Arts/Cultural
Not-for-Profit Organizations
FAC Member Organizations (*)
American Chamber Orchestra *
Website: Unavailable
Email: cserbell@yahoo.com
Contact: Carl Serbell
11 Ambler Road West
Westport, CT 06880
Art/Place *
Located in Southport, Art/Place is a not-for-profit art gallery. It is an artists' cooperative with a limited number of members who each exhibit every three years. The center’s hours are Wednesday through Sunday, from noon to 4:30.
Website: www.artplace.org
Phone: (203) 255-9847
Contact: Joan Sloan
400 Center Street
Southport, CT 06890
Barnum Festival *
The Barnum Festival's mission is "to enhance the economic and emotional wellbeing of the people of the Greater Bridgeport are through the celebration of the life and times of P.T. Barnum." In other words, they are a FUN Raising Organization that during the past 58 years has placed smiles on the faces of children of all ages. Since 1949, the Barnum Festival has brought the community together every summer for fun and relaxation through parties, concerts, a parade, fireworks extravaganza and drum corps shows.
Website: http://www.barnumfestival.com/
Phone: (203) 367-8495
Email: barnumfestival@aol.com
Contact: Leonard F. Berger
1070 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
The Barnum Museum *
The Barnum Museum opened in 1893 and is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Bridgeport's industrial social history and the life and times of Phineas Taylor Barnum. There are 3 floors of fascinating exhibits that illustrate the extraordinary business and personal accomplishments of P.T. Barnum. The museum is an outstanding educational resource for students of all ages. The original museum building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is handicapped accessible. Museum hours: Tu-Sat 10 AM - 4:30 PM, Sun Noon-4:30 PM (Last admissions into galleries @ 3:45 PM.) Closed Mon & holidays.
Website: http://www.barnum-museum.org/
Phone: (203) 331-1104x108
giftshop@barnummuseum.org
Contact:
Frederick Fleischer
820 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Bernier Dance *
Bernier Dance cultivates contemporary dance as an essential means of expression and connection among all people by: producing concerts with a focus on dance, sponsoring workshops, classes, discussions and other forums to facilitate the understanding of contemporary dance, creating original contemporary dance works that speak to the comedy, mystery and drama of being human.
Website: www.bernierdance.org
Phone: (203) 554-4665
Email: bernierdance@aol.com
Contact: Cindy Bernier
12 Fitch Street
Norwalk, CT 06855
Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society
The Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society was formed by a local group of professional and amateur astronomers in 1953, and its members have been studying our skies and educating people in the greater Bridgeport area for the past 50 years. Today’s society members are involved in the renovation of the Boothe observatory and telescope, expansion of the educational center, and passing on the same passion for astronomy that its founding members gave to the public. Meetings take place at the BMAS Observatory, located in Boothe Memorial Park in Stratford, Connecticut and meet on the first and third Fridays of each month.
Website: www.bmas.org
Phone: (203) 377-9933
Email:info@bmas.org
Boothe Memorial Park, Main Street, Putney
Stratford, CT 06615
Boothe Memorial Railway Society
The Booth Memorial Railway Society is a non-profit model railroad club devoted to promoting an interest in model trains and railroad history. They operate model railroad layouts in four scales: O-Scale, HO-Scale, and N-Scale, and an upper level around-the-wall G-Scale layout. They also have cabinet displays of model and full-scale railroad memorabilia.
Contact: Paul Devitto
Phone: (203) 378-1878
Email: boothmrs@yahoo.com
310 Reeds Lane
Stratford, CT 06614
Bridgeport Public Library
The Bridgeport Public Library provides a broad range of informational, educational, and recreational resources to serve the diverse needs of the community. The Bridgeport Public Library provides opportunities for our residents and taxpayers to pursue lifelong learning, cultural and economic enrichment and enjoyment. To accomplish this mission, we offer free and open access to creative works, knowledge and information from diverse perspectives.
Website: www.bridgeportpubliclibrary.org
Contact: Michael A. Golrick
Phone: (203) 576-7403
Email: mgolrick@bridgeportpubliclibrary.org
925 Broad Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Center for Contemporary Printmaking *
Founded in 1995, the non-profit Center for Contemporary Printmaking is a unique combination of multi-media studios, a gallery and a resource center dedicated exclusively to exhibiting, creating and preserving original prints, papermaking, photography, digital arts and artists books. The Center is located in an historic landmark 19th Century stone carriage house, an architectural gem transformed into an important art resource and is the only Center of its kind between New York and Boston.
Website: www.contemprints.org
Phone: (203) 899-7999
Contact: Leslie Nolan
Lnolan@contemprints.org
Mathews Park
299 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
City Lights & Company *
A not-for-profit art gallery.
Website: www.citylightsgallery.org
Phone: (203) 334-7748
Email: citygallerybpt@yahoo.com
Contact: Suzanne Kachmar, Program Director
or Steve Gerber, Gallery Manager & Frame Shop
37 Markle Court
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Coastal Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus
The Coastal Chordsmen is a Men's Barbershop Chorus located in Trumbull, Connecticut. They are the Bridgeport, CT chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The group entertains audiences throughout New England with their barbershop harmony by hosting a number of barbershop quartets of the traditional four-man variety. The annual Christmas concert and all of their events are excellent family entertainment.
Website: www.coastalchordsmen.org
Contact: Chris Andrade
Phone: (203) 386-9147
Email: Chordsmen@optonline.net
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
406 White Plains Road
Trumbull, CT 06611
Community Theatre Foundation
The Community Theatre Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that provides affordable entertainment, unites young people in the spirit of volunteerism, and acts as a catalyst for community involvement, inspiration and support. Established in 2001 to save, restore and operate the historic landmark movie theater in Fairfield, Connecticut, the Foundation presents films at the cost of only three dollars per ticket and provides direct financial and promotional support to other local not-for-profit organizations that serve our neighbors.
Website: www.communitytheatrefoundation.org
Contact: Leo Redgate
Phone: (203) 255-6112
Email: staff@communitytheatrefoundation.org
1424 Post Road
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824
Connecticut Alliance for Music
The Connecticut Alliance for Music champions young musicians and the live performance of fine music. They accomplish this through their programs, which include outreach, focused instruction, performance opportunities, concerts, and competitions
Website: www.camusic.org
Contact: Sukey Barthelmess
Phone: (203) 319-8271
Email: alliance.for.music@snet.net
61 Unquowa Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum *
The Birdcraft Museum offers premier natural history education programs and exhibits for children and adults. Recognized as a National Historic Landmark, the natural history museum with its adjacent private songbird sanctuary (the oldest in the U.S.) represent the historic heart of Connecticut Audubon. The art gallery on the premise is co-sponsored by the Fairfield Arts Council.
Website: http://www.ctaudubon.org/visit/birdcraft.htm
Phone: (203) 259-0416
Contact: Norma Watters
314 Unquowa Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo *
The Beardsley Zoo is the only zoo in the state of Connecticut. Through education, conservation, research and recreation, it provides a great experience for students and families. Every summer they run a summer arts series with a variety of special events.
Website: www.beardsleyzoo.com
Phone: (203) 394-6565
Email: gdacho@beardsleyzoo.com
1875 Noble Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06610
Connecticut Chamber Choir *
The Connecticut Chamber Choir is a choral ensemble of dedicated avocational singers from throughout the state. CCC's programs provide opportunity for performer and audience alike to experience fine choral works presented through inspired performances. Reverberating with unique sensitivity and depth, each selection draws the listener into a fresh kinship with composer and singer. Connecticut Chamber’s Choir’s repertoire includes major works by such immortal composers as Bach, Handel, Mozart and Brahms, as well as music by more “modern” composers such as Dello Joio, Pinkham, Lauridsen, Gorecki and Ives.
Website: www.connecticutchamberchoir.com
Phone:(203) 459-1496
Contact: Jane Tipler
Email:info@connecticutchamberchoir.com
53 Brookside Drive
Trumbull, CT 06611
Connecticut Chamber Orchestra *
Website:unavailable
Phone:(203) 847-7724
Contact: Sayard Stone
18 Hills Lane
Westport, CT 06880
Connecticut Dance School *
Connecticut Dance School is a not-for-profit 501c (3) organization, dedicated to providing dance education to the Connecticut community. The school serves over 300 students ranging from the age of 3 to adult. In addition to pre-professional ballet training, CDS also offers recreational dance classes (Dance for Fun) for the once a week student, modern dance, and jazz classes. The summer programs offer classes in multiple disciplines including flamenco, mime, Pilates and yoga.
Website: http://www.ctdanceschool.com/
Phone: (203) 384-2492
Contact: Elizabeth Gaynor
42 Halley Court
Fairfield, CT 06824
The Connecticut Folklife Project *
The guiding purpose of the Connecticut Folklife Project is the enhancement of intercultural understanding through music and the folk arts. We locate master artists who are maintaining their traditional heritage arts while living in the North American cultural mosaic. Whether they are musicians, dancers, carvers, storytellers, costumers, instrument builders or have skills in any of a number of other areas, we document, preserve, present and revitalize their work.
Website:www.ctfolklife.org
Phone: (203) 748-1131
Email: info@ctfolklife.org
18 Kilian Drive
Danbury, CT 06811
Connecticut Opera Alliance *
The Connecticut Opera Alliance is the performance division of the non-profit umbrella organization Friends of Delphi, Inc., with affiliate organizations Delphi Mini-Opera, Danbury Opera, Norwalk Opera, and Thomaston Mini-Opera. The corporation also includes Delphi Studio, which encompasses the operatic teaching and coaching, and Shakespeare Opera Institute, an educational and performing arm, devoted to the operas based on the plays of Shakespeare. Founder/Artistic Director Joan Brainerd Noland and her husband James Noland use regional and emerging professional singers to produce modestly scaled, semi-staged programs of the classical operatic repertoire in a variety of formats.
Website: Unavailable
Phone: (860) 283-8132
E-mail: fodelphi@optonline.net
Contact: Joan & James Noland
367 Chapel Street
Thomaston, CT 06787
Connectivity *
Website: Unavailable
Email: connectivity@optonline.net
Contact: Ellen Jacobs
637 Cedar Road
Southport, CT 06890
CT-MUSE *
CT-MUSE is an Online New England based art cooperative, located in Fairfield County Connecticut. This is a network of local artistic talent, that matches artists, musicians and their patrons.
Website: www.ct-muse.org
Email: beth@ct-muse.org
Contact: Beth Bradley
P.O.Box 206
Milford, CT 06460
Discovery Museum
The Discovery Museum and Planetarium's mission is to educate, excite and engage visitors in the exploration of science, technology and ideas through interactive experiences that promote new insights. There is also a fine arts gallery on the premises with exhibits open to the public.
Website: www.discoverymuseum.org
Contact: Linda Malkin
Phone: (203) 372-3521
Fax: (203) 374-1929
malkin@discoverymuseum.org
4450 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Downtown Cabaret Theatre
In their 23rd season, the Downtown Cabaret Children’s Company presents original musicals for young audiences and their families in a unique cabaret-style setting. On stage, the acting company presents musical adaptations of fairy tales, children’s literary classics, original works and cutting edge, fun-filled versions of favorite stories.
Website: www.dtcab.com
Contact: Donna Caporaso
Phone: 576-1634
263 Golden Hill Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Earthplace
The Mission of Earthplace is to educate the community about nature and the environment and about ways of taking action to preserve, protect and enjoy nature and the environment. Founded in 1958 and accredited by The American Association of Museums, Earthplace maintains a 62 acre wildlife sanctuary with trails, houses live wildlife for public viewing, and hosts many public nature programs as well as gallery events. Earthplace is located at 10 Woodside Lane, Westport, CT, and is open Monday through Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM, and Sunday 1 to 4 PM.
Website: www.earthplace.org
Contact: John Horkel
Phone: 203-227-7253
Fax: 203-227-8909
E-mail: info@earthplace.org
10 Woodside Lane
P.O. Box 165
Westport, Connecticut 06881
Easton Arts Council *
The Easton Arts Council is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering the arts in Easton, enhancing communication among local artists and encouraging the arts within their local schools.
Website: www.eastonartscouncil.org
Phone: (203) 261-9160
Email: info@eastonartscouncil.org
Contact: Joanne Kant
P.O. Box 142
Easton, CT 06612
Easton Public Library
The Easton Public Library provides a broad range of informational, educational, and recreational resources to serve the diverse needs of the community.
Website: www.eastonlibrary.org
Contact: Bernadette Baldwin
Phone: (203) 261-0134
Email: leastonp@optonline.net
691 Morehouse Road
Easton, Connecticut 06612
Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts
at Sacred Heart University *
The Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart University offers a wide array of performing arts attractions throughout the year in its newly renovated and air-conditioned 800-seat auditorium. The Center is available for rentals and community events.
