| E-Buzz December 15, 2020 Your Weekly Top Picks from Dec. 16-22, 2020 The best guide to arts and culture in Fairfield County |
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Through January 11 Westport Writers' Workshop Online
Registration is now open through Jan. 18 for Online Winter Writers' Workshops beginning the week of Jan. 11. Over 35 new and returning workshops -- from fiction, short story writing, and screenwriting to memoirs, children’s fiction, cultural narratives, “Prompts to Get Your Narrative Moving,” and many more. Participants learn both from the accomplished instructors and from each other in a supportive, friendly atmosphere. More... |
| | William Evertson: Mythologies
Through February 21 Center for Contemporary Printmaking
This exhibit recognizes, William Evertson, winner of the Best in Show award in the Center’s 2019 Annual Members’ Exhibition. His woodcut prints carry with them narratives of love, greed, hubris, and the fatally flawed - across cultures and time. Reservations required. More... |
| | Farewell Amor
Wed. & Thurs, 7:30pm Avon Theatre Film Center Stamford
After 17 years in exile from Angola, living in New York, Walter reunites with his family. But they quickly discover the years of separation have turned them into strangers. Attempting to overcome all the hurdles that divide them, they rely on the muscle memory of dance to find their way back “home.” More... |
| | Bruce Museum Online
This fundraising online auction cludes works by artists such as Frances Ashforth, Andrea Bonfils, Steve Cope, Felicity Kostakis, Lisa Ghriskey, John Gibson, Mike Glier, Geoffrey Gorman, Mike Harris, Sally Harris, Malcolm Moran, Rafael Soares, Will Vogt, Susan Williams, and Jay B. Wilson, and metal prints from the Bruce Museum’s Under the Skin science exhibit. More... |
| | Lundberg Family Foundation Masters’ Series in the Arts: Beethoven 250th Anniversary Concert
Wed. Dec. 16, 7pm Westport Library Online
Curated by Frederic Chiu, this series opens with a Beethoven 250th Anniversary Concert. QuatreStax (Andrew Smith and Lu Friedman violins; Suzanne Wagor viola; and Andrea Mills cello) play Beethoven’s Quartet Op.95 in f minor, "Serioso," a seminal masterpiece composed during Napoleon's invasion of Vienna, and Mendelssohn's Quartet no. 2 Op.13 in a minor, a dramatic and passionate homage by the young Mendellsohn to the master, Beethoven. More... |
| | Beethoven Demystified Series: Gabriel Schaff
Wed. Dec. 16, 6pm Ferguson Library + Stamford Symphony Online
In the last of this series of collaborative programs, "Blazing a Path to Romanticism and Beyond: Beethoven’s Final Period," Stamford Symphony violinist and educator Gabriel Schaff will cover the last dozen years of the great composer's life, a time that juxtaposed widespread popular success with the personal tragedy of his deafness. More... |
| | Wed. Dec. 16, 7pm Bridgeport Library Zoom
Tired of the same old, same old, “A Christmas Carol”? Then join Black Rock Branch Librarian Michele Jacobson in discussing the tradition of Victorian Christmas ghost stories that Charles Dickens never thought of. Contact Library for Zoom connection information. More... |
| | In the Stacks: Music Series
Thurs. Dec. 17, 7pm New Canaan Library Zoom
Experience the debut of a new music series, "In the Stacks," with Holiday Music from Michael-Louis Smith, one of the Library’s most popular performers, strumming holiday favorites among the book collections, and joined by Fairfield bassist Preston Murphy. More... |
| | Holiday Short Stories & Plays
Thurs. Dec. 17, 7pm
Play With Your Food Online
In partnership with The Greenwich Arts Council and Greenwich Library, Play With Your Food presents a free virtual performance of "Seasons Readings:" irresistible holiday-themed short stories and plays read by professional actors, and followed by a talkback with the cast and director. Registration required. More... |
| | Chilling Christmas Legends
Thurs. Dec. 17, 7:30pm
Mark Twain Library Online
Paranormal expert Barry Pirro discusses some chilling Christmas legends and characters - such as Krampus, half-goat, half-demon, who unlike Santa would punish bad children, or toss them into his sack and carry them away to the woods. Hear more about Krampus and other holiday demons. Registration Required. More... |
| | IMAX Farewell Series: The Sea
Thursday through Sunday Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
Continuing its series of fan-favorite movies from the past three decades with five 45-minute films daily with the theme of "The Sea:" Oceans, Our Blue Planet, Great Barrier Reef, The Living Sea, Coral Reef Adventure, and Jean-Michel Cousteau's Secret Ocean. More... |
| | A Square Meal
Fri. Dec. 18, 5pm Westport Museum for History & Culture Zoom Join a live discussion with author Jane Ziegelman, to discuss her book, A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression, delving into the hardships families faced with putting food on the table during the worst economic collapse the U.S. has ever seen. More... |
| | Meeting the Beatles in India
Fri. Dec. 18, 7:30pm Ridgefield Playhouse Online
View the most anticipated Beatles documentary, with never-before-seen footage as filmmaker Paul Saltzman, retraces his journey of 50 years ago when he spent a life-changing time with The Beatles as they traveled to Rishikesh, India, to study transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. More... |
| | Heckscher Farm Weekend Winter Strolls
Fri. 18 - Sun. 20, 6pm Stamford Museum & Nature Center The last chance for visitors 6 and up with a parent, to say good night to the animals, share a reading of the Good Night, Heckscher Farm book, visit the barns and pastures to see how the animals settle in for the evening, then head to the open-air Cheshire Barn to warm up with some hot cider and get materials for families to take home to create an edible garland for birds. More... |
| | Concerto: A Beethoven Story
Fri. 18 - Wed. 23, 7:30pm
Avon Theatre Film Center Stamford Filmed over the course of four years, director Phil Grabsky follows leading concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes as he travels the world playing sell-out concerts with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in an attempt to understand and interpret one of the greatest sets of piano works for piano ever written: Beethoven's five piano concertos. More... |
| | 18th-Century Holiday Customs
Sat. Dec. 19, 2pm Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center Online Join Education Director Melissa Houston, and her three lively boys on Zoom in the historic Keeler Tavern to hear about 18th-century holiday customs and how the Keelers would have celebrated the winter solstice and the end of the year. Includes hands-on directions on making a cranberry-popcorn garland that looks great as a holiday decoration, and afterwards, can decorate an outdoor fir tree as food for birds and squirrels. More... |
| | Star- & Elf-Studded Holiday Show
Sat. Dec. 19 New Paradigm Theatre Online Tune in to BroadwayWorld.com for a unique holiday show, featuring Ms Clauz (spelled with a Z) and her Z Cooking show. Broadway and local stars will be featured as "guests at the North Pole" with Ms Clauz, quarantined there with her Elves and other famous stars like Frosty, Elsa and more. More... |
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Sat. Dec. 19, 7pm Concordia Conservatory Online Presenting a film broadcast premiere. The Best Concordia Conservatory Christmas Musical Movie, with screenplay by Greg Suss, turns the school’s annual holiday musical into a filmed production starring current and past Conservatory students. More... |
| | Musical Afternoons: Jim Clark
Sat. Dec. 19, 3pm Norwalk Public Library Zoom
“The Songs of Christmas,” a program of holiday favorites, played against a backdrop of clips from the classic films in which they were featured, including Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus is Coming to Town; It’s a Wonderful Life; Holiday Inn; Meet Me in St. Louis; The Lemon Drop Kid; A Charlie Brown Christmas; Elf; The Snowman; Home Alone; It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie; National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation; and White Christmas. Registration required for this Zoom program. More... |
| | Slightly Wicked Holiday Show
Sat, Dec. 19, 4pm & 8pm Ridgefield Playhouse
Celebrate the holiday season with some of Broadway’s best in the brand new show with cast members of Wicked, Hello Dolly, The Cher Show and more, performing holiday classics along with favorite Broadway tunes. More... |
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Sun. Dec. 20, 3pm Stamford Symphony Zoom Transport yourself to Venice for an afternoon of music, featuring a Vivaldi piccolo concerto, Brass Quintet music by Gabrieli, and some carols to put you into the holiday spirit! This interactive event will be hosted by Michael Stern and will include a mulled wine demonstration. More... |
| | 26th Annual Winter Concert: Home for the Holidays
Sun. Dec. 20, 3pm Fairfield County Children's Choir Online Presenting five virtual choirs highlighting FCCC’s nearly 300 singers' amazing voices; five live performances from the advanced choris-ters and three sing-alongs of pure holiday fun. More... |
| | The Nutcracker Re-Imagined
Sun. Dec. 20, 4pm The CT Dance School Online A re-imagined digital version of a holiday classic. This half-hour virtual production is narrated by award-winning actor, director and Broadway star James Naughton, and features over 100 CDS students from all over Fairfield County. Watch dancers spring to life from the pages of a Nutcracker storybook. Viewers will see most everything a Nutcracker connoisseur looks for, twirling snowflakes, a Mouse King and a magical Sugar Plum Fairy. More... |
| | Gifts: Virtual Musical Celebration
Sun. Dec. 20, 4pm Fairfield County Chorale Online An innovative digital choral production that explores the boundaries of what online performances can be. FCC Presents, Gifts weaves together technology, animation, Mendelssohn, cutting edge video design, Bach, dance, visual art mediums, and Mozart into one highly curated online holiday performance. More... |
| | Virtual Benefit Reading: A Christmas Carol
Sun. Dec. 20, 7pm Shakespeare on the Sound Online The second, annual, virtual benefit reading of this holiday classic. Make Merry with the Fezziwigs, sympathize with poor Bob Cratchit who works so hard with a sick child at home, and witness the transformation of the human spirit, as Ebeneezer Scrooge finds his heart can grow. It's never too late to find compassion and love for others. More... |
| | Oh Brother, Not Another Holiday Special
Mon. Dec. 21, 7pm Westport Library + The Quick Center Online An all-new variety show with the Brothers Burroughs, Miggs and Trace, and guest stars galore to ring out this wretched year with some good, (mostly) clean holiday fun. What do psychics, Martha Stewart, and Dan Woog all have in common? Tune in to find out! More... |
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