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‘Westoberfest’ on Oct 13 in Westport Has Beer Tasting, Family Activities, Artisans, Car Rally

Artists at Grove Street Plaza Outdoor Arts Fair This Saturday, Sept 22, Downtown

Learn About Delacroix Thursday, Then Go See the Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum

Local Artist Vicki French Smith’s Landscapes, Seascapes To Be on Display at Darien Nature Center

Works by Artist Kim Lagana on Display at Atria Darien in September, Reception on Thursday

Irony Overload: Clock Stops For Opening Art Exhibit Called ‘Drip Drop, Tick Tock’ — After Sprinklers Activated

Paintings by Jacky Fromentin on Display Through Aug 31 at Atria Darien

At Darien Library This Coming Week: Workshops, Concerts, Art, Film, Book Discussions, Legos

SoNo Arts Festival, Weekend of Aug 4 to 5: Musical Performances, 125 Artisans, Puppet Parade, Kids Activities

‘Harvest’ Art Exhibit Reception 6:30 PM at Darien Library, Performances Start at 3 PM Saturday

Stamford Arts Festival This Weekend Has Music, Artwork, Activities for Kids and Adults

Silvermine Arts Center’s New ‘Art of the Northeast’ Exhibition Runs Through Aug 25

‘Harvest’ Exhibit, Performances at Library Feature Works from Darien High School Class of ’73

Food, Fine Arts, Fun at Westport Fine Arts Festival This Weekend, July 14 and 15

Now Open: ‘Summer Scapes’ Exhibit at Geary Gallery

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Art exhibits and receptions, as well as talks or discussions about art

Westoberfest wide image for Facebook Westport Downtown Merchants Association

More than 16 local and regional breweries will serve up their favorite seasonal craft beer tastings at Westoberfest, which runs from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13 in the heart of downtown Westport on Elm Street. The event will have over 40 tastings (starting at 2 p.m.) from a variety of award winning and innovative breweries, an assortment of fun fall activities, and a location steps away from Westport shops and restaurants. — an announcement from the Westport Downtown Merchants Association

Beyond the exceptional craft beer experience, there will be a designated kids and family area that will feature face painting and fall crafts provided by the Artist Collective of Westport, Westport Historical Society, the Westport Library and Wakeman Town Farm. Earthplace will also participate with a live animal exhibit.

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The Artists at Grove Street Plaza art event will be back this Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Now in its fourth year, the event has grown to become a popular Darien fall tradition, and many people are looking forward to this unique community event. — an announcement from the Artists of Grove Street Plaza event organizers

“Many people have told me that they want the event twice a year — once in the spring and once in the fall — or at least for the entire weekend rather than just one Saturday in the fall,” says organizer Nobu Miki. “But the event is up to Mother Nature, and only one day in the fall is just fine.” Unlike other local art shows, Nobu does not set up tents, and participating artists display their works on easels or tables — just like the artists in Montmarte, Paris.

Get a preview of the just-opened hit exhibit from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Devotion to Drawing: The Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix. Page Knox of Columbia University an the Met will talk about Delacroix from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20 at Darien Library. — an announcement from Darien Library

Renowned as a giant of French Romantic painting, Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) was equally a dedicated and an innovative draftsman. Through a selection of more than one hundred works on paper—from finished watercolors to sketchbooks, from copies after old master prints to preparatory drawings for important projects—this exhibition explores the central role of drawing in Delacroix’s practice.

Vicki French Smith publicity photo from Darien Nature Ctr website for exhibit Sept 2018

Local artist Vicki French Smith will display a colorful collection of landscapes and seascapes, including scenes of Darien, for her new exhibit opening Thursday, September 20th at the Darien Nature Center. The public is invited to enjoy a free wine and cheese reception starting at 6:30 p.m. to see and purchase pieces from “Motion by Nature.” Thirty percent of sales will be donated to the Nature Center. “Painting has opened a new world to me. I see things through new eyes,” French Smith says. “Creating artwork lets me relive the experiences of my travels through recreating, reinterpreting, and reinventing the places I love!

Atria Darien will be showing the work of Kim Lagana during the month of September and host an opening reception welcoming the public on Thursday, Sept. 6. Kim is a native of Norwalk. Retiring from teaching World Language in the Norwalk public school system for 35 years, he decided to go back to his interest in art. Being self-taught, he went through numerous periods of error and frustration.

The name of the ‘Drip-Drop, Tick-Tock’ exhibit at Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport went beyond irony and well into eerie coincidence when sprinklers were activated and, you might say, the “clock stopped” on the exhibit opening, which will be postponed for two years. At this rate, it’s probably fortunate that “Boom Boom” wasn’t part of the exhibit’s name. The exhibit is expected to reopen, but not for another two years — on Sept. 3, 2020. (No artwork was damaged in the event that sparked production of this article.)

Here’s the announcement about the closing, opening and opening reception:

The opening of the “Drip-Drop, Tick-Tock” exhibit by Joseph Fucigna at Housatonic Museum of Art has been postponed.

Atria Darien Jacky Fromentin August 2018

Paintings by Jacky Fromentin, a French immigrant and retired chef, will be on display daily in the Gratia Gillespie Art Gallery at Atria Darien, 50 Ledge Road, through the month of August. Fromentin, who now lives in Connecticut, was born in the heart of Normandy in France’s lush countryside. He first learned cooking from his mother, who worked the land and kitchen of their modest hotel-home. Jacky went on to apprentice in Paris as a teenager, quickly progressing to work at the prestigious Plaza Athenee. When offered the chance to travel the world as a chef on the reputed French navy vessel, La Jeanne d’Arc, Jacky seized the opportunity.

Coming to Darien Library: Terrarium workshop, Mil’s Trills concert, art exhibit, the amazing Bryson Lang performs, the film “The Rider,” and a mystery for junior detectives. — This announcement is from the This Week at Darien Library newsletter, see it online, here.

This Week’s Highlight
Mil’s Trills Concert

Everyone is invited to join us at the Pre-Readers Finale Concert on Friday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m.
The winner of the Read to Me Club Challenge will be announced and there’ll be opportunities to win door prizes too. — Samantha Cardone,
Children’s Program coordinator

Registered Events
Make sure to register by clicking on the title:

Write Your Adventure
Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 4 p.m.
Grades 4 to 6

Terrarium Workshop
Tuesday, Aug.

The SoNo Arts Festival returns to historic South Norwalk on Saturday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. Admission to the Arts Festival is free. This juried event will feature more than 125 artisans, children’s activities, performing artists, musical performances and a puppet parade.

Dragon and Bird Borneo photo by Steve Watson Class of 73

“Harvest,” a “creative arts festival” presented by the Darien High School Class of 1973 will be held at the Darien Library, starting with a reception for the artists from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 3. At 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 4 there will be a musical performance in the Community Room. All the art is created by members of the DHS Class of ’73.

Get inspired and celebrate the arts at the Stamford Art Festival at Harbor Point, taking place on Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29 from 10 am to 5 pm, rain or shine. A juried event featuring more than 100 artists selected locally and from across the country and Canada, the Stamford Art Festival offers paintings, photography, drawings, prints, sculptures, mixed media, jewelry, ceramics, fiber, metal and glass pieces that are original works and available for collecting in every price point. — an announcement from the festival organizers

Visitors will be able to browse and buy from a wide variety of artists. The Festival includes live musical performances on both days, as well as free arts activities and demonstrations for children and adults, plus a variety of food temptations ranging from gourmet food to homemade desserts. The festival, now in its fourth year, is currently ranked nationally as one of top 100 Fine Art Festivals in the country by national artists in both Sunshine Artist Magazine and The Art Fair Sourcebook. Taking top honors in only it’s fourth year, the Stamford Art Festival shares it’s success with the artists it represents.

Art of the Northeast Silvermine AC Sophie Swann

Silvermine Arts Center has opened its signature Art of the Northeast exhibition and announced winners of awards given at the July 14 opening reception. A regional competition, open to artists from Maine to D.C., Art of the Northeast is now in its 68th year. Silvermine was honored to have Patricia Hickson, the Emily Hall Tremaine Curator of Contemporary Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum, serve as this year’s curator. The Board Chair Award for Best in Show went to Sofie Swann of Stamford. Sofie will receive a $1,000 prize and a solo exhibition in 2020.

“Harvest” is a creative arts festival presented by the Darien High School Class of 1973. It will be held at, and generously hosted by, the Darien Library. It will feature the diverse talents of more than 20 individual members of the class, all of whom grew up in Darien, and who were educated in the Darien public school system during the ‘60s and early ‘70s.

Many of them have maintained lifelong friendships, something greatly enhanced these days by the existence of social media. Like many high school graduates, they eventually found themselves dispersed about the globe.

This weekend, renowned local chef Bill Taibe brings the unique Japanese inspired flavor of Kawa Ni to the Westport Fine Arts Festival taking place Saturday and Sunday, July 14 to 15 in downtown Westport.

The festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s a rain or shine event and free to the public. “Since opening Jesup Hall in 2017, we have begun a love affair with the downtown area and are committed to taking part in events that strengthen the commerce and culture of Westport,” Taibe said. _____________

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Kawa Ni can be found in the Saugatuck area of Westport, and specializes in Japanese small plates. Featured menu items at their festival booth this weekend, located on the corner of Main Street and Post Road, will include shaved broccoli salad, scallop hand roll, creamy spicy tuna and cold sesame noodles. Taibe and Kawa Ni are among a diverse and inspired culinary offering at this year’s festival that includes Jeera Thai, Skinny Pines Wood Fired Catering, El Segundo and M.O.C. Eatery, a food truck offering locally sourced pub style sandwiches and salads.

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From now through Aug. 31, Geary Gallery in Darien will be displaying “Summer Scapes,” an exhibit is a celebrating the artists who know how to evoke the feeling of a gentle breeze off the ocean, the warmth of a golden dawn, the fragrance of a garden in bloom, or a meditative walk in a meadow. — an announcement from Geary Gallery

You’ll see work from these artists (for more, click on the Web links):

Carl Scorza, George Stewart, Ginabeth Culbertson, James Grabowski, John Mansueto, Louise B. Hafesh, Mary Morant, Rich Gombar, Robert Meyers, Sandra Aldrich, Sue Barrasi, Sunil Howlader, Tina Underwood

Admission is free and artwork is available for acquisition. Geary Gallery is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more information, call (203) 655-6633.