PLAN ON IT
Best of the arts in the weeks ahead
BRIDGEPORT
Comedy
Frankie Quinones, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. bridgeport.stressfactory.com
Holidays
“The Santa Story,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Dec. 17, 18, 28, 29, 30, noon & 2:30 p.m. all days. dtcab.com
Music
Greater Bridgeport Symphony presents “Second Turn with guest Conductor Chelsea Gallo,” Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Dec. 17, 8 p.m., $65-$18. gbs.org
Specials
Disney on Ice: Into the Magic, Total Mortgage Arena, 600 Main St. Dec. 22-23, 7 p.m.; Dec. 24-11 a.m. & 3 p.m.; Dec. 25, 2 p.m.; Dec. 26, noon & 4 p.m. totalmortgagearena.com
Visual Arts
“Drawings After Dark An Immersive Art Experience,” and “Bringing It Downtown A Contemporary Art Show,” Ursa Gallery in the Arcade Mall, 1001 Main St. Through Jan. 15. ursa.gallery
“Subject Matter” Art Exhibit, Metro Studios, 345 Railroad Ave. Through Jan. 6.
BROOKFIELD
Stage
“Hamlet,” Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, 184 Whisconier Road. Through Dec. 18. brookfieldtheatre.org
DANBURY
Holidays
Magic of the Holidays with Krendl, Palace Danbury, 165 Main St. Dec. 17, 7 p.m.; Dec. 18, 2 p.m., $29. thepalacedanbury.com
Danbury Brass Band Christmas Concert, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 18 Clapboard Ridge Road. Dec. 18, 2-3:15 p.m., Free.
Music
Green Eyed Lady, Sugar Hollow Taproom, 66 Sugar Hollow Road. Suite 8. Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Visual Arts
“Lord of Yrself” paintings and drawings by Elisa Flynn, Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. Through Dec. 23. stillrivereditions.com
“Danbury (Re)Discovered: Eighty Years :: Eighty Objects :: Eighty Stories,” Danbury Museum, 43 Main St. Through Dec. 17. danburymuseum.org
FAIRFIELD
Comedy
Fairfield Comedy Club, Fairfield Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Lineup: Erin Maguire, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., $25; Holiday Show featuring Beecher, Dan Altano, Dan Kalewhite, Alyssa Goggi, Nick Scopoletti, Dec. 23, 8 p.m., $29. fairfieldcomedyclub.com
Holidays
Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. Lineup: Sweet Honey in the Rock Christmas
Show, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. shucommunitytheatre.org
Sacred Heart University Theatre Arts Program Presents “A Christmas Carol-A Family Ghost Story,” Sacred Heart University's Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave. Dec. 16-17, 8 p.m.; Dec. 18, 3 p.m., $22, $15 senior citizen, alumni, $10 students, $5 SHU students. edgertoncenter.org
Holiday Express Train Show, Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Through Jan. 2. Mon-Thu 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Fri-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Dec. 26-30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. fairfieldhistory.org
Menorah Lighting, Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. Dec. 20, 6:30 p.m. Music, swag bags, latkes and donuts. Music by Chaim.
Candy House Family Workshop, Fairfield Museum, 370 Beach Road. Dec. 17, 10 a.m., noon & 2 p.m., $25 per house. Register at fairfieldhistory.org.
Music
Chamber Music Concert, Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. Dec. 18, 2-3 p.m. pequotlibrary.org
Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St. Lineup: TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds, StageOne, Dec. 15, 7:45 p.m., $38; Aztec Two-Step 2.0 featuring Rex Fowler, Dodie Pettit & Friends, StageOne, Dec. 16, 7:45 p.m., $38; Weight Band featuring members of The Band & Levon Helm Band, Warehouse, Dec. 16, 8 p.m., $45; Octagon Performance Group with “Band Geeks,” StageOne, Dec. 17 & 18, 7 p.m., $25, $20 age 16 & under; Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, Warehouse, Dec. 17, 8 p.m., $28; CTGB Night-a punk rockin tribute to where it all began, CBGB's, featuring Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth, Warehouse, Dec. 18, 5 p.m., $20. fairfieldtheatre.org
Visual Arts
Community Art Show “New Beginnings...After the Pause,” Fairfield Public Library Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Drop off: Dec. 17, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Show dates: Dec. 17-Feb. 11. Reception: Dec. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org
“Art for the Holidays,” Art/Place Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Through Jan. 7. artplacegallery.org
“The Road to Busytown: Richard Scarry's Life in Fairfield County,” Fairfield Museum & History Center Spaght Gallery, 370 Beach Road. Through April 30, 2023. fairfieldhistory.org
“Shape Shifting” by Tommy Fitzpatrick, Debbi Kenote, Osamu Kobayashi, Kelly Worman, and Hayley Youngs, Hollis Taggart, 330 Pequot Ave. Through Dec. 31. hollistaggart.com
Fairfield University Art Museum and the Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph: “Gladys Triana: A Path to Enlightenment 1971-2021,” presented in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through Dec. 17. fairfield.edu/museum
Fairfield University Art Museum: “Out of the Kress Vaults: Women in Sacred Renaissance Painting,” presented in Bellermine Hall Galleries in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through Dec. 17. fairfield.edu/museum
“Painting the Border: A Child's Vision” exhibit of 32 paintings by migrant children at the U.S-Mexico border, Fairfield University's DiMenna-Nyselius Library, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through Dec. 17.
