Weston's Emmanuel Kicks Off Summer Concert Series June 28 Weston’s Emmanuel Church launches their popular Summer Concert Series with Celestial Jazz on a Summer Evening, featuring The Joe Utterback-Gary Mazzaroppi Duo on Wednesday, June 28 at 7:30 pm. The evening features a family-friendly, eclectic musical program with acclaimed area musicians Dr. Joe Utterback and Gary Mazzaroppi. The Utterback-Mazzaroppi duo will deliver an entertaining set, drawing from their CD, Shadows and Smiles, as well as select compositions from the Great American Songbook that will appeal to jazz enthusiasts and beyond. The concert will be followed by an ice cream social. Admission is free (though donations are welcomed) and the event is open to the public. Emmanuel Church is located at 285 Lyons Plain Road, Weston. More Jun 20, 2017 - 7:07:25 AM
It’s a night with Rock and Roll Royalty! Two of the most distinctive artists in music for the last four decades, Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald, are teaming up to deliver one night of incredible music at The Ridgefield Playhouse Summer Gala on Sunday, July 9 at 6pm as part of the Pepsi Rock Series Powered by xfinity. Tickets to this Gala event include dinner by top area restaurants, exciting silent and live auction items – including memorabilia signed by Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs on the night of the show! More Jun 12, 2017 - 7:28:10 AM
Sixty-one high-school students from Norwalk and Stamford are better prepared for school – and life outside the classroom – thanks to a bonus after-school program that just completed its fifth year at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. More May 31, 2017 - 6:08:21 AM
Alan Pally, an authority on Tony and Academy Award-winning British playwright Peter Shaffer (“Amadeus,” “Equus”), will be guest speaker at the Westport Country Playhouse’s Sunday Symposium following the Sunday, June 4, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Shaffer’s comedy “Lettice and Lovage.” Pally will engage in a conversation about the playwright with David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director. The Playhouse Sunday Symposium program is free and open to the public. More May 30, 2017 - 6:51:29 AM
On Monday, May 22, The Palace Theatre presented the 4th annual Young Playwrights Festival, "Script to Stage," the culmination of a seven-week arts education program for high school students in devised theatre, improvisation, acting and creative writing. Nine Fairfield and Westchester County students performed an original one-act play they conceived and wrote under the guidance of teaching artist Mathilde Dratwa. More May 25, 2017 - 6:47:43 AM
New exhibit set to open at Mystic Aquarium for Memorial Day weekend Something weird and wonderful will happen at Mystic Aquarium this Memorial Day Weekend. Beginning Friday, May 26, 2017, guests will be invited take a walk on the weird side of our watery world with Weird & Wonderful. This exciting new exhibit showcases some of nature’s most bizarre and fascinating creatures. More May 23, 2017 - 5:16:55 AM
Mystic Seaport to Honor David Rockefeller Jr. and Sailors for the Sea with the America and the Sea Award Mystic Seaport will present its 2017 America and the Sea Award to David Rockefeller Jr. and Sailors for the Sea. Given annually by the Museum, the prestigious award recognizes individuals or organizations whose contribution to the history, arts, business, or sciences of the sea best exemplify the American character. More May 22, 2017 - 5:45:07 AM
On Saturday night, May 20, amidst noise-makes, placards and banners, a crowd of nearly 800 jumped to its feet in appreciation of 10 community leaders stepping out of their comfort zones in order to raise funds for Stamford’s longest-running, and only, year-round, nonprofit producing theatre company: Curtain Call. More May 22, 2017 - 1:35:25 AM
May 12, 2017 –Who’s hungry? Stepping Stones Museum for Children is nourishing kids’ bodies and minds with food-focused events in June. First up is the Kid’s Food Festival on June 10th, then on June 16th everybody’s favorite caterpillar once again eats its way through the pages of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Last but not least, dads will get a sweet treat of their own with FREE admission on Father’s Day, June 18th. More May 17, 2017 - 8:54:23 AM
City of Stamford Hosts 17th Annual Family Day this Saturday, May 20 The City of Stamford’s 17th Annual Family Day will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Yerwood Center, 90 Fairfield Avenue. The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Family Day is designed to provide a fun-filled day of activities including food and music, as well as information on programs and services offered by the City of Stamford and community groups. More May 17, 2017 - 5:49:54 AM
Summer Music Series at Pequot Library: ticketed events support free events Celebrate over 120 years of music at Pequot Library with the upcoming Summer Music Series which, includes jazz, classical, folk, and ragtime performances. All proceeds from ticketed concerts support Pequot Library’s free music events. Purchase a season ticket and enjoy all six concerts at a discounted rate. More May 16, 2017 - 5:50:51 PM
Westport Country Playhouse (WCP) announces that Broadway Method Academy (BMA) of Fairfield will be Resident Conservatory of WCP, presenting a series of programs on the Playhouse campus. More May 16, 2017 - 5:29:58 PM
Join Connecticut Landmarks and the NAACP-New London Branch as we celebrate Juneteenth. We will highlight the African-American history of the Hempsted House and the surrounding neighborhood on Saturday, June 10th from noon to 4 pm. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States announced by Union soldiers in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. The celebration will feature storytelling, drumming, gospel music, dance, and a dash of history. Enjoy art making opportunities for children and adults, and tabling by New London’s non-profit community. More May 16, 2017 - 5:57:01 AM
