| E-Buzz MARCH 10, 2020 Your Weekly Top Picks from March 11-17, 2020 The best guide to arts and culture in Fairfield County |
| | | | | COVID-19 ADVISORY
In light of the number of cancellations presenters are making in response to the spread of the Coronavirus Disease, Covid-19, we strongly advise that you check with the venue before leaving for an event. We are encouraging all members to cancel their posts on our website if they cancel, but we also recommend that members of the public check directly with the venue. Please also consult the page where we post member organizations' notices to audiences about the precautions they are putting in place to prevent the possible spread of the disease. See the resource page here. |
| | FOCUS '20: Annual Photography Exhibit
Through March 27 Wilton Library
Its opening reception cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Wilton Arts Council's Annual Photography show, Focus '20, is open to the public through March 27 during regular library hours. More... |
| | Emerging Global Health Threats
Wed. March 11, 11:30am Stamford Sheraton Hotel
The World Affairs Forum hosts a timely conversation about global health, global warming and the coronavirus with our guest Stan Vermund of Yale School of Public Health. More... |
| | 2020 Lenten Organ Recital Series
Wed. March 11, 12:15pm First Congregational Church Fairfield
The American Guild of Organists, Greater Bridgeport Chapter, presents Kevin Bailey, Minister of Music, organist and choir director at First Presbyterian Church, Stamford, playing music by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Dupré, Gerald Near and Florence Price. More... |
| | Irish Flare: Opening Reception
Wed. March 11, 5:30pm City Lights Gallery Bridgeport Opening Reception
To prepare us for St. Patrick's Day next Tuesday, City Lights Gallery is mounting an Irish Photography Exhibit featuring stunning photographs taken on the Emerald isle by Irish artist Marion Lynott. More... |
| | Artists Collective of Westport Pop-Up Show Opening
Wed. March 11, 6pm
Westport Country Playhouse Gallery
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| | Jay Petrow: This Must Be the Place
Thurs. March 12, 5:30pm The Mayor's Gallery Stamford Opening Reception
Trained as a painter, Jay didn’t practice while he worked as a New York magazine art director, but, raising a son with autism reawakened his art, which he turned to as a conduit to express the intense feelings of a parent of a child with autism. Working in an abstract expressionist style has allowed Jay to translate his emotions directly onto the canvas. More... |
| | Pollinator Pathways and The Green Corridor
Thurs. March 12, 7:30pm Mark Twain Library Redding
Improving Biodiversity on Protected Lands in our own Yards: Aspetuck Land Trust’s Mary Ellen Lemay speaks on how the Pollinator Pathway strategy, of planting natives, avoiding pesticides, and reducing lawn, has taken the region by storm. More... |
| | Joseph C. Forte Leonardo’s Last Supper: Earthly and Divine Dining
Thurs. March 12, 7pm
New Canaan Library
Continuing its celebration of 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death with Professor Joseph C. Forte, Chair of Art History, Sarah Lawrence College, speaking on “Leonardo’s Last Supper: Earthly and Divine Dining,” - how Leonardo transformed salt, fish and fruit into a profound language of sacrifice, spirit and symbol. More... |
| | Quick Center for the Arts Fairfield University
Latin Grammy-winning pianist, composer and arranger, joined by Hector Del Curto, bandoneon, and Claudio Rgazzi, guitar, playing modern classics by Ziegler’s longtime collaborator Astor Piazzolla as well as fiery, improvised solos and perfectly orchestrated ensembles. More... |
| | An Evening of One-Act Plays
Fri. & Sat. 8pm
The Ridgefield Theater Barn
This evening of one-act plays includes several that lean towards light-hearted fare, and several with interesting twists that require the audience to contemplate what possibilities in our everyday lives lie just below the surface. More... |
| | Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait
Sat. March 14, 11am
Avon Theatre Stamford
A new film revealing the life and work of this modern master though an exhibition of his self-portraits at the Royal Academy. More... |
| | Second Annual LAA Sketchbook Project
Sat. March 14, 5pm
Loft Artists Association Stamford
This is the opening reception for an exhibition of the work of more than 40 artists, displaying a vast range artistic styles and mediums, delving into the unique world of the 5 x 8.5" artist sketchbook. More...
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| | Inception: The Works of Charles Gulbrandsen
Sat. March 14, 6pm Rene Soto GalleryNorwalk
Opening reception for an art restorer turned muralist and painter of large abstract works in which organic structures slowly emerge from luminous nebulae. More... |
| | Palace Theatre Stamford
The Portland, Maine, singer-songwriter, whose debut album, Open Book was the #7 Best Album of 2019 (New York Times), burst onto the Nashville music scene in 2016 with her self-penned hit “Fight Like A Girl”. More... |
| | The MAC Milford
The sensational Argentine Guitar Duo, Silvana Saldaña and Javier Bravo, professors of guitar in Buenos Aires have performed as a duo and as soloists in major concert halls across the world. More... |
| | Around the World: Puerto Rico
Sun. March 15, 2pm Shelton Intermediate School
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra continues its journey through the music of many countries with award-winning Puerto Rican guitarist Lorena Garay playing with members of the orchestra, merging classical and Latin music. More... |
| | Sun. March 15, 11am
MoCA Westport
Opening day for a show of sculptural works, curated by Todd von Ammon, demonstrating the continued evolution of Lang’s contributions to arts and culture. More... |
| | Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time
Sun. March 15, 4pm
St. Paul’s on the Green Norwalk
Musicians from the Center for Musical Excellence perform as part of St Paul's on the Green Concerts For Our Time series that seeks to expand the usual subjects and composers heard in concert. More... |
| | Dr. Jonathan Trump Our View of the Universe: from Hubble to James Webb
Tues. March 17, 8pm
Westport Astronomical Society
Professor Trump speaks on the legacy and future of the Hubble telescope and the promise of the James Webb Space Telescope, launching in 2021. More... |
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