| E-Buzz DIGITAL May 12, 2020 Your Weekly Top Picks from FCBuzz Events May 13-19, 2020 The best guide to arts and culture in Fairfield County |
| | | The website for the Cultural Alliance is down for unexpected maintenance and so all links to our FCBuzz-Events pages have been replaced with links directly to the events The E-Buzz is published each Tuesday by The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. The E-Buzz is a selection from the events posted by our members onto the FCBuzz Events section of our website for the coming week. |
| | CAFC Artist of the Day
Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Check out our Artist of the Day on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Tuesday - Sunday. The Posts highlight the work of a Cultural Alliance member created over the last eight weeks. At right, Azalea by Heidi Lewis Coleman. |
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This virtual exhibit highlights a dozen recent zoological discoveries through a combination of remarkable imagery and biological specimens. Modern technology enables biologists to explore internal anatomy in ways that were not imagined a generation ago, revealing not only insights into evolution and ecology, but also new forms of beauty. More... |
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Fairfield Museum & History Center Facebook
This week's Art Challenge focuses on farm landscape and historic barns. See the 1900 photograph by Mabel Osgood Wright of Fairfield's Bronson Farm and estate (now the Fairfield Country Day School) and then try your hand at some landscape compositions. More... |
| | Bennie Wallace Curates: Ray Charles
Backcountry Jazz YouTube
This week, it’s Ray Charles' "I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town," from one of his absolute best recordings, “Genius + Soul = Jazz,” with a big band composed largely of musicians from Count Basie’s band. Recorded in 1960, it included the instrumental radio hit, "One Mint Julep”. More... |
| | Fairfield Farmland
Wed. May 13, 12:30pm Fairfield Museum & History Center Facebook Live
Join Laurie Pasteryak, the Museum's Director of Interpretation, who will keep to the farmland theme and dig into the agricultural history of our area! More... |
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Prairie Dog Pups Wed. May 13, 2pm CT Beardsley Zoo Facebook Live
Join Zoo Animal Care Specialist JT Warner at the Prairie Dog colony to meet the new pups. More... |
| | Panel Discussion: Looking at Fine Art Photography
Wed. May 13, 3pm Carriage Barn Arts Center Zoom
Industry leaders discuss the medium and their impressions of work featured in the Spectrum exhibit: Rachel Peart, Head of Photography Sale at Phillips Galleries, Kathy Root, KMR Arts/KMR Installations, and Christine Roughan, Roughan Interiors. Registration required. More... |
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Thurs. May 14, 12pm The Wilton Library Zoom
The Wilton Library completes its four-part live Zoom webinar series on how to run a successful business for creative individuals with "Trademarks for Creatives" presented by Fairfield SCORE’s Cliff Ennico. Free but registration required. |
| | Critique by Nomi Silverman
Thurs. May 14, 2pm Silvermine Online Zoom
Presenting a 150-minute critique workshop with printmaker Nomi Silverman to help you improve your work. Registration required for this Zoom workshop. More... |
| | Vintage Cocktail Weekly: The Bijou
Thurs. May 14, 5pm Westport Museum for History and Culture Facebook
Raise a glass to the past with its vintage cocktail series produced with CTBites. This week it's the classic Bijou cocktail from the late 1800s. Follow along and learn how to make these classics along with history you can drink to. More... |
| | Bronson Van Wyck & Billy Norwich
Born to Party, Forced to Work
Thurs. May 14, 6:30pm Greenwich Historical Society Zoom
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear first-hand the stories behind Bronson’s fabulous parties, featured in his new book, Born to Party, Forced to Work. More... |
| | Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Science
Fri. May 15, 3pm Ridgefield Playhouse Zoom
Having trouble picking his favorite science demonstrations, Doktor Kaboom has built a great big spinning Wheel of Science. Wherever the wheel stops, that’s what’s next! No two shows are ever the same. Tune in, watch him spin that wheel and have fun with science! Best for Grades 2 – 5, but all families can enjoy together! Registration required. More... |
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Sat. May 16, 7pm Curtain Call
Facebook Live + YouTube
Presenting its first live streaming Cabaret event featuring 20 veteran performers, hosted by CC alum, Chris O'Neill, star of Broadway Book of Mormon and most recently, NBC'S Bring the Funny. More... |
| | At Home with the Vinnitskys: Home-baked Arrangements for Clarinet and Piano
Tues. May 19 4:30pm Stamford Symphony Channel
Grab a class of your favorite drink and join Symphony Principal Clarinetist, Pavel Vinnitsky accompanied by his wife on the piano. More... |
| | Dark Matter: Tomeo Tavetz
Tues. May 19, 8pm Westport Astronomical Society YouTube
Learn about Dark Matter in the universe with Columbia University professor, giving a live Virtual Lecture: Seeing in the Dark: What Stellar Streams Say about Dark Matter. |
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