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Greenstage Guilford Lives Arts is highlighting some upcoming art and theater events.

Guilford’s First Congregational Church will be transformed into a theater with a full-size stage for the musical “Ordinary Days,” featuring a star-studded local cast: Amy Earls, Julie Fitzpatrick, Matt Landry-McWilliams and Michael Lindsay, with musical direction by the great Bill Speed. Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15 through 17. General admission, suggested donation $20. Performances: Friday Nov. 15th 7pm, Saturday Nov. 16th 2pm & 7pm, Sunday Nov. 17th 2pm. Location: First Church Guilford, 110 Broad Street, Guilford. For more information or tickets, call 203-453-5249 or write bill@firstchurchguilford.org,

Enjoy an evening of Ukrainian history and culture as Marika Kuzma—internationally known choral master, conductor, music scholar, educator and GreenStage advisory board member—discusses her new book, “Carols of Birds, Bells, and Sacred Hymns from Ukraine: An Anthology and Cultural Companion.” GreenStage’s executive director Peter Hawes moderates this conversation about Marika’s collection of Christmas carols, sacred hymns and secular holiday music—and the stories behind them from the region of her ancestry. The event takes place at Guilford’s Breakwater Books on Sunday, November 24, at 5 p.m. Find out more and register at https://breakwaterbooks.net/.

There are many more performing arts options within about an hour’s drive of the Shoreline. Here are some of Greenstage Guilford’s favorites, in order of performance date. Find out more or get tickets by searching for the venue or the performance.

Ballet Hartford “A Ceremony of Carols.” Hoffmann Auditorium, West Hartford, November 30.
Legacy Theatre “A Christmas Carol.” Legacy Theatre, Branford, December 4-15.
Starship Dance Theatre “The Little Toyshop.” Nathanael Greene Community Center, Guilford. December 6-7. Suggested donation at the door. Kids under 5 free.
Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet “Ahava: The Story of Christmas.” Middletown High School, December 7-8.
New England Ballet Theatre “The Fantastic Toyshop.” The Theater of Performing Arts, Hartford. December 7-8.
New England Academy of Dance and New England Dance Theatre, with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, present “The Nutcracker.” New Canaan High School, New Canaan, December 13-15.
Eastern Connecticut Ballet “The Nutcracker.” The Garde, New London, December 14-15.
The Connecticut Gay Men’s Chorus “Just Believe.” The Kate, Old Saybrook, December 14.

“Ordinary Days,” featuring a star-studded local cast: Amy Earls, Julie Fitzpatrick, Matt Landry-McWilliams and Michael Lindsay, with musical direction by the great Bill Speed. Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15 through 17. (above, clockwise from bottom left: Matt, Amy, Michael and Julie). Photo courtesy of Greenstage Guilford