A large crowd tonight attended a Westport Historical Society reception marking the opening of “Art to the Max” featuring art that appeared in th windows of Max’s Art Supplies from 1975 to its closing in 2014. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Scenes from tonight’s Westport Historical Society opening reception of “Art to the Max” featuring art displayed in the windows of Max’s Art Supplies from 1975 to 2014, when the Post Road East business closed. Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

The Westport Arts Advisory Committee (WAAC) today hosted a workshop with 27 representatives from 20 Westport-based arts organizations to discuss enhancements that further elevate Westport’s image as a thriving and welcoming community for the arts. Nancy Diamond, WAAC co-chair, said the gathering, facilitated by a professional who assists artists and nonprofit organizations, emphasized sharing space needs, resources and expanding the scope of collaborative projects. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

At a Westport Arts Advisory Committee (WAAC) workshop today at the Westport Library, (l-r) WAAC co-chairs Richard Epstein and Nancy Diamond conferred with Bill Harmer, library executive director. Representatives from 20 Westport-based arts organizations discussed ways to enhance Westport’s image as a thriving and welcoming community for the arts. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

UPDATE The initial reviews are in on the first episode of “American Housewife,” the ABC TV sitcom set in Westport which debuts on Tuesday, and they are generally favorable. Later reviews were not so positive, however.

“American Housewife,” set in Westport, was formerly titled “The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport.” Courtesy ABC Television

Initially titled “The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport,” the comedy series stars Katy Mixon as Katie Otto, described as “a confident, unapologetic housewife and mother of three,” who raises her flawed family in Westport full of “perfect mommies” and their “perfect offspring.”

The Boston Globe’s Matthew Gilbert said: “Mixon is great, and she’ll keep me interested. But her voice-over is excessive and her weight obsession is overcooked.”

The Washington Post’s Hank Stuever said: “’American Housewife’ is at its best during scenes of Katie’s daily life with her nerdy husband, Greg (Diedrich Bader), who happens to adore her plus-size figure, and her three children, who prove once more that ABC (with its Disneyfied intuition about such things) has a remarkable knack for casting snarky sitcom kids.”