| E-Buzz February 16, 2021 Your Weekly Top Picks from Feb. 17-23, 2021 The best guide to arts and culture in Fairfield County |
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| | Black History Month Interviews Now on Soundcloud
Beyond Black History Month Claude Desir, Jr. WPKN/Soundcloud
Two Black History Month interviews on WPKN 89.5FM are now available as podcasts on Soundcloud. The February "Spotlight" interview with representatives from six organizations speaking about Black History Month events and the importance of "Going Beyond Black History Month" is available here. David Green's guest interview on the GM Report with Claude Desir Jr about his exhibition at City Lights Gallery, "sometimes i don't feel like I'm really here" is available here. More... |
| | Vibrant Earth: Art by Ken Elliott
Through Feb 26 Sorelle Gallery Westport
Ken Elliott is a Colorado-based artist who creates vibrant, colorful paintings of abstract forest-scapes, mountain-scapes, and more. A widely collected artist, his work emphasizes the balance of vibrant, exaggerated colors and light in nature. All featured artwork is available for purchase and are on view during regular gallery hours of 11am - 6pm Wednesday - Sunday. More... |
| | Silvermine Guild New Member Exhibition
Through March 13 Silvermine Arts Center New Canaan |
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Through Dec. 31 Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum A year-long traveling exhibition unbound to a physical space. Five artists: Ilana Harris-Babou, Clarity Haynes, Athena LaTocha, Curtis Talwst Santiago, and James Allister Sprang were commissioned by the Director of Education and the Senior Curator to create a series of objects that examine themes of care, grief, intimacy, and healing through a diversity of materials, methods, and approaches. The Aldrich Care Boxes are available for loan out to the public. More... |
| | Michael Ciavaglia: Russian Opera-ganda
Wed. Feb. 17, 1pm Quick Center for the Arts Fairfield University Online Russian Opera-ganda: an exploration of three Russian operas (Glinka’s A Life for the Tsar, Tchaikovsky’s Oprichnick, and Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov), plus Prokofiev’s score to Eisenstein’s film, Alexander Nevsky, focusing on how art and nationalism interact. More... |
| | Visual Art in Punching the Air
Wed. Feb. 17, 6:30pm Fairfield Public Library Online
Art historian Rhonda Reymond speaks on “Remix & Metamorphosis: Visual Art in Punching the Air,” by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam, Fairfield's One Book One Town selection. Reymond will discuss the many references in this powerful novel-in-verse about a black teenager wrongfully incarcerated, to art movements, artists, and specific works of art, and consider the transformative remix strategy employed by Shahid, the main character, with examples by contemporary Black artists in the U.S. More... |
| | How the House was Built
Wed. Feb. 17, 7pm Fairfield Museum & History Center Zoom
Fairfield Yubantu joins with Fairfield University professor, author and Cultural Alliance member Sonya Huber speaking on Housing Disparity and how the history of redlining contributes to the homogeneity of the Town of Fairfield today. More... |
| | Peace & Paint
Wed. Feb. 17, 7pm MadLab Norwalk
Poet and healer Tayler Samantha and painter Evan Bieder continue their monthly in-person guided meditation and group painting class, focusing on form. Participants will create a self-portrait, in a state of meditation. All materials provided. More... |
| | The Art of the Discovery: Post War Selections
Thurs. Feb. 18, 4pm Hollis Taggart Southport
Opening reception for a group exhibition featuring works by 21 Post-War Artists with a focus on the development of Abstract Expressionism and its continued influence throughout the second half of the 20th century. Showcasing some familiar icons, such as Hofmann, Pousette-Dart, and Stamos, the exhibit spotlights works by influential artists that defined the era including James Brooks, Nell Blaine, Audrey Flack, Peter Halley, and more. More... |
| | Virtual Talk: Honoring the Silent
Thurs. Feb. 18, 5:30pm Norwalk Historical Society Online
Documenting African American and Native American History in Connecticut. This double lecture features Dennis Culliton, founder and executive director of the Witness Stones Project and Dr. Katherine A. Hermes of the influential project “Uncovering Their History: Africans, African Americans and Native Americans in Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground, 1640 – 1815.” More... |
| | Virtual Book Talk: James Prosek & Chris Frantz
Thurs. Feb. 18, 7pm Fairfield University Bookstore Online
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| | 2021 Fitch Colloquium: The Art of Preservation - BIPOC Artists, Built Heritage & Legacies of Racial Inequity and Injustice.