Website: www.edgertoncenter.org
Phone: (203) 371-7908
Email: goehring@sacredheart.edu
Contact: Jerry Goehring
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, CT 06825
Fairfield Dept. of Parks & Recreation
The Fairfield Department of Parks and Recreations offers arts related activities for all age groups such as drawing and crafts for youngsters and the Fairfield Teen Theatre for teens.
Website: www.fairfieldrecreation.com
Contact: Gerald Lombardo
Phone: 203-256-3144
Fax: 203-256-3145
75 Mill Plain Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield Area Poets *
The Fairfield Area Poets society is open to the public with different poets featured the first 15 minutes of every meeting. In the summer, Poetry Slams are featured with the audience selecting the winners. Members are willing to entertain groups as well. The open poetry readings at meetings are open to poets of all ages.
Website: Unavailable
Phone:
203-259-3850 (in a.m.)
Contact: Rosemarie Barone
1283 Round Hill Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield Arts for Youth *
Fairfield Arts for Youth was formed in 1973, as a committee of the Fairfield PTA Council, dedicated to bringing cultural enrichment programs to the Fairfield schools. FAY programs enhance the students’ school experience through live performances and encourage an appreciation of the performing arts. The funding for FAY programs comes from a grant from the Board of Education and from PTA Council funds and individual PTA-unit donations. Fairfield’s elementary school children over the past thirty years have experienced live in-school assembly performances of dance - from ballet to modern to swing, Chinese, African, Mexican, Russian; theatre; opera; and instrumental music from classical to jazz, big band to woodwind quintets. The program is organized by 2 – 4 PTA Council town-wide coordinators, with supporting FAY representatives at each school.
Website: Unavailable
Phone: (203) 374-9668
Email: lrais@fairfield.k12.ct.us
Contact: Laura Rais
609 Sasapequan Place
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield County Arts Association *
The Fairfield County Arts Association is a networking group for professional and non-professional area artists working in any media and ranging from beginner to professional level. Meetings are held from September through July, on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 to 9:30pm at the Fairfield Woods Middle School library. The meetings include a demonstration or slide presentation by a guest artist, a group critique of works by attending members, and refreshments. Annual dues are $20 for meetings, group exhibits a monthly newletter, and two social events. New members are welcome.
Website: Unavailable
Phone: (203) 292-3351
Contact:
Jean Tourney
P.O. Box 703
Monroe, CT 06468
Fairfield County Chapter of
The Embroiderers' Guild of America, Inc *
Website: Not available
Phone: (203) 226-9809
Email: jegordon85@aol.com
Contact: Jane Gordon
85 Valley Forge Road
Weston, CT 06883
Fairfield County Children's Choir *
Now celebrating their eleventh season, the FCCC is a community-based choral program made up of over 260 children in grades 4 through 12 from communities in Connecticut's Fairfield County and beyond. The FCCC program provides instruction in vocal technique, choral technique, music literacy and the appreciation of music through the practice and performance of great choral repertoire.
Website: http://singfccc.org/
Phone: (203) 414-4292
Contact: Barbara Brauner
P.O. Box 110588
Trumbull, CT 06611
Fairfield County Chorale *
The 100-plus voice Fairfield County Chorale presents three concerts each season of choral masterworks with professional orchestra and soloists. The music director is Swiss-born conductor Johannes Somary, who has been with the Chorale for over 30 years. Additional activities include joint performances with other choral groups, international concert tours and engagements at music festivals, and special fundraising events — such as their Annual Tag Sale, Holiday caroling, and Summer Sings. Their mission is to perform a broad range of choral music for the benefit of the community.
Website: http://www.fairfieldcountychorale.org
Phone: (203) 254-1333
Email: fairfieldcounty@aol.com
Contact: John Parkinson
61 Unquowa Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield Museum and History Center *
The Fairfield Museum and History Center is a not-for-profit, privately supported, educational institution which operates a museum and research library. The mission of the Fairfield Historical Society is to collect, preserve and interpret the history and heritage of the Town of Fairfield, Connecticut, for present and future generations.
Website: http://www.fairfieldhistoricalsociety.org/
E-mail: info@fairfieldhs.org
Phone: (203) 259-1598
Contact:Michael Jehle
636 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield Public Library *
The Fairfield Public Library is a full-service library that also provides lectures and cultural programs open to the public. The Bruce S. Kershner Gallery at the 1080 Old Post Road library location features exhibitions by the local artists. The gallery is open to the public during regular library hours. The library currently has over 230,000 volumes.
Website: http://www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/
Phone: (203) 256-3155
Contact: Barbara Buss
1080 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield Theatre Company *
The Fairfield Theatre Company (FTC), founded in 2000, is a 501c (3), not-for-profit organization whose mission is to bring the best of New York’s Off Broadway scene directly to Fairfield. Professional theatre from NYC, is brought intact, and delivered to our backyard. In June 2004, FTC opened their new Studio Theatre at 70 Sanford Street, in Fairfield Center, with the off-Broadway production of The Moonlight Room. Since then, FTC has also presented The Internationalist, Carnival Knowledge, A Rooster in the Henhouse, and in January 2005, welcomed British stage and screen actress Susannah York in her one-woman play, The Loves of Shakespeare’s Women.
Website: http://www.fairfieldtheatre.org/
E-mail: info@fairfieldtheatre.org
Phone: (203) 259-1036
Contact: Miles Marek
P.O. Box 320901
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield University Glee Club *
The Fairfield University Glee Club is a mixed chorus of 100 undergraduate and graduate students continuing a 58-year legacy of musical excellence on-campus and abroad. The choir has performed at Carnegie Hall, the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Westminster Cathedral in London, the Aula Paolo VI at the Vatican and the U.S. military academies at West Point and Annapolis.
Website: www.fairfield.edu/arts_gleeclub.html
Phone: (203) 254-4000
Contact: Carole Ann Maxwell
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield University Jazz Ensemble *
The Fairfield University Jazz Company is an 8 to 10 member student group led by renowned jazz musician and director, Brian Torff. They perform a wide variety of jazz from traditional to modern jazz, blues, rock, and world music. Their concerts also include demonstrations in improvisation and some background about the history of jazz as taught by Torff, a professor of music at Fairfield University.
Website: http://www.fairfield.edu/x2811.xml
Phone: (203) 254-4000 x2458
Contact: Brian Torff
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
JGS 27
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield University Symphonic Orchestra *
The Fairfield University Orchestra has been in place for nearly 15 years and has always been made up of both community members and Fairfield University students. There are no auditions and participation is free. The Orchestra performs its semi-annual concerts in December and May at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University.
Website: Unavailable
Phone: (203) 254-4000 x2638
Contact: L. Nash
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
DMH 219
Fairfield, CT 06824
Feile, Inc *
Feile, Inc. is a public charity devoted to the promotion of Irish Culture. They are the presenters of The Fairfield County Irish Festival.
Website: www.feileinc.org/ www.irishfestival.org
Contact: Richard MacLean
Phone: (203) 254-0673
E-mail: commottee@irishfestival.org
74 Beach Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Friends of Boothe Park, Inc.
Phone: (203) 381-2046
P.O. Box 902
Stratford, CT 06615
Gaelic American Club
The Gaelic American Club’s purpose is to provide social and civic activities for people of Irish descent.
Website: www.gaconline.org
Phone: (203) 254-0673
Email: info@gaconline.org
74 Beach Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Gallery of Contemporary Art at Sacred Heart University *
The Gallery of Contemporary Art at SHU is dedicated to presenting works by contemporary artists from New England and New York—as well as exhibits featuring works from the Caribbean, France, Latin America, Russia, Zimbabwe and beyond. Opened in 1989, the mission of the Gallery is to provide to the Sacred Heart community and the general public high-quality and intellectually stimulating works of contemporary art in a wide variety of approaches and media that reflect the concerns of our time.
Website: http://www.sacredheart.edu/pages/784_the_gallery_of_contemporary_art.cfm
Contact: Sophia Gevass
Phone: (203) 365-7650
Fax: (203) 396-8361
E-mail: gevass@sacredheart.edu
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, Connecticut 06825-1000
The Gallery at University of Bridgeport
University Gallery is located in Arnold Bernhard Center for the Arts and Humanities on the south-west corner of University and Iranistan Avenues in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The gallery has a variety of shows throughout the year including University of Bridgeport faculty and student shows.
Website: www.bridgeport.edu/art/news/index.html
Contact: Gary Munch
Phone: (203) 576-4224
Email: gmunch@bridgeport.edu
126 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Good News Gospel Choir
The Good News Gospel Choir is a 50-voice, multi-denominational singing group founded by Chris Coogan that performs nearly every weekend at churches, festivals, fundraisers and various community events throughout the state of Connecticut. The group has released two albums, 1997's Joy, Unspeakable Joy and 1999's Light a Candle.
Website: http://www.cooganmusic.com/goodnews.htm
Contact: Chris Coogan
Phone (203) 454-4695
E-mail: chris@cooganmusic.com
395 Georgetown Road
Weston, CT 06883
Greater Bridgeport Symphony
Website: www.bridgeportsymphony.org
Contact: Jena Maric
Phone: (203) 576-0263
Fax: (203) 367-0064
Email:
446 University Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras *
The GBYO is comprised of four performing ensembles: the Principal, the Symphony, the Concert, and the String Orchestras. These ensembles are supported by a full range of professional education, coaching and conducting. Membership includes over 250 young musicians from 30 communities in Fairfield and New Haven counties. They are guided by a staff of four conductors and five coaches.
Saturday mornings, from September through mid-May, the four orchestras bring these young people together for music, enjoyment and learning. Through these rehearsals and the formal performances, the young musicians gain valuable experience and an important sense of achievement.
Website: http://www.gbyo.org/
Contact: Barb Upton
Phone: (203) 459-4249
P.O. Box 645
Fairfield, CT 06824 or
80 Maryanne Drive
Monroe, CT 06468
Hall Neighborhood House
Four years ago, Hall Neighborhood House added The Performing Arts to its list of beneficial community services. Since then, the Performing Arts have developed at rapid speed providing growth through arts education to Bridgeport families. With focuses on creativity, education, and expansion arts, HNH is able to service the community in a progressive and effective manner through the arts.
Contact: Lakeisha Bolden
Phone: (203) 345-2009
52 George Pipkins Way
Bridgeport, CT 06608
Harmony on the Sound Chorus *
The Harmony on the Sound Chorus is a chapter of Sweet Adelines International based in Trumbull, Connecticut. They are an organization of women singers ranging in age from 30 to 90 and come from all walks of life. They represent approximately 33 towns throughout Fairfield, New Haven and lower Litchfield Counties. They sing a cappella four-part barbershop style harmony. They sing new songs and old songs, songs from Broadway, love songs, the blues and a bit of swing thrown in too. Their repertoire offers a variety of melodies with expression and musical style to capture everyone's love of harmony.
Website: www.harmonyonthesound.org
Phone: (203) 881-1477
c/o Rimmon Hill Road
Beacon Falls, CT 06403
Historical Society of Easton
The Historical Society of Easton is an organization dedicated to preserving, presenting and celebrating the history of Easton, Connecticut. The Historical Society is located in a special section of the Easton Library. Hours are by appointment.
Website: Unavailable
Contact: Lois Bloom
Phone: (203) 261-2090
PO Box 121
Easton, CT 06612
Housatonic Museum of Art – Burt Chernow Galleries
Website: www.hcc.commnet.edu/artmuseum
Director: Robbin Zella
Email: rzella@hcc.commnet.edu
Phone: (203) 332-5052
900 Lafayette Blvd
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Igor Sikorsky Historical Archives, Inc.
A foundation dedicated to acquire, preserve, and protect the historical materials that chronicle the aviation careers of Igor Sikorsky, the companies he founded, and the accomplishments of its employees. The collection dates from the later part of the 19th century to the present and consists of approximately 5,000 cubic feet of Sikorsky historical documents, blueprints, photographs, and the engineering windtunnel and water test models of Sikorsky’s three different aeronautical accomplishments: fixed winged and multi-engined aircraft, transoceanic flying boats, and helicopters
Website: www.sikorskyarchives.com
Email: iisha@snet.net
MS S578A
6900 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06615
International Performing Arts, Inc. *
The Black Rock Art Center, a multi-cultural center with five culturally diverse resident cultural organizations and a number of other center users. The facility will include a black box theater, galleries, cafe, ALC (Arts Learning Center), video editing facilities and administrative suite.
