<p class="ql-align-center"><strong>Bridgeport, CT</strong>&nbsp;– Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is calling all local makers, creatives, and small business superstars to the Community Corner for the 2025 season.&nbsp;Community Corner is a lively weekend pop-up on zoo grounds and the perfect place to showcase your products, share your story, and connect with thousands of zoo visitors from Memorial Day through Labor Day, every Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 3pm.</p><p>Community Corner is designed to bring the vibrant spirit of farmer's markets and vendor fairs to the heart of the zoo, providing a pop-up shop space available for rent. This initiative not only supports local businesses but also enhances the zoo experience, offering guests a chance to explore and purchase unique products in a charming farmstand setting.</p><p>Participants from the previous seasons have included a diverse group of businesses ranging from artisanal crafters with handmade jewelry, to specialty shops offering soaps, pet gear, home goods and locally harvested honey.</p><p>Businesses interested in participating in Community Corner should note that all products require proper licenses and permits approved by Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo.</p><p>For more information or to reserve your space, please contact Lindsay Durkee at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:ldurkee@beardsleyzoo.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">ldurkee@beardsleyzoo.org</a>.</p><p><strong>About Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo</strong>&nbsp;Connecticut’s only zoo, celebrating 102 years, features 350 animals representing primarily North and South American and Northern Asian species. Guests won’t want to miss our Andean bear, maned wolves, Mexican gray wolves, red wolves, Red Panda, and a new prairie dog exhibit. As an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and participant in its Species Survival Plan (SSP) programs, the non-profit Zoo is committed to the preservation of endangered animals and wild habitats. Tickets must be purchased at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.beardsleyzoo.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Zoo’s website</a>.</p>

<p>Fairfield, CT — May is recognized nationally as Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Fairfield Police Department reaffirms its commitment to supporting wellness initiatives within the community and addressing mental health-related challenges with compassion, professionalism, and care. The Fairfield Police Department understands that individuals experiencing mental health crises may sometimes come into contact with law enforcement. When those situations arise, our goal is to respond with empathy, patience, and a deep understanding of the unique needs of those involved. </p><p>To that end, the department has developed and maintained a <strong>Crisis Intervention Team </strong>(CIT)<strong>, </strong>comprised of officers who have received specialized training to safely and effectively respond to calls for service involving mental or behavioral health issues. These officers are equipped to de- escalate situations and connect individuals with appropriate resources. </p><p>Additionally, the Fairfield Police Department is proud to have a <strong>licensed social worker </strong>embedded within the agency. This social worker assists in handling cases that originate through police calls for service and provides ongoing support to individuals and families facing mental health challenges. By offering follow-up care and resource coordination, our social worker helps bridge the gap between law enforcement and community-based mental health services. </p><p>In 2022, the department formalized its commitment to integrated mental health response by creating the <strong>Fairfield Police Behavioral Health Network</strong>. This network meets on a quarterly basis and brings together the department’s embedded social worker, members of the Crisis Intervention Team, and other stakeholders to review current practices, discuss recent cases, and identify ways to better serve the Fairfield community. The Fairfield Police Behavioral Health Network serves as a forum for continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation in how law enforcement and mental health services intersect. </p><p>As part of our continued efforts to lead in this area, the department is also expanding its mental health support program by introducing a social work intern. This position is designed not only to provide additional assistance to our current caseloads, but also to serve as a learning opportunity for future social workers. The role represents a growing collaboration between the fields of law enforcement and social work, an innovative model that enhances community support and helps shape the next generation