Set in the 1960s, Hairspray follows the journey of Tracy Turnblad, a spirited teenager with big dreams and even bigger hair. Tracy’s love for dancing lands her on The Corny Collins Show, where she becomes a champion for integration and self-acceptance. Featuring hit songs like “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “Good Morning Baltimore,” this high-energy musical celebrates diversity, inclusion, and the power of change.

August 15, 2024 – August 17, 2025

Celebrating the year-long loan of three Georgia O’Keeffe paintings, this exhibition unites the Mattatuck Museum’s collection with O’Keeffe’s life and work through common themes.

 These unique spotlight exhibitions celebrate the year-long loan of three Georgia O’Keeffe paintings and will unite the Mattatuck Museum’s collection with O’Keeffe’s life and work through common themes, creating a unique dialogue between her work and other celebrated artists. Each unique pairing will be curated and narrated by a different member of the Museum’s curatorial department and offer a distinctive perspective on the Mattatuck Collection in relation to the works and story of Georgia O’Keeffe.

Set in the 1960s, Hairspray follows the journey of Tracy Turnblad, a spirited teenager with big dreams and even bigger hair. Tracy’s love for dancing lands her on The Corny Collins Show, where she becomes a champion for integration and self-acceptance. Featuring hit songs like “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “Good Morning Baltimore,” this high-energy musical celebrates diversity, inclusion, and the power of change.

Oh Boy 5K For US!

Run Connecticut the Easy Way — Because we have a reason

In honor of the Marathon Man, Attorney Eugene L. DeFronzo

Enjoy walking or running for your reason! For the Fallen Soldiers, First Respondents, For our Veterans & Active Soldiers, For Child Abuse Prevention, For Cancer Survivors and the cure, For our Country, For depression and sadness, For Domestic Violence, For the Grieving of a Loved One, For our Families, For Peace, For our neighborhoods, for Unity and Justice. For You and US!

Proceeds to benefit child abuse prevention through the Exchange Club of Waterbury.

$5 Per Person, Waterbury public school, magnet school, and charter school students get in FREE, Kids Adventure Passholders get in FREE.

Hang out with friends, try a relaxing craft, get creative with graphic design, or chill on a beanbag! All teens grades 6-12, ages 12+ are welcome, with supplies and snacks provided.

To pre-register please call (203) 753-0381, extension 130

Register Here

 Support provided by United Way of Greater Waterbury and Elisha Leavenworth Foundation. .

May 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Gain an inside look from the people who spend the most time in the Mattatuck Museum- our staff! Hear from Mattatuck Museum’s Art Fellow, Julie Francois, about her favorite works on display.

Non-Member: $10 Member: $5

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Sponsored by Christine and Eugene Shugrue

Join us on the only rooftop terrace in downtown Waterbury for a night full of dance, music, and fun, with Alisa of Alisa’s House of Salsa! With over 20 years of experience as a certified dance instructor, Alisa will lead a free lesson for all, followed by dancing the night away!

General: $15

Member: $10

Children aged 0-3 and their caregivers to invited to enjoy time in the Museum galleries for some art and history fun while practicing developmental, social, and mobility skills- all while the museum is closed to the public! A museum educator will facilitate storytime and 30 minutes of playtime in the galleries with an opportunity to mingle with other parents and caregivers.

Cost: $5

Experience the rich, warm timbre of the mid-19th century invention, the saxophone,

showcasing WSO’s Clark Young Artist Competition winner. The afternoon culminates with Ravel's mesmerizing Bolero.

• Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Op. 109, Eb Major

• Ravel: Bolero

• Audience Selected Piece: {To Be Announced}

WaterburySymphony.org

join us for a jam-packed day of learning the top 10 soft skills you need to succeed.

Join us for the inaugural Movie Mondays with a screening of the film “Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light”.

The movie explores the life and legacy of the artist from her early days in the Midwest to her rise in New York’s vibrant art world and finally to the remote desert in New Mexico. 

Member: $5

Non-Member: $10

Interested in discounts, free admission, and more? Become a member today!

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Sponsored by Linford & Mildred White Charitable Fund

Join us for a delightful afternoon of good food and engaging conversations about local art and history!

Order ahead from Sweet Bella @ The MATT or bring your own lunch to enjoy. First Wednesday of Every Month | 12–1 PM

Michael Virgintino will speak about the 65th Anniversary of Freedomland U.S.A and artist, Connie Manna, will give a brief talk about her painting FREEDOMLAND.

COST

$10.00 per Adult

$5.00 per Member

Register Here

Pre-registration is suggested due to limited spots.

Sponsored by Christine and Eugene Shugrue

$5 Per Person, Waterbury public school, magnet school, and charter school students get in FREE, Kids Adventure Passholders get in FREE.

Hang out with friends, try a relaxing craft, get creative with graphic design, or chill on a beanbag! All teens grades 6-12, ages 12+ are welcome, with supplies and snacks provided.

To pre-register please call (203) 753-0381, extension 130

Register Here

 Support provided by United Way of Greater Waterbury and Elisha Leavenworth Foundation. .

Bring your own Food/Drinks, Coffee, water available.

3 Boards per game included in the price. Additional boards can be purchased.

15 Rounds

All aboard, sisters! The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here!

Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies for more high jinks on the high seas. Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’® is a hilarious and heartfelt look at the joys of menopause and friendship — plus hot flashes, mood swings, and memory lapses! Join us on a trip of self-discovery, backed by a new soundtrack of toe-tapping parodied hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s. For these four ladies, menopause was not the end, but the beginning of a beautiful friendship where love conquers all, and friendships never fail.

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’® New Hope 2023 Cast: Kimberly Ann Harris, Teri Adams, LaDonna Burns, and Katie Karel. Credit: Mark Garvin.

This popular show is a cross-generational crowd-pleaser, selling out every theater and performing arts center where the show plays! The band is widely celebrated and known for spot on, note-for-note recreations of the hits, B-sides and deep album cuts from the greatest songs of the 1960s.

In addition to the concert experience, the show is a large scale and ambitious stage production, powerfully dramatized by a combination of time travel special effects, narration, 60s archival audio and newsreel footage, and a light show. This seen-to-be-believed, bigger-than-life show is nothing less than awe-inspiring.The Sixties Show is a high energy trip back in time that reminds the audience how uniquely inspirational, entertaining, and historically significant the music and events of the 1960s was and continues to be.

The band uses a state-of-the-art sound system but only plays authentic, 1960s period-vintage and reissue vintage gear and instrumentation, just like the original artists and original recordings. 

Learn the art of coiling paper to create intricate designs for cards or display! All participants will learn the basics and work to create a final piece of art. All supplies provided.

Day 1 of 2

Member: $25

Non-Member: $35

Register Here

Sponsored by Linford and Mildred White Charitable Fund. 

Under the direction of Peter Peluso, the Connecticut Accordion Association, along with surprise guest artists, will delight you with a chorus of favorites!

Non-Member: $15

Member: $10

Children 18 and under: $5

The Waterbury Chorale is presenting "Steppin' Out on Broadway, Part 2 from the 1990's to the Present" on June 8, 2025 at St. John's Church in Waterbury at 4:00 PM.

Waterbury native Marissa Famiglietti, soprano and her husband, Shae Apland will return to sing several solos and a duet from "The Secret Garden".

The chorale is directed by Joseph Jacovino and accompanied by Susan Anthony-Klein. The Waterbury Chorale Pit Orchestra will also accompany the chorale for this performance.

Tickets are $25 in advance from WaterburyChorale.org, from a chorale member or by calling 860-945-6890. Children 12 and under are free accompanied by an adult. Tickets sold at the door are $30.

Come join us. It will be a great show.

August 15, 2024 – August 17, 2025

Celebrating the year-long loan of three Georgia O’Keeffe paintings, this exhibition unites the Mattatuck Museum’s collection with O’Keeffe’s life and work through common themes. The first pairing, Flowers and Landscapes, showcases artists who tackled similar subject matter to O’Keeffe and participated in emerging art movements, yet also occupied marginalized spaces in society. These unique spotlight exhibitions celebrate the year-long loan of three Georgia O’Keeffe paintings and will unite the Mattatuck Museum’s collection with O’Keeffe’s life and work through common themes, creating a unique dialogue between her work and other celebrated artists. Each unique pairing will be curated and narrated by a different member of the Museum’s curatorial department and offer a distinctive perspective on the Mattatuck Collection in relation to the works and story of Georgia O’Keeffe.

Come enhance your art skills with us! In this art lesson, youth (ages 11- 18) will grab oil pastels from the museum, and head out to the Waterbury Green for an fun outside art lesson! Students will take inspiration from Downtown Waterbury to recreate nature around them. All supplies provided.

Register Here

Non-Members – $15

Members – $10

Adventure Passholders – FREE

WPS Students – FREE

Kids Adventure Passholders get in FREE. Learn more. 

Sponsored by American Savings Foundation, United Way of Greater Waterbury, and Elisa Leavenworth Foundation and the David, Helen and Marian Woodward Fund.

$5 Per Person, Waterbury public school, magnet school, and charter school students get in FREE, Kids Adventure Passholders get in FREE.

Hang out with friends, try a relaxing craft, get creative with graphic design, or chill on a beanbag! All teens grades 6-12, ages 12+ are welcome, with supplies and snacks provided.

To pre-register please call (203) 753-0381, extension 130

Register Here

 Support provided by United Way of Greater Waterbury and Elisha Leavenworth Foundation. .

Join us for an evening of entertainment with the Harold Zinno, Jr Orchestra, Tom Chute and Semina De Laurentis. You won’t want to miss this fabulous program supporting Seven Angels Theatre and celebrating Semina’s 35 years of excellence!

Tickets: $125 including appetizers, wine, beer, a specialty cocktail, and soft drinks. Cash bar available. Seating is general admission.

Enjoy drinks, music, and summer vibes with stunning views of downtown Waterbury. Whether you’re winding down from work or kicking off your evening, it’s the perfect way to toast to summer on the only rooftop terrace in Waterbury! 

Feel the Rhythm on the Rooftop!

Join us for an unforgettable summer night on the only rooftop terrace in downtown Waterbury—right here at the Mattatuck Museum on the Green! Let the music move you as Alisa from Alisa’s House of Salsa brings the heat with an electrifying evening of dance, music, and high-energy fun.

With over 20 years of experience as a certified dance instructor, Alisa will kick off the night with a free salsa lesson that’s perfect for all levels—no partner or experience needed! Then, keep the energy going as we dance under the stars on one of the most scenic spots in the city.

Tickets:

General Admission: $15

Museum Members: $10

Grab your friends, your dancing shoes, and get ready to spice up your night!