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BRIDGEPORT

BLACK HISTORY MONTH “The Tuskegee Airmen,” Bridgeport Library Newfield Branch, 755 Central Ave. Feb. 9, 4-6 p.m. WPKN’s Film Series with “Judas and The Black Messiah,” Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., $10. bijoutheatrect.net

COMEDY

Brian Scolaro, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m.; Rocky Dale Davis, Feb. 10 & 11, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Valentine's Day Show with Rodney Laney, Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. bridgeport.stressfactory.com

MUSIC

Greater Bridgeport Symphony presents “Third Turn” with guest Conductor Chelsea Tipton II, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. March 18, 8 p.m., $65-$18. gbs.org Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. Lineup: British Legends of Rock Show, Feb. 24, 8 p.m., $40-$25; Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience with Joby Rogers, Feb. 25, 8 p.m., $42-$27. bijoutheatrect.net “Sir Paul-Music of Paul McCartney,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Feb. 25, 8 p.m. dtcab.com Fairfield County Children’s Choir: Broadway Melodies Concert, Auction & Cocktail

Hour, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Feb. 11. Silent auction & cocktail hour, 6 p.m.; Concert, 7 p.m., $15-$45. Concert will also be livestreamed on the website. Livestream tickets, $25. theklein.org Jazz/Soul Vocalist Rhonda Denét “From Ella to Aretha,” Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Free. theklein.org

SPECIALS

“Crabby Cabaret Presents: Love & Hate- A“not so” Happy Valentine’s Show,” Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $20-$15. bijoutheatrect.net “Jack and the Beanstalk,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Feb. 18-March 26. Sat-Sun, noon & 2:30 p.m. dtcab.com Workshop: “The Intersections of Food Sovereignty & Social Justice,” Housatonic Museum of Art, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Feb. 15, 5-7 p.m. Free. jreynolds-kaye@housatonic.edu

VISUAL ARTS

“The Practice of Democracy: A View From Connecticut,” Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall, Housatonic Community College Campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Through Feb. 24. housatonicmuseum.org.

BROOKFIELD STAGE

“Spring Awakening,” Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, 184 Whisconier Road. Feb. 17-March 4. brookfieldtheatre.org

DANBURY SPECIALS

Western Connecticut State University’s Department of

Art hosts events, WCSU Visual and Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Lineup: Sip & Paint, Feb. 3, 7-9 p.m., $35. Tickets at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com.; Visiting Artist Lectures: Chie Fueki, Room 144, Feb. 9, 11 a.m. and Danny Schwartz, Room 144, Feb. 21, 11 a.m. Register for either talk at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com. 100@100 Off-The-Wall Art Exhibit and Fundraiser, WCSU Visual and Performing Arts Center Gallery, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Feb. 25, 3-6 p.m. Evening of art, music, food and drinks. Benefits the WCSU Department of Art. Tickets at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com. The artwork will be on public view during the Gallery's usual hours beginning on Thursday, Feb. 9. Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras with The Danbury Brass Band concert and Party, Immanuel Lutheran Church basement, 18 Clapboard Ridge Road. Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Free. 203-7464222. “Wildlife Talk: Moose,” virtual program hosted by Danbury Public Library on Zoom, Feb. 15, 3-4 p.m. Registration required. danburylibrary.org

STAGE

WCSU Dept. of Theatre Arts

presents “Allegro,” Western Connecticut State University's Visual and Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Feb. 24-March 5. wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com

VISUAL ARTS

“Material Culture,” Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. Through March 31. stillrivereditions.com “Danbury (Re)Discovered: Eighty Years :: Eighty Objects :: Eighty Stories,” Danbury Museum, 43 Main St. Through April 1. danburymuseum.org

DARIEN DANCE

East Coast Contemporary Ballet performs “Dance is in the Air,” an all-new varied program of love, passion and playfulness for Valentine's Day, Darien Arts Center Weatherstone Studio, 2 Renshaw Road. Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 12, 2 p.m., $35. darienarts.org

VISUAL ARTS

“Joyous Spirit” by Mireille

Duchesne, Geary Gallery, 576 Boston Post Road. Through Feb. 25. gearygallery.com

FAIRFIELD DANCE

WPKN’s Black History Month Celebration with Bill T. Jones Arnie Zane Dance Company, Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. VIP Reception, 6 p.m. $50 performance only, $100 VIP Reception & Performance. quickcenter.com MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. EVENT 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation speech “Social Justice Now” presented by Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead, PhD, Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Feb. 9, 7 p.m. Free. fairfield.edu/ mlk

MUSIC

Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. Lineup: On A Winter's Nightfeaturing Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky and Patty Larkin, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.; Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway: Broadway-The Calla-Way, Feb. 18, 8 p.m.; Los Lobos, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. shucommunitytheatre.org Soundwaves Concert with Belgian Chocolate and Romantic Rhapsodies for Violin and Piano, Fairfield Public Library Memorial Room, 1080 Old Post Road. Feb. 12, 2 p.m. Register at fplct.librarymarket.com/events/month. Fairfield Theatre Company ,70 Sanford St. Lineup: Masters of the Telecaster featuring Jim Weider & GE Smith, StageOne, Feb. 10, 7:45 p.m., $48; American Authors with Billy Raffoul, Warehouse, Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $28; School of Rock, Warehouse, Feb. 11, 9:30 a.m., $20, free students and kids. fairfieldtheatre.org GospelFest 2023: Hallelujah!, performed by Sacred University Choral Program, Sacred Heart University Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 5151 Park Ave. Feb. 25, 8 p.m. $10, free SHU students with ID. edgertoncenter.org SHU Choral Program presents a solo vocal recital by baritone Christopher Grundy, Sacred Heart University Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave. Feb. 12, 3 p.m., $25, $15 seniors, free SHU students with ID. edgertoncenter.org

STAGE

Jib Productions Play With

Your Food presents a season of One Act Plays, Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. Feb. 15, noon. $60 with lunch. jibproductions.org.

VISUAL ARTS

Community Art Show “New Beginnings...After the Pause,” Fairfield Public Library Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through Feb. 11. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org “Moon Dance” artwork by Ronnie Gold, Steven Labkoff, Marjorie Sopkin, Fairfield Public Library Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Feb. 18-April 15. Reception, Feb. 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org “Pairings,” Art/Place Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Through March 5. Reception, Feb. 12, 2-5 p.m. Artist talk, 3 p.m. artplacegallery.org “The Road to Busytown: Richard Scarry’s Life in Fairfield County,” Fairfield Museum & History Center Spaght Gallery, 370 Beach Road. Through April 30. fairfieldhistory.org Fairfield University Art Museum hosts, “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-Based Inequality, Violence and Discrimination,” presented in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through April 8. Related events: Virtual Lecture: “Women's Rights Are Human Rights,” Feb. 13, 5 p.m. Stream only on thequicklive.com; Panel Discussion with Faculty Co-Curators, Kelley Theatre, March 1, 5 p.m. Event will not be livestreamed but will be recorded. fairfield.edu/museum Fairfield University Art Museum: “Norma Minkowitz: Body to Soul,” presented in Bellermine Hall Galleries in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through April 8. Exhibit also accessible through the museum's website as a video tour and a 3-D virtual tour. fairfield.edu/museum

GREENWICH MUSIC

Greenwich Symphony

Orchestra Concert, Greenwich High School Performing Arts Center, 10 Hillside Road. Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 19, 3 p.m., $40 adult individual tickets, $10 students. greenwichsymphony.org Greenwich Choral Society with a concert, featuring Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with excerpts from Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, Greenwich High School Performing Arts Center, 10 Hillside Road. Feb. 25., $55, $40, $25, free for students K-12. gcs-ct.org

STAGE

Play With Your Food

lunchtime play reading series produced by JIB Productions, Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave. Feb. 16 , noon-1:30 p.m., $60 theater and boxed lunch. jibproductions.org/playwith-your-food

VISUAL ARTS

Licata Glass Art Exhibit, Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave. Through March 8. greenwicharts.org “My Story, Our Future-South Asian American Youth Voices of Connecticut Exhibit,” Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Road. Feb. 13-26. $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, and free to children under 18 and Greenwich Historical Society Members. greenwichhistory.org February Hearts with Stacy

Faulk, Gertrude White Gallery at the YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Ave. Through Feb. 28. Call 203-869-6501, ext. 100 for viewing times.

“Glow,” Flinn Gallery at Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Ave. Feb. 9-March 22. Opening Reception, Feb. 9, 6-8 p.m. flinngallery.com

NEW CANAAN MUSIC

Inaugural Concert to honor the new New Canaan library, New Canaan Library Jim and Dede Bartlett Auditorium, March 2, 7 p.m. Tickets at newcanaanchambermusic.org/tickets

STAGE

CT Playmakers and Town Players of New Canaan present “Ordinary People,” Powerhouse Theater, Waveny Park. 679 South Ave. Feb. 17-March 5. Fri, Sat 8 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m., $30, $25 seniors, students. tpnc.org

VISUAL ARTS

“Reclaimed Topographies,” Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 66 Elm St. Through March 11. heathergaudiofineart.com “Mio Yamato:The Breathing Star,” Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 66 Elm St. March 18-April 29. Opening reception, March 18, 4-6 p.m. heathergaudiofineart.com “New Members 2023,” Silvermine Gallery, 1037 Silvermine Road. Through Feb. 25. silvermineart.org “The Silvermine Art Colony: Paintings and Sculpture/On

Canvas and Paper,” New Canaan Museum & Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge Road. Through April 29. Tue-Fri 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Feb. 4, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. nchistory.org “43rd Annual Photography Show,” Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Ave. Through March 5. carriagebarn.org

NEW MILFORD STAGE

“Freud’s Last Session,” TheatreWorks, 5 Brookside Ave. Feb. 23-March 11. $25 reserved seating, $20 students and military personnel and veterans with ID. theatreworks.us

NEWTOWN COMEDY

Marty Caproni, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St. Feb. 25, 8 p.m., $25. edmondtownhall.org

NORWALK MUSIC

“Carousel: A Concert,”

hosted by Norwalk Symphony Orchestra & New Paradigm Theatre, Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave. Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., $10 students and children, $25, $37.50, $50 adults. Snow Date: Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. Partnering with the Domestic Violence Crisis Center. norwalksymphony.org

Wall Street Theater,

71 Wall St. Lineup: First Ladies of Disco-Retro Music Box, Feb. 11, 8 p.m.; Riders on the Storm: Doors Tribute, Feb. 17, 8 p.m. wallstreettheater.com

STAGE

“I Hate Hamlet,” Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, 509 Westport Ave. Through Feb. 19. Showtimes: Fri 8 p.m.; Sat 2 & 8 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m. musictheatreofct.com A Reading Series of New Plays by Contemporary Playwrights, Music Theatre of Connecticut, 509 Westport Ave. March 21, & April 11. All readings 7 p.m. musictheatreofct.com VALENTINE’S DAY A Love-ly Tea Party with the Blue Teapot Café,

Norwalk Public Library, 1 Belden Ave. Feb. 10, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Feb. 11, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., $18 adults, $12 children.

VISUAL ARTS

“Of the Moment” Members Exhibit; “Linda Herritt:

Patterned Prose,” Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Ave. Duel exhibits through Feb. 19. contemprints.org “Korry Fellow Susan Hardesty Exhibit,” The Norwalk Art Space, 455 West Ave. Feb. 16-April 13. thenorwalkartspace.org

“From the RAC Studio: Instructors & Students Show

2023,” Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave. Through Feb. 18. rowaytonarts.org.

RIDGEFIELD MUSIC

Pepsi Rock Series: Steve Morse Band, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., $45$125; Robert Cray, March 1, 8 p.m., $55-$70. ridgefieldplayhouse.org Calling All Musicians-BandJam: Rock

The House is accepting submissions, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Now-Feb. 10. Submit your songs (at least one original) on the Ridgefield Playhouse submission portal, located on the homepage of the Playhouse website. If chosen, you will be part of Bandjam: Rock the House 2023, a live music competition that takes place in April. ridgefieldplayhouse.org. Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra with “Destiny,” Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Feb. 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m. ridgefieldsymphony.org

STAGE “Rock of Ages,”

ACT Of Connecticut, 36 Old Quarry Road. Through March 19. actofct.org

VISUAL ARTS

Aldrich Contemporary Art

Museum, 258 Main St. Exhibits: “Prima Materia: The Periodic Table in Contemporary Art,” Through Aug. 27; “Hangama Amiri: A Homage to Home,” Through June 11; “Kathleen Ryan: Head and Heart,” through May. 14; “David Shaw: Last Steps,” through April 23. aldrichart.org Ridgefield Guild of Artists Presents: Anything Goes! Member Themed Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Lane. Through Feb. 12. rgoa.org

SHELTON STAGE

“Xanadu,” Center Stage Theatre, 54 Grove St. Feb. 17-26. centerstageshelton.org

SHERMAN SPECIALS

JCC of Sherman, 9 Route 39 S. Events: Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Sherman Middle School Band & Chorus, Feb. 11, 9-11 a.m.; The Hooligans with guest Rory Gordon, Feb. 11, 7 p.m.; Fundraiser for Ukraine, Feb. 19, 4 p.m.; The Mighty Ploughboys, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.; Sunday Speaker Series: Professor Eli Noam with “The Future of Technology and Media,” Feb. 26, 1 p.m. jccinsherman.org

VISUAL ARTS

“Pour Your Heart Into Art” paintings by Christy Bonaiuto, Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Center. Through Feb. 22. shermanlibrary.org.

SOUTHBURY COMEDY

Valentines Comedy Night with Troy Bond & Torey Cole, Heritage Hotel, 522 Heritage Road. Feb. 10, 8 p.m. $20 online, $25 at the door. getfilthycomedy.com

STAMFORD BLACK HISTORY MONTH

“Guess Who’s Coming To

Dinner,” Ferguson Library Harry Bennett Branch, 115 Vine Road. Feb. 10, 2-4 p.m.

COMEDY

Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Lineup: Bob DiBuono, Feb. 25, 8 p.m., $19; Michael Blackson, Feb. 26, 7 p.m., $90-$55. palacestamford.org

DANCE

Connecticut Ballet’s “Be My

Valentine,” Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m., $75-$50. palacestamford.org

MUSIC

Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Lineup: Marisela & Alvaro Torres, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $79. Purchase palacestamford.org

SPECIALS

Bevs & Bites, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 151 Scofieldtown Road. Feb. 10, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $80 members, $90 nonmembers. stamfordmuseum.org

STAGE “Groundhog Day,”

Curtain Call's Kweskin Theatre at Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave. Through Feb. 18. curtaincallinc.com

VALENTINE’S DAY

An Evening of Love Songs with Juan David Corrales, Ferguson Library South End Branch, 34 Woodland Ave. Feb. 10, 6-8 p.m.

VISUAL ARTS

“Yuko Ike: Reminisce,” Stamford Jewish Community Center, 1035

Newfield Ave. Through Feb 24. “Sophy Regensburg: A Retrospective,”

Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Through March 19. stamfordmuseum.org

“Jean Benoit’s Journey,”

Mayor's Gallery 10th fl. Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd. Through March 3. esgordon@optonline.net

STRATFORD BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Black History Month events, Stratford Library, 2203 Main St. Art Exhibit: Mini exhibit features historic voices, people of color, with words to live by, Main Lobby, through Feb.; Screening of “Till,” Feb. 13, noon; Books Over Coffee: “Stories from the Tenants Downstairs,” Feb. 22, noon stratfordlibrary.org

MUSIC

“Pedals, Pipes and Pizza + Orgelkids,” Stratford United Methodist Church, 2600 Main St. Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. Free workshop for musical youth grades 3-12. bit.ly/3R8eehE

VISUAL ARTS

“Charles Marqua: Personal

Places,” Baldwin Center Galler, 1000 W. Broad St. Through March 3. 203385-4050.

WESTPORT LECTURES

Malloy Lecture in the Arts with Richard Butler,

British painter and musician best known as the singer and founder of the Psychedelic Furs, Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road. Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Limited in-person seating. Livestream of the show, and a recording available for viewing afterward. Livestream registrants will receive links to view the program 48 hours before the event. In-person registration at bit.ly/3vnrGDZ

MUSIC

Music at MoCA Concert Series with Talisk (Scottish

Folk), MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Tpke. Feb. 18, 7 p.m., $50, $30 student, seniors. mocawestport.org

Jazz Nights, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 465 Riverside Ave. Feb. 9, 16, 23, 7-10 p.m. Reserve at vfw399ct.org.

STAGE

Play With Your Food-One Act Plays,

MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Tpke. Feb. 14, noon-1:30 p.m., $60. jibproductions.org/play-with-your-food