Subject: eBuzz August 17, 2022 Spotlight on Music

Guide To Arts & Culture In Fairfield County

Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2022

TOP PICKS

"WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?"

Dramatic Performance & Exhibit Reception

Iyaba Ibo Mandingo and Heshima Moya


THURS AUG 18, 6-9PM

The Norwalk Art Space

"POETIC JOURNEY" EXHIBIT RECEPTION

Steve Magee, Kristen Ambrosi, Zvi Goldman


THURS AUG 18, 5:30PM

The Bruce S Kershner Gallery

Fairfield Public Library

On view through October 8th

POETRY READING WITH EMILY SKILLINGS

PART OF "ALL OF THE SKY" POETRY SERIES


SAT AUG 20, 4PM

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

"UNCOMMON GROUND" EXHIBIT RECEPTION

Jason Pritchard and George Radwan


SUN AUG 21, 2-5PM

Art/Place Gallery, Fairfield

On view through September 11th

"4000 MILES"

by Amy Herzog


TUES AUG 23, 7PM

Westport Country Playhouse

Running through Sept 4th

SPOTLIGHT ON MUSIC

JAZZ FRIDAY: ISABELLA MENDES

 

FRI AUG 19, 6:30-8PM

Fairfield Museum

You will not want to miss this singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, and educator who is quickly becoming one of New Haven and Hartford County’s top Brazilian and Jazz entertainers in the industry.

SURVIVORS SWING BAND


SAT AUG 20, 3PM

Bridgeport Public Library

Get ready to sing and dance to this seven-piece professional jazz band – with trumpets, saxes, piano, guitar, bass, and drums – playing the hot tunes and soothing ballads of the Swing Era--plus many wonderful melodies from the two decades that followed.

MUSIC AT MoCA: MARIEL BILDSTEN


SAT AUG 20, 7PM

MoCA Westport

This 'Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist' is a New York-based trombonist, currently working as a bandleader and side-woman, playing in jazz big bands and small groups, as well as in Afro-Latin, rock, funk, and r&b bands. She is the lead trombonist in Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, and tours internationally with the rock band Brass Against. She has performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Radio City, Birdland, the Apollo, and more.

3X GRAMMY NOMINEE

ALLISON RUSSELL


SUN AUG 21, 7PM

The Levitt Pavilion

A founding member of the acclaimed groups Our Native Daughters (with Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah), and Birds of Chicago (with her husband and musical partner JT Nero), this Montreal singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet, and activist has begun to emerge as a potent force among creative circles worldwide. She will perform work from her new album, Outside Child.

GRAMMY DUO: THE WAR & TREATY


TUES AUG 23, 7:30PM

The Ridgefield Playhouse

The husband-and-wife team of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Blount-Trotter create an exhilarating exchange of energy with their audience each time they hit the stage with soul-filled, eclectic harmonies of blues, classic R&B, and deep-rooted rock. Since joining forces in 2014, The War and Treaty have released three albums including 2016 Love Affair (as Trotter and Blount), 2018 Healing Tide, and their latest LP release 2020 Hearts Town.

DON'T FORGET...

BRITISH NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE BROADCAST

"NO MAN'S LAND"


WED AUG 17, 7PM

Avon Theatre, Stamford


INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE SLAVE TRADE & ITS ABOLITION

Featuring 2019 Connecticut Teacher of the Year Sheena Graham and poet Angie Manigat


FRI AUG 19, 6-8PM

The Ferguson Library, Greenwich


THE MAC's EASTBOUND THEATRE PRESENTS A STAGED READING: "WHEN TOMORROW COMES"

BY BEATRIZ ALLEN


THURS AUG 18, 7:30PM

Milford Arts Council, The MAC


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