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VISUAL ARTS Branford: Human Solidarity Resistance ART Show, through April 7, Branford Art Center, 1229Main St., 203-208-4455, 860-334-4642, 1229BACgallery@gmail.com. Bridgeport: BRAG and Friends: The Black Rock Art Guild Exhibition, March 29-April 3, reception March 29, 5-7p.m., free, Schelfhaudt Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Arnold Bernhard Center, 85Iranistan Ave. Chester: Seventh annual Winter Exhibit and the second annual Juried Show, through April 2, Maple and Main Gallery, 860-526-6065, mapleandmain@att.net, mapleandmaingallery.com. Clinton: Art of Watercolors with Paul Loescher, Thursdays, 6p.m., free, Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-669-2342, hchlibrary.org. Essex: Open house at Connecticut River Artisans Co-op, March 26, 1-3 p.m., free, artists learn more about the cooperative, how it works and how to join, 55N. Main St., 860-7675457, 860-578-9595. Essex: Brushstrokes’ “Points of View,” through April 29, free, Essex Meadows, 30Bokum Road, 860-7677201. Madison: Susan Powell Fine Art’s Spring Into Art exhibition, through April 1, 679Boston Post Road, Tuesday-Saturday 11a.m.-5p.m., 203318-0616, susanpowellfineart@ gmail.com, susanpowellfineart.com, facebook.com/susanpowellfineart. Madison: Eileen Carey exhibiting her paintings, through April 26, Madison Arts Cinema, 761Boston Post Road. Madison: Ann Grasso’s pen and ink, collage and watercolor works “Begging and Offering Bowls,” through April 4, bring a canned good to benefit the Madison Food Pantry, Mercy by the Sea’s Mary C. Daly RSM Art Gallery, 167Neck Road, Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m., 203-245-0401, mercybythesea.org. Madison: Madison Art Society’s Town Hall artists Patty Meglio of Northford and Judy Perry of Old Saybrook, March and April, Madison Town Hall, Campus Drive, open to the public during regular business hours, 860-399-6116. Milford: ”Body of Art” exhibition, through April 27, Tuesday-Friday, noon-4p.m., Milford Center for the Arts, 40Railroad Ave. S. Milford: Call for artists, “Waterscapes,” a marine-themed pop-up exhibit and juried show, April 8-9, reception April 8, 5:30-7p.m., receiving April 8, 9-11a.m., Milford Yacht Club, 131Trumbull Ave., 203-878-6647, milfordarts.org. New Haven: Creative Arts Workshop/New England Wax’s juried exhibition “Chaos & Order,” through April 21, free, Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon St., 203-562-4927, Ext. 20, creativeartsworkshop.org, newenglandwax.com. New Haven: Liz Antle-O’Donnell’s mixed media exhibit “Walls,” Alan Shulik’s landscape photography “Enigmatic Canyons,” through April 23, opening reception April 8, 3-6 p.m., with artist Q&A at 5p.m., free, Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873Whalley Ave., Thursday through Friday 11 a.m.-4p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-4p.m., kehlerliddell.com, 203389-9555. New Haven: Arts Council of Greater New Haven presents “Represented,” through April 14, free, Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery, MondayFriday 9a.m.-5p.m., 70Audubon St., Second Floor, newhavenart.org, communications@newhavenarts.org, 203-772-2788. New Haven: “Mincing Words: The Tactile Language of Unrest,” through May 21, Gallery Upstairs at the Institute Library, 847Chapel St., 203562-4045. New Haven: Jennifer Davies, Hand Made Paper, “Paper is a Path,” through March 27, artist talk March 27, 2p.m., City Gallery, 994State St., Thu.-Sun., noon-4p.m., city-gallery. org, info@city-gallery.org, 203-7822489. New Haven: “Light: Observations and Response,” paintings by Sarah Warda and Juan Luis Andreu Latorre, March 28-April 30, artist reception April 1, 4-6p.m., Lyric Hall, 827Whalley Ave., 203-389-8885, 203-3874933, azothgallery.com, azothgallery@comcast.net. New Haven: Paintings by Binnie Birstein, Mike Childs, and Linda Colletta, through April 29, free, Reynolds Fine Art, 96Orange St., reynoldsfineart.com, 203-498-2200, info@ reynoldsfineart.com. New Haven: “Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World,” through April 30, free, Yale Center for British Art, 1080Chapel St., britishart.yale.edu. New Haven: Robert Gregson exhibit “Out of Order,” May 22-June 30, free, Creative Arts Workshop, 80Audubon St., Monday-Friday, 9a.m.-7p.m., Saturday 9a.m.-noon, 203-5624927, Ext. 20, creativeartsworkshop. org. New Haven: Looking Then Reading: Local Art in the Library, art exhibitions at the Institute Library and Gallery, through May 25, free, MondayFriday 10a.m.-6p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-2p.m., Second Floor Gallery, Institute Library, 847Chapel St., 203-562-4045, institutelibrary.org. New Haven: “Lumia: Thomas Wilfred and the Art of Light,” through July 23, Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St., artgallery.yale.edu. North Branford: Marge Casey art exhibit, through April 7, free, Evergreen Woods Community Building, Grand Staircase Gallery, 88Notch Hill Road, 203-483-3224, bbennmirandi@evergreen-woods.com. North Haven: Alfred James Tulk paintings exhibit, opening reception April 5, 6:30p.m., free, Community Room, North Haven Memorial Library, 17Elm St., 203-239-7722, nhhistsoc@gmail.com. THEATER Bridgeport: Spring Awakening, through April 2, Fridays 7:30p.m., Saturdays 5and 8:15p.m., Sundays 5 p.m., Downtown Cabaret Main Stage Theatre, 203-576-1636, mycabaret. org. Fairfield: “Cindererlla” by the Russian National Ballet Theatre, March 29, 8p.m., $55/$45/$35, Quick Center, 203-254-4010, 877-ARTS396, quickcenter.com. Guilford: Guilford High School Theatre Arts presents “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” March 26, 2p.m., March 30, April 1, 7p.m., $18adults/$15seniors and students, ghstatix.brownpapertickets.com. Madison: Madison Lyric Stage, “Otello,” June 16-25, North Madison Congregational Church, 1271Durham Road, 203-215-6329, madisonlyricstage.org. Madison: Madison Lyric Stage, “Jesus Christ Superstar,” July 1930, Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Society, 297Boston Post Road, 203215-6329, madisonlyricstage.org. Milford: “Work Is The Curse Of The Drinking Classes,” written by Neil Titley and performed by Johnson Flucker, April 2, 4p.m., Milford Center for the Arts, 40Railroad Ave. S., milfordarts.org. New Haven: “Smart People,” through April 9, $29, Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, 222Sargent Drive, 203-787-4282, longwharf.org. New Haven: Assassins, through April 8, Yale Repertory Theatre, University Theatre, 222York St. New Haven: “Graeme of Thrones,” a theatrical “Game of Thrones” parody, April 6, 8p.m., $26.50-$36.50, College Street Music Hall, 238College St., collegestreetmusichall.com, 877987-6487. New Haven: “The Most Beautiful Room in New York,” May 3-28, Long Wharf Theatre, Claire Tow Stage, C. Newton Schenck III Mainstage, 222Sargent Drive, 203-787-4282, longwharf.org. Old Saybrook: Met in HD: “Idomeneo,” March 28, 12:55p.m., $25/$28, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org. Old Saybrook: Broadway Kids & Company: “Mary Poppins,” March 31, 2and 7p.m., April 1, 2and 7 p.m., $48-$54, Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300Main St., 877-503-1286, thekate.org. Trumbull: Vagabond Theater Company of Greater Bridgeport, “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,” March 26, 5p.m., $20/$15at vagabondbpt. org, Warehouse Blackbox Performing Arts Center of Connecticut, 18Lindeman Drive. Westport: Westport Country Playhouse Family Festivities Series musical, “Pete the Cat,” April 2, 1 and 4p.m., $20, best for ages 4-8, produced by Theatreworks USA, 25 Powers Court, 203-227-4177, 888927-7529, westportplayhouse.org. NATURE, OUTDOORS Fairfield: A gull and gannet frenzy at Southport Beach, April 1, 8:30a.m., free, 1505Pequot Ave., Southport, search for flocks of gulls, birds feeding off shore, wear waterproof shoes, mantlik@sbcglobal.net, 203-9849410. Haddam: Spring osprey/eagle cruises, April 1, 8, 15, 23, 29, 30, times vary, $40, no children under 10, leave from Eagle Landing State Park, ctriverquest.com. North Branford: Natureworks pruning class, April 1, 10a.m.-noon, learn basic principles and practices, $20, Zion Episcopal Church, 326Notch Hill Road, 203-484-2748, naturework. com/pruning-class. Woodbridge: Amity High School’s “Fiddler on the Roof,” March 31-April 1, April 6-8, 7:30p.m., $18, John J. Brady Center for the Performing Arts at Amity Regional High School, 25Newton Road, 203-392-2019, amityboxoffice@gmail.com, amitytheaterdepartment.com. MUSIC Bridgeport: Harmony on the Sound Chorus hosts guest night, March 29, 7-10p.m., free, St. Nicholas Antiochian Church Parish Hall, 5458Park Ave., 203-263-6647, marketing@ harmoneyonthesound.org., harmonyonthesound.org. Clinton: George Flynn Classical Concerts presents pianist Alexei Tartakovsky, March 26, 4p.m., free, tickets required, Andrews Town Hall, Main Street, for tickets, send a selfaddressed stamped envelope to The George Flynn Classical Concerts, P.O. Box 473, Clinton, CT 06413, or call 860-669-1208, leave name, phone number and the amount of tickets to pick up the day of the performance. Deep River: Capella Cantorum Choral Showcase, March 26, 3p.m., $25, students 18and under free, reception follows concert, Valley Regional High School, 256Kelsey Hill Road, 860388-2871, capellacantorum.org. Essex: My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, through April 9, matinees and evenings, $50adults, $45 seniors, $22students, $17children, Ivoryton Playhouse, 103Main St., 860-767-7318, ivorytonplayhouse. org. Hamden: Peter C. Hereld Sensational Sunday Performance Series, Ivory & Gold, March 26, 2p.m., $7general admission/$5senior citizens, students and children 12and under, Thornton Wilder Hall, Miller Cultural Complex, 2901Dixwell Ave., 203-287-2546, hamdenartscommission.com. Hamden: Kevin Morby, Waxahatchee, Mary Lattimore, March 29, 7p.m.,, $20-$18, The Ballroom at The Outer Space, 295Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, manicproductions. org. Hamden: Sofi Tukker, March 30, 8 p.m., $12, The Ballroom at The Outer Space, 295Treadwell St., 203-2886400, manicproductions.org. Hamden: John K. Samson & The Winter Wheat, The End of America, March 31, 8p.m., $20($17advance), The Ballroom at The Outer Space, 295Treadwell St., 203-288-6400, manicproductions.org. Middletown: Carri Johnson and Julia R 8p.m., $15, The Bu Performing Arts & 606Main St., 860tonwood.org. Middletown: Conn April 1, 8p.m., $10, Tree Performing Ar ter, 606Main St., 8 buttonwood.org. Milford: Nite Spot Band, April 1, 7:15p Arts Council, 40Ra 203-878-6647, m New Haven: West March 26, 7:30-8:4 Hall, 500College S nings.com, 540-30 New Haven: Portu BeenDope, Black D 7p.m., $27($25ad Street Music Hall, 2 manicproductions.o musichall.com, 877 New Haven: Yale S Oneppo Chamber M Jerusalem String Q 7:30p.m., $26/stud Recital Hall in Spra College St., 203-4 yale.edu. New Haven: Stop tions, Western Esta Animals, March 29 plus, BAR, 254Cro ductions.org. 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