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Area Entertainment Guide
BOOKS
BROOKFIELD “Where The Crawdads Sing,” by Delia Owen, Library, 182 Whisconier Road. Sept. 17 at 1, 7 p.m. 203-775-6241, brookfieldlibrary.org
SHERMAN Patricia Endress book talk and signing with “China Notes of the Venerable Foreign Expert,” JCC of Sherman, 9 Route 39 S. Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. RSVP. jccinsherman.org
DANCE
DANBURY Ballroom & Latin Social Dance, Vitti’s Dance Studio, 10 Precision Road. Sept. 14 from 7-11 p.m. $17. Dancing, snacks, dessert, coffee & tea. Free dance lesson. 203-7482884, dlinley@earthlink.net. DANBURY Ballroom Dance, Portuguese Cultural Club, 65 Sand Pit Road. Sept. 18 at 6:3010:30 p.m. $20. Includes buffet dinner, dessert, coffee, and dancing. $15 dance only. 203748-1278, portugueseculturalcenter.org NEWTOWN Square Dance Beginner Fun Night, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 85 Mount Pleasant Road. Sept. 17 from
7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. No experience needed. Dress casual.
203-926-0873, rrsdc.org
FAIRS/FESTIVALS
BRIDGEPORT Rock the Sound, Seaside Park. Sept. 14 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Live music, vendors, arts, a Native American performance by Higuayagua Caribeña Taino, and workshops. Yoga and meditation, beach cleanup.
MILFORD Irish Festival, Fowler Field Rotary Pavilion, behind Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Ave. Sept. 13 from 6-11 p.m.; Sept. 14 from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. $5 Fri, $10 Sat. Irish music, dancing, culture, Gaelic football, food, drink. Shuttle bus service to and from the Parsons Center, next to the ballfield at West Main St. (Wasson Field), and from the Milford Train Station. milfordirish.org NEW HAVEN Beer & Oysters on the Sound, Lighthouse Point Park Carousel, 2 Lighthouse Road. Sept. 15 from 4-7 p.m. $40. Live music from local artists, food trucks from local vendors, and free carousel rides. newhavenlandtrust.formstack.com NAUGATUCK CT HorrorFest, Naugatuck Event Center, 6 Rubber Ave. Sept. 14 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $25 at the door (cash only). Age 10 and under free when accompanied by a paying adult. CTHorror.com WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS Big E Fairgrounds, 1305 Memorial Ave. Sept. 13-29. $15 adults, $10 children (6-12), free for 5 & under. thebige.com
FILM
SOUTHBURY Jewish Film Festival. Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut, 444 Main St. N. Sept. 15, 16, 22, 23. Visit website for films, times and tickets. jffwct.com
LECTURES
DANBURY Illustrator David Brinley discusses his work, Western Connecticut State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Center Room 144, 43 Lake Ave. Ext. Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. 203-8378403, wcsu.edu
MUSIC
DANBURY “Moondance” Van Morrison Tribute, Palace Danbury,
165 Main St. Sept. 13 at 8 p.m.
$35. 203-794-9944, thepalacedanbury.com
DANBURY An Evening With Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Western Connecticut State University’s Ives Concert Park, 43 Lake Ave. Ext. Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. $45-$25; “Rock to Adopt,” featuring Jefferson Starship, Hollywood U2, Tramps Like Us and the Doug Wahlberg Band, Sept. 14 from 3-10 p.m. Supports the National Adoption Foundation.
$110-$15. 203-770-9336, ivesconcertpark.com RIDGEFIELD Naturally 7, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. $45. 203438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org
DANBURY Andrew Armstrong, piano, Tessa Lark, violin, Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, Western Connecticut State University’s Visual and Performing Arst Center Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, 43 Lake Ave. Ext. Sept. 15 at 3 p.m. $25. Free for age 18 and under. 203-837-9700, danburyconcert.org. DANBURY Berkshire Jazz Band, Richter Association for the Arts,
100 Aunt Hack Road. Sept. 15 at
3 p.m. 203-744-1949, richterarts.org
STAGE
RIDGEFIELD National Theatre of London in HD: “King Lear,” Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Sept. 15, at noon. $25, $20, $15. 203- 438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org BROOKFIELD “Macbeth,” Brookfield Theatre For The Arts, 182 Whisconier Road. Fri-Sept. 28. Showtimes: Fri, Sat 8 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m. $25, $22.50 member, $20 seniors, students. 203-775-0023, brookfieldtheatre.org
RIDGEFIELD “Last of the Red Hot Lovers,” Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane. Through Sept 22. Sept. 13, 14, at 8 p.m. Sept. 15, 22, at 5 p.m. $35, $30 seniors, students, veterans. ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
VISUAL ARTS
BREWSTER, N.Y. “Real vs. Surreal” Landscape drawings and photos from Eric Urquhart, Studio Around the Corner, 67 Main St. Suite 101. Opens Sept.
13, from 7-9 p.m. Gallery Hours: Saturdays in September from
noon-2 p.m. 845-363-8330, culturalartsco.com BROOKFIELD “Studio Exhibit featuring works from our Glass and Jewelry Faculty and Students, Brookfield Craft Center’s Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, 286 Whisconier Road. Through Sept.
15. Gallery hours: Tue-Fri noon-5 p.m.; Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun
noon-4 p.m. 203-775-4526, brookfieldcraft.org. DANBURY “American Subtitles,” exhibit by Andres Chaparro and Robert Charles Hudson, Western Connecticut State University’s Gallery of the Visual and Performing Arts Center Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Through Oct. 6. On display: Mon-Fri noon-4 p.m.; Sat, Sun 1-4 p.m. wcsu.edu/news DANBURY “Imagined Gardens/ Terrene Treasures” Photos by Marcy Juran and Rob Jacobsen, Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. Through Sept. 27. 203-791-1474, stillrivereditions.com KENT “Abstraction,” Kent Barnes, 7 Fulling Lane. Sept.
14-Nov. 3. Reception: Sept. 14, from 4-7 p.m. Gallery hours: Thu-Sat 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun
noon-5 p.m. 860-592-0220 RIDGEFIELD “Harmony Hammond: Material Witness, Five Decades of Art,” Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. Through Sept. 15. 203-438-4519, ext. 118, aldrichart.org ROXBURY Line drawings, incorporating collage elements by Nancy Lasar and oil paintings by Carroll MacDonald, Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St. Through Sept. 28. 860-350-2181. SHERMAN “The Senior Artists of Sherman,” Library, 1 Sherman Center. Through Oct. 9. Tue, Wed, Fri 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 860354-2455, shermanlibrary.org
WASHINGTON DEPOT “Chelminski & Offenhartz,” Washington Art Association & Gallery, 4 Bryan Plaza. Through Oct. 4. Gallery hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sun, Mon. 860-8682878, washingtonartassociation.org