The 5th annual Student Art Show: Artists on the Rise runs through March 31 at the Brookfield Craft Center, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, 286 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. It showcases artwork by students from six local high schools. For more information, visit brookfieldcraft.org.
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Art Centers
Carriage Barn Arts Center , 681 South Ave., New Canaan. Closed until April 4. All March programs and events are cancelled. Info: carriagebarn.org.
Sofie Swann - A Cluttered Mind and Silvermine School of Art Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine Galleries, 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan. Exhibitions run through March 21. New Horizons and Old Traditions in Landscape Painting: Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor, March 30-April 3. Info: silvermineart.org.
Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport. Info: westportartscenter.org.
10th Annual Juried Member Show, March 21-April 26, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Ln., Ridgefield. Juror: Adrienne Ruger Conzelman of ARC Fine Art in Fairfield. Opening reception: March 21, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info: RGOA.org.
Darien Arts Center, 2 Renshaw Rd., behind Town Hall in Darien. All programs cancelled until March 26. Info: darienarts.org or 203-655-8683.
Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton. Artwork by 83 area artists. Info: rowaytonarts.org.
Milford Photo Expo, April 2-May 29, MAC, 40 Railroad Ave. S., Milford. Reception: April 2, 5:30-7 p.m. Info: milfordarts.org.
5th Annual Student Art Show: Artists on the Rise, through March 31, Brookfield Craft Center, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, 286 Whisconier Rd., Brookfield. Showcases artwork by students from six local high schools. Info: brookfieldcraft.org.
Museums
Ride a Vintage Train to Visit the Easter Bunny, April 4, 5, 10 and 11, Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St., Danbury. Trains leave every 30 minutes, 10:30-2:30 on Saturday (no train at noon); and 12:30-2:30 on Sunday. Admission: $12. Info: 203-778-8337, info@danburyrail.org.
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St., Ridgefield. Closed until further notice. Info: aldrichart.org.
Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr., Greenwich. Display of 15 pieces of contemporary Chinese brushwork gifted to the Town of Greenwich. Collecting Reimagined: A 2D Curiosity Cabinet, through March 24, Bruce Museum’s Bantle Lecture Gallery. On the Edge of the World: Masterworks by Laurits Andersen Ring from the Danish National Gallery, through May 24. Info: brucemuseum.org.
The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Info: discoverymuseum.org or 203-372-3521.
The Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave., Derby. Guided tours of Frances Osborne Kellogg’s estate and collection of antiques and fine art. Info: 203-734-2513.
Housatonic Museum of Art, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, www2.housatonic.edu/artmuseum, 203-332-5052.
Stepping Stones Museum for Children, 303 West Ave., Norwalk. Info: steppingstonesmuseum.org or 203-899-0606.
EverWonder Children’s Museum, 31 Pecks Ln., Newtown. Info: everwondermuseum.org.
Barnum Museum, 820 Main St., Bridgeport. Info: barnum-museum.org.
Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. Info: britishart.yale.edu.
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave., New Haven. Info: peabody.yale.edu or 203-432-5050.
Yale Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven. Info: artgallery.yale.edu or 203-432-0600.
The Glass House , 199 Elm St., New Canaan. Info: theglasshouse.org or 866-811-4111.
Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Rd., Greenwich. Info:greenwichhistory.org.
About Women, April 2-June 21, Wednesday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m., Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 299 West Ave., Norwalk. Cost: $6-$20. All March programs cancelled and closed for March, tentatively opening in April. Info: lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.
Avant-Garde Past of New Haven Clock Factory, through Aug. 29, The New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave., New Haven. Info: newhavenmuseum.org.
Libraries
Stratford Library, 2203 Main St., Stratford. Info: stratfordlibrary.org.
Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave., Southport. Info: pequotlibrary.org, 203-259-0346, ext. 115.
Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton. Closed until further notice. Info: wiltonlibrary.org; 203-762-6334.
Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St., Ridgefield. All programs cancelled for month of March. The library will be open so users can access resources. Info/Registration: ridgefieldlibrary.org.
Darien Library, 1441 Post Rd., Darien. All programs cancelled until further notice. Info: dar.to/2p9tGeK.
New Canaan Library, 151 Main St., New Canaan. All programs cancelled until further notice. Info: newcanaanlibrary.org.
Kershner Gallery, Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Rd., Fairfield. All exhibits cancelled until further notice. Info: fairfieldpubliclibrary.org.