of mental health professionals. </p><p>In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Fairfield Police Department is raising funds throughout May to support our <strong>Behavioral Health Network</strong>. Proceeds will be used to provide continued training for members of our <strong>Crisis Intervention Team</strong>, assist in offering critical resources to members of the Fairfield community facing mental health-related challenges, and support programs that enhance networking and outreach opportunities coordinated by our embedded social worker. </p><p>Mental Health Awareness Month is a time to reduce stigma, raise awareness, and reaffirm our shared responsibility to care for one another. The Fairfield Police Department remains dedicated to promoting mental wellness and ensuring that all individuals are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion, because mental health is public safety. </p><p>For more information about our Crisis Intervention Team, embedded social worker program, or fundraising efforts, please contact the Fairfield Police Department at (203) 254-4800 or visit our website at <a href="http://www.fpdct.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">www.fpdct.com</a>. Anyone willing to donate to this worthy cause can do so at <a href="https://fpdct.com/about/donate.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">https://fpdct.com/about/donate.php</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><em>The Fairfield Police Department remains dedicated to maintaining a safe community, protecting life and property, reducing crime and the fear of crime and to performing its function in a manner which promotes public trust and confidence. The Department strives to achieve its mission through the core values of Professionalism, Honor and Excellence. </em></p>

<p class="ql-align-center">FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Tatum Nordin ’25 and Taylor Walker ’25, nursing students at Fairfield University’s Austin Campus, were honored with Flower Bud Awards by St. David’s North Austin Medical Center. The prestigious award recognizes exceptional students who embody the core qualities of compassion, empathy, and professionalism during their clinical rotations.</p><p>Nordin and Walker are in their third semester of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fairfield.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/second-degree-nursing/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Accelerated Second Degree Nursing</strong></a>&nbsp;program at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fairfield.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/egan-school-of-nursing-and-health-studies/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies</strong></a>. They were assigned to St. David’s as part of their Medical-Surgical Nursing II course.</p><p>“The qualities for which Tatum and Taylor received recognition are fundamental to Fairfield’s Jesuit identity and the Egan School’s vision, mission, and purpose,” said Christina Trezza, MSN, RN, CNE, CCM, instructor of the practice and clinical coordinator in Austin. “It is no surprise that these exceptional students are turning heads with their outstanding and compassionate care for patients. I am so proud of them.”</p><p>The Flower Bud Award draws inspiration from the DAISY Award, an international nomination-based award given to registered nurses who demonstrate extraordinary compassion and outstanding clinical skills. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.daisyfoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>DAISY Foundation</strong></a>&nbsp;recognizes the Flower Bud Award as a companion award for nursing students.</p><p>Nordin and Walker received their award certificates in a ceremony attended by several of their Fairfield classmates, the nurse manager, and the chief nursing officer at St. David’s. The two students were celebrated for their dedication to excellence, exemplified by their enthusiasm for learning and clinical experiences.</p><p>“Nursing school is incredibly challenging, so this recognition is a sign that all my hard work is paying off,” said Walker. “I am genuinely grateful for the acknowledgement and support from St. David’s.”</p><p>Modest and sincere, Walker was quick to recognize her friends and faculty at Egan Austin. “I would not be at this point without my classmates, clinical instructor, and nursing professors,” she said. “This award honestly belongs to everyone!”</p><p><em>Fairfield University is a modern, Jesuit Catholic University, rooted in one of the world’s oldest intellectual and spiritual traditions. More than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 44 states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and 46 countries, are enrolled in the University’s five schools. In the spirit of rigorous and sympathetic inquiry into all dimensions of human experience, Fairfield welcomes students from diverse backgrounds to share ideas and engage in open conversations. The University is located in the heart of a region where the future takes shape, on a stunning campus on the Connecticut coast just an hour from New York City.</em></p>

<p>HARTFORD, CT — At the Connecticut State Capitol’s Autism Awareness Day,&nbsp;<strong>Senator Tony Hwang (R—Fairfield)&nbsp;</strong>stood alongside families, advocates, and community leaders in a moving show of unity and purpose, calling for continued support and inclusion for individuals on the autism spectrum, especially during the critical transitions into school, employment, and independent living.</p><p>The event’s theme: “transitioning to independence” resonated deeply with attendees, many of whom shared personal stories of love, perseverance, and advocacy. For Senator Hwang, the day served as a powerful reminder of both how far we’ve come and how much work still lies ahead.</p><p>“Sixteen years ago,&nbsp;<a href="https://cga.ct.gov/2009/VOTE/H/2009HV-00307-R00SB00301-HV.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">we laid the foundation</a>&nbsp;with landmark autism legislation to ensure coverage and support through group health insurance,” said Senator Hwang. “But legislation alone isn’t enough. Progress happens because of tireless advocates and because of love turned into action.”</p><p>Senator Hwang paid heartfelt tribute to parental advocates Shannon Knall, Ben Strong, and Stacey &amp; Bob Sager, whose dedication to their children and the autism community has inspired his continued commitment. “As a parent, whether it’s your child or not, our shared instinct is to protect and uplift every child,” Hwang said. “The well-being of children with autism must be a shared responsibility. We owe it to them to create the best possible environment for their success.”</p><p>While acknowledging past progress, Hwang emphasized that increased diagnostics, education, awareness, and lifelong support services are essential. “We have made meaningful strides, but there is always more to do,” he said. “We must continue to raise awareness, advocate for expanded resources, and work together to ensure that every individual, regardless of ability, has the chance to live a joyful, fulfilled, and safe life.”</p><p>The event was hosted by the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity &amp; Opportunity (CWCSEO), under the compassionate leadership of Executive Director Melvette Hill and Legislative Policy Analyst Denise Drummond. Their tireless advocacy plays a vital role in advancing inclusive public policy and championing equity for individuals with autism and their families.</p><p>“It was an honor to have the support of legislators as we raised awareness for autism at the Capitol. Senator Hwang emphasized the necessity of providing supportive services for individuals with autism, particularly as they grow into adulthood,” said&nbsp;<strong>Melvette Hill, Executive Director, CT Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity</strong><em>. “</em>His comment about ensuring that individuals can live happy, fulfilled, and safe lives reflects a deep commitment to inclusivity. He presented a clear call to action for the Connecticut to continue to create an environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, which resonates with a fundamental aspect of advocacy for people with disabilities and those on the autism spectrum.”</p><p>Autism Awareness Day at the Capitol was more than a recognition, it was a reaffirmation of a shared promise: to listen, to learn, and to act. With love, courage, and collective resolve, we move forward - together.</p>

<p><strong>Westport, CT - </strong>Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “Still,” a romantic story of two reunited lovers, on Monday, May 5, at 7 p.m. Written by Lia Romeo and directed by Mark Shanahan, Playhouse artistic director and Script in Hand curator, the play is nominated for a 2025 John Gassner Award, presented by the Outer Critics Circle.</p><p>“I am thrilled to present Lia Romeo’s remarkable ‘Still’ as part of our Script in Hand series,” said Shanahan. “Lia's script is heartbreakingly funny even as it is beautifully insightful, offering a poignant look at the complexities of rekindled relationships. In ‘Still,’ we meet characters who navigate their regrets, their hopes, and their personal beliefs, even as they are willing to bear their vulnerabilities and reveal their passions. This is a play that not only confronts uncomfortable truths but does so with a skillful blend of humor and heart, and I know it will get our audience talking!”</p><p>When former lovers Helen and Mark reunite after years apart, they quickly realize that the person each of them once knew—and the love they shared—might be more complicated than they remembered. What begins as an attempt to reconnect turns into a sharp, funny, and deeply emotional exploration that challenges everything the pair thought they understood about the past—and the possibilities for their future. As old wounds are reopened, secrets are revealed, and uncomfortable truths come to light, “Still” explores what happens when we confront the people from our past—and discover that we might never have truly known them at all.</p><p>Cast members are&nbsp;<strong>John Bedford Lloyd</strong>&nbsp;as Mark (Westport Country Playhouse: “The Drawer Boy”; Broadway: “Some Americans Abroad,” “The Rainmaker”; Television: “Ozark,” “The Divide,” “John Adams,” “Mohammad Ali’s Greatest Fight”; Film: “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps,” “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Bourne Supremacy,” “Nixon,” “Philadelphia,” “The Abyss,” “Crossing Delancey,” “Trading Places”; worked with Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) since 2006, directing and developing new work with the residents of Green Haven Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in New York); and&nbsp;<strong>Allison Mackie</strong>&nbsp;as Helen (Westport Country Playhouse: “The Constant Wife,” “Dear Brutus,” “David Copperfield”; Broadway: “Cyrano de Bergerac” as Roxane, opposite Frank Langella, “Candida” with Joanne Woodward; Regional: “The Big Knife,” “La Ronde” at Williamstown, dir. Joanne Woodward; “Fallen Angels,” “The Royal Family,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Peccadillo,” “When Last We Flew”;</p><p>Film/TV: HBO’s “The Great Lillian Hall,” “Our Very Own,” “Original Sin,” “Gia,” “Rear Window,” “Friends &amp; Family,” “Those People,” “Night Sweats,” “The Gymnast,” “Sliver”).&nbsp;</p><p>Stage directions will be read by&nbsp;<strong>Rebbekah Vega-Romero</strong>&nbsp;((Westport Country Playhouse: Stage directions for Script in Hand playreadings of&nbsp;“True Art,” “Tenderness and Gratitude Number Four,” “Mauritius”; Theatre: “Showboat,” “West Side Story,” “The Fantasticks,” “A Christmas Carol”; founding member of the DIEZ collective; LaGuardia (“Fame”) H.S., Boston University, 2023 Doreen Montalvo Scholarship honoree; @RebbekahVR).</p><p><strong>Ruth E. Kramer&nbsp;</strong>is stage manager (46 years of previous behind-the-scenes adventures include 20 seasons and 40 productions at Pittsburgh Public Theater, and a plentitude of dramas, comedies, musicals, classics, new works, dances, readings, and workshops nation-wide; serves on the National Council of Actors’ Equity Association; 2021 Stage Managers’ Association Del Hughes Honoree for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management).</p><p>Playwright&nbsp;<strong>Lia Romeo</strong>&nbsp;is a recent graduate of the Juilliard playwriting program. Her plays have been developed at the O’Neill, La Jolla Playhouse, the Lark, and elsewhere, and have been produced in NYC by Colt Coeur, Project Y Theatre, and others, as well as regionally at venues such as Dorset Theatre Festival, Laguna Playhouse, Unicorn Theatre, and New Jersey Repertory Theatre. Four of her plays have been recognized by the Kilroys List. Her plays are published by TRW, Broadway Licensing, and Broadway Play Publishing. She is the associate artistic director with Project Y Theatre Company and the co-founder of the Parent-Caregiver Playwrights Group, and she teaches in the M.A. program in creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She is a cancer survivor and the mother of a five-year-old son.</p><p>Director&nbsp;<strong>Mark Shanahan</strong>&nbsp;is Playhouse artistic director and Script in Hand curator. For the 2024-25 Season of Laughter, he directed “The 39 Steps,” “A Sherlock Carol,” and “Theatre People.” He directed his own adaptation of “Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” in partnership with Agatha Christie Ltd., which premiered at the Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre. He is the author of “A Merry Little Christmas Carol,” “See Monsters of the Deep,” the Off-Broadway and regional hit comedy “The Dingdong,” as well as numerous radio plays as creator of the White Heron Ghost Light series, featuring Christopher Plummer, Judith Ivey, Rhonda Ross, and other notables. Shanahan has directed at stages around the country such as Alley Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Virginia Stage, Arkansas Rep, White Heron, Mile Square Theatre, Hudson Stage, Theatre Squared, Fulton Opera House, Weston Playhouse, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Florida Rep, Penguin Rep, Merrimack Rep, The Cape Playhouse, and many more. As an actor, Shanahan has appeared on and Off-Broadway (“The 39 Steps,” “Tryst,” “The Shaugraun,” and others) and at many celebrated regional theatres. Shanahan has appeared on the Westport Country Playhouse stage in “Journey’s End” (2005), “David Copperfield,” directed by Joanne Woodward and Annie Keefe, (2005), “Sedition” (2007), “Tryst” (2008), and “Around the World in 80 Days” (2009), and numerous Script In Hand readings. Shanahan is also the creator and curator of Westport Country Playhouse Radio Theater, in partnership with WSHU Public Radio, and served as writer/director of the Playhouse radio adaptation of “A Merry Little Christmas Carol,” and as director of scripts commissioned for the series.