Subject: eBuzz - March 15, 2023 Spotlight on 'Arts in the Afternoon'

March 15 - 21, 2023

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Happy Women's History Month!

 

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LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO


THURS MAR 16, 7:30PM

SHU Community Theatre, Fairfield

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ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION WITH HIGHLAND ROVERS & GREEN EYED LADY


FRI MAR 17, 5:30PM

StageOne at FTC, Fairfield

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JIM ROYLE DRUM STUDIO JAMAICA TRIP STEEL PAN FUNDRAISING CONCERT WITH ENSEMBLES + MYSTIC BOWIE & SILVER STEEL


FRI MAR 17, 7-9PM

Saugatuck Congregational Church

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EAST COAST CONTEMPORARY BALLET

"DANCE IS IN THE AIR"


FRI MAR 17 & SAT MAR 18, 7:30PM

Darien Arts Center

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"THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW" OPENING NIGHT


FRI MAR 17, 8PM

Music Theatre of Connecticut, Norwalk

Runs on weekends through Apr 8th

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LAUGHTRAX: COLEENS OF COMEDY


FRI MAR 17, 8-10PM

The Palace Theatre, Stamford

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"RAINBOW IN THE DARK" SOLO EXHIBIT RECEPTION BY ANSELM REYLE


SAT MAR 18, 6-8PM

MoCA Westport

On view through May 28th

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"UNDUE BURDEN" POSTER-ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION


SAT MAR 18, 6-8PM

City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport

On view through Apr 22nd

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY CHORALE

"WHEN FOLKLORE MEETS CHORAL"


SAT MAR 18, 7:30PM

Norwalk Concert Hall

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GREATER BRIDGEPORT SYMPHONY WELCOMES FINAL MUSICAL DIRECTOR CANDIDATE CHELSEA TIPTON II


SAT MAR 18, 8PM

Klein Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport

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SPOTLIGHT ON...

ARTS IN THE AFTERNOON

WILLIAM ATWOOD ORGANIST


WED MAR 15, 12PM

First Church Congregational, Fairfield

Music in the Meetinghouse concert series presents a 30-minute lunchtime organ recital on the renowned 2010 Klais organ by Dr. William Atwood, Director of Music Ministry for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport and Music Director for the Dioceses' Cathedral Parish. Music of Guilmant, Biery, Buxtehude, Coke-Jephcott, and Bach. All are welcome. Free-will offering.

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THE CARRIAGE BARN GROUP GUIDED TOUR & LUNCH AT THE ALDRICH MUSEUM


THURS MAR 16, 10:30AM-12:30PM

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield

Featuring the new exhibition "An Homage to Home,” a solo museum debut of Hangama Amiri, this curator-led tour will be followed by a box lunch on the museum grounds. The exhibit amplifies the collective struggle for women’s rights in Afghanistan and beyond.

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MARY CASSATT: PAINTING THE MODERN WOMAN


SAT MAR 18 & SUN MAR 19, 11AM

The Avon Theatre, Stamford

The next 'Exhibition On Screen' highlights Mary Cassatt's career. Cassatt painted the lives of the women around her with radical images that portrayed them as intellectual, feminine and real - a major shift in the way women appeared in art at the time.

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https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/8-women-artists-march-on-celebrating-womens-history-month/

“MIO YAMATO: 呼吸する星 / THE BREATHING STAR”


SAT MAR 18, 4-6PM

Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan

Come to an opening reception for the first US solo gallery exhibition of Japanese artist, Mio Yamato. The show features newly created works along with a site-specific installation. These quietly expressive compositions with allusions to the natural world are created with delicately deposited dots of paint and ink. On view through April 29th

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"INSIDE/OUT"


SAT MAR 18, 4-6PM

Loft Artists Assn Gallery, Stamford

Enjoy a reception of a member exhibition that explores the questions: What do we see when we look out gallery and studio windows? What do want people to “see” if they could look inside us? It’s all about what we see, what we don’t see and what we hope to see. On view through April 16th.

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"MARVELOUS METAMORPHOSES"


SUN MAR 19, 1PM

Carriage Barn Arts Center,New Canaan

Bring the family to an engaging Sova Dance & Puppet Theater performance that brings nature's cycles to life through song, dance and the art of puppetry. Celebrate beautiful transformations in our world and the ecological health of our planet! All ages welcome.

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ARTIST TALK:

"ALTERNATIVE REALITIES"


SUN MAR 19, 3PM

The Norwalk Art Space

Join Korry Fellow Susan Hardesty, for an Artist Talk with the visiting artists of the exhibit, "Alternative Realities."

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THE COMPLETE BEETHOVEN VIOLIN SONATAS


SUN MAR 19, 4-6PM

Suzuki Music Schools, Westport

WSHU Public Radio presents the second performance in a concert series called “The Complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas.” With award-winning violinist Andrew Smith, director of the Suzuki Music Schools, and Grammy-nominated pianist Joshua Pierce.

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PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD LUNCHTIME PLAYREADINGS


TUES MAR 21, 8PM

MoCA Westport

This month features an excerpt from The Glass Menagerie's famous "gentleman caller" scene followed by a one-act aftermath as imagined by the award-winning Guare. Includes a talkback with the cast/director and fresh boxed lunch catered by Marcia Selden Catering. Also Wed at Pequot Library &Thurs at Greenwich Arts Council.

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DON'T FORGET...

EXPLORING PEQUOT LIBRARY & ITS CT PEERS

WITH WES HAYNES, HISTORIAN & ED AT

THE MERRITT PKWY CONSERVANCY


WED MAR 15, 6PM

Pequot Library, Southport


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MARCH BOOK TALK WITH ROBERT ABRAMS:

"BUGSY SIEGEL THE DARK SIDE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM" BY MICHAEL SHNAYERSON


WED MAR 15, 7PM

Temple Beth El on Zoom


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POWERFUL VOICES:

CT WOMEN CHANGING DEMOCRACY

INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION


WED MAR 15, 7PM

Weston Public Library


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"SURVIVING TROUBLED WATERS:

FROM PRISON TO FREEDOM THROUGH MUSIC"


TUES MAR 21, 7PM

Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University


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IN THE WINGS

MAR 22

Park City Music Hall, Bridgeport

MAR 22-26

Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC

MAR 23

The Palace Theatre, Stamford

Harbor Terrace at Shippan Landing, Stamford

Metro Studios, Bridgeport

MAR 24

Wall Street Theater

MAR 25

The MAC – Milford Arts Council

MAR 26

The Norwalk Art Space

MAR 28

Bridgeport Public Library

Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport

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