Dinotopia, The Big Lebowski, and Bach To Stravinsky

Although the New London Art Night last weekend was fairly subdued, the art institutions in the city are holding a series of openings to debut new exhibits this week. The art shows are the clear leader in the upcoming things to do on the New London Main Street calendar.

Up first is an opening of work by the late artist Robert Hauschild, route: {:controller=>"events", :action=>"show", :id=>"a-celebration-of-the-art-life-of-robert-hauschild"} -->, whose pieces are on display at and through Sept. 29. The reception runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Studio 33 to kick off the display of a private collection of Hauschild’s work at the . On Friday, the hosts a 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. opening to introduce the dinosaur-themed exhibit “Dinotopia.” And on Saturday, the holds a reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to close out its exhibit of New London community artists. Ongoing exhibits include “Italian Visions/Visioni Italiane” at , “Urban Jungle” at , and at officially kicks off its on Friday with an Oasis Room performance by the Tigran Hamasyan Trio; the show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $35. On the same evening, 14 faculty perform a classical concert entitled this starts at 7:30 p.m. And for the eighth year, George Holmes performs a drum concert to benefit the workshops begin tonight at 7 p.m. at the with a discussion on future plans for improvements to . welcomes walkers on Sunday for the ’s on Friday. Christine Cappiello, government relations director at Anthem BCBS, will speak about health care's effect on small business from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn (former ). Anyone interested in attending can register on the Chamber’s website; the cost is $17 for members and $25 for non-members, with a $5 additional cost for walk-ins. The organization welcomes independent professionals to its first meeting, taking place at 1 p.m. on Saturday at is showing the Chilean film La Nana at 6:30 p.m.