FC Buzz Weekend October 4 - October 6
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New Canaan Museum & Historical Society
Friday Oct 4, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Kick off October4design with wine tasting sponsored by Carl Franco of Francos Wine Merchants and Kobrand Fine Wine and Spirits. Enjoy French, Italian and American wines and champagnes, including selections from Cakebread Cellars and Champagne Taittinger, along with passed hors d’oeuvres. Space is limited for this very special evening.
Opening Reception of the Art Exhibition "Resilience, Reflection, and Revelations"
Wilton Library
Friday Oct 4, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Eight area artists will be showcased in Wilton Library’s October art exhibition, “Resilience, Reflection, and Revelations.” The exhibition features the diverse works of women artists: Pam Ackley (Killingworth), Afsaneh Djabbari-Aslani (New Canaan), Alma Faham (Danbury), Cynthia Fazekas (Shelton), Mari Gyorgyey (Stamford), Katya Lebrija (Wilton), Pam Rouleau (Old Greenwich), and Nomi Silverman (Greenwich). They will exhibit their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter, all portraying vibrant and varied types of resilience found in life and nature.
Stamford Center for the Arts
Friday Oct 4, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
From his hit television series “The Carbonaro Effect” on truTV, America’s favorite Trickster is thrilling audiences across the country with CARBONARO: LIES ON STAGE, conjuring up a concoction of unbelievable magic, hysterical offbeat shenanigans, and wonder for all ages. We’d say you have to see it to believe it, but you won’t believe a thing when you’re in the presence of Michael Carbonaro!
Music for Youth - Young Persons Concert
Pequot Library
Saturday Oct 5, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Sirena Huang is one of her generation’s most celebrated violinists. Winner of the 2022 Indianapolis Violin Competition, she brings brilliance and powerful artistry to the stage. Sirena made her solo debut with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in 2004 at the age of nine, and, since then, has performed in seventeen countries across three continents. She has been featured as a soloist with more than fifty prestigious ensembles. Motivated by a deep wish to inspire peace and harmony with her music, Sirena has performed before world leaders, thinkers and humanitarians. A master class for advanced violinists will follow the concert. This concert is open to the public. Registration is required. Donations accepted at door.
Weston History & Culture Center
Saturday Oct 5, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Start your spooky season early with this silly shadow puppet show by TV sensation, Nappy! Join in the fun as Jim Napolitano of Nappy’s Puppet presents some of the silliest sing-a-long songs known to man and monster alike! Get ready to sing a long with some familiar yet decidedly spooky classic childrens songs such as: I’m a Mummy Little Bunny Foo-Foo Five Little Zombie Ducks? The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Five Little Mummies Jumpin’ on the Bed and many others!
Saxe Auditorium
Saturday Oct 5, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Schubert Club of Fairfield County, CT is once again honored to have Richard Goode perform at its annual Wendy Tisch Memorial Concert this year. Known worldwide as a leading interpreter of Classical and Romantic music, and of Beethoven's works, Richard Goode is a long-standing and revered performer whose performances are well worth experiencing live.
Metro Art Studios
Saturday Oct 5, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Local interior design professionals team up with Metro Art Studios artists to create a showcase of fine art and interior design in the Crown Gallery at Metro Art Studios to benefit a local organization making a difference in Bridgeport. Each designer features one artist in our version of a “white room challenge”, showing off their design aesthetic and style while highlighting how well fine art works as a focal point.
Performing Arts at MoCA with Sean Lee & John Bitoy
MoCA CT
Saturday Oct 5, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Waltz into a night of classical brilliance with a modern edge with the extraordinary talents of American violinist Sean Lee and Afro-Dominican pianist John Bitoy, two visionaries pushing the boundaries of the genre. Sean Lee, renowned for his electrifying live performances of Paganini’s Caprices, has shared the stage with icons like Itzhak Perlman and has The New York Times praising his performances as “breathtakingly beautiful.”
