| E-Buzz FEBRUARY 25, 2020 Your Weekly Top Picks from February 26 - March 3, 2020 The best guide to arts and culture in Fairfield County |
| | | | | Lecture: The Art of Manuel Mendive
Wed. Feb. 26, 5pm Wein Experimental Theatre Quick Center for the Arts
Fairfield University
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| | Miles Davis: Birth of The Cool
Wed. Feb. 26, 7pm Bethel Cinema
FilmFest52 presents as part of its Black History Month, Stanley Nelson’s 2019 American Masters documentary about the horn player who was determined to break boundaries and live life on his own terms. 6pm reception with Live JazZ from the WCSU All-Stars. More... |
| | Fairfield County's
Giving Day
Thurs. Feb. 27, 12am-11:59pm
Powered by Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Giving Day is our region's biggest philanthropic event of the year. It is a 24-hour online giving marathon designed to amplify the amazing work of our nonprofit community, boost staff and volunteer skills that can be used beyond Giving Day, and encourage important giving to our missions. Join in and celebrate the power of giving in Fairfield County: 24-hours to give where you live!. More... |
| | Thurs. Feb. 27, 6pm
The Westport Library
The opening reception for Beechwood Arts’ exhibit, the first in its multi-part celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary. The exhibit explores the Do or Die theme through the lens of 23 visual artists whose journeys have included despair, doubt or significant life events that they overcame through their art. The reception is followed at 7pm by a "storyshare," where artists take the stage to share stories from those journeys. More... |
| | Thurs. Feb 27, 7pm Avon Theatre Film Center Stamford
A Black Lens screening, examining the events leading up to and following the day in 1958 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was stabbed in the chest with a letter opener by a black woman, Izola Curry. Includes a post-film Q&A with producer Voza Rivers, moderated by film series curator Harriette Cole. More... |
| | Thurs. Feb 27, 6pm Fairfield Museum & History Center
Opening reception for an exhibit celebrating iconic botanical-inspired dresses from the Museum’s collection. Their design and manufacturing techniques show historical and social trends over a 200-year period, from the soft naturalism of the late 18th century, the decadent elegance of 19th-century Victorians, to the wild and bold patterns of the Swingin’ Sixties. More... |
| | Black History Month in Film
Thurs. Feb. 27, 2:30 & 4:15pm Fri. Feb. 28, 7pm Housatonic Community College |
| | Fri. Feb 28, 5:30pm
The Mary & Eliza Freeman Center's Pop-Up Museum, 1135 Main St. Bridgeport
This pop-up show highlights Black Bridgeport's determination to achieve freedom and change, as part of three powerful national movements spanning 100 years: Washington DC’s 1968 Poor People's Campaign, Little Liberia & the Colored Conventions of the 19th century, and today's Black Lives Matter. More... |
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Fri. Feb. 28, 7:45pm
FTC Stage One Fairfield
Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as "the most promising young vocalist to come along so far this century,” Morgan brings her brand new, Memphis-recorded soul album, Memphis Magnetic to Fairfield. More... |
| | Curator Talk by Michelle Black Smith
Sat. Feb. 29, 11am Bridgeport Public Library's History Center
Join curator of the exhibit, We Are Artists Everyone: the Art Center in Action, 1970-1986, on a tour and a discussion of the Art Center and its role in the National Black Arts Movement. More... |
| | Conversation with Artist Rachel Owens
Sat. Feb. 29, 2pm
Housatonic Museum of Art Bridgeport
Artist Rachel Owens talks about her show The Hypogean Tip, exploring the history of Bridgeport and the nation. More... |
| | Sat. Feb. 29, 2pm
Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield Woods Branch
Nature photographers Barbara and Peter Rzasa, present “ephemerals” - perennials that emerge and die back quickly, such as hepatica, bloodroot, trillium, trout lily, ladyslippers, wild ginger and many more. More... |
| | Sat. Feb. 29, 7:30pm
Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, Western CT State University Danbury
The Danbury Community Orchestra will perform with special guest and indie-pop star, Deni Bonet, for an electrifying concert to chase the Winter blues away, with music by Richards, Marquez, Bonet, and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. More... |
| | Sat. Feb. 29, 8pm MOCAWestport
Renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz debuted, aged 13, as soloist with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic. He has since been praised by the New York Times as a “ferociously talented cellist who brings his megawatt sound and uncommon expressive gifts to a vast variety of styles,” and by The New Yorker as “a remarkable virtuoso.” More... |
| | Sofie Swann: A Cluttered Mind
Sun. March 1, 2pm Silvermine Arts Center New Canaan
Opening reception for Sofie Swann: A Cluttered Mind, an exhibition by the winner of Silvermine’s prestigious national A•ONE exhibition. Sophie Swann was born and raised in Tehran, Iran, graduated from Smith College, holds a law degree, and studied art at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Her powerful abstractions expand our understanding of her emotional journey to find a place to call home. This exhibit shares an opening with an exhibit by the Faculty of the Silvermine School of Art. More... |
| | Stan Honda Night Sky Landscapes
Sun. March 1, 2pm Bruce Museum’s Seaside Center Greenwich
An artist-in-residence at six national parks, and featured eight times on NASA’s Astronomy Picture-of-the-Day, award-winning photographer Stan Honda will share images of sweeping landscapes and astronomical phenomena and will discuss how he combines astronomy and photography into artistic statements about how we move through the universe around us. Family activities included. More... |
| | Chris Coogan & Jim Clark
Mardi Gras Party
Sun. March 1, 3pm
Norwalk Public Library
Chris Coogan and his quartet (John Mobilio, bass; Jim Royle, drums; Jim Clark, saxes) with a New Orleans style Mardi Gras Party. More... |
| | The Klein Bridgeport
The Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra's 100-piece Principal Orchestra accompanyies the aerialists, contortionists, and strongmen of Cirque de la Symphonie. More... |
| | Branford Marsalis Quartet
Sun. March 1, 7:30pm Ridgefield Playhouse
The legendary saxophonist performs with his quartet, an ensemble that is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleido-scopic range of both original compositions and jazz and popular classics. More... |
| | Doug Tallamy Nature's Best Hope
Tues. March 3, 7:30pm New Canaan Country School
New Canaan’s Pollinator Pathway partners present the renowned conservationist, speaking on his new book, "Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard." More... |
| | Jill Eikenberry & Michael Tucker Play With Your Food
Tues. & Wed. March 4, 12pm Westport's Toquet Hall
TV, film and stage stars Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker are featured in a special performance of A. R. Gurney’s “The Love Course” at the next Play With Your Food staged play reading. Academia has never been so steamy when these two actors, best known for their starring roles L.A. Law take the stage – together! More... |
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