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Feb. 1 through 15 Arc Stages presents Rajiv Joseph’s “Animals Out of Paper,” a comedic, poignant play about the collision of mismatched people and the complicated ways people hurt, heal and love. When a world-renowned origami artist opens her studio to a teenage prodigy and his teacher, she discovers that life and love can't be arranged neatly. Times vary, 47 Wheeler Ave., Pleasantville; 914-747-6206, arcstages. org.
Feb. 1 through March 22 “Good Morning” is an exhibition of one-of-akind handmade coffee- and tea-inspired vessels. This is the first of four themed exhibitions for 2020 that will explore the meaning of family and the elements that make a home. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, Clay Art Center, 40 Beech St., Port Chester; 914-937-2047, clayartcenter.org.
Feb. 1 Irvington Town Hall Theater presents the inaugural Irvington Folk Festival. The festival will offer performances by internationally touring and emerging artists, including The Dustbowl Revival, Joe Crookston, Nora Brown and more. This event will also include special VIP workshops and Q&A sessions. 7 to 11 p.m., 85 Main St.; 914-591-6602, irvingtontheater.com. Join curator Michelle Black Smith of the exhibit, “We Are Artists Everyone: the Bridgeport Art Center in Action, 1970-1986,” for a tour and discussion of the art center and its role in the National Black Arts Movement. 11 a.m., Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad St.; 203-576-7400, bridgeportpubliclibrary.org. Following a five-month construction project, the Bruce Museum is reopening its newly expanded main art gallery with a major international exhibition, “On the Edge of the World: Masterworks by Laurits Andersen Ring from SMK — the National Gallery of Denmark,” on view through May 24. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays-Sundays, One Museum Drive, Greenwich; 203-869-0376, brucemuseum.org.
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“At the French Windows. The Artist’s Wife,” (1897), from “On the Edge of the World: Masterworks by Laurits Andersen Ring from SMK – the National Gallery of Denmark,” opening Feb. 1 at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich.
Feb. 2 Yonkers Philharmonic presents the sixth annual Beethoven Festival. Chin Kim will open the concert with a performance of Beethoven’s only Violin Concerto. 3 p.m., Saunders Trade High School, 183 Palmer Road, Yonkers; 571310-7060.
Feb. 3 Hear Reginald Dwayne Betts — poet, essayist, national spokesperson for the Campaign for Youth Justice and author of “Felon,” a collection of poems — speak about the effects of mass incarceration on American society. 6:30 p.m., Ferguson Library Main Branch, 1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford; 203 351-8231, fergusonlibrary.org.
“Frederick Douglass: An American Slave,” a oneman play about one of the prominent leaders of the abolitionist movement, features Bridgeport native Tenisi Davis. The performances are followed by a Q&A with Davis, author Daniel S. Campagna, director Maureen Hamill, historian Christine Kinealy, and collector of slave artifacts Craig Kelly. 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., The Klein Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport; 800-424-0160, theklein.org.
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Feb. 6
A multidisciplinary artist, Mélanie Demers founded her dance company, MAYDAY, in 2007 in Montreal to explore the link between the poetic and the political. A 2019-20 Quick Center artist in residence, she presents “Animal Triste,” her examination of the human condition in four chapters with four dancers. 8 p.m., Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield. University, 1073 N. Benson Road; 203254-4010; quickcenter.fairfield.edu
The Greenwich Art Society offers an opening reception for “The Nude Figure as Abstract Composition,” recent paintings by Nancy W. McFarland that explore “the magnificent geometry, design, surface texture, varying light dynamics and surprise abstract shapes” of the human body. 6 p.m., 299 Greenwich Ave.; 203629-1533, greenwichartsociety.org.
Axial Theatre presents its sixth annual Twisted Valentines Festival, featuring eight one-act plays that examine joy, despair, love and everything in-between. Times vary, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Pleasantville; 914-286-7680, axialtheatre.org.
Feb. 7 through 16
