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Black History: Motown

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Motown, for all you dictionary buffs, is typically defined as, “music combining rhythm and blues and pop, or gospel rhythms and modern ballad harmony.” Fundamentally, this definition covers the basics of “Motortown” music (Motortown being a nickname for Detroit), but in my opinion, it is does leave one essential component out—soul.

It all began with a man named Berry Gordy. In January of 1959, 29 year old Gordy borrowed $800 dollars from his family to start Tamla Records. By the end of the year, he renamed it Motown Records. And the rest, as they say, is history. Over the next four years, Gordy dedicated his time to putting together an extensive staff of songwriters, musicians and producers, and by 1964 it was easily the most successful independent record company in the United States.

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

The first real “Motown Sound” was released in 1958; it was a song by Gordy and his

friend and co-worker, “Smokey” Robinson, titled “Got a Job.” The song was rather tongue in cheek—it was written in response to the doo-wop track “Get a Job” made famous the year before by The Silhouettes, a trend that can still be seen in today’s music industry (Jay Z and Kid CuDi’s 99 Problems, anyone?).  Smokey Robinson and his band The Miracles were one of the first to sign onto Motown Records (while it was still called Tamla, in fact) and they proceeded to create hits like “You Really Got a Hold on Me” and “Tears of a Clown.”

“Got a Job” by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 

The Primettes (later The Supremes)

From here, musicians started rolling in. Another of Gordy’s big successes was found in The Primettes, a group of four African American women from Detroit. After a few years though, one of these ladies began to take the spotlight…her name was Diana Ross. The Primettes was thus transformed into Diana Ross and The Supremes, who then released hits such as “Stop! In the Name of Love” and “You Can’t Hurry Love.” The Supremes helped to make popular not only the Motown sound, but also the look—with their cute choreography and neat, matching hairstyles and outfits.

“Tears of Sorrow” by The Primettes (later The Supremes)

Gladys Knight and the Pips

“Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight and the Pips

Jackson 5

And speaking of young talent—Berry Golding was the man who discovered a little group of five brothers, you might’ve heard of them, The Jackson 5? That’s right. Yet another feather in his cap was this familial group, who were to become arguably the most popular and successful of all of Motown music. This group, too, did wonders in terms of really encapsulating the “boy band” genre, paving the way for boy bands to come, like “New Kids on the Block,” “N Sync,” and “The Backstreet Boys.” The J5 were the first band to have their first four singles, “Want you Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save,” and “I’ll Be There,” on the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

“Rockin’ Robin” by Jackson 5

Stevie Wonder

After introducing the J5, Berry Gordy continued to wow the world with his ability to harvest talent and market music. The ever-fabulous Stevie Wonder signed onto Motown in the ‘70s and has remained with them since—he is the only remaining artist from the early Motown days still with Motown Records. The Motown industry, although its presence is not the same as it was back in the day, has inspired many genres—components of it can be seen in many forms of popular music, especially R&B and hip-hop.

“Don’t You Worry Bout a Thing” by Stevie Wonder

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Wings, Leafs set for 2013 Winter Classic

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1329243439 94 Wings, Leafs set for 2013 Winter Classic Michigan Stadium will host the NHL’s 2013 Winter Classic involving the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. (REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/Files)

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About four months ago, NHL Chief Operating Officer John Collins called Richard Peddie, CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, to see if the Leafs wanted to play the Red Wings on New Year’s Day in front of the biggest hockey crowd in NHL history.

The quick response time was a record-breaker alone.

“I said absolutely, but wanted to run it by Brian Burke to make sure the team was cool with it,” Peddie said Wednesday. “Of course Brian was. I just asked that the league make sure our Leaf season seat holders and our wait-list get a first crack at tickets.”

The details will come out Thursday in two press conferences to be held at the 110,000-seat Big House at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Comerica Park in nearby Detroit, where the alumni game will be held. While Original Six rivals such as the Rangers, Bruins, Blackhawks and Canadiens have been part of outdoor games already and Calgary and Edmonton have hosted in Canada, the Leafs have been watching with envy.

There was no suitable venue in the GTA, but the Wings had the Big House in their sights, where an announced crowd of 113,411 (104,173 certified) watched The Big Chill in December between Michigan and Michigan State. The latter figure is the one the NHL wants to beat and inviting ‘Canada’s team’ should do it.

“The Big House is going to be a massive sea of blue,” predicted Peddie, who is a Windsor, Ont., native and expects fans from both teams will pack the stands.

The deal could not be completed until the U of M’s board of regents approved the contract on Wednesday, which could mean up to $3 million for the school from the league when it leases the facility for a month leading up to the game. A major hold-up was that the stadium is not licensed to serve liquor, which will be approved for the game.

Wings and Detroit Tigers’ owner Mike Ilitch wanted both games to be at Comerica, but the alumni game will still do well at the baseball stadium which seats 41,000 at present.

“I know the NHL is hell-bent to break the record we set at the Big Chill,” U of M athletic director Dave Brandon told the Detroit News. “I hope they do, because then we’re going to come back and have another hockey game and break their record.”

Brandon said the event could generate more than the $14 million US for the region that is provided by home Michigan football games.

On top of the league making good money from the event, the host team is usually reimbursed for its lost gate and the visitors get something for participating, as well as the continent-wide exposure.

The Leafs Alumni Association, which numbers around 200, was ecstatic to hear their game against the Wings is a go, but must now sort through a long list of potential players.

“Think of the roster we’d have at our disposal,” past president Mark Osborne said. “Start with the no-brainers such as Mats Sundin, Doug Gilmour and Wendel Clark. But we’d want to do it right like the Flyers just did in their game. We’d want some recognizable names from the 1970s, such as Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald and Tiger Williams.

“There are different generations and you want to have a good game for people to watch. It’s a fine line. I know Darryl (now aged 61) might have trouble with his knee and might not want to chase Steve Yzerman up the ice.”

Osborne is waiting to hear how any profits might be divided between the league and the oldtimers.

“I’m also a Ranger alumnus and they do a good job and I’m sure our Leaf guys will be looked after by the club.”

CHUCK THE WEATHERMAN OPTIMISTIC

“Comfortable” is how WIVB TV weatherman Chuck Gaidica would cautiously expect the 2013 New Year’s Day forecast for the Detroit—Ann Arbor area to be.

But Channel 4’s lead meteorologist wouldn’t advise leaving home without gloves and hat for the Winter Classic.

“The average temperature in the Detroit area in January is a high of 33F and a low of 20,” Gaidica said Wednesday. “Ann Arbor (45 miles west) tends to be colder because it’s away from the heat island of big buildings and parking lots.”

The high in the past three New Year’s Days around Motown has been as warm as 53F and as low as 25, with a record dip of minus-7 in 1968.

“It’s a bit like Toronto, winter doesn’t kick in until after Christmas and we might get a January thaw,” Gaidica added. “I don’t know how they make their ice for the game, but I’d say it should be comfortable to watch.”

LEAFS WILL BE ON CAMERA 24/7

VOORHEES, N.J. — A man made for the cameras?

Peter Laviolette thinks Ron Wilson is that kind of guy.

The NHL will announce on Thursday that the Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings will participate in the Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium next January, which means that Wilson can expect to have most of his waking minutes for approximately a month filmed for HBO’s 24/7 series.

Laviolette and the Philadelphia Flyers were willing participants in the series this season in the lead-up to their outdoor game against the New York Rangers.

“I know Ron, he will have fun with it,” Laviolette, the Flyers coach, said. “Ron will have fun with them. He has a good personality for it.

“Within five minutes of (the cameras) going on, I forgot it was on me.”

Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds, a native of Scarborough, figured the Leafs will embrace the almost-constant presence of HBO cameramen. During the Flyers/Rangers documentary, Simmonds was followed by a camera crew as he went to a youth hockey workshop.

“You just have to focus on your own thing,” Simmonds said. “They were great guys and they respected your territory. It was not too much of a distraction and it was a good experience. I have the DVD, and when I get older, it’s something I can show my kids.”

Laviolette said that watching the behind-the-scenes part of the doc (especially when he was swearing) made him uncomfortable.

“I don’t really like to be seen like that,” Laviolette said. “With the profanity and everything else. I have kids and a wife and what we do (on the job) is usually behind closed doors. Everything you saw was real. I like it better when it’s not out there.

“(But the cameras) are part of the deal, it comes with the acknowledgment you are going to play in the Winter Classic.”

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Motown Hometown finally honors hip-hop SUPER producer J Dilla

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His mother Ma Dukes will oversee the festivities this weekend honoring her super producer son – J-Dilla.

from all indications the tributes will be the realization of her dreams. a day recognizing the talent and contributions of Dilla in Dillas’ hometown of Detroit.

