A large crowd of children and their parents turned out out today for the Westport Arts Center’s WACky Family Day. The theme was food art to coincide with the Center’s current “Foodies” exhibit. Among parents attending was Doug Bernstein (l, baseball cap) of the Melissa & Doug toy company which sponsored a play area at the event. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Sharon Friedman, professor of literature and drama at New York University, appeared at the Westport Public Library today with David Kennedy, associate director at the Westport Country Playhouse, to discuss Loraine Hansbery’s “Raisin in the Sun,” the next Playhouse production. In her talk “A Feminist Lens: Race, Class, and Gender in ‘A Raisin in the Sun,’ she examined Hansberry’s drama in the context of her exploration of racial, economic, and political oppression in mid-century America. “When Lorraine Hansbery died at an early age, the entire theater community mourned,” she said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com