The Pete Molinari Band entertained tonight at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. The British-born Molinari (r) has won fans here and abroad with his special sound influenced by American blues and rock. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Tonight’s ticketed event at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts featured The Little River Band drew a packed crowd. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

A fan gets a photo tonight of Wayne Nelson as he plays with The Little River Band at a Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts ticketed event. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Scenes from tonight’s Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts ticketed event with The Little River Band. WestportNow.com photos, J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com, and contributed photos

The Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts tonight presents the Little River Band in a ticketed event to raise funds for more than 50 nights of free entertainment.

The Little River Band performs tonight in the second Levitt Pavilion ticketed event of the season. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The band is one of Australia’s most popular with worldwide album and CD sales topping 30 million. It also set a record for having top 10 hits for six consecutive years.

Formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1975, the band was originally a blend of musicians who had enjoyed success in other Australian rock acts.

The members’ new focus was to get airplay on American radio, and they achieved that goal with good songwriting, powerful vocals, and guitar harmonies, according to a Levitt announcement.

By Susan Granger

Australian actor Joel Edgerton makes an auspicious directorial debut in “The Gift,” a taut psychological thriller.

It begins as Simon (Jason Bateman) and his sensitive wife Robyn (Rebecca Hall) buy a mid-century modern house in Los Angeles, near the suburb where Simon grew up. They’ve moved from Chicago because Simon has a lucrative job opportunity as a sales executive.

While shopping for home furnishings, they encounter creepy Gordon Mosely (Joel Edgerton), who was Simon’s high-school classmate. Back then, Simon dubbed him “Gordo the Weirdo,” and his sad, lonely demeanor is still oddly ominous.

Eager to become friends, Gordo leaves wine on their doorstep and stocks their koi pond. To Simon’s dismay, he continues to drop by on one pretext or another when Simon is at work and Robyn is at home.