FC Buzz Weekend Lineup
The Norwalk Art Space
Friday Nov 22, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Connect with your community and celebrate creativity at The Norwalk Art Space Community Open House, November 22nd. See all of the beautiful artwork and delight in the musical performances from the Fall semester students who attended FREE art and music classes. Take in all that this wonderful Art Space and our Community Partners bring to the region and offer families in Norwalk and the surrounding area.
Och & Oy: A Considered Cabaret
Westport Country Playhouse
Friday Nov 22, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The show’s main title “Och & Oy!” plays on Cumming’s Scottish and Shapiro’s Jewish backgrounds. The subtitle “A Considered Cabaret” are nods to Shapiro being known for ‘All Things Considered’ and Cumming for the show ‘Cabaret.’ Their show combines the best bits of public radio with the best bits of a musical, where they have deep, thought-provoking conversations and also entertaining perhaps slightly bawdy musical numbers. What comes together is an old-fashioned cabaret that offers a mix of songs, Q&A. and personal storytelling – which both men have been doing in various ways for decades.
2024 Heida Hermanns International Music Competition
MoCA CT
Friday Nov 22, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The 2024 Heida Hermanns International Music Competition is for talented pianists ages 18-35 worldwide to compete. They aim to showcase exceptional piano performances and promote music entrepreneurship in musicians. The competition includes an online preliminary round and an in-person final round where participants demonstrate their technical prowess, interpretive skills, and musical expression. It’s a platform for emerging artists to gain recognition and connect with the global music community.
SM&NC Nights Out: Whiskey & Woodfire
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Saturday Nov 23, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Sips and Slices are perfect companions! Join us in the Knobloch Family Farmhouse for a night of “spirited” whiskey exploration paired with freshly made New Haven Style pies by the one-and-only Sally’s Apizza.
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
Saturday Nov 23, 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Audiences are thrilled by the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra's mix of contemporary and classical selections performed by accomplished professional musicians and world-renowned soloists, under the direction of Tony Award-winning Music Director, Stuart Malina.
Ridgefield Playhouse
Saturday Nov 23, 8:00 pm - 11:45 pm
Founded in New Jersey in 1980, The Smithereens have been creating electrifying, original rock’n’roll for more than 40 years. Today, The Smithereens include original members: Jim Babjak (guitar,) Dennis Diken (drums,) and Mike Mesaros (bass), with a rotation of special guest vocalists. This show will feature Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms.
Wilton Library
Sunday Nov 24, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Come to the literary event of the season when Billy Collins, the former Poet Laureate of the United States will introduce Water, Water: Poems, a wondrous new collection focused on the joys and mysteries of daily life. And on our stage for the first time - Collins meets Brubeck - where poetry and jazz come together in a very special pairing! In Water, Water, Collins combines his vigilant attention and respect for the peripheral to create moments of delight. Common and uncommon events are captured here with equal fascination, be it a cat leaning to drink from a swimming pool, a nurse calling a name in a waiting room, or an astronaut reciting Emily Dickinson from outer space. With his trademark lyrical informality, Collins asks us to slow down and glimpse the elevated in the ordinary, the odd in the familiar. It’s no surprise that The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal both call Collins one of America’s favorite poets.
Klein Auditorium
Sunday Nov 24, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Concert 1, 1 PM : Steel Pan Future Stars, Junior Stars, and All Stars, and Percussion, Jazz II, Saxophone, and Jazz I Orchestras. Concert 2, 4 PM : String, Sinfonia, and Virtuosi Orchestras. Classical selections, plus music by American songwriter Jack Lawrence. Concert 3, 6:30 PM : Principal & Philharmonic Orchestras. Our 88 Principal Orchestra musicians will perform the “New World Symphony” (Symphony No. 9) by Antonin Dvorak under the baton of Christopher Hisey. The Philharmonic will perform works by Schubert, Sibelius, and Dvorak. In addition, GCTYO will present its inaugural Inna Berson Wetmore Excellence in Teaching Award to Bernice Friedson, longtime music educator and former Concertmaster of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony
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