eBuzz - February 22, 2023 Spotlight on Black Heritage Month

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February 22 - 28, 2023

Let's keep expanding our essential arts and culture network!

Let's do our part to build a healthy, thriving Coastal Fairfield County!

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Get ready to give on Thursday, February 23rd!

We love working behind-the-scenes to support our nearly 600 members - coastal Fairfield County artists, arts and cultural organizations, and creative businesses. We also take pride in our FC Buzz Event listing at culturalalliancefc.org and this eBuzz that we provide each week for free to anyone who wants to keep up with the latest and greatest in Arts and Culture.

If you have enjoyed any of our services, please help us reach our goal of 500 Giving Day Donors. If everyone on this email list gives just $10, we will raise (*takes out calculator*) ... A LOT of money!

When you give to CAFC, you give to the ARTS.

When you give to the ARTS, you give to your community.

Please help us create and strengthen the cultural infrastructure of coastal Fairfield County, in which artists and cultural nonprofits can thrive. Help us give voice to ALL residents, artists and cultural groups. Help us continue to encourage connections and provide resources that unify our Arts and Cultural landscape.

Support for the Arts is support for ALL.

So, be a part of Fairfield County's day of giving - an opportunity to unite our community around causes like ours and connect to the larger community.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER

The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is delighted to be a promotional partner for WPKN's Benefit Presentation of the Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company performance at The Quick Center on Saturday, February 25th.

Recognized as the most innovative and powerful forces in the dance-theater world, this dance company comes to Fairfield County for the first time in nearly a decade. It’s the perfect finale for the WPKN Black History Month celebration. Tickets are going fast - we hope to see you there!

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TOP PICKS

"MOON DANCE" EXHIBIT OPENING

THURS FEB 23, 5:30-7:30PM

Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, Fairfield Public Library

On view through April 15th during library hours

"ROCK OF AGES" OPENING NIGHT

THURS FEB 23, 7PM

ACT OF CT, Ridgefield

Thursdays - Saturdays through March 19th

"WE WILL ROCK YOU!" PANTOCHINO TEEN THEATRE

FRI FEB 24, 7:30PM

SAT FEB 25, 5:30PM

SUN FEB 26, 2PM

Milford Arts Council (THE MAC)

"CAN IT BE MY HOME?" FABRIC WORKSHOP WITH ARTIST HANGAMA AMIRI

SAT FEB 25, 1-4PM

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield

GREENWICH CHORAL SOCIETY PRESENTS

"CARMINA BURANA" BY CARL ORFF

SAT FEB 25, 4-6PM

Performing Arts Center, Greenwich High School

ART FOR UKRAINE CHARITY EXHIBITION & PERFORMANCE

SAT FEB 25, 6-9PM

Oksana Tanasiv Gallery, Norwalk

All proceeds donated to help Ukraine

NYC'S CHORAL CHAMELEON ENSEMBLE IN "MUSIC FOR CHAMELEONS"

SAT FEB 25, 7:30-9PM

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Westport

SPOTLIGHT ON...

BLACK HERITAGE MONTH

"BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS"

WED FEB 22, 3:30-6:30PM

Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport

Enjoy a tour highlighting African American artists, art and poetry with Shanna Melton, music by Pastor Denny, poetry and dance by Connect-Us, and a performance by Rising Starz Dance Studio. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP requested through Eventbrite.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/lecture-prudence-crandall-sarah-harris-race-and-reform-in-early-ct-with-joan-dimartino-curator-of-the-prudence-crandall-museum/

LECTURE ON PRUDENCE CRANDALL & SARAH HARRIS: RACE & REFORM IN EARLY CT

THURS FEB 23, 6:30PM

Pequot Library, Southport

Joan DiMartino, Curator of the Prudence Crandall Museum, will offer a lecture that uncovers how Prudence Crandall and Sarah Harris played a role in striving for education equality that shaped a nation, galvanized the burgeoning Abolitionist movement, and impacted two U.S. Supreme Court cases.

RHONDA DENET IN CONCERT:

"FROM ELLA TO ARETHA"

THURS FEB 23, 7-9PM

The Klein, Bridgeport

Rhonda Denét is hailed as a virtuoso that lends her flair to every song she sings. When she performs, Denét invites her audience to surrender to the groove and make new memories with old music. Based in Newark, NJ, this jazz/soul vocalist is also a songwriter, bandleader, music historian, & entrepreneur.

https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/wpkns-black-history-month-celebration-presenting-bill-t-jones-arnie-zane-dance-company/

BILL T JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY

SAT FEB 25, 7:30-9PM

Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield

WPKN closes out its Black History Month Celebration with a special program by a modern dance company that is recognized as one of the most innovative and powerful forces in the dance-theater world. They come to Fairfield County for the first time in nearly a decade. Proceeds from the evening support future WPKN Black History Month programs.

A CONVERSATION WITH ALVIN HALL, AUTHOR OF "DRIVING THE GREEN BOOK"

MON FEB 27, 6:30-8PM

Ferguson Library, Stamford

Mr. Hall will discuss "Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance," in which he describes his travels using The Negro Motorist Green Book, the definitive mid-20th century manual to businesses where Black travelers could safely rest, eat and sleep, as his guide.

"HONORING CT'S BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND WOMEN OF COLOR" VIRTUAL TALK

TUES FEB 28, 7PM

Weston Historical Society

A new talk by the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. Explore Connecticut women such as Fidelia Hoscott Fielding, who preserved the Mohegan-Pequot language for future generations; Ann Petry, who gave a voice to black writers; and Maria Sanchez, a strong advocate for the Puerto Rican community and the initiator of bilingual education in Hartford.

DON'T FORGET...

SILVERMINE INSTRUCTORS

EXHIBITION OPENING

SAT FEB 25, 4PM

On view through March 23rd

Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan

"CAMERA WORKS 2023" OPENING RECEPTION

SAT FEB 25, 4-6PM

On view through March 26th

Ridgefield Guild of Artists

EASTON ARCHITECTS AS ARTISTS

SAT FEB 25, 4-7PM

On view through March 30th

Easton Public Library

IN THE WINGS

MAR 1

Exhibit Opening: “Bittersweet: Chocolate In the American Colonies”

Westport Museum for History and Culture

MAR 2

An Evening With Joel Grey

Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University

MAR 4

Hot & Cool Jazz: The Tamir Hendelman Trio

Wilton Library

The Speakeasy Jazz Club

Suzuki Music School

MAR 5

Croce Plays Croce

SHU Community Theatre

MAR 7

“Strength and Beauty”

The Stamford Mayor’s Gallery

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS (21)

FUNDRAISERS (2)

HISTORY & HERITAGE (17)

KIDS & FAMILIES (10)

LITERATURE/LECTURES (19)

SCIENCE & NATURE (3)

THEATRE & DANCE (13)

VISUAL ARTS (49)

Hear a recording of a wider range of eBuzz selections for the radio on WPKN 89.5FM every day. Selections change each day and play Tues 8:55 am, Wed 11:55 am, Thurs 9:55 am, Fri 11:55 am, Sat 8:55 am, Sun 9:55 am, & Mon 12:55 pm.

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