NY Times Critic Ben Brantley Visits Fairfield University for Open Visions Event

Ben Brantley. Photo courtesy of Fairfield University.

The Open VISIONS Forum series at Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts turns a critical on today’s theatre scene at 8 pm Wednesday, Oct. 19 when The New York Times chief theater critic Ben Brantley shares his expertise in the lecture "On the Aisle: Critically Speaking."

Following his presentation, Brantley will be joined on-stage for a discussion on the subject with Mark Lamos, artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse, and Dr. Martha S. LoMonaco, professor of theatre and director of the theatre program at Fairfield University, and guest curator for “Bravo! A Century of Theatre in Fairfield County,” the current exhibition at the Fairfield Museum and History Center. Single tickets are $45.

Brantley became chief theater critic of The New York Times in September 1996 after having served as its drama critic since joining the newspaper in August 1993. He received the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for 1996-1997. Mr. Brantley is the editor of “The New York Times Book of Broadway: On the Aisle for the Unforgettable Plays of the Last Century,” which was published by St. Martin’s Press in 2001. Prior to joining The Times, Mr. Brantley was a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. Before that, he was a writer at Vanity Fair magazine, and he reviewed films for Elle magazine. He has also worked as European editor, publisher and Paris bureau chief for Women's Wear Daily and was an editorial assistant at The Village Voice.  Born in Durham, N.C., Mr. Brantley received a B.A. degree in English from Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, P.A., graduated with high honors, and is a Phi Beta Kappa.

Lamos is a director of plays, musicals and opera. In the Westport Playhouse’s 2011 season, he directed Terrence McNally’s Lips Together, Teeth Apart and the current production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will.  He spent 17 seasons as artistic director of Connecticut's Hartford Stage, for which he accepted the Tony Award in 1989. The New York Times has called Mark Lamos "a poet of the theater," and his work receives a chapter in Samuel L. Leiter's "The Great Stage Directors: 100 Distinguished Careers of the Theater," along with legendary directors of for his work at Hartford.

LoMonaco is an author, director, producer and theater historian. She is the resident director and producer of Fairfield University’s Theatre Fairfield company. She is also guest-curator for “Bravo! A Century of Theatre in Fairfield County,” the current exhibition at the Fairfield Museum and History Center. On view through March 18, 2012, the show explores the wealth of theatrical history in Fairfield County, focusing on the Westport Country Playhouse, White Barn Theatre and American Shakespeare Theatre.  The Fairfield Museum is located at 370 Beach Road in Fairfield, CT.

Tickets are available through the Quick Center Box Office: (203) 254-4010, or toll-free 1-877-ARTS-396. (1-877-278-7396). Tickets can also be purchased online at www.quickcenter.com.
 
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is located on the campus of Fairfield University at 1073 North Benson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. Entrance to the Quick Center is through the Barlow Road gate at 200 Barlow Road. Free, secure parking is available. Access for people with disabilities is available throughout the Quick Center for audience members and performers. Hearing amplification devices are available upon request at the Box Office. Fairfield University is located off exit 22 of Interstate-95. For further information and directions, call (203) 254-4010 or 1-877-278-7396, or visit www.quickcenter.com

October Mark Twain House News:

• Twainiacs, those in the Mark Twain House and Museum's special membership category for those 39 and under, will get exclusive access to a late-night ghost tour on Halloween weekend. The Twainiac Ghost Tour will take place on Friday, Oct. 28.  For $20, Twainiacs can attend a 9:30 pm reception in the museum's café, where they will mingle with other Twainiacs and get a free beer or soft drink. Thus relaxed, they will be ready for a 10 pm private ghost tour of the Twain House. Reservations are required: 860-280-3130.
• The public is invited to dress in its Halloween finery for the first-ever Steampunk Halloween Masquerade Ball. Dr. Grymm Laboratories, mastermind of the Mark Twain House & Museum's exhibit Steampunk Bizarre: The Unknown, has arranged an evening of fears and gears. The masquerade ball will run Friday, Oct. 21 from 7 to 10 pm in the Mark Twain Museum Center. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 860-280-3130. More info  860-247-0998 or visit www.marktwainhouse.org.
• Present-day official storyteller Jonathan Kruk will be heard at The Mark Twain House & Museum for two performances, Tuesday, Oct. 25, and Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 conjuring a one-man adaptation of Irving's immortal eerie tale, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." And in line with the eerie theme, the performance will be held in the eerie Mark Twain House basement.
• See the article about the upcoming aithor event at Yale below.

Bing Crosby Christmas Show at Palace Cancelled

The Bing Crosby Christmas Spectacular tour that was slated to make a pre-holiday stop at the Palace Theater in Waterbury on Saturday, Nov. 26, has cancelled all 2011 tour dates due to an issue with the show’s licensing agreement.
Ticket holders are being contacted by the Palace Theater Box Office and will receive a full refund or theater credit for another performance. For more information, contact the Box Office at 203-346-2000.

Baldacci, Grisham. Picoult to Sign Books Before Twain Event

The three authors who will appear at Yale's Woolsey Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in a special benefit performance for The Mark Twain House & Museum  will be signing copies of their books that morning at an exclusive event sponsored by RJ Julia Books at The Study at Yale hotel, 1157 Chapel St., New Haven.
The signing by David Baldacci, John Grisham and Jodi Picoult will be held from 10 to 11:30 am at The Study at Yale.

Only books purchased from RJ Julia -- at its Madison store or online -- can be signed at this event. Your book and proof of purchase will be your ticket. A maximum of two books per author can be signed.

The Mark Twain House & Museum has partnered with RJ Julia and The Study at Yale for this special booksigning, which is a historic opportunity to meet three of America's bestselling authors and turn their well-loved works into treasured keepsakes.

Further information on the signing event, and books to be purchased online, can be found at www.rjjulia.com/event/3-author-booksigning.

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR EVENING EVENT

And tickets are still available for the main event that day.

In an unprecedented event that unites three No. 1 New York Times bestselling authors, The Mark Twain House & Museum will present Mark My Words: An Evening with David Baldacci, Jodi Picoult and John Grisham on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 8 pm at Yale University's Woolsey Hall in New Haven, Connecticut.

In a wide-ranging conversation moderated by community activist Malaak Compton-Rock, the three will tell of their writing lives and convey the influence Twain had upon their work.

To make this event affordable to all the authors' many fans, tickets for this major event are moderately priced at $25, $45, and $65.  All proceeds support the programs of The Mark Twain House & Museum. Tickets can be obtained by going to www.twainmarkmywords.com or by calling 888-736-2663. Woolsey Hall is at 500 College Street (at Grove), New Haven, Connecticut.

The informational website www.twainmarkmywords.com, created by East Hartford's ForeSite Technologies, provides event news and information about the authors, venue, parking, directions, and more.

No Boundaries Season at Yale Announced

NO BOUNDARIES: A SERIES OF GLOBAL PERFORMANCES, presented byYale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)and World Performance Project at Yale (Joseph Roach, Principal Investigator;Emily Coates, Artistic Director), announces its 2011-12 season, which includes the American premiere of Engagement Féminin: An Evening of West African Contemporary Dance, created and performed by Art’ Dév/Compagnie Auguste-Bienvenue, based in Burkina Faso, West Africa; Spectral Scriabin, a collaboration between pianist Eteri Andjaparidze and lighting designer Jennifer Tipton, featuring the music of Russian composer Alexander Scriabin; and Neva, an ensemble theatre piece performed by Chile’s Teatro en el Blanco.
NO BOUNDARIES celebrates the diversity of voices and experiences in today’s world. NO BOUNDARIES explores—and explodes—the frontiers of theatrical invention through cutting-edge, thought-provoking dance, music, and theatre. Tearing down cultural, linguistic, and geographic barriers,NO BOUNDARIES extends and enhances the educational mission of Yale University through a series of performances by artistic innovators from around the globe—right here in New Haven, right here at Yale.
 
AMERICAN PREMIERE
ENGAGEMENT FÉMININ: AN EVENING OF WEST AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Created and performed by Art’ Dév/Compagnie Auguste-Bienvenue

November 3-5, 2011 at 8PM
Iseman Theater (1156 Chapel Street)

No Boundaries presents the American premiere of two landmark pieces of contemporary African dance—Ecoute Ma Musique andDans Un S’Y Mettre—performed in a single evening. Drawing from their own experiences, the dancers of Engagement Féminin explore the everyday choices the women of their communities make to face life’s obstacles and achieve their goals.

Engagement Féminin is committed to developing a new generation of female choreographic artists in West Africa. Historically under-represented in this genre, young female performers receive training and create and perform their work across the continent in order to affect social change through contemporary African dance.

Running time: approximately 60 minutes.

SPECTRAL SCRIABIN
Eteri Andjaparidze, Piano
Jennifer Tipton, Lighting Design

February 10 & 11, 2012 at 8PM
University Theatre (222 York Street)

Russian composer Alexander Scriabin caused a sensation in 1915, staging what was most likely the first multimedia concert in history. Designing aclavier à lumière to project colors onto the stage as it was played, Scriabin pioneered ideas relating colors and musical pitch. Nearly a century later, celebrated Georgian pianist Eteri Andjaparidze and MacArthur “genius” lighting designer Jennifer Tipton explore the legacy of this late Romantic composer through excerpts from his Poeme Languide in B Major and other works, including Feuillet d’Album in F-sharp Major, Opus Posthumous. This extravaganza of lush music and spectacular lightshow is truly “something unforgettable” (New York Press).

Running time: approximately 60 minutes.

NEVA
Written and directed by Guillermo Calderón
Performed by Teatro en el Blanco

March 23 & 24, 2012 at 8PM
Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street)

A politically-charged, haunting interrogation of theatre and the revolutionary impulse,Neva tells the story of Anton Chekhov’s widow, the actress Olga Knipper, who arrives at a dimly lit rehearsal room in St. Petersburg in the winter of 1905. As Olga and two other actors await the rest of the cast, they huddle together, act out scenes from their lives, and muse on their art form and love—while unseen striking workers are being gunned down in the streets by the Tsarist regime. Chilean writer/director Guillermo Calderón savagely examines the relationship between performance and history in this tightly-crafted ensemble work that allows a palpable terror to creep through the theatre walls.

Performed in Spanish with English supertitles.

Running time: approximately 80 minutes.
 
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for all 2011-2012 No Boundaries events are $35 and $10 for students. Tickets may be purchased online atwww.yalerep.org/noboundaries, by phone (203) 432-1234, and in person at the Yale Rep Box Office (1120 Chapel Street, at York Street).

RELATED PROGRAMS

No Boundariesoffers a variety of programs that allow audiences to engage with its diverse group of artists before and after the performances.  All events are free and open to the public.

TALK BACKS
Q&A sessions with theNo Boundaries artists are held immediately following all performances.

WORKSHOPS
Audiences are invited to participate in interactive studio sessions withNo Boundaries artists in their areas of expertise.

SYMPOSIA

Prominent scholars and artists working across music, literature, dance, theatre, and performance studies contextualize and draw forth themes relating to the No Boundaries artists and their work.

A schedule of related programs for eachNo Boundaries presentation will be announced. For more information, please visitwww.yale.edu/wpp  and www.yalerep.org/noboundaries.

Quick Hit Theater Review: Molly Sweeney -- Long Wharf

 Jonathan Hogan, Simone Kirby and Ciarán O'Reilly. Photo T. Charles Erickson

Molly Sweeney
By Brian Friel
Directed by Charlotte Moore
The Irish Repertory Theatre Production
at Long Wharf Theatre

Summary:
Molly Sweeney (Simone Kirby) has been blind since she was a baby, but her husband, Frank (Ciaran O'Reilly), takes her on his latest cause du jour and convinces Mr. Rice (Jonathan Hogan) to consider her for surgery that could restore her sight. Molly, who is quite content living in the world seen through her other senses agrees to please Frank. Rice think he may have been handed an opportunity to redeem the career and reputation he lost when he suffered a breakdown. Each has a motive for the surgery, but is gaining sight really the best thing for Molly, now more than 40 years old?

Highlights:
Very good performances. Kirby makes her character's sightless world very vivid to us. O'Reilly infuses the more serious script with some humor and Hogan is a perfect foil. Particularly nice is James Morgan's set, split into three areas backdropped by windows where each of the characters stays, not really interacting with the others, as they tell their versions of the story.

Lowlights:
The soliloquies get a bit tedious.

Other information:
The production runs on Long Wharf's Stage II, 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven,  through Oct. 16. For tickets: www.longwharf.org or call 203-787-4282.

Quick Hit Theater Review: Traces -- The Bushnell

Cast members perform. Photo by Michael Meseke

Traces
Directed and Choreographed by Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider
7 Fingers Productions
at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford

Summary:
Think Cirque de Soleil without the costumes and modified circus acts with an urban theme.  The show, produced by 7 Fingers (and apparently performed for Prince William and Kate as part of Canada Day)  is touring this show and recently opened a production Off-Broadway at Union Square.

Five men and a woman perform various balancing and tumbling feats to a modern international-sounding music track with some modern dance thrown in for style. The story, told through the movement, and with very little spoken words, apparently revolves around a group of friends, wondering what trace of them will be left when they are gone, leave their mark in a rundown warehouse through acrobatics, music and dance ( note: I got that from the press release, not really from the performance itself).

Highlights:
The young performers (Antoine Auger, Francisco Cruz, Devin Henderson, Camille Legris, Sen Lin, Genevieve Morin and Tristan Nielsen) are skilled and bring nice personalities to their stunts, which range from tumbling through Chinese hoops, launching themselves from a teeter board, rolling around on a Cyr wheel and flying on ropes to a truly spectacular number which has them walking in seemingly gravity-defying ability up and down two vertical poles. It's an entertaining 90 minutes.ter board

Lowlights:
The show gets off to a slow start. There's a video bit showing people walking in the lobby that doesn't really work. There are some awkward pauses and the "story" is somewhat disjointed.

More information:
The show runs in the Belding Theater through Oct. 9. Tickets are available online at www.bushnell.org or by calling 860-987-5900.

Theater Review: Three Sisters -- Yale Rep

Three Sisters: Natalia Payne, Heather Wood, and Wendy Rich Stetson; Keith Reddin in background.
Photo © Joan Marcus, 2011.

Times Gone By Might Just Be the Present
By Lauren Yarger
Just like the Three Sisters who find their way of life fading away, so many versions of Anton Chekhov's play find themselves forgotten in the face of modern theater. Not so, however, with Yale Rep's co-production with Berkeley Rep Theatre, for which playwright Sarah Ruhl finds a memorable balance between the classic and modern audiences in her version based on a literal translation by Elise Thoron with Natalya Paramonova and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati.

Ruhl tells the story, but focuses on emotions and humor that transcend the decades from when the play first was produced at the turn of the century.

In late 19th-century Russia, the three sisters, Olga (Wendy Rich Stetson), Irina (Heather Wood) and Masha (Natalia Payne) long for Moscow while coping with their boring country life, made bearable only by soldiers stationed at a nearby garrison (whether one has a moustache or not is quite the cause for excitement).

Their brother, Andrei (Alex Moggridge)gambles away their financial security while allowing his unkind, social-status aware wife, Natasha (Emily Kitchens) to take charge of the household when she isn't having an affair with the head of the local council. Masha, stuck in marriage to nerdy teacher  Kulygin (Keith Reddin), has an affair with the married Lt. Col.Vershinin (Bruce McKenzie). Olga finds herself filling in as headmistress at the school where she teaches, and watching out for her old nurse,  Anfisa (Barbara Oliver), whom Natasha regards as useless and threatens to throw out of the house. Irina, the youngest, is the most optimistic about life, but eventually settles and accepts a marriage proposal from Baron Tuzenbach (Thomas Jay Ryan), whom she doesn't love.

Rounding out the soldiers paying visits to the sisters and their elderly friend, Ferapont (Richard Farrell), are Fedotik (Brian Wiles), Solyony (Sam Breslin Wright), Rode (Josiah Bania) and army doctor Chebutkin (James Carpenter), who once loved the girls' mother.

Chekhov's play, in four acts, is a study of the search for meaning in a more modern world. Ruhl manages, in her three-and-a-half-hour version, to make us put ourselves into the sisters shoes and to ask the same questions for ourselves. Though dressed in period costumes (Ilona Somogyi, design), the characters sound modern, using a hefty amount of humor (as well as a lot of taking God's name in vain), to bring to mind situations we are reading about in today's headlines, like whether government should provide welfare for the poor, how difficult it is to find self worth while working an unsatisfying, poor-paying job and whether the elderly should be viewed as valued members of society or tossed out to make way for the young.