GREENWICH
Holidays
Art Society of Old Greenwich Member's Holiday Art Show & Sale, Gertrude White Gallery at the YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Ave. Through Dec. 30. Call 203-869-6501, ext. 100 for viewing times.
Chanukah Celebration, Chadbad of Greenwich, Greenwich Ave. & Arch St. Dec. 18, 4:30 p.m. Concert, menorah lighting and more.
Music
Old Greenwich Social Club, 148 Sound Beach Ave. Lineup: The Uninvited, Dec. 17. All concerts 9:30 p.m. ogsocialclub.com/live-music
Visual Arts
“Stationary Movement” by fine art photographer Nabil West, Greenwich Art Society Gallery 2nd fl., 299 Greenwich Ave. Through Dec. 29. greenwichartsociety.org
Greenwich Art Society presents “Sueellen Frick Lash Exhibit, Burton-Young Spa, 43 Greenwich Ave. Through Jan. 15. greenwichartsociety.org
“Life and Art: The Greenwich Paintings of John Henry Twachtman,” Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Road. Through Jan. 22. $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, and free to children under 18 and Greenwich Historical Society Members. greenwichhistory.org
Jean-Marc Bara Exhibit, Greenwich Hospital Garden Cafe, 5 Perryridge Road. Through Dec. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily. All works for sale by contacting Greenwich Art society at 203-629-1533 or by e-mail admin@greenwichartsociety.org
NEW MILFORD
Stage
“Smorgasbord,” TheatreWorks, 5 Brookside Ave. Through Dec. 17, $30 reserved seating, $25 students, Military and Veterans with ID. theatreworks.us
NEWTOWN
Music
David Chevan and his swing project Bassology, Aquila's Nest Winery, 56 Pole Bridge Road. Dec. 17, 2:30-5:30 p.m.
NORWALK
Holidays
“Holiday Gift Show,” Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave. Through Dec. 24. rowaytonarts.org.
“A Holiday Wonderland at the Mansion,” Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Through Dec. 31. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
“Holiday on Broadway,” Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, 509 Westport Ave. Dec. 16, 8 p.m.; Dec. 17, 2 & 8 p.m.; Dec. 18, 2 p.m. musictheatreofct.com
Music
Wall Street Theater, 71 Wall St. Lineup: Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. wallstreettheater.com
Visual Arts
“Korry Fellow Jerri Graham Exhibit,” The Norwalk Art Space, 455 West Ave. Dec. 15- Feb. 9. thenorwalkartspace.org
“Layers Revealed & Fall Student Showcase,” The Norwalk Art Space, 455 West Ave. Dec. 15-Feb. 9. Reception Dec. 15, 6-8 p.m. thenorwalkartspace.org
“Hues of Freedom,” Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Through Dec. 18. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
STAMFORD
Holidays
Hey Stamford hosts Holiday events: Holiday Wish: Follow the Magic, Stamford Town Center. Through Dec. 24; All-New Holiday Stroll, Mill River Park. Through Dec. 24.