&nbsp;<a href="http://mark-shanahan.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">mark-shanahan.net</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: windowtext;">Tickets are $30. Running time is 80 minutes, no intermission. Mature language; recommended for 15 and up.</span></p><p><span style="color: windowtext;">For full details, visit:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.westportplayhouse.org/show/script-in-hand-still/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">https://www.westportplayhouse.org/show/script-in-hand-still/</a><span style="color: windowtext;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: windowtext;">The Script in Hand Playreading Series is supported by Joyce Hergenhan and the White Barn Program of the Lucille Lortel Foundation. 2025 Programming and Season Sponsor is Barbara Streicker. Media sponsors are Moffly Media and WSHU Public Radio. Westport Country Playhouse is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.</span></p><p><span style="color: windowtext;">Upcoming Script in Hand playreadings are scheduled on&nbsp;Mondays at 7 p.m. as follows: June 9 (“The Shark Is Broken”, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film “Jaws”), Sept. 8, Nov. 3, and Dec. 1;&nbsp;titles to be announced.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: windowtext;">Script in Hand playreadings offer intimate storytelling as professional actors&nbsp;use their skills to catapult the audience’s imagination without benefit of scenery or costumes.&nbsp;For a video on Script in Hand, visit:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2eWDaF-JXA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2eWDaF-JXA</a></p><p><span style="color: windowtext;">A complete schedule of Playhouse events is available at&nbsp;</span><a href="http://westportplayhouse.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">westportplayhouse.org</a><span style="color: windowtext;">.&nbsp;</span>All play titles, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.</p><p><span style="color: windowtext;">For Westport Country Playhouse information and tickets, visit&nbsp;</span><a href="http://westportplayhouse.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">westportplayhouse.org</a><span style="color: windowtext;">&nbsp;</span>or call the box office at (203) 227-4177, toll-free at 1-888-927-7529. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse), Instagram (wcplayhouse), and&nbsp;<span style="color: windowtext;">YouTube (WestportPlayhouse).&nbsp;</span>Westport Country Playhouse is located at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport<span style="color: windowtext;">.&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class="ql-align-center">FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield University Art Museum is pleased to present <em>Famous &amp; Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann</em>, the first solo museum exhibition of the photographer’s work to be presented in the United States, on view from May 2 – July 26, 2025, in the Museum’s Bellarmine Hall Galleries.</p><p>This landmark show will present over 100 photographs by the Austrian-born photographer Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990), one of the most accomplished female photographers of the 20th century. The show will highlight her groundbreaking career in Vienna during the 1920s and 1930s, as well as her influential work in the United States after her emigration in 1940.&nbsp;</p><p>After opening her own studio in Vienna at the age of just 25, Fleischmann had great success there in the 1920s and 30s photographing artists, dancers, actors, and other key cultural figures of the era. When the Nazis invaded during the Anschluss in 1938, she fled first to London and then to New York. She opened a studio just behind Carnegie Hall on 56^th Street in 1940 and photographed many of the artists and intellectuals of the day, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Marian Anderson, and Albert Einstein.</p><p>Lenders to the exhibition include the Wien Museum, in Vienna, Austria, the New York Public Library, and private collectors. Importantly, it will also feature never-before-exhibited works from Fleischmann and Cornides family collections, as well as the family collection of her student and life-long friend, photographer Helen Post (1907-1979). These works will provide an unprecedented and intimate view of the photographer’s personal and professional legacy.