Tonight’s entertainment at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Arts was Arthur Lipner & Brazilian Vibes. Lipner, a Weston resident, has emerged as one of the leading vibes and marimba voices in jazz today. Critics say his recordings, concerts and clinics reveal a fresh energetic approach to contemporary mallets. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Musician, composer and recording artist Arthur Lipner starred at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts tonight. One of the world’s leading vibes and marimba players, Lipner has traveled as a performer and educator to 25 countries where has presented at more than 300 universities and conservatories. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Audience members dance tonight to Arthur Lipner & Brazilian Vibes at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

There was a packed house tonight at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts for Early Clover & Collateral Damage. Back again by popular demand, the former Coasters’ lead singer paid tribute to Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole and Otis Redding and more. A (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Early Clover (r) entertained at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts tonight and early on a few couples got up to dance. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Dozens of fans accepted Eary Cover’s invitation to join him on stage tonight at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts as he sang familiar songs. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

The cast of Alan Ayckbourn’s popular comedy, “Bedroom Farce,” started rehearsal today at the Westport Country Playhouse’s Sheffer Rehearsal Hall. The play, which runs from Aug. 25 – Sept. 13, received five Tony Award nominations, including best Play, during its 1979 Broadway run. Pictured (l-r)  Matthew Greer, Nicole Lowrance, Scott Drummond, Claire Karpen, Director John Tillinger, Cecilia Hart, Paxton Whitehead, Carson Elrod and Sara Manton. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

By Susan Granger

“Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation” begins with a spectacular, pulse-pounding stunt in which IMF agent Ethan Hunt climbs aboard a huge A-400 cargo plane as it’s taking off.

Yes, that’s really Tom Cruise! And the thrill-ride fun is just beginning…

Ethan’s on a mission when he discovers that a stealthy terrorists, known as The Syndicate, led by sinister Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), are working discredit the IMF by insidiously recruiting former intelligence operatives to destabilize countries and ‘eliminate’ major international figures.

Problem is: no one believes him, particularly incoming CIA chief, Alan Huntley (Alec Baldwin), who discredits him and the entire operation.

Members of the Westport Artists Collective gathered tonight on the deck of the Westport Arts Center on Riverside Avenue prior to their monthly meeting at which selected artists show off their works. In little more than a year, the group has grown to more than 150 members and held three “pop-up” shows. It meets every last Wednesday of the month. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Westport artist Katherine Ross shows off a watercolor portrait of her daughter tonight during a “show and tell” at the monthly meeting of the Westport Artists Collective at the Westport Arts Center. Five artists are invited to show off their works in five-minute presentations at the meetings. Ross’s work is from her current show “Katherine Ross: COMMON GROUND” at the Westport Library featuring collage, oil paintings, watercolors, paper weavings and 3-D objects, all visually exploring how we are connected, generation to generation, through our maternal heritage. The dhow continues through Sept. 30. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com