Mar 25 - 31
 Environmental doc at Audubon (see Sunday)
THURSDAY MARCH 25
Mega Man Saves
Whoever is behind the masks of The Protomen has apparently decided the backstory of the Mega Man series of video games is not a colorful slice of wonderfully Japanese-y nonsense but a dystopian fable with Biblical undertones, where a dispirited humanity lives under the bootheel of the evil Dr. Wily, and its only hope is two robots created by Dr. Light, both with the potential to become mankind’s savior: Protoman, who becomes a fallen angel, and Mega Man, who fights Wily’s demonic androids for a mankind that has forsaken him. Oh, and The Protomen’s chosen vehicle for this interpretation is the rock opera. Because they stay in character during interviews, little is known about The Protomen, beside that they’ve released two completely Mega Man-themed albums, 2005’s The Protomen and 2008’s Act II: The Father of Death and have toured the U.S. with a stage show that includes costumes and clips from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. Today, they come to the Heirloom Arts Theatre, which is hosting an 8- and 16-bit video game party before the show, so you can, you know, familiarize yourself with The Protomen’s source material.
Heirloom Arts Theatre, 155 Main St., Danbury. 8 p.m. $10. www.heirloomarts.org.
FRIDAY MARCH 26
Fresh Brew
In today’s corporatized culture, music at coffee shops has come to mean whatever Norah Jones-bland pop syrup or repackaging of old soul or jazz tracks Starbucks is hawking up front. Many independent coffee houses, however, still have impressive live music schedules, and one such place is Mocha. Today, the Sandy Hook establishment brings in Danbury foursome Re-think, who play a mellow, young-sounding brand of rock/funk that includes plenty on sonic nooks and crannies in which to show off their instrumental prowess. Check them out between espresso refills.
Mocha, 3 Glen Rd., Newtown. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. (203) 364-9200, www.mochacoffeehouse.com.
SATURDAY MARCH 27
Bff Forever
There haven’t been many theatrical venues for short films since, like, 1935, but every so often the opportunity does arise to catch some of the 40-minute-and-under gems that directors are, believe it or not, still making. One such occasion is the Brookfield Film Festival, which loads up a program of them every year. 2010’s festival includes a total of 10 picks, spanning the animated, drama, documentary and indefinably artsy varieties. Notable selections include A Matter of Loaf and Death, the latest in the Wallace and Gromit series of stop-animation comedies; Shikashika, a documentary about a shaved ice drink made fresh on a Peruvian mountaintop and served in the cathedral below every day; and The New Tenants, a Danish drama about an apartment complex filled with crazed characters, Lynchian weirdness and existential dilemmas (all of which are as expected as electricity and hot water in Denmark apartments).
Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, 286 Whisconier Rd., Brookfield. 3 & 7 p.m. $10. (203) 775-2895, www.brookfieldartscommission.org.
Spoke Rock
Showing layers of selflessness, Danbury resident, writer/activist and Weekly contributor Dave Bonan will host his Nine-Year Car-Free Anniversary concert tonight at Cousin Larry’s. For nearly a decade, Bonan has done his part by traveling via bicycle and public transportation, no matter the weather. To celebrate, tonight’s show will include a raffle, a $1 discount if you bring a canned good and music by electro freaks Total Dick, punks Six7 and roadhouse rockers Brenton Vaughn and the Hat City Ramblers. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Danbury’s Harambee Youth Center.
Sub Rosa Party, Cousin Larry’s, 1 Elm St., Danbury. 9 p.m. $7; $6 with canned good. (203) 730-0035, www.subrosaparty.com.
SUNDAY MARCH 28
Toxic Solution
These days, it’s sorta a duh that anything ending in “-cide” can make people sick. This was not the case in 1984, when Dr. June Irwin, a dermatologist in Hudson, Quebec (population about 4,000), noticed a connection between her patients’ health problems and their exposure to pesticides and herbicides. What transpired after was a David vs. Goliath quest to warn the citizens of Hudson of the dangers of widely used lawn chemicals and, eventually, the birth of the anti-herbicide movement. Director Brett Plymale visited Hudson to interview Irwin and other players in the movement for a documentary called A Chemical Reaction that Audubon Greenwich is screening today. It will be preceded by an organic lawn workshop. You may be less we-have-to-move-off-the-grid frightened by the film’s message if you’re already aware of the solution.
Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Rd., Greenwich. 1:45 p.m. workshop; 3:30 p.m. film. $7; RSVP requested. (203) 869-5272, greenwich.audubon.org.
MONDAY MARCH 29
Bridgeport in Bloom
Ushering in the spring season by way of colorful flower imagery, Colorblends, a Bridgeport-based wholesale flower bulb company, has filled a number of vacant downtown BeePo storefronts with giant tulip photos. The Public Art Squad, comprised of city youth interested in the arts and beautifying the city, installed the project with the help of cultural producer Margaret Bodell and the Downtown Special Services District of Bridgeport.
Downtown Bridgeport, vacant storefronts on Main and Broad streets. Through mid-June.
TUESDAY MARCH 30
Natural Wonder
Sometimes, a singer uses a single name to create an air of Cher- or Madonna-like singularity. Sometimes, it’s because the songstress’ given name is too long and clunky for CD spines, show flyers and the enunciation of DJs. We’re guessing it’s the latter for Maui-born singer/songwriter Anuhea — both because her legal name is Rylee Anuheake’alaokalokelani Jenkins, and because she seems like a really nice girl, one who wouldn’t be out of place at the Austin, Texas, Whole Foods store that is an actual stop on her tour. (Everything doubles as a live music venue in Austin.) Anuhea’s niche is the acoustic soul style of Nelly Furtado and India.Arie, one that lends itself to promo pictures featuring trees and tall grass and thoughts of “So, how does she play the guitar with those rings and bracelets?” Anuhea stops at Two Boots tonight in support of her self-titled debut album.
Two Boots of Bridgeport, 277 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. 7:30 p.m. $5. (203) 331-1377, www.twobootsbridgeport.com.
Underground Water
Having only finished their undergraduate studies two and three years ago, respectively, journalist Annabel Symington and photographer/filmmaker Vasilios Sfinarolakis are already working on a documentary about the Guarini aquifer in Latin America. Lying beneath the surface of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, this fresh-water aquifer is the largest on earth and has enough juice to sustain the human race for about 200 years if we run out of clean water. Today at the Westport Library they’ll discuss how it’s being threatened by pollution, mismanagement and corruption.
Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Rd., Westport. 7:30 p.m. Free. (203) 291-4800, www.westportlibrary.org.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 31
A Follower of Paul
Until his passing last year, Fairfield County residents got plenty of chances to hang around Paul Newman. The Hollywood icon/fine food impresario could commonly be found at places like Spin & Market and the Westport Country Playhouse. But author A.E. Hotchner, whose books include the biography Papa Hemingway and the memoir King of the Hill, got to spend a lot more time with Newman than most. Hotcher co-founded of the Newman’s Own brand of products (“Hotchner’s Own” didn’t have the same ring to it) and wrote about their friendship in Paul And Me: 53 Years of Adventures and Misadventures with My Pal, Paul Newman, which he’s discussing at Sacred Heart University today. Hopefully, he’ll bust out a surprise anecdote about he and Paul busting down mailboxes and leaving flaming bags of poo on doorteps in the Westport back country.
Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave., Sacred Heart University, Fairfield. 7:30 p.m. Free. (203) 371-7908, www.wshu.org.
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