Scenes from tonight’s opening reception for the Westport Woman’s Club art show. J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

A large crowd turned out tonight for the Westport Woman’s Club art show with proceeds to benefit scholarship recipients. The show, featuring local artists, continues Sunday and Monday noon to 4 p.m. at 44 Imperial Ave. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com

All was in readiness for the Westport Woman’s Club fourth annual Art Show at 44 Imperial Ave. today from 5 to 8 p.m.  Curated by Miggs Burroughs in conjunction with Jo Fuchs Luscombe and the club art committee, the exhibit not only serves as a fundraiser for the club’s scholarship initiatives but also follows its longstanding commitment to supporting local talent. Participating artists include Jen Greely, Bernie Perry, Nancy Moore, Roseann Spengler, Leonor Dao Turut, Kerry Heftman, Sam Abelow, Sue Benton, Jo Titsworth, Dale Najarian, Carlos Davilla, Holly Hawthorne, Noah Steinman, Karen Ford, and Miggs Burroughs.The exhibit is dedicated the memory of Bobbie Friedman, artist and wife of the late Drew Friedman, whose Drew Friedman Community Arts Center helped to sponsor the event. The exhibit is also open on Sunday and Monday from noon to 4 p.m. Click HERE for panoramic view. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Miggs Burroughs for WestportNow.com

Actor Sean Patrick Reilly (l) and “Breaking Legs” playwright Tom Dulack meet each other tonight for the first time following the Westport Country Playhouse reading of the play created by Dulack in 1992.  Looking on is Anne Keefe, script in hand curator and play director, and Veronique Dulack, the playwright’s wife. The Dulacks are residents of Bridgewater, Connecticut. Tom Dulack is a full professor of English at UConn where he teaches courses in Shakespeare, Hemingway and theater-related subjects. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The cast takes a break today from the rehearsal of “Breaking Legs” by Tom Dulack, a script in hand play reading at the Westport Country Playhouse starting at 7 p.m. The comedy takes place in an Italian restaurant owned by a successful mobster and managed by his daughter Angie. Immediately following the play reading, ticket holders are invited to Positano Ristorante, located next to the Playhouse, for complimentary snacks and cash bar. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

By Susan Granger

Certainly no one knew that Amy Schumer’s ‘empowerment’ comedy “I Feel Pretty” would be released the same week that intrepid Southwest Airlines pilot Tammi Jo Shults safely landed her crippled aircraft. But timing is everything.

In the aftermath, no one asked Ms. Shults about her dress size or brand of makeup. That’s irrelevant in a world where a woman’s training, skill and intelligence are valued far above her physical appearance.

But not in insecure Renee Bennett’s world, where a woman is judged only by how she looks. So when Renee (Schumer), wearing a bra and spanx, sees herself in a full-length mirror, she’s filled with self-loathing.

Renee’s only wish is to be beautiful. Working in Chinatown in the squalid, tech-support office of a global cosmetics company (think Estee Lauder/Revlon), she’s too timid to apply for a receptionist’s job in the fancy Fifth Avenue headquarters.

The Calidore String Quartet, one of the most exciting of the younger string quartets, delighted the audience tonight at the Westport Arts Center. The concert was dedicated to Howard J. Aibel, who served as a generous sponsor for many of Westport Arts Center concerts over the years. He died March 9 from complications from pneumonia at age 88. The Calidore performed a program including Mozart, Shastakovich and Mendelssohn with the “Handmade: Women Reshaping Contemporary Art” exhibition serving as the backdrop.  The next concert will be Simon Mulligan with the Simon Mulligan Trio on May 11. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Leslie LaSala for WestportNow.com

By Susan Granger

Some moviegoers absolutely love to be scared, frightened out of their wits. If so, the dystopian horror thriller “A Quiet Place” is for you.

Emily Blunt and her husband John Krasinski play Evelyn and Lee Abbott, a married couple, living on a secluded farm in upstate New York. It’s Day 89 — after most of the civilized world has been decimated by an alien invasion of hideously hungry creatures who detect their prey by supersensitive sound.

Knowing that silence is absolutely essential to survival, the Abbotts are determined to protect their three young children: Beau (Cade Woodward), Regan (Millicent Smmonds) and Marcus (Noah Jupe).

Regan is deaf, so they communicate primarily through sign language with only occasional whispers. And when — just for an instant — their vigilance fails, tragedy occurs.

Brian Lewis, owner of the new OKO Japanese gastropub at the former Vigilante Hose Co. No. 3 firehouse at 6 Wilton Road, puts the finishing touches tonight on a dish served up to media members on a preview night before the formal opening on Thursday, April 19. Lewis is also owner of the popular The Cottage at 256 Post Road East.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com