Aldrich Video Series: Maya Jeffereis
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 258 Main Street, RidgefieldSeptember 30 to October 20, 2024 Maya Jeffereis Aldrich Video Series is a sequence of three solo presentations of video art. Each artist exemplifies a different approach to telling stories. Their distinct practices provide insights into the diverse methods at work in contemporary video art including improvisation, animation, and archival research. Maya Jeffereis presents two experimental […]
Connecticut River Review: Vivian Shipley Award: Poetry Submission Deadline: Sept. 30
Submit up to three previously unpublished poems in a single document, no more than one poem per page; 80-line per poem limit. Do not include contact info on the file. Contest is open to all poets. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable; however please notify us immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. We do not accept work that was created – entirely or […]
A Very Special Evening at Mystic Aquarium: Hope in the Water: Film, Discussion and Sustainable Seafood Reception
Mystic Aquarium 55 Coogan Blvd, MysticJoin us at the Mystic Aquarium to celebrate the launch of Hope in the Water, a new PBS series exploring ocean health, along with solutions for maintaining a healthy ecosystem in our waters. Brought to you by Mystic Aquarium in partnership with The Shipwright's Daughter, Fed by Blue and PBS, this evening will feature a […]
Art: Different Things and in Different Amounts at Eastern Connecticut
Eastern Connecticut State University Art Gallery 83 Windham Street, WillimanticThrough October 11, 2024 Opening reception Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. Different Things and in Different Amounts examines the complex lives of images in the work of seven contemporary artists. The artworks, when considered collectively, pose fundamental yet expansive questions about what imagery is and where it comes from. Many of the artists included in this […]
Author Talk: Marian Schembari: A Little Less Broken at Athena Books!
Athena Books 228 Sound Beach Avenue, Old GreenwichA CONVERSATION WITH MARIAN SCHEMBARI ABOUT HER LIFE-CHANGING AUTISM DIAGNOSIS October 1 | 7PM Athena Books is thrilled to welcome Marian Schembari back to Old Greenwich to celebrate the release of her new memoir, A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole. In her thought-provoking memoir, Marian chronicles the story of her decades-long […]
Suzanne Vega – Old Songs, New Songs and Other Songs at The Kate
The Kate 300 Main Street, Old SaybrookOctober 1-2, 2024 Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been called contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since […]
Learn To Quilt Series at North Branch Library in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Public Library - North Branch 3455 Madison Ave, BridgeportAnyone can learn to quilt. The secret is knowing where to start. Come and learn the basics of quilting. Program will be held on Wednesdays or Saturdays Mystery Quilt classes: Wednesday, Sept 4 & 18 Wednesday, Oct 2, 16, & 30 Wednesday, Nov 13 Time: 10:30am - 1:30pm Sew Saturday classes: Saturday, Sept 14 & […]
Miles Huston: Overshoot at The Aldrich Museum
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 258 Main Street, RidgefieldSeptember 4, 2024 to January 6, 2025 Miles Huston's Overshoot series situates archival aerial photographs of small family farms above unfolded vegetable boxes, highlighting the shift in our collective viewing position from an on the ground horizontal plane to a novel geo-spatial view from above. The work suggests that modern ecological policies and contemporary farming, while streamlined […]
Every Leaf & Twig: Andrew Wyeth’s Botanical Imagination: Bruce Museum
Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, GreenwichOctober 3, 2024–January 5, 2025 Tuesday through Sunday 10am - 5pm Inspired by a line from Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 book, Walden, or Life in the Woods, Every Leaf & Twig: Andrew Wyeth’s Botanical Imagination explores the artist’s lifelong admiration of the influential naturalist and his own sustained engagement with the natural world. Between his birthplace of […]
Joel Sternfeld: American Prospects: Bruce Museum
Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, GreenwichOctober 3, 2024–January 5, 2025 Tuesday through Sunday 10am - 5pm Widely acclaimed when it was published in 1987, Joel Sternfeld’s American Prospects has come to be regarded as one of the important early monuments of color photography. Sternfeld (American, b. 1944) was one of a small cohort of pioneers, including William Eggleston, Helen Levitt, and Stephen […]
New Work by Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff at Chequer interiors, Essex
Chequer Interors 19a Main Street, EssexPlease join us to celebrate fall and see new work by Christian Brechneff. Thursday, October 3rd / 3-7pm Chequer Interors 19a Main Street,Essex, CT For more information
Barnum Museum’s Uncovering the Secrets of an Egyptian Mummy and Coffin: at The Bijou
Bijou Theater 275 Fairfield Avenue, BridgeportJoin us at the historic Bijou Theatre in Downtown Bridgeport for the premier showing of the Barnum Museum’s multi-award-winning documentary “Uncovering the Secrets of an Egyptian Mummy and Coffin: The Quest to Restore Personhood.” This 30-minute film tells the story of “Ipy’s mummy” and Pa-en-bes’ coffin, sharing the secrets hidden within hieroglyphs, inscriptions, and facial […]