May Events

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MAY EVENTS

Month of May - Westbrook May events at Waters Edge Resort & Spa. Please go to our website www.WatersEdgeResortAndSpa.com for complete list of events

Friday May 3rd – Comedy at the Edge presented by Comedy Craft Beer $20 per person | Show Starts at 7:00pm Sunday May 12th – Mother’s Day Brunch 9:00am to 5:00pm $49.95 per person Children under 10 $22.00 Children under 5 Free Friday May 24th – Sunset Bar & Grill Opens for the Season Saturday May 25th – A Tribute to Billy Joel performed by River of Dreams Cabaret Style Dinner Show $49++ per person 6:00pm Reception 7:00pm Dinner Show

REPEAT EVENTS: Prix Fixe Lunch Mon. through Fri. 11:30am-2:30pm $14++ Prix Fixe Dinner Mon. through Fri. 5:30pm-9pm $25++ Lobster Boil specials and trivia every Monday Happy Hour Specials Mon. through Fri. 4pm-6pm Taco and Tequila specials every Tuesday Girl’s Night Out every Wednesday Thursday Night Burger Specials Sparkling & Sushi specials every Friday night Live music every Friday and Saturday night Award winning Brunch every Sunday Tickets available online or by calling the front desk 860-399-5901. Water’s Edge Resort and Spa, 1525 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, CT For info, call 860-399-5901 or visit www.WatersEdgeResortAndSpa.com

Month of May - Old Saybrook May Events at The Back Porch Restaurant Thursday, 5/2 – Nightshift from 6:30pm Friday, 5/3 – Coyote River Band from 7pm Saturday, 5/4 – Avenue Groove from 7pm Sunday, 5/5 – Primetime from 4pm Wednesday, 5/8 – Tyler Coleman from 5:30pm Thursday, 5/9 – Out of the Boxx from 6:30pm Friday, 5/10 – NeoSound from 7pm Saturday, 5/11 – Major Motion from 7pm Sunday, 5/12 – Le'Mixx from 4pm Wednesday, 5/15 – Keith Cooper and Trish Radill from 5:30pm Thursday, 5/16 – Four Barrel Billy from 6:30pm Friday, 5/17 – Sugar Daddy from 7pm Saturday, 5/18 – Kathy Thompson Band from 7pm Sunday, 5/19 – Mass Conn Fusion from 4pm Wednesday, 5/22 – Syndicate Duo from 5:30pm Thursday, 5/23 – Green Hill from 6:30pm Friday, 5/24 – Michael Cleary Band from 7pm Saturday, 5/25 – The Bernadettes from 7pm Sunday, 5/26 – Nu Groove from 4pm Memorial Day, Monday, 5/27 – Signature Band from 4pm Wednesday, 5/29 – Carrie Ashton from 5:30pm Thursday, 5/30 – Katie Perkins from 6:30pm Friday, 5/31 – Upside Down from 7pm

Repeat Events: Happy Hour Specials: Monday – Friday from 4pm – 6pm

The Back Porch Restaurant & Bar, 142 Ferry Road, Old Saybrook CT Call 860.510.0282 or visit backporcholdsaybrook.com

Month of May- Branford

Treat Mom to Mother’s Day at Lenny’s Sunday, May 12th. Specials will include Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, Slow Roasted Prime Rib, Wester Ross Scottish Salmon, Hot Lobster Rolls, Fresh North Atlantic Swordfish and more. Free glass of Wine for Mom! Full Menu Offered - Call Ahead Seating Available

REPEAT EVENTS: Thursday Nights – Ladies’ Night $6 Martinis and Apps at the bar Friday Nights - Happy Hour 4-6 $2 Bud Light bottles and Free Wings Sunday Fundays – Build your own Bloody Mary Bar and Live Music 1-4 pm

Please go to our website www.lennysnow.com for complete list of events. Lennys 205 South Montowese St (Rt. 146) Branford, CT 06405 www.lennysnow.com 203-488-1500

Month of May- Essex May Events at Scotch Plains Tavern

Kentucky Derby 5/4: Derby party starts at 4pm. Prizes for the best hat. Enjoy a mint julep and all your Derby favorites!

Cinco de Mayo 5/5: Join us for Brunch and then from 3pm on enjoy Chef Taco Specials. $3 Coronas and $5 Margaritas all day.

Mother’s Day 5/12: Join us for Brunch and Chef Specials along with live music in the afternoon

Live Music: Wednesday, 5/1 – Keith Cooper and Trish Lendroth from 5:30pm Friday, 5/3 – Righteous Continental from 8pm Saturday, 5/4 – Four Barrel Billy from 8pm Sunday, 5/5 – Sweet Tea Daddy from 3pm Wednesday, 5/8 – Coal Tattoo from 5:30pm Friday, 5/10 – Fusion from 8pm Saturday, 5/11 – Big Nasty from 8pm Sunday, 5/12 – Brett Bottomly Trio from 3pm Wednesday, 5/15 – T. Ray Taylor from 5:30pm Friday, 5/17 – Nu Groove from 8pm Sunday, 5/19 – Bonfire Acoustic from 3pm Wednesday, 5/22 –Terri and Rob Duo from 5:30pm Thursday, 5/23 –Leaf Jumpers Duo from 6pm Friday, 5/24 – Blues on the Rocks from 8pm Saturday, 5/25 – Katie Perkins from 8pm Sunday, 5/26 – Ramblin Dan Stevens from 3pm Wednesday, 5/29 – FrankenPhil from 5:30pm Thursday, 5/30 – Tyler Coleman from 5:30pm Friday, 5/31 – Mixed Signals from 8pm

Repeat Events: Happy Hour Specials: Monday – Friday from 3pm – 6pm Mondays: Half-Price Wine Bottles from 5pm – close Tuesdays: Taco Tuesday from 5pm – close Wednesdays: Live Music from 5:30pm – 8:30pm Thursdays: Ladies Nite with Drink & Happy Hour Specials 3pm – close Fridays: Prime Rib from 5pm – close & Live Music from 8pm – 12am Saturdays: Live Music from 8pm – 12am Sundays: Brunch from 11:30am – 3:00pm & Live Music 3pm – 6pm

Scotch Plains Tavern, 124 Westbrook Road, Essex CT Call 860.662.4032 or visit scotchplainstavern.com

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May - August New London Exhibition of Watercolor Landscapes opens at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Discovering New Beauty: Watercolor Landscapes of the Northeast. This exhibition features more than 50 works of art examining the varied landscapes of the Northeast over the last century and a half. The show will be on view through August 3, 2019. Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams St New London, CT 06320

May 1-17 Westbrook Open call exhibit “Local Vision IV” at the Valentine H. Zahn Community Gallery at Middlesex Hospital Shoreline Medical Center. The exhibition features selected works by pastel artists from throughout Connecticut. The works were chosen through an open call, curatorial process and is curated by Jan Ayer. The Gallery is open during regular business hours and is located at 250 Flat Rock Place, Westbrook, CT. For more information, contact Middlesex Health at 860-358-4065 or zahngallery@gmail.com.

May 3 Salem Learn to make your own Cellini Spiral Bracelet with Pauline Clifford. Prerequisite: Proficiency with flat Cellini pattern. Kit includes needle, beading thread, clasp, and beads. Class Fee: $40. The Red House, 22 Darling Road, Salem.Visit salemredhouse.com for more info. (860) 608-6526.

