| | | This is a selection from the events posted by our members onto the FCBuzz Events section of our website for the coming week. |
| | Open MINDS Institute: Decoding Ancient Egyptian Art
Wed. March 24, 1pm The Quick Center for the Arts Zoom
Megan Paqua will explore the culture of ancient Egypt. Although mostly known for its interest in death and the afterlife, Egyptian culture also shows a vibrant and colorful side, seen in many of the visual works that remain. More... |
| | Jacques Tati - Lens on Modern Life
Wed. March 24, 7pm The Glass House Online
A virtual discussion on the work of the great French filmmaker and its relationship to modern architecture between Alison Castle, author of The Definitive Jaques Tati and Design Architect James Wall, who reinterpreted Tati’s Villa Arpel in the film Mon Oncle for a series of exhibitions in Miami and New York. More... |
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Thurs. March 25, 12pm Norwalk Public Library Online "Clearing Invasives and Opening Our Gardens to the Beauties of Spring" is the subject of a talk by Jackie Algon, a founding member of the Northeast Pollinator Pathway. She will discuss how to create a welcoming, protective habitat, rife with nourishment for insects and birds, that you can enjoy four seasons a year. More... |
| | Kathy Maher: The Greatest Showman – Fiction vs Fact! The REAL Story Behind the REEL Story
Thurs. March 25, 5pm Wilton Library + Wilton Historical Society Online
For the fourth in their five-part series on "Connecticut Creativity," Wilton Library and Wilton Historical Society present Kathy Maher, Executive Director of Bridgeport’s Barnum Museum, revealing the truth behind the remarkable stories of struggle and triumph in The Greatest Showman, the film about P.T. Barnum’s life. More... |
| | Gender Matters in Black Lives Matter
Thurs. March 25, 5pm Fairfield University Online
Join Gwendolyn Pough and a panel of Fairfield University faculty members in an insightful conversation around why gender matters when discussing Black Lives Matter. Gwendolyn D. Pough is Dean's Professor of the Humanities, William P. Tolley Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities and Chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at Syracuse University. She is the author of Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture and the Public Sphere. More... |
| | Virtual Lecture: Giving Entertainment to Satan
Thurs. March 25, 5:30pm Norwalk Historical Society Online
Tune in for "Witchcraft and Witch Persecution in Early New England,” with guest presenter Dr. Leslie Lindenauer of Western CT State University. While Salem brings to mind the witch trials of 1692, where 19 women were sentenced to hang, less well known is that dozens, and perhaps hundreds, of people were tried for witchcraft across New England, beginning four decades before the events in Salem. More... |
| | Taggart Time
Thurs. March 25, 6pm Hollis Taggart Gallery Instagram Live
Paul Efstathiou in conversation with artist Cat Balco, whose works were on view in “Abstract is Not a Style: Five Women Painters,” the fall 2020 show at the Hollis Taggart Gallery in Southport. More... |
| | Global Theatre: Six Feet
Thurs. March 25, 7:30pm Quick Center for the Arts Online
A new play written and directed by Melanie Hoopes, for the Global Theatre series, curated by producer Cheryl Wiesenfeld. The play details the lives of eight characters on five Zoom calls that occurred on one day two weeks before the presidential election. The play is a tense, intimate and cathartic experience about our strange and confusing present. More... |
| | Orin Grossman: Rhapsody in Blue
Fri. March 26, 4pm Quick Center for the Arts Online
The professor and pianist discusses and performs George Gershwin’s most popular piece. Orin will focus on the origin of the work and its connection to American popular musical styles. More... |
| | Brahms, Trio for Horn, Piano and Violin
Fri. March 26, 7pm Norwalk Symphony YouTube
Join the first of Norwalk Symphony's three-part Chamber Music Series online for a performance of Brahms' Horn Trio in E♭ major, Op. 40. Composed in 1865, the work commemorates the death of Brahms' mother, Christiane, earlier that year. More... |
| | Exhibition Opening: Divine Frequent See
Sat. March 27, 10am - 5pm Through April 23 Silvermine Arts Center New Canaan
A solo exhibit by artist Russell Ritell, whose work garnered the Board Chair Grand Prize award at Silvermine’s 69th annual A•ONE exhibition in 2019. Ritell’s contemporary scenes use light and dark masterfully, emphasizing details of gesture or facial expression, that bring the viewer into an intimate relationship with the subjects of each painting. The artist will be in the gallery 2-5pm on Saturday. More... |
