Mon Dec 1, 1pm, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St., Hartford.

Another edition of the Monday Matinee Series, RAW features a screening of: “Tous Les Matins du Monde,” a film that follows the life of gifted viola da gamba player Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, a Baroque composer known for the mournful beauty of his music which poured out as a result of his wife’s untimely death. He moves into a small house in his garden to keep himself and his two young daughters safe from the outside world. But their solitude is broken when a young musician comes calling in search of a lesson. Winner of seven French Cesar film awards, the film illuminates an unlikely topic. Enjoy light refreshments and a discussion of the subject matter following the film. $4.50-$9. 232-1006, realartways.org

Sun Nov 30, 3pm, Church of the Good Shepherd, 155 Wyllys St., Hartford.

Travel the world through the music of our globe’s varied cultures at this “Musical Dialogues: Music from Latin America and Europe” presentation. The Hartford Symphony Orchestra features the “World Strings” ensemble for a lyrical program of melodies from Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Russia, France, and Ireland, brought to life by Martha Kayser, violin; Mark Levesque, guitar, mandolin; and Judy Handler, guitar. Ask questions and learn about the music and the performers alike. Free. 244-2999, hartfordsymphony.org

FIREWORKS IN NOVEMBER?
Sat Nov 29, 4:30-8pm, Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury. A good old-fashioned winter carnival … with a fire truck parade! How much cooler can you get? Get to Simsbury for the annual “Simsbury Celebrates” winter gathering. The street shuts down for more than 31 indoor and outdoor performances and activities, including snowboarding demonstrations, carolers and ice sculptors. The evening culminates with a parade of fire trucks from across the region decked out in holiday light splendor, then they light up the sky with a fantastic off-season fireworks display. Free. 658-3255, simsburycelebrates.com

Fri & Sat Nov 28 & 29, noon-5pm, Farmington Valley Arts Center, 25 Arts Center Lane, Avon. As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.  FVAC is ready to prove that that premise applies to art as well. Pull out that blinding neon art deco blunder from your basement and donate it the cause at FVAC’s first “Bad Art Show.” Donate your own art and walk away with treasures dug up from others’ dusty basements. Bring the “baddest” piece of art and you’re in the running from some top-notch prizes. While there, shop the artist studios—a great alternative to the Black Friday crowds. Free. 678-1867, fvac.net

Now through Jan 5, M-Sat: 9:30am-5:30pm; Sun: noon-5pm, Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford.

See how homes were decorated before animated snowmen, LED Christmas lights and blow-up lawn décor at the Victorian Holiday House Tours at the Mark Twain House & Museum. Twain’s 19-room mansion, resplendent with Tiffany interiors, will be adorned as it was for holiday celebrations from 1874 to 1891, when the author, his wife and their three daughters lived in the house. $8-$14. 247-0998, ext. 129, marktwainhouse.org

Nov 27, 9:30am-4:30pm, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest St., Hartford. Make a full day of historic holiday treasure seeking and explore the one-time home of American literary legend Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Christmas at the Stowes Holiday House Tour takes you through a special themed tour, complete with rarely-seen family treasures, setting the stage for a holiday celebration. Through Jan 4. $4- $8; 2-for-1 adult and senior admission w/Let*s GO Arts! 522 9258 x317, HarrietBeecherStowe.org

Anna Marie Russo speaks about the relationship between feminism and anarchism and the history of the anarchafeminist movement. She also reads from open letter written by women in Pittsburgh as an example of anarchafeminist strategy and resistance to structuralized inequality.