Historical
Westport Historical Society, 25 Avery Pl., Westport. Closed until further notice. Info: westporthistory.org.
The New Canaan Museum and Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, Talking Shop, an exploration through photographs, ephemera and artifacts of shops in New Canaan from the 19th century to the mid-1970s, and runs through April 18. Gallery Discussion with curator Patricia Funt Oxman: March 21, 10:30 a.m. Historian Jim Bach presents American Betrayal, the story behind Benedict Arnold’s disloyalty to our country on March 29 at 4 p.m. All exhibits are free to members/ $5 for others. Info: nchistory.org.
Remembering Dave: A Brubeck Family Album, through April 18, Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Rd., Wilton. Free for members; $10 nonmembers. Just Like Grandma Used to Make: A Hands-on Experience of 300 Years of Kitchen History, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., tours of the 1910 kitchen at the Betts House. In Wilton: Siwanog Tribe, English Parish, American Town, the early history of Wilton is traced through a selection of rarely seen objects from the Permanent Collection. Info: wiltonhistorical.org.
Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center, 152 Main St., Ridgefield; 203-438-5485 or keelertavernmuseum.org.
Norwalk Historical Society Museum, 141 East Ave., Norwalk. Info: norwalkhistoricalsociety.org or 203-846-0525.
Darien Historical Society, 45 Old Kings Highway North, Darien. Info: 203-655-9233 or darienhistorical.org.
Greenwich Historical Society, Bush-Holley Historic Site, 39 Strickland Rd., Greenwich. Info: 203-869-6899, ext. 10 or greenwichhistory.org.
Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Rd., Wilton. Info: 203-834-1896 or www.nps.gov/wefa.
Danbury Museum & Historical Society, 43 Main St., Danbury. Info: 203-743-5200 or danburymuseum.org.
Ridgefield Historical Society, 4 Sunset Ln., Ridgefield. Info: ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org.
Weston Historical Society, 104 Weston Rd., Weston. Free. Info: westonhistoricalsociety.org.
Nature/Science
The Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water St., Norwalk. Closed until further notice. Info: 203-852-0700 or maritimeaquarium.org.
New Pond Farm Education Center, 101 Marchant Rd., West Redding. Info: 203-938-2117 or info@newpondfarm.org.
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, 151 Brookdale Rd., Stamford. Info: 203-322-6971 or bartlettarboretum.org.
Earthplace, The Nature Discovery Center, 10 Woodside Ln., Westport. Info: 203-227-7253 or earthplace.org.
Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Rd. Greenwich. Info: greenwich.audubon.org or 203-869-5272.
New Canaan Nature Center, 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan. Info: 203-966-9577.
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr St., Fairfield. Info: 203-259-6305 x109 or ctaudubon.org.
Galleries
Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Ln., Ridgefield. Free. Info: rgoa.org, 203-438-8863.
Outside, runs through April 30, Art/Place Gallery, 70 Sanford St., Fairfield. Info: artplacegallery.org.
Newton Roux Gallery, 14 Elm St., Westport. Info: newtonroux.com.
Isabella Garrucho Fine Art, 40 West Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Info: igifineart.com.
Rockwell Gallery, Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton Center. Info: 203-762-8311.
Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield. Info: Fairfieldhistory.org.
Housatonic Museum Art, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport. Info: www2.housatonic.edu/artmuseum.
RPAC Gallery, RPAC Gallery, 410 Main Street, Ridgefield. Info: 203-894-5609, info@RPACgallery.com
Greenwich Art Society Gallery, 299 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Info: 203-629-1533, greenwichartsociety.org.
The Contemplative Landscape: Paintings by Robert Selkowitz through April 30, The Stamford JCC 1035 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Art & Wine Reception, March 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info: cfreeman@stamfordjcc.org, stamfordjcc.org.
Jay Petrow: This Must Be The Place through April 28, Mayor’s Gallery, 10th floor Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Reception: March 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Info: 203-858-3082, facebook.com/mayorsgallerystamford/.
Light & Color in Our World through March 31, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Geary Gallery of Darien, 576 Boston Post Rd., Darien. Paintings of Betty Ball. Free. Info: 203-655-6633, gearygallery.com.
IMAGES Photography Competition, April 23-May 8, GAC Gallery, 411 Church St., Guilford; May 12-June 9, CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford. Info: shorelinearts.org.