There is music for every mood this week in Connecticut arts

There’s a strange melody in the air. Could it be an expressionist ditty by Kurt Weill? An Irving Berlin standard? Something crooned by a princess in a Disney film? A multi-movement progressive rock masterwork played live? A catchy new song you heard a local band play in a small club? “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” as interpreted on a ukulele?

It’s all of the above!

There’s music for every mood, whether you’re cramming for exams, avoiding work or taking advantage of the sunshine on the shortened Autumn days. It’s great to be out and about in mid-November in Connecticut. Besides the myriad musical choices, this week also offers political comedy and a unique immersive dance/digital art experience.

Things will get a bit quieter as we get closer to Thanksgiving week, so take full advantage of the arts offerings now. Here is a look at things to do and see this week.

Seth Adam and Shellye Valauskas Experience

Cafe Nine, 250 State St., New Haven

Seth Adam’s new album is “Fits and Starts and Stops,” a bracing collection of songs about “Vermin,” “Fraud” and “Heavy Rain” from the ever-busy local singer/songwriter. Adam is holding a record release party at Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. at New Haven’s haven for local original music, cafe nine. The Shellye Valauskas Experience is also on the bill. $5. Two other top local acts with new releases out, Ponybird and Olive Tiger, are at Cafe Nine on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. for $8. cafenine.com.

Bill Maher

Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket

Bill Maher’s been fomenting political outrage on TV for nearly 30 years, first as the host of “Politically Incorrect” on Comedy Central and ABC, then for the past 19 years in “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO. His long introductory monologues on the show are a great set-up for his expansive solo stand-up tours. Maher mocks the mighty mercilessly on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at Foxwoods’ Premier Theater. $50-$70. foxwoods.com.

Yes

Warner Theater, 68 Main St., Torrington

It’s the 50th anniversary of Yes’ classic album “Close to the Edge,” the one that only has three long songs on it: “Close to the Edge,” “And You and I” and “Siberian Khatru,” The current lineup of the long-lived progressive rock band — guitarist Steve Howe, vocalist Jon Davison, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist Billy Sherwood and drummer Jay Schellen — will play the album, and more, live on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. at the Warner Theater’s Oneglia Auditorium. $42-$122. warnertheatre.org.

Disney Princess The Concert

Oakdale Theater, 95 Turnpike Rd., Wallingford

“This production features Broadway performers appearing as themselves. Costumed Disney characters do not appear at this event.” That’s the lovely caveat in the official description of this concert tour featuring noted Broadway stars singing hits from Disney musicals. The other caveat is “subject to change,” but the announced vocalists for the tour are Christy Altomare (Broadway’s “Anastasia”), Isabelle McCalla (Broadway’s “Aladdin” and “The Prom”), Anneliese van der Pol (”Broadway’s “Beauty and the Beast” as well as the Disney sitcoms “That’s So Raven” and “Raven’s Home”) and Syndee Winters (Broadway’s “The Lion King,” “Hamilton” and “Motown: The Musical”). Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Oakdale in Wallingford. $24-$118.40, $240.50 for VIP package. concerts.livenation.com.

Jake Shimabukuro

Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Rd., Ridgefield

Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro returns to Connecticut, a state which houses many uke enthusiasts. He does things on this unassuming four-string instrument that seem impossible to most players and gives the humble ukulele the respect and grandiosity it seldom receives. Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. $45. ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

‘An Evening with Kurt Weill’

Fine Arts Instructional Center, 306 High St., Windham

Eastern Connecticut State University’s Eastern Opera Workshop offers a whole concert of songs by Kurt Weill, who revolutionized opera and musical theater with such scores as “The Threepenny Opera” (which birthed “Mack the Knife”), “Knickerbocker Holiday” and “Street Scene.” Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the lobby of ECSU’s Fine Arts Instructional Center. Free. easternct.edu.

Samara Joy

Jorgensen Center, 2132 Hillside Rd., Storrs

Jazz vocalist Samara Joy has been seen at some of the best jazz rooms in New York City, and she’s still in her early 20s. She lends her voice to jazz standards, especially those made famous by famous vocalists of the 1940s and ‘50s, on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. at UConn’s Jorgensen Center. $15-$35. jorgensen.uconn.edu.

Celtica Nova

Infinity Music Hall, 20 Greenwoods Rd. West, Norfolk

There aren’t many shows happening at the original Infinity Music Hall in Norfolk as the building that houses it undergoes a change of ownership. The thundering Irish rock/metal/folk outfit Celtica Nova should rattle the walls a bit. Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. $29-$39. infinityhall.com

‘I Got Rhythm: A Celebration of Broadway’

Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford

This Broadway celebration, performed by vocalists Michael Pizzi and Stacy Sullivan with accompaniment from pianist Matt Deitchman, specifically honors Jewish composers George and Ira Gershwin (”Crazy for You”), Stephen Sondheim (”Into the Woods,” “Follies”), Richard Rogers (”South Pacific,” “Babes in Arms”) and others. Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. $25; $20 Let’s Go cards; $18 seniors; $10 students. “No one turned away for lack of funds.” charteroakcenter.org.

‘Cuatro Bailes (Four Dances)’

The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford

Pedro Bermudez artist/filmmaker has crafted an immersive digital installation that will be running on a loop and is viewable in half-hour slots on Nov. 19 from 7-10 p.m. and Nov. 20 from 1-4 p.m. at The Bushnell. The multi-media piece explores love, memory, desire and other sensations through sound, movement and images. Free, but registration is required. bushnell.org/shows-concerts/cuatro-bailes.

Reach reporter Christopher Arnott at carnott@courant.com.