| | Easter in Art
Saturday & Sunday, 1pm Avon Theatre Film Center Stamford
Presenting two special screenings, exploring the many different ways artists - including Caravaggio, Raphael, Leonardo, El Greco, Bosch, Rembrandt, Munch, Michelangelo and more - have depicted the Easter story through the ages. More... |
| | Pillow Talk
Sun. March 28, 3pm Suzuki Music Schools Online
Continuing a concert series designed especially for children, with acclaimed jazz pianist Sumi Tonooka, described by The New York Times as "Provocative and compelling, both in straight out swinging situations and when she is developing fresh ideas for familiar ballads." More... |
| | The Ten Commandments
Sun. March 28, 1pm & 7pm Ridgefield Playhouse
Two screenings of the Cecil B. DeMille epic film meant to be seen on the big screen. Universally acknowledged as a cinematic masterpiece with a legendary cast including Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, and Ann Baxter, this inspiring story of Moses was filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture. More... |
| | After the Mobile: Tim Prentice
Mon. March 29, 5pm Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Online
Marking the opening of the exhibition of 20 of Tim Prentice's kinetic sculptures (members-only opening is Sunday), join Tim Prentice, his longtime collaborator, artist David Colbert, and Exhibitions Director Richard Klein, who curated the exhibition, for this online discussion of his work. More... |
| | New Works /New Voices: Phenomenal Women Inspire
Tues. March 30, 7pm Westport Country Playhouse Online
As part of a series presenting an evening of original work written by community members about inspiring women who changed history. Four local storytellers, an artist, a teacher, the head of a nonprofit and of a business, each of whose work within the community has affected many, are paired with four locally-based theater artists who will perform the work on stage at the Westport Country Playhouse. More... |
| | | | Rick Stromoski Cartooning Workshop
Wed March 24, 4:30pm Mark Twain Library Online
Join nationally syndicated and award-winning cartoonist and humorous illustrator, Rick Stromoski, for a fun, one-hour live cartooning workshop for beginners (grades 3-12) that focuses on character design and human expression. More... |
| | Painting Along with Susan Fehlinger
Thurs. March 25, 4:30pm Rowayton Arts Center Online
Susan will lead participants through a colorful and breezy island scene. She will be demonstrating with a palette knife and acrylics, but students are welcome to use a brush and/or oil paints. Open to artists of all levels. More... |
| | The Art of the Hudson River School: Sue Altman
Mon. March 29, 4:30pm Greenwich Art Society Online
Join Sue Altman for this online class, for adults and teens, on the first American art movement, begun by Thomas Cole and continued by artists such as Frederick Church and Albert Bierstadt. Sue Altman is an artist, art instructor and art historian who lectures and teaches widely throughout the tristate area. More... |
| | Marketing for Creatives
Tues. March 30, 7pm Art Alliance of Stratford Online
First of two-part workshop teaching participants how to use easy DIY marketing techniques to promote themselves and their work, covering the basics of marketing strategy, PR, websites, digital & social media marketing, and more. Part One: “The basics of marketing for creatives.” Part Two is on Thurs. April 1, “Websites and other digital marketing tools.” More... |
| | | | Keep the Arts Blooming
March 19 - April 1 Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation Online
A virtual raffle campaign. 100% of the proceeds will be dedicated to local educational programs, scholarships, and community projects particularly focused on artistic recovery, rebuilding & renewal after the devastating effects of the pandemic. The Foundation is focused on supporting young artists through the pandemic, granting scholarships to middle & high school-age youth whose families were financially hurt by the pandemic, making it possible for them to continue their training in the arts. The Foundation also provided special project support to unemployed early career visual and performing artists. TEN GREAT PRIZES - WINNER's CHOICE or either an AMAZON gift card or a VISA gift card. More... |
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