| E-Buzz April 23, 2019 Your Weekly Top Picks from FCBuzz Events
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| | The E-Buzz is published each Tuesday by The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. It contains a small selection of events posted on the FCBuzz Events section of our website for the coming week. We recommend you click the link in the date above for a complete review of this week's arts and cultural events. |
| | Ed Hynes The British Are Coming: The Danbury Raid of 1777
Wed. April 24, 7pm Westport Historical Society The curator of the Historical Society's 2017 Danbury Raid exhibit, discusses the 1777 raid by British troops, who landed at Compo Beach, April 22, marched to Danbury and destroyed Patriot supplies. CT militia leaders sprang into action, but suffered losses at the Battle of Ridgefield and merely harrassed the British on their return to Compo where the British fleet was waiting. The raid galvanized Patriot support but showed how residents were divided, for and against the Revolution. More... |
| | An Enchanted Fifth Anniversary
Thurs. April 25, 5:30pm Read's Artspace Bridgeport Celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Maggy Daly Arts Cooperative with the Burlinson/Whitten Trio Plus One in an Enchanted Forest, Earth Fest-inspired evening of art, music, refreshments and merriment.. More... |
| | Fairfield David Bromberg, the iconic singer-songwriter who has gained accolades for his skilled musicianship on guitar, dobro, fiddle, and mandolin, appears at FTC with his Quartet. More... |
| | Bert Bernardi & Justin Rugg
The Waffle House Five
Fri. - Sun. April 26 - 28
Through May 19 The MAC Milford
Pantochino Productions present a new musical by Bert Bernardi & Justin Rugg. Ten million dollars in lottery dreams are up for grabs when five waffle workers agree to split it if they hit it. But when the dream comes true, all bets are off as one lucky waitress serves up anything but the truth. More... |
| | Guys & Dolls
Fri. - Sun. April 26 - 28
Through May 11 Wilton Playshop
Gangsters, gamblers, and showgirls take the stage in the oddball romantic comedy based on stories and characters by Damon Runyon, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Directed by Lynne Colatrella with choreography and musical staging by Lauren Nicole Sherwood and musical direction by Zachary Kampler, this show features some of the most cherished show tunes in American musical theatre including “Fugue for Tinhorns,” “Luck Be a Lady,” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.” More... |
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Named after Twain’s “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” the Mark Twain Library's Frog Frolic has become Redding's highly anticipated kick-off to spring with games, crafts, entertainment and food. More... |
| | Annual Greenwich Kite-Flying Festival
Sat. April 27
Greenwich Point Park
The India Cultural Center of Greenwich (ICC) celebrates spring with its own Annual Kite Flying Festival. ICC brings 150 kites to the festival and has henna tattoos and bindi for younger children. Awards are given to all high fliers, and there’s music and food for families. More... |
| | Open House, Spring Gardens & Art Exhibit
893 Clinton Avenue
Bridgeport
Join the Dutch bulb company, Colorblends at its Open House and Open Spring Garden on Clinton Ave, Bridgeport. Tulips will be in their prime, staff can answer bulb questions and the renovated Colonial Revival mansion will be filled with art by a dozen artists including Jahmane, Jennifer Williams, Nancy Moore, Patrice Barrett, and Tara Blackwell. More... |
| | Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens Stamford
ArborEarth is a fun family festival! As the original home of Dr. Frances Bartlett, 'the father of arboriculture,' the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens is the perfect location to welcome guests in celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Day. More... |
| | Art + Identity: an international view
Sat. April 27, 1pm
Wilton’s internationally renowned fiber arts gallery opens its “Art in the Barn” multimedia group show with more than 50 international artists, whose works are included in major museum collections around the world, exploring their identity be it personal, political, social or cultural. More... |
| | Ginny Awn, Thomas Berntsen and Howland Blackiston: FORM
Sat. April 27, 5pm
Three sculptors, Ginny Awn, Thomas Berntsen and Howland Blackiston present their different takes on the nature of form in their work, with differences in color, shape, style, and context. More... |
| | Awakening: Art Exhibit & Open Studios
Sat. April 27, 6pm
St. Philip Artists' Guild Norwalk
This exhibition presents new works by members of SPAG together with that from six guest artists. Each artist has donated a work to be won in a Chinese Auction and Raffle. The drawing begins at 8:15 and 24 lucky winners will leave with an original work of art. Artists include CAFC members Gayle Gleckler, Steve Magee, and Dorothy Robertshaw, and Michael Brennecke, Susan Leggitt, and Jen Williams. More... |
| | Westport Woman's Club Annual Art Show
Sat. April 27, 5-8pm
+ Sun & Mon, 12-4pm Westport Woman's Club
This show, curated by Miggs Burroughs, is one where local artists donate part of their art sales to fund the WWC’s community service grants to Fairfield County non-profits. Melissa Newman will be singing some of her favorite jazz standards at the opening reception. Includes works by CAFC members Kat Evans, Susan Fehlinger, Mary Harold, Darcy Hicks, Amy Kaplan, Fruma Markowitz, Gregg Welz, and others. More... |
| | Jazzed Up! Celebrating Fairfield Libraries through Music + The Library Suite
Sat. April 27, 2:30pm
Fairfield Public Library Sun. April 28, 4pm Pequot Library, Southport
A two-part celebration of libraries. On Saturday, a reception and exhibition of photographs by David Pressler inspired by a jazz suite, written by Mark Edinberg. More... On Sunday, a performance of The Library Suite by Edinberg and his two sons at The Pequot Library. Program funded by a REGI grant. More... |
| | Harmony Hammond Material Witness Panel
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Ridgefield
A discussion panel on meaning in abstract and conceptual art, that will be centered on material-based artistic practices, featuring Harmony Hammond, a prominent figure in the feminist art movement, whose 50-year survey show is on display at The Aldrich, together with artist Indira Allegra, and art historian Tirza True Latimer; moderated by curator Elissa Auther. More... |
| | Ailey II Dance Company
Sun. April 28, 5:30pm
Quick Center for the Arts
New York's Ailey II Dance Company will perform in an annual fundraiser for Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County to benefit its arts education programs, with special emphasis on summer camps for Bridgeport children. More... |
| | Chelsea Guo & Reed Tetzloff – Pianist and Soprano Prodigy Series
Sun. April 28, 3pm
First Presbyterian Church Stamford
Juilliard pre-college double major Chelsea Guo will perform a piano and voice program. For the vocal selections, she will be joined by The Drozdoff Society’s Artist-in-Residence, Reed Tetzloff. More... |
| | In The Mood: A 1940s Musical Revue
Sun. April 28, 4pm
Ridgefield Playhouse
Complete with the String of Pearls Orchestra and the In The Mood Singers & Dancers, this 1940s musical revue creates a nostalgic atmosphere that transports the audience back in time – a time when everyone was singing and dancing to the same kind of music. More... |
| | Chamber Players of The Greenwich Symphony Uncommon Voices
Sun. April 28, 4pm
Round Hill Community Church Mon. April 29, 7:30pm Greenwich Arts Council
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Mon. April 29, 8:15pm
Bijou Theatre Bridgeport
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| | Did you see our Summer Camp Special Issue of the E-Buzz, containing summer camp offerings of organizations that are members of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County? (Second Edition here)
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