Tonight’s ticketed John Fogerty concert, a sell out, helped pay for more than 50 free nights of Levitt Pavilion entertainment this season. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com

Perfect summer weather helped sell out tonight’s Levitt Pavilion annual fundraiser concert headlined by John Fogerty. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

There was an official ribbon cutting ceremony today for the opening of the Connecticut Theater Dance at 15 Ketchum St. with local dignitaries taking part. Connecticut Theater Dance provides professional dance training and classes for all ages, genres and levels. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Bob Eckman for WestportNow.com

About 2,000 chairs were set up today for tonight’s Levitt Pavilion John Fogerty concert. Stuart McCarthy (lime colored shirt), former Parks and Recreation director and currently a member of the Levitt governing board, was on hand to supervise the preparations. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Preparations were underway at the Levitt Pavilion today for tonight’s concert featuring John Fogerty, a founder of the Credence Clearwater Revival band. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Westport’s Taylor Place was closed off today in advance of the Levitt Pavilion fundraiser reception tonight before the John Fogerty concert. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

A rock bus for a rock star – the star sleeps in today while load-in and setup is underway for tonight’s Levitt Pavillion 2017 gala and fundraiser headlined by Creedence Clearwater Revival founder John Fogerty. The musician has formed a solid solo career in the 45 years since the band broke up. The concert begins at 8:30 p.m. with a wait list for tickets. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) David Dreyfuss for WestportNow.com

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, 2017 Grammy winner for best children’s album, tonight closed out the Levitt Pavilion’s Melissa & Doug’s children’s series. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

By Susan Granger

Let’s face it: crime capers are fun — and Steven Soderbergh’s “Logan Lucky” may be his best. It’s a blast.

After a leg injury sidelined him from a football career, Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) traded his helmet for a hard-hat. But now his limp means he can’t even hold a construction job.

Commiserating with his bartender brother Clyde (Adam Driver), whose forearm was blown off in Iraq, Jimmy comes up with an idea. They’re gonna rob North Carolina’s Charlotte Motor Speedway — with a bit of help from their hairdresser sister Mellie (Riley Keough, Elvis’ granddaughter).

Jimmy’s worked underground at the Speedway and has inside information about the complex pneumatic tubing system that sluices cash from the souvenir and concession stands into the speedway’s vault. Seemingly dimwitted Jimmy is a man with a plan.

UPDATE Westport’s University Archives is holding an internet-only auction on Tuesday, Aug. 29, including two signed letters by the famously reclusive and enigmatic “Catcher In the Rye” author J.D. Salinger, one of them written in Westport. In addition, there are two Salinger letters — both written in Westport — for sale at a fixed price. 

The catalog of autographed documents, manuscripts, books and relics is online at www.universityarchives.com. The auction will go live on www.Invaluable.com.

A 1950 letter written by J.D. Salinger in Westport is among items up for sale. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Universityarchives.com photo

The Salinger letters were written to Joyce Miller, a lifelong friend and confidante. One auction item is typewritten (except for the signature) and dated 1950, about the time he was finishing writing “Catcher in the Rye” and living in Westport. The other auction item is a 1969 letter handwritten in New York.

The three letters written from Westport are all dated 1950 and come with the original envelopes, giving a return address of “Box 365, Westport, CT.” For years it was unknown exactly where in Westport Salinger lived, in 1949 and 1950, but research by Kenneth Slawenski in his book “J.D. Salinger: A Life” identified Old Road, off the Post Road, as the street, but the number is unknown, according to University Archives. (See WestportNow Feb. 13, 2011)