May 4 Mystic Mystic Spring Stroll – Join the fun on May 4th during the Downtown Mystic Spring Stroll! Come shop and gather a bouquet by receiving a coin for each purchase which can be turned in for a free flower from the flower cart, while supplies last. The more coins the more flowers you will receive! While you are gathering your flowers, you will be entertained with live music from Stonington HS music ensembles, a harp player and other local musicians. We are excited about the return of the Mystic Garland dancers who will be preforming in various location in downtown. 10:00 – 5:00. Many of the stores will also be othering sips & bites. Spring hats encouraged! Downtown Mystic

May 9 Old Lyme Harry White - Art in the Garden. Refreshments served at 6:30 pm, Lectures start at 7:00 pm. Fee: $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. The Lyme Art Association presents the Elected Artists Exhibition, with works by the most accomplished artists of the Association, as well as an exhibition of work from the Connecticut Watercolor Society. Open Wednesday through Sunday, from 10 am – 5 pm, and by appointment. The Lyme Art Association 90 Lyme Street in Old Lyme,(860) 434-7802 for more information or visit lymeartassociation.org.

May 7-21 Old Saybrook Wine Course at Alforno in Old Saybrook To Explore the World of Wine. Alforno in Old Saybrook will host a series of wine education tastings that will meet on Tuesdays through May 21. The hour-long sessions will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Alforno’s new bar. Ben Zemmel, who draws on 10 years of immersive experience in the study of wine, will lead the wine-tasting journey through Italy’s wine regions as well as the American West Coast, France and Spain. He will guide guests through the characteristics of each region’s wines. Each session will feature four wines paired with small bites.The schedule is: Campania, May 7; Burgundy, Beaujolais and Rhone, May 14, and Spain, May 21. For more details on the wines please visit our website: www.alforno.net/events. Each tasting will be limited to eight guests. Sessions are sold in multiples of two per person – 2, 4, 6 or all 8 sessions. The cost is $30 per session. To register, email Ben Zemmel at ben@alforno.net. Alforno, at 1654 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, is open daily for lunch and dinner. Telephone: 860-399-4166.

May 10 - June 22, Madison David Dunlop: Color and Luminance. Opening Reception to meet David Dunlop: Friday, May 10, from 5 to 8 pm, wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Join us for our 15th solo exhibition at the gallery of this acclaimed artist. We are very pleased to present these exciting new works. David Dunlop is a modern-day old master whose luminous landscapes draw from both Renaissance techniques and contemporary science. He is an Artist, Teacher, Lecturer and Emmy award-winning television host and writer of the PBS Series entitled, "Landscapes through Time with David Dunlop." His paintings have been shown internationally and are held in the collections of major corporations. His contemporary abstractions based on nature, in his distinctive technique of oil painting on aluminum, are appealing to collectors of both traditional and contemporary art. The gallery is located at 679 Boston Post Road, Madison near the fire station. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm, and any day by appointment. For further information, please call (203) 318- 0616, email us at susanpowellfineart@gmail.com and visit www.susanpowellfineart.com to see works in the show.

May 11, Mystic Join the Grand Opening Celebration of the new Uptown Gallery at Finer Line, Saturday, May 11, 4-8 pm. For 33 years the Finer Line Gallery and Framers of the Lost Art have served Southeastern Connecticut art collectors and now boast an expansion into their second floor space, featuring only the finest original paintings and sculptures by the area’s most respected artists including David Bareford, Del Bourree Bach, Jackie Jones, Sarah Lucas, David & Pam Lussier, Jonathan McPhillips, Dan Truth, Christopher Zhang and others. Next door to the new Uptown Gallery is Russ Kramer Gallery, featuring original paintings and limited edition prints by one of America’s leading marine artists specializing in historic yacht racing scenes. Both galleries will be hosting guests with hors d’oeuvres, wine and other refreshments.

