The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum’s popular First Fridays contemporary cocktail party will feature a new attraction this summer—WARE, a temporary roving store featuring a changing selection of crafted products.
Starting with the June 5 First Fridays, from 7 to 9 pm, guests will not only enjoy live music, cocktails on the patio, and a guided tour of the Circumstance series of exhibitions, but will also be able to shop for unique items including—sterling silver, gold, and brass jewelry; functional and decorative ceramics; coiled cotton rope baskets, notebooks; pet toys; beeswax candles; turned wood bowls; silk scarves; blown glassware; cutting boards, and MORE!
The evening will swing to the cool jazz and blues sounds of the Sarah Lemieux Quartet, while hors d’oeuvres will be served courtesy of popular Wilton caterer Marianne Wilson.
The WARE vendors will include Andrea Corson Jewelry, Beth Bolgla Ceramics, Doug Johnston rope baskets, Eric Bonnin Ceramics, Gina Furnari, Kitty Jones, Niho Kozuru Studio, Platform, SUGURU, Ten Willow Studio, and Wickham Solid Wood Studio.
First Fridays admission is $15 for Aldrich members, $20 for non-members, and free for Aldrich Insiders (members at the $500 level and above). For further information, call 203.438.4519. The Aldrich is located at 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877. All exhibitions and programs are handicapped accessible. Free on-site parking.
The Aldrich, in addition to significant support from its Board of Trustees, receives contributions from many dedicated friends and patrons. Major funding for Museum programs and operations has been provided by the Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; and the Leir Foundations.
Support for Education and Public programs has been provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Joyride Ridgefield, the Newman’s Own Foundation, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, Ridgefield Education Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, and The Gage Fund.
Generous support for exhibitions has been provided by the SAHA Association, The Coby Foundation, and The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc.
HamletHub; Morris Media Group, publishers of Ridgefield Magazine; and WSHU Public Radio are the official media sponsors of The Aldrich in 2015.
Photo: Zach Hadlock, turned wood bowls by Platform Furniture and Fabrication, Danbury