| | | This is a selection from the events posted by our members onto the FCBuzz Events section of our website for the coming week. |
| | Ave Verum Corpus
Through April 30 Greenwich Choral Society Online
Hear the recent first-time collaborative virtual recording by four members of Stamford’s Young Artists Philharmonic with 40 vocalists from Greenwich Choral Society performing Mozart’s motet, Ave Verum Corpus. More... |
| | Beauty vs Beauty
Through June 1 Westport Library South Gallery Taking on the roles of anthropologist, botanist, researcher, and occasional set-designer, with the camera as her primary tool, Emily examines and reframes ideas about biodiversity in the botanical world. More... |
| | Book Talk: David Pogue
Wed, April 7, 7pm New Canaan Library Zoom
New York Times bestselling self-help author and CBS Sunday Morning science and technology correspondent David Pogue speaks about his latest book: How to prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos. Topics he will discuss include what to grow and eat, how to build and insure, where to invest, how to prepare our children and pets, and even where to consider relocating when the time comes. More... |
| | Socially Distant Art: Creativity in Lockdown
April 8 - August 29 Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum Norwalk
Twenty-five artists from across the U.S. display various interpretations of social distancing, isolation, and the multifaceted challenges they have experienced during the pandemic. Artists include Cultural Alliance members Rebeca Fuchs, Barry Guthertz, Joanie Landau, Fruma Markowitz, Julie O'Connor, and Gregg Ziebell. Also opening at the Mansion Thursday through Oct. 17, Health, Healing & Addiction in 19th Century America, an exhibition featuring rare and never-before-seen artifacts, instruments and photographs. More... |
| | Connecticut Creativity Lecture Series
Thurs. April 8, 5pm Wilton Library & Wilton Historical Society Online
This five-part virtual series concludes with a lecture by historian Emily Gifford, Theatrical Innovation from Connecticut to London and Back Again, the story of William Gillette. Enjoying early success as an actor, playwright and director, Gillette's Sherlock Holmes brought him universal recognition and wealth. He then created the eccentric Gillette’s Castle overlooking the Connecticut River, a residence as ingenious as any Holmes could have imagined. More... |
| | Radio Play: Abundancia
Thurs. April 8, 6pm + Sat. April 10, 2pm Bridgeport Public Library Online
This pre-recorded radio play by Carlos-Zenen Trujillo, directed by Melory Mirashrafi, is performed by Matchbox Theatre Company. The play is set in rural Cuba during the 1990s, after the subsidies and foreign aid from a collapsing Soviet Union are gone. A mother fights to keep food on the table, a father is obsessed with Castro, a daughter feels pressured by a society obsessed with looks, and a son struggles to meet his father’s unachievable expectations of masculinity. More... |
| | Mike and Sally Harris: Photo Journey to Cuba, 2020
Thurs. April 8, 7pm Greenwich Arts Council
Mike and Sally Harris will present and discuss in person their Photo Journey to Cuba, 2020. Part travelogue, part photography exhibition, the evening will take you through colorful towns and remote villages where this photographer couple traveled with Cuban photographer-guides during two pre-pandemic trips in January and March 2020. More... |
| | Curator Talk: Gulls to Great Auks
Thurs. April 8, 7pm Fairfield University Art Museum Online
Join Museum Education Curator Michelle DiMarzo, and Carey Weber, Art Museum Director and Curator of the exhibition “Birds of the Northeast: Gulls to Great Auks” for a virtual tour of this celebrated multimedia show. More... |
| | Maverick Modigliani
Thurs. April 8, 7pm Ridgefield Playhouse
Enjoy the story of the short, tormented life of the great painter, narrated from the point of view of his young common-law wife, Jeanne Hébuterne, who, together with the Russian poet Anna Achmatova, and the English journalist Beatrice Hastings, were the women whose portraits became the very icons of his art. More... |
| | Webinar: Women in Contemporary Science
Thurs. April 8, 7pm Bruce Museum Online
Presenting: "How to STEM the Leaky Pipeline.” While three of the 10 2020 Nobel Laureates in STEM disciplines were women, and 50% of STEM degrees are awarded to women, only 28% find jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math. In this webinar, a multidisciplinary panel of seven women researchers, scientists, and executives from around the world, explore ways to overcome the obstacles limiting women from advancing equitably in science-based professions. More... |
| | Spring Peeper Prowl
Fri. April 9, 7pm Connecticut Audubon Society Center Fairfield
Come listen and search around the marsh and ponds of the Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary for secretive animals like spotted salamanders and spring peepers. Appropriate for children 6 years and older. Bring boots, flashlights and warm clothes. More... |
| | Music Tribute: Jim Clark
Sat. April 10, 3pm Norwalk Public Library Online
A virtual tribute to George and Ira Gershwin by jazz musician and saxophonist Jim Clark. More... |
| | Focus On: Portraiture
Opening Sat. April 10, 12pm Ridgefield Guild of Artists
An exhibition featuring portraiture in all its forms and functions. Portraits rendered realistically or abstractly can explore the relationship between the subject and artist in a myriad of ways. In person and online. Reservations required. More... |
| | Clean Out Art Sale
Saturday and Sunday 1pm Loft Artists Stamford
Celebrate Spring with the first of three weekend Art Sales. Come see the wide variety of high-quality artwork at very affordable prices. More... |
| | Story Hour with Jenny
Sun. April 11, 10am Westport Country Playhouse Online
Tune in for "Maybe Something Beautiful," interactive readings of social justice-themed picture books for kids in grades K–3. Books chosen will center around the four pillars of the Playhouse’s education department — empathy, collaboration, activism and literacy — and are all written and illustrated by BIPOC artists. More... |
| | Virtual Performance: Gloria
Sun. April 11, 4pm Fairfield County Chorale Online
Presenting a unique digital performance of Vivaldi's choral masterpiece. Described as “A deconstruction. A rebuilding. A collage. A dance. A rebirth,” this performance blends, “tantalizing visual textures and manipulations of the camera with the vibrance of Vivaldi's composition and elements of contemporary music - a visual and auditory celebration of joy and the promise of tomorrow.” More... |
| | CAFC SPOTLIGHT Chris Frantz: "This Must Be The Place"
Mon. April 12, 12pm WPKN 89.5FM
Meet Chris Frantz, drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, resident of Fairfield since 1985, and author of a recently published and successful memoir "Remain in Love." Chris' book is full of sharp observations of places and people as the group toured and traveled the world. What is it like now to be a Fairfield resident and part of the scene right here? More... |
| | Sickness and Health in Ancient Greece
Mon. April 12, 5pm Quick Center for the Arts Online
Presenting the Inaugural Vincent J. Rosivach Lecture in Ancient Mediterranean Studies, with Jessica Lamont, assistant professor of classics and history at Yale University, who will illuminate the complex landscape of healing in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. More... |
| | An Evening with Ainissa Ramirez
Mon. April 12, 6:30pm Furgeson Library Online
Join author as she discusses The Alchemy of Us - How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another. Ramirez is a materials scientist and sought-after public speaker and science communicator who, in her book, reveals how eight inventions have shaped human experience. More... |
| | Virtual Chamber Concert
Mon. April 12, 7pm Sacred Heart University Online
University brass ensemble, flute choir, sax quartet, string quartet and percussion ensemble present an evening of chamber pieces from classical to contemporary. More... |
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