FC BUZZ HamletHub Weekend August 9 - August 11
HamletHub is proud to partner with the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County and FCBuzz to Elevate Arts and Culture in Fairfield County! Each week, look for a listing of weekend events and activities. The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of the arts and culture across 15 towns in coastal Fairfield County. Sign up to receive a free eBuzz newsletter with top picks and spotlight events from the hundreds of events posted on FCBuzz.
9th Biennial FOOTPRINT International Exhibition
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Friday , Aug 9, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s Biennial FOOTPRINT International Competition is an opportunity for the presentation of current trends and innovations in contemporary printmaking within the bounds of the one square foot (12” x 12”) configuration. The square format was uncommon in art until the advent of abstraction, and presents distinct challenges of composition and expression. Within these precise limits, artists must confront a space and create visual order and formal structure.
Ceramic Multi-Bowls Workshop with Leah Corbett
Friday Aug 9, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm,
Make your own multi-bowl centerpiece with Fairfield-based ceramicist Leah Corbett. “Multi-bowls” are one of Leah’s most popular forms, and can be used for numerous things like snack boards, jewelry catchers, air plant displays, or general organizers for keys & miscellaneous items. In this two-hour workshop, Leah will guide you through easy steps to pinch & smooth multiple bowl forms out of clay, attach them, and manipulate their shapes to fit your own creative style. We provide the clay, tools & glaze options. You get your hands a little dirty, choose your glaze, and pick up your finished creation a few weeks later. This is a great intro to hand-building class to get some basic knowledge that will take you far in the world of pottery.
Music Theatre of CT
Friday Aug 9, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
For 30 years, Lisa had one dream: to become the world’s best insult comic. Then, in November 2018, she walked away from it all with another goal: to become a life coach and help people achieve THEIR dreams.
Fairfield Theatre Company
Friday Aug 9, 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
From portraying Elvis Presley in Walk the Line and garnering a cult following as musician Chris Keller on the CW hit TV show One Tree Hill, to writing and touring with the likes of Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Joe Cocker, Tyler Hilton has enjoyed an award-winning career spanning music, film and television. Born and raised in California, Tyler grew up in a family of talented musicians who had played for acts like Fleetwood Mac, George Harrison and Donovan.
Westport Country Playhouse Tag Sale
Lucille Lortel White Barn Center
Saturday Aug 10, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The tag sale will feature wardrobe items, including more than 100 shirts – tees, casual, business, tux shirts – for only $1; pants for $2; shoes for $5; as well as a selection of show pieces at special prices. Also on sale will be Playhouse memorabilia including posters, scripts, and props. Cash, credit card, or Venmo. Proceeds will benefit the not-for-profit theater.
Music Theatre of CT
Saturday Aug 10, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Broadway veteran and Norwalk native, Raissa Katona Bennett returns to MTC with a new show featuring an eclectic mix of songs from Broadway, Cabaret, Jazz, Standards, and Pop. Raissa appeared on Broadway and Broadway tours as “Christine Daae” in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, CHESS in concert, CATS & PARADE. She appeared as “Helen” in FUN HOME, “Truvy” in STEEL MAGNOLIAS here at MCT. Recently she appeared as “Mrs. Potts” in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Summer Theatre of New Canaan and on TV’s “Law and Order SVU”. Concert & Headliner venues include: Feinstein’s, Metropolitan Room, Iridium, Beechman, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Town Hall, 54 Below, Algonquin. Raissa is a MAC & BISTRO Award winning host/producer/creator of the non-profit concert series devoted to the “greening” of city spaces and has CD’s on LML Music Label at Amazon & iTunes.
Free Summer Sampler - Tetrapak
Sunday Aug 11, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Utilizing eco-friendly, recycled materials, TetraPak prints are fast, direct, and very versatile. We will introduce you to the material, and help you discover creative ways to explore this accessible type of printmaking. What is TetraPak? TetraPak is the brand name of the silver-lined cardboard often used for packaging juice boxes and soup broth. When saved, cleaned, and flattened, printmakers can press into it with ballpoint pens to create “drypoint” type plates, or they can layer on tape and stickers to create collagraph type plates. It can also be easily cut into shapes for stenciling or a variety of creative applications.
The Westport Library
Sunday Aug 11, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Rotary Southern Connecticut (District 7980), Westport Sunrise and Westport Rotary Clubs, and the Connecticut Lyric Opera (CLO) are thrilled to announce "Opus for Peace," a special event series promoting peace, healing, and reconciliation through the arts, being launched with an abridged and narrated performance of Anthony Davis's powerful opera Amistad. The initial performances will occur at the Mystic Outdoor Art Festival on August 10, followed by a special performance at the Westport Public Library on August 11.
Summer Concert Series: Cookie Thomas
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
Sunday Aug 11, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Richard "Cookie" Thomas is a versatile vocalist and an undiscovered treasure, Richard Thomas’ career began in Philadelphia in 1960 when he had the opportunity, at fourteen, to open for B.B. King. He now resides in Stamford, Connecticut.
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