| E-Buzz December 10, 2019 Your Weekly Top Picks from FCBuzz Events
The best guide to arts and culture in Fairfield County |
| | | | | Holiday Pop Up Show & Sale
Wed. Dec. 11, 6pm Westport Playhouse Gallery The Barn
The opening reception for The Artists Collective of Westport’s All Member Holiday Pop Up Show and Sale. 150 artists show 12x12” original works, priced to sell. Live music and refreshments. Show continues through Saturday. More... |
| | Scott Glaser and the Grid
Thurs. Dec. 12, 6pm Greenwich Arts Council
The opening reception for this solo show by CA artist member shows cityscapes created from men’s suit fabric, portrait mosaics made from bandages, neo-pointillist drawings, photo realist paintings, all using the grid system of composition. More... |
| | Thurs. Dec. 12, 6:30pm Ferguson Library Stamford
Eve Kahn discusses her book Forever Seeing New Beauties: The Forgotten Impressionist Mary Rogers Williams, 1857- 1907, a revolutionary artist from Hartford, who trained at the Art Students League, exhibited from Paris to Indianapolis, and who taught at Smith College, only to be forgotten. More... |
| | Larry Silver At the Water's Edge: Beach Photography in Westport & Beyond
Fri. Dec. 13, 6pm Westport Library
Amid winter’s chill, enjoy the opening reception and photographic warmth of summer images at local and neighboring beaches by noted Westport photographer Larry Silver. More... |
| | Fri. Dec. 13, 6pm Bruce S. Kershner Gallery Fairfield Public Library’s
The opening reception for an exhibition of the hard-edged, flat, solid colors, and angular geometric shapes of Guy Phillips’ figure paintings, and Matthew Samuels’ signature splatter works. The artists will talk about their work at 6:45 pm. More... |
| | Music on the Hill Sounds of the Season
Fri. Dec. 13, 7:30pm St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Wilton
Music on the Hill offers its holiday concert, with its new Community Children's Chorus, joined by the Jubilate Ringers (on handbells) and the 40-person Festival Chorus. More... |
| | Fri. Dec. 13, 7:30pm The Palace Theatre Stamford
The Charles Jones adaptation of this holiday classic, from Nebraska Theatre Caravan, featuring new arrangements of holiday songs and a cast of 23 performers, live musicians, and Broadway-style scenery and costumes. More... |
| | Fri. and Sat. 8pm Fairfield Theatre Company The Warehouse
An alt-rock band out of Bridgeport, giving a seated and intimate-acoustic performance Friday, and an electric show on Saturday. This is a band with the message: “We are how we treat each other, and nothing more.” More... |
| | Fri.-Sun, Dec. 13-15 The Wilton Playshop
A heartwarming original play celebrating the joys of the season with music and dance. Recommended for children of all ages. Running time of one hour. More... |
| | Sat. Dec. 14, 11am The Avon Theatre Film Center Stamford
Bringing together the world’s leading performers and experts on Beethoven, this documentary reveals new insights on the legendary composer. More... |
| | Norwalk Symphony Mendelssohn Choir Joy of the Season: Baroque to Pops
Sat. Dec. 14, 5pm Norwalk Concert Hall
The Norwalk Symphony is joined by The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut in a performance of Handel's Messiah (Part the First and the Hallelujah Chorus) and dancers from The New England Academy of Dance performing the Trepak from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. More... |
| | Sat. Dec. 14, 7pm St. Thomas Aquinas Church Fairfield
Music for Youth presents the 5th annual free concert featuring The Chamber Singers of the Fairfield County Children’s Choir. More... |
| | Frank Mastrone Christmas Time is Here!
Sat. Dec. 14, 8pm Magnolia Room Norwalk
Broadway veteran Frank Mastrone mixes holiday classics, stories of Christmas present and past, and Broadway favorites in this holiday show. More... |
| | Masterclass: How to be Creative
Sat. & Sun. 5pm Westport Library
Cultural Alliance artist Joseph Malfettone offers an immersive How to be Creative masterclass. Learn the ins-and-outs of creativity from the perspective of mindfulness and the senses, with this one-time live, multi-day masterclass. More... |
| | Greater CT Youth Orchestras Jazz Concert
Sun. Dec. 15, 1pm Greens Farms Academy
Hear both of GCTYO’s Jazz Orchestras, and the Rex Cadwallader Big Band of professional jazz musicians, in a special concert just before the holidays! The newly-formed Rex Cadwallader Jazz Orchestra is making its first appearance at the GCTYO Jazz Orchestra concert, playing a set of compositions from an upcoming album entitled “A Hundred Wild Horses,” through which they hope to call even greater attention to the plight of the environment. More... |
| | Stamford Symphony Brass Noel!
Sun. Dec. 15, 4pm St. John’s Episcopal Church Stamford
Hear Gabrieli and Bach, together with sing-along holiday favorites.. More... |
| | Open Studio
Sun. Dec. 15, 1pm
82 Blackwood Lane Stamford
Open Studio featuring Cultural Alliance member photographer Steve Labkoff who specializes in night and astro-photography, and his wife, painter Liron Sissman. Please RSVP by noon on Friday, Dec.13th to Liron@Liron.com. More... |
| | 28th Annual Brass & Organ Christmas Concert
Sun. Dec. 15, 7:30pm First Presbyterian Church Stamford
Featuring the NY Symphonic Brass & organist Kevin Bailey on the 4,026-piped organ. More... |
| | | | Ridgefield Conservatory
Fri.-Sun. Dec. 13-15 Ridgefield Playhouse
The Ridgefield Conservatory presents Tchaikovsky’s soaring score, graceful ballerinas, wooden soldiers who come to life, and a bigger-than-life Christmas tree that will make the holidays bright for young and old! More... |
| | The Academy of New England Ballet Company
Sat.-Sun. Dec. 14-15 The Klein Auditorium Bridgeport
The Academy of New England Ballet Company’s 28th Annual Nutcracker, features collaborative choreography from talented professionals and Special Guest Principal Dancers from around the world! More... |
| | Scenes from The Nutcracker Darien Arts Center Junior, Senior & Adult companies
Sat. & Sun. Dec. 14-15 Darien Arts Center
The dance companies of the Darien Arts Center present scenes from the Nutcracker, an abbreviated 1-hour narrated show, specifically geared for young audiences. More... |
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Quick Center for the Arts Fairfield
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| | Spotlight on Arts & Culture The Nutcracker Phenomenon
Hear a podcast of this month's Spotlight on Arts & Culture - our live interview show on WPKN 89.5FM - which featured representatives of four of our member dance companies talking about "The Nutcracker Phenomenon" - how it brings in audiences and perhaps sets the scene for a greater interest in dance and ballet. Hear the podcast here. More... |
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