Dilla gave the D a brand recognition in the world of hiphop, that had not been seen since the Motown heydays.

unfortunately we won’t be covering it live this year, but we expect to hear from his surviving Slum Village compadres; as well as many of those Dilla helped to make hiphop legends.

Detroit Hip Hop artist Fat Ray performs on Friday, February 10, 2012, at the Fillmore Detroit during J. Dilla Day in honor of hometown producer and rapper J Dilla (James Dewitt Yancey). Dilla Day celebrates the Detroit hip-hop pioneer’s musical legacy who has worked with some of Hip-Hop’s biggest names like Busta Rhymes, Jay Electronica and Phife of A Tribe Called Quest. / JARRAD HENDERSON/DFP

Despite the snow and two out-of-town headlining acts not making the show, the Detroit hip-hop community came out in force Friday night to Dilla Day, a concert celebrating the musical legacy of the late James Dewitt Yancey.

Known in hip-hop circles as Jay Dee or J Dilla, Motor City-made artists like Fat Ray, Charles English (one half of the Cool Kids), Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson, and Danny Brown played brief sets featuring plenty of classic Dilla tracks, the groundbreaking Slum Village founder and prolific Detroit-based producer who died six years ago at the age of 32 on Feb. 10.

Dilla’s mother Maureen Yancey, known as Ma Dukes, said that it’s unfortunate headlining acts like Jay Electronica and Busta Rhymes didn’t make it to the Fillmore Detroit as advertised but that event producers weren’t trying to mislead anyone or that the artists’ love for Dilla has faded: Just organizational problems and planning issues led to the scratches.

Slum Village, with original member T3 and Dilla’s younger brother John (Illa J) Yancey, closed the show.

j dilla Motown Hometown finally honors hip hop SUPER producer J Dilla

The night included a variety of on-stage tributes, including a soulful song-and-story from Amp Fiddler.

The funky Detroit musician, who met Dilla in 1992, briefly talked about how he let his young protégé use his MPC, the drum machine and sampler that’s used to create beats. Before leaving the stage he led the crown in a chant of “We love Dilla.”

State Senator Bert Johnson, who represents Michigan’s 2nd Senate District, which includes northeast Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods and the five Grosse Pointe communities, told the audience that he wanted to honor the family, friends and family of the pioneering producer and presented Maureen Yancey with a special tribute from the state’s legislature.

“This night has been incredible – it means so much,” Maureen Yancey said. “Hip-hop is a thriving culture and for too long people in Michigan weren’t noticing. We have everything right here and that’s what we’re gonna do with YMG and the foundation.”

YMG, the Yancey Music Group, was formed last year by Ma Dukes to streamline the Dilla legacy. The J Dilla Foundation is a nonprofit charitable institution aimed at helping inner-city music development.

“This is just the beginning,” Ma Dukes added. “We have a lot of stuff planned this year – it’s going to be off the chains.”

The Gorilla Funk Mob’s Tate McBroom, one of the many organizers who helped put on Friday’s show, said he believed there were about 1,500 people in the Fillmore.

“A lot of people worked really hard. We felt we had to do whatever was necessary tonight. Failure was not an option,” he said. “You know, no matter what happens we have to take care of Ma Dukes.”

Northville resident Gordie LeMasters, 23, said he would’ve liked to see Busta and Jay Electronica but it didn’t take anything away from the night.

“Dilla’s the greatest of all time,” he said. “I cant’ wait for the ‘Rebirth.’”

The “Rebirth of Detroit,” a new record featuring previously unreleased Dilla beats with hometown rappers like Danny Brown and Guilty Simpson, is being prepped for a late May release.

Today the Dilla Day Detroit Youth Day, an art exhibit, documentary screening and event featuring other activities, is scheduled at the Virgil H. Carr Cultural Center. It goes from noon-5 p.m.

if you love hiphop be sure you don’t miss this weekend’s celebration of the man who gave hiphop superior flavor and a side of donuts – J Dilla.

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Soul diva of St. Louis – AlestleLive.com: Lifestyles

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From the Motown sound to the Hard Rock shout, St. Louis nativeand local jazz phenomenon Kim Massie can do it all. Her dynamicrange and powerful vocals leave many of her audiences nothing shortof completely captivated. 

Her sound can be heard all over the St. Louis region, from Jazzat the Bistro to the Wildey Theater across the water. Massiefrequents her home base Beale on Broadway in the historic Soulardblues district. She can be found there every Tuesday and Thursdaynight at 10 p.m. with her band, The Solid Senders.

“I can sing all day and night at the Beale, and our first set isalmost two hours straight,” Massie said. “We’ve been doing thattwice a week for 10 years now, and we’re getting ready to celebrate11 years on April 24. I call the Beale my home. That’s myhouse.”

Massie was born in St. Louis but moved to Lorain, Ohio, when shewas nine, where her musical roots began to form and take hold.

“As soon as I could, I got in a choir and in church. I gotinvolved with the choirs as a teenager,” Massie said. “Church wasalways a part [of my life], gospel music and all. Everything I didwas always about music, and I always dreamt of being anentertainer.”

Despite gospel choirs being a part of her life early on, the54-year-old admitted performing in front of live audiences startedoff a bit rocky.

“I would do solos at church, and I tell you, in my earlieryears, I was scared to death,” Massie said. “I loved the music andloved to sing, but getting up in front of people terrified me. Icouldn’t even look at the audience at one point.”

Before her dream to become an entertainer became reality, Massiecontinued to hone her skills through small performances. Thatchanged when she attained recognition as a karaoke singer in themid- ’90s, winning state and national awards.

After more than 30 years in Ohio, Massie decided to head back tothe St. Louis area in 1999. This eventually prompted her to kickher love of music into overdrive, singing with St. Louis legendssuch as saxophonist and bandleader Oliver Sain. 

She became a regular performer at the Beale on Broadway afterowner Bud Jostes saw her singing with Sain. Massie credits Josteswith giving her the opportunity to make her a celebrated St. Louisartist.

“Mr. Bud Jostes has enabled me to have a forum where I canpolish my craft,” Massie said. “The Beale is the reason for whatyou see in my performances.”

Her success granted her performance opportunities nationally andinternationally in the early 2000s, as she has traveled to Seattle,San Francisco, Kansas City, MO and Bangladesh. Then one of hergreatest achievements occurred in 2007, when she was asked to singin concert with Cyndi Lauper under the St. Louis arch, aperformance that assembled a crowd of 100,000 fans.

“It was absolutely awesome” Massie said. “Cyndi Lauper was sogracious. We did a quick rehearsal in her mobile green room, wentout there and did our thing, and I enjoyed that so much.”

Inspired by a myriad of artists from nearly every music genre,Massie maintains a unique performance repertoire that keeps herband on their toes, and fans on their feet. 

“I don’t have a setlist of songs that I do because I try tocustom make my set for my audience, and it works more times than itdoesn’t,” Massie said. “I feel that that’s my edge, being able toconnect with my audience. I don’t want people to just watch me. Iwant them to participate in and feel what I’m doing.”

Bassist for The Solid Senders Gus Thornton said Massie is amaster at entertaining an audience.

“Kim’s got the voice, she’s got the personality and she canthink fast to where it’s more than just singing, but how youinteract with people,” Thornton said. “She’s a wonderful person andshe gets along with people well. She’s not at all a selfish personand when she does well, we do well.”

Massie’s ability to interact with and customize music for heraudience is a mainstay that longtime fan John Hall of Pasadena,Calif., says keeps him coming back for more.

“I like that when she means to, her voice can be robust, meanand hard, but then she can just completely turn that around and besoft and pretty,” Hall said. “She is a very dynamic performer. Alot of people go to the arch when they visit St. Louis, or theysuggest going to Imo’s pizza, Ted Drewes or some other location. Isuggest you go see Kim Massie.”

Focusing on her more delicate side, Massie has recently recordedher fifth album in her 13-year career, featuring contemporaryspiritual music with an approach to balladry.

“The CD is entitled ‘Inspired,’ and I’m really excited aboutit,” Massie said. “Everybody is so used to me singing songs whereI’m just blasting and I’m just a powerhouse, but these songs show asofter side of me. It shows that I can be just as effective withsinging a more docile kind of song. I learn how to tell a story andpaint a picture with a song.”

With the album release party at St. Louis’ Sheldon Concert Hallin the near future, Massie said she continues to work towardshaving new concerts and venues, and remains humbled by her work andfans.

“Music, to me, is a way of expressing yourself and it’s souniversal,” Massie said. “Every time I step on that stage, whateverproblems I had go away. I’m so fortunate and so blessed that I havethis gift to reach people on a level that is awesome. I can’timagine any high better than this.”

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Patti LaBelle dishes on health, stage

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Philadelphia’s own Patti LaBelle, 67, has been making music since the 1950s, when the Bartram High School student led several groups before forming Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles (credited with the 1962 hit “I Sold My Heart to the Junkman”).

Stalwarts of the chitlin’ circuit, the Blue Belles made their mark in the girl group era with a high-energy live act and LaBelle’s strong vocals. After a 16-year run on the pop side of R&B, the group made an abrupt turn in 1970 and became glitter rockers “LaBelle,” known for their silver space oddity costumes and edgy hits like “Lady Marmalade.” After LaBelle went solo in 1977, she took another creative turn, racking up soft rock/R&B hits like “If Only You Knew”, duets such as “On My Own” (with Michael McDonald) and movie songs (“New Attitude”). She reunited temporarily with LaBelle’s Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash in 2008 for an album, “Back to Now.”

After a long marriage to Armistead Edwards, her manager of 30 years, Patti was divorced in 2000, and is currently single. Although there have been reports of diva behavior lately — some alleged rough behavior by her bodyguards, for one — LaBelle’s fans flock to her appearances, which included a limited run recently in the Broadway musical FELA!.

In recent years, LaBelle has become an entrepreneur, producing a line of spices and hot sauces and several cookbooks and cooking DVDs, available at her website “World of LaBelle.”

How’s your health? With a history of cancer in your family, and all three of your sisters having passed on, it’s obviously a concern to you .

I’m doing really good and my health is great! My three sisters passed away from cancer, but my mother actually passed from diabetes complications. So, of course, taking care of my health is very important to me, and also being grateful for each and every day.

Do you have any new cookbooks in the pipeline?

My latest cookbook is called “Recipes for the Good Life” and it includes both healthy and “feel good” dishes. I also have a new line of food products out called Lady Marmalade. The line features hot sauces, barbecue sauces, marinades and spices. They are low-sodium and made with all-natural ingredients, so they’re nutritious but also delicious. And they will help you to make quick and easy meals at home! You can check those out at PattiLaBelle.com and they’re available at various grocers across the country.

Are you on any special diet?

I’m not on any sort of new regimen, I just am conscious about what I eat. I exercise at home in my pool and I stay busy. Being active keeps me healthy and energized.

Aretha Franklin is working on a film about her life. Would you want a film done on your life, and if so, who could play you ?

I guess I would want to have a film done on my life … that would be nice and a huge honor! I’m not really sure who I would want to play me, though. Jennifer Hudson might be a good choice.

Do you have any plans to return to Broadway ?

I’ve been asked to return since doing FELA! and I’d love to go back, but it will have to be the right fit. I’ll have to really feel it!

Are there any Detroit or Motown friends with whom you’re particularly close, or special memories of playing here?

I have so many good friends in Detroit, so I don’t want to name just one or two. But, I will say that one of my best memories is when I was on tour with (comedian) Richard Pryor and he took me to a car dealership here and bought me a Cadillac. He told me that it was to say thank you for all of my hard work out on the road. Richard was such a generous and kind person!

Are you dating, or happy to be on your own?

No, I’m not dating. I’m not that lucky yet!

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Weekend Hot List

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Super Grover has a problem in “Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Super Heroes.” He’s lost his “super-ness,” and there’s a need for a hero on Sesame Street.

That means Elmo has to kick into action this weekend at Consol Energy Center as Captain Fuzzy. Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and friends will sing, dance and try to put the super back in Super Grover.

The message will involve exercise, rest, nutritious food and good hygiene.

Times are 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m. and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $14-$34. On Friday night, most seats are $14.75. Children who have turned 1 must have a ticket for entry.

Tickets: ticketmaster.com.

Obie Award winner Edwin Lee Gibson and Raul Castillo star in the prison-set “Jesus Hopped the A Train” for barebones productions. In 2000, The New York Times’ Ben Brantley called the production “a fire-breathing new drama.”

Mr. Gibson won his award for “The Seven,” a retelling of the Oedipus story for the hip-hop generation that had The New York Times gushing: “Strutting and sliding in flashy pimp regalia across the raised platform that dominates Richard Hoover’s set, Mr. Gibson’s Oedipus is the show’s presiding spirit: smooth of tongue, limber of leg and always in your face.”

He is joined by Mr. Castillo of LAByrnth Theater, which originated the production of “Jesus Hopped the A Train.” The story unfolds as Angel, who is in jail pending trial for shooting a cult leader who has brainwashed his friend, debates fellow inmate Lucius, a.k.a. “the Black Plague,” about life and death, morality and spirituality.

Directing for barebones is Derrick Sanders, with a cast including Elena Passarello, Patrick Jordan and Leandro Cano.

The play by Stephen Adly Guirgis, a Tony nominee for “The Mother F• • • • • With the Hat,” is at The New Hazlett Theater on the North Side through Jan. 29. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door for 8 p.m. shows Thursdays-Saturdays and $20/$25 at 2 p.m. Sundays; showclix.com or 1-888-71TICKET. More information: barebonesproductions.com.

Dame Evelyn Glennie has the solo percussion circuit wrapped up in her capable hands. They may not be as famous as her bare feet (to assist hearing music through vibrations despite her profound deafness), but they and her musicality make her the special artist she is.

Dame Glennie performs regularly with top orchestras as well as luminaires such as Bela Fleck, Bjork, Bobby McFerrin, Sting, The King’s Singers and Fred Frith, but her legacy may be greater in commissioning works for solo percussion (160 to date). One of those is Steven Stucky’s “Spirit Voices” that Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform with her this weekend. He’s the PSO’s composer-of-the-year, so it’s a chance to hear more of this accomplished American’s music while experiencing Ms. Glennie.

Also on the program is Maurice Ravel’s “Suite From Mother Goose” and Sergei Rachmaninoff “Symphonic Dances.” Slovakian conductor Juraj Valcuha leads the concerts at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Heinz Hall, Downtown. Tickets start at $20; 412-392-4900 or pittsburghsymphony.org.

TONIGHT

The August Wilson Center’s offCENTER program moves to Carnegie Museum of Art for an evening of performance in the exhibition galleries beginning at 5:30 p.m. This special Culture Club edition is held in conjunction with the exhibition “Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story.”

Mark Clayton Southers and the August Wilson Center Theater Ensemble will pair excerpts from Mr. Wilson’s plays with Mr. Harris’ images.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and concludes at 9 p.m., with the performance starting at 6:30 p.m. A $10 entry includes museum admission, gallery discussion and one drink ticket. For information on this and other Teenie Harris-related events: cmoa.org or 412-622-3131.

FRIDAY

Back in the late ’80s, Richard Marx had consecutive No. 1 hits with “Hold on to the Nights,” “Satisfied” and “Right Here Waiting.”

There were a lot more Top 20 hits to go with them, including “Don’t Mean Nothing,” “Should’ve Known Better” and “Endless Summer Nights.”

The singer-songwriter will touch on those and get into some more recent material when he performs an acoustic show Friday at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg.

Mr. Marx, who started his career as a backup singer to Lionel Richie, scored his last hit in 1997 with “At the Beginning.” His latest CD, “Stories to Tell,” found him doing acoustic versions of his hits.

The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35-$40; 724-836-8000.

SATURDAY

The Hillman Center for the Performing Arts at Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel goes classic Saturday night with a pairing of oldies legends The Platters and The Marvelettes in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.

The Platters, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group, are noted for such hits as “Only You,” “Unchained Melody” and “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”

The Marvelettes, celebrating their 50th anniversary, are best known for “Please Mr. Postman,” the first Motown song to make it to No. 1 on Billboard, along with “Beechwood 45789″ and “Don’t Mess With Bill.”

The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35; $30 for seniors; $25 for students; thehillman.org or 412-968-3040.

Classical music is not generally the realm for innovative band names, nothing to match Death Cab for Cutie or Animal Collective, but League of the Unsound Sound and its acronym are plenty strange. With new music struggling for so long to get recognition, it’s a smart, if obtuse, approach. The chamber ensemble will perform in a concert presented by Pitt’s Music on the Edge and The Andy Warhol Museum at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Andy Warhol Museum on the North Side. The concert features works by Sofia Gubaidulina (her trio “Quasi Hoquetus”) and a world premiere by Pitt composer Mathew Rosenblum (“Two Harmonies” for viola, percussion and piano). $10-$20; 412-394-3353 or proartstickets.org.

SongSpace at First Unitarian presents a pair of fine Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriters on Saturday.

Joy Ike is a local favorite as an artist in the vein of Corinne Bailey Rae or Fiona Apple. She’s performed on the Lilith Fair Tour and was featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

Judith Avers, who recently relocated here from West Virginia and Colorado, is a quiet Americana style artist who was named Denver’s Best Female Singer/Songwriter 2005 by Westword, which noted that she is “compelling as a storyteller, crafting heartrending tales seeped in both hopefulness and despair.”

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Undercroft Gallery of the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, 605 Morewood Ave., Shadyside. Admission is $15; $10 students; uusongspace.com.

Dance troupe The Pillow Project will open the new year with a night of soulful sounds and experimental modern jazz at “Funky Stuff,” the latest installment of the company’s “Second Saturdays” series. Dancers will be joined by guest artists, including Vie Boheme, Billy Pilgrim, Brotha Free, Phat Man Dee, Gene Stovall, Jacquea Mae, Anquenique Wingfield and Ricardo Iamuuri.

It’s 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at The Space Upstairs in Point Breeze. A $10 donation is suggested at the door. Information: pillowproject.org.

The Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink will be packed on Saturday — with furry, fluffy characters.

It’s the annual Citiparks Mascot Skate, featuring the Pirate Parrot, Iceburgh, Pitt Panther, CMU Scotty Terrier, Gordie the Groundhog, Buster the Recycling Raccoon and more.

It runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The festivities will include great music and refreshments. Admission is $4; $3 for youth (17 and younger) and seniors (60 and older). Skate rental is $2.50, and skate sharpening is $3.50.

For more information: 412-422-6547 or SchenleyRink.com.

NEED 2 KNOW

• Acoustic singer-songwriter Chris Smither offers an evening of folk-blues at Club Cafe at 8 tonight. His latest full-length was 2009′s “Time Stands Still,” but last year he released the live “Lost and Found,” and more recently he issued the EP “What I Learned in School,” putting his own spin on some early influences. He’ll be joined by Ellis Paul, who has won 13 Boston Music Awards. Tickets are $20 to $22; 1-866-468-3401.

• Philadelphia’s G. Love & Special Sauce comes across the state to mash up blues, hip-hop, country and other fine musical genres at Mr. Smalls at 8 tonight. Tickets are $20-$25; 1-866-468-3401.

• The Pittsburgh RV Show revs up Saturday and runs through Jan. 22 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. On display will be hundreds of RVs, including motorhomes, travel trailers, park models, tent trailers and 5th wheels. Also, there will be informational booths on campgrounds, resorts, golf carts, motorcycles, ATVs and RV accessories.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets: $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (55 and over) and $5 for children (6-16).

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BY TONYA PENDLETONBLACKAMERICAWEB.COM

Ever wonder what really happened with Bobby Womack and Sam Cooke’s wife? Whatever happened to Whodini? Was Freddie Jackson really gay? What childhood secret did Sheila E. grapple with? Did Vesta Williams’ life have to end so tragically?

These questions and more will be answered on the new season of TV One’s music documentary show, “Unsung.”

Williams, who died tragically at age 53 last year, gave her last televised interview to TV One, and she’s the first profile that aired Monday night. This year’s slate of “Unsung” profiles is a wide-ranging group of musicians from different eras, genres and backgrounds.

“There’s no better way for TV One to say Happy New Year to our viewers than with new episodes of ‘Unsung,’” said Toni Judkins, executive vice president of original programming for TV One. “We are honored that ‘Unsung’ has become a beloved classic and are confident that these talented artists and their stories will resonate with our viewers and continue to build on ‘Unsung’s’ legacy of helping to paint a richer portrait of black music in America.”

The show has already profiled a multitude of artists – from DeBarge and Donny Hathaway to Tammi Terrell to Teddy Pendergras, revealing new insights about each artist and their careers. So many of the artists featured on “Unsung” made songs their fans loved, but those fans had little information about the struggles taking place behind the scenes. This year’s group should provide fans with even more shocking details and intimate revelations about the artists they love.

The following is the list of “Unsung” profiles slated for this season. “Unsung” airs on Monday nights at 10 p.m. on TV One.

Vesta Williams

(See tvone.tv/shows/unsung for repeat date). With a four-octave range, Vesta Williams charged through the ‘80s, from an A-list backup singer who recorded with the likes of Gladys Knight, Anita Baker, and Sting to a hit-making diva. Her 1986 debut album included two top 10 singles, “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” and “Don’t Blow a Good Thing,” while her follow-up produced the classic, “Congratulations.”

But Williams’ surging stardom overwhelmed her, and she comforted herself with drugs and food. Her weight ballooned, she was dropped by major labels, and her career seemed over. But Williams vowed to clean up her act. She got sober, lost over 100 pounds and kept her musical muscles limber working with artists like George Duke, Howard Hewitt and Lee Ritenour.

Last year, as she completed the definitive profile of her life for “Unsung,” Williams suddenly died in her sleep, at age 53.

Bobby Womack (Jan. 9)

He’s been called the Poet, the Preacher, and the last soul man. By whatever name, there’s never been anyone quite like Womack, who has lived an eventful life that mirrored the painful dramas of his classic songs. As Sam Cooke’s protégé, the guitar-playing and songwriting prodigy penned his first number-one hit, “It’s All Over Now,” as a teenager. But within months of Cooke’s shocking murder in 1964, the 21-year-old Womack married Cooke’s widow, Barbara. He became a pariah among former fans, a target for violence by Cooke’s brothers, and was all but banned from the record industry.

Womack emerged in the 1970s and ‘80s as a singer-songwriter of uncommon range, penning soulful standards, from “That’s the Way I Feel About Cha” to “Across 110th Street” to “If You Think You’re Lonely Now.” Then, an astonishing string of tragedies sent his life and career into a tailspin.

Atlantic Starr (Jan. 16)

Atlantic Starr made its mark with slow grooves like “Secret Lovers” and the wedding classic “Always.” The band had its roots as a close-knit group of nine friends and family members, hailing from a small town in upstate New York. With help from Commodores producer James Anthony Carmichael and songs written by group members David and Wayne Lewis, they shot to stardom with “When Love Calls” and “Circles,” both featuring singer Sharon Bryant. But the band’s sheer size, and the fight for control within it, led to conflicts which ultimately split the group. Bryant was replaced by Barbara Weathers after which Atlantic Starr achieved its greatest success with “Always.”

In this episode of “Unsung,” members of Atlantic Starr, past and present, come together for the first time to discuss candidly the rise and fall of a band whose bonds of friendship frayed.

Freddie Jackson (Jan. 23)

Freddie Jackson’s soulful ballads are the stuff of intimate encounters. But his nine number-one hits, including “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)” and “You Are My Lady,” didn’t help him overcome his struggles with weight or questions about his sexuality. In the 1980s, Jackson helped catapult the Hush Productions sound to the R&B forefront, but when the hits ran out, he found himself facing financial ruin. In this episode, Jackson and his closest collaborators, including Melba Moore and Me’lissa Morgan, chart his popular success and his personal struggles.

Full Force (Jan. 30)

For more than three decades, the pioneering three-brother, three-cousin collective known as Full Force have broken ground as writers, producers and performers, launching the careers of pop stars as diverse as Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, the Backstreet Boys and Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley, and reviving the career of the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. But behind the scenes, the band members have battled career ups and downs, along with health issues that have almost killed one of them.

Millie Jackson (Feb. 6)

Millie Jackson’s voice was enough to make her an R&B singing star, but it was what she said between songs – and how she said it – that made her famous. Tackling topics previously considered taboo – and with unrivaled comic timing – she spoke to a generation of young Black women who didn’t often hear themselves represented on TV or on the radio. Years later, Millie Jackson’s place in music history grew when the first wave of female hip-hop stars anointed her the godmother of rap. Now, some of the artists she’s influenced, including Roxanne Shante’ and Da Brat, join in telling her story.

Ray Parker, Jr. (Feb. 13)

Whether singing, playing guitar, or crafting smooth-sailing hits like “Jack and Jill,” “The Other Woman” or “You Can’t Change That,” Parker  was an obsessive musician – a guitarist who’d cut his teeth with Motown’s house band, the Funk Brothers as a teenager and later played with Stevie Wonder and Barry White. Parker wrote hits for White and Chaka Khan, but after being denied credits for Leo Sayer’s Grammy-winning hit, “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” he considered suicide. Ironically, when he did win a Grammy – for “Ghostbusters” – he was accused of plagiarizing someone else’s hit.  Baby mama drama, family loss, and an ill-advised decision to leave Arista Records accelerated Parker’s slide from the charts. He shares the lessons he’s learned.

Sheila E. and the Family (Feb. 20)

While the Jacksons and Debarge define often dysfunctional family singing groups, the Escovedos are something else: A family that learned how to stay together by playing together.

Even before Sheila E. garnered international celebrity with Prince for 1980s mega hits “The Glamorous Life” and “A Love Bizarre,” her family members were acclaimed musicians, with associations including Santana, Tito Puente, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Stevie Wonderand Marvin Gaye. But her stardom created new problems and exacerbated old ones.

David Ruffin (Feb. 27)

David Ruffin was the center of The Temptations in their peak years. But his expanding ego forced his bandmates to cut ties with him in 1968. And with only one significant solo hit, “My Whole World Ended,” Ruffin never again reached the heights he’d enjoyed as the leader of The Temps. Ruffin was a talented but tortured soul, capable of kindness and generosity. But drug abuse wore him down in the 1970s and ‘80s, costing him precious opportunities to reunite with friends and former bandmates and damaging his relationships with those closest to him.

Less than two years after joining The Temptations onstage for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ruffin was found dead from an apparent drug overdose at the age 50.

Whodini (March 5)

The rap trio of Jalil Hutchins, John Fletcher (aka Ecstasy) and Drew Carter (aka Grandmaster Dee) dominated the Billboard charts to become one of rap music’s first superstar acts. Along with Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, LL Cool J, Run-DMC and The Fat Boys, they helped define hip-hop’s golden age with platinum success. On hits like “Friends,” “Big Mouth” and “Five Minutes of Funk,” Whodini mastered the difficult trick of making dancable music that was reflective and thoughtful.

But along with the perks of success, Whodini battled cocaine addictions, squabbles over money and clashing egos, which ultimately caused the group to break up. For “Unsung,” Whodini’s members tell the story of a fun-loving, trailblazing brotherhood who has survived three decades of wild ups and downs.

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Michael Jackson’s children cement his legacy

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Singer Michael Jackson is immortalized in a ceremony where his children Prince, Blanket and Paris use Jackson’s shoes and gloves and their own hands to make imprints in cement in the courtyard of Hollywood’s Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Jan. 26.

By Piya Sinha-Roy, Reuters

Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the “Thriller” singer’s glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete courtyard of Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Well over a hundred fans of the King of Pop and celebrities including Justin Bieber and Jackson family members watched the song and dance spectacle and listened to the three children talk about the legacy of their father.

“My dad won the lifetime achievement award. It was an award he strived and worked the hardest to get but for me, and I think for him as well, this right here is his lifetime achievement award. This is what he strived to get and this is what we are giving him now today,” said Prince Michael, 14, Jackson’s eldest son.

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Jackson’s daughter Paris, 13, imprinted her father’s iconic silver sequined glove and scrawled his name into the cement, adding a heart in between Michael and Jackson. Prince Michael and his brother Blanket, 9, put their father’s shoe into the cement, and all three left their own handprints next to dad’s.

The hour-long ceremony included spoken tributes and musical performances from Jackson’s friends and family, including his brothers Tito and Jackie, who were part of the Jackson 5, and mother Katherine who called the event “a very very solemn occasion for my son.”

“Michael, we miss you, that’s for sure. There’s hardly a day that goes by without him going on in my mind somehow, some way, and I know he is here today with us,” said Tito Jackson.

Musical producer Quincy Jones, who worked with Jackson on one his most successful album, “Thriller,” Motown singer Smokey Robinson and comedian Chris Tucker, a friend of Jackson’s, shared their personal memories of Jackson while Canadian pop sensation Bieber called him “an inspiration.”

“People are going to remember him for his dancing and his singing, but people need to remember him for who he was,” said Bieber.

“Everything I do, I look at Michael and I want to be as good as he was,” said Bieber, 17, whose rise to fame was compared to the late singer by Paris as she introduced him.

Jackson gained success with songs such as “ABC” and “I’ll Be There” as a child singer with his brothers, and later pursued a solo career that earned him worldwide fame and fans with hits such as “Rock With You,” “Bad,” and “Beat It.”

His sudden death from a drug overdose in 2009 aged 50, sent shockwaves around the world. Late last year, Jackson’s doctor at the time was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for administering a surgical anesthetic to Jackson as a sleep aid.

Jackson’s glove and shoe imprints will be placed alongside Hollywood screen legends such as Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe and Sidney Poitier outside the iconic Hollywood theater that has been a tourist attraction for decades.

Notably absent from the ceremony were Jackson’s sisters Janet and LaToya as well as brothers Jermaine and Randy.

The event, hosted by the late singer’s estate, showcased dancers from Cirque du Soleil’s Jackson tribute show and featured “Glee” cast member Harry Shum, Jr. ahead of the show’s Jackson tribute episode next week.

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Michael Jackson 5 Medley @ Motown 25 + Billie Jean (Complete & Restored)

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Be sure to watch in 720p HD for best quality. Sign the Sony petition: petitiononline.com I have restored and uploaded Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 at Motown 25 for educational purposes, to demonstrate how video can be vastly improved using commercially available (and in some cases free) software. I also upload this to protest the poor quality of the “Michael Jackson’s Vision” DVD set released by Sony over a year ago. The set was supposed to contain fully restored and remastered versions of all of Michael Jackson’s short films. Unfortunately, not a single one was restored. Sony, in effect, lied about the quality of the videos in that set. So, to demonstrate how easy it would be for Sony to clean up and preserve these national treasures, I have taken it upon myself to create my own restored versions of them. I do not upload this for profit, but for the purposes of education and criticism of Sony for their inferior “restored” versions of Michael Jackson’s work. If you enjoy these restorations, please contact Sony and ask them to create a properly restored Blu-Ray set of all of Michael Jackson’s short films. Be sure to ask them to create the new set from newly scanned high definition prints from the best available original elements. This will ensure the highest quality possible. Together, perhaps we can convince Sony that it is in their best interest to treat Michael Jackson’s work with the respect it deserves. © Michael JacksonVideo Rating: 4 / 5

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EVENTS CALENDAR for WEEK STARTING JAN. 13

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Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, 4 p.m. Jan. 15, free, 26 Edwards St., Hamden; 203-776-9147.Congregation Mishkan Israel, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13, speaker will be Georgette Norman, topic: “A Tribute to Rosa Parks: Women and the Civil Rights Movement Then and Now”, free, 785 Ridge Road, Hamden; 203-288-3877.Ivoryton Inn (Ballroom), Indoor Flea Market, through April 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, free, 115 Main St., Ivoryton; 860-581-0992.Naugatuck Historical Society Museum, Naugatuck Historical Society meeting, 1 p.m. Jan. 22, $3. 195 Water St., Naugatuck; 203-729-9039.Yale Peabody Museum, “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice”, noon-4:30 p.m. Jan. 15, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 16, free, 170 Whitney Ave., New Haven; 203-432-5099.High Lane Club, The Spring Glen Parent Teacher Association hosts “Winter’s Night in Spring Glen: Cabaret & Silent Auction”, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Jan. 21, $35, for ages 21 and over, 40 High Lane, North Haven; 203-287-2546.St. John’s Episcopal Church – North Haven, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Camp, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 16, lunch will be provided, for ages 4 through fifth grade, must register, the registration fee is a nonperishable food item or $2 to be donated to the North Haven Fuel Bank, 3 Trumbull Place, North Haven; 203-239-0156.Grassy Hill Country Club, Bridal Show, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 22, free, 441 Clark Lane, Orange; 203-795-3100.DANCEAmerican Legion Post 79, No Frills Ballroom Dance, 4-7 p.m. Jan. 15, $15, casual attire, 203-245-7662, 43 Bradley Road, Madison; 203-245-9955.Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, “Zumbathon”, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 21, $5, wear comfortable clothes, 55 E. Kings Highway, Chester; 860-526-8920.CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, CT Dance Alliance Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Dance, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 16, $35, students $15, bring a lunch, 15 Vernon St., Hartford; 860-757-6300.Dance in Rhythm, Super Sundays Group Lessons, through Jan. 29, 4-6:30 p.m. Sundays, $10/person; Open Dance Party, 7-10 p.m. Jan. 21, $10; Friday Night Club Dance Classes, through Jan. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. Fridays, $10/person, 19 S. Main St., 2nd Floor, Branford; 203-481-1333.Meriden Turner Society, Snowflake Dinner/Dance, 1-6 p.m. Jan. 15, $20, must reserve, 203-440-0028, 800 Old Colony Road, Meriden; 203-440-9624.Milford Fine Arts Council, Argentine Tango Classes, through Feb. 13, 7-8 p.m. Mondays (beginner tango), 8-9 p.m. Mondays (intermediate/advanced tango), $100/person for 6 tango classes, 203-543-8099, 40 Railroad Ave., Milford; 203-878-6647.Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, PHILADANCO! The Philadelphia Dance Company, 8 p.m. Jan. 20, $35-$45, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield; 203-254-4010.Temple Beth Torah, Learn Greek dancing from Joe Kaloyanides Graziosi, 7-10 p.m. Jan. 22, $12, 860-521-6440, 130 Main St., Wethersfield; 860-529-2410.FILMAudubon Greenwich, “Mother Nature’s Child: Growing Outdoors in the Media Age”, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 20, snow date: Jan. 27, $15, must reserve, 203-869-5272, ext. 239, 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich; 203-869-5272.Essex Library, “Carmen”, 3 p.m. Jan. 16, free, 33 West Ave., Essex; 860-767-1560.Maritime Aquarium, “Happy Feet Two”, through Jan. 21, 4 and 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays; “Search for the Great Sharks”, Jan. 13-April 19, 1 and 3 p.m. daily; “Born To Be Wild”, Jan. 13-April 19, noon daily; “Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World”, Jan. 13-April 19, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily, $9, seniors $8, ages 2-12 $6.50, 10 N. Water St., Norwalk; 203-852-0700.Mitchell Branch Library, “East of Eden”, 2 p.m. Jan. 14, free, 37 Harrison Ave., New Haven; 203-946-8117.M.L. Keefe Community Center, “Smurfs”, 7 p.m. Jan. 20, free, 203-287-2546, Dixwell Avenue and Pine Street, Hamden; 203-562-5129.New Haven Free Public Library, “The Three Penny Opera”, 2 p.m. Jan. 21, free, 133 Elm St., New Haven; 203-946-8130.Stratford Library, “Captain America”, 7 p.m. Jan. 13, free, 2203 Main St., Stratford; 203-385-4162.The United Church of Christ in Devon, “Dolphin’s Tale”, 6 p.m. Jan. 20, movie is free, hot dog dinner with chips, dessert and drink $6, ages 3-5 $3, under 3 free, 203-874-6422, 30 Ormond St., Milford; 203-878-4685.MUSICAn Evening of Chamber Music – ECA Small Ensembles, 5-8 p.m. Jan. 19, snow date: Jan. 20, free, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, 55 Audubon St., New Haven; 203-777-5451.Cappella Cantorum’s registration/rehearsal, For Brahms “A German Requiem” 7 p.m. Jan. 16, registration $40, music $7, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 56 Great Hammock Road, Old Saybrook; 860-388-2398.Community Music School Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14, free, Centerbrook Meeting House, 51 Main Street, Centerbrook; 860-767-0026.CONCORA: “Wine, Jazz & Song”, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 21, snow date: Jan. 28, $50, must reserve, 860-293-0567, First Church of Christ, 75 Main St., Farmington; 860-677-2601.Elvis Meets The Beatles, 8 p.m. Jan. 20, $38-$58, Shubert Theater, 247 College St., New Haven; 1-800-228-6622.Gleefully Yours: Live Winter Musical Review, 8 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14, 3 p.m. Jan. 15, $25, seniors and students $22, children $18, The Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport; 203-332-3228.Gospel concert with Shoreline Soul, In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday 3 p.m. Jan. 15, free, donations accepted, Tabor Lutheran Church, 45 Tabor Drive, Branford; 203-488-2541.Jacques Lee Wood, cellist, 2 p.m. Jan. 22, $10 suggested donation, Windsor Art Center, 40 Mechanic St., Windsor; 860-688-2528.Jeff Mangum, 8 p.m. Jan. 18, $39, Shubert Theater, 247 College St., New Haven; 1-800-228-6622.Joe Cardinale, guitarist, Donn Trenner, pianist, Dave Daddario, bassist and Kenny Palmieri, drums, 3-4 p.m. Jan. 22, free, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., Guilford; 203-453-8282.Kennedy Center’s Auction/Cabaret with Motown Mania, 6:30-10 p.m. Jan. 21, $125, to benefit The Kennedy Center Children’s Services, 203-365-8522, ext. 8522, Motown attire encouraged, Trumbull Marriott, 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull; 203-378-1400.Maks Ivanov, Rich Goldstein and Alex Nakhimovsk, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13, $20, seniors and students $15, 203-697-2398, Paul Mellon Arts Center, Choate Rosemary Hall, 333 Christian St., Wallingford; 203-697-2000.Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale, 8 p.m. Jan. 13, free, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, 500 College St., New Haven; 203-432-4158.Raymond Suntino, “That’s Amore: An Afternoon of Romantic Italian and American Songs” 2 p.m. Jan. 22, $7, seniors, students and children $5, Thornton Wilder Hall, Miller Cultural Complex, 2901 Dixwell Ave. (Route 10), Hamden; 203-287-2546.Rehearsals for the Elm City Men’s Barbershop Chorus, Jan. 16-March 26, 1-3 p.m. Mondays, free, 203-283-5133, Our Lady of Pompeii Church, 355 Foxon Road, East Haven; 203-469-0764.Rehearsals for the Norwalk Community Chorale, Jan. 17-Feb. 14, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, free, 203-226-4398, Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk; 203-459-8241.Shakespeare on the Sound Benefit Concert with NRBQ, 8:15 p.m. Jan. 21, $50, must reserve: 203-259-1036, Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St., Fairfield; 203-319-1404.Shoreline Chorale Open Sing, 7:15 p.m. Jan. 18, free, 203-245-6947, Polson Middle School, 302 Green Hill Road, Madison; 203-245-6480.Shoreline Soul Workshop Concert, 3 p.m. Jan. 15, 203-245-6944, Tabor Lutheran Church, 45 Tabor Drive, Branford; 203-488-2541.String Fling, Jan. 21-Feb. 4, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, workshops for string players ages 11-16, $45 per student, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, 55 Audubon St., New Haven; 203-777-5451.Sweet Honey in the Rock, 3 p.m. Jan. 15, free, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, 500 College St., New Haven; 203-432-4158.The Community Music School Performing Ensemble, 7 p.m. Jan. 17, free, 860-767-0026, Essex Library, 33 West Ave., Essex; 860-767-1560.The Peter Hand Quartet with the Music of Horace Silver, 3 p.m. Jan. 15, $25, college students and younger $10, Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport; 203-222-7070.World Music featuring Chris Merwin, 4 p.m. Jan. 22, free, Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St. (Routes 68-70), Cheshire; 203-272-2245.Yale Schola Cantorum, 8 p.m. Jan. 21, free, Christ Church Episcopal, Broadway at Elm, New Haven; 203-865-6354.SCIENCE, NATURE, OUTDOORSAnsonia Nature Center, Family Fly Fishing Class, 9-11 a.m. Jan. 14, free, must register, 203-231-0946, participants under 12 must be accompanied by an adult; A Fly Fishing Safari with Jim Turecek, 2 p.m. Jan. 14, free; Sunday Guided Hikes, through Jan. 29, 1 p.m. Sundays, free, if there is snow, hikers may bring cross-country skis or snowshoes; Saturday Creature Features, through Jan. 28, noon Saturdays, free, bring binoculars; 10 Deerfield Road, Ansonia; 203-736-1053.Commuter Parking Lot south of Exit 35 on I-95, New Haven Bird Club Field Trip – Stratford/Milford Birding Tour, 7:30 a.m. Jan. 15, free, Milford; 203-389-6508.Emanuel Synagogue, “The Secrets of Soil”, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19, speaker will be Thomas Rathier, $10, 860-529-8713, 160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford; 860-236-1275.Maritime Aquarium, Public Marine-Biology Program: “Intertidal Habitats”, 10:30 a.m., noon, 2 and 3:30 p.m. Jan. 14, $5 per person plus Aquarium admission; Winter Creature Cruises, 9 a.m. Jan. 15, $20.50, bring binoculars, for ages 8 and older, reservations recommended, 10 N. Water St., Norwalk; 203-852-0700.SINGLESAnthony’s Lake Club, Connecticut ConTacts Singles Dance Party, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Jan. 13, $20, dress to impress, 203-468-1144, 10 Christopher Columbus Ave. (West Kenosia Ave.), Danbury; 203-729-4100.Spring Glen United Church, Singles