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Things to Do in Connecticut, May 3 to 9, 2015

HARTFORD The film “Queen and Country,” directed by John Boorman, will be shown May 6 through 9 at Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. Tickets are $7 and $9. Information: 860-297-2463 or cinestudio.org.Credit...Sophie Mutevelian/BBC Worldwide North America

A guide to cultural and recreational events in Connecticut. Items for the calendar should be sent at least three weeks in advance to ctcal@nytimes.com.

Comedy

BRIDGEPORT The Bijou Theater Capone. May 9 at 8 and 10:30 p.m. $40. The Bijou Theater, 275 Fairfield Avenue. thebijoutheatre.com; 203-332-3228.

MANCHESTER The Hartford Funny Bone Tone Bell. Through May 3. $15 and $17. Lachlan Patterson. May 7 through 10. $17 and $20. The Hartford Funny Bone, 194 Buckland Hills Drive. hartfordfunnybone.com; 860-432-8600.

WATERBURY Palace Theater of Connecticut Brian Regan. May 6 at 7:30 p.m. $42.50. Palace Theater of Connecticut, 100 East Main Street. 203-755-4700; palacetheaterct.org.

Film

FAIRFIELD StageOne, Fairfield Theater Company “Whiplash,” directed by Damien Chazelle. May 6 at 7:30 p.m. $12. StageOne, Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford Street. 203-259-1036; fairfieldtheatre.org.

RIDGEFIELD Ridgefield Playhouse “Born to Lead: Jim Calhoun,” documentary screening and discussion with Mr. Calhoun. May 3 at 7 p.m. $15 and $45. “National Theater Live: ‘A View From the Bridge,’ ” screening of the play by Arthur Miller. May 9 at 7 p.m. $15 to $25; students 18 and under, free. Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road. 203-438-5795; ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

STAMFORD Avon Theater “Two Days, One Night,” directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. May 7 at 7:30 p.m. $7 to $12. Carte Blanche members, free. Avon Theater, 272 Bedford Street. avontheatre.org; 203-967-3660.

WOODBRIDGE J.C.C. of Greater New Haven “Above and Beyond,” documentary by Nancy Spielberg. May 5 at 7 p.m. Free. J.C.C. of Greater New Haven, 360 Amity Road. 203-387-2524; jewishnewhaven.org.

For Children

ANSONIA Ansonia Nature Center Nature’s Child: Baby Birds, educational and outdoor activities. May 8 at 10:30 a.m. $5 and $7. D.E.E.P. C.A.R.E.: Fishing, beginners’ workshop. Ages 6 and up. May 9 at 9 a.m. Free. Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Road. 203-736-1053; ansonianaturecenter.org.

BRIDGEPORT Downtown Cabaret Theater “Willy Wonka,” Cabaret Children’s Company. Through May 17. $19 to $27. Downtown Cabaret Theater, 263 Golden Hill Street. 203-576-1636; dtcab.com.

ESSEX Essex Steam Train “Day Out With Thomas,” rides, storytelling, crafts and more. May 3, 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. $20 and $24. Essex Steam Train, 1 Railroad Avenue. dayoutwiththomas.com; 860-767-0103.

HARTFORD Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley.” May 5 at 10 a.m. $10. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Avenue. 860-987-5900; bushnell.org.

HARTFORD XL Center “Circus Xtreme,” Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey. May 6 through 10. $15.50 to $73.50. XL Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza. 860-249-6333; xlcenter.com.

MILFORD Milford Center for the Arts “Cinderella Italiano!” Musical pantomime by Bert Bernardi and Justin Rugg. Through May 9. $18 and $20. Milford Center for the Arts, 40 Railroad Avenue South. 203-937-6206; pantochino.com.

STORRS Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts “Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Tale,” musical. May 3 at 2 p.m. Costume contest, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. $10 to $16. Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road. jorgensen.uconn.edu; 860-486-4226.

Music and Dance

BRIDGEPORT The Bijou Theater The Yale Whiffenpoofs, a cappella. May 8 at 8 p.m. $25 and $30. The Bijou Theater, 275 Fairfield Avenue. thebijoutheatre.com; 203-332-3228.

COLLINSVILLE Bridge Street Live Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, blues. May 3 at 7 p.m. $20 and $30. Seth Glier, singer-songwriter. May 7 at 8 p.m. $20 and $29. Connecticut Transit Authority, Chicago tribute band. May 8 at 8 p.m. $17 and $27. Julian Lage, jazz guitar. May 9 at 8 p.m. $25 and $35. Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge Street. 860-693-9762; 41bridgestreet.com.

FAIRFIELD StageOne, Fairfield Theater Company NRBQ, rock. May 3 at 7:45 p.m. $38. Jackie Greene, blues. May 4 at 7:45 p.m. $35. Fishbone, rock. May 7 at 7:45 p.m. $35. Michael Allman, Charles Neville and Jeff Pitchell, blues and rock. May 8 at 7:45 p.m. $38. StageOne, Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford Street. 203-259-1036; fairfieldtheatre.org.

HARTFORD Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts “Fascinating Rhythm,” Travelers Chorale 91st annual spring concert. May 7 at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation: nonperishable food items. “Beethoven and Mozart,” Hartford Symphony Orchestra. May 7 through 10. $38.50 to $67.50. Johnny Mathis, pop and soul. May 8 at 8 p.m. $43 to $128.50. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Avenue. 860-987-5900; bushnell.org.

HARTFORD Infinity Hall Hartford “La Bohème,” the Connecticut Lyric Opera and the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. May 3 at 7 p.m. $38 to $68. Travis Tritt, country. May 7 at 8 p.m. $79 to $119. Jackie Greene Band, blues and rock. May 8 at 8 p.m. $24 to $34. Delbert McClinton, blues and country. May 9 at 8 p.m. Infinity Hall Hartford, 32 Front Street. infinityhall.com; 860-560-7757.

HARTFORD The Mark Twain House and Museum “A Louisiana Skankee in Connecticut Court,” cabaret by Varla Jean Merman. May 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. $25 and $30. The Mark Twain House and Museum, 351 Farmington Avenue. marktwainhouse.org; 860-280-3130.

NEW HAVEN College Street Music Hall Polaris, with Mates of State, alternative rock. May 9 at 8 p.m. $20. College Street Music Hall, 238 College Street. collegestreetmusichall.com; 877-987-6487.

NEW HAVEN Fair Haven School The New Haven Chamber Orchestra. May 9 at 2 p.m. Free. Fair Haven School, 164 Grand Avenue. www.newhavenchamberorchestra.org; 203-799-2240.

NEW HAVEN Firehouse 12 Russ Nolan Quartet, jazz. May 8 at 8:30 and 10 p.m. $15 and $20. Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street. firehouse12.com; 203-785-0468.

NEW LONDON Garde Arts Center Robert Cray Band, blues. May 9 at 8 p.m. $35 to $53. Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street. 860-444-7373; gardearts.org.

NEW MILFORD Merryall Center for the Performing Arts Kristin Graves, folk. May 9 at 8 p.m. $25. Merryall Center for the Performing Arts, 8 Chapel Hill Road. merryallcenter.org; 860-354-7264.

NORFOLK Infinity Hall The Steve Chapin Band, Harry Chapin tribute band. May 3 at 7:30 p.m. $30 to $45. Nils Lofgren, acoustic rock. May 7 at 8 p.m. $49 to $69. Hal Ketchum, country. May 8 at 8 p.m. $39 to $49. Outlaws, Southern rock. May 9 at 8 p.m. $59 to $79. Infinity Hall, 20 Greenwoods Road. 866-666-6306; infinityhall.com.

OLD LYME The Side Door Jon Regen, jazz. May 8 at 7:30 p.m. $25. The Side Door, 85 Lyme Street. thesidedoorjazz.com; 860-434-0886.

OLD SAYBROOK The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Nightrain, Guns N’ Roses tribute band. May 8 at 8 p.m. $32. John Ford Coley, country. May 9 at 8 p.m. $30. The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main Street. 877-503-1286; thekate.org.

RIDGEFIELD Ridgefield Playhouse Antigone Rising, alternative country. May 7 at 7:30 p.m. $25. “Gotta Dance!” Broadway choreography. May 8 at 8 p.m. $40 to $55. Everyone Orchestra, jam band. May 10 at 8 p.m. $38.50. Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road. 203-438-5795; ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

STAFFORD SPRINGS The Stafford Palace Theater Michael Allman, Charles Neville and Jeff Pitchell, blues and rock. May 9 at 8:30 p.m. $32 to $38. The Stafford Palace Theater, 75 Main Street. thestaffordpalacetheater.com; 860-851-9780.

TORRINGTON Warner Theater “Viva Italia II,” Torrington Symphony Orchestra, classical. May 9 at 8 p.m. $12; children under 12, free. Warner Theater, 68 Main Street. warnertheatre.org; 860-489-7180.

UNCASVILLE Mohegan Sun Paramore, rock. May 9 at 8 p.m. $35. Godsmack, rock. May 10 at 8 p.m. $29. Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard. 888-226-7711; mohegansun.com.

WALLINGFORD Oakdale Theater Mac Miller, hip-hop. May 7 at 7:30 p.m. $35. Brit Floyd, Pink Floyd tribute band. May 9 at 8 p.m. $35 and $47. Oakdale Theater, 95 South Turnpike Road. 203-265-1501; oakdale.com.

WEST HARTFORD Hoffman Auditorium, Bruyette Athenaeum The Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra. May 7 at 8 p.m. $7 to $15. Hoffman Auditorium, Bruyette Athenaeum, 1678 Asylum Avenue. fvso.org; sjc.edu/arts; 800-975-3876.

Outdoors

FAIRFIELD Connecticut Audubon Society Thursday Morning Bird Walks, with naturalist lessons. Through June 11, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Free. Connecticut Audubon Society, 2325 Burr Street. ctaudubon.org; 203-259-6305.

HAMDEN Sleeping Giant Park Early Bird Watchers’ Hike, guided walk. May 3 at 8 a.m. Free. Sleeping Giant Park, 200 Mount Carmel Avenue. 203-789-7498; sgpa.org.

POMFRET CENTER Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Wednesday Noon Walks, guided hikes and naturalist lessons. Through May 27. $3; members, free. Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret, 218 Day Road. 860-928-4948; ctaudubon.org.

RIDGEFIELD Ridgefield Community Center Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival, carnival, rides, games, food, music and more. May 3, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5 to $10; children under 12, free. Ridgefield Community Center, 316 Main Street. ridgefieldbbqct.com.

SOUTHBURY New Haven Bird Club Guided walk at the Bent of the River Wildlife Sanctuary, along the Pomperaug River. May 3 at 7:30 a.m. Free. New Haven Bird Club, 203-888-5757; newhavenbirdclub.org.

STAMFORD Cove Island Park 9th Annual Walk for Independence to benefit Always Reaching for Independence. May 3 at 10 a.m. $50 suggested donation. Cove Island Park, 203-324-9258, ext. 3023; arict.org/walkforindependence.html.

Spoken Word

FAIRFIELD University Commons, Sacred Heart University Mary Higgins Clark discusses her book “Death Wears a Beauty Mask and Other Stories.” May 3 at 1:30 p.m. $10. Discussion with George Bodenheimer, former ESPN president, and Bobby Valentine, former manager of New York Mets. May 6 at 7 p.m. $10. Sacred Heart University, University Commons, 5151 Park Avenue. 203-371-1255; wshu.org.

FAIRFIELD StageOne, Fairfield Theater Company Poetry performance by John Cooper Clarke. May 9 at 7:45 p.m. $35. StageOne, Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford Street. 203-259-1036; fairfieldtheatre.org.

GREENWICH Bruce Museum “Hans Hofmann, Modern Murals and the Final Glorious Decade,” lecture by Kenneth E. Silver. May 5 at 7:30 p.m. $5 and $10. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive. 203-869-0376; brucemuseum.org.

HARTFORD Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts The Connecticut Forum presents “Looking Back and Looking Forward With Two Pulitzer Prize-winning Authors,” conversation with David McCullough and Stacy Schiff. May 9 at 8 p.m. $39 to $99. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Avenue. ctforum.org; 860-509-0909.

HARTFORD Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art “History Doesn’t Laugh,” artist talk by Hank Willis Thomas. May 6 at 6 p.m. Free. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street. thewadsworth.org; 860-278-2670.

