At the Westport Country Playhouse gala tonight, Eunice and David Bigelow, co-chairmen of the family-run Bigelow Tea Company, headquartered in Fairfield, were honored with the Playhouse’s 2018 Leadership Award for their vision and philanthropy. They are pictured with Anne Keefe, Playhouse associate artist.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Scenes from tonight’s Levitt Pavilion concert by DNR, Fairfield County’s (Almost) All-Physician Rock Band honoring first responders and in support of Westport Volunteer EMS. WestportNow.com photos

Members of DNR, Fairfield County’s (Almost) All-Physician Rock Band, entertain tonight before a packed crowd at the Levitt Pavilion. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Audience members dance tonight at the Levitt Pavilion to the sounds of DNR, Fairfield County’s (Almost) All-Physician Rock Band. Many in the audience were patients of band members. The event honored first responders and was in support of Westport Volunteer EMS. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

A packed crowd tonight rocked at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts to the sounds of DNR, Fairfield County’s (Almost) All-Physician Rock Band. The event honored first responders and was in support of Westport Volunteer EMS. Band members include Dr. Bob Altbaum, Dr. Andrew Parker, Dr. Kevin J. Fox, Dr. Rich Frank, Lynn Padell, Fred Ury, and Gnorm. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

The second annual Brains and Bands event took place tonight in Branson Hall at Westport’s Christ & Holy Trinity Church. It was sponsored by Westport-based zenabi, a new tech company that describes itself as “a pioneer in artificial intelligence and data science” and Hotelafly.com. The event featured well-known innovators in extreme sports and music as well the 1990s hit band Everclear. Panelists included Westport’s Julia Marino, Olympic snowboarder and X Games gold medalist. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

This Westport photograph, “Swan Stopping Traffic, 1990,” is one of four
photographs by renowned Westport photographer Larry Silver chosen to be exhibited at the current Montclair (New Jersey) Art Museum exhibition, “Constructing Identity in America 1766-2017.” Other artists include Peggy Bacon, Will Barnet, Leonard Baskin, Nick Cave, Walker Evans, Nan Goldin, Gordon Parks, and Alec Soth. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo by Larry Silver

Westport career businessman and hobby photographer Arpad Krizsan will host an opening reception at the Pequot Library, Southport on Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m, featuring his photographic gallery series entitled “Paradise Lost.”  Stockholm-born to native Hungarian parents, Krizsan said, “My eye looks at the other side of what others would not see, finding beauty in it all.”  Krizsán was the Best in Show winner at Pequot Library’s 2017 Art Show. The exhibit runs through Oct. 7. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo