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"EXHIBITS BRIDGEPORT Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Special Barnyard Maze through Labor Day. Special Country Fair events, Chris Rowlands' \"Farming Fever,\" \"Tropical Illusions\" ongoing; visit site for schedule. Animal Tales for children with story and craft, Thurs, Fri, Mon-Aug. 21, Teddy Bear Fest Sun noon-3 p.m. Admission $11; $9 ages 3 to 11, seniors. 203-394-6565, www.beardsleyzoo.org for details and upcoming events. BRIDGEPORT Barnum Museum, 820 Main St. Special \"Book Tales and Fun\" with craft, with \"Look! Look! Look!,\" by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, for ages 3-6, Aug. 25 11 a.m., with admission. \"Come One, Come All: The Barnum Festival\" on third floor. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun noon-4:30 p.m. $7, $5 seniors, college students, $4 ages 4-17. 203-331-1104, www.barnum-museum.org. BRIDGEPORT Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave. \"Robot Carnival: The Science Behind Artificial Life\" and \"From the Earth to the Universe\" through Sept. 6. Space, sound, and electricity galleries. \"Earth, Light and Fire,\" a collection of nine oil on canvas tondo paintings by Karen Fitzgerald through Sept. 16. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. Mon 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in August. $8.50, $7 children, college students, seniors, includes planetarium shows. 203-372-3521, www.discoverymuseum.org. DANBURY Military Museum of Southern New England, 125 Park Ave. The largest private collection of military vehicles and tanks in the Northeast. Preserves and displays mechanized armor and military artifacts from the 20th century, including armored cars, Halftracks, an M18 tank destroyer, Sheridan and Centurion tanks, and artifacts from WWI and WWII and the Korean, Vietnam and Desert Storm conflicts. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. 203-790-9277, www.usmilitarymuseum.org. DANBURY Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St. \"FoleyFotos,\" photography by Dan Foley, through Nov. 4. Hours: Wed-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. $6, $5 seniors, $3 children. 203-778-8337, www.danbury.org/drm. FAIRFIELD Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road. Hours: Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thurs 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat, Sun noon-4 p.m., research library closed Mon. $5, $3 seniors, students. 203-259-1598, www.fairfieldhs.org. FAIRFIELD Ogden House and Gardens, 18th Century saltbox farmhouse circa 1750, 1520 Bronson Road. Hours: every Sun through summer 1-4 p.m. $3, $2 children. 203-259-1598, www.fairfieldhs.org. STRATFORD National Helicopter Museum, 2480 Main St., at Stratford Eastbound railroad station. New models and displays, and expanded gift table. Photographic history of rotary wing development, and an extensive videotape collection, as well as a fully restored Sikorsky S-76 cockpit and a cockpit mockup called \"The Shadow.\" Hours: Wed-Sun 1-4 p.m. Free, donations accepted; free parking. 203-375-8857, www.nationalhelicoptermuseum.org. Volunteers always needed. 203-378-4236. Through October. STRATFORD Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority Garbage Museum, 1410 Honeyspot Road Ext. Numerous environmental exhibits for children and families. Hours: Wed-Fri noon-4 p.m. $2, children under 3 free. 203-381-9571. MILFORD Milford Historical Society, 34 High St. \"Downtown, downtown, Milford's Pictoral Past and Present,\" \"Milford Celebrates,\" and \"Recent Acquisitions.\" Hours: Sat, Sun 1-4 p.m. Free; donations appreciated. 203-874-2664, www.milfordhistoricalsociety.org. Through Oct. 11. ORANGE Orange Historical Society, 615 Orange Center Road. The Orange Historical Society's 1830 Stone-Otis House Museum, Academy open every Sun 2-4 p.m. Herb garden, restored rooms. 203-795-6465. TRUMBULL Trumbull Historical Society, 1856 Huntington Tpke. Admission is free; donations accepted. Museum and gift shop open first and third Sun of the month 2-4 p.m. 203-377-6620. WESTPORT Westport Historical Society, 25 Avery Place. \"Years in the Making: Ageless Artists, Ageless Art,\" by 50 Westport and Weston artists over 70, through Sept. 7. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. 203-222-1424, www.westporthistory.org. WILTON Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. \"65th Annual Summer Art Exhibition,\" by more than 50 Wilton artists in diverse media, through Aug. 27. Mon-Thurs 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. 203-762-3950, www.wiltonlibrary.org. WILTON \"Selected Works: Mahonri Young,\" an exhibit of paintings and sketches by noted artist Mahonri Young, visitor center at Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Road. Through October. Hours: Wed-Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 203-834-1896, www.nps.gov/wefa. BRANCHVILLE Art show featuring photos of Ecuadorian landscape and people, Paul Gervais Gallery at Building Blocks Art Supply Store, Route 7. Through Aug. 30. Show and silent auction Friday 6:30-9 p.m. Proceeds benefit Redding-based Alausi Emergency Rescue Program. $10 advance tickets for reception may be purchased by sending a check made out to Alausi Emergency Rescue Program to Margaret Roleke Rooney, 32 Lee Lane, Redding, CT 06896. Limited tickets at the door. Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. 203-470-2542, mroleke@optonline.net. NORWALK Maritime Aquarium, 10 N. Water St. Special African Penguin exhibit through Dec. 2010, special penguin encounter program offered daily through Aug. 31 1:15 p.m. \"African Underwater Safari\" open; \"Frogs!\"; harbor seal feeding times daily 11:45 a.m., 1:45, 3:45 p.m.; sea turtles on view. Ocean Playspace for toddlers on second floor. IMAX Theater (See film listings for details). Aquarium hours: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The aquarium closes at 6 p.m. in August. $11.75, $10.75 seniors, $9.75 ages 2-12, under 2 free. 203-852-0700, ext. 2206, www.maritimeaquarium.org. (Web site offers penguin and osprey cams.) Marine Life Study Cruises offered 1 p.m. daily in August, $20.50. 203-852-0700, ext. 2206. Toy boat-making daily 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. $5 additional fee. NORWALK Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. \"Loft Artists at the Mansion,\" by members of the Loft Artists Association, through Sept. 9. Docent-guided tours exploring the \"riches to rags\" story of the Lockwood family. Wed-Sun noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Tues-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $5; Tours: $10, $8 seniors, $6 children. 203-838-9799, info@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com. STONINGTON Mystic Seaport, Greenmanville Avenue. Antique Marine Engine Exposition Sat, Sun; Wine and Food Festival Fri-Sun noon-5 p.m. \"Restoring an Icon: The Charles W. Morgan\" on view. \"Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, the Quivira Collection\" (1544-1802) through October 2010. Recreated 19th-century village. All pay child's admission every Mon in August. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $24, $15 children. 888-973-2767, www.mysticseaport.org. Also, Music on the River aboard Sabino every Wed 5:30-7 p.m., through Aug. 26. Mystic Seaport Dinner Theater, with Maritime Mystery, Fri and Sun through Sept. 6, 6:45 p.m., $45; Maritime Mystery without meal available; call for schedule and rates. Garden Days at Mystic Seaport, Aug. 21-23, with Tovah Martin Aug. 22 at 11 a.m., with admission. STAMFORD Stamford Museum and Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. \"Baseball's League of Nations: A Salute to Native American Baseball Players,\" images and biographical sketches exploring the epic struggles of native players to gain acceptance on the diamond; \"Dynamic Traditions: Form and Function in Native American Art,\" collection of Native American artifacts. Through Oct. 18. Farm, nature exhibits, otter area, planetarium. Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $8, $6 seniors and students, $4 children, free children 3 and younger. 203-322-1646, www.stamfordmuseum.org. STAMFORD SoundWaters Coastal Center, 1281 Cove Road. 203-406-3333, www.soundwaters.org. STAMFORD Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens, 151 Brookdale Road. \"The Spectrum of Natural Abstractions,\" photographs by New Canaan native Megan Re, through Mon. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat and Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 203-322-6971, www.bartlettarboretum.org. STAMFORD Loft Artists Association, 845 Canal St. \"Satirical Art: Modern Suburban Life,\" paintings by Renee Kahn, through Aug. 30. Fri-Sun noon-5 p.m. 203-323-4153, www.loftartists.com, www.ciciartist.com/ReneeKahn.htm. STAMFORD Stamford Historical Society, 1508 High Ridge Road. \"Best Face Forward,\" portraits of historical Stamford figures, through Sept. Tues-Sat noon-4 p.m. $5, $3 members, seniors, free for children under 12. 203-329-1183, www.stamfordhistory.org. STAMFORD Stamford UConn Stamford Art Gallery, 1 University Place. \"Love Letters: Prayers,\" by Stamford artist Heidi Lewis Coleman, through Aug. 31. 203-251-8400. \"Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picture the Promise,\" photographs serving as a documentation of 20th-century black society in the nation's capital, through Nov. 10. Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.-noon. 203-251-8541, www.stamford.uconn.edu. GREENWICH Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive. \"The Mouse House: Art from the Collection of Olga Hirshhorn,\" through Oct. 18. \"West African Gold Ornaments from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection\" through Nov. 8. \"Masterpieces of European Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce,\" through Sept. 6; \"Focus on Color: The Photography of Jeannette Klute\" through Sept. 27. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. $7, $6 seniors and ages 5-12; children under 5 free; free Tuesdays. 203-869-0376, www.brucemuseum.org. GREENWICH Greenwich Historical Society's Bush-Holley Historic Site and Visitor Center, 39 Strickland Road. \"Cherishing Our Past: Preserving Greenwich History\" on view. Hours: Wed-Sun noon-4 p.m. $10 $8 seniors, students. 203-869-6899, www.hstg.org, www.bush-holley.org. Guided tours Wed-Sun 1, 2, 3 p.m. GREENWICH Arcadia Cafe, 20 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich section. \"Flora,\" by Greenwich portrait photographer Jessica Fass, through Sept. 23. Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat and Sun 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 203-554-9839, info@arcadiacoffee.com. NEW CANAAN Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road. \"19th Annual Juried Student Exhibition,\" works in various media by Silvermine School of Art students, through Aug. 23. Tues-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. 203-966-9700, ext. 20; www.silvermineart.org. NEW HAVEN Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave. \"Travels in the Great Tree of Life\" on view. \"Fossil Fragments: The Riddle of Human Origins\" on view; dinosaur and early mammal skeletons, displays; native animals; arts of indigenous peoples of the world; children's Discovery Room. \"Sustainable Choices\" through Aug. 23; \"Darwin: 150 Years of Evolutionary Thinking\" through Aug. 23. Also, Hall of Minerals, Earth and Space. Special free admission for all Aug. 29. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. $7, $6 seniors, $5 ages 3-18. Free admission every Thurs 2-5 p.m. 203-432-5050, www.peabody.yale.edu. NEW HAVEN Knights of Columbus Museum, 1 State St. \"Etchings of the Eternal City: Piranesi's Rome\" through Oct. 1. Hours: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 203-865-0400. NEW HAVEN Yale University Art Gallery, Chapel and York streets. Art of Africa and ancient Americas on view; lectures and tours offered daily; call for details. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-6 p.m. Free. 203-432-0600, http://artgallery.yale.edu. NEW HAVEN Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. Extensive collection of British art on permanent display. \"Dalou in England: Portraits of Womanhood, 1871--1879\" through Aug. 23. \"Revisiting Traditions: Paintings and Sculpture in the 20th Century\" on view. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. Free. 203-432-2800, yale.edu/ycba. WEST HAVEN Ward-Heitmann House Museum, 277 Elm St. $5, $2 children. 203-937-9823. HAMDEN Eli Whitney Museum, 915 Whitney Ave. Hours: Wed-Fri, Sun noon-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 203-777-1833. EAST HAVEN The Shore Line Trolley Museum, 17 River St. Hours: daily 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Trolley rides, exhibits. $8, $6 seniors, $4 children. 203-467-6927, www.bera.org. HARTFORD Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St. \"She Shoots, ... She Scores! Women's Basketball in Connecticut\" through Jan. 27. Hours: Tues-Fri noon-5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $6, $3 seniors, $3 students; free ages 5 and younger; free for all on the first Sat of month. 860-236-5621, www.chs.org. HARTFORD Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St. Films in Aetna Theater daily. Hours: Tues-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat, Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10, $8 seniors, $5 students. 860-278-2670, www.wadsworthatheneum.org. HARTFORD The Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Ave. The 19-room home of writer Samuel Clemens (1835-1910). Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30 p.m.; Sun noon-5:30 p.m. $14, $12 seniors, $8 children. 860-247-0998, www.hartnet.org/twain. HARTFORD The Connecticut Science Center, 50 Columbus Blvd. Exhibits on Earth, space, health, sports, energy and more; educational labs, digital theater, rooftop garden. 860-727-0457, www.CTScienceCenter.org for hours, rates and more. HARTFORD Butler-McCook House and Garden and Main Street History Center, 396 Main St. Hours: Thurs-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun 1-4 p.m. $7. 860-522-1806, www.ctlandmarks.org. WINDSOR LOCKS New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, 36 Perimeter Road.Aviation displays, new KidsPort available. $9.50, $8.50 seniors; $6 ages 12 and younger. Hours: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 860-623-3305, www.neam.org. ESSEX Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, Valley Railroad, 1 Railroad Ave. Train and boat rides on Connecticut River. Caboose weekend Sept. 5, 6. 800-377-3987, www.essexsteamtrain.com. MASHANTUCKET Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, 110 Pequot Trail on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation, near the Foxwoods Resort Casino. \"Pequot Lives in the Lost Century\" through Sept. 12. Atlatl and Bow demonstrations Thurs 1-4 p.m., all with admission. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $15, $13 seniors, $10 children. Libraries' admission free. 860-396-6800, 800-411-9671, www.pequotmuseum.org. STONINGTON Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, 55 Coogan Blvd. \"Hidden Amazon\" on view, explores rainforest creatures, designed for children 10 and up; \"Return to Titanic\" celebrates Dr. Robert Ballard's expedition to the Titanic, touch pool, more. Exit 90 off I-95. Hours: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $24, $21 seniors; $18 ages 3-12. 860-572-5955. Also, new \"Birds of the Outback,\" interactive exhibit with cockatiels, parakeets and rosellas through Sept. 13, $3. WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center, 144 W. Main St. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. $5. 203-753-0381. WATERBURY Time Expo Museum, 175 Union St., Brass Mill Commons. Antique clocks and archeology. $6, $5 seniors, $4 children. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. 203-755-TIME. RIDGEFIELD Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. \"Guns and Knives,\" by Robert Lazzarini, through Sept. 13. \"Pretty Tough: Contemporary Storytelling,\" by various artists, through Jan. 3; \"Seeing Around,\" by Edward Tufte through Jan. 17; \"Hidden Agenda,\" by Gerard Hemsworth through Jan. 10; \"Cameras,\" by Tom Sachs, through Sept. 16; \"Charlie White: OMG BFF LOL-Video A,\" through Sept. 20. Hours: Tues-Sun noon-5 p.m.; $5 adults, $2 seniors, students. 203-438-4519, www.aldrichart.org. WASHINGTON Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Road. Native American Patriots exhibit on view. \"Mississippian Peoples and their Pottery\" on view. Southwestern Indian pottery on view; Eastern Woodland exhibit and artifacts. \"Beadwork of the Plains\" also on view. \"Observe the Living Traditions of Indian New England: Village Interpreter Program\" through Aug. 30, Sat, Sun noon-4 p.m. Program on roots and herbalism Sat 1-2:30 p.m., $15. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. $5, $6 children. 860-868-0518. BROOKFIELD Brookfield Museum and Historical Society, Routes 25 and 133. 203-740-8140, www.brookfieldcthistory.org. ROCKY HILL Dinosaur State Park, West Street. Dinosaur State Park Day Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with games, crafts, live animals, entertainment and more. Indoor-outdoor museum, track casting available. $5, $2 children; dinosaur films, nature walks also featured. Hours: Tues-Sun 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 860-529-5816, www.dinosaurstatepark.org. CANTERBURY Prudence Crandall Museum, Route 14-169. \"To Get a Little More Learning: Education in 19th Century Connecticut\"; \"A Bold Front: Leaders of the Abolitionist Movement in Support of Prudence Crandall\" and \"Acquiring History: Highlights from the Prudence Crandall Museum Collection\" on view. Hours: Wed-Sun 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $3. 860-546-7800. NEW LONDON Custom House Maritime Museum, 150 Bank St. \"Thomas Locker: Sea, Trees and Sky\" through Mon. \"Knots and Fancy Ropework: Alton C. Beaudoin: Master of Knots\" through August. \"53 Postcards of New London Harbor Light\" through September. Hours: Tues-Sun 1-5 p.m., May through December. $5. 860-447-2501. Cribbage Thurs 1 and 6:30 p.m.; Jibboom Roundtable with Toshiyuki Shimada of Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Aug. 20 6:30 p.m., $7. NEW LONDON Lyman Allyn Art Museum presents \"What's the Word: Words and Symbols from the Lyman Allyn Art Museum,\" through Nov. 30; \"Elizabeth Enders: Landscape/Language/Line\" through Aug. 23. Connecticut College, 625 Williams St. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. $5, $3 seniors and students. 860-443-2545, www.lymanallyn.org. NEW LONDON Hempsted Houses, 11 Hempsted St. (circa 1678) Hours: Sat, Sun noon-4 p.m. Through Oct. 11. $7, $6 seniors, $4 children. 860-443-7949, www.ctlandmarks.org. STORRS University of Connecticut Museum of Natural History. Nature, biology, ecology lectures offered; call for schedule. 860-486-4460, http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhhome.html. FARMINGTON Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road. Collection of American and French Impressionist paintings. Hours: Tues-Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $9. 860-677-4787, www.hillstead.org. EAST WINDSOR Connecticut Trolley Museum, 58 North Road, Route 140. Hours: Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m.; Mon 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors, $6 children. 860-627-6540, www.ct-trolley.org. COVENTRY Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St. Open through Oct. 31. Hours: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $7, $6 seniors, $4 children. 860-742-6917, www.ctlandmarks.org. Garden and craft classes during summer. Also, Coventry Farmer's Market every Sun 11 a.m.-2 p.m., through Oct. 25. TORRINGTON Artwell Gallery, Salon de Refuses, 19 Water St. An exhibit of black and white photographs by Doreen Osto. Through Sept. 13. Hours: Tues-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat, Sun noon-5 p.m. 860-482-5122, www.artwellgallery.org. PAWLING, N.Y. McKinney & Doyle, 10 Charles Colman Blvd. An exhibit featuring 30 watercolors by New Fairfield artist Susan Holden-Sagona. Through Oct. 3. 845-855-3875, www.mckinneyanddoyle.com for hours."
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