BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westport Journal - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Westport Journal X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://westportjournal.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Westport Journal REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140046 CREATED:20251014T193847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T193847Z UID:10002046-1765018800-1765040400@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:Free First Saturdays DESCRIPTION:First Saturdays are a great opportunity to experience what we have to offer at the Westport Museum free of charge on the first Saturday of each month. \nYoung visitors can enjoy a scavenger hunt in the museum\, the diorama of Westport featuring an audio tour by Joanne Woodward\, coloring pages\, colonial games and more. Adult visitors will enjoy our wide array of exhibits. URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/free-first-saturdays-2/2025-12-06/ LOCATION:Westport Museum for History and Culture\, 25 Avery Place\, Wesport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States CATEGORIES:Childrens,Community,Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2023FreeFirstSaturdays_Image-1-300x300-1-1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Westport Museum for History and Culture":MAILTO:info@westporthistory.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140046 CREATED:20250925T160055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T160156Z UID:10000027-1765024200-1765036800@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:Family Day: Snow and Songbirds DESCRIPTION:Drive away the winter chill with bright crafts inspired by our feathered friends and the songs they sing!\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, December 6\, 2025 in the Bellarmine Hall\, Museum Classroom for a Family Day inspired by Snow and Songbirds! The first session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. Learn more about our current exhibitions here! \nDuring this Family Day event\, kids ages 4-10 will creat crafts inspired by our feathered friends and the songs they sing! \nPlease note: participants can only sign up for one session. If you cannot attend Family Day\, we request that you cancel your reservation either through Eventbrite or by emailing museum@fairfield.edu. Frequent no-shows will result in the inability to register for additional Family Day programs. Thank you! URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/family-day-snow-and-songbirds/ LOCATION:Bellarmine Hall\, Museum Classroom\, Fairfield University\, 200 Barlow Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b5a469e2d8b132cc149f6110f4893d93.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T140000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140046 CREATED:20251119T211331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T211331Z UID:10002161-1765026000-1765029600@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:Birding at the Bruce Museum with Greenwich Audubon DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 6\, 2025\, 1–2pm \nJoin the Bruce Museum and Greenwich Audubon for a tour of the neighboring Oneida Sanctuary. Tours will meet at the Visitor Services Desk in museum lobby\, and walk from the Bruce Park Playground to Audubon’s neighboring Oneida Sanctuary. The Oneida Sanctuary is located in one of Greenwich’s only remaining coastal salt marshes. \nThis location not only provides an opportunity to see bird species that use this special habitat such as waterfowl\, shorebirds\, herons & egrets but also learn about Audubon’s conservation efforts to improve our coastal resiliency in Greenwich. URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/birding-at-the-bruce-museum-with-greenwich-audubon/ LOCATION:Connecticut ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/e568c0ec-1a7c-0544-c532-a59f03b4acda.width-500.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140046 CREATED:20250925T160100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T160200Z UID:10000028-1765029600-1765036800@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:Quilting Bee Demo with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project DESCRIPTION:See a live quilting demonstration with members of a local group\, and contribute to our community quilting project.\n\n\nOn Saturday\, December 6\, from 2-4 p.m.\, members of Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project will host a live quilting bee demo in the Walsh Gallery\, inspired by the quilts on view in the exhibition Stitching Time. Participants will also be invited to contribute squares to our community quilting project (supplies provided). \nAbout the Exhibition: Stitching Time features 12 quilts created by men who are incarcerated in the Louisiana State Penitentiary\, also known as Angola Prison. These works of art\, and accompanying recorded interviews\, tell the story of a unique inside-outside quilt collaboration. The exhibition focuses our attention on the quilt creators\, people often forgotten by society when discussing the history of the U.S. criminal justice system. Also on view in the gallery will be Give Me Life\, a selection of works from women artists presently or formerly incarcerated at York Correctional Institution\, a maximum security state prison in Niantic\, CT\, courtesy of Community Partners in Action (CPA). The CPA’s Prison Arts program was initiated in 1978 and is one of the longest-running projects of its kind in the United States. Founded in 1875\, CPA is celebrating 150 years of working within the criminal justice system. For more information\, click here. \n* This event is a part of Fairfield University Explores 250 Years of the American Experiment: The Promise and Paradox * \nImage: Kenya Baleech Alkebu (quilt design); Maureen Kelleher (quilting)\, Martin Got Arrested Again\, 2023\, mixed cotton blends and acrylic paint. Lent by Maureen Kelleher\, © Maureen Kelleher URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/quilting-bee-demo-with-peace-by-piece-the-norwalk-community-quilt-project/ LOCATION:Walsh Art Gallery\, Quick Center for the Arts\, 200 Barlow Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/18ca38e5bb50aa4d1f062519d1ae3b1f.