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SUMMARY:Film Screening of Bessie (2015)
DESCRIPTION:MoCACT welcomes the Avon Theatre’s Avon on Tour for a special screening of HBO’s Emmy Award-winning Bessie (2015)\, starring Queen Latifah as legendary blues artist Bessie Smith. Presented in conjunction with our exhibition Art\, Jazz + the Blues\, the film offers a powerful portrait of the music\, artistry\, and era that inspired works on view here through June 7. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience the film in the galleries alongside Eric von Schmidt’s Blues Women\, which features Smith’s likeness.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/film-screening-of-bessie-2015/
LOCATION:MoCA CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T190000
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SUMMARY:MoCACT Presents: Endea Owens + The Cookout
DESCRIPTION:Experience an electrifying evening with Grammy\, Peabody\, and Emmy Award-winning bassist\, composer\, and bandleader Endea Owens\, one of jazz’s most exciting contemporary voices. A member of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s house band Stay Human\, Owens has performed with icons including Wynton Marsalis\, Diana Ross\, and many others. \nJoined by her dynamic ensemble\, The Cookout\, Owens brings a high-energy performance rooted in jazz\, soul\, and community spirit. With music from her acclaimed albums Feel Good Music (2023) and Caught Up in This Illusion (2025)\, this is a powerful\, feel-good concert not to be missed. \nVIP Tickets (limited to 40) include:\n– Table Seating (tables of 4)\n– Carafe of wine + water per table\n– Light snack\n– One signature cocktail \nGeneral Admissions Tickets include:\n– General Seating\n– One drink ticket (includes wine or sparkling water)
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/mocact-presents-endea-owens-the-cookout/
LOCATION:MoCA CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Music
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SUMMARY:Jumaane Smith Quartet - FREE SHOW
DESCRIPTION:JUMAANE SMITH’s widely critically-acclaimed 2024 album\, “Come on Home\,” remained in the top 50 on the Jazz Week chart for 9 straight weeks. He has performed on 5 GRAMMY Award-winning records (selling more than 60 million copies)\, 2 Emmy Award-nominated TV performances\, the GRAMMY Awards with Stevie Wonder\, in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (trumpet solo)\, and more. \nJumaane has spent the last several years touring and recording with Michael Bublé as lead trumpeter/vocalist and featured soloist and tours with his own band to such world-class venues as Jazz At Lincoln Center\, Birdland Jazz Club\, Tanglewood\, Vail Jazz Festival\, The Blue Note\, Java Jazz Festival\, Rochester International Jazz Festival\, Catalina Island Jazz Festival\, and many more. \nJumaane Smith’s critically-acclaimed debut album\, “I Only Have Eyes For You\,” featured special guests Michael Bublé\, Jackie Evancho\, and Naturally 7. His sophomore album\, “When You’re Smiling\,” was released to much praise in January 2020. “Come on Home” featured Smith’s highly lauded soul-jazz and blues originals backed by his stellar organ band and received resounding praise\, including a 4 Star review from DownBeat Magazine. \nAs a composer\, Smith has scored music for films such as “Handsome Harry” (starring Steve Buscemi and Jamey Sheridan) and the documentary “Being in the World\,” as well as for his own recordings and the interactive sheet music company Tomplay. \nSmith has worked with musical legends such as Quincy Jones\, Herbie Hancock\, Christian McBride\, Aretha Franklin\, Barbra Streisand\, Alicia Keys\, Jon Batiste\, Kamasi Washington\, Theo Croker\, Etienne Charles\, and Michael Bublé (as featured trumpet/vocals soloist). As a full scholarship recipient at the Juilliard School of Music’s Jazz Studies program (2001-2005)\, Wynton Marsalis was Smith’s primary trumpet teacher.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/jumaane-smith-quartet-free-show/
LOCATION:Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts\, 40 Jesup Road\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T173000
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SUMMARY:Cheese Fries & Chili Dips - A comedy about mental wellness
DESCRIPTION:A hilarious and heartfelt comedy about bipolar disorder\, mental wellness\, and the voice that never takes a day off. \nJoin us at the Westport Woman’s Club for an evening of laughter\, insight\, and meaningful conversation. Cheese Fries & Chili Dips is a unique theatrical experience that blends comedy and candor to explore the realities of living with bipolar disorder and the challenges of mental wellness. Through humor\, heart\, and relatable storytelling\, the play offers an engaging look at the inner dialogue many people experience while helping to reduce stigma around mental health. \nWhether you’re interested in theater\, mental health advocacy\, or simply looking for an entertaining evening out\, this special performance promises to be both thought-provoking and uplifting. We hope you’ll join us.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/cheese-fries-chili-dips-a-comedy-about-mental-wellness/
LOCATION:Westport Woman’s Club\, 44 Imperial Avenue\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Community,Theater