Website: www.BlackRockArtCenter.com
Phone: (203) 367 - 7917
Email: info@internationalperformingarts.com
Contact: Joseph Celli
c/o Black Rock Art Center
2838 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
Irish Festival
The Irish Festival is an annual celebration of Irish culture that takes place once a year during the summer.
Website: www.gaconline.org
Contact: Richard McMaster
Phone: (203) 333-4736
Email: info@gaconline.net
74 Beach Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation *
The Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the support of young artists who share in Jamie’s creative passion and her love of taking artistic risks. Our goal is to provide opportunities for young artists that will help them to expand their artistic talent and to pursue their dreams – a fitting legacy for Jamie.
Website: http://www.jamiehulleyartsfund.org/
Phone: (203) 891 – 8869
Contact: Judy Primavera
P.O. Box 1208
Orange, CT 06477
Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County, Inc. *
The Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County (JLEFC) sponsors the 17th Annual Art Show at the Burr Homestead at 739 Old Post Rd., Fairfield, Connecticut on April 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2009. The show features original works by more than 100 local and regional artists for the public to view and purchase. Works include paintings, drawings, mixed media, prints and photography. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Children's art activities take place Sunday from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Art Show tickets, available at the door and valid for re-entry throughout the weekend, are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for senior citizens. Children under the age of 12 are free. Tickets for the children's art activities are $5.00 per child ages 2 - 8 and free for children under 2 years of age. Tickets for the children's art activities are not included in the Art Show ticket price. For a full list of this year's participating artists and for additional event information, please visit www.jlefc.org or call 203-259-9995.
Website: www.jlefc.org
739 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Klein Memorial Auditorium *
The 1,400 seat Klein Auditorium has played host to programs ranging in scope from symphonies, operas and theatre, to local dance recitals, graduations and union meetings. Such luminaries as Leonard Bernstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Paul Robeson, Milton Berle, Victor Borge have graced her stage. It has been the home of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony for the past 60 years. The auditorium was designed by architect Leonard Asheim and is an Art Deco design building with bronze doors and marble halls.
Website: http://www.theklein.org/
Phone: (203) 696-0033
Email:
kwilliams@artsport.org
Contact: Ken Williams
910 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts
The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts is a non-profit, open-air summer festival where a variety of entertainment is presented virtually every night in a beautifully landscaped amphi-theater, located on the banks of the Saugatuck River. The Pavilion serves as an unequaled showcase for both established and emerging talent, offering between 50 and 60 nights of FREE entertainment from mid-June through August
Website: www.levittpavilion.com
Contact: Freda Welsh
Email: info@levittpavilion.com
Phone: (203) 226-7600
260 South Compo Road
Westport, CT 06880
Masuk Music Parents Association
The MMPA supports and promotes the Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Bands, Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Strings, Winter Percussion, Color Guard, and Winter Guard at Masuk High School
Phone: (203) 268-5427
Contact: Doree Voychick
1014 Monroe Tpke.
Monroe, CT 06468
Memorial Town Public Library
Website: www.biblio.org/monroe/passes.htm
Phone: (203) 452-5458
733 Monroe Tpke.
Monroe, CT 06468
Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut *
The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut is dedicated to the development of an appreciation of choral music through the presentation of public concerts and performances. MCC is known for its versatility of repertoire, including oratorio, symphonic, opera, Broadway and music of diversity.
Website: www.mendelssohnchoir.com
Phone: (203) 374-5111
Email: treasurer@mendelssohnchoir.com
P.O. Box 150
Fairfield, CT 06824
Mill River Wetland Committee *
Website: Unavailable
Phone: (203) 259-1847
Email: riverlab@juno.org
476 Old Mill Road
Fairfield, CT 06825
Monroe Arts Council *
The Monroe Arts Council is a non-profit organization encouraging participation in all of the fine and performing arts in the Monroe community. Serving as an informational arts resource, the Council is a liaison between the artists and the community. We believe in the importance of supporting and developing each individual’s opportunity to enjoy the arts experience of choice in our community.
Website: under construction
Phone: (203) 452-5455
Fax: (203) 261-6197
Contact: Sharman Wheatley, swheatley@monroect.org
Lori Capri, lcapri@monroect.org
7 Fan Hill Road
Monroe, CT 06468
Monroe Historical Society
The Monroe Historical Society was incorporated in 1959, and seeks to "preserve our heritage and the spirit of a people." The organization provides educational, cultural and social events, which encourage an insight into the history of Monroe.
Contact: Nancy Zorena
Phone: (203) 261-8554
454 Barn Hill Road
Monroe, CT 06468
Music & Arts Center for Humanity
The Music and Arts Center for Humanity (MACH) is a not-for-profit community school of the arts founded in 1978 to enrich the lives of children and adults, including special needs students, the economically disadvantaged and those artistically gifted, through arts education program and services. Programs are offered at MACH headquarters at the Bridgeport Trace and Technology Center, as well as at various Public Schools in Bridgeport. MACH offers over 20 different programs in music, dance, visual arts, theater, creative writing, design, and media arts. Over 2,500 children, youth and adults will be served this coming year through diverse programming including MACH/Ailey Camp®, MACH/Music School, MACH/Camp, Saturday Dance Academy, Artworks, Neighborhood Studios.
Website: www.musicandartscenter.org
Contact: Dr. Donald Rainone
Email: drainone@musicand artscenter.org
Phone: 203-366-3300
Fax: 203-368-2847
510 Barnum Avenue, 3rd floor
Bridgeport, CT 06608
Music for Youth, Inc. *
Music for Youth is a not-for-profit organization committed to enriching the lives of young people through classical music. To achieve this goal, the organization offers such programs as a monthly series of free children’s concerts performed by virtuosic soloists and ensembles, artist’s residencies in schools, and an annual music scholarship to promote the continued study of music. In addition, the organization offers a summer travel adventure entitled the Musical Odyssey to help fund the musical programs for children, and a benefit concert to raise funds for outreach programs.
Website: http://www.musicforyouth.net/
Phone: (203) 227–1611
Contact: Marianne Liberatore
P.O. Box 403
Westport, CT 06881
Music Parents Association *
The Music Parents Association is an organization of parents of music students in Fairfield’s public high schools. Our goal is to support music students and faculty in the pursuit of their musical interests. The organization holds 4-5 general meetings per year. Members volunteer to provide support at concerts, provide refreshments to band members during football games, provide summer music program scholarships to underclassmen and provide scholarships to graduating seniors. Membership dues are $15 per year.
Website: Unavailable
Phone: (203) 255-9851
Email: aleffert@optonline.net
Contact: Ann Leffert
23 High Meadown Road
Southport, CT 06890
Music Theatre of CT
Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC)’s School of Performing Arts provides quality performing arts education to all children and youth that focuses on the joy of accomplishment, increased self-esteem, personal expression and growth through classroom and performance work. The MTC experience is based on a philosophy of support and respect for others, self-discipline in a nurturing, non-competitive environment. MTC provides many performance opportunities to support the training curriculum. We believe the craft comes first and the performance opportunities grow from the training.
Website:www.musictheatreofct.com
Contact: James M. Schillin
Phone: (203) 454-3883
Email: mtcarts@aol.com
246 Post Road East
P.O. Box 344
Westport, CT 06681
National Helicopter Museum
Founded in 1983, this Museum puts the development of the helicopter in perspective with other aviation activities that occurred in Stratford, Connecticut from the early 1900's to today. The Museum contains hundreds of photographs and models tracing the history of the helicopter both in the United States and around the world. An airport and seaplane base built in Stratford in the 1920's brought Igor Sikorsky to the area to build his flying boats. In 1939 the first experimental helicopters were built at Sikorsky Aircraft, giving birth to the industry that continues to thrive in Stratford today.
Phone: (203) 767-1123
2480 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06615
National League of American Pen Women, Fairfield *
The National League of American Pen Women, Fairfield, is the the local chapter of a national organization which brings together women writers, artists and composers.
Website: www.americanpenwomen.org
Phone: (203) 261-4621
Fax: (203) 268-7195
Email: dmaggiori@yahoo.com
Contact: Dee Maggiori
56 Meadow Road
Trumbull, CT 06611
Pequot Library of Southport *
Pequot Library lends more than 50,000 volumes a year, provides internet access to a new generation of visitors and shares their special collections with researchers. Pequot Library is also a community center offering 200 events a year, from concerts and programs for children and adults, to their annual Book Sale and Community Art Show, and the newly expanded "Summer Programs on the Lawn."
Website: http://www.pequotlibrary.com/
Phone: (203) 259-0346
Contact:
Dan Snydacker
720 Pequot Ave
Southport, CT 06890
Performance Dance *
This state of the art facility is a much needed resource for the local community and will service all professional organizations as well. Beneficiaries would be musicians, artists, dancers and writers. PD is Norwalk's first professional public arts center. Artists will have this unique opportunity to showcase their works in a studio concert setting at minimal cost. In addition gorgeous rehearsal and class facilities are available to rent on a monthly basis. For more information please call (203) 855-1118 or visit
Website: www.performancedance.com
Phone: (203) 855-1118
Contact: Nancy Schwartz
12 Fitch Street
Norwalk, CT 06855
Playhouse on the Green *
Playhouse on the Green is a 228-seat, professional Equity theatre located on McLevy Green in downtown Bridgeport. Often compared to an "intimate" Broadway setting, the theatre has marble walls, gold-leaf trim, and brass light fixtures. Aside from plays, the organization offers many educational programs for youthful benefit. These include events during winter break, spring break and summer vacation. For adults there are evening classes specializing in acting.
Website: http://www.playhouseonthegreen.org/
Phone: (203) 333-3666
Email:
kwilliams@artsport.org
Contact: Ken Williams
177 State Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Quick Center for the Performing Arts at Fairfield University *
The Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University is a state-of-the-art regional performing arts center housing two theaters and an art gallery that hosts nationally and internationally acclaimed artists, along with community and University programs. The Center has quickly become known as one of the finest concert halls in this country. Events include popular and classical music, dance, theatre, special events and programs for young audiences. One focus is in the arts-in-education area, in which they schedule their series performances with additional engagements for the local school districts. Through grants and funding, the Quick Center helps subsidize these programs for the schools.
Website: http://www.fairfield.edu/quick.xml
Phone: 1-877-ARTS-396
Contact: Debra Sommers
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Regional Center for the Arts *
The program at the Regional Center for the Arts promotes voluntary integration by encouraging collaboration and cooperation among five socio-economic and ethnically diverse school districts: Bridgeport, Stratford, Monroe, Trumbull and Fairfield. Even though RCA was developed and is supported by these school communities, courses are also open to students from non-public, vocational-technical and non-participating school districts. RCA offers high students and their broader school communities sustained, ongoing opportunities to express and develop their creative potential so they may have a better understanding of themselves and others. The focus at Regional Center for the Arts is to expose students to the skills and techniques they will need if they were to pursue a career in the performing arts or one in which they deal with people.
Website:http://www.ces.k12.ct.us/page.cfm?p=28
Phone: (203) 365-8857
Contact: Vicki McDonald
30 Lindeman Drive
Trumbull, CT 06611
Rotary Club Follies *
The Rotary Club Follies is an annual performing arts event that takes place during the month of May. Going into its 7th year, the event has had a dramatic effect on the lives of the nearly 350 past-performers drawn from nineteen high schools in Bridgeport and the surrounding towns. It has built bridges between inner-city and suburban youngsters and has provided the confidence and motivation for the students to pursue their theatrical and musical education and in some cases has helped them to obtain needed financial support.
Website: http://www.fairfieldrotary.org/
E-mail: follies06@aol.com or marje@marjetracy.com
Contact: Marje Tracy
12 Crestwood Lane
Easton, CT 06484
The Scandinavian Club
The Scandinavian Club promotes the preservation of Scandinavian culture through diverse and interesting club activities, including: dinners, dances, picnics, concerts, and parties. Additionally, the Scandinavian Club sponsors the Scandinavian Club Fiddlers, the Scandinavian Club Folk Dancers, the North Star Singers (Swedish-American male chorus), the Northern Lights (Swedish-American ladies chorus), Swedish classes, Weekly Card Parties, the Christmas Holiday Fair, and the annual Scandinavian Festival. Activities for children include Picnics, an Easter Egg Hunt, Halloween Party, Christmas Party and the annual Lucia Pageant.
