| E-Buzz February 12, 2019 Your Weekly Top Picks from FCBuzz Events
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| | This is a small selection of events posted on the FCBuzz Events section of our website for the coming week. We recommend you click the link above for a complete review of this week's arts and cultural events. |
| | Junctures and Constellations: India and North America -Contemporary Art from India and the Diaspora
Wed. Feb. 13 6:30pm Bendheim Gallery Greenwich Arts Council Opening Cocktail Reception This exhibition organized by the India Cultural Center of Greenwich, features contemporary Indian artists working in indigenous traditions, and three artists from the Indian diaspora whose paintings reflect the influence of the Indian sensibility in color, subject and culture. More... |
| | Fairfield Museum Opening Reception Featuring local artists and items from the Museum’s collections, this exhibit explores both abstract and physical relationships between "making your mark" and mark-making. How do artists, artisans, leaders, and others leave their creative marks on their communities? This Valentine’s Day reception will feature hip music, henna tattoos, specialty cocktails and local fare. More... |
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Thurs. Feb. 14, 6:30pm
Ridgefield Playhouse
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018, Kool & the Gang has performed continuously for the past 43 years, longer than any R&B group in history. More... |
| | A Midwinter Night's Swing
Thurs. Feb. 14, 7:30pm
University Commons Sacred Heart University
Grab your swing-dancing shoes and join the choirs and a live big band for a night of 1940s dance hall-style music. This will be the perfect destination for your Valentine’s date!. More...
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| | Myriam Hernandez Live Concert
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Fri. Feb. 15, 7:30pm
Norwalk Concert Hall
This all-woman rock band performs a benefit concert for both Girls Rising, a nonprofit the band started in 2012, to inspire and empower children and adults alike to be “game changers,” and KEYS (Kids Empowered by Your Support) that brings one-to-one instrument lessons and group music instruction to underserved inner-city children in Bridgeport. More... |
| | Reframing Aging: Health, Happiness, and the Arts
Sat. Feb. 16, 2pm
Silvermine Arts Center Opening Reception
This exhibition, with artists making some of the strongest works of their careers, will debunk many myths about aging, deepen visitors’ understanding of why lifelong creativity matters, and inspire intergenerational bonds. During the reception, Dr. James Kaufman, Professor of Educational Psychology at UConn, and a leading scholar on creativity, will speak on "The Science Behind the Art: How Everyone Can be Creative, and Why it Matters." More... |
| | AIA Film Challenge 2018:
Architectural Shorts
Sat. Feb. 16, 2pm
Bijou Theatre Bridgeport
See award-winning short architectural films from the American Institute of Architects 2018 Film Challenge. Films include "Past/Presence: Saving the Spring Garden School" (in Philadelphia), Christopher Langer’s "A Joyful Gathering Place" about restoring Cleveland's historic Karamu House, the oldest operating African American theatre in the U.S., and more. Stay for a recently released major motion picture for the whole family. Bring some canned goods for free admission and also enjoy popcorn, water, and sandwiches on the house. More...
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| | Reflections: Collected Moments from CCP’s Flat Files
Sun. Feb. 17, 2pm
Center for Contemporary Printmaking Norwalk Opening Reception
This exhibit showcases an extraordinary collection of prints previously housed in the flat files at CCP, spotlighting work produced at the Center over the course of many years as part of its diverse programming. From delicate monoprints on rice paper, to deeply textured etchings, you will delighted by the range of works represented here. More... |
| | Rick Shaefer Three Trees: Life-Size Drawings
Sun. Feb. 17, 2pm
Silvermine Arts Center New Canaan Opening Reception
Rick Shaefer won Best in Show in Silvermine’s 2018 Art of the Northeast for his remarkable, large drawings in charcoal on vellum, that are defined, gestural, rhythmic and reminiscent of Rembrandt’s etchings or Durer’s woodcuts. More... |
| | The Best Short Films of the Year
Sun. Feb. 17, 1pm
The Palace Danbury
Three programs of Academy Award nominated short films: Animation at 1pm; Live Action at 3pm and Documentary at 6pm. More... |
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Jenny RobbBreaking into the Boys Club: A Whirlwind History of Women and Cartooning
Bruce Museum Greenwich
As part of the Bruce Museum's exhibit, "Masterpieces from the Museum of Cartoon Art,” Jenny Robb, of The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, tells the story of women and cartoon art, from the pioneers to those entering the profession in the wake of the women’s liberation movement. More... |
| | Maritime Garage Gallery Norwalk Opening Reception
This show, curated by Nadia Martinez, celebrates the abundance of colors that awaken viewers to their brilliant presence, especially during these winter months when the colors we choose to surround ourselves with can significantly affect our mood. More... |
| | NTLive David Hare: I'm Not Running
Tues. Feb. 19, 7pm Quick Center for the Arts Fairfield University
This is an explosive new play by David Hare, "the premiere political dramatist writing in English" (Washington Post), premiering at London's National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she’s faced with an agonizing decision. What’s involved in sacrificing your private life and your piece of mind for something more than a single issue? Does she dare? More... |
| | Dr. Meg Urry Black Holes and the Galaxies They Grow In Tues. Feb. 19, 8pm Westport Astronomical Society
American astrophysicist Meg Urry, President of the American Astronomical Society (2015-16) and chair of Yale's Physics Department (2007–2013) has excelled in her work on black holes and multiwavelength surveys. In this lecture she will answer many questions about the existence of black holes. More... |
| | | Weaving Workshop for Kids: Making a Potholder
Sat. Feb. 16, 11am Wilton Historical Society
Until the Revolution, most Americans wore clothes made of English textiles. During the Revolution, when Americans could not get English goods, weaving became a necessity and a patriotic duty. Weavers typically learned to operate a loom through apprenticeship. In this workshop, weaving will be explored as Laurie Walker demonstrates the "loom room" in the 1740 Betts House, and explains weaving with flax and wool. For a workshop project, the kids will make a woven pot-holder (and enjoy a snack of lattice-pattern sugar cookies). Ages 6-12. More... |
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