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ORGANIZER;CN="Westport Woman's Club":MAILTO:ginachristie1@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T180000
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SUMMARY:Seth Sikes: Everything's Coming Up Rainbows - A Broadway Pride Concert w/s/g Rose Levine - FREE SHOW
DESCRIPTION:Seth Sikes\, one of New York’s standout cabaret performers\, brings his signature charm and mischief to songs made famous by broadway female icons like Judy Garland\, Bernadette Peters\, Liza Minnelli\, Barbra Streisand\, and Patti LuPone. Big voices\, bigger feelings\, and just the right amount of trouble—these diva anthems and torchy tales of love and loss get a fresh spin that’s equal parts reverent and a little bit naughty. The New York Times calls him “a hit with audiences and critics alike.” \nSeth Sikes is one of New York’s most popular young nightclub performers. Hailed as “the best male singer of his generation” by Theatre Scene\, Sikes has been selling out venues since his 2014 debut Seth Sikes Sings Judy Garland\, which won Broadway World’s Best Tribute Show Award. Reviewers were equally enthusiastic towards his follow-up show Seth Sikes Sings Liza Minnelli. The New York Post said\, “It was a heartfelt concert. Sikes has a heap of fans and his audiences are always tightly packed and brimming with enthusiasm for his booming\, jazzy renditions of their favorite songs.” \nDuring the pandemic\, Sikes created a series of music video parodies that went viral with hundreds of thousands of views and counting. His most recent video\, “Ring Them Bells\,” was selected to close the globally watched Liza Minnelli 75th birthday tribute. \nSikes also works in the theatre behind the scenes. He was Associate Director for The Band’s Visit and The Nance on Broadway. He directed the original musical Bunked!\, which won Outstanding Musical at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2010\, as well as The 7th Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant. Sikes performed Off-Broadway in Fame on 42nd Street.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/seth-sikes-everythings-coming-up-rainbows-a-broadway-pride-concert-w-s-g-rose-levine-free-show/
LOCATION:Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts\, 40 Jesup Road\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Theater
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SUMMARY:Luke Tyler Shelton - FREE SHOW
DESCRIPTION:Born in the new millennium\, Luke Tyler Shelton makes soul-soothing rock-and-roll with all the ineffable charm of a faraway time. With a profound gift for dreaming up heavenly melodies and fantastically loose grooves\, the Los Angeles native found his sound as part of a close-knit scene of young musicians and artists—a DIY-minded community whose spirit and sensibilities recall the near-mythic creative hotbed of early-’70s Laurel Canyon. Produced by Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile\, Tanya Tucker) and Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty\, Angel Olsen)\, Luke’s debut body of work merges country-rock\, folk-pop\, and Southern soul into songs that immediately transport the audience into a state of enchanted ease.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/luke-tyler-shelton-free-show/
LOCATION:Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts\, 40 Jesup Road\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Rock
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T193000
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SUMMARY:The Making of 'The Culper Ring' with Kirk Manley
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the special display of The Culper Ring: The Spies of George Washington at the Fairfield Public Library\, join artist Kirk Manley to discover his process of creating artwork for the exhibit and the accompanying original graphic novel. Follow his journey from researching the American Revolution to creating pages from concept roughs to inking and coloring to typography. Copies of the book will be available for sale. \nPlease register.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/the-making-of-the-culper-ring-with-kirk-manley/
LOCATION:Fairfield Public Library\, 165 Unquowa Road\, Fairfield\, Connecticut\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,Lecture/Book/Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fairfield Public Library":MAILTO:sjarzombek@fplct.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T170000
DTSTAMP:20260615T184440Z
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SUMMARY:Westport's Annual Sidewalk Sale
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, June 26 – Sunday\, June 28\, 2026\nTime: During regular business hours\nWhere: Westport-wide | Event Hub: Downtown Westport (Main Street\, Church Lane\, Elm Street\, and Post Road) \nThe Westport Downtown Association’s annual Sidewalk Sale returns to downtown Westport on Friday through Sunday\, June 26-28\, 2026. One of the most anticipated shopping events of the summer\, the Sidewalk Sale brings together dozens of local businesses and on-site vendors offering special promotions\, deep discounts\, and exclusive deals throughout the weekend. \nParticipating businesses throughout Westport will offer a wide range of promotions\, including markdowns of up to 75% off\, storewide discounts\, and special event-only offers spanning fashion\, accessories\, home goods\, beauty\, and more. In addition to in-store promotions\, on-site vendors will be set up along Main Street offering unique goods and experiences throughout the weekend. \nThe event is free and open to the public. \nFor a full list of participating stores\, vendors\, and promotions\, visit westportdowntown.com/events-sidewalk-sale. \nWestport businesses are welcome to participate. Visit westportdowntown.com/events-sidewalk-sale to submit your promotion details and be featured in the official event guide. Submission deadline is Wednesday\, June 24.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/westports-annual-sidewalk-sale/2026-06-26/
LOCATION:Main Street\, Downtown Westport\, Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Westport Downtown Association":MAILTO:marketing@westportdowntown.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T170000
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SUMMARY:Westport's Annual Sidewalk Sale
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, June 26 – Sunday\, June 28\, 2026\nTime: During regular business hours\nWhere: Westport-wide | Event Hub: Downtown Westport (Main Street\, Church Lane\, Elm Street\, and Post Road) \nThe Westport Downtown Association’s annual Sidewalk Sale returns to downtown Westport on Friday through Sunday\, June 26-28\, 2026. One of the most anticipated shopping events of the summer\, the Sidewalk Sale brings together dozens of local businesses and on-site vendors offering special promotions\, deep discounts\, and exclusive deals throughout the weekend. \nParticipating businesses throughout Westport will offer a wide range of promotions\, including markdowns of up to 75% off\, storewide discounts\, and special event-only offers spanning fashion\, accessories\, home goods\, beauty\, and more. In addition to in-store promotions\, on-site vendors will be set up along Main Street offering unique goods and experiences throughout the weekend. \nThe event is free and open to the public. \nFor a full list of participating stores\, vendors\, and promotions\, visit westportdowntown.com/events-sidewalk-sale. \nWestport businesses are welcome to participate. Visit westportdowntown.com/events-sidewalk-sale to submit your promotion details and be featured in the official event guide. Submission deadline is Wednesday\, June 24.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/westports-annual-sidewalk-sale/2026-06-27/
LOCATION:Main Street\, Downtown Westport\, Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Westport Downtown Association":MAILTO:marketing@westportdowntown.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T210000
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SUMMARY:Circles Around The Sun - FREE SHOW
DESCRIPTION:Los Angeles-based instrumental supergroup Circles Around The Sun is a contemporary instrumental rock band\, initially formed in 2015\, when Justin Kreutzmann\, son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill\, invited founder Neal Casal to compose the intermission music for the Dead’s “Fare Thee Well” concerts. \nAs those shows celebrated the band’s 50th anniversary\, Circles Around The Sun’s earliest compositions Interludes For The Dead were designed to reflect the Dead’s overall spacey\, improvised\, and groove-laden feel. \nThe response was so positive that they continued on with a follow-up project\, Let It Wander\, in 2018. This record was less influenced by the Dead and more free-form\, delivering on the roots influence of jazz-funk\, soul\, and fusion. \nThe band underwent a fundamental transition in 2019. After completing the Meets Joe Russo EP and a third album\, their guitarist Neal Casal died on August 26\, 2019. He left his bandmates a note asking for them to continue in his absence– to continue recording\, touring\, and playing together. The band decided to carry on with a rotating cast of guitarists\, landing on John Lee Shannon as the permanent replacement. They continue the legacy to this day. \nCircles Around The Sun is a first-of-its-kind band that has continued to trail-blaze the instrumental cosmic disco space for nearly a decade\, shapeshifting through several iterations. Not just spiritually but actually and tangibly linked to Grateful Dead history\, the band’s music shares shelf space with post-rock\, psych-rock\, jazz-funk\, and good old fashioned psychedelia\, while their recorded output has included collaborations with such diverse luminaries as Joe Russo\, Billy Strings and Mikaela Davis. Original instrumentals form the bedrock of CATS’ live show\, taking fans on a whole different journey every time. \nMeet the CATS: Adam MacDougall (keys)\, Dan Horne (bass)\, John Lee Shannon (guitar)\, Mark Levy (drums)
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/circles-around-the-sun-free-show/
LOCATION:Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts\, 40 Jesup Road\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Rock
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T170000
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SUMMARY:Westport's Annual Sidewalk Sale
