Despite rain, there was a small turnout tonight at the Levitt Pavilion for world-renown 4-string banjoist Cynthia Sayer.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Most of the audience for tonight’s Levitt Pavilion concert by banjoist Cynthia Sayer took cover from the rain under the portico at the rear of the pavilion. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Banjoist Cynthia Sayer performs tonight with her Joyrider Band in the rain at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. WestportNow.com video

The Wendy May Band entertained tonight at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. May has been entertaining audiences at fairs, festivals, clubs, and concerts, for more than 20 years. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Wendy May was joined onstage tonight at the Levitt Pavilion by Tom Dudley , also known as Blues Buddha. A singer, songwriter, high energy performer and the “Grand Poobah” for the Blues Buddha Band, he was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame last year. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

The Levitt Pavilion crowd tonight cheers the music of the Wendy May Band and Tom Dudley, also known as the Blues Buddha. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

A visitor to the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts makes her way inside tonight to hear the Wendy May Band. Next week is the last full week for the Levitt with the season winding up on Sunday, Aug. 28 with a performer to be announced. On Friday, Sept. 9 the popular DNR band will return with special tribute to first responders and Westport EMS. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

The natural, free flowing, graceful movements of legendary dancer Isadora Duncan will come to Westport next month.

Isaadora Duncan: often called the “Mother of Modern Dance.” File photo

Robert and Victoria “Vicky” Sloat are set to open their 4 Bluewater Hill South home near Compo Beach for a night of dance presentations and awards.

The event, set for Sunday, Sept. 11, at 5 p.m. will benefit the New York-based Isadora Duncan International Institute (IDII), which is entering its 40th season.

Vicky Sloat is a disciple of Duncan, an American dancer whose teaching and performances helped free ballet from its conservative restrictions and presaged the development of modern expressive dance. She died in 1927.

The Distractions were the headline band at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts tonight. Members of the band have composed, recorded and performed for award-winning films, an Emmy-nominated TV show, and one of them founded the National Guitar Museum. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

A perfect, moon-lit summer night with temperatures in the low 70s helped bring out a sizable crowd tonight to hear The Distractions at the Levitt Pavilion. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo