FC Buzz Weekend of Art & Culture in Fairfield County Sept. 20-22
FC Buzz Weekend September 20-22
HamletHub is proud to partner with the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County and FCBuzz to Elevate Arts and Culture in Fairfield County! Each week, look for a listing of weekend events and activities. The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of the arts and culture across 15 towns in coastal Fairfield County. Sign up to receive a free eBuzz newsletter with top picks and spotlight events from the hundreds of events posted on FCBuzz.
Fairfield University Quick Center for the Arts
Friday Sep 20, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Town of Fairfield’s Arts Commission invites all artists, creatives and enthusiasts to join them at their next “Fairfield Arts Mixer” located at 1073 North Benson Road on the University’s campus in Fairfield. The lobby concessions bar will be open for beverage purchases.
Baldwin Plaza
Friday Sep 20, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Get ready to immerse yourself in a vibrant new downtown experience — introducing Salsa Nights! In partnership with Bridgeport Arts + Cultural Council, GBLN, Bridgeport Hospital, and M&T Bank, we’re bringing you three electrifying evenings of dancing under the stars. Enjoy the rhythm and beats of DJ El Classico, Agua Pa Chocolate Band, DJ Harry Trinidad, and more. Just bring your dancing shoes and join the fun!
Stamford Arts Association & Townhouse Gallery
Friday Sep 20, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Recite some poetry, play a song, make us laugh... it's up to you!
StoryFest 2024 Keynote Conversation: Roxane Gay and Oliver Radclyffe
The Westport Library
Friday Sep 20, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
New York Times best-selling author and activist Roxane Gay headlines StoryFest 2024 in conversation with writer Oliver Radclyffe, whose first memoir, Frighten the Horses, publishes this fall under Gay's publishing imprint, Roxane Gay Books.
Performing Arts at MoCA with Steven Feifke Trio – Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist
MoCA Westport
Friday Sep 20, 7:00 pm - 12:00 am
Steven Feifke is a GRAMMY Award winning bandleader, composer, and arranger. He is one of the most in-demand jazz artists in the world today. He has been interviewed on TV shows like FOX, NBC, and CBS, and is heralded a “masterful pianist” by JAZZIZ Magazine. DownBeat Magazine calls his music is “an air of infectious joy.”
The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes
Stamford Center for the Arts
Friday Sep 20, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Journey back to the lands of Florin and Guilder in an adventure filled with fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, miracles, and of course, true love.
Fairfield Theatre Company
Friday Sep 20, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Join FTC for a far-out 80s Dance Party with DJ Echo at The Warehouse on September 20! Get ready to groove and have fun at this awesome fundraiser. Dress to impress with legwarmers, scrunchies, neon, leotards, acid wash denim, statement jewelry, tracksuits, funky hair, and more! We'll be jamming to hits like "Into the Groove," "Let's Go Crazy," and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." Let's make it a night to remember—it's going to be totally rad!
Oliver Nurseries
Saturday Sep 21, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Returning for fall with timely new topics and speakers to pique and inform your gardening minds! Join them Saturdays at 10:00 on the terrace outside the Design Barn. In case of inclement weather, talks will take place inside the Barn.
Saturday Children's Art Classes
Greenwich Art Society Studio School
Saturday Sep 21, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
This class will explore new approaches to creativity with children. Using drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and sculpture children will learn new skills and improve on old ones as they experiment with new media and different techniques. To reinforce their understanding, children will learn about important artists who are either historically significant or are forerunners in contemporary art. Come join in and stretch your imagination in a relaxed, fun environment. Materials supplied.
Opening Receptions for "Latinissimo" - Hispanic Heritage Art Exhibit
City Lights Gallery
Saturday Sep 21, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for two opening receptions -- just three blocks apart -- at City Lights Gallery and Read's Artspace. The vision of artist/curator Yolanda Vasquez Petrocelli takes place at two art venues. 25 artists present work at Read’s Artspace and 2 Peruvian artists at City Lights Gallery, Guido Garaycochea and Samuel Pintos. Special thanks to co-curators Carlos Biernnay and Israel Zavellos.
Avon Theatre
Saturday Sep 21, 7:00 pm -9:30 pm
Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl (Agnese Nano) and takes over as the Paradiso's projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking.
Westport Country Playhouse
Sunday Sep 22, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Imagination Movers are celebrating 20+ years of entertaining families! You can watch the 76 episodes of their Emmy-winning “Imagination Movers” TV show on Disney+ or listen to the Movers’ songs, a catalog of more than 250 original compositions. Come experience the fun of an Imagination Movers concert as your boys in blue play your favorite Mover songs with a strategic cover thrown in to make it all the more enjoyable.
The Young are at the Gates: Student Activism for Women’s Rights in Modern America
Fairfield Museum and History Center
Sunday Sep 22, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Over the past ten years, youth activism has picked up significantly on college and university campuses. Recent headlines have highlighted protests to raise awareness for issues such as gun violence, international conflict, and minority rights. Student protest has an interesting and often overlooked history. Kelly Marino will explore student activism for women’s rights and civic participation on modern American campuses in the first half of the twentieth century, shedding light on how early activists paved the way and set examples for more modern protests and changes in university culture.
Art/Place Gallery
Sunday Sep 22, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
"Counterpoints", art of 4 members: Florence Zolan, Toby Michaels, Bevi Bullwinkel, and Sandra Meagher. Artists will talk at 3:30 pm. Show can be seen tuesdays to Sundays at 12 to 5 through 10/13.
Deborah Weiss at the One River School
Elisa Contemporary Art
Sunday Sep 22, 10:00 am - 2:45 pm
A solo exhibit of the botanical hand cut collage artwork of Deborah Weiss at the One River School in Westport. Working with hand dyed papers, cyanotypes, and other hand cut materials, Deborah Weiss puts a contemporary spin on traditional botanical drawings.
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