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, June 26 – Sunday\, June 28\, 2026\nTime: During regular business hours\nWhere: Westport-wide | Event Hub: Downtown Westport (Main Street\, Church Lane\, Elm Street\, and Post Road) \nThe Westport Downtown Association’s annual Sidewalk Sale returns to downtown Westport on Friday through Sunday\, June 26-28\, 2026. One of the most anticipated shopping events of the summer\, the Sidewalk Sale brings together dozens of local businesses and on-site vendors offering special promotions\, deep discounts\, and exclusive deals throughout the weekend. \nParticipating businesses throughout Westport will offer a wide range of promotions\, including markdowns of up to 75% off\, storewide discounts\, and special event-only offers spanning fashion\, accessories\, home goods\, beauty\, and more. In addition to in-store promotions\, on-site vendors will be set up along Main Street offering unique goods and experiences throughout the weekend. \nThe event is free and open to the public. \nFor a full list of participating stores\, vendors\, and promotions\, visit westportdowntown.com/events-sidewalk-sale. \nWestport businesses are welcome to participate. Visit westportdowntown.com/events-sidewalk-sale to submit your promotion details and be featured in the official event guide. Submission deadline is Wednesday\, June 24.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/westports-annual-sidewalk-sale/2026-06-28/
LOCATION:Main Street\, Downtown Westport\, Main Street\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Westport Downtown Association":MAILTO:marketing@westportdowntown.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T210000
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SUMMARY:JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS
DESCRIPTION:The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO)\, comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today\, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988 and spends over a third of the year on tour across the world. Featured in all aspects of Jazz atLincoln Center’s programming\, this remarkably versatile orchestra performs and lead seducational events in New York\, across the U.S.\, and around the globe; in concert halls; dance venues; jazz clubs; public parks; and with symphony orchestras\, ballet troupes\, local students\, and an ever-expanding roster of guest artists. Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis\, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs a vast repertoire\, from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works\, including compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington\, Count Basie\, Fletcher Henderson\, Thelonious Monk\, Mary Lou Williams\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Benny Goodman\, Charles Mingus\, and current and former Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra members Wynton Marsalis\, Wycliffe Gordon\, Ted Nash\, Victor Goines\, Sherman Irby\, Chris Crenshaw\, and Carlos Henriquez. For more information on Jazz at Lincoln Center\, please visit www.jazz.org. \nWYNTON MARSALIS\nWynton Marsalis(Music Director\, Trumpet) is the Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center(JALC). Born in New Orleans\, Louisiana in 1961\, he is the son of renowned jazz pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis\, Jr. Marsalis was gifted his first trumpet at age six by Al Hirt; soon thereafter\, he began playing in New Orleans’ famed Fairview Baptist Church Bandled by banjoist Danny Barker. However\, it wasn’t until he turned twelve that Marsalis began to formally train on the trumpet and perform in bands throughout the city\, from the New Orleans Philharmonic and New Orleans Youth Orchestra to funk bands\, concert bands\, and small jazz ensembles. As a teenager\, his passion for music rapidly escalated. In 1979\, at the age of seventeen\, Marsalis moved to New York City to study classical trumpet at The Juilliard School. Yet he quickly entrenched himself in New York’s effervescent jazz scene\, launching his career with the legendary Art Blakey &The Jazz Messengers. At just nineteen\, Marsalis hit the road with his own band—he has been touring the world ever since. From 1981 to the time of this writing\, he has performed 5\,328 concerts in 856 distinct cities and 66 countries around the world. \nWynton Marsalis’ core beliefs and foundation for living are based on the principles of jazz. He promotes individual creativity (improvisation)\, collective cooperation (swing)\, gratitude and good manners (sophistication)\, and facing adversity with persistent optimism (the blues).
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra-with-wynton-marsalis/
LOCATION:Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts\, 40 Jesup Road\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T210000
DTSTAMP:20260607T185929Z
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SUMMARY:Comedy Night #1 : Pride Edition! - FREE SHOW
DESCRIPTION:Free tickets may be reserved in advance via Reserve button below to guarantee entry – or – check in at Box Office night of show. Available free entry on a first-come basis\, space permitting! Box Office opens on site 2-hours before show time on show days. \nJohn Tobin Presents! delivers a slate of their funniest stand-up comedians for a another free night of laughs under the stars!
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/comedy-night-1-pride-edition-free-show/
LOCATION:Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts\, 40 Jesup Road\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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