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140046 CREATED:20251001T190645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T190645Z UID:10001998-1765033200-1765040400@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:Baroque Portrait Photography Adult Workshop with Lewis Derogene DESCRIPTION:We invite you for an evening of classical portrait-making with artist and photographer Lewis Derogene. In this hands-on workshop\, you’ll explore how to channel the elegance and drama of Baroque paintings into your own portrait photography. \nWe’ll begin with a quick look at masterworks by painters like Vermeer and Rembrandt to better understand techniques—like chiaroscuro—that defined the era. Then\, we’ll dive into how those same effects can be recreated through lighting\, composition\, and set design. \nBring your camera or smartphone + bring a partner too\, as you’ll be photographing each other! You’ll learn how to set up lighting and backdrops\, use fabric and props to build a scene\, and frame portraits that feel both timeless and personal. \nAt the end of class\, participants will upload their top shots for a group critique. Images will be displayed on a large monitor for constructive feedback and shared inspiration. \nParticipants are encouraged to share their final portraits on Instagram and tag @MoCA_CT. URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/baroque-portrait-photography-adult-workshop-with-lewis-derogene/ LOCATION:MoCA CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-01-at-3.05.54-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="MoCA CT":MAILTO:info@mocawestport.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140046 CREATED:20251023T185653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T185653Z UID:10002124-1765047600-1765054800@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:Performance: Sarah Hennies and Tristan Kasten-Krause DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 6\, 2025 | 7 pm\n$10 Members and Students; $15 General Admission \nJoin us for an intimate duo performance by composer and percussionist Sarah Hennies and bassist Tristan Kasten-Krause\, presented in connection with Zak Prekop: Durations. Hennies and Kasten-Krause will present a 40-60 minute set of experimental music within the Museum’s galleries\, offering a meditative\, resonant experience that blurs the boundaries between sound\, space\, and visual art. \nSarah Hennies is known for her immersive and durational performances that explore psychoacoustic phenomena\, queerness\, and the act of listening. Her duo with Kasten-Krause combines sensitivity and restraint\, crafting quiet\, expansive works that unfold gradually over time. \nThis event is presented in conjunction with Zak Prekop: Durations (on view through January 11\, 2026)\, an exhibition exploring visual rhythm\, repetition\, and the temporality of painting. It also marks the launch of Zak Prekop’s first museum publication. This fully illustrated\, 32-page softcover catalogue features bold new abstract paintings by the artist\, along with an interview between Prekop and curator Eduardo Andres Alfonso. The catalogue will be available for purchase at the event. URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/performance-sarah-hennies-and-tristan-kasten-krause/ LOCATION:The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum\, 258 Main Street\, Ridgefield\, Connecticut\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Fine Art,Museum,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Performance_-Sarah-Hennies-and-Tristan-Kasten-Krause-copy.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum":MAILTO:general@thealdrich.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T223000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140046 CREATED:20251031T204921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T204921Z UID:10002142-1765051200-1765060200@westportjournal.com SUMMARY:On The Trail at Voices Cafe Saturday Dec 6th DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 6th at 8:00 PM\, On the Trail\, a modern acoustic bluegrass band\, will perform at Voices Cafe in Westport. Doors open at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $25 at voicescafe.org. \nThe band\, featuring Austin Scelzo (fiddle\, vocals)\, Tom Polizzi (mandolin\, vocals)\, Charlie Widmer (guitar\, vocals)\, and Matt Curley (upright bass\, vocals)\, blends traditional bluegrass with contemporary pop and original compositions. Static Noise Magazine praises their “standout songwriting\, tight musicianship\, and rare ability to honor tradition while pushing it forward.” \nOn the Trail has won the 2022 Thomas Point Beach Band Competition\, appeared at the Telefunken Battle of the Bands\, and was an Emerging Artist at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2023. Their latest album\, Where Do We Go From Here\, is available on all streaming platforms. \nVoices Cafe offers a BYO setting with table and individual seating. All concerts support local social justice programs. For tickets and info\, visit voicescafe.org. URL:https://westportjournal.com/events/on-the-trail-at-voices-cafe-saturday-dec-6th/ LOCATION:Voices Cafe\, 10 Lyons Plains Road\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westportjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/On-The-Trail-Full-Band-Phot-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Voices Cafe":MAILTO:voicescafect@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR