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You may have noticed, we're doing a bit more on our social media platforms these days. It's really paying off. Our metrics are up... way up! You are doing a great job tagging us and spreading the news to your friends and colleagues, so thank you. We want everyone to know who we are and what we do. Because when arts and culture flourish, communities thrive!
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WPKN's Environmental Film Series: My Octopus Teacher
Wed. Oct 13, 6:00 pm Bijou Theatre Bridgeport
This 2021 Oscar Winner for Best Documentary, directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. The two form a bond where the octopus allows Foster into her world to see how she sleeps, lives, and eats. The filmmaker describes the effect of this mentorship-like relationship the octopus provided him, teaching him a lesson on the fragility of life and humanity's connection with nature. More... |
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Short Cut Film Festival
Thurs. Oct 14, 7:00 pmThe Westport Library
The Westport Library is delighted to welcome the Short Cuts Film Festival 2021 to the Trefz Forum (and online). Now in its 11th year, these curated films come from the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and other prestigious festivals. The first of three programs takes place this Thursday and includes: "The Fantastical Girl with the Thermal Gun," (Winner, Best Narrative Short;) the animated and poignant "Death and the Lady," and "Two Jacked," a film with a twist. Co-directors of Death and the Lady, Geoff Bailey and Lucy Steuve, will be special SHORT CUTS guests, joining in the talkback with producer Nancy Diamond. More... |
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Music At MoCA: The Figgs
Fri. Oct 15, 7:00 pmMoCA Westport
For more than two decades, this high-energy band has delivered a dance-inducing variety of fast-paced pop rock.Tried-and-true with a worldwide fan base, they have toured and recorded several times with the legendary Graham Parker. Originally known as The Sonic Undertones, their output includes thirteen studio albums and multiple EPs and singles.
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The Great Wilton Pumpkin Fest
Sat. Oct 16, 2:00 pm
Wilton Historical Society
The grounds of the Wilton Historical Society will be strewn with pumpkins, gourds, mums and corn as you find a bountiful harvest of fall fun. Watch a blacksmith hard at work at the forge; see docents in Colonial dress hearth cooking with pumpkins, weaving and flax breaking, munch a donut and sip some cider. Lots of things for kids to do – pumpkin decorating, lawn games such as “Ring Toss with Pumpkins” and “Corn Hole” While you’re at the festival, be sure to register and pick up your kit for The ‘History is Here’ Wilton Scavenger Hunt. Then, set out to follow the clues to a dozen places around town, put stickers on your map to mark the places you have found and then stop back at the Historical Society from 3-4 pm on October 23 for doughnuts and cider to celebrate all you have learned and see if you’ve won a prize. More... |
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WESTOBERFEST
Sat. Oct 16, 2:00 pm Downtown Westport, Elm Street
The Westport Downtown Association's third Oktoberfest event in the heart of downtown Westport! With over 60 tastings from a variety of award winning and innovative craft breweries, an assortment of fun fall activities including live music, local food, air-cooled cars, a pumpkin giveaway, and a location steps away from the best shops and restaurants Westport has to offer, Westoberfest is the perfect way to spend an October afternoon with friends and family. More... |
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CT League of Professional Theatre Women presents: The Magic of Staged Readings: Producing in the Age of COVID
Mon. Oct 18, 6:00 pm Westport Country Playhouse
The CT Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women presents a networking and discussion panel, “Creating Staged Reading Magic in the Time of COVID.” Carole Schweid, artistic director, and Diana Muller, executive director, of Fairfield County’s Play with Your Food, along with Cheryl Wiesenfeld, Tony award-winning producer, discuss the art of producing staged readings in the time of COVID. Reservations and masks required. More... |
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SPOTLIGHT ON: VISUAL ARTS |
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An All-Media Exhibition Featuring Over 60 Artists
RAC 'AUTUMN JURIED SHOW'
Through Nov. 6, Tuesdays-Saturdays Rowayton Arts Center
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A Conversation with Artists Through the Lens of the Pandemic
FINDING OUR WAY
Wednesday Oct. 13, 6:00 pm Greenwich Arts Council In partnership with The Bruce Museum and with artists, Mike Childs and Felicity Kostakis
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8th Annual Juried Exhibit
CHIAROSCURO: THE ART OF LIGHT AND DARK
Saturday Oct. 16, Reception 5-7 pm Loft Artists Association Stamford On View through November 7
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St. Philip Artists' Guild Opens Doors After Two Years!
EUPHORIA
Saturday Oct. 16, 5:30-8:30 pm
Oakwood Estate Mansion Norwalk Exhibit, Open Studios, Music, Refreshments
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An Exhibition by Hans Neleman
BEAUTY IS TRUTH
Saturday Oct. 16, 6:00-9:00 pm
Jean Jacobs Gallery New Canaan
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Explore The Mysteries and Absurdities of Life
KARLA KNIGHT SOLO SHOW OPENING: NAVIGATOR
Sunday Oct. 17, 12:00 pm The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Ridgefield
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Raphael Revealed An Unprecedented Opportunity
Sat. Oct 16 & Sun. Oct 17, 11:30 am
Stamford's Avon Theatre Film Center
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International 'Observe The Moon' Night
Enjoy A Night of 'Lunacy'
Sat. Oct 16, 7:00 pm
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The Machine The Legacy of Pink Floyd
Sat. Oct 16, 7:30 pm
The Ridgefield Playhouse
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Hear a recording of a wider range of our E-Buzz selections for the radio on WPKN 89.5FM every day. Selections change each day and play: Tuesday 8:55am, Wednesday 11:55am, Thursday 9:55am Friday 11:55am; Saturday 8:55am; Sunday 9:55am, and Monday, 12:55pm.
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