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October 31, 2017 |
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| | The list below is a small selection of the very many cultural events happening across our region this coming week. We strongly recommend that you click the link above for our complete listing. |
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| Erin Dolan Memory Palace
Fri. Nov. 3, 6pm Darien Library Opening Reception
Cultural Alliance artist member Erin Dolan has her solo show, Memory Palace on view at the Darien Library through Dec. 11. Erin comments that a "memory palace" is a mental space where certain images store and release memories and emotions from the past. Here she shows work that brings together images of specific locations where she has lived and depicted through an abstracted lens of New York City, New Mexico, Hawaii and Coastal Connecticut. (More)
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| | Igor Pikayzen Violin
Fri. Nov. 3, 7:30pm
Westport Arts Center
Pikayzen is an award-winning Russian-American violinist, and Westport resident, who has confidently established himself as one of the most prodigious talents of his generation. Praised on four continents for his astounding technical ability and majestically lush tone he will be playing a program of music by Bach, Bartók, Ysaye, Paganini and Corigliano. (More)
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| | Sholeh Janati Nature in Abstract
Fri. Nov. 3, 5:30pm
X.po.zur Gallery
Westport Opening Reception
The opening reception for Cultural Alliance member artist Sholeh Janati's new solo show, Nature in Abstract, includes a talk by the artist describing the exhibit, which features her abstract oils, inspired by the intricate beauty of nature. (More) |
| | Your Time to Shine Showcase
Fri. Nov. 3, 7pm
Bijou Theatre Bridgeport
Your Time To Shine's showcase features musicians and entertainers from New York as well as local young people in an American Idol style presentation: budding performers get their chance to shine and seasoned professionals lend their experience and support. (More) |
| | Altars, Shrines, and Amulets
Sat. Nov. 4, 4pm 22 Haviland Street Gallery Norwalk Opening Reception
Curated by artist/educator Gay Schempp, this is an 8-artist exhibition of sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, encaustic, assemblage and jewelry that focuses on “external representations of interior mysteries connecting us to our past, to each other, and to something greater than ourselves.” (More) |
| | Norwalk Symphony Orchestra Alex Beyer, Piano Mendelssohn Choir
Sat. Nov. 4, 8pm
Norwalk City Hall
Fairfield County piano virtuoso Alex Beyer plays Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 in a program of Musical Revolutionaries including Debussy, Sirenes, (in which the orchestra is joined by the Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut), and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3. (More) |
| | Band Together CT CT Rocks! A Benefit Concert for Music Education
Sat. Nov. 4, 7:45pm
Fairfield Theatre Company
This Rock 'N' Roll Party for Music Education will feature arena rock hits from the 70’s and 80’s performed by Band Together CT and special guests. All proceeds will go towards rebuilding music education programs in Connecticut - with Band Together CT and SpreadMusicNow providing matching funds. (More) |
| | Stamford Symphony Orion Weiss, piano
Sat. Nov. 4, 8pm Sun. Nov. 5, 3pm
Stamford's Palace Theatre
Guest conductor Daniel Hege leads the Stamford Symphony Orchestra in a program that includes Beethoven's First Piano Concerto, played by Orion Weiss, Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. (More) |
| | Whistleville - South Norwalk, 1907
Sat. Nov. 4, 7pm
Sun. Nov. 5, 3pm
Crystal Theatre
Ben Franklin Center Norwalk
Crystal Theatre celebrates its 30th anniversary season with this historical musical, written by local playwright Cheryl E. Kemény, directed by Norwalk native Samantha Kulish-Fargione, with choreography by Norwalk’s Dance Dimensions owner Char Fromentin, and musical direction by the author. This is the third installment in Kemény’s Ellis Island Trilogy, combining original music with well-known public domain music of the era. (More) |
| | Artists Talk: Of Art and Craft
Sun. Nov. 5, 2pm
Flinn Gallery Greenwich Library
In collaboration with the Flinn Gallery, and in celebration of its exhibition of nine artists working in glass, clay and fiber, the Cultural Alliance video records three of the artists in the exhibition talking about their work. (More) |
| | From Brazil to Catalonia Claudio Suzin Rodriguez, Piano A Pillow Concert
Sun. Nov. 5, 3pm
Suzuki Music School of Westport
The Pillow Concerts is a series of short, free, concerts for all the family, traditionally in the Suzuki Music School of Westport's Blake Recital Room. Children are encouraged to bring a pillow and sit close to the performers! In From Brazil to Catalonia, pianist Claudio Suzin Rodriguez performs works by Villa-Lobos, Guarnieri, Guastavino, Nazareth, Gershwin, Calvo, Mompou, and Montsalvatge. Concerts are free, but seating is limited. Get your tickets now. (More) |
| | Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony Russian Idyll
Sun. Nov. 5, 4pm Round Hill Community Church
Mon. Nov. 6, 7:30pmBruce Museum
The Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony present Russian Idyll, a program of music by Gliere, Medtner, Hummel, Schnittke, Weinberg, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich. (More) |
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| | American Artisan Show
Preview & Auction Party
Fri. Nov. 3, 6pm
Wilton Historical Society
The American Artisan Show will kick off with a festive Preview and Auction, giving guests the first opportunity to browse and buy while enjoying fine hors d’oeuvres provided by the Schoolhouse Restaurant at Cannondale in Wilton. The Silent Auction will feature wonderful pieces contributed by the artisans and other generous friends. This is the Historical Society's biggest fundraiser of the year. (More)
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| | | Building Your Business as an Artist
Wed. Nov. 1
Norwalk Library, 6:30pm
Elizabeth Tardif presents this practical workshop for visual artists who want to build a collector base and earn income from their art. The presentation is an introduction to understanding the process and value of creating a business plan to grow a visual art business. (More) |
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| | The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is a nonprofit, membership service organization that supports its members by providing unified marketing, capacity building, professional development, and advocacy services. For the public, it publishes FCBuzz.org, a free comprehensive cultural calendar with the latest information on what’s happening in the arts and culture across Fairfield County. FCBuzz.org offers ticket and event information for: music, theater, dance, visual arts, history, lectures, literature, kids & families, classes, workshops, special events & more.
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