Calling all fairies, elves, gnomes, pixies, leprechauns, woodland and mystical creatures – as well as regular folk – for a day of enchantment and delight at Connecticut Landmarks’ Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden! Get your passport to the land of magic, art, and music and join us at the maypole on Saturday, May 20th from noon to 4 pm (rain date: May 21st). More May 15, 2017 - 10:12:06 PM
The Tony Award-nominated comedy, “Lettice and Lovage,” will open Westport Country Playhouse’s 87th Season, written by Peter Shaffer, author of “Amadeus,” and directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. The play runs from May 30 through June 17. The cast includes Patricia Conolly, Mia Dillon, Sarah Manton, and Paxton Whitehead. More May 11, 2017 - 6:08:05 AM
Paul Anka has had a storied career, recording and touring the country since becoming famous during the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s with hit songs like “Diana,” “Lonely Boy,” “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” and “(You're) Having My Baby.” He penned the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and one of Tom Jones's biggest hits, “She's a Lady,” as well as the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra's signature song, “My Way.” Now, after a sold-out 2015 performance, Paul Anka returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse stage! More May 10, 2017 - 6:51:32 AM
On Sunday, June 11, 2017, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue in Norwalk, Food Historian Sarah Wassberg will discuss food and its relation to wedding traditions. In her talk, she will illustrate how American weddings went from families in the parlor to today's lavish dinners with dancing. Topics covered include wedding cakes and the peculiar tradition of souvenir cake, at-home wedding breakfasts and standing receptions, especially the preponderance of sweetbreads on wedding menus prior to 1950, and the post-war professionalization of the wedding industry.More May 10, 2017 - 6:04:42 AM
Two of the region’s hottest concert series, Alive@Five in partnership with Reckson and BevMax and Morgan Stanley presents Wednesday Nite Live in partnership with City Carting & Recycling kick off on Thursday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 12 respectively in Columbus Park in Stamford Downtown. More May 8, 2017 - 10:06:09 AM
Original musical premieres in Stamford Answering the question, "Where do babies come from?" may be one of the most difficult moments of young parents' lives. But answering the question, "Where do new musicals come from," ...now that's a challenge! More Apr 24, 2017 - 6:28:33 AM
Westport Country Playhouse will host a 2017 Season Kick-off Block Party, on Saturday, May 6, 4 to 7 p.m., offering a fun, party-like atmosphere with food trucks, activities, prizes, music, special ticket offers, and a look at the Playhouse’s “backstage experience.” Admission is free and open to the public. More Apr 21, 2017 - 7:13:49 AM
On May 1, three Fairfield County high school students will experience the joy of live theatre in a whole new way – as playwrights. Darien residents Olivia Falkenrath and Quinn Murphy and Bethel resident Ryan Polistena were named winners of The Palace Theatre’s 2017 Ernie DiMattia Emerging Young Artist Scholarship Awards for their writing of an original one-act play. All three will witness their voices and visions come to life with a staged reading by professional actors at The Palace in Stamford. More Apr 19, 2017 - 7:08:03 AM
Celebrate Pequot Library’s musical past with pianist Dr. Orin Grossman and friends on Wednesday, May 17 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Held in conjunction with the current Special Collections exhibition, Pequot Founders: Building a Library and a Legacy, “Music of the Gilded Age” will feature music from Pequot Library’s early years (1890-1917). Enjoy popular Ragtime and Stride standards performed by Dr. Orin Grossman, including Irvin Berlin’s “Play a Simple Melody” and “Sidewalks of New York” with singers Michael and Collin Christie, and Brian Goodman tapping to George Cohen’s “Yankee Doodle Boy.” Barbershop quartet Take 4 will lead a group sing-a-long of classic parlor songs, as a slideshow featuring 19th-century photographs of Southport, CT immerses the audience in historic Southport. This program is free and no registration is required. Light hors d’oeuvres and wine will follow the concert. More Apr 19, 2017 - 6:58:00 AM
On Sunday, May 7, 2017, 2-4 p.m., in collaboration with Rev. Father Richard Cipolla and the Parish of St. Mary’s in Norwalk, CT, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will feature, Heavenly Notes: St. Mary’s at the Mansion, a rare fundraising concert highlighting the church’s outstanding professional choir. The event will include a reception with light refreshments and tour of the Mansion’s new exhibits. More Apr 6, 2017 - 12:48:57 AM
The early days of the nearly 40-year friendship between master artists Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas, are explored in a world premiere production of The Independents, playing in Curtain Call’s Dressing Room Theatre, Stamford, April 13 through 23. More Apr 3, 2017 - 5:53:01 AM
Before he hits the road this summer as the opener for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ 40th Anniversary Tour, Peter Wolf returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse for one night only! Best known as the lead vocalist of J. Geils Band and topping the pop single charts with “Freeze Frame,” “Love Stinks,” “Centerfold,” he earned a reputation as one of rock’s most exciting live acts, thanks to Wolf’s lively, hyperactive stage presence. Pepsi Rock Series Powered by Xfinity presents Peter Wolf and The Midnight Travelers on Saturday, April 22nd at 8 p.m. More Mar 24, 2017 - 8:08:24 AM
