It’s the older styles of music that get the edge this week in the Connecticut arts scene. The Hartford Symphony Orchestra is holding its last Masterworks concert of the season. The Connecticut Sea Music Festival brings shanties and more to Essex, and Connecticut Virtuosi and guest artists are telling the history of Brazil with music and dance.
Then there is GWAR , a band of mythic Norse gods who play heavy metal while fighting blood-spurting primordial battles. Dress appropriately, especially for the sea air and Nordic warfare. Violinist Brunilda Myftaraj and the Connecticut Virtuosi chamber group accompany dances by Felipe Puletini AMA Dance Theatre.
The music is Heitor Villa-Lobos’ “Bachianas brasileiras” and Antônio Carlos Gomes’ Sonata for strings “O Burrico de Pau.” June 2 at 3 p.m.
at the First Presbyterian Church on Capitol Avenue. $44.50.
bushnell.org . The Latin pop singer, who has had hits in multiple genres and brought fresh popularity to the bolero style, will fill Mohegan Sun Arena on June 2 at 7 p.
m. $130.95-$247.
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Mike Bibligia is a true student of comedy. His podcast “Working It Out” discusses the mechanics of humor with other professionals. He wrote, directed and starred in the movie “Don’t Think Twice,” about the goings-on behind the scenes at an improv sketch troupe.
Birbiglia is most comfortable on theater stages, where he weaves new comedy routines into long-form storytelling about his own life experiences. Mos.
