The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
This week’s calendar of concerts, readings, theater and more
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Music
Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. Lineup: Broadway Mix Tape, an evening of Broadway singers performing your favorite Broadway songs reimagined as classic radio hits through the ages with Jackie Burns and Max Sangerman, Oct. 16, 7:30-10 p.m. $40. shucommunitytheatre.org
Orin Grossman-Paris and Ragtime: Claude Debussy, virtual performance and lecture hosted by Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University, Oct. 22, 4 p.m. $10, free for Quick Center members. quickcenter.com
Band Central-Benefit for Clasp Homes, Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St. Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. $40; Roomful of Blues, StageOne, Oct. 16, 7:45 p.m. $42; Mystic BowieTalking Dreads, Warehouse, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. $38. Visit website for tickets. fairfieldtheatre.org
Specials
Dare to be Scared at “The Phantoms of Fairfield,” Penfield Pavilion, 323 Fairfield Beach Road. Oct. 28. Doors open 7 p.m., 8 p.m. show. $25. 21+ BYOB event. No chairs or tables set-up. Auditorium style seating to the first 250 people in the Pavilion. Masks required while indoors. Tickets at fairfieldct.org
Stage
Theatre Fairfield’s Wien Black Box Theatre at Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road. presents “The Thanksgiving Play,” Oct. 20-24. $10 general admission, $5 students. Tickets available at theatre-fairfield.org
Visual Arts
“An Abstract Odyssey” by artist member Jeffrey Starkes, Art/Place Gallery in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Through Oct. 24.
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. On view during library hours. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org
“Game On,” Hollis Taggart Gallery, 330 Pequot Ave. Through Oct. 30. info@hollistaggart.com, 212-628-4000.
“Topping the Charts: The Rise of Bridgeport’s Columbia Records,” Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. On view. Museum is open every day 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 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
FARMINGTON Music
Farmington Valley Acoustic Festival, Winding Trails, 50 Winding Trails Dr. Oct. 16, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Rain or shine. $25 adults, $10 children 3-15 years. Tickets must be purchased in advance at bit.ly/3yD582m
HAMDEN
Music
Nothing, Night Traveler, Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St. Oct. 14, 8 p.m.; TV Girl, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.; Kyle Kinane, Oct. 20, 10 p.m. Tickets at spaceballroom.com
Bluegrass and blues by Nashville’s top acoustic duo, Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, 166 Mather St. Oct. 17, 1 p.m. $35. Outdoor concert. Tickets at guitartownct.com
HARTFORD Comedy
Comedy Craft Beer Tour with Kelly MacFarland and Friends, City Steam Brewery, 942 Main St. Oct. 16, 8-10 p.m. $25. 954-729-6282, comedycraftbeer.com
Festivals
Small State Great Beer partners with Hartford Athletic for “Connecticut Craft Beer Festival,” Dillon Stadium, 250 Huyshope Ave. Oct. 30. Informaton and tickets at hartfordathletic.com/ssgb
Hartford Yard Goats G.O.A.T. Brew & Wine Fest, Dunkin’ Donuts Park, 1214 Main St. Oct. 16, 1-4 p.m. $60 general admission, $25 designated drivers. Sample local and regional beers and wines in a festival atmosphere, live music, food, games and more. 860246-4628, milb.com/hartford/ballpark/brew-wine-fest
Halloween
Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours, Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave. Fri & Sat through Oct. Tour times: 6, 7, 8, 9 p.m.; and Thursdays Oct. 21 & 28. $26 adults, $18 children 16 and under. Not recommended for youth under the age of 12. Advance reservations required at MarkTwainHouse.org/ Events/.
“Witches in Connecticut,” hosted by Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library on Zoom, Oct. 27, 7-8 p.m. Free. $6 donation appreciated. Register on website at chs.org
Music
Pratt Street Patio Live Music Series, Pratt St. in Downtown Hartford. Performances will be free and run every Thursday, Friday, 6-7 p.m.; and Saturday noon-1 p.m. through mid-Oct. Hartford.com
Big Mo’ Jazz Brunch, Charter Oak Landing, 50 Reserve Road. Oct. 17, noon-3 p.m. riverfront.org/events/bigmo-jazz-brunch/
Jackie Greene, Infinity Music Hall, 32 Front St. Oct. 14, 8 p.m. $37-$27; Motown Memories: That Motown Band with Garfield Fleming formally of The Delfonics, Oct. 15, 8 p.m. $39-$29. infinityhall.com
Stage
“Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville,” Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Ave. Through Oct. 17. Tickets are $31.50-$100.50 plus applicable fees. Tickets available online at bushnell.org
HartBeat Ensemble present “Rumble in the Theater,” a funny and interactive experience written and performed by Marilyn Torres, Sea Tea Comedy Theater, 15 Asylum St. Oct. 21, 22, 23, 7 p.m.; Oct. 24, 2 p.m. $25, $20 students, senior citizens, and Greater Hartford Arts Council’s Let's Go Arts cardholders. Reserve tickets at hartbeatensemble.org.
Eugene O’Neill’s “Ah, Wilderness,” Hartford Stage, 50 Church St. Oct. 14-Nov. 7. Performances: Tue, Wed, Thu, 7:30 p.m.; Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2, 8 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m. Select weekday matinees 2 p.m.
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LITCHFIELD Music
Litchfield Jazz Pres Goldberg Trio honor Cole Porter, free live Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. litc
MADISON Festivals
Harvest Festival, B Copse Road. Oct. 16, Scarecrow making, h painting, pony rides, live music by ShoreG Skunk Misery Ramb
Halloween
“Pipescreams” Org Halloween with orga reuther and Reader First Congregational son, 26 Meetinghous p.m. $10 donation gr fccmadison.org
MASHANTU Comedy
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MERIDEN Stage
“Steel Magnolias,” Castle Craig Players Memorial Playhouse Oct. 14-24. Thu-Sat 7 p.m. $25, $20 senior tlecraigplayers.org.
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Visual Arts
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