Category: Arts & Leisure - Page 276

Monday, November 09, 2026

Creole Music at the Levitt

Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole entertained tonight at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. Watson, a four-time Grammy- nominated fiddler, singer, accordionist, and songwriter, performed a mixture of Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco music that had some in the audience dancing at the front of the stage. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Readying Red Barn Liquidation Sale

Travis Worrell, owner of Simply Estated, an estate sale company, today works around a porcelain lavabo at the closed Red Barn Restaurant in preparation for the two-day liquidation sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at 292 Wilton Road. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Wednesday, July 15th, 2015

Levitt Children’s Show Moved Indoors

Tonight’s Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts children’s series performance by Bari Koral’s Family Rock & Roll Band has been moved indoors to the Saugatuck Elementary School auditorium, 170 Riverside Ave,. due to the weather forecast.

The show will start at 7 p.m. and doors will open early to welcome youngsters with the Melissa & Doug Hospitality tables featuring complimentary goodies as well as face-painting,

No food or drink other than water is allowed inside.

Westporters at ‘Trainwreck’

‘Trainwreck,’ the Amy Schumer comedy from Universal Pictures, had its world premiere Tuesday night at Lincoln Center and an after party at Tavern on the Green in Central Park. Among the guests were 1985 Staples High School graduate Peter Cramer (l), co-president of production for Universal Pictures, and his dad, Westport attorney Allan Cramer. The film goes into wide release on Friday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Douglas Healey for WestportNow.com

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

Red Barn Contents Go On Sale Friday & Saturday

Nostalgic about the closing of Westport’s Red Barn Restaurant? On Friday and Saturday you will have a chance to take a piece of the restaurant home to have a permanent memento.

Richard (l) and Frank (ChIch) Nistico Jr. in front of the Red Barm full service bar, which opened in March 2014 after a 30-year effort to get town approvals. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Norwalk’s Fairfield County Antique and Design Center announced that it would be holding an estate-liquidation sale for all the contents of the restaurant at 292 Wilton Road from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.each day. See pictures of items here.

“We will be selling all fixtures, kitchen equipment, signs, weathervanes, decorations, etc.,” an announcement said. “All are welcome starting at 8 a.m. on Friday. No early birds. Everything will be priced to sell. Own a piece of history from your favorite restaurant.”

The restaurant, owned by the Nistco family since 1983, closed last week after months of swirling rumors of its demise. (See WestportNow July 11, 2015)

The Way We Were: The Red Barn in the 1960s

This postcard from the 1960s shows the Red Barn Restaurant, 292 Wilton Road, when it operated under Harry and Dorothy Davega. The Nistico family renovated the building when they bought it in 1983. All the contents will go on sale Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. following the restaurant’s closing. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Rain Showers Don’t Stop Connecticut Ballet

Torrential rains just as the Connecticut Ballet was about to begin tonight’s Levitt Pavilion performance did not stop the show or discourage fans who stayed as the rain ended and the show went on. Contributed photo

Comings & Goings: Neat Reopens Even Neater

Westport’s Neat Coffee and Craft Cocktails, 6 Wilton Road, officially reopens Thursday after closing for one week for a “face lift,” according to owner Rachel Haughey. “We replaced the furniture, fixtures, color scheme and the overall feel that our designers said ‘is like a Botox treatment,’” she said. Manager Sandra Walimaki describes the change as “having a warmer feel that’s both a coffee house and bar at the same time.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Checking Out Harper Lee’s Much-Anticipated Novel

Westporter Mary Ellen Marpe looks over a copy of Harper Lee’s highly anticipated “Go Set a Watchman” at Westport’s Barnes & Noble today. The store opened at 7 a.m. ahead of its usual opening time to accommodate the more than 100 customers who reserved the sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird” in advance. The book went on sale worldwide at midnight local time. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Monday, July 13th, 2015

Honoring Our Heritage: 441 Main St.

The newest recipients of an historical plaque from the Westport Historical Society (WHS) are the owners of the 1923-built house, now known as the Nicola Geremia House, at 441 Main St,. Peter and Diana Barnes. Bob Weingarten, WHS house plaque historian, presented the plaque. The Australian-born Barnes family, who lived in Westport since 1995, purchased and moved into the Geremia house in 2001. Diana said, “one reason we were attracted to this house is that it resembled an 1840-built farm house we lived in in Bridgehampton, Long Island. This house had a similar feel—simple and not grandiose.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com