Scenes from tonight’s Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts season opening night children’s series performance sponsored by Melissa & Doug toy manufactures and featuring Justin Roberts & The Not Ready for Naptime Players. J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

A large crowd tonight attended the first performance of the season’s weekly Children’s Series at the Levitt Pavilion for Performance Arts. Entertainment was provided by Justin Roberts & The Not Ready for Naptime Players. The series is sponsored by Melissa & Doug, the children’s toy manufacturer noted for wooden puzzles, arts and crafts products, plush toys and other types of educational toys. Its owners are Westporters Melissa and Doug Bernstein. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Scenes from tonight’s Westport Library Pop Up Painting Party with the library’s artist-in-residence Miggs Burroughs and Chris Timmons, exhibits curator. Guest artists painted in 50 “frames” sketched out on the now-blank McManus Room walls. The exhibit will be on display in the McManus Room until it is closed for construction in late July as part of the library’s transformation project. J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

A post-rain performance tonight at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion delighted a somewhat sparse crowd. Comedians from Connecticut’s Treehouse Comedy Club provided the entertainment. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Australian-born comedian Jim Dailakis was the headline performer tonight at the Levitt Pavilion. Although rain slightly delayed the performance, and likely cut down on audience numbers, those who did attend enjoyed an evening of comedy courtesy of the Treehouse Comedy Club. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

By Susan Granger

Ever since Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” (1975), summer is synonymous with sharks. Consider “The Shallows,” “Deep Blue Sea,” “Open Water,” “The Reef,” even “Sharknado.” So what about “47 Meters Down”?

Lisa (Mandy Moore) invites her younger sister Kate (Claire Holt) to join her at a Mexican resort after her longtime boyfriend dumped her because, as he said, she was “too dull.”

Determined to lighten Lisa’s depression, free-spirited Kate insists they go out dancing, where they meet two local lads (Santiago Segura, Yani Gellman) who talk them into a risky maritime adventure, even though the concierge warned them not to take side-trips not sanctioned by the hotel.

Early the next morning, they board the rickety Sea Esta, as Captain Taylor (Matthew Modine) explains the shark-tank excursion. Assuring him they have experience with scuba equipment -— which, for terrified Lisa, is not true -— they don wet suits and face-masks equipped with radio communication.

In the spirit of Woodstock, band members tonight leading a celebration of the music and spirit of the Woodstock Music Festival, “Back to the Garden 1969,” asked audience members to rise and give a handshake or hug to their unknown neighbors. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Barbara Marquette of Westport came dressed appropriately to hear the Woodstock sounds at the opening tonight of the 44th season of the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com

A reception tonight celebrated the “CT contemporary art fair” at Bedford Square in Westport’s center. The exhibit is the culmination of the three-part “Cultivating Collectors” series organized by the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County and Silvermine Arts Center. It offers a look into what is happening in Connecticut’s major contemporary art galleries, according to organizers.  The exhibit continues Sunday noon to 5 p.m. and is accessible from Church Lane. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo