The Shanghai Quartet at Norfolk Music Shed

Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, Norfolk

“A wonderfully ferocious and illuminating performance.”  The Washington Post LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No.  6 ZHOU LONG Chinese Folk Songs FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quartet in d minor, "Death and the Maiden," D. 810 Shanghai Quartet   PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL For more information  

Free – $70

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets at The District Music Hall

District Music Hall 71 Wall Street, Norwalk

Nick Lowe has made his mark as a producer (Elvis Costello-Graham Parker-Pretenders-The Damned), songwriter of at least three songs you know by heart, short-lived career as a pop star, and a lengthy term as a musicians’ musician. But in his current ‘second act’ as a silver-haired, tender-hearted but sharp-tongued singer-songwriter, he has no equal. Starting […]

$49.32

A Night at the Cinema at Norfolk Music Shed

Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, Norfolk

Step back into the glittering age of silent film! Acclaimed pianist and composer MATAN PORAT performs live, improvised soundtracks for three silent era gems including Florence Turner’s 1914 Daisy Doodad’s Dial, Oskar Fischinger’s 1938 Optical Poem, and Sherlock Jr., the great Buster Keaton’s 1924 whodunit. Praised by The New York Times as “vivid, propulsive, and fun,” Porat's improvisations for silent film makes for […]

$75 – $750

Summer Concert Series: Cookie Thomas at the Bartlett Arboretum

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford

A versatile jazz vocalist, and an undiscovered treasure, Richard Thomas’ career began in Philadelphia in 1960 when he had the opportunity, at fourteen, to open for B.B. King. Richard draws his inspiration from the likes of Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and Johnny Hartman. In fact, you can hear a bit of each when Richard […]

Ready, Set, Edit: Summer Intensive at Westport Writers’ Workshop with Julie Sarkissian

Westport Writers’ Workshop 25 Sylvan Rd. S Suite J,, Westport

Four Sessions Mon – Th August 4 – August 7 10 – 12 EST In Person Editing is easier said than done. It is one thing to recognize the issues with our work and another thing to effectively tackle those problems. Revising requires a vast set of skills and oftentimes when revising, writers will find […]

$255

National Theater Institute at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Student Performances

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 305 Great Neck Road, Waterford

Mondays  June 16 through July 21,2025The National Theater Institute's Theatermakers Summer Intensive trains students in a credit-earning curriculum of acting, directing, and playwriting. The six-week program focuses on: cultivating constant creativity practice, essential training techniques, high-quality mentorship, and collaborative opportunities that yield original work. Students' pieces are performed for free each Monday night. Tickets are […]

Lyle Lovett and his Large Band at College Street Music Hall

College Street Music Hall 238 College Street, New Haven

Fan Club Presale: Tuesday, March 18 @ 10am local Local Presale: Wednesday, March 19 @ 10am local LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND A singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements […]

$69.92

Opening Reception of Todd Papageorge: At the Beach + In the Pool: On Influenceat MoCA Westport : It Will Go On

MoCA Westport 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport

June 26 – October 12, 2025 MoCA CT will be presenting a major photography exhibition, Tod Papageorge: At the Beach, alongside works by Papageorge’s former graduate students, In the Pool. The companion exhibitions were organized by the photographer Lisa Kereszi, and showcase the work of Tod Papageorge (b. 1940), a Connecticut-based, internationally-acclaimed artist and teacher whose contributions to American street photography […]

Free – $10