Les Waters directs strong performances (Reddin stands out). One of the highlights also is Annie Smart's two-level set that shows the interior of the sisters' home on the stage level, with windows and a beckoning forest outside three windows on the top. A scene with snow falling (Alexander V. Nichols, lighting design), is particularly lovely.

The production runs at the  University Theatre, 222 York St., New Haven. Tickets range from $20-$88, are available online at www.yalerep.org, by phone at (203) 432-1234, and in person at the Yale Rep Box Office (1120 Chapel St., at York Street).  Student, senior, and group rates are also available.

Freedom Theatre of Palestine Will Perform at Yale

The Yale School of Drama will host a special presentation by company members of Palestine’s The Freedom Theatre Oct. 5 from 4:30-6 pm in the Yale Repertory Theatre Lounge (1120 Chapel Street).
The presentation will include a theatrical introduction to the theatre’s work, a video featuring highlights of their productions performed in Palestine, and a discussion of the impact and legacy of founder Juliano Mer-Khamis. The event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required but space is limited.

The Freedom Theatre is the only professional venue for theatre and multimedia in the north of the West Bank in Occupied Palestine. It opened its doors in 2006, founded by Israeli-Palestinian actor and director Juliano Mer-Khamis, along with Jonathan Stanczyk, a Swedish-Israeli.

Mer-Khamis described his work this way: “When we sat to discuss the name of The Freedom Theatre, we said that the values we’re going to implement or teach for or work with are not based on some kind of political agenda—state, party, flag, army—we want to deal with values that are more universal, that are more on the human level.”

Mer-Khamis, teacher and leader of the The Freedom Theatre, was the award winning director ofArna’s Children, which documents his Israeli mother’s work in a children’s theatre camp in Jenin, for which she was awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize. The award winning stage and film actor, who had a Palestinian father, ran The Freedom Theatre until he was murdered in April 2011 in front of the theatre. Juliano’s sudden death has been a challenge to the company as they try to rebuild and keep the theatre’s work alive.

This event at Yale School of Drama is one of many upcoming stops at institutions across the country, sponsored by The Public Theater in New York City, New York Theatre Workshop, and the Friends of Jenin Freedom Theatre.

For more information about The Freedom Theatre, including additional stops on its US itinerary, visitwww.TheFreedomTheatre.org, or contact Josh Perlstein at 860-832-3155 orperlsteinj@gmail.com.

Palace Fall Lineup

The Palace THeater offers a Fall/Winter line-up packed with entertainment options ranging from The Charlie Daniels Band to Clifford The Big Red Dog. Tickets for the first half  of the theater’s  season can be purchased by phone at 203-346-2000, online at www.palacetheaterct.org or in person at the Box Office at100 East Main St.  Groups of 15 or more qualify for discounted rates and should call the Group Sales hotline at 203-346-2002.


IN THE HEIGHTS
Friday, November 4 – 8pm; Saturday, November 5 – 2pm & 8pm
The moving, funny, and uplifting  2008 Tony Award-winning Best Musical about a community of hard-working immigrants seeking a better life and trying to find their place in their new country. Sponsored byWebster Bank and WTNH/MyTV9.

Let Freedom Ring
Tuesday, November 15 – 9:30am & 11:30am
A spirited musical review that celebrates our nation’s birth and development through a compilation of authentic folk songs and significant historic moments.Sponsored in part by Big Y.

Bobby Vinton: Live in Concert
Saturday, November 12 – 8pm
Over the past 25 years, Bobby Vinton has sold more than 75 million records with an impressive list of hits including “Roses Are Red,” “Blue Velvet,” “Melody of Love,” and “Mr. Lonely.” Sponsored by WWCO AM 1240 and WTNH/MyTV9.

Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and the Connecticut Lyric Opera present Jacques Offenbach’sLes contes d’Hoffmann
Saturday, November 19 – 8pm
Jacques Offenbach’s operatic masterpiece “Tales of Hoffman” takes the real life of German poet, E.T.A. Hoffmann and makes him the title character of three, fanciful stories of failed love.

BINGCROSBY’S CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
Saturday, November 26 – 4pm
A sentimental musical romp that recreates the era of uplifting family entertainment in a refreshing, full scale musical tribute to one of America’s all-time favorite performers. Sponsored by Naugatuck Savings Bank, WATR Radio, and WTNH/MyTV9.

JIGSAW JONES: THE CASE OF THE CLASS CLOWN
Thursday, December 1 – 9:30am & 11:30am
Brimming with music, charm, and humor, this new production based on the book series by James Preller will make audiences laugh and think as they help Jigsaw Jones solve a mystery. Sponsored in part by Big Y.

Waterbury Chorale presents CHRISTMAS AT THE PALACE
Saturday, December 3pm
Returning for a seasonal tradition, the Waterbury Chorale and Waterbury Chorale Festival Orchestra present a program of secular and religious Christmas music.

Woodbury Ballet presentsThe NUTCRACKER
Saturday, December 17 – 4pm
The majesty of Tchaikovsky’s music combines with a talented cast to make Woodbury Ballet’s Annual Nutcracker a treat for audience members of all ages.

The State Ballet Theatre ofRussia presentsSWANLAKE
Wednesday, December 21 – 7:30pm;Thursday, December 22 – 7:30pm
The State Ballet Theatre of Russia brings the world’s most beloved ballet to glorious life.

SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS
Monday, December 26 – 7:30pm; Thursday, December 29 – 7:30pm; Friday, December 30 – 7:30pm
Inspired by the spirit of ancientChina, Shen Yun Performing Arts brings to life a bygone culture with a gloriously colorful and exhilarating show of classical Chinese dance and music.

CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG™ LIVE!
Saturday, January 7 – 1pm & 6pm
In conjunction with the beloved BIG dog’s 50th anniversary, Clifford and his friends embark on an all new musical adventure.Sponsored by Naugatuck Savings Bank.

MAMMA MIA!
Friday, January 20 – 8pm; Saturday, January 21 – 2pm & 8pm; Sunday, January 22 – 1pm & 6:30pm
The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, and every night everyone’s having the time of their lives! Sponsored by Bank ofAmerica, Waterbury Hospital, andFOX CT.


RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S SOUTH PACIFIC
Friday, September 23 – 8pm; Saturday, September 24 – 2pm & 8pm; Sunday, September 25 – 1pm
A sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war.Sponsored by Webster Bank and WTNH/MyTV9.

Icon Entertainment presents GABRIEL IGLESIAS:  Stand Up Revolution - The Tour
Saturday, October 1 – 8:00pm
Gabriel Iglesias has been described as unbelievably witty, electrifying, and a talented performer who has the ability to consistently deliver a uniquely hilarious comedy experience from start to finish.

Premier Concerts presentsJACKSON BROWNE SOLO ACOUSTIC TOUR
Saturday, October 8 – 8:00pm
Playing guitar and piano, Browne will perform songs spanning his entire body of work with varying set lists each night.

Ticket to Ride: A Complete Beatles Tribute
Friday, October 14 – 8:00pm
Ticket To Ride captures the true sound of The Beatles with their note-perfect vocal stylings and harmonies, as well as by using only authentic equipment to perform the music as it was originally presented.

The Charlie Daniels Band
Saturday, October 15 - 8:00 pm
Following the release of “The Devil Went Down toGeorgia,” The Charlie Daniels Band became an international phenomenon, garnering multiple Grammy Awards and an induction into the Grand Ole Opry. Sponsored byNaugatuck Savings Bank and WTNH/MyTV9.

NO RESERVATIONS: AN EVENING WITH ANTHONY BOURDAIN
Tuesday, October 25 - 7:30 pm
In this rare, uncensored appearance, Tony will share the fascinating, hysterical, and sometimes shocking stories behind his life, books, travels, and hit Travel Channel show.Sponsored by Bank of America.

Premier Concerts presents PIXIES “Doolittle WORLD Tour”
Saturday, October 29 – 8:00pm
Iconic alt/rockers the Pixies, continue the 20th anniversary tour of their beloved 1989 Doolittle album with supporting act West Palm Beach indie rock band Surfer Blood.