An intimate evening featuring nine-time Grammy Award winner Jose Feliciano is planned at Fairfield Museum and History Center, Saturday, March 29th at 8 pm as part of an ongoing celebration Fairfield’s 375th Anniversary. More Mar 7, 2014 - 4:09:11 PM
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell to Play The Bushnell June 19 Steve Martin and Edie Brickell perform with the esteemed bluegrass combo Steep Canyon Rangers in a one-night-only performance at The Bushnell’s Mortensen Hall on Thursday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m. A unique hybrid of bluegrass and comedy, the evening showcases material from their Grammy-nominated album Love Has Come For You, as well as songs from Martin's album Rare Bird Alert and other new tunes. More Mar 6, 2014 - 8:03:58 AM
The Tartan Terrors are known for mixing rock's energy with traditional folklore, dance, and humor. With an arsenal featuring classic pipes and fiddle, driving drum tones, and signature guitar styles, standing-room-only audiences understand why Dig This Magazine declares "(The Terrors) one act to keep an eye on!" North America's premiere Celtic Event, The Tartan Terrors will return to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, March 7, at 8 p.m., for a wild celebration. Each and every one an accomplished entertainer, the Tartan Terrors mix rock's energy with traditional folklore, dance, and humor. Special guest is The Mighty Ploughboys whose rock is laced with an Irish beat. After the show, the Tartan Terrors will hang out with the audience and share spirits and laughs at The Hideaway (30 Grove St., Ridgefield). An AllShows.com VIP Party Pass ($25 addt'l per person), which includes a pre-show cocktail party 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. with open bar, hors-d’oeuvre and priority parking, is available for this show by calling the box office (203-438-5795). This event is part of the Xfinity Rock Series. More Mar 5, 2014 - 3:05:23 AM
Emerging Young Artist Scholarship Auditions at Stamford’s Palace Theatre this Saturday March 8th Fairfield County high school musicians will get the rare chance to be heard by a distinguished panel of Broadway & Hollywood luminaries and esteemed local educators when Stamford’s Palace Theatre holds auditions for its Emerging Young Artist Scholarship on Saturday, March 8th from 10:30 AM to 3 PM. With students from across the county participating, the auditions will be overseen by three professional adjudicators: David Friedman (conductor of the Disney movies “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin”), Paul McKibbins (composer and Broadway publisher) and John Yoon (award-winning educator from Greenwich High School). More Mar 4, 2014 - 10:08:26 AM
Thursday, March 6, at 8 p.m. at The Ridgefield Playhouse is going to be a rare happening when Cowboy Junkies perform The Trinity Session in its entirety -- only the eighth time in the U.S. This show will be a mixture of the band’s original material plus new recordings of classic folk, rock and country songs including their most famous single, The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" and "Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)", which is both a cover and an original, combining one of their new songs with the pop standard "Blue Moon". Cowboy Junkies have sold more than four million records, and their shows at The Ridgefield Playhouse have sold out. The Los Angeles Times praised The Trinity Session as one of the best ten albums of the year. An AllShows.com VIP Party Pass ($25 addt'l per person), which includes a pre-show cocktail party 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. with open bar, hors-d’oeuvre and priority parking, is available for this show by calling the box office (203-438-5795). The Bar and Grille on 7 (967 Ethan Allen Hwy, Ridgefield) will pour a free glass of house wine with dinner the night of this event when tickets are shown. Cowboy Junkies is part of the Doyle Coffin Architecture Singer/Songwriter and Xfinity Rock Series. More Mar 4, 2014 - 3:11:59 AM
Who's in the running for this year's local Dancing With The Stars event? Who's ready to serve up just desserts to fellow competitors? And who is ready to be crowned a winner again? These three and eight other terpsichorean newbies are all volunteering for Stamford’s longest-running community theatre – Curtain Call! More Feb 26, 2014 - 12:03:01 PM
Delta Rae, the super star-power six-piece folk rock band that has been profiled everywhere from NPR to Time to Forbes, will take The Ridgefield Playhouse by storm with their “Chasing Twisters Tour” on Thursday, February 27, at 8 p.m. More Feb 24, 2014 - 5:21:16 AM
Engelbert Humperdinck Coming to Palace Theatre on April 9th Legendary artist Engelbert Humperdinck will take the Palace Theatre stage in Stamford, CT on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Humperdinck has been a legend in the international music industry for the last forty plus years, with more than 150 million records sold. Tickets, priced at $45, $65, $85, go on sale Friday, February 21 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) online at www.SCAlive.org and by calling 203-325-4466 More Feb 20, 2014 - 6:33:57 AM
Ferguson Library to hold major fundraiser, A Novel Affair, April 10 The Ferguson Library’s major fundraiser, A Novel Affair, will transform the library into an elegant venue Thursday, April 10 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. The event, which raises funds for library services and collections, is a foodie’s delight, featuring small plates from some of the most popular area restaurants and caterers, an open bar and wine tastings hosted by BevMax. There will also be craft beer tastings courtesy of Charter Oak Brewing Company, SBC and Half Full Brewery. This is the fourth year for the event, which last year netted $160,000 for the library. More Feb 20, 2014 - 3:22:15 AM
Due to unprecedented demand, two more performances have been added to the area's first full-scale, adult-cast production of Les Miserables which is currently running in Curtain Call's Kweskin Theatre, Stamford. Thursday evening, February 27 and Wednesday evening March 5 - both at 8:00pm - are the new dates. All other performances through March 8 are sold out. More Feb 19, 2014 - 12:46:08 PM
