| | | This is a selection from the events posted by our members onto the FCBuzz Events section of our website for the coming week. |
| | The Savannah Disputation
Through June 20 Westport Country Playhouse Online
On demand, a recording of a performance of Evan Smith’s play. Two elderly sisters forget about southern charm when a young door-to-door evangelist comes knocking. More... |
| | A Midsummer Night's Dream
Through July 3 Shakespeare on the Sound Rowayton
Shakespeare returns to Rowayton’s Pinkney Park for its 25th Anniversary Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Every night except Mondays, through July 3, enjoy the magic and brilliance of Shakespeare on the Sound. Come at 5pm, for a 30-minute kids' show, Let's Play Shakespeare! It’s free and a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for anyone. More... |
| | Vivian and Stanley Reed Marine Show
Through July 17 Stamford Art Association Online
Celebrating its 50th year by selecting 50 artists for its annual Marine Show. The juror was Mike Bagley, an artist and also Director of Marine Operations for SoundWaters. More... |
| | Play With Your Food Three One-Acts
Wed. June 16, 12pm Fairfield Theatre Company
Play With Your Food returns with three new plays to be performed outside. Popular professional actors perform in these one-act gems, with romance at their heart: Chekhov’s “The Proposal,” Mark Harvey Levine’s “Ordained” and “In Transit” by Cary Gitter. More... |
| | Author Talk & Screening: Deborah Goodrich Royce, Ruby Fall + Hitchcock's Rebecca
Wed. June 16, 6pm Avon Theatre Film Center Stamford
Presenting her psychological thriller, Ruby Falls - a story of a newly-married young actress who has a growing suspicion that the secrets her husband harbors may eclipse her own. An homage to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, the book features the cityscapes of Los Angeles, a dangerous marriage to an exotic stranger, and the mind of a young woman whose past may not release her. Followed at 7pm by a screening of Hitchock’s Rebecca. More... |
| | The Camacho-Safy Quartet
Wed. June 16, 7pm La Zingara Restaurant Bethel
A “killer quartet” of young-blood players from a new generation of Tri-State musicians with the creativity of players twice their age. On drums, 28-year-old Norwalk native Michael Camacho is quickly making a name for himself in New York. Also in the band: Brian Dacey, Saxophone; Alec Safy, Bass; and Eric Zolan, Guitar. More... |
| | Justin Fornal Forgotten Uses of American Flora
Wed. June 16, 7pm Bruce Museum Zoom
As part of its webinar series, Bruce Presents, the Bruce Museum hosts international explorer and award-winning writer Justin Fornal. Exploring the forgotten histories of indigenous North American plants, Fornal will discuss how plants, now disregarded as weeds, once played important roles in the creation of materials ranging from fabrics to salves to dyes. More... |
| | Modern Problems, Modern Solutions
Thurs. June 17, 7pm New Canaan Library Zoom
A presentation by Yale Science Communication (graduate students and postdocs passionate about science communication and education) on how the natural environment, a source of inspiration for artists, is also a deep source of inspiration for scientists, as they search for solutions to contemporary problems. More... |
| | Juneteenth Celebration
Fri. June 18, 4pm Mark Twain Library Redding
Gather on the Library’s lawn to celebrate Juneteenth in a poetry reading and discussion led by Tom Kilbourn, ordained Episcopal priest and retired Joel Barlow High School English teacher. Read and discuss poetry, that you can download, read or listen to ahead of time, to honor the day. Refreshments will be served. More... |
| | Finding Dory
Fri. June 18, 6:30pm Stepping Stones Museum for Children Norwalk
Presenting outdoor movie night. Showtime is 7:30pm, but the Celebration Courtyard opens at 6:30pm for play time, snacks and backyard barbecue dinner options. More... |
| | Juneteenth Celebration
Sat. June 19, 11am Downtown Bridgeport Seaside Park
Enjoy the 29th Annual Juneteenth Parade leading to the Harambee Festival. Live entertainment includes the Sage & City Shout Steelpan Orchestra, an African-inspired fashion show, children’s art projects, meet-the-author book signings, ethnic food trucks and much more. More... |
| | New England Dance Theater/Academy of Dance Swan Lake
Sat. June 19, 2pm & 4pm Palace Theatre Stamford
Two live performances, by the New England Dance Theater and New England Academy of Dance, of this classic ballet, telling the timeless love story of Odette and Prince Siegfried that mixes magic, tragedy, and romance into three acts. More... |
| | Amir Hines: Brilliant Resilience Vibn' Under Pressure
Sat. June 19, 3pm MADLab Norwalk Opening Reception
Diamonds are formed when heat and pressure is applied to coal. What happens when heat and pressure is applied to humans? Some dull, some crack, but the most resilient... shine with the utmost brilliance! The opening of a new exhibition featuring work under pressure by multimedia artist Amir Hines. More... |
| | Artists Collective of Westport Pop-Up
Sat. June 19, 4pm Westport Country Playhouse Gallery Closing Reception + Artists Talks
Last chance to see the first Pop-Up show since the pandemic with talks by the 13 artists in the show: Lucienne Buckner, Miggs Burroughs, Charles Douthat, Susan Fehlinger, Noah Fox, Jen Greely, Toby Michaels, Nancy Moore, Mary Ann Neilson, Melissa Newman, Elizabeth Petrie-DeVoll, Diane Pollack, Ellen Schiffman, and Jahmane West. More... |
| | Goodnight Moonshine
Sat. June 19, 7:30pm Voices Café Online
Live-streamed benefit concert, celebrating Juneteenth, and benefiting Bridgeport’s Mary and Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community. The concert features Goodnight Moonshine with Molly Venter, also of Red Molly, and Eben Pariser, who also performs with Roosevelt Dime. More... |
| | Back to Broadway
Sat. June 19, 8pm Music Theatre of Connecticut Norwalk
Broadway veteran, Frank Mastrone explores the works of composers Sondheim and Gershwin, familiar songs from Broadway, and the best of today’s hits, all pulled together with musical theatre history, “show-biz” stories and personal reflections. More... |
| | Shakespeare Market, Music & More
Sun. June 20, 10am Art Alliance of Stratford Shakespeare Theatre Park
Hear Stratford singer-songwriter Shannon McMahon, Hamden singer- songwriter David Coller, Myra and Colin Healy, playing popular and obscure roots music on as many vintage and hand-made instruments as will fit in their car, Samantha Feliciano, telling stories through modern arrangements of jazz, blues, soul, and popular music, and Storytime Bob Ed-wards blending originals and his take on covers that range from the 1900’s to 2010. Over 40 craft vendors and plenty of food trucks! More... |
| | Fantastic, Fantasy & Folklore
Sun. June 20, 4pm Firehouse Gallery Milford
As part of a group show of works by Robert De Matteo, Tara Symons, Thorns Del Rosa and Jennifer Fohanos, Robert de Matteo gives a talk “On the Folklore of Milford." More... |
| | Barn Outdoor Concert Series: Logical Pretzel
Sun. June 20, 5:30pm Weston Historical Society
Kicking off with eight Fairfield County musicians who share a passion for the music of Steely Dan, and who have also been playing in and around Fairfield County for many years with other established area bands. More... |
| | Organ Plus-One Concert
Sun. June 20, 6pm First Presbyterian Church, Stamford Online
Kevin Bailey, Minister of Music, leads a concert, together with Oren Fader, guitar; Sara Cyrus, French horn; Morris Kainuma, tuba; and Matthew Willis, soprano saxophone. First Presbyterian’s previous Minister of Music, James D. Wetherald, will also join the program for a piano-organ duet. More... |
| | Make Music Day 2021
Mon. June 21, 9am Fairfield County
This festival of music is celebrated around the world - in the streets, stores, porches, plazas, parks, gardens, beaches and more, with professionals and amateurs playing all kinds of music from classical to folk, hip hop to opera, Latin jazz to punk rock. Six towns in our region have organized programs: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Stamford and Stratford. Hear a recording of our interview with the organizers as part of this month’s Spotlight on Arts & Culture, now available as a podcast on SoundCloud. More... |
| | Virtual Space Camp
Mon. through Fri. 9am Stepping Stones Museum for Children Norwalk
Campers will learn about the rockets that carry astronauts, satellites and rovers out into space, our planetary neighbors of the solar system, asteroids that are constantly zipping through the skies, and much more. The Space Camp Kit includes materials for campers to engineer spacecraft, as well as cre-ate star and nebula art, their own pocket solar system and more! More... |
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