. stamfordmuseum.org/dash
“Lost & Found,” Loft Artists Gallery, 575 Pacific St. Through March 13. loftartists.org
STRATFORD Visual Arts
Exhibit of original paintings by Trumbull artist Sabine Bonnar, Stratford Library Main Lobby, 2203 Main St. Through March 31. stratfordlibrary.org
Arts Alliance of Stratford’s “Through Our Eyes” Art Show & Sale” celebrates local Black artists and creatives in the community, Sterling House Community Center’s Gallery, 2283 Main St. Through Feb. 18. Artists Talk, Feb. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. artsallianceofstratford.org.
WESTPORT Music
Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway: Deeper Than The Skin, Voices Café at the Unitarian Church, 10 Lyons Plains Road. Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. $25. voicescafe.org
Stage
Script in Hand playreading: “Murder by Misadventure,” Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court. Performed before a live audience, Feb. 21, 7 p.m. $20. westportplayhouse.org