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FAIRFIELD Fairfield Theater Company Earl David Reed. June 5 at 7:30 p.m. $22. Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford Street. (203) 259-1036; fairfieldtheatre.org.

NEW HAVEN Joker’s Wild Comedy Club Ronnie Wilkerson. Friday and June 5. Andy Pitz. June 11 and June 12. Both are $15. Joker’s Wild Comedy Club, 232 Wooster Street. jokerswildclub.com; (203) 773-0733.

FAIRFIELD Fairfield Theater Company “Margot at the Wedding,” by Noah Baumbach. June 8 at 7:30 p.m. Free. Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford Street. (203) 259-1036; fairfieldtheatre.org.

HARTFORD Cinestudio “The twenty-third Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.” Through June 5. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” directed by Niels Arden Oplev. June 9 done June 15. All are $7 and $8. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. (860) 297-2463;

cinestudio.org.

GREENWICH Bruce Museum “Eat or Be Eaten: Animal Survival Strategies.” All ages. Through Nov. 28. $6 and $7; members and children nether 5, release. Tuesdays done Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive. (203) 869-0376; brucemuseum.org.

MILFORD Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point “Family Birding,” interactional activities. Age 6 and up. June 5 at 9:30 a.m. $25 to $45. Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, 1 Milford Point Road. (203) 878-7440; ctaudubon.org.

NEW CANAAN The New Canaan Historical Society “Annual Ice Cream Social,” crafts, Roger the Jester, the Town Band and an exposition of vintage and oldtimer cars and motorcycles. All ages. June 6 at 1 p.m. Free. The New Canaan Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge. (203) 966-1776; nchistory.org.

NEW LONDON Garde Arts Center “Charlotte’s Web,” presented by Theatreworks. Ages 4 to 10. Tuesday at 10 a.m. and midday. $10. Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street. (860) 444-7373; gardearts.org.

NORWALK Ben Franklin Theater “Battle and Burning of Norwalk, 1779,” melodic performed by Crystal Theater’s heights schooltime grouping. Age 10 and up. May 30 at 7:30 p.m. $7 to $12. Ben Franklin Theater, Bayview and Hillside Avenues. (203) 847-4850; crystaltheatre.org.

NORWALK Stepping Stones Museum for Children “Build It!” Interactive expo almost architectural excogitation and twist. All ages. Through Aug. 1. $7 and $9. Tuesdays, 1 to 5 p.m.; Wednesdays done Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stepping Stones Museum for Children, 303 West Avenue. (203) 899-0606;

steppingstonesmuseum.org.

WESTPORT Westport Historical Society “The Kids’ Wall: tenth Anniversary,” photomosaic mural created by Miggs Burroughs, Katherine Ross and local students. All ages. Monday done Sept. 4. Mondays done Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, noontide to 4 p.m. Westport Historical Society, 25 Avery Place. (203) 224-1424; westporthistory.org.

WESTPORT Westport Public Library “Rainbow Fish in the Deep Blue Sea,” presented by the Robert Rogers Puppet Company. Age 3 and up. June 12 at 2:30 p.m. Free. Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Road. westportlibrary.org; (203) 291-4818.

WILLIMANTIC Windham Textile and History Museum “Dollhouses: A Miniature World,” featuring a dollhouse sightly, doll-making shop and storytelling. Age 3 and up. Through June 13. Fridays done Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $3.50 and $5. Windham Textile and History Museum, 411 Main Street. millmuseum.org; (860) 456-2178.

COS COB Bush-Holley Historic Site “A Stitch in Time: Quilts From the Collection,” quilts made in the 1800s. Through June 13. $10; seniors and students, $8; children nether 6, unblock. Wednesdays done Sundays, noontide to 4 p.m. Bush-Holley Historic Site, 39 Strickland Road. (203) 869-6899; hstg.org.

FARMINGTON Celeste LeWitt Gallery, UConn Health Center “Being in the Moment,” paintings by Catherine M. Elliott, and “Coney Island Love Affair,” photographs by Lou Russo. Through Aug. 4. Daily, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Celeste LeWitt Gallery, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue. uchc.edu; (860) 679-4864.

GREENWICH Bruce Museum “Lincoln, Life-Size,” photographs and artifacts. Through June 6. $7; seniors and students, $6; members and children below 5, unfreeze. Tuesdays done Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive. (203) 869-0376; brucemuseum.org.

GREENWICH Flinn Gallery “Fresh Paint,” aggroup read. Through June 23. Mondays done Wednesdays and Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Flinn Gallery, 101 West Putnam Avenue. (203) 622-7947; flinngallery.com.

GREENWICH Greenwich Arts Council “Art to the Avenue.” Greenwich Avenue and its position streets are off into a strolling art verandah, presented by the Greenwich Arts Council; map and draw usable on-line. Through Monday. Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Avenue. greenwicharts.org; (203) 862-6750.

HARTFORD Real Art Ways “Shawn Huckins: Can’t Miss Lime,” miscellaneous media. Through June 13. “Bohyun Yoon: Structure of Shadow,” sculptures. Through July 3. “Laura Nova: Limited Run,” indoor raceway facility. Through July 3. Suggested contribution: $3; members and film patrons, release. Tuesdays done Thursdays and Sundays, 2 to 10 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 2 to 11 p.m. Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor Street. realartways.org; (860) 232-1006.

HARTFORD The Mark Twain House and Museum “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Through July 31. “Legacy,” an exposition examining Mark Twain. Through January. $9 to 15; children below 6, justify. Mondays done Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sundays, noontide to 5:30 p.m. The Mark Twain House and Museum, 351 Farmington Avenue. (860) 247-0998; marktwainhouse.org.

HARTFORD Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art “Reunited Masterpieces: From Adam and Eve to George and Martha,” paintings. May 30. “High Water Marks: Art and Renewal After Katrina,” grouping display. Through Sept. 19. Both are $5 to $10; members and children 12 and nether, justify. Wednesdays done Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; commencement Thursdays of the month, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street. wadsworthatheneum.org; (860) 278-2670.

KENT Eckert Fine Art “Outdoor Exhibition,” sulptures by Boaz Vaadia. May 30 done Oct. 15. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noontide to 5 p.m. Eckert Fine Art, 27 North Main Street. (860) 927-0012; eckertfineart.com.

MYSTIC Mystic Seaport “Building America’s Canals,” an synergistic expo. Through Oct. 11. “Tugs!” Trace the by, introduce and hereafter of the American tug, tow and flatboat industriousness. Through February. $15 to $24; children 5 and below, disengage. Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue. mysticseaport.org; (888) 973-2767.

NEW BRITAIN New Britain Museum of American Art “Shoes: Couture, Futuristic Design,” plant by Ruthie Davis. Through June 20. “The Great American Watercolor,” aggroup demonstrate. Through July 3. “New/Now: Elana Herzog,” drawings and sculptures. Through July 25. “Selections from the Benton’s Graphic Works,” aggroup shew. Through Aug. 1. “Meticulous Masterpieces: Contemporary Art by Dalton Ghetti, Les Lourigan and Jennifer Maestre,” interracial media. Through Aug. 29. “Hudson River School Paintings From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” Through Sept. 1. $9; seniors, $8; students, $7; members and children below 12, dislodge. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noonday to 5 p.m. New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street. (860) 229-0257; nbmaa.org.

NEW CANAAN Silvermine Guild Arts Center “Art of the Northeast,” grouping shew. Through June 11. Wednesdays done Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.; and by engagement. Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road. silvermineart.org; (203) 966-9700.

NEW HAVEN Artspace “On Your Mark,” paintings by Patrick Chamberlain. Through June 26. Tuesdays done Thursdays, noonday to 6 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, noonday to 8 p.m. Artspace, 50 Orange Street. (203) 772-2709; artspacenh.org.

NEW HAVEN Yale Center for British Art “Compass and Rule: Architecture as Mathematical Practice in England, 1500-1750,” drawings and paintings. May 30. “Art in Focus: Installation, Interpretation, Narration,” grouping display. Through June 27. Free. Tuesdays done Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noonday to 5 p.m. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel Street. (203) 432-2800; ycba.yale.edu.

NEW LONDON Lyman Allyn Art Museum “The Hand of the Artist: Selected European Drawings From the sixteenth Through the eighteenth Centuries.” Through Aug. 22. “Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood.” Through Sept. 12. $8; seniors and students, $7; members and children nether 12, justify. Tuesdays done Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams Street. lymanallyn.org; (860) 443-2545.

NORWALK Center for Contemporary Printmaking “Second Biennial Footprint International Print Competition,” radical shew. Through Sept. 6. Free. Mondays done Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Avenue. (203) 899-7999; contemprints.org.