Website: www.thescandinavianclub.com
Contact: Peter Stranko
Phone: (203) 259 – 1572
E-Mail: Information@TheScandinavianClub.com
1351 South Pine Creek Road
Fairfield, CT 06430
The Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society *
The Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society is an all volunteer, 501 (c), (3) not-for-profit corporation founded by professional and amateur musicians. Their goal is to foster Traditional Irish Music with live performances and workshops featuring world class Traditional Irish Music performers and promising newcomers. Live performance is the most effective way to encourage people, of all ages, to learn, play and enjoy this music which has so enriched our lives.
Website: www.shamrockirishmusic.org
Phone: (203) 256-8453
Contact: Tim Quinn
P.O. Box 486
Fairfield, CT 06824
Silvermine Artists Series *
The Silvermine Artists Series, part of Silvermine Series, Inc., presents concerts, lectures, workshops and special musical events organized to bring awareness, knowledge and enjoyment of music to the community , as well as to provide performance opportunities for young artists aspiring to musical careers. The YOung Artist Series was initiated in 1983. The Series prides itself in presenting original concepts. All concerts take place at the Silvermine School of Music, which was established in 1939 by pianist/thereminist Juliet Shaw.
Website: www.silverminesom.org
Phone:(203) 847-8106
COntact: Karen Shaw
P.O. Box 444
Norwalk, CT 06852
Silvermine Guild Arts Center *
The Silvermine Guild Arts Center is an important, exciting community of artists, art students, and art patrons. Together they share a commitment to enhancing the cultural life of the region. Based upon the belief that art is vital to the spirit, creativity and wholeness of human beings, the Silvermine mission is to cultivate, promote and encourage the arts; to showcase and serve artists; and to foster arts education and appreciation opportunities for the greater community.
Website: www.silvermineart.org
Phone: (203) 966-9700 ex.14
1037 Silvermine Road
New Canaan, CT 06840
South Shore Music, Inc. *
South Shore Music is a not-for-profit organization committed to enriching the lives of classical and chamber music lovers, by discovering musical virtuosi, presenting chamber music concerts of exceptional quality, and fostering the appreciation, knowledge and playing of classical music to audiences of varying ages. Many performers showcased by South Shore Music have achieved classical music prominence. Offering the only summer program of its type around the south shore areas of Fairfield County, the organization will celebrate its 73rd season in 2006. Website: http://www.southshoremusic.org
Contact: Alexandra Hill
Email: alexandrahill@adelphia.net
Phone: (866) 776-8745
P.O. Box 642
Southport, CT 06890
Square One Theater Company *
The Square One Theatre Company, a non-profit theatre, was founded in 1990 by Barbara Cairney and Tom Holehan. The two had worked together at the American Shakespeare Theatre and saw an opportunity to create a professional theatre in Stratford when the town's former movie house was bought and renovated as a stage theatre by a private organization. Square One's first play, Lee Blessing's A Walk in the Woods, was honored on opening night by its original producer, Lucille Lortel, and went on to win state, regional and national honors at various theatre competitions. Square One is now in its sixteenth season. Along with critical and financial success has come support from greater New Haven and Fairfield counties as well as local businesses and corporations. This support has allowed the theatre to expand its role in the community with an educational outreach program offered to area schools.
Website: www.squareonetheatre.com
Phone: (203) 375-8778
Email:rpphene@aol.com
Contact: Richard Pheneger
2422 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06614
Stratford Arts Commission
Contact: Sib Law
Phone: (203) 375-2956
Email:jsibleylaw@yahoo.com
Town Hall Room 1
2725 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06497
The Stratford Arts Guild*
The Stratford Arts Guild was formed in 2007, to build and advance a strong arts collaborative in the Stratford area, comprised of artists, community, businesses and friends of the arts. The Guild seeks to affirm the importance of the arts to quality of life by celebrating the talents, resources and diversity of its residents, supporting artistic enterprise (theatre, music, fine arts), recognizing and promoting the importance of the arts in educational success and promoting the accessibility of the arts to all. Members include artists, businesses and community members.
Website:www.StratfordArtsGuild.org
Contact: Debbie Gilbert Taylor
Phone: (203) 377-1770
Email:info@StratfordArtsGuild.org
The Stratford Historical Society
Built circa 1750 by Capt. David Judson on the site of his great-grandfather's 1639 stone house, Judson House is a fine example of Georgian achitecture with its impressive broken scroll pediment entry. Adjacent to the Judson House is the modern Catharine Bunnell Mitchell Museum with permanent exhibits of Stratford history and changing gallery exhibits which feature items from the collections of the Stratford Historical Society.
Website: www.stratfordhistoricalsociety.com
Phone: (203) 378-0630
Email: judsonhousestfd@aol.com
967 Academy Hill
Stratford, CT 06615
Stratford Library Association
Website: www.stratford.lib.ct.us/home.html
Contact: Karen S. Bowles
Phone: (203) 385-4161
Email: kb@stratford.lib.ct.us
2203 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06615
Stratford Sister Cities Chorus
Stratford Sister Cities Chorus is a community chorus currently made up of 42 singers. Stratford Sister Cities Chorus has a minimum age requirement of 18. The chorus rehearses Monday nights from 7:30 to 9 at the First Congregational Church, 2301 Main Street, Stratford. The Stratford Sister Cities Chorus performs three concerts per year, one in the fall, one in the spring, and one during the Christmas season. The Stratford Sister Cities Chorus will also perform at other functions as requested.
Phone: (203) 375-0265
3486 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06614
Suzuki Music School of Westport *
The Suzuki School of Music of Westport, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to give every child the opportunity to develop the ability to express themselves through music with a voice that is unhampered by technical difficulties.
They offer Suzuki music lessons to children ages 18 months through 18 years in general music, violin, piano, cello, guitar, and flute. Also offered are a limited number of adult lessons, primarily for the parents of the children involved.
Website: www.smsw.org
Contact: Dr. Andrew Smith
Phone: (203) 227-9474
212 Post Road West
Westport, CT 06880
Theatre Artists Workshop
The Theatre Artists Workshop has provided a workshop for theatre professionals since 1983. Membership in the Workshop is open to professional actors, writers and directors. Admission is by audition, script submission or by a substantial body of recognized professional work. The Theatre also opens its doors to the public a few times a year for play readings, staged performances of new works by our member playwrights, and on rare occasions, a special fund-raising benefit event.
Website: www.theatre-artists-workshop.org
Contact: Barbara Rhoades
Phone: (203) 854-6830
E-Mail: taw-president@theatre-artists-workshop.org
5 Gregory Blvd.
East Norwalk, CT 06855
Theatre Fairfield at Fairfield University *
This organization provides activities related to and in support of drama and theater. Theatre Fairfield is the producing organization of the Theatre Program at Fairfield University.
