Impersonation, improvisation and Imperius curses make an impression, all before the week is even halfway over.
Monday, March 3
At 6 p.m., Branford’s Blackstone Library hosts Kenneth Noll, a man who satisfies the total cliche of a retired professor of microbiology becoming a Charles Dickens impersonator. Today, Noll is set to perform a reading of comical selections from the Victorian author’s works.
Tuesday, March 4
From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the New Haven Free Public Library’s annual Mardi Gras fundraiser offers live music from Timmy Maia, a spread catered by Ricky D’s and a cash bar served by Archie Moore’s.
At 7:30, Branford’s Thimble Island Brewing hosts a Harry Potter-themed trivia night, and it might even be based on the books (not the movies).
Wednesday, March 5
At 5:30 p.m., Brass, “a quintet of professional musicians brought together by a love of virtuoso playing and the camaraderie generated by live performance,” performs “music chosen to show off the outstanding acoustics” of the Beinecke Library.
Acclaimed comedian and social media darling Sam Morril, who excels at both written jokes and crowd work, comes to College Street Music Hall for a 7:30 set.
At 8 p.m. at Cafe Nine, the New Haven Improvisers Collective keeps doing its best to keep New Haven weird, “present[ing] an evening of new music with the Light Upon Blight ensemble, plus special guests Dr. Caterwaul’s Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps.” Expect, to the extent you can, “two venerable New Haven groups playing exploratory and adventurous music with ever-changing, sometimes unexpected grooves.”
Thursday, March 6
A 6:30 p.m. talk and tasting at the Peabody Museum offers the rare chance to drink freshly brewed ancient beer. “Four thousand years ago a song was composed in ancient Babylonia that preserves the oldest recorded recipe for brewing beer. Archaeologist Tate Paulette has published In the Land of Ninkasi, an authoritative account of beer in Babylonia, the world’s first great beer culture. This unique public event combined with a book talk will demonstrate experimental archaeology at work, featuring a tasting of reconstructed brews created by Yale students (valid ID required).”
Friday, March 7
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Connecticut Women’s Consortium in Hamden hosts an International Women’s Day Celebration promising empowering speakers, wellness activities, a raffle of prizes from women-owned businesses, a women-owned vendor marketplace, a personal care drive and an actual free lunch.
At 8, the curtain rises on the first preview of Nikolai Gogol’s The Inspector at the Yale Repertory Theatre. “An entire town is plunged into chaos as it frantically hides its grift and incompetence from the prying eyes of an undercover inspector. But the cons are about to get conned: the mysterious stranger accepting every bauble, coin, and advance thrown his way is not who he seems to be. Everyone is on the take–or the make–in this outrageously anarchic comedy of errors.”
At 8:30 and 10, the Fully Celebrated Orchestra opens Firehouse 12’s Spring Jazz Series. The group “has been a force on the Boston music scene since saxophonist/composer Jim Hobbs and bassist Timo Shanko started playing free jazz at punk rock clubs and street corners in the late 1980s. Still going strong as underground legends over three decades later, FCO also features cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, drummer Luther Gray, and guitarist Ian Ayers.”
Saturday, March 8
From 9 to 5, the Guilford Boardgame Club holds a game day with “modern, hobby board and card games”—“think Catan and Ticket to Ride”—at the Guilford Free Library. “Stay all day, or drop in for 1-2 hours.”
Meanwhile, from 11 to 3, a Gothic Market at New Haven’s Omni Hotel promises “a folklore-themed market and exhibition that works to bring together various aspects of witchcraft, Halloween, horror, tarot, folklore, Renaissance, couture, [the] supernatural, strange things and metaphysical items (crystals, mediumship, reiki, psychics, candles, herbology, fairytales, fragrance and professional businesses),” with costumes encouraged.
At 7:30 p.m. in Yale’s Battell Chapel, Orchestra New England “brings you an eclectic concert featuring Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 101, ‘The Clock.’ The other featured work is a song cycle by Yale graduate Lori Laitman: Becoming a Redwood, for soprano and chamber orchestra, based on poems by Dana Gioia. The concert also includes short works by Ibert and Ravel.”
Sunday, March 9
From 1 to 3 p.m., the Ely Center of Contemporary Art holds an opening reception for a mysterious new lineup of shows “including [a] solo exhibition [by] Amartya De.”
Written by Dan Mims. Readers are encouraged to verify times, locations, prices and other details before attending events.