From Martin Scorsese’s documentary film about her entitled Public Speaking, to the big screen seen in the hit film The Wolf of Wall Street, and on bookshelves across the world comes the legendary author, journalist & social observer Fran Lebowitz. She will be the featured guest in an intimate conversation at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, February 22, at 7:30 p.m. More Feb 19, 2014 - 6:44:55 AM
The Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum has received two donations totaling $10,000. The gifts were presented to the Museum at 2 p.m. on February 13, 2014 at 295 West Avenue in Norwalk, Conn. Spinnaker Real Estate Partners LLC donated $5,000 and an anonymous donor made a matching gift in the same amount. More Feb 17, 2014 - 8:02:00 AM
Sackler Music Composition Prize concert at the Stamford's Ferguson Library A premiere performance of the winner of the 2012 University of Connecticut Raymond and Beverly Sackler Music Composition Prize, one of the largest awards given for the composition of new musical works, will be held on Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. at The Ferguson Library’s Third Floor Auditorium, Bedford & Broad Streets, Stamford. The Library will be open at this time only for this event. More Feb 15, 2014 - 11:34:34 AM
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced on Monday that Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill will sponsor a series of programs for families during February school vacation week. The programs take place February 15-16 and 18-23. More Feb 11, 2014 - 4:47:55 AM
The Fairfield Museum and History Center announces the opening of a new exhibition, Wonder Women of Fairfield, highlighting the fascinating lives of notable women who helped build and shape our community, including Pepperidge Farm founder Margaret Rudkin and Connecticut Audubon Society founder Mabel Osgood Wright. The exhibition, on view through April 28th, is made possible by the generous support of Bankwell, Pepperidge Farm, Bigelow Tea, and Pascale Communications. More Feb 11, 2014 - 4:28:17 AM
Boasting sales of more than 10 million in the U.S. alone, the Tempe, Arizona-based combo Gin Blossoms has drawn critical applause and massive popular success for their trademark brand of chiming guitars, introspective lyricism, and irresistible melodies. “Follow You Down”, “Hey Jealousy”, “Found Out About You”, “Allison Road” and “Til I Hear It From You” are some of the hits that dominated the airwaves throughout the ‘90s that will be brought to life with the full band at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, February 8, at 8 p.m. More Feb 6, 2014 - 8:13:20 AM
Writers in Conversation: Literary couple, author Dani Shapiro and filmmaker Michael Maren On Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7:00pm author Dani Shapiro and her husband, filmmaker Michael Maren, will talk with Litchfield County Writers Project Director, Kathy Knapp, about their latest literary and film works and their creative partnership. This is a UConn Torrington Litchfield County Writers Project event and is free and open to the public. It will be held at the Warner Theatre’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre in downtown Torrington. More Feb 6, 2014 - 5:25:20 AM
Mystic Seaport Seeks Stowaway for Adventure Aboard the Charles W. Morgan Mystic Seaport is seeking applicants now through February 18 to become a stowaway aboard the Charles W. Morgan during her 38th Voyage in the summer of 2014. To apply and submit your video entry, visit www.mysticseaport.org/stowaway. More Feb 5, 2014 - 5:32:53 AM
The Hilarious Celebration of Women and the Change Comes to Stamford this May Forget the hot flashes and night sweats— Menopause the Musical will bring laughs and classic tunes to ‘The City That Works’ this spring. Featuring songs from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, this hilarious musical parody will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles of Stamford’s Palace Theatre on Sunday, May 4th. “We’re delighted to welcome the ladies of ‘Menopause the Musical’ and to show people what millions of women have been laughing about for years,” said BT McNicholl, producing artistic director at the Palace. “Everyone and anyone—male, female, young, old—will fall in love with this show!” More Feb 5, 2014 - 5:20:08 AM
The up-and-coming, critically acclaimed Voxare String Quartet will perform an all American program at the Westport Arts Center on Sunday, February 9th, from 3-5pm. The New York Times has described The Voxare String Quartet as a “gifted” group who perform with “penetrating tone and lucid textures.” They will perform works by Samuel Barber, Ned Rorem, Daron Hagen, and Antonin Dvorak's “American.” More Feb 4, 2014 - 5:39:21 PM
The area's first full-scale, adult-cast production of Les Miserables will begin a five-week run in Curtain Call's Kweskin Theatre, Stamford, on Friday, February 7. A cast of 41 under the direction of Eli Newsom (BRIDGEPORT) will play weekends through March 8. This is Newsom's directorial debut at Curtain Call, where he has previously been seen on stage in The Full Monty and 42nd Street. More Feb 4, 2014 - 11:46:47 AM
For the second year in a row, a Stamford man is the $1,500 first-place winner in the “Festival of Lighthouses Contest” at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. More Feb 4, 2014 - 6:06:22 AM
The Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education to Hold Spring Open House, Thursday, Feb 6 Discover your inner talent! The Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education will hold its Spring Open House on Thursday, Feb 6 from 6-7:30 pm. Learn about the courses being offered for the Spring 2014, meet the faculty, find out about the other educational programs being offered and register on the spot. More Jan 30, 2014 - 3:11:57 PM
Fran Cosmo will perform all their hits at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, January 31 Friday night, January 31, at 8 p.m., just got better because Boston’s former lead singer Fran Cosmo will be in concert at The Ridgefield Playhouse with a full band and a beer tasting in the lobby with DJs Chaz & AJ at 7:15 p.m. Featured artist is Anton Cosmo, Boston's former guitarist. All of Boston's iconic hits such as “More Than a Feeling”, “Peace of Mind”, “Foreplay/Long Time”, “Hitch a Ride”, “Amanda”, “Rock and Roll Band” and “Smokin'” are in store. More Jan 29, 2014 - 2:00:26 AM
