A large crowd gathered tonight at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for Performing Arts for the 25th appearance of the Hall family. Westport residents Mary Ann and Bill, joined by daughter Emily, who now lives in Brooklyn, and son Daniel, a California resident, provided a wholesome musical performance that entertained all ages.  Adding to the local flavor the band included Westport attorney Fred Ury (3rd l. in black) of Fairfield. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

There was a large turnout tonight for the Hall Family appearance at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Hall family—(l-r) Mary Ann, Emily, Bill, and Daniel—perform tonight at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. Mary Ann Hall’s Music for Children schools in Connecticut and New York with satellite locations in Providence and Palo Alto/San Francisco teach children from toddlers to 13. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Hall Family, making their 25th appearance tonight at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, had a little music for all ages. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Hawaiian swing band Kahulanui (Hawaiian for the Big Dance) entertained tonight at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. The band crafts dance floor-ready tunes on traditional Hawaiian instruments. Lead singer Lolena Naipo Jr. (r) said the band doesn’t usually travel with a hula dancer but picked up a native Hawaiian living in New York City for the Westport engagement. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

The Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts tonight turned into a 4th of July Louisiana dance party with the popular River City Slim and the Zydeco Hogs providing the music . (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

A large crowd turned out tonight for a 4th of July performance by River City Slim and the Zydeco Hogs at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. The group from the Hartford area first came together in 1999 and has performed at music festivals up and down the East Coast. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Newtown artist Jim Chillington posted this view of Westport’s Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge on Instagram as a 4th of July momento. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Painting by Jim Chillington

Installation of the new Westport Arts Center exhibition of photographs and paintings by the renowned artist Eric Fischl was completed today. The show, curated by WAC Artistic Drector Helen Klisser During (l), opens Friday, July 10 with a 6 to 8 p.m. reception. Fischl is considered one of the most influential figurative painters of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The showcased works are a unique aggregation of his early photographs and paintings from 1982-2008, representing his distinct figurative style. The exhibited works come from the Hall Collection and the Eric Fischl Studio and are a rare opportunity to see the works outside of these collections. The exhibit runs through Sept. 5. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Douglas Healey for WestportNow.com