Bridge Group meeting, 7 p.m. Jan. 13, $4, 203-488-2389, 1825 Whitney Ave., Hamden; 203-288-3381.Zandri’s Stillwood Inn, Connecticut ConTacts Singles Dance Party, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Jan. 14, $20, dress to impress, no jeans, 203-468-1144, 1074 S. Colony Road, Wallingford; 203-269-6695.THEATERACES Educational Center for the Arts, Acting Classes for Children and Teens, Jan. 14, call for times and priuces: 203-795-9011, 55 Audubon St., New Haven; 203-777-5451.Case Memorial Library, ACES ECA Theatre Department’s The ECA Improv Troupe, 1-2 p.m. Jan. 21, free, 203-777-5451, 176 Tyler City Road, Orange; 203-891-2170.Curtain Call, “When We Are Married”, Jan. 13-29, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, also 8 p.m. Jan. 19 and 26, $28, seniors $20, students $14, 1349 Newfield Ave., Stamford; 203-329-8207.Downtown Cabaret Theatre, “Defending the Caveman”, Jan. 13-22, 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 5 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 5 p.m. Sundays, $19-$39; “Pinkalicious The Musical,” Jan. 15-Feb. 19, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $18, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport; 203-576-1636.Goodspeed Opera House, Goodspeed’s Festival of New Artists, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14, 1 p.m. Jan. 15, staged readings of new musicals, $15, students $10, 6 Main St., East Haddam; 860-873-8664.Hartford Stage, “Boeing-Boeing”, through Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, also 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 and 29, $30.50-$80.50, 50 Church St., Hartford; 860-527-5151.Long Wharf Theatre, “Macbeth 1969”, Jan. 18-Feb. 12, 7 p.m. Jan. 18 and Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays and Jan. 21, 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 22,29,Feb. 1 and 8, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25, 3 and 8 p.m. Jan. 28,Feb. 4 and 11, 2 p.m. Feb. 5 and 12, $30-$70, 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven; 203-787-4284.Mortensen Hall, Bushnell Center for the Arts, “Memphis”, 8 p.m. Jan. 13, 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 14, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15, $17-$72, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford; 860-987-5900.New Haven Free Public Library, ACES ECA Theatre Department’s The ECA Improv Troupe, 1-2 p.m. Jan. 14, free, 203-777-5451, 133 Elm St., New Haven; 203-946-8130.Playhouse on Park, “The Mystery of Irma Vep”, Jan. 18-29, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $22.50-$32.50, 244 Park Road, West Hartford; 860-523-5900, ext. 10.Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, Inflatable Magic with the Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company, 1 p.m. Jan. 22, $15, children $12, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield; 203-254-4010.Shaw Mansion, Flock Theatre’s “Little Women”, through Jan. 15, 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $25 and $35, seniors and children $20 and $30, 860-443-3119, 11 Blinman St., New London; 860-443-1209.Shubert Theater, “The Color Purple”, 8 p.m. Jan. 13, 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 14, 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 15, $15-$75, 247 College St., New Haven; 1-800-228-6622.Spirit of Broadway Theater, “The Boy in the Bathroom”, through Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $30, college students $25, students K-12 $20, 24 Chestnut St., Norwich ; 860-886-2378.TheaterWorks, “The Sty of the Blind Pig”, Jan. 20-Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays and also Feb. 4,11,18 and 25, $50, 233 Pearl St., Hartford; 860-527-7838.XL Center, Disney On Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic, 7 p.m. Jan. 13, 11 a.m.,3 and 7 p.m. Jan. 14, 1 and 4:30 p.m. Jan. 15, 1 p.m. Jan. 16, $15-$70, 1-800-745-3000, One Civic Center Plaza, Hartford; 860-727-8010.Yale Cabaret, “reWilding”, 8 p.m. Jan. 12, 8 and 11 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14, $15, students $10, 217 Park St., New Haven; 203-432-1566.TOURSDavid Humphreys House – Derby Historical House, Guided Tours of the David Humphreys House, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 21, $5, seniors and children 8 years and older $3, under 8 free, 37 Elm St., Ansonia; 203-735-1908.VISUAL ARTSACES Educational Center for the Arts, Visual Arts Department presents Second Off, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 19, snow date: Jan. 21, free, 55 Audubon St., New Haven; 203-777-5451.Arts Center at Killingworth, Mix & Match to Create Your Own Workshop Series, 1-4 p.m. Jan. 22: Polar Fleece Dog Jackets, 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Unravel the Mystery of Knitting, 1-4:30 p.m. Jan. 29: Wire Crochet Weaving, $40, Polar Fleece Dog Jackets and Unravel the Mystery of Knitting, $60, Wire Crochet Weaving, 276 N. Parker Hill Road, Killingworth; 860-663-5593.Artspace, “Library Science”, group show, through Jan. 28, noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, noon-8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with the Library Science Film Festival taking place at libraries throughout Connecticut, free, 50 Orange St., New Haven; 203-772-2709.A-Space at West Cove Studio, “Crewel Linen: Unfinished Business” and “Study in Black and White”, works by Cate Bourke, through Feb. 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, free, 30 Elm St., West Haven; 203-627-8030.Atticus Bookstore Cafe, “Recent Works”, paintings by Elizabeth Steele and John McColl, through Feb. 5, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, free, 1082 Chapel St., New Haven; 203-776-4040.Bellarmine Museum of Art, Fairfield University, James Prosek: Un-Natural History”, through Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield; 203-254-4000.Bruce Museum, “The Prints of Martin Lewis: From the Collection of Dr. Dorrance Kelly,” through Feb. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, $7, seniors and students $6, under 5 free, 1 Museum Drive (Exit 3 off I-95), Greenwich; 203-869-0376.Case Memorial Library, Works by Vinita Manjunath, Susan Linsley and Karen Stephens, through Jan. 31, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, free, 176 Tyler City Road, Orange; 203-891-2170.Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Studio Faculty Exhibition, through Jan. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, free, 860-434-5232, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme; 860-434-3571.City Gallery, “Elemental: Photographs by Roslyn Meyer and Collages by Roberta Friedman”, through Jan. 29, opening reception 2-5 p.m. Jan. 15, noon-4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, free, 994 State St., New Haven; 203-782-2489.DaSilva Gallery, “12/12/12-Ferrer (Cuba)”, through Feb. 4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, free, 897 Whalley Ave., New Haven; 203-387-2539.Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, “Shaped by Books: The 42-Letter Name,” through March 2, opening reception 2-4 p.m. Jan. 22, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, 405 Babbidge Road, Storrs; 860-486-4500.Eli Whitney Museum, American Flyer Train Exhibit, through Jan. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, free, 915 Whitney Ave., Hamden; 203-777-1833.Elm City Artists Gallery, “5 at 55,” works by 5 artists, through Jan. 31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, free, 203-922-2359, 55 Whitney Ave., New Haven; 203-218-3832.Estuary Council of Seniors – Regional Senior Center, Works by Betsy Doolittle Johnson, through Jan. 31, reception 5-7 p.m. Jan. 13, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, free, 220 Main St., Old Saybrook; 860-388-1611.Florence Griswold Museum, “The Exacting Eye of Walker Evans”, photography by Walker Evans, through Jan. 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, $9, seniors $8, students $7, ages 12 and under free, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; 860-434-5542.Gallery 195, First Niagara Bank, Works by Kerry O’Grady and Rod Cook, through March 9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, 203-772-2788, 195 Church St., 4th floor, New Haven; 203-789-2781.Greene Art Gallery, “Holiday Greene 2011”, group show, through Jan. 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, free, 29 Whitfield St., Guilford; 203-453-4162.Guilford Free Library, A Photography Show: Three Points of View, works by Mark Janke, Allison Maltese and Maryann Flick, through Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, free, 67 Park St., Guilford; 203-453-8282.Gunn Memorial Library and Museum, “Color and Music”, works by Karen Pepper, through Feb. 18, reception noon-2 p.m. Jan. 14, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, free, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington; 860-868-7586.Hartford Fine Art and Framing, Pastel Paintings by the Connecticut Pastel Society Signature Members, through Jan. 13, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, free, 80 Pitkin St., East Hartford; 860-528-1409.Henry Carter Hull Library, Works by Linda Loen, through Jan. 31, noon-8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, free, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton; 860-669-2342.Hill-Stead Museum, Wonders Revealed: Rarely Seen Original Prints by Degas, Goya and Others from Hill-Stead’s Collection, through March 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, $12, seniors $10, students $8, ages 6-12 $5, under 6 free, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington; 860-677-4787.Homer Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, “Anything But Ordinary: The Work of Syntax Mixed Media Artists”, through March 2, call for hours 860-486-4637, free, 369 Fairfield Road, Storrs; 860-486-4637.Housatonic Museum of Art, “Ground Truth: Mapping the Senses/Charting Experience”, group show, Jan. 13-Feb. 10, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, Thursdays til 7 p.m., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, free, 900 Lafayette Blvd. (Exit 27 off I-95), Bridgeport; 203-332-5052.Hygienic Art Galleries, “Whalers + Lancers Student Art Show”, artwork of students from New London and Waterford High Schools, through Jan. 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, noon-3 p.m. Sundays, free, 79-83 Bank St., New London; 860-443-8001.Institute for Community Research, Rugs of Rememberance: Bosnian Weaving in Hartford, through Feb. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, 146 Wyllys St., Hartford; 860-278-2044, ext. 285.Javapalooza, “Of Goddess and Expression”, works by Paula Emery and Christine Danilowicz, through Jan. 31, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, free, 330 Main St., Middletown; 860-346-5282.John Slade Ely House, “Exploded Views”, group show, Jan. 15-Feb. 26, reception 2-5 p.m. Jan. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 2-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, free, 51 Trumbull St., New Haven; 203-624-8055.Kariann Price Designs Art Jewelry Boutique, The Deep River Renaissance Art Collective, free, ongoing exhibit, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays. 169 B. Main St., Deep River; 207-450-0936.Kehler Liddell Gallery, It’s A Wonderful Price: Walls of Small Treasures by 25 Gallery Artists, a holiday exhibit, through Jan. 15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, free, 873 Whalley Ave., New Haven; 203-389-9555.Knights of Columbus Museum, “Christmas Across Africa” through Feb. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, free, 1 State St., New Haven; 203-865-0400.Liberty Bank – Clinton, Paintings by Jay Babina, through Jan. 31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, free, 8 E. Main St., Clinton; 860-669-5773.Lyman Allyn Art Museum, “Skateboards: Art on the Ply”, group show, through Feb. 4; “Hello Manga!”, through March 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, $8, seniors and students $7, under 12 free, 625 Williams St., New London; 860-443-2545.Lyme Art Association, “20th Annual Associate Artist Exhibition” and “A Contemporary Look”, Jan. 13-Feb. 25, opening reception 5-7 p.m. Jan. 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, free, donations accepted, 90 Lyme St., Lyme; 860-434-7802.Madison Police Department, Coastal Camera Club meeting, 7 p.m. Jan. 19, free, 9 Campus Drive, Madison; 203-245-2721.Madison Town Hall, Works by Nancy Armstrong and Sara Drought Nebel, through Feb. 29, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, 8 Campus Drive, Madison; 203-245-5672.Maple & Main Gallery of Fine Art, Holiday Show, group show, through Jan. 13, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, free, 1 Maple St., Chester; 860-526-6065.Maritime Aquarium, “Meerkats”, through Feb. 28; “Africa: From the Desert to the Sea”, through Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, $12.95, seniors $11.95, ages 2-12 $9.95, 10 N. Water St., Norwalk; 203-852-0700.Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center, “TOYS!”, an exhibit of toys from Connecticut’s past, through Feb. 26; “Coming Home: Building Community in a Changing World”, ongoing history exhibit; “Shared Sensibilities”, works by Sol LeWitt, through March 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, $5, seniors $4, under 16 free, 144 W. Main St., Waterbury; 203-753-0381.Middlesex County Historical Society, “Hard & Stirring Times: Middletown and the Civil War”, ongoing exhibit, 1-5 p.m. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, $5, students and children $1, General Mansfield House, 151 Main St., Middletown; 860-346-0746.New Britain Museum of American Art, The Barbara Belgrade Spargo Collection: Facets of Modernity (1900-1950), Jan. 13-April 1, opening reception 2-3:30 p.m. Jan. 22; “Bi-Polar”, works by Carson Fox, through Feb. 5; “Searching the Horizon: The Real American West, 1830-1920”, group show, through March 4; “Blue Boar”, mixed-media video installation by Victoria Bradbury, through Jan. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, $10, seniors $9, students $8, under 12 free, 56 Lexington St., New Britain; 860-229-0257.New Haven Free Public Library, “Stolen I.D.: Fragmented, Colonized, and Lost”, paintings by Gordon Skinner, through Feb. 4, artist’s reception 5-7 p.m. Jan. 19, noon-8 p.m. Mondays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, free, 133 Elm St., New Haven; 203-946-8130.New Haven Lawn Club, Paintings by Eileen Eder, Jan. 17-March 12, opening reception 5-7 p.m. Jan. 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, free, 193 Whitney Ave., New Haven; 203-777-3494.New Haven Museum and Historical Society, “Reveal: Images of New Haven, 1850-1900”, through April 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays, $4, seniors $3, students $2, under 12 free, 114 Whitney Ave., New Haven; 203-562-4183.New Haven Museum and Historical Society, “New Haven’s Sentinels: The Art and Science of East and West Rock”, through May 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays, $4, seniors and children $2, under 12 free, 114 Whitney Ave., New Haven; 203-562-4183.Paul Mellon Arts Center, Choate Rosemary Hall, Paintings by Steven Vaughan, through Feb. 3, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily, free, 333 Christian St., Wallingford; 203-697-2000.Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, “Sylvia Wald: Seven Decades”, Jan. 19-March 18, reception 6-8 p.m. Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, free, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield; 203-254-4010.Real Art Ways, “RUNawayHOME”, through Feb. 22, an exhibition by aricoco, who explores the meaning of ‘home’ in a garment created from discarded bags; “Skull Couch”, works by Blake Shirley, through Feb. 12, 2-10 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and Sundays, 2-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, free, 56 Arbor St., Hartford; 860-232-1006.Scranton Memorial Library, “Caravaggio (1571-1610): Spiritual Seeing”, 2-3 p.m. Jan. 18, art slide lecture, free, 801 Boston Post Road, Madison; 203-245-7365.Seton Gallery, Dodds Hall, University of New Haven, “Art of Papua New Guinea” Seton Collection, ongoing exhibition, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven; 203-931-6065.Silo Gallery, “Six Views”, photography of six high school students, Jan. 14-Feb. 19, opening reception 3-5 p.m. Jan. 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, free, 44 Upland Road, New Milford; 860-355-0300.Silvermine Arts Center, New Guild Members Show, Director’s Choice, Jak Kovatch and Grace Stanley’s “Circle of Life – Then and Now”, through March 4, noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, free, 1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan; 203-966-9700.Six Summit Gallery, “Misfit Elves Fine Art Show”, through Jan. 21, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays, noon-8 p.m. Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, free, 6 Summit St., Ivoryton; 860-581-8332.Slater Memorial Museum, “Around the World on the Yacht Eleanor: The Slaters’ Grand Tour”, ongoing; “Crocker’s Norwich: The Long Nineteenth Century”, group show, ongoing exhibit, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, $3, seniors and students $2, ages 12 and under free, 108 Crescent St., Norwich; 860-887-2506.Southern Connecticut State University, “Found Objects/Assemblage”, through Feb. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, 501 Crescent St., New Haven; 203-392-5200.Stratford Library, “Bella Italia”, photography by Debbie Gilbert, through Jan. 31, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, free, 2203 Main St., Stratford; 203-385-4162.Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery, The Richmond Art Center, The Loomis Chaffee School, Paintings by Cham Hendon, through Feb. 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, 7:45-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, free, 4 Batchelder Road, Windsor; 860-687-6030.Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery, “Sound Influence”, group show, through Jan. 13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, 70 Audubon St., 2nd Floor, New Haven; 203-772-2788.Susan Powell Fine Art, Holiday Inspirations, group show, through Jan. 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays, free, 679 Boston Post Road, Madison; 203-318-0616.The Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Mathews Park, Charlie Hewitt: Cut and Printed, Recent Color Woodcuts, Jan. 22-March 18, opening reception 2-5 p.m. Jan. 22, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, free, 299 West Ave., Norwalk; 203-899-7999.The Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sacred Heart University, “Voices in the Streets: Polish Posters from the Collection of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York”, Jan. 22-March 1, reception 1-3:30 p.m. Jan. 22, noon-5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, free, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield; 203-365-7650.The Gallery of Fine Art @ Venetucci Home, Photography by Toni Leland, through Jan. 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, free, 433 Boston Post Road, Westbrook; 860-388-7826.The Institute Library, Out of Nature: An Exhibition of Alternatives, group show, through Jan. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, free, 847 Chapel St., New Haven; 203-562-4045.The Mill House Gallery, “Winter Mix”, works by James R. Riccio, through Feb. 26, reception 2-5 p.m. Feb. 4, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, free, 5 W. Main St., Chester; 860-526-5575.TheaterWorks, Works by Andres Chaparro, through Jan. 14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, TheaterWorks Lobby, 233 Pearl St., Hartford; 860-527-7838.Ulla Surland, Gallery Eleven, Oil Paintings on Canvas by Lisie Orjuela, Jan. 21-March 3, opening reception 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 21, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, free, 11 Unquowa Road, Fairfield; 203-550-2507.Westport Arts Center, “On Duty: Weegee, Metinides, Odermatt”, photography by Arthur Fellig, Enrique Metinides and Arnold Odermatt, through Jan. 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, free, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport; 203-222-7070.Willoughby Wallace Library, 4 The Body + 4 The Soul, works by Rita Brieger and Owen Sea Luckey, through Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, free, 146 Thimble Islands Road, Branford; 203-488-8702.Yale Institute of Sacred Music, “People, Piety, and Sacred Power in the Eastern Mediterranean”, an exhibition of photographs illustrating human interactions with the sacred in Istanbul, Mount Sinai, Hosios Loukas and Cyprus, through March 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, free, 409 Prospect St., New Haven ; 203-432-5180.Yale School of Architecture Gallery, Gwathmey Siegel: Inspiration and Transformation, through Jan. 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, free, 180 York St., New Haven; 203-432-2288.

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