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Music Theatre of Connecticut, Norwalk
FRIDAY 12 to Apr 28, 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) MainStage, Fairfield County's professional award-winning theatre company closes their 37th MainStage Season with the romantic and supernatural, Ghost the Musical. Adapted from the hit film by its Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Bruce Joel Rubin, Ghost the Musical is a poignant romance that builds comedy, suspense, and deeply felt emotion to an ethereal climax that audiences will never forget. This production will run three weekends from April 12th through the 28th with performances on Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and Saturday & Sundays at 2pm.
The Palace Theatre, Stamford
FRIDAY Apr 12, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join a powerful musical experience with Miel San Marcos. This event promises to be a night of praise and healing for the entire family. Don't miss it, come and receive your blessing.
StageOne, Fairfield
FRIDAY Apr 12, 7:45 pm - 12:00 am
Since the 70s when he burst onto the London scene, Graham Parker has been slinging a signature sound across continents and airwaves that has rightly earned him a spot in the pantheon of truly original and influential figures in rock and roll. His early days with his band the Rumour (with whom he has two albums in Rolling Stone's 1987 "Top 100 Albums of All Time") Graham coupled punk's energy with his deeply rooted love of American R&B, country, and soul music. The band built a reputation as
an incendiary live act, as well. He's got a snotty barroom brawler's rasp and sneer, a soul man's swagger, and an ear for indelible pop songcraft.
Westport Country Playhouse
FRIDAY Apr 12, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
An award-winning singer-songwriter, esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions. She’s garnered several top-ten hits gold- and platinum-selling albums.
The Warehouse, Fairfield
FRIDAY Apr 12, 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Proud to be firmly installed in the new-funk movement, KUNG FU is quickly popularizing their unique sonic contribution, blurring the line between intense electro-fusion, and blistering dance arrangements. Making fusion music "cool" again, the band draws on influences such as early Headhunters and Weather Report, and merges those ideas with a contemporary EDM informed sensibility. Imagine 70's funk-fusion meets a modern dance party!
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra Concerts
Greenwich High School
SATURDAY Apr 13, 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Get ready for a groundbreaking concert which combine live musical performance with visual accompaniment. The Planets by Gustav Holst will be played by the orchestra while a video presentation, The Planets Live, created by Adrian Wyard will appear on screen. The presentation uses NASA images of the planets and original animation cued to follow the conductor. (Saturdays at 7:30 pm Sundays at 3:00 pm)
MoCA Westport
SATURDAY Apr 13, 8:00 am - 12:00 am and 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The Ninth Annual J.Y. Park Piano Competition, generously supported by the Jumy Foundation, is pleased to announce the ninth annual competition, to be held Saturday, April 13, 2024, at MoCA Westport.
Slipstream – Elizabeth Gilfilens’ Solo Exhibition and the 2024 Instructors Salon
Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan
SATURDAY Apr 13, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Silvermine School of Art Instructors are distinguished artist educators offering courses for students of all ages and levels of experience in a wide range of disciplines, while providing an environment and atmosphere in which art and artists can develop and flourish. All are welcome to attend the Artists Reception Saturday April 13th, both shows run until May 16.
Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Bridgeport
SATURDAY Apr 13 to May 19, 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The timeless story of Cinderella and her journey to find love and happiness with the handsome Prince Charming, but this is unlike any Cinderella you’ve ever seen! Cinderella’s wicked stepmother and stepsisters try everything they can to keep Cinderella from attending Prince Charming’s Royal Ball, but with a little help from a magical fairy Godmother, Cinderella makes it to the Ball for a night she will never forget.
SATURDAY Apr 13, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Don’t miss the close of their 78th season with Beethoven’s joyful Symphony No. 8, and two great 20th-century Russian composers who revered Beethoven. Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony and Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, featuring Dr. Nicholas Hardie soloist, GBS’ own Principal Cellist – pay homage to Beethoven, a century and a half later and a thousand miles east.
Scary Pockets – Pockets Presents David Ryan Harris
The Warehouse, Fairfield
SATURDAY Apr 13, 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Scary Pockets are a rotating roster of world-class musicians who released live funk reimaginations of familiar songs every week from 2017-2023. Since their first recording session in 2017, Scary Pockets have released 400+ videos that have been watched over 400 million times for over 16 million hours on YouTube where their channel has 1M+ subscribers.
Fairfield Museum
SUNDAY Apr 14, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Experience the glamour of the Gilded Age and get a rare glimpse inside two extraordinary Fairfield mansions: the Sturges “White” House (1855) and the Sturges Cottage (1840) located on Mill Plain Green. In conjunction with Fairfield Museum’s special exhibition Money Talks: The Gilded Age in Fairfield, join us anytime between 12 and 4 pm to tour these two exclusive homes and hear about the Gilded Age families who called them home.
Tapestry Of Sound – A Concert to benefit the community programs
The Meetinghouse, Ridgefield
SUNDAY Apr 14, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join The Hat City Flutes; Cecilia Burns, Flute with Trombonist and Composer, Thomas Caprino, (whose new orchestral work “LvB: Variations, Extension and Collisions” recently premiered with the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra); Singer/songwriter, Sara Vokes; Writer/Actress, Charlotte Hampden; Singer, Isabella Mosquera (recently seen as Dolly Levi in the musical “Hello Dolly”) and Singer, Shriya Kelkar performing a variety of musical styles and the spoken word.
Opening Reception Spring Exhibition: Taryn McMahon, WATERSHED
Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk
SUNDAY Apr 14, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Celebrate the opening of our Spring Exhibition, "Watershed," an exhibition of layered monotype prints by artist Taryn McMahon in which she explores the entanglements between the human and nonhuman through Northeast Ohio’s waterways.
Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk
SUNDAY Apr 14, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will kick-off its 2024 Lecture Series with, “Grand & Standing: Iconic 19th Century Hotels,” featuring Deidre Dinnigan, a renowned archivist who has worked for the Waldorf Astoria and Plaza Hotels as well as with prominent New York City institutions and collections that reflect centuries of the city’s culture and change.
Re-Creation of Vol. 2 with Pianist Marko Stuparevic
Wilton Library
SUNDAY Apr 14, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
An afternoon concert program that will include selections from Schubert, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin and Rachmaninoff.
Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield
SUNDAY Apr 14 to Apr 15, 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
The show explores the question of whether a white-out is a catastrophe or a chance to start over and fix our mistakes. The performance features exciting circus performers, live original music, and breathtaking visual poetry, showcasing the Canadian troupe's talent and ability to create a new blank page.
A Dog Named Gucci – Generously Underwritten by Earth Animal
StageOne, Fairfield
SUNDAY Apr 14, 7:30 pm - 12:00 am
A DOG NAMED GUCCI tells the story of a 10-week old puppy named Gucci who was hung by his neck, doused with lighter fluid, and set afire. Doug James, standing on his porch nearby, heard the puppy’s cries and ran to help. He scared away the thugs and at the request of Gucci’s 15-year-old runaway owner, took the dog in for the night. Thus began a 16-year odyssey of devotion and perseverance. Together with local legislators, Doug and Gucci would see the “Gucci Bill” passed, changing the laws in Alabama, making domestic animal abuse a felony.
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