OLD GREENWICH Perrot Memorial Library Courtney Maum discusses her book “I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You.” May 6 at 7:30 p.m. Free. Perrot Memorial Library, 90 Sound Beach Avenue. 203-637-1066; perrotlibrary.org.

Theater

BRIDGEPORT Downtown Cabaret Theater “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” musical by Jeanine Tesori, Dick Scanlan and Richard Morris. Through May 9. $18 to $28. Downtown Cabaret Theater, 263 Golden Hill Street. 203-576-1636; dtcab.com.

EAST HADDAM Goodspeed Opera House “Guys and Dolls,” musical by Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Through June 20. $15 to $76. Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main Street. goodspeed.org; 860-873-8668

IVORYTON Ivoryton Playhouse “The Last Romance,” comedy by Joe DiPietro. Through May 10. $15 to $42. Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main Street. 860-767-7318; ivorytonplayhouse.org.

NEW HAVEN Long Wharf Theater “The Second Mrs. Wilson,” drama by Joe DiPietro. May 6 through 31. $25 to $75. Long Wharf Theater, 222 Sargent Drive. 203-787-4282; longwharf.org.

NEW HAVEN Yale Repertory Theater “Elevada,” comedy by Sheila Callaghan. Through May 16. $20 to $98. Yale Repertory Theater, 1120 Chapel Street. 203-432-1234; yalerep.org.

NEW MILFORD TheaterWorks “Souvenir,” comedy with music by Stephen Temperley. Through May 23. $18 and $23. TheaterWorks, 5 Brookside Avenue. 860-350-6863; theatreworks.us.

NEWTOWN Town Players of Newtown “Fifth of July,” drama by Lanford Wilson. Through May 16. $18 to $22. Town Players of Newtown, 18 Orchard Hill Road. 203-270-9144; newtownplayers.org.

NORWALK Music Theater of Connecticut “Little Shop of Horrors,” musical by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Through May 3. $25 to $50. Music Theater of Connecticut, 509 Westport Avenue. 203-454-3883; musictheatreofct.com.

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MASHANTUCKET The R&B singer Fantasia will perform on May 8 at 8 p.m. at the Grand Theater, Foxwoods Casino, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. Kenny Edmonds, known as Babyface, will also perform. Tickets are $58 and $78. For further information: 800-200-2882 or foxwoods.com.Credit...Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

OLD GREENWICH First Congregational Church of Old Greenwich “Dinner With Disney,” musical. May 8 through 24. $25. First Congregational Church of Old Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Avenue. 203-249-5419; ctplaymakers.org.

SHERMAN Sherman Playhouse “1984,” adapted from the novel by George Orwell. Through May 3. “Talley’s Folly,” drama by Lanford Wilson. May 8 through 17. $11 and $22. Sherman Playhouse, 5 Route 39 North. shermanplayers.org; 860-354-3622.

STORRS Connecticut Repertory Theater, at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theater “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” by Shakespeare. Through May 3. $7 to $30. Connecticut Repertory Theater, at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theater, 2132 Hillside Road. 860-486-2113; crt.uconn.edu.

WEST HARTFORD Playhouse on Park “The Importance of Being Earnest,” comedy by Oscar Wilde. Through May 3. $22.50 to $35. Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road. 860-523-5900; playhouseonpark.org.

WESTPORT Westport Country Playhouse “The Liar,” by David Ives, adapted from the comedy by Pierre Corneille. May 5 through 23. $25 to $85. Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court. 203-227-4177; westportplayhouse.org.

Museums and Galleries

CANTON Gallery on the Green “Florence Five,” group show. Through May 24. “Intransitive,” Peter Waite. Through May 24. Fridays through Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.; and by appointment. Gallery on the Green, 5 Canton Green Road. 860-693-4102; galleryonthegreen.org.

DARIEN The Darien Historical Society “Front Page!!! ... April, 1865 in The New York Times,” original, 150-year-old editions of The New York Times for each day of April 1865, with other memorabilia. Through May 31. Tuesdays through Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 3 p.m. The Darien Historical Society, 45 Old Kings Highway North. 203-655-9233; darienhistorical.org.

FAIRFIELD Bellarmine Museum of Art, Fairfield University “Gari Melchers: An American Impressionist at Home and Abroad.” Through May 22. Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and select Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Bellarmine Museum of Art, Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road. fairfield.edu/museum; 203-254-4046.

FAIRFIELD Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, Fairfield University “Ghosts in the Landscape: Vietnam Revisited.” Through June 6. Weekdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road. fairfield.edu/walsh; 203-254-4062.

GREENWICH Bruce Museum “(Re)Discovering the ‘New World’: Maps and Sea Charts from the Age of Exploration.” Through May 31. “Florence Henri: Modernist Photographs from the Collection of the Bruce Museum.” Through June 14. “Walls of Color: The Murals of Hans Hofmann.” Through Sept. 6. “Madagascar: Ghosts of the Past.” Through Nov. 8. $6 and $7; members and children under 5, free. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive. 203-869-0376; brucemuseum.org.

GREENWICH Flinn Gallery “The East Visits the West,” Kotaro Fukui, Tang-Wei Hsu, Katherine Mann and Q. X. Wang. May 7 through June 17. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, to 8 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Flinn Gallery, 101 West Putnam Avenue. flinngallery.com; 203-622-7947.

GREENWICH Round Hill Community Church “Polo at Conyers Farm,” paintings and sketches by Ted Berkowitz. Through May 14. Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to noon. Round Hill Community Church, 395 Round Hill Road. 203-869-1091; roundhillcommunitychurch.org.

GROTON Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, University of Connecticut “Spring Exhibition,” Leila Namin, Andrew Tavarelli and Shari Weschler Rubeck. Through May 30. $3 suggested donation. Members and students, free. Wednesdays through Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, University of Connecticut, 1084 Shennecossett Road. averypointarts.uconn.edu; 860-405-9052.

HAMDEN Arnold Bernhard Library “Saving the Famine Irish: the Grey Nuns and the Great Hunger.” Through March 18. Mondays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Arnold Bernhard Library, 275 Mount Carmel Avenue. 203-582-8633; quinnipiac.edu.

HARTFORD Hartford Public Library “Hartford on My Mind,” group show. Through May 9. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street. 860-695-6352; hplct.org.

HARTFORD Real Art Ways “The Talking Cure,” sculptures by Melissa Stern. Through May 25. “Skeeball,” works by Don Joint and Donna Dennis. Through May 31. Video by Yvonne Buchanan. Through July 16. $3 suggested donation; members and cinema patrons, free. Daily, 2 to 9 p.m.; and by appointment. Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor Street. realartways.org; 860-232-1006.

HARTFORD Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art “Michael C. McMillen/MATRIX 171: Sideshow.” Through May 3. “Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008.” Through May 31. $5 to $10; members and children under 12, free. Wednesdays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; first Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street. 860-278-2670; thewadsworth.org.

LITCHFIELD Oliver Wolcott Library Oil paintings by Victor Leger. Through June 26. Mondays, noon to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South Street. 860-567-8030; owlibrary.org.

MYSTIC Mystic Arts Center Annual Members and Elected Artists Exhibition. Through June 6. Daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mystic Arts Center, 9 Water Street. 860-536-7601; mysticarts.org.

NEW BRITAIN New Britain Museum of American Art “Otis Kaye: Money, Mystery and Mastery.” Through May 10. “NEW/NOW: Karl Lund: Angry Robots Liquefied My Brain.” Through May 31. “The Enchanting Jewels of Elizabeth Gage.” Through July 26. $8 to $12; members and children under 12, free. Mondays, 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, noon to 5 p.m. New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street. 860-229-0257; nbmaa.org.

NEW CANAAN Carriage Barn Arts Center “Va Va Vroom! The Art of the Vehicle,” group show. Through June 14. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Avenue. 203-972-1895; carriagebarn.org.

NEW CANAAN New Canaan Library “The al-Mutanabbi Street Project,” mixed-medium by Nomi Silverman. Through May 3. “Street Matters,” photographs by Romy Ashby and Phyllis Sinrich. May 7 through June 14. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. New Canaan Library, 151 Main Street. 203-594-5003; newcanaanlibrary.org.

NEW CANAAN Silvermine Arts Center Galleries 25th Annual Juried Student Exhibition. Through May 20. Silvermine Arts Center Galleries, 1037 Silvermine Road. 203-966-9700; silvermineart.org.

NEW CANAAN Sorelle Gallery Fine Art “Color-Centric,” Miranda Girard, Rafaella Laroche and Rob Longley. Through May 5. “Nature Transformed,” David Hill and Ned Martin. May 7 through June 2. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Sorelle Gallery Fine Art, 84 Main Street. 203-920-1900; sorellegallery.com.

NEW HAVEN Azoth Gallery, at the New Haven Public Library “Atlantic and Southwestern Rocks,” photography by Victoria Navin. Through May 27. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Azoth Gallery, at the New Haven Public Library, 133 Elm Street. 203-387-4933; azothgallery.com.

NEW HAVEN City Gallery “Kaleidiscape,” paintings and drawings by Susan Newbold. Through May 30. Thursdays through Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.; and by appointment. City Gallery, 994 State Street. city-gallery.org; 203-782-2489.

NEW HAVEN DaSilva Gallery “Intangible Realties” sculpture by Eóin Burke and paintings by Tracie Cheng. May 8 through June 19. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. DaSilva Gallery, 897 Whalley Avenue. 203-387-2539; dasilva-gallery.com.

NEW HAVEN Giampietro Gallery “Life Boats,” Katherine Bradford. Recent works by Becky Yazdan. Through June 13. Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and by appointment. Giampietro Gallery, 1064 Chapel Street. 203-777-7760; giampietrogallery.com.

NEW HAVEN Kehler Liddell Gallery “Incipient Speciation,” photographs by Rod Cook and sculptures by Gar Waterman. Through May 31. Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Avenue. 203-389-9555; kehlerliddell.com.

NEW HAVEN New Haven Museum “Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace.” Through June 21. “An Artist at War: Deane Keller, New Haven’s Monuments Man.” Through June 30. “From Clocks to Lollipops: Made in New Haven.” Through Dec. 31 $2 to $4; children under 12, free. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m.; first Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Avenue. 203-562-4183; newhavenmuseum.org.

NEW HAVEN Reynolds Fine Art Abstract works by Sara Abalan. Through May 30. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and by appointment. Reynolds Fine Art, 96 Orange Street. 203-498-2200; reynoldsfineart.com.

NEW HAVEN Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History “Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace.” Through Jan. 3. $4 to $9; members and Yale ID holders, free. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Avenue. peabody.yale.edu; 203-432-5050.

NEW HAVEN Yale University Art Gallery “Whistler in Paris, London and Venice.” Through July 19. “The Critique of Reason: Romantic Art, 1760-1860.” Through July 26. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel Street. 203-432-0600; artgallery.yale.edu.

NEW LONDON Lyman Allyn Art Museum “Transmissions: Teaching and Learning in the Studio,” the Connecticut College Art Department faculty. Through June 7. “Lost Gardens of New England,” traveling exhibition on loan from Historic New England. Through July 31. $5 to $10; members and children under 12, free. Tuesdays through 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.

NEW MILFORD Gregory James Gallery “Two the Point,” Banjie Getsinger Nicholas and Joel Spector. Through June 7. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gregory James Gallery, 93 Park Lane Road. 860-354-3436; gregoryjamesgallery.com.

NORWALK Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum “Full Bloom: The Artist’s View on Gilded Age Botanicals.” Through May 3. “Childhood Portraits: Our Children Our Future.” May 9 through June 28. “Tropical Luxuriance: The Mansion’s Conservatory, 1868 to 1880.” Through Jan. 6. $6 to $10; members and children under 8, free. Wednesdays through Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com; 203-838-9799.

NORWALK The Maritime Garage Gallery “Boom,” group show. Through July 31. Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Maritime Garage Gallery, 11 North Water Street. 203-831-9063; norwalkpark.org.

OLD LYME Cooley Gallery “Judy Friday: Many Facets.” May 9 through June 6. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cooley Gallery, 25 Lyme Street. 860-434-8807; cooleygallery.com.

OLD LYME Florence Griswold Museum “Peter Halley: Big Paintings.” Through May 31. $8 to $10; children under 12, free. Tuesdays through 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 94th Annual Elected Artist Exhibition. Through June 5. Suggested donation: $5. Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and by appointment. Lyme Art Association Gallery, 90 Lyme Street. 860-434-7802; lymeartassociation.org.

RIDGEFIELD Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum “Virginia Poundstone: Flower Mutations.” “Nancy Shaver: Reconciliation.” “Ruby Sky Stiler: Ghost Version.” “Penelope Umbrico: Shallow Sun.” “Elif Uras: Nicaea.” “B. Wurtz: Four Collections.” May 3 through Oct. 25. $5 and $10. Members, K-12 teachers, active-service military families and children under 18, free. Tuesdays, free. Tuesdays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main Street. 203-438-4519; aldrichart.org.

RIDGEFIELD Watershed Gallery “Cuts Both Ways,” paper cut works by Béatrice Coron and Gregg Welz. Through July 3. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Watershed Gallery, 23 Governor Street. 203-438-4387; watershedgallery.com.

ROXBURY Minor Memorial Library “Colorful Memories,” paintings by Rita Frenkel. Through May 30. Mondays, noon to 7 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Minor Memorial Library, 23 South Street. minormemoriallibrary.org; 860-350-2181.

SOUTHPORT Southport Galleries “A Colorful Balance,” Richard Vaux and Sandra Benny. Through June 6. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and by appointment. Southport Galleries, 330 Pequot Avenue. 203-292-6124; southportgalleries.com.

STAMFORD Franklin Street Works “It’s Gonna Take a Lotta Love,” group show. Through May 24. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 7 p.m. Franklin Street Works, 41 Franklin Street. 203-595-5211; franklinstreetworks.org.

STAMFORD Loft Artists Association “Nature Talk,” Clair Koch and Rosa Colón. Through May 3. “The Draw On Exhibtion,” group show. May 9 through June 14. Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Loft Artists Association, 575 Pacific Street. 203-247-2027; loftartists.com.

STAMFORD Stamford Museum & Nature Center “Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney.” Through May 25. $5 to $10; members and children under 3, free. Mondays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. 203-322-1646; stamfordmuseum.org.

STAMFORD The Mayor’s Gallery “In Transit,” Yuko Ike. May 5 through July 6. Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Mayor’s Gallery, 888 Washington Boulevard, 10th Floor. 203-997-4140.

STORRS William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut “Remembering the Vietnam War.” The 2015 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition. Through May 10. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Road. 860-486-4520; benton.uconn.edu.

WASHINGTON DEPOT KMR Arts “Horizons,” photographs by Sze Tsung Leong. Through June 5. Thursdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and by appointment. KMR Arts, 2 Titus Road. 860-868-7533; kmrarts.com.

WASHINGTON DEPOT Washington Art Association “Transformations,” photographs by Georganne Mennin and sculptures by Darrell Petit. Through May 9. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Washington Art Association, 4 Bryan Memorial Plaza. 860-868-2878; washingtonartassociation.org.

WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum “The Gate to Hell: Photographs by Avery Danziger.” “Quotations: The Art of George Deem.” Through May 17. “The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America.” May 9 through July 12. “Signature Moments: Historic Letters and Documents.” Through Nov. 15. $6 and $7; members and children under 16, free. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street. 203-753-0381; mattatuckmuseum.org.

WESTPORT Amy Simon Fine Art “5 From 415,” Marlene Angeja, Gale Antokal, Carol Ladewig Bonnie Neumann and Amy Trachtenberg. May 9 through June 20. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and by appointment. Amy Simon Fine Art, 1869 Post Road East. 203-259-1500; amysimonfineart.com.

WESTPORT Westport Historical Society “Saugatuck @ Work — Haven of Community, Commerce and Innovation,” mural, photographs and more. Through June 14. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Westport Historical Society, 25 Avery Place. 203-222-1424; westporthistory.org.

WILTON Wilton Historical Society “In the Making: Historic Inspirations/New Quilts,” Denyse Schmidt. “One Loop at a Time: June Myles’ Hooked Rugs.” Through Oct. 3. Suggested donation: $5. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. wiltonhistorical.org; 203-762-7257.

WINDSOR Mercy Gallery, the Loomis Chaffee School “Tales From the Garden ... and Other Mythologies,” paintings by Sarah Lutz. Through June 14. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. Mercy Gallery, the Loomis Chaffee School, 4 Batchelder Road. loomischaffee.org/; 860-687-6030.

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