Vietnam War Veterans Invited to March in Fairfield's Memorial Day Parade

The Fairfield Memorial Day Committee invites all veterans who served during the following dates to march in this year’s Memorial Day parade:  February 28, 1961 – May 7, 1975.  All veterans will march as a unit in the first division.  No uniform is required.  Please meet at the commuter parking lot across from the Fairfield Recreation Department at 85 Mill Plain Road no later than 9:15 AM.  Transportation will be provided to the start of the parade route.

The Memorial Day parade will be held on Monday, May 28^th at 10 AM rain or shine.  This year’s theme is “We welcome home our brave Vietnam veterans who served so well, with heartfelt thanks, respect and honor this 2012”.  For further information please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 203-414-0246.

Westport Youth Film Festival 2012 to be Held Saturday, June 2, Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport

The annual Westport Youth Film Festival will be presented on Saturday, June 2, at the Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. in Bridgeport, from 10am to 10pm. High school students from across the state run every aspect of this cutting-edge event, that highlights teen filmmakers, artists, and musicians. Come see future film industry stars, professional judges, and enjoy panels and workshops. Festival Passes: $25 in advance / $30 the day of The Festival

On the day of the Festival, several workshops will also be conducted onsite:

10am-11am, Film Painting: $10
295 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT
Create a colorful moving image collage on 16mm film! Students will learn to use markers, inks, and stickers to work directly with film as their canvas. The result is a movie made without a camera! Parents are encouraged to join in. The collaboratively made film will screen at the end of WYFF 2012.
Workshop instructed by Sean Hanley.

10am-Noon: 1-3pm; and 4:30-5:30pm; Screen Printing: $15 at the door                                                                                                                                                                       303 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT
Screen-print your own WYFF T-Shirt today! Come join The WYFF Youth Board and teaching artist Elizabeth Walshak. Learn how to screen print your own WYFF t-shirt!

Noon-1:30pm, Direct Filmmaking: $10                                                                                                                                                                                                                               295 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT
Get your hands dirty by scratching, bleaching, and coloring on recycled film footage! Discover the wonders of “found footage;” old educational and documentary films that you can turn into your own “do it yourself” masterpiece. By working together, the group will create a film to screen at the end of WYFF 2012.
Workshop instructed by Sean Hanley.

2:30-3:30pm, Human Stop Motion Puppets: $10                                                                                                                                                                                                               295 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT
Learn the mechanics of animation and have a great time! In this workshop you will learn about pixilation and become a stop-motion animation puppet yourself!
Workshop instructed by Carolyn McKenzie and Taylor Huval.

For more information, contact Westport Arts Center at 203-222-7070, www.westportartscenter.org.

Stamford's Avon Theatre Presents a Night of Film Noir Tuesday May 22

On Tuesday, May 22, at 7:30pm, The Avon Theatre in Stamford presents a Night of Film Noir, showing the 1947 movie "Born to Kill." A post-film Q&A session, conducted by Film Noir maven Michael Kovner, will also be featured. Avon Carte Blanche Members are FREE; Members are $5; Students & Seniors $8; Non-Members $11.

ABOUT THE FILM: Born to Kill (Running Time:  92 mins) was a classic and archetypal film noir movie directed by Robert Wise, who would go on to direct several other movies in the same genre. The notable cast included Claire Trevor who did so many film noir features that she became known as the "Queen of Film Noir," and the controversial Lawrence Tierny, whose extensive film career included Reservoir Dogs.  Director Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Sound of Music, West Side Story) shows his film noir chops with this dark gem, whose mix of heiress sisters, stone-hearted men, needy hangers-on and inevitable love plays like a soap opera that refuses to wash itself clean. Walter Slezak portrays the verse-quoting shamus, and Claire Trevor and Lawrence Tierney portray the illicit lovers who play with fire - and burn their names forever into film-noir lore.

ABOUT THE HOST: Michael Kovner is a long-time Greenwich resident and member of the Avon Advisory Board. While he is an accomplished Vice President and Managing Director with the real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens in his professional life, his personal passion is the cinema. An avid Avon supporter and lover of film noir, Michael has watched movies since his early childhood. He can repeat lines in his sleep, and he has probably spent more time in the dark confines of cinemas than anywhere else. His fascination with film noir began at a young age, starting with The Maltese Falcon all the way to Psycho, which he first saw at the Avon. He first saw Born To Kill in Aspen while on a ski trip and was glued to the screen. It has remained an all-time favorite of his ever since, largely a result of the art of the unexpected - the beautiful and elegant Claire Trevor, who plays a rich society woman, but acts as rotten and murderous as any thug with no moral compass - perhaps even more so.  An undergraduate of Lafayette College with postgraduate degrees from Georgetown University and the University of Dijon (France), Michael proudly served as an officer in the US Army, and was posted to the 25th Infantry Division in the Republic of Vietnam.  He was awarded an ARCOM Medal, Bronze Star and Bronze Star 1st Oak Leaf Cluster.  Michael and his spouse, Jean Doyen de Montaillou, remain active on many boards and institutions, while splitting time between their homes in Greenwich, Palm Beach and Nantucket.

Crossover Band Twiddle to Play FTC Friday May 18

On Friday, May 18, Fairfield Theatre Co. hosts Twiddle, a true crossover band known for their Phish-like jams, following in Zappa and Coltrane footsteps.

Much more than just another jam band from Vermont, Twiddle is a true cross-over band with a sound that weaves and dodges through genres, coasting with complexities that conjure up Coltrane, Ranglin and Zappa, yet still embraces the roots of jam traditions. Spinning tall tales with their lyrics, the words lay on a thick mattress of masterful guitar, bass and keyboard solos.

Fans should never be surprised to find new friends of all ages at a Twiddle show, whether they’re fans of the Talking Heads, Phish or any other high caliber live show. High-energy shows can flow on for hours with Twiddle, always eager to please and explore new musical boundaries and share the energy with the crowd.

Even though any Twiddle fan would jump fast to say the band is best experienced live – and they are correct – their most recent album, Somewhere on the Mountain, was funded almost entirely by fan donations on Kickstarter.com and features some of the best, most authentic recordings of the band yet. But if you’re a live show purist, you can always buy tickets to the May 18 show at StageOne.

“The band’s intricate, complex compositions cut notes with precision, and their high-energy, rapid-fire playing keeps fans doing way more than just fiddling about – rather, their collective sweaty soles are kept stirring, keeping pace with every blast, every roar, every ascension into sweet jam heaven.” – High Times

Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM
Venue: StageOne70 Sanford St., Fairfield, CT 06824
Tickets: $20 advance, $23 door Member Discount: $3 Buy tickets: Box Office: 203.259.1036 or buy online: www.fairfieldtheatre.org