Fri. Feb. 19, 12pm The Glass House Online This panel discussion explores the impact on BIPOC artists, of built heritage and the legacies of racial inequity and historical injustices. In recent years, many BIPOC artists have worked with built heritage to take up the legacies of racial inequities and historical injustices, as central themes in their work. Artists confront, challenge, or reframe the role of heritage in society. What will the future of preservation look like as art becomes more central in the profession? The 2021 Fitch Colloquium will explore this intersection of art and preservation. More... |
| | Sing to Freedom: The Power of Spirituals
Sat. Feb. 20, 9:30am Greenwich Choral Society Zoom Presenting a special program, featuring Edward Pleasant: Singer, Recording Artist, Minister of Music and Temple Choir Director. Edward will explore the tradition of Spirituals from the African American experience, often seen as songs of inspiration but overlooked as songs of political protest. More... |
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Sat. Feb. 20, 2:30pm Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Join the annual behind-the-scenes look at making maple syrup. Help to collect the sap run of the day, see how much syrup has been made so far for the season and how you go from sap to syrup. There’s also a maple syrup taste test challenge and as a reward for all the hard work—ice cream with maple syrup! More... |
| | MAC-A-THON
Sat. & Sun. 4pm Mildford Arts Center Online
A marathon virtual fundraising event with performers, musicians, actors, dancers, artwork, activities, and more featuring AmyLynn & the Honeymen, Alexis P Suter, Chris Coogan, Paige Turner, Michael McAssey, Isabella Mendez, Hitch & the Giddyap, Deadgrass, Meadows Brothers, Sally Mayes, Marcus Goldhaber and more. More... |
| | Virtual Conversation: Yuga Cohler & Stefan Jackiw
Sat. Feb. 20, 5pm Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Online
Join a virtual conversation with RSO Music Director and internationally renowned violinist Stefan Jackiw, scheduled to be a soloist with the RSO during the 2021-22 season. He and Yuga will discuss classical music, Stefan's musical response to this period without live musical performance, how culture influences music and how it has influenced their careers. You will also hear Stefan play. More... |
| | Sophie B. Hawkins
Sun. Feb. 21, 4pm & 8pm The Ridgefield Playhouse Live & Live-Streamed
Experience Grammy Award-Nominee and six-time New York Music Award and ASCAP Award winner. Bursting onto the scene with her 1992 platinum album, Tongues and Tails, Sophie won a Best New Artist Grammy nomination. Her second album, Whaler, included the hit song “As I Lay Me Down,” the longest-running hit single on the Billboard charts at the time and now has five Top 40 hits under her belt. More... |
| | Cristina Beltrán: Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King
Mon. Feb. 22, 7pm Fairfield University Zoom
Presenting a week of programming including its 2021 Convocation. Cristina Beltrán, an NYU political theorist working on Latinx and U.S. ethnic/racial politics, feminist and queer theory discusses her book, "The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity," (Oxford University Press, 2010), which received numerous awards, and her new book, "Cruelty as Citizenship: How Migrant Suffering Sustains White Democracy," has just been published. More... |
| | The Art and Science of Snowflakes
Tues. Feb. 23, 7pm The Bruce Museum Online
A virtual presentation by photographer Don Komarechka and physicist Kenneth Libbrecht on the art and science behind one of winter’s most elegant creations. More... |
| | Virtual Book Talk: David Pogue
Tues. Feb. 23, 7pm Westport Library Zoom
Local author discusses his latest book, "How to Prepare for Climate Change." In the book he walks readers through what to grow, what to eat, how to build, how to insure, where to invest, how to prepare your children and pets, and even where to consider re-locating when the time comes.
David Pogue is the host of 20 science specials on PBS NOVA, a five-time Emmy Award-winning technology and science correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, and a New York Times bestselling author. A first-rate speaker, guaranteed to raise a laugh. More... |
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