FC Buzz Weekend November 3-5
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“Five Guys” Exhibition Reception
Wilton Library
Friday, November 3, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
You are invited to an opening reception for a new exhibition of five area artists: Daniel Angeles (Danbury), Bill Fulton (Wilton), Ed MacEwen (Wilton), Norm Siegel (Norwalk), and Dennis Stevens (Norwalk). The works represent a wide variety of styles, media, and subject matter. Free and open to the public. Most of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. On view through Nov 30th.
Music Theatre of Connecticut, Norwalk
Fri, Nov 3, 8:00 pm, Sat, Nov 4, 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm and Sun, Nov 5, 2:00 pm
Spend a night at the theater! Borrowing elements from Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, this Tony & Pulitzer Award winning play explores race relations and gentrification in the changing face of a Chicago neighborhood. Running three weekends through November 19th.
Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park, New Canaan
Friday, November 3 & Saturday, November 4, 7:00 pm and Sunday, November 4:00 pm
This heartfelt and humorous production brings to life the book that sold 14 million copies. This special event is a joint production between THE ARMONK PLAYERS in collaboration with THE TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN, under the Direction of Pia Haas.
An Evening of One-Act Comedies
Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Westport
Friday Nov 3 through Sunday Nov 5, 7:30 pm
Enjoy three one-act comedies in one night! The UU Players present “Miss You" by David Auburn, exploring the tangled webs we weave with the aid of telephones; "Baby Food" and "Crazy Eights," both by David Lindsey-Abaire, highlight the extreme and bizarre lengths people will go to in order to get what they want; "Sure Thing" by David Ives proves that when it comes to connection, it's all in the timing. Get ready to laugh!
Author Talk with UFO Expert Ralph Blumenthal
The Ridgefield Library
Saturday, November 4, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Come and hear the award-winning reporter who co-authored the explosive story in the New York Times that created a new enthusiasm for UFOs worldwide: “Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program.” In June 2023, Blumenthal co-authored the article “Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin,” which led to a bipartisan Congressional hearing on Capitol Hill.
Pequot Library, Southport
Saturday, November 4, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Raise a glass to the Bard of Avon and sample local brews and delicious local light bites. Music will be provided by Richard Pitssinger, a Juilliard-trained opera singer who has received positive reviews from the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, as well as Gwendolyn Toth, the artistic director of New York City’s ARTEK, who is recognized as one of the nation’s leading early music performers.
St. Philip Artists’ Guild, Norwalk
Saturday, November 4, 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
A pop up, one-night-only exhibition and open studios event with art by 21 artists, a silent auction, libations and snacks. This year's fall event has a new twist, featuring the associate ‘members only’ downstairs in historic Oakhill Mansion.
Wilton Library
Saturday, November 4, 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Las Vegas-style fun with real gaming tables and dealers! Enjoy gourmet food, top-shelf open bar with signature cocktails, chips for gaming, prizes for top winners, and much more. New this year: a sports lounge and "everyone's a winner" wine pull. All attendees must be 21 years of age or older.
“Take A Step Back” Music Of The Grateful Dead
Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan
Saturday, November 4, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
An evening of live music featuring uplifting rhythms, unique song forms, organic harmonic progressions and often-cryptic storytelling. Bandleader and guitarist Michael-Louis Smith and “Take A Step Back” return to the Carriage Barn to perform the music of The Grateful Dead. They will be joined by special guest David Gans, musician, journalist, and host/producer of The Grateful Dead Hour radio show. Doors open @ 6:30 pm. Show starts @ 7pm.
Norwalk Symphony Presents “Vienna Comes to Norwalk!”
Norwalk City Hall
Saturday, November 4, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Experience a bit of Vienna as the Symphony performs Johann Strauss Jr.'s enchanting melodies and waltzes and Richard Strauss' brilliance in this one classic evening. Hear Suzuki School cellists as they perform a pre-show in the lobby starting at 6:45pm. In the spirit of giving, please bring a NEW pair of socks to donate to Liberation Program's sock drive.
”TEA TALK” Panel Discussion on AI
Westport Library
Sunday, November 5, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
What’s next for the Arts? Join an interactive panel discussion exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Arts Education, Music and Art. The panel includes Shobana Mani, Moderator/Co-Chair WAAC; Liz Leggett, Visual Artist; Luciano Floridi, Director Digital Ethics Yale; Brian Keane, Composer/Musician; and Stephen Zimmerman the Arts Coordinator of Westport Schools.
Baseball: Stories & History of America’s Favorite Pastime
South Norwalk Library
Sunday, November 5, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum bring you a panel discussion featuring legendary NY Mets player and 1989 Gold Glove Award winner, Ron Darling; esteemed journalist, author, and public relations director for Major League Baseball, Bob Wirz; and Kelley Franco Throop, acclaimed baseball contributor, attorney, and lecturer. Reserve tickets at lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
Greenwich Symphony Presents “Discovered and Rediscovered”
Round Hill Community Church, Greenwich
Sunday, November 5, 3:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Come and enjoy the following performances by the Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. 1, No. 1. George Walker: String Quartet No. 1. Enrique Granados: Piano Quintet Op. 49
Connecticut’s Own: Music with Oboe and Piano
Wilton Library
Sunday, November 5, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Two talents not to be missed! Wilton residents Ralph Kirmser (oboe) and Kyong Hee Cho (piano) will perform Fantasy Pieces by Carl Nielsen, Three Romantic Pieces by Leopold Wallner, as well as piano solos by Franz Liszt and Frederic Chopin. Ralph Kirmser has been oboist for the Madera Winds Quintet, the Prevailing Winds of Connecticut, and Morningside Wind Quintet of New York City. Kyong Hee Cho began her piano career in Korea at the age of four and gave her first concert piano performance with the Seoul Symphony at the age of eleven.
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