The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
CALENDAR
NO MASKS BARRED: A pair of barred owls at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, in Bridgeport, which is open for two daily sessions, 9-noon and 1-4 p.m. Masks are required.
BETHANY
Festivals
Adventures in Music Productions Music and Art festival, “CT Localpalooza,” Three Saints Park. 112 Miller Road. Aug. 29. Gates open 11:30 a.m. Music ends 10 p.m. Eight bands share their original music, live painting from CT artists, yoga classes, songwriting workshop and games in the fields. Food trucks and a kids corner with arts and crafts. $15 advance, $20 day of event at the gate. Kids 12 and under free. ctlocapalooza.bpt.me.
BRANFORD
Books
Blackstone Library Used Book Sale, River Run Business Park, 59 School Ground Road, Unit 6. Sales run Fri-Sun, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on the following dates: Aug 28-30, Art, Music, Biography, History; and Sept 11-13, Cookbooks, DVDs, CDs, Crafts, Audiobooks. Masks must be worn and social distances kept. Restricted number of shoppers will be admitted into the building at the same time. facebook.com/JBMLfriends. 203-488-1441, friends@blackstonelibrary.org
BRIDGEPORT
Comedy
Vic DiBitetto, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 28, 29, 7, 9:45 p.m. $180$60. Shows resume indoors with 50% capacity, and following all State guidelines for reopening. bridgeport.stressfactory.com
Specials
Downtown Bridgeport Farmers Market, McLevy Green, corner of State St. and Main St. Through Oct. 8, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Mask required. lauren.dssd@infobridgeport.com
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave. Two daily sessions allowing up to 500 guests per session. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon, close for cleaning; re-open, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. close. Guests must wear a mask. New online ticketing system. $15 adult, $13-$10 child and seniors, children under 3 free. beardsleyzoo.org Visual Arts
“Student Art Show,” hosted by Housatonic Community College, will be on view virtually, through Sept. 30. To view visit housatonic.edu/studentgallery
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo online Zoo Photography Exhibit, “Photography Goes Wild.” beardsleyzoo.org
CENTERBROOK/ MADISON
Specials
Autumn Arts Festival in Madison, seeks representational and abstract painters, collage artists, photographers, potters, glass, wood and fiber artisans and jewelry designers for Outdoor Arts Festival on the Madison Town Green, Boston Post Rd./Route 1 and Copse Road. Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Oct. 11, noon-5 p.m. Rain date, Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Artists participating on the Green can submit to a 6-week show, “At Spectrum Gallery: The Autumn Arts Festival at Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Sept. 18-Nov. 8. Receiving: Sept. 6-11, 1-6 p.m. Submit at spectrumartgallery.org 860-767-0742.
CLINTON
Specials
End of Summer Celebration with outdoor and Grab & Go activities for all ages, Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke. Aug. 29, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Outdoor storytime on the library lawn, 10:30 a.m. Bring a blanket or chairs and wear a mask. After, storytime, get a Grab & Go Seagul Mask Craft kit to make at home. Grab & Go ice cream from the ice cream truck, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Grab & Go Art Journaling craft kit for adults and teens, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Rain date: Sept. 12. 860-669-2342, hchlibrary.org
EAST HADDAM
Music
Goodspeed by the River Outdoor Concerts: Bluegrass quartet The Playbillies, Goodspeed Opera House lawn. Through Sept. 6, Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun. All performances 6 p.m. Weather permitting. $25 concert only, $49 outdoor dinner and concert package. Tickets available only by calling the Box Office at 860-873-8668. goodspeed.org
EAST WINDSOR
Connecticut Trolley Museum, 58 North Road. Trolley ride is included with admission. Social distancing and designated marked areas for music. Guided tour of the Main Hall, trolleys housed in Kelly Storage Barn. 860-627-6540, ct-trolley.org
ESSEX
Specials
Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St. Onrust, a re-creation of the vessel Adriaen Block built in 1614, hosts public cruises on the Connecticut River ThursMon through mid-October, $33 sunset, $28 daytime. 860-767-8269, orgctrivermuseum.org
Visual Arts
Essex Art Association’s virtual exhibit, “Art in Isolation,” on view. Submissions on a rolling basis accepted. essexartassociation.com
Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St. Summer show “Resurgence and Regrowth,” through Sept. 6. Thu-Sat noon-6 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. 860-7670742, spectrumartgallery.org
FAIRFIELD
Comedy
Fairfield Comedy Club hosts outdoor Comedy with Krystyna Hutchinson, Circle Hotel backyard patio, Aug. 29, 5:30, 7:30 p.m. $25, $35 VIP lawn seats. Masks and social distance required. fairfieldcomedyclub.com
Music
Summer concert series, Sherman Green Gazebo, 6:30-8 p.m. Voodoo Carnival, Aug. 29. 203-256-3144, fairfieldct.org
Jazz Friday with the Chris Coogan Quartet, Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Aug. 28, 6:30-8 p.m. Free
BLUES DAY: Chris Petrino holds up Tony DeFelice’s 16.72-pound bluefish turned in for the annual Port Jefferson Ferry WICC600 Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth competition at one of the official weigh-in stations, in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, in 2015. The latest edition takes place Aug. 29 on Long Island Sound.
