After closing the books on the tumultuous 2016, we are more than happy to focus now on all the good things ahead in 2017. Among them are enough concerts and stage shows in the region to fill up your new 2017 planner. Here, The Day’s arts staff writers share the shows for which they’ve saved the date.

“Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” Saturdays and Sundays in April by Flock Theatre

Poor Flock got gypped out of doing “Long Day’s Journey” last year; they couldn’t get the rights, since a production of the play was on Broadway. (Darn you, Jessica Lange and Gabriel Byrne!) Well, Eugene O’Neill fans, set your sights on April. That’s when Flock is staging the iconic autobiographical drama by New London’s native-son playwright. The performances will be in the Monte Cristo Cottage, the O’Neill family’s summer home and the place where Eugene set “Long Day’s Journey.” And get this: for the Saturday performances, the plan is for Flock to present each scene at the time stated in the script, so starting with the first scene staged around 8:30 a.m. and ending with the final scene taking place a little before midnight.

— Kristina Dorsey 

“Little Pink House,” release date to be announced

Around here, this has to be the most-anticipated movie of the year. The film, of course, is based on Jeff Benedict’s book about the eminent domain battle in New London and, in particular, about Susette Kelo’s battle to keep her Fort Trumbull home. The Korchula Productions movie, shot mostly in Vancouver in the fall of 2015, stars Catherine Keener and Jeanne Tripplehorn. “Little Pink House” will be released sometime in 2017 on the big screen, but the exact date has yet to be announced. Stay tuned.

— Kristina Dorsey 

“Indecent,” previews in early April, opening April 18 on Broadway

Our own David Dorfman, who is chair of the dance department at Connecticut College, soon will be called “Broadway choreographer David Dorfman.” He choreographed “Indecent,” a play with music that features a script by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel. It received glowing reviews in previous productions, so I can’t wait to see it on the Great White Way. Next stop: the Tony Awards?

— Kristina Dorsey 

“Hunter’s Cove,” early to mid-2017, by Synthetic Cinema

Who doesn’t love a shark thriller! Well, this one has the special added bonus of having been filmed in southeastern Connecticut this past summer. Synthetic Cinema shot at sites including East Lyme High School; Main Street Grille and the Inn at Harbor Hill Marina, both in Niantic; and Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. Synthetic Cinema, the Rocky Hill-based company whose other projects have included the film adaptation of Wally Lamb’s “Wishin’ and Hopin’,” is planning to hold a local screening of “Hunter’s Cove,” with details to come.

— Kristina Dorsey 

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, May 5 and 6 at Mohegan Sun Arena

Yesssss! The married king and queen of country music are touring together again. They’re doing two nights at Mohegan Sun, and it’s bound to be one of the concerts of the year around here. McGraw has played the Sun before, but this will mark Hill’s first show headlining at the Arena. This is the third major tour the duo has done together and the first one in a decade.

— Kristina Dorsey 

John Fogerty, Feb. 16 at Foxwoods

Fogerty is one of those legendary artists that you need to see in concert. Go.

— Kristina Dorsey 

“This Is Not Art,” Jan. 13-Feb. 25 at Mystic Museum of Art

For this exhibition, the Mystic Museum of Art is looking for work that “pushes boundaries” the way that Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” did in 1917. “Fountain” was a porcelain urinal, and the Society of Independent Artists refused to display it, tut-tutting that it wasn’t art. This theme should bring out some pushing-the-envelope pieces that will surely be entertaining to see and even better to discuss.

— Kristina Dorsey 

“Oklahoma,” July 14-Sept. 28 at Goodspeed Opera House

Goodspeed has enjoyed a streak of dazzlingly successful productions of golden-era-of-Broadway Hammerstein shows like “Show Boat” and “Carousel.” Chances are good that “Oklahoma!” could continue that fine tradition.

— Kristina Dorsey 

“I Hate Musicals: The Musical,” Sept. 27-Oct. 15 at Ivoryton Playhouse

Ivoryton audiences know and love Mike Reiss’ work. Reiss, a writer and producer for “The Simpsons,” has seen his shows “I’m Connecticut” and “Comedy Is Hard!” staged at the playhouse before, and he’s back with a new work. The description is sparse — something about an earthquake in L.A. and Freud and familiar songs — but, if it’s written by Reiss, you know it’ll be damned funny.

— Kristina Dorsey 

An Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, Jan. 20, Garde Arts Center

The storytelling and conversational banter between these two old friends is almost as good as the music, and since they’re two of the best songwriters in the world, that’s saying a helluva lot.

— Rick Koster 

Boogie on the Bayou: Mardi Gras Celebration featuring Marcia Ball and The Subdudes, Feb. 23, Garde Arts Center

Two completely different artists celebrating the diversity and richness of Gulf Coast music. Ball comes from the proud lineage of Professor Longhair and James Booker. The Subdudes are wholly original, and their blend of rock, gospel and New Orleans R&B is instantly infectious. 

— Rick Koster

Sting, March 9,Mohegan Sun Arena

It doesn’t seem like his new “57th and 9th” album has resonated too much, but he’s still Sting. The litany of solo and Police hits and rarities constitute a life-soundtrack for the last 40 years.

— Rick Koster 

Bastille, March 31, Mohegan Sun Arena

If the Killers came from Britain and had eaten Gotye albums instead of porridge, they’d sound like these hooky pop sensations.

— Rick Koster 

An Evening with Kris Kristofferson, May 6, Garde Arts Center

OK, he doesn’t have Sinatra’s or Ray Price’s singing voice. But that’s part of the charm, and that Kristofferson wrote “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and “For the Good Times” — to name just a few —means he’s in absolutely rarified air.

— Rick Koster