PERFORMANCE
Concert of British Banjo Music: Fingerstyle Banjo Solos from the Turn of the 20th Century at Wesleyan
Olin Library 252 Church Street, MiddletownTuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:00pm Olin Library, Gribbel Reading Room 202A Free and open to the public Graduate students in music Ethan Schwartz (banjo) and Emma Mistele (piano) present a noontime concert of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century works for five-string banjo by British composers. Ethan is a doctoral student in ethnomusicology and Emma is a master’s […]
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Connecticut Rep
Nafe Katter Theatre 802 Bolton Rd, Storrsby William ShakespeareDirected by Vince TycerApril 24-May 4, 2025Nafe Katter Theatre CRT celebrates our 75th season with Shakespeare’s joyful 16th century rom-com, replete with intrigue, hijinks, mistaken identity, and a conniving ne’er-do-well. Can true love triumph over deceit, and will Beatrice and Benedick discover the spark beneath their sparring? Come see! Learn more about Much Ado About Nothing. […]
Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
Crowell Concert Hall 60 Wyllys Ave, MiddletownFriday, April 25, 2025 at 8:00pm Crowell Concert Hall Free and open to the public The Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra directed by Professor of Music and African American Studies Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91, and the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Noah Baerman, present an exciting evening of classic and contemporary jazz repertoire as the start of the 22nd annual Wesleyan […]
Music Matters: Beyond the Notes at La Grua Center
La Grua Center 32 Water St, StoningtonHailed as “Bold…edgy…totally engaging! Not to be missed!” Beyond the Notes breaks down the wall between audience and performers, creating a new experience rich in dialogue about the music and the artists themselves. Indeed, concert-goers are invited to submit questions which are drawn at random and answered on stage by the performers throughout the evening, leading to unexpected […]
Bobby Sanabria and Ascensión at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
Crowell Concert Hall 60 Wyllys Ave, MiddletownLed by multiple Grammy Award-nominated drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, and educator Bobby Sanabria, his ensemble Ascensión has been critically-acclaimed for its Pan-Latino approach to Latin jazz. Encompassing Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and traditions from Venezuela, Colombia, Sanabria's ancestral homeland of Puerto Rico and beyond, as well as straight-ahead jazz and the avant-garde, Ascensión is a musical laboratory that is constantly […]
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner at Western State
MainStage Theatre WCSU 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danburyby Tom Kreidler Director: Donna Baldwin-Bradby Presented in the MainStage Theatre at the Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU About the Show A progressive white couple's proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fiance home to meet them. Blindsided by their daughter's whirlwind romance and fearful for […]
Westville ArtWalk 27 in New Haven
Edgewood Park Edgewood Avenue, New HavenMay 5-10, 2025 A day filled with fun for the whole family. Food, Music, Circus, Pet Parade, Art and Much More Artwalk is going to be HUGE this year! Friday […]
John Moreland at Space Ballroom
Space Ballroom 295 Treadwell Stree, HamdenAfter an impressive 2010s run of albums that earned him a devoted fanbase, accolades from outlets like The New York Times, Fresh Air, and Pitchfork, and a place in the upper echelon of modern Americana singer-songwriters, John Moreland has already taken two unexpected turns this decade, both of which highlight his fierce artistic independence. First, he released a […]
Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra: Something BIG!
The Klein Theater 910 Fairfield Avenue, BridgeportIntroducing GBS New Music Director!, ConductorThis is it! At this concert, GBS will announce the name of our new permanent Music Director. The content of this concert will be determined after the selection by the Board of Directors in January 2025. We promise an amazing night of music and the culmination of this long and […]
Long Wharf Theater: UNBECOMING TRAGEDY: A RITUAL JOURNEY TOWARD DESTINY
Long Wharf Theatre @ Off Broadway Theater 41 Broadway, New HavenMay 11 - Jun 1 2025 In the confines of a solitary prison cell, a failed actor grapples with the haunting truth of his condition. Denied hope and sleep, he finds solace in the sanctuary of his imagination, transforming his cell into the unlikeliest of stages. As he navigates the roles of his life, vulnerability […]
Steve Elci and Friends at Friday Night Folk: New London
All Souls UU 19 Jay Street, New LondonCharisma, leadership and compassion best describe the singer/songwriter Steve Elci His love for catchy hooks in his musings and soaring vocal style has won him acclaim from fans and critics alike. "Steve Elci is a songwriting machine with the chops and creativity to comfortably establish his own hooks” - Rick Koster, Arts Columnist/Reporter for The […]
Ramona with Twin Seas at Space Ballroom
Space Ballroom 295 Treadwell Stree, HamdenSince 2012, Ramona has created their own voice, becoming the leading band in the indie music movement in Tijuana. Only a few bands bring up the emblematic and unique elements of Mexican culture with different genres such as 60’s and 70’s rock and latin american ballad, creating their own style which they call romantic psychedelic […]