The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
This week’s calendar of concerts, readings, theater and more
thepilothouse.org. Halloween
Halloween on the Green, Fairfield Museum and History Center Commons, 370 Beach Road. Oct. 24, noon-4 p.m. fairfieldhistory.org
Legends and Hauntings: A Halloween Experience in the Old Burying Ground, Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road. Oct. 29 & 30. $20 per ticket. Recommended for adults and kids ages 12 and up. Registration required. 203-259-1598, fairfieldhistory.org
Night of the paranormal and supernatural with “Phantoms of Penfield,” hosted by The Ghost Lab’s “Shaman and The ShowmanNick Grossmann and Charles F. Rosenay,” Penfield Pavilion, 323 Fairfield Beach Road. Oct. 28, 8 p.m. $25. Book signing of “Book Of Top 10 Horror Lists” by Charles F. Rosenay before and after the event. fairfieldct.org/Phantoms-of-Penfield.
“Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Fairfield Theatre Company Warehouse, 70 Sanford St. Oct. 29. Pre-show festivities (costume contest, trivia, prizes, and more) beginning 7:15 p.m. Movie 8 p.m. $15. fairfieldtheatre.org
Music
Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University presents Orin Grossman Afternoons at the Piano with virtual performances and lectures lineup: “Paris and Ragtime: Claude Debussy, Oct. 22, 4 p.m.; “Tangos and Habaneras: Spain and the New World Part 1,” Oct. 29; “It’s Safe to Travel: Claude Debussy’s International Impressions,” Nov. 5; “Beyond Malaguena: Ernesto Lecuona, The Cuban Gershwin,” Nov. 12; “Frederic Chopin: The Last Piano Works,” Nov. 19. quickcenter.com 203-254-4010.
Tusk-Fleetwood Mac Tribute, Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St. Oct. 22, 8 p.m. $48; Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Warehouse, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. $48; Robyn Hitchcock Solo, StageOne, Oct. 23, 7:45 p.m. $32. 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. 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. Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road. fairfield.edu/museum
“Behind the Scenes” artwork of the gal
lery curators, Fairfield Public Library Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through Nov. 27. 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. 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
HARTFORD 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
Halloween
Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours, Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave. Fri & Sat through Oct. Tickets $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
Tusk-Fleetwood Mac Tribute, Infinity Music Hall, 32 Front St. Oct. 21, 8 p.m. $49$39; Dopapod, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. $37-$22; Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Oct. 23, 8 p.m. $55-$45. infinityhall.com
Stage
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.
Frightening Digital Coup-De-Theatre with “Someone Else’s House,” TheaterWorks Hartford. Oct. 21-31. twhartford.org
Eugene O’Neill’s “Ah, Wilderness,” Hartford Stage, 50 Church St. Through Nov. 7. hartfordstage.org
Visual Arts
“Working Through/Working Forward,” Widner Gallery Austin Arts Center, Trinity College, 300 Summit St. Through Dec. 7.
“By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500-1800,” Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. Through Jan. 9, 2022. The first exhibit solely dedicated to Italian women artists. thewadsworth.org.
LITCHFIELD
Music
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