The cast of tonight’s Westport Country Playhouse script in hand play reading of Tony Award-nominee Douglas Carter Beane’s “Country Club” pose for a photo during today’s rehearsal. The play is a wry comedy, in which a young, witty and charmingly neurotic named Soos retreats from a failed marriage to her upper-class hometown and returns to her circle of old friends. The reading is directed by Anne Keefe, curator of the popular play reading series, and begins at 7 p.m. Pictured (front, l-r)  are Anne Keefe, Monique Barbee, Rebekah Brockman, Kate MacCluggage and Amelia Pedlow; (rear, l-r) Robert Eli, Matthew Amendt and Chad Kinsman, stage directions. Absent from the photo is Jake Robards. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Westport Arts Center today announced the appointment of Cynthia Armijo of Weston as its new executive director.

Cynthia Armijo: worked for nonprofit Boys Town. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

She takes over from Peter Van Heerden, who served almost three years and announced his resignation in December. He was named executive director of Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. (See WestportNow Dec. 15, 2004)

Married and the mother of three, Armijo most recently has been a real estate broker with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services in Westport. After an earlier career in financial services, including senior vice president and director of technical research at Standard & Poor’s, she served as director of national advocacy for the nonprofit Boys Town.

She was also executive director of Boys Town New York, and the CEO/executive director of the Norwalk YMCA.

The Westport Arts Center’s (WAC) Teen Advisory Council tonight held its inaugural event, Art Slam!, a one-night gallery party featuring art by 12 local teens. In addition to art, there was music and food. Designed to provide teens the opportunity to present their artwork in a gallery setting, Art Slam! submissions were open to teens ages 14 to 18, who had parental permission.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Alex Spacadenta, 15, of Westport was one of a dozen teen artists showing their works tonight at the Westport Arts Center’s Teen Advisory Council inaugural event, Art Slam!  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Westport artist Miggs Burroughs today draws the outline of members of the Westport Board of Selectmen—(l-r) Helen Garten, Jim Marpe, and Avi Kaner—on the construction fence on Church Lane surrounding the Bedford Square development. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Olivia Valante, 12, of Westport draws an outline around Westport artist Miggs Burroughs at today’s Paint the Town project. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Scenes from today’s Paint the Town project. Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com