FC BUZZ Weekend Beginning Feb 24 - Feb 26
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 the 15 towns in our region of coastal Fairfield County and each Wednesday issues our free eBuzz newsletter with a selection of the hundreds of events posted to our website.
“Moon Dance” Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, Fairfield
Thursday, February 23, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Head to Fairfield Public Library for the opening reception of an exhibit featuring artwork by Ronnie Gold, Steven Labkoff and Marjorie Sopkin. Artist Talk at 6pm. Ronnie Gold was a fabric designer, now a full time abstract expressionist painter; Steven Labkoff is a physician and an award-winning Master Photographer; Majorie Sopkin spent 30 years as a graphic designer, and now paints landscapes. On view through April 15th during library hours.
ROCK OF AGES at ACT of CT, Ridgefield
Thursday February 23, 7:00 pm
Looking for a non-stop party that will have you rock and rollin’ all night long? Venture back to a simpler time when big bands with big egos played big guitar solos and sported even bigger hair. It’s opening night for a five-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway hit featuring 80’s rock hits like “We Built This City,”“We’re Not Gonna Take It,” and “Don’t Stop Believin.” Catch it Thursdays - Saturdays through March 19th.
“Friday Night Young Artists’ Café” at Pequot Library, Southport
Friday, February 24, 5:00 pm
Enjoy a fun-filled musical night featuring singers, percussionists, pianists, string and woodwind players. Students ages 6-16 are invited to share their music with others in one of the most stunning performance spaces in New England, featuring near-perfect acoustics.
“We Will Rock You!” at Milford Arts Council (THE MAC)
Friday Feb 24, 7:30 pm; Saturday Feb 25, 5:30 pm, and Sunday Feb 16, 2:00 pm
It’s a musical for our time - a fist-pumping, foot-stomping anthem to individuality. Join Pantochino Teen Theatre for a musical adventure featuring more than twenty hit songs including “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” and “We Are the Champions.” This musical follows two revolutionaries as they try to save rock ‘n’ roll in a post-apocalyptic world. Performed by 28 young actors in Pantochino's acclaimed Teen Theatre program.
Otis and the Hurricanes at The Palace Theatre, Stamford
Friday, February 24, 8:00 - 10:00 pm
Guaranteed to rock the house! If you’re feeling a little bit rock n roll this weekend, this band brings you American Rock influenced by the likes of Fats Domino, Little Feat, and Chuck Berry.
“Can It Be My Home?” at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
Saturday, February 24, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Enjoy a special three-hour fabric workshop led by Artist Hangama Amiri. Participants will learn directly from Amiri about her work and practice, while reflecting and sharing their own ideas of home. Amiri will lead you through a process of developing ideas into drawings and then further into a textile piece to take home.
The Silvermine Instructors Exhibition at Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan
Saturday February 25, 4:00 pm
Come to a very special exhibit by The Silvermine School of Art Instructors. These distinguished artist educators offer courses for students of all ages and levels of experience in a wide range of disciplines, while providing an environment and atmosphere in which art and artists can develop and flourish. Now it’s time for their work to shine! Their art will be showcased through March 23rd during gallery hours, Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm.
Carmina Burana by Carl Orff! at Performing Arts Center, Greenwich
Saturday, February 25, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Delight in the youthful energy of the Fairfield County Children’s Chorus and three soloists: soprano Brittany Hebel, countertenor Tanner Logan, and baritone Marcus DeLoach. Greenwich High School and the Greenwich Choral Society invites you to Carmina Burana, based on texts written by clergy and students in the 11th -13th centuries. Orff’s Secular Songs for Soloists and Choruses accompanied by Instruments and Magic Images captures the blissfulness of youth, love and drinking through simple, repeated melodies, and an innate sense of theatricality.
Camera Works 2023 Opening Reception at Ridgefield Guild of Artists
Saturday, February 25, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Support CT artists! This exhibit features dozens of CT artists and photographers including CAFC members Miggs Burroughs, Barbara Loss, Tim Nighswander, Nancy Breakstone, and Barbara Ringer. Juried by Paula Tognarelli, a recently retired cultural administrator and curator, working as the Executive Director of the Griffin Museum of Photography.
Art for Ukraine Charity Exhibition and Performance at Oksana Tanasiv Gallery, Norwalk
Saturday, February 25, 6:00 pm
If you are looking to honor the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Oksana Tanasiv Gallery presents a charity exhibition and concert in support of Ukraine. The main part of the program will be a performance by Honored Artist of Ukraine Iryna Lonchyna, and by author and performer Lubomyr Chermak. An exhibition of artworks by Ukrainian and American artists will also be presented. All proceeds from the charity sale of paintings and tickets will be donated to help Ukraine.
Music for Chameleons at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Westport
Saturday, February 25, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
A treat for all music-lovers! Come enjoy NYC’s Choral Chameleon Ensemble in this thought-provoking narrative on the ever-changing landscape of the world and the power of human beings to have meaningful discourse and invoke transformation. Based on a short story by Truman Capote, the arc of this program explores the fundamental differences between groups of people and the grace and joy invoked by meaningful conversations between opposing viewpoints. The ensemble is 12 professional singers with a diversity of musical backgrounds in NYC.
Black History Month Celebration at Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield
Saturday, February 25, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
WPKN closes out its Black History Month program with a special performance by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Recognized as one of the most innovative and powerful forces in the dance-theater world, the company comes to Fairfield County for
Pete’s Big Hollywood Adventure at the Country Playhouse, Westport
Sunday, February 251:00 - 5:00 pm
You're invited to a rockin’ new musical adventure that features several fun-filled Pete the Cat books including Cavecat Pete, Pete the Cat and The Treasure Map, and The Cool Cat Boogie.
Steve Morse Band at the Ridgefield Playhouse
Sunday, February 26, 7:30 pm
Reunited and performing together for the first time in over 10 years, this band returns to the Playhouse stage! The long-awaited live set includes fan favorites from the band’s illustrious career.
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