</p><p>On view in the gallery, in addition to the photographs, will be a documentary entitled <em>In nackter Gesesllschaft</em> (<em>The Naked Gaze) </em>(2019), by Katherina Lochmann and Pogo Kreiner, informed by Anna Auer’s interview with Trude Fleischmann at her home in retirement in Lugano, Switzerland. The film brings to life Fleischmann’s photo studio and its elite clientele during 1920s and 30s.</p><p>Fleischmann’s work is included in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Getty Museum, the Wien Museum, the Albertina Museum, and many other important public and private collections around the world.&nbsp;</p><p>The exhibition is curated by Museum Executive Director Carey Weber together with Trude Fleischmann’s cousin Barbara Loss. A fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by the artist’s biographer Heike Herrberg will be available in the galleries. A selection of programming has been created to complement the exhibition, including an opening night talk with the curator of the Fleischmann retrospective at the Wien Museum in 2011, Frauke Kreutler and a gallery talk with Barbara Loss, her brother Dr. Henry Rosenberg, and Heike Herrberg discussing Fleischmann’s photographs of family and friends. The final program will be a talk on Heimat photography by Elizabeth Cronin, Robert B. Menschel Curator of Photography, Wallach Division, The New York Public Library. The Heimat or homeland movement advocated for the landscape and its preservation, and encouraged national pride. This talk will explore the importance of the Austrian landscape during the 1920s and 30s, when Austrian photographers like Fleischmann began defining their Heimat with images of the mountains, strong peasants at work, skiing and mountain climbing, countering the fragility of the newly-formed First Austrian Republic.</p><p><strong>Planned Exhibition Programming:</strong> All programs are free and open to the public.</p><p><strong>Thursday, May 1, 5 p.m.</strong></p><p><strong>Opening Lecture:</strong> <em>Famous &amp; Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann</em></p><p>Frauke Kreutler, curator, Wien Museum, Vienna, Austria</p><p>Dolan School of Business Event Hall and and via livestream on <a href="http://www.thequicklive.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thequicklive.com</a></p><p>Part of the Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Lectureships in Art History, funded by the Robert Lehman Foundation</p><p><strong>Thursday, May 1, 6-8 p.m.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Reception: </strong><em>Famous &amp; Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann</em></p><p>Bellarmine Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries and Great Hall</p><p>Join us from 6-8 p.m. as we celebrate the opening of <em>Famous &amp; Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann</em> with drinks, light appetizers, and Viennese music performed by a string quartet.</p><p><strong>Friday, May 2, 12 noon</strong></p><p><strong>Gallery Talk:</strong> <em>Heike Herrberg, Barbara Loss, and Dr. Henry Rosenberg Discuss Trude Fleischmann as Family Photographer</em></p><p>Bellarmine Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Wednesday, May 7, 12 Noon</strong></p><p><strong>Gallery Talk: </strong>Presentation by Fairfield University Art Museum Executive Director Carey Mack Weber, followed by a conversation with Barbara Rosenberg Loss.</p><p>Organized by the Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art, Inc.</p><p><strong>Saturday, May 10, 12:30 – 2 p.m. and 2:30 – 4 p.m.</strong></p><p><strong>Family Day: </strong><em>Gold and Glitter in Vienna!</em></p><p>Arts and crafts for ages 4-10. Space is limited; registration required.</p><p><strong>Thursday, June 12, 5 p.m.</strong></p><p><strong>Lecture:</strong> <em>Heimat Photography and the Art of Trude Fleischmann</em></p><p>Elizabeth Cronin, Robert B. Menschel curator of photography, Wallach Division, The New York Public Library</p><p>Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room and via livestream on <a href="http://www.thequicklive.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thequicklive.com</a></p><p><em>Fairfield University is a modern, Jesuit Catholic University, rooted in one of the world’s oldest intellectual and spiritual traditions. More than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 46 states, 73 foreign countries, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are enrolled in the University’s five schools.&nbsp;In the spirit of rigorous and sympathetic inquiry into all dimensions of human experience, Fairfield welcomes students from diverse backgrounds to share ideas and engage in open conversations. The University is located in the heart of a region where the future takes shape, on a stunning campus on the Connecticut coast just an hour from New York City.</em></p>