WOMEN EXHIBIT: The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk, shown during roof work in 2018, is hosting the exhibit “About Women,” in collaboration with Silvermine Arts Center, through Jan. 3.
performances held on the rear patio. Chairs, blankets and picnicing allowed with social distancing. In case of inclement weather, visit fairfieldhistory.org or call 203-259-1598 for updates.
Specials
Fairfield Theatre Company hosts its fundraiser, “FTC FORE! Golf Tournament,” Brooklawn Country Club, 500 Algonquin Road. Aug. 31, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. dokeefe@fairfieldtheatre.org, 203-9131022, ftcgolf.com
Visual arts
Fairfield University offers a virtual exhibit: “Howard Skrill: Monumental Follies,” through Sept. 12. 203-2544046, fairfield.edu
HARTFORD
Specials
Old State House Farmers Market, 800 Main St. Through Oct. 30. Tues, Fri, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Masks required to enter. Social distancing and one-way foot traffic will be followed. 860- 522-6766, cga.ct.gov/osh/farmersmkt.asp Visual Arts
“Manufacturing Victory: The Arsenal of Democracy,” “Fighting on the Home Front: Propaganda Posters of WWII,” “A Vote of Her Own: The Long Fight for Woman Suffrage,” Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St. All In-person exhibits on view through Nov 30. TueThu noon-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free with museum admission. 860236-5621, chs.org
“Sculpture in the City” a cityscapefocused program activating the works of sculpture and architectural design on the grounds of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Main St. Related outdoor Art Talks: The Facades of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Sept. 9, noon; Conserving Bronze, Saturday, Sept. 19, noon. Advance registration required via thewadsworth.org.
playhouse.org.
LITCHFIELD
Music
Bob & Claudia Hughes in Concert, Litchfield Community Center outside under a tent in the parking lot, 421 Bantam Road. Aug. 27, noon-2 p.m. Free. 860-567-8302, thecommunitycenter.org
LYME
Visual Arts
“Point of View: The 99th Annual Elected Artist Exhibition,”and “Animal Kingdom,” Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St. Through Oct. 1. Wed-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., or by appointment. 860434-7802, lymeartassociation.org
MADISON
Visual Arts
Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road. “Summer in New England,” through Sept. 26. 203-318-0616, susanpowellfineart.com
MILFORD
Music
Milford Performance Center Drive-In Live Concert Series: Lords of 52nd St.-Original Billy Joel Band, CT Post Mall (Sears front lot), Boston Post Road. Aug. 28, 7 p.m. Tickets are based on a per car basis with up to 4 people in a car. Food trucks. Keeping each car socially distant will allow for up to 4 people to sit outside the car with a barrier of a car and distance between vehicles for a safe and enjoyable concert experience. Backup FM transmission. 203-723-3672. Tickets at milfordperformancecenter.org.
Outdoors
The Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth kicks off, Aug. 29, 12:01 a.m. throughout Long Island Sound. The perfect sport for social distancing. Grand prize of $25,000 goes to the heaviest bluefish, 2nd place $7,500 and 3rd place $2,500. The Tournament also offers a ‘port prize’ for the heaviest fish at each participating weigh-in station in Connecticut and New York. $36 registration fee. Anglers can register by calling 203-366-BLUE, in person at any