OLD LYME Diane Birdsall Gallery “Corners of the World,” paintings by Cecile Chong and Eleanor Miller. Through June 27. Wednesdays done Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noontide to 4 p.m. Diane Birdsall Gallery, 10 Lyme Street. (860) 434-3209;

dianebirdsallgallery.com.

OLD LYME Florence Griswold Museum “Landscapes in Counterpoint,” paintings by Tula Telfair. Through June 27. $9; seniors, $8; students, $7; children nether 12, justify. Tuesdays done Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street. (860) 434-5542; flogris.org.

OLD LYME Lyme Art Association Gallery “89th Annual Elected Artist Exhibition,” case of new deeds by affiliation members. Through June 20. Tuesdays done Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Lyme Art Association Gallery, 90 Lyme Street.

RIDGEFIELD Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum “Ocular Visions,” workings by Jo Yarrington. Through June 6. “Sleeping Under Stars, Living Under Satellites,” plant by Jeanne C. Finley and John Muse. Through June 6. “Paying a Visit to Mary,” radical read. Through June 6. Works by Tom Molloy, sculpturer. Through June 13. $7; seniors and college students, $4; members, kindergarten-through-12th-grade teachers and children 18 and nether, absolve; Tuesdays, disengage. Tuesdays done Sundays, noonday to 5 p.m. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main Street. (203) 438-4519; aldrichart.org.

WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center “Our Beautiful City: Vintage Postcards and Photographs of Waterbury.” Through May 30. $5; seniors, $4; members and children below 16, absolve. Tuesdays done Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noonday to 5 p.m. Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center, 144 West Main Street. mattatuckmuseum.org; (203) 753-0381.

BETHEL Pizzeria Lauretano Marvin Stamm, jazz. June 6 at 6 p.m. $10. Pizzeria Lauretano, 291 Greenwood Avenue. (203) 792-1500.

FAIRFIELD Fairfield Theater Company The Wailers with Frank Viele and the Manhattan Project, reggae and rock’n'roll. Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. $52. Members Only Event: The Psychedelic Furs with She Wants Revenge. June 6 at 7:30 p.m. $67. Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford Street. (203) 259-1036; fairfieldtheatre.org.

HARTFORD Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts “Where I Want to Be,” cycle and vapors concert featuring Donell Jones and Avant. May 30 at 7 p.m. $47.50 to $67.50. “Night at the Copa,” featuring Tempo Libre. June 5 at 8 p.m. $30 to $62. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Avenue. bushnell.org; (860) 987-5900.

NEW HAVEN Cafe Nine “Open Jam,” jazz, hosted by the George Baker Experience. May 30 at 8 p.m. No masking. Cafe Nine, 250 State Street. cafenine.com; (203) 789-8281.

NEW LONDON Garde Arts Center Dave Mason, rock’n'roll. Friday at 7:30 p.m. $34 to $60. Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street. (860) 444-7373; gardearts.org.

NORFOLK Infinity Hall “FODFest: Friends of Daniel Pearl Festival.” May 30 at 8 p.m. Free and $25. Edgar Winter, stone. Wednesday at 8 p.m. $55 and $70. Infinity Hall, 20 Greenwoods Road. infinityhall.com; (866) 666-6306.

RIDGEFIELD Ridgefield Playhouse Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of the Doors. June 6 at 8 p.m. $90. Sophie B. Hawkins, pop vocalist/songster. June 11 at 8 p.m. $38.50. “Hammer of the Gods, the Led Zeppelin Experience.” June 12 at 8 p.m. $36.50 and $41.50. Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road. ridgefieldplayhouse.com; (203) 438-5795.

STAMFORD Stamford Center for the Arts “Recreating the Music of the Grateful Dead,” with Dark Star Orchestra. Wednesday at 7 p.m. $35 to $60. Stamford Center for the Arts, 61 Atlantic Street. (203) 325-4466; stamfordcenterforthearts.org.

TORRINGTON Warner Theater “I Left My Heart,” a pledge to the euphony of Tony Bennett. June 12 done June 27. $21.50. Warner Theater, 68 Main Street. (860) 489-7180; warnertheatre.org.

WATERBURY Palace Theater of Connecticut Patti LaBelle. Friday at 8 p.m. $48.50 to $78.50. “Keys to Our Future,” a dueling soft anniversary solemnization. June 5 at 7 p.m. $50. “The Stevie Ray Vaughan Experience.” June 12 at 8 p.m. $33 to $43. Palace Theater of Connecticut, 100 East Main Street. (203) 755-4700;

palacetheaterct.org.

WESTBURY Capital One Bank Theater “The Happy Together twenty-fifth Anniversary Tour,” featuring The Turtles, Micky Dolenz and Mark Lindsay. June 5 at 7 p.m. $51.50. Capital One Bank Theater , 960 Brush Hollow Road. livenation.com; (516) 334-0800.

BLACK ROCK St. Mary’s by the Sea Waterfront “Vines and Vignettes: A Garden Fantasy Tour.” Vignettes by Fairfield County landscape architects, nurseries and garden antiques dealers. June 5 at 10 a.m. Rain see June 6. $20 and $25. St. Mary’s by the Sea Waterfront, 62 Old Battery Road. vinesandvignettes.com.

GREENWICH Audubon Greenwich “Advanced Birding.” Learn to place versatile shuttlecock calls with Frank Gallo and Patrick Dugan. May 30. $85 to $115. Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Road. (203) 869-5272; greenwich.audubon.org.

MILFORD Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point “Sorting Out Bird Songs,” with Frank Gallo. June 10 at 7 p.m. $35 to $55. Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, 1 Milford Point Road. (203) 878-7440; ctaudubon.org.

NEW CANAAN New Canaan Nature Center “Annual Secret Gardens Tour.” Friday at 10 a.m. $50 to $75. New Canaan Nature Center, 144 Oenoke Ridge. (203) 966-9577;

newcanaannature.org.

NEW LONDON New London Parade Plaza “Parade Parade,” a festivity with medicine, saltation, fireworks and historical presentations. Friday and June 5. Free. New London Parade Plaza, Corner of Bank and State Streets. ci.new-london.ct.us; (860) 447-9490.

STRATFORD Sikorsky Memorial Airport “Wings and Wheels: Corsairs complete Connecticut,” ended 30 historical aircrafts, spaceman appearances, aeroplane rides, vet meet-and greets, vintage machine prove and demode trucks. May 30, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. “Memorial Day Classics,” automobile exposition of postwar vehicles. Monday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Both are $6 and $12. Sikorsky Memorial Airport, 200 Great Meadow Road. (203) 372-3521 ext. 124; wingsandwheelsct.org.

HARTFORD The Russell “The Love Jones Experience,” verse readings, spoken news and medicine. Hosted by Darlene Brandon Scott. Monday at 7:30 p.m. The Russell, 103 Pratt Street. (860) 727-4014; therussellct.com.

WESTPORT Westport Public Library A discourse with Maria Bartiromo, CNBC anchorperson and source of “The 10 Laws of Enduring Success.” June 8 at 7:30 p.m. Free. Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Road. (203) 291-4818; westportlibrary.org.

EAST HADDAM Goodspeed Opera House “Annie Get Your Gun,” melodious funniness with euphony and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Through June 27. $31 to $74.50. “Band Geeks!” Musical by Mark Allen, Gaby Alter and Tommy Newman. Through June 6. $45.50. Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main Street. goodspeed.org; (860) 873-8668.

HARTFORD Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts “Porgy and Bess,” by George Gershwin. June 8 done June 13. $15 to $72. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Avenue. bushnell.org; (860) 987-5900.

NEW BRITAIN Hole in the Wall Theater “Oedipus,” play by Sophocles, altered and directed by Ted Guhl. Through June 26. $20 suggested contribution. Hole in the Wall Theater, 116 Main Street. (860) 229-3049; hitw.org.

STORRS Connecticut Repertory Theater “All in the Timing,” by David Ives. June 10 done June 20. $12 to $34. Connecticut Repertory Theater, 802 Bolton Road. (860) 486-4226; crt.uconn.edu.

STORRS Harriet S. Jorgensen Theater “Rent,” melodious by Jonathan Larson, presented by the Connecticut Repertory Theater. Through June 6. $6 to $37. Harriet S. Jorgensen Theater, Hillside and Glenbrook Roads. crt.uconn.edu; (860) 486-4226.

WESTPORT Westport Country Playhouse “Dinner With Friends,” by Donald Margulies, a Connecticut dramatist. Tuesday done June 19. $35 to $65. “Butterflies Are Free,” a arranged recitation, with Blythe Danner and Jonathan Groff. June 7 at 7 p.m. $15. Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court. (203) 227-4177; westportplayhouse.org.

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