Stamford Town Center Mall, 100 Greyrock Place. Holiday Events: Photos with Santa, through Dec. 24; Santa Paws Pet Photos With Santa, Dec. 18, 8-10 a.m.; Orchestra Lumos Brass Quintet Holiday Performance, Dec. 18-19, 3-5 p.m.; Holidays in Harmony, through Dec. 24. shopstamfordtowncenter.com
Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Holiday Lineup: CT Ballet's “The Nutcracker,” Dec. 17, 2 & 6 p.m., Dec. 18, 1 & 5 p.m., $75-$50. palacestamford.org
Live music with “ChrisMish” Holiday Show with Michele Grace, Chris Coogan, and Friends, Villa Italia Restaurant & Bar, 26 Mill River St. Dec. 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Stage
“She Loves Me,” Curtain Call's Kweskin Theatre at Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave. Through Dec. 17. curtaincallinc.com
Visual Arts
“Rerouting” Paintings by George Pali, GR Art Gallery, 1086 Long Ridge Road. Through Jan. 17.
“A Vicarious Exercise” artwork by Nathan Gregoire, Jewish Community Center's Manger Gallery @ the J, 1035 Newfield Ave. Through Dec. 30. stamfordjcc.org
“Stamford Entertainment 150 Years,” Stamford History Center, 1508 High Ridge Road. Through June 2023. Nostalgic collection of photographs, programs, memorabilia, posters as well as interesting artifacts related to theater, film and other performing arts. 203-329-1183, info@stamfordhistory.org
“Faber Birren National Color Show,” Stamford Art Association Townhouse Gallery, 39 Franklin St. Through Jan. 19. stamfordartassociation.org
“Sophy Regensburg: A Retrospective,” Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Through March 19, 2023. stamfordmuseum.org
“A Look Back” retrospective selection of artist's work since 2005, Mayor's Gallery 10th fl. Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd. Through Jan. 6.
STRATFORD
Books
Books Over Coffee Series, Stratford Library, 2203 Main St. Lineup: “Joan Is Okay” by Weike Wang, Dec. 28. All book talks begin at noon. In-person and Zoom. stratfordlibrary.org
Holidays
Stratford Library Lovell Room, 2203 Main St. Holiday Concert lineup: Stratford Sister Cities Chorus, Dec. 18, 2 p.m. stratfordlibrary.org.
Specials
Two Roads Brewing 10 Year Anniversary Celebration, Two Roads Brewing Company, 1700 Stratford Ave. Dec. 17 &18, noon-6 Release of the 10-Year Anniversary Brew, a Farmhouse Ale aged in Whiskey Barrels, and bringing back a throwback brew for this weekend only, Two Evil Geyser Gose. Alpaca Gnomes, Dec. 17, 3-5 p.m.
Visual Arts
“Poli's Palace & Majestic Theatres Memories Project” 100th Anniversary Exhibit, Baldwin Center, 1000 W. Broad St. Through Jan. 4. 203-385-4050.
“Still Vignettes” oil paintings by Stratford artist Ellen Thees, Stratford Library, 2203 Main St. Through Dec. stratfordlibrary.org
WESTPORT
Holidays
Chabad Lubavitch of Westport, 79 Newtown Tpke. Events: Chanukah All Lit Up, Dec. 18, 4-6 p.m.; Family Menorah Car Parade, Dec. 20, 5:30 p.m.
An Evening of Holiday and Classical Tunes, MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Tpke. Dec. 15, 7-9 p.m., $30, $15 seniors, students, child. mocawestport.org
Staples Orphenians Concert, Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road. Dec. 19, 5-6 p.m. Related concert: Candlelight Concert, Staples High School, Dec. 16, 8 p.m.; Dec. 17, 3 & 8 p.m.
Music
Jazz Night, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 465 Riverside Ave. Dec. 15, 7-10 p.m. Reserve at vfw399ct.org
Specials
Verso Studios Presents: The Westport Young Filmmaker's Forum, Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road. Dec. 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Reception, 6:30 p.m., film screenings, 7 p.m. westportlibrary.org/event/versostudios-presents-the-westport-young-filmmakersforum/
Visual Arts
Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road. Exhibit lineup: “Dick Rauh: A Botanical Retrospective,”through Feb. 28. Artist talk and reception, Jan. 29; “Speak to Me,” an exhibit of woven art by Tina Puckett, through Feb.; Works from the Westport Public Arts Collections “Musical Notes,”through the end of Feb. westportlibrary.org
MoCA Westport invites all high school students to submit works of art for a 2023 High School Student Art Exhibit on view at the Museum from Jan. 13-Feb. 26. Submissions should express the theme of Who Are You When You Are Dreaming. Submissions due by midnight, Dec. 18. Entry fee of $10 per entry.Information on artwork drop-off and pick-up, and the submission process available on mocawestport.org.