May 11 - September 1 Greenwich Summer with the Averys. On May 11, 2019, the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT, will open Summer with the Averys [Milton | Sally | March]. Featuring landscapes, seascapes, beach scenes, and figural compositions—as well as rarely seen travel sketchbooks —the exhibition takes an innovative approach to the superb work produced by the Avery family. Along with canonical paintings by Milton Avery, the show offers a unique opportunity to become acquainted with the remarkable art created by Avery’s wife Sally and their daughter March. As it was for many artists before and since, summertime was a moment of heightened creativity for the Averys. Escaping from their hectic lives in New York, the three artists were inspired by these bucolic and sometimes unfamiliar settings. The art they produced—including oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints—was filled with the splendor of natural phenomena and the sociability of family, friends, and acquaintances; the work ranges from the representational to the nearly abstract. The exhibition is organized by Kenneth E. Silver, Silver Professor of Art History at New York University and Bruce Museum Adjunct Curator of Art, assisted by Stephanie Guyet, Bruce Museum Zvi Grunberg Fellow, 2018-19, and will be accompanied by an audio guide and a scholarly catalogue, featuring full-color illustrations of all the works in the show. Educational programming will include a talk on May 30 with the exhibition curators and Barbara Haskell, a curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art and Milton Avery authority. The exhibition closes on September 1, 2019. Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive Greenwich, CT 06830-7157

May 12 Deep River MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH AT THE LACE FACTORY. Enjoy Mother's day at the historic Lace Factory, overlooking the river and steam train! Brunch is BYOB and features a full brunch buffet, omelet bar, carving station, chef’s seasonal surprises, house made bloody mary mix and OJ to accompany your favorite spirits & sparklings *Corkage fee and soft drink charges apply. Sunday, May 12th from 10am – 2pm (last seating at 1pm) $24.95++ Adults $12.95++ Kids 10 & under For Reservations: PH:

(860)526.4445 www.thelacefactory.com 161 River St. Deep River, CT

May 14 Salem Come with a creative spirit and let the COLOR and SHAPES inspire and guide you in this abstract acrylic painting experience with Julianna W. Cameron. Julianna will demonstrate and give creative encouragement to paint with a fluid hand and let the colors create a landscape. No previous painting experience necessary. Tuesday evening 6-8:30pm. Class Fee: $35. The Red House, 22 Darling Road, Salem. Visit salemredhouse.com for more info. (860) 608-6526

May 17 - June 14 Guilford Guilford Art Center is pleased to announce its newest gallery exhibition, entitled Ceramics 2019: A National Juried Exhibition, from May 17 – June 14 in the gallery at Guilford Art Center. This exhibition presents contemporary works in clay, both functional and non-functional by American artists from across the nation. It represents a fascinating overview of the variety of ways ceramic artists further craft traditions, explore innovative approaches, and utilize this ancient medium for creating compelling new works. Ceramics 2019 is juried by Joshua Green, Executive Director, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). Green has selected works by 37 artists in a range of styles and approaches. Works on view includes functional ware, sculptural objects and conceptual works. The opening reception for Ceramics 2019 will be held Friday, May 17 from 5-7 pm; it is free and open to the public. Following the opening, gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday, 10am- 4pm and Sunday 12-4pm. For more information contact the Guilford Art Center at 203-453-5947 or www.guilfordartcenter.org.

May 17 Guilford ‘Through The Looking Glass’ Featuring Connecticut photographers Dawn Kubie; floral macro-images, and Fran McMullen, fine art and editorial photography. Friday May 17, 2019 5- 7PM Also currently exhibiting recent works in oil, watercolor, photography, pottery, glass and jewelry by our eclectic and distinguished family of talented gallery artists and artisans. Light refreshments served. This event occurs monthly every third Friday, and is free and open to the public. The Birds Nest Gallery and Salon, 25 Water Street • Guilford, CT 06437 • 203.689.5745 • art@thebirdnestsalon.com

May 22 - June 16 Ivoryton Godspell is the first major musical theater hit from threetime Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, and Children of Eden). Loosely based around the Gospel of St. Matthew, the show follows a company of characters who unite to become a community through teachings of love, kindness, and acceptance. Led by the international hit, “Day by Day,” Godspell features a parade of beloved songs, including, “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” “Learn Your Lessons Well,” “All for the Best,” “All Good Gifts,” “Turn Back, O Man” and “By My Side.” Saturday matinees added: Saturday, June 1st and June 15th. Email: info@ivorytonplayhouse.org Theatre Address: 103 Main Street Ivoryton, CT 06442 Box Office Phone: 860.767.7318