Subject: EBuzz Nov 3, 2021

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Nov 3, 2021
The E-Buzz is published each Wednesday 

The E-Buzz is our weekly selection from the many hundreds of events 
published on the FCBuzz-Events section of our website by our members.

For a complete listing of the week's events, click here.
THIS WEEK'S TOP PICKS
C-U ONSTAGE Talent Show

Sat. Nov 6, 2:30 pm
Bridgeport's Klein Auditorium

Connect-Us Bridgeport presents their annual community talent show featuring youth performers from Bridgeport. Connect-Us connects suburban and urban neighbors to improve the quality of outcomes for young people living in communities of concentrated poverty. Connect-Us programs complement formal education with after-school growth opportunities that expand the vistas of Bridgeport youth. Seeing is Believing! More...
Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Quartet Debut at The Aldrich

Sat. Nov 6, 6:00 pm
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

In a special collaboration between The Aldrich and the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, it's the live performance debut of the RSO Quartet, performing chamber music selected to accompany Hugo McCloud’s exhibition, From Where I Stand. During the performance, the musicians will elaborate on the connections between the music and the art, playing works by William Grant Still, uniquely “American” selections from Antonín Dvořák and Samuel Barber, and contemporary composer Kenji Bunch. More...
A Whole New World of Alan Menken

Sat. Nov 6, 8:00 pm
The Ridgefield Playhouse

Ridgefield Playhouse Arts advisory board member, Eight-time Oscar-winner and recipient of more Academy Awards than any other living composer, Alan Menken will treat Connecticut to a one-night-only multimedia show in A Whole New World of Alan Menken. It's thirty years of hit songs, movies, and musicals – The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty & the Beast, and more! In this one-man show, the legendary storyteller sings some of his best-loved tunes, accompanying himself on the piano. More...
The Moipei Triplets

Sat. Nov 6, 8:00 pm
Milford Arts Council, The MAC

The MAC (Milford Arts Council) and Pantochino Productions present The Moipei Triplets. The Triplets began their musical journey at the Kenya Music Festival competitions with their sister Serafina and were awarded first-place honors for four consecutive years for their eclectic mix of Broadway tunes, jazz hits, sacred pieces and Kenyan folk songs. More...
Artist Talk with Kelly Rossetti and Joanna Lentini
Moderated by David Green

Sun. Nov 7, 1:00 pm
The Norwalk Art Space

Meet painter Kelly Rossetti and photographer, Joanna Lentini, featured in the current exhibition, Between Blurred Lines at The Norwalk Art Space, in a conversation moderated by David Green of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. Learn what inspired Kelly in Joanna’s work and where both artists meet in their visions and goals. More...
Virtual Glamour & Style 1930s Tea

Sun. Nov 7, 2:00 pm
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
on Zoom

This virtual event, chaired by LMMM Trustee Gail Candlin, will feature a talk titled, Daring and Provocative: Art, Fashion & American Glamour in the 1930s by Prof. Justine De Young and include a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the Museum’s cultural and educational programs. Prof. De Young’s talk will explore the many vibrant connections between art, fashion, and American glamour in the 1930s. It will showcase Elsa Schiaparelli’s daring designs of the thirties and her creative and shocking collaborations with Surrealist artists like Salvador Dalí. More...
Falsettoland

Sat. Nov 6, 8:00 pm
Norwalk's Music Theatre of CT

It’s opening night for the musical, Falsettoland, written by William Finn and James Lapin with music and lyrics by William Finn. The show takes audiences on a journey with Marvin and his lovable yet dysfunctional family, all of whom are prepping for his son’s bar mitzvah. The show will run three weekends through November 21st with performances on Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 2pm. Previews are November 5th at 8pm and November 6th at 2pm with the Opening Night on November 6th at 8pm. More...
SPOTLIGHT ON: VISUAL ARTS
A National Exhibition of Dynamic Contemporary Art

71st A-ONE EXHIBITION

Wednesday, Nov. 3 - Saturday, Nov. 7
On view through December 30
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Silvermine Arts Center

Opening Reception

PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES:
DONALD MARTINY & AMY GENSER

Friday, Nov 5, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
On view through December 31
Amy Simon Fine Art
Westport

Stamford Mural's Inaugural Public Art Installation

BLAZE YOUR OWN TRAIL

Saturday, Nov 6, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
819 East Main Street, Stamford

From Westport's Newest Gallery...

FRANCK DE LAS MERCEDES EXHIBIT:
AN AUTUMNAL ODE TO SEASONS PAST

Saturday, Nov 6, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
The Contemporary Art Modern Project (CAMP Gallery)
Westport

A Group Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture
Exploring the 2nd Half of the 20th Century

LINE, SHAPE, COLOR, AND FORM

Saturday, Nov. 6, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
On view through December 11
Hollis Taggart Gallery
Southport

A Reception Celebrating 40 Years

40-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMBER SHOW

Sunday, Nov 7, 2:00 - 5:00 pm
On view through January 2
Art/Place Gallery
Fairfield

AND DON'T FORGET...
SHORT CUTS Film Festival & Discussion with Director, Zoey Martinso & Producer, Nancy Diamond

Thursday, Nov 4, 7 pm
The Westport Library (and live-streamed)

INTEMPO 10th Anniversary Screening
UNISON CULTURAL CROSSOVER CONCERT Celebrating A Decade of Greatest Hits with
Norwalk Youth Symphony & Guests 

Sun. Nov 7, 10 am & Tues. Nov 9, 6 pm
Stamford's Avon Theatre Film Center

The FIXX and Fastball
British New Wave Music from the MTV Era

Sun. Nov 7, 8 pm
FTC's The Warehouse


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