Category: Arts & Leisure - Page 117

Sunday, October 18, 2026

‘One in a Million’ Takes a Top Prize

Young Shoots student digital photography competition winner Samantha Henske of Westport (first place and fan favorite winner, ages 8-10) poses tonight next to her photo “One in a Million” at a reception sponsored by the Westport Arts Center and Westport Farmers Market. Samantha is a fifth grader at Kings Highway Elementary School. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Leslie LaSala for WestportNow.com

A Rare Lithograph Comes Home

Westport community leader Sam Gault (r) today donated a rare Stevan Dohanos lithograph “Hose Company No. 4” to the Westport Public Arts Collection (WestPAC) at a ceremony at the Saugatuck Fire Station, 555 Riverside Ave. The lithograph, depicting the historic Riverside Avenue fire station, was acquired in an online transaction by art appraiser Pat Kery through coordination with Kathie Bennewitz (l), WestPAC curator and Gault who provided the funding. Said Gault: “It’s so good to keep these kind of things in our town.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Granger at the Movies: ‘It,’ ‘Tulip Fever’

By Susan Granger

Special to WestportNow

After the film industry’s weakest Labor Day weekend ever, the release of “It,” the new Stephen King-based thriller made the box-office sizzle, more than doubling the record set by “Hannibal” for the biggest horror movie opening of all-time.

Helmed by Argentinean director Andy Muschietti (“Mama”), it relates Chapter One of a story about a demonic clown that starts in 1989 in Derry, Maine, and will, eventually, end in the present day.

The terrifying tale begins with the disappearance of 6-year-old Georgie Denbrough (Jackson Robert Scott), who vanishes down a storm drain in a town that has a missing-persons rate six times the national average. It’s where “Nightmare on Elm Street 5” is playing at the local theater and, behind closed doors, psychological, sexual and physical abuse run rampant.

Searching for Georgie are his older brother Bill (Jaeden Lieberher) and his misfit middle-school pals who call themselves the Losers Club.

Monday, September 11th, 2017

Malloy Lecture Features ‘Falsettos: In Conversation’

The Westport Country Playhouse tonight hosted “Falsettos: In Conversation,” the Westport Library’s Susan Malloy Lecture in the Arts. The event featured Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist William Finn, Tony Award-winning playwright and director James Lapine, plus the revival’s Tony-nominated star Stephanie J. Block. Moderator was Westport resident Andrew C. Wilk, executive producer of “Live from Lincoln Center.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com

Comings & Goings: 190 Main to Main Street

A new eatery, 190 Main, opens early next month at Westport’s 190 Main St., next to Joe’s Pizza. The space was previously occupied by the Vine Wine Room that closed in July and the the Luxe Wine Bar, which closed in April 2016. Owner Steve Garrett (above), a Branford resident, said the new restaurant will offer a small plates menu, featuring seafood tapas. Garrett said he is a career restaurateur who operated Chao on Whitney Avenue, New Haven and another Chao in Sandy Hook, both featured Thai cuisine. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Sunday, September 10th, 2017

Paul Shaffer Among Headliners at ADL Concert

Paul Shaffer, who spent 30 years as David Letterman’s bandleader, was among headliners tonight at the Anti Defamation League’s “VOICES: A Concert for Unity” at the Levitt Pavilion. ADL said the concert was designed “to bring people together, foster dialogue and build mutual respect.” Other performers included Plain White T’s, Suzanne Vega, Garland Jeffreys, one-time Staples High School students Alisan Porter (winner of NBC’s “The Voice”), and Adam Kaplan (Broadway star), as well as rap artist Napoleon da Legend. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Large Turnout for ADL Concert

Despite cool temperartures around 60, there was a large turnout tonight for the ADL’S “VOICES: A Concert for Unity” at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Saturday, September 9th, 2017

Gallery: Westport Country Playhouse Gala

Scenes from tonight’s Westport Countruy Playhouse gala headlining “Hamilton” Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Jonathan Groff. The gala’s theme “Moonlight Over Venice” evoked the romance and glamor of Italy on the canals. The evening included a cocktail party, followed by a presentation of the Playhouse Leadership Award to Ann Sheffer, a performance by Groff, and dinner. Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com and contributed photos

Playhouse Honors Ann Sheffer

Ann Sheffer (r) of Westport tonight receives the 2017 Westport Country Playhouse Leadership Award from Barbara K. Streicker, chair of the Playhouse board of trustees, at the theater’s 2017 Gala. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo by Steve Walter

Friday, September 8th, 2017

Rocking at the Levitt

There were plenty of people up and dancing tonight to the sounds of the DNR band at the Levitt Pavilion. The performance by what used to be an all (or almost all) physician band was a tribute and fundraiser for Westport EMS. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com