Category: Arts & Leisure - Page 239

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Sunday Entertainment at Senior Center

Maureen Hamill (2nd l) and Friends entertained today at the Westport Center for Senior Activities. The Sunday Music Series is programmed by the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts and funded by the Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation. A light lunch was served before the concert. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Saturday, December 12th, 2015

Author on G.H.W. Bush: ‘He Had Personal Magnetism’

Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling biographer Jon Meacham drew a full house today to the Westport Town Hall where he discussed his newest book, “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush,” about the life and legacy of the 41st U.S. president. Meacham, a former editor-in-chief of Newsweek and a contributing editor to Time magazine, said he spent 17 years working on the book. “George Herbert Walker Bush had personal magnetism,” he said. “To meet him was to admire him, to put your trust in him.” The event was sponsored by community partners the Westport Library, Westport Historical Society, and the Yale Club of Eastern Fairfield County. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Sell-Out Audience for Author Talk

There was a sell-out audience today for Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham’s talk at Westport Town Hall. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Getting an Autographed Copy

Westport First Selectman jim Marpe was among those today getting an autographed copy of author Jon Meacham’s newest book, “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush,” following his Town Hall talk. Meacham received the Pulitzer Prize for his 2008 biography of Andrew Jackson, “American Lion.” An executive editor at Random House, he is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,” “American Gospel,” and “Franklin and Winston.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

Entertaining at Senior Center

There was a holiday sing-along today at the Westport Center for Senior Activities featuring Adam Riegler, Staples High School student and Broadway performer, and Grace Cashman of St. Luke’s School in New Canaan. At the piano was Adam’s mom, Lynn Riegler. Grace, of Darien, is daughter of Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Friday, December 11th, 2015

Open House With Art Show Set for Saturday

There will be a new twist to an open house Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the 1803-built Taylor House, 268 Wilton Road.. There will be 100 works of art by 20 artists displayed throughout the $4 million farmhouse renovated by Abel Builders, winner of a 2015 Preservation Award from the Westport Historic District Commission. It is being hosted by Judy Michaelis from Coldwell Banker, and Peter Greenberg from Able Builders with the art show curated by Westport artists Katherine Ross and Miggs Burroughs. There will also be live music and refreshments. Car pooling is suggested with limited parking at the house, but more is available down the street at the former Red Barn restaurant.. Contributed photo

Getting Ready for Open House and Art Show

Westport artist Dale Najarian (l) hangs one of her pieces with assistance from co-curator and artist, Katherine Ross in preparation for Saturday’s open house and art show Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the 1803-built Taylor House, 268 Wilton Road, Westport. There will be 100 works of art by 20 artists displayed throughout the $4 million farmhouse renovated by Abel Builders. The open house is is being hosted by Judy Michaelis from Coldwell Banker, and Peter Greenberg from Able Builders. Westport artist Migggs Burroughs is co-curator of the art show. Participating artists include Jane Luben, Elaine Clayton, MaryEllen Hendricks, Dionne Pia, Dan Long, Sue Bento, Trace Burroughs, Miggs Burroughs, Katherine Ross, Dale Najarian, Vincent Calenzo, Dayan Moore, Karen Ford, Eric Chiang, and Rebecca Ross. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

Attending Washington Benefit on World Heritage Sites

Westporter Robin Tauck (l), a member of the U.S. National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and Helen Klisser During, artistic director emeritus of the Westport Arts Center, tonight attended the U.S. National Committee of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) 50th Anniversary Benefit Gala and World Heritage celebration in Washington, D.C. As a member of the advisory body to the U.S. State Department, Tauck focuses on UNESCO World Heritage Sites and public private partnerships. She was a trustee of ICOMOS for six years. Speaker at the event was Brian Michael Lione, executive director, Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities & Heritage. He asked for a moment of silence for Heritage workers who lost their lives defending Heritage sites from extremism. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Special Holiday Performance for Y’s Men

There was a special holiday treat at today’s Y’s Men of Westport Weston weekly meeting at Saugatuck Congregational Church—a performance by the Staples High School Chamber Orchestra. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

Looking Back at Three Decades of Promoting Musical Excellence

Adele Cutrali-Valovich, Staples High School’s director of orchestral music, today brought her 33-member “by audition only” chamber orchestra to the weekly Y’s Men meeting at the Saugatuck Congregational Church to play a short pre-holiday performance for the group. She also discussed the Westport music department’s commitment to excellence during her three-decade tenure and reminded the Y’s Men to get their tickets for the upcoming 75th Anniversary Candlelight Concert next weekend. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com