WILLY WONKA Sat Jan 14 1 + 4 pm | Garde Arts Center, 325 State St, New London, CT | $20-$15 | 860.444.7373 | www.gardearts.org

MELODIE THOMPSON-THOMAS A storytelling performance honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Jan 15 3 pm | Cranston Public Library, 140 Sockanosset Cross Rd, Cranston | Free | 401.943.9080

PROVIDENCE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 100 South St, Providence | Tues-Sun, 9 am-6 pm | $6.50 | 401.273.KIDS | www.childrenmuseum.org

ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO The Zoo features more than 600 animals, with about 150 different species on display, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and insects | The Zoo is open daily from 9 am-5 pm [till 6 on weekends] | $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 children, free under 3 | 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence | 401.785.3510 | www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org