Greater Bridgeport Symphony Returns With Joshua Gersen Taking The Podium
Saturday Oct 5, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
It’s The Start of Something BIG in Bridgeport, as the Greater Bridgeport Symphony (GBS) continues their search for a new Music Director and Principal Conductor to take the baton from the beloved Eric Jacobsen who stepped down after nine years, in 2023. GBS has conducted a nationwide search to find a worthy successor and that person will be announced at the close of this, their 79th season.
Voices Cafe
Saturday Oct 5, 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Kemp Harris brings a unique combination of blues, soul, folk and jazz which simply defies categorization. He is a singer and songwriter, a master weaver of American musical styles. He is an actor, activist, author, and storyteller, and an award-winning educator who has taught young public-school students for more than 40 years. Called a “master chef” at melding American music styles, Kemp brings a powerful, intimate performance. Downbeat says Kemp’s artistry is “earthly, inspiring, haunting… sacred and profane.”
2nd Annual Waveny Arts Festival
Waveny Park
Sunday Oct 6, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Event presented by the Carriage Barn in partnership with the New Canaan Parks & Rec Department, this outdoor arts festival will feature a juried collection of fine artists & artisans including painters, photographers, ceramicists, potters, fiber artists, jewelry designers, sculptors, and woodworkers.
TRUNK SHOW-Artist Collective Of Westport
The Westport Library
Sunday Oct 6, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Artists Collective Of Westport: Super Trunk Show! 100+ Works -Affordable Prices. The Collective invites you to see and buy art in a plethora of styles. A perfect fit for you or a gift to give. The 35+ artists have created 100+ works of art in dozens of approaches and styles. Have one of a kind art in every room of your home. Or create a "gallery wall" as a decorative space in one or more rooms where various artworks are hung together on a wall.
The Saugatuck Rowing and Fitness Club
Sunday Oct 6, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Fans of First Folk Sunday – mark your calendars for the return of The Flying Fingers Jug Band on Sunday October 6, 12:30-2:30, at the Saugatuck Rowing Club, 521 Riverside Avenue! Joining the FFJB for a few rounds of great music will be singer/guitarist Suzanne Sheridan. After their appearance at First Folk Sunday in 2023, the message was quite clear – BRING THEM BACK! The producers listened and The Flying Fingers Jug Band is back to lift your spirits and your energy.
Easton Public Library
Sunday Oct 6, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Hot To Trot Trio returns with a concert of finely percolated cuppa coffee songs and the aroma of their signature well-brewed dialogue. Presented by the Easton Arts Council in the Community Room of the Easton Public Library at 3 pm on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Reception to follow. Free event, donations accepted for EAC's scholarship program
Connecticut's Own: An Afternoon of Song with Melissa Newman
Wilton Library
Sunday Oct 6, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join Wilton Library for another delightful Sunday afternoon of music in our Connecticut's Own series, for a performance by vocalist Melissa Newman and her trio. In addition to being a vocalist, the multitalented Melissa is also a teacher, writer and artist who works primarily in porcelain and stoneware. She has shown her work in galleries around the Northeast. After enjoying a lucrative jingle career, she continues to perform with her trio. Melissa spent almost 20 years volunteering and working with the inspiring women at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, teaching art and singing there and in other communities.
Quick Center for the Arts
Sunday Oct 6, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
"Fado is the traditional music of Portugal – proud, austere, and deeply melancholic. Mariza is the music’s biggest star for a reason: she sings it not as musty nostalgia but as exuberant 21st-century pop, with a low, mesmerizing alto that is as commanding as any pop singer today... remaking Fado’s ancient sadness into a majestic modern sound"
Bruce S. Kershner Gallery
Sunday Oct 6, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A very moving art exhibition featuring three extraordinary Connecticut Artists expressing the essence and effect of shadow, light, the subliminal mind and the human spirit.
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