Website: Unavailable
Phone: (203) 254-4000 x 2435
Contact: Martha LoMonaco, PhD.
Fairfield University
CNS 2005
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Trumbull Arts Commission *
The Trumbull Arts Commission was established to develop cultural offerings within the community. The commission actively supports all the arts: visual fine arts, literary arts, performing arts (music, drama), and fine crafts. The Trumbull Arts Festival is traditionally held annually in September.
Website: http://www.trumbullct.com/arts.htm
Contact: Emily Areson
Phone: (203) 452-5065
Email: arts@trumbull-ct.org
23 Priscilla Place
Trumbull, CT 06611
Trumbull Historical Society & Museum
Founded in 1964, the Society strives to teach, preserve, and educate those interested in the history of Trumbull. The museum stands at 1856 Huntington Turnpike on the site of the first settlement in Trumbull by Abraham Nichols. The Gristmill, shown on our seal and also the name of the Society's membership newsletter represents an early mill on the Pequonnock River. The public is invited to the General Membership Meetings on the third Tuesday of September, November, January, and March.
Website: www.trumbullhistory.org
Contact: Nancy Fisher
Phone: (203) 377-6620
1856 Huntington Tpke.
P.O. Box 312
Trumbull, CT 06611
Trumbull Library
The Trumbull Library is open on Mondays through Thursdays from 9am until 8pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 9am until 5pm, and Sundays from 1pm until 5pm. The Library offers many daily events for all ages, including: computer classes, story telling, college funding workshops, and book clubs.
Website: www.trumbullct-library.org
Contact: Karen Ronald
Email: kronald@trumbull-ct.org
Phone: (203) 452-5197
Fax: (203) 452-5125
32 Quality Street
Trumbull, CT 06611
Wednesday Afternoon Musical Club *
The Wednesday Afternoon Musical Club supports and promotes music and music education through concerts, music service for groups, and scholarships.
Website: Unavailable
Phone: (203) 259-2865
Contact: Carol Durgin
P.O. Box 320611
Fairfield, CT 06825
Weston Historical Society
The Weston Historical Society was formed in 1961 to educate and promote a respect for Weston’s roots, community, and heritage structures. In addition to regular meetings, the historical society has conducted historical walks, bus tours, cemetery tours, given slide presentations, had period costumes made, held fashion shows, and maintained a display in the library. Weston Historical Society has introduced local history to schools in the area and each year acknowledge exceptional achievement by presenting student awards.
Website: www.westonhistoricalsociety.org
Contact: Alan Aronow
Phone: 203-226-1804
E-mail: whs.wvfd.com
P.O. Box 1092
Weston, CT 06883
Weston Public Library
The mission of the Weston Public Library is to provide a broad range of informational, educational, and recreational resources to serve the diverse needs of the community.
Website: http://www.westonlibrary.org
Director: Jane Atkinson
Phone: (203) 222-BOOK
E-mail: westonlibrary@weston-ct.com
56 Norfield Road
Weston, CT 06883
WestonArts
WestonArts formed in June 2005 to raise funds to promote and develop the arts in Weston. There are currently about 30 members. Membership is free and members receive a newsletter. The first project is to raise money to fulfill school arts needs that won’t be addressed during the current construction effort.
Website: www.westonarts.org
Contact: Lucy Li
E-mail: info@westonarts.org.
Westport Craft Show *
The annual Westport Craft Show is one of the oldest and most respected fine craft show in the Northeast. The show is sponsored by the Westport-Weston Cooperative Nursery School and is a fundraiser. With over 160 juried exhibitors, it is one of the largest craft shows in Fairfield County. Traditionally held over Memorial Day Weekend, the show also features food, musical entertainment and activities for children.
Website: www.westportcraft.com
Phone: (203) 227-7844
Contact: Pat Rackliffe
10 Lyons Plains Road
Westport, CT 06880
Westport Arts Center *
Westport Arts Center is a multi-disciplinary arts presenter that runs a visual arts gallery and offers year-round quality programming in folk, jazz, chamber music, film, literature and theatre. The Westport Arts Center is a performing and visual arts organization dedicated to providing meaningful experiences in the arts for people of all ages. Based in a 3000 square foot riverside gallery, and utilizing 5- 10 performing arts facilities in Westport and beyond, the WAC presents more that sixty programs each year including exhibitions, concerts, lecture programs, educational activities and collaborations with other cultural organizations such as the Westport Country Playhouse, the Westport Public Library, Symphony Space (NYC) and the Silvermine Guild.
Website: http://www.westportartscenter.org/
Phone: (203) 222-7070
Contact: Eileen Wiseman
51 Riverside Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
Westport Country Playhouse
The mission of Westport Country Playhouse is to transform people’s lives through the power of theatre.Our aim is to enlighten, enrich and engage a diverse community of theatre lovers, artists and students by presenting excellent professional theatre and by offering a welcoming experience that perpetuates the long tradition of the Westport Country Playhouse “red barn.”
Website: http://www.westportplayhouse.com
Phone: (203)227-5137
25 Powers Court
Westport, CT 06880
Westport Historical Society *
The Westport Historical Society, founded in 1889, is an educational organization dedicated to preserving, presenting and celebrating the history of Westport, Connecticut. It is committed to increasing awareness of the importance of preserving our town's heritage and its historic buildings and landmarks.
Website: www.westporthistory.org
Phone: (203) 222–1424
25 Avery Place
Westport, CT 06880
Westport School of Music *
The Westport School of Music, Inc., a non-profit educational organization as recognized by both State and Federal governments, is a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. Their goal is to provide quality instruction in music at affordable rates to all who seek it, regardless of race, age, ability, income or ethnic origin. There are no restrictions as to admission, scholarships or participation in the school's programs.
Website: www.wsmusic.org
Contact: Martha Hisey
Phone: 203.227.4931
Fax: 203.227.7384
Email:notes@wsmusic.org
18 Woods Grove Road
Westport, CT 06880-2426
Westport Youth Film Festival (WYFF) *
The mission in creating the Westport Youth Film Festival is to provide an outlet for young filmmakers to share their work in a professional environment. The Festival will allow students to receive constructive criticism from a combination of peers and professionals that will help them improve their skills, all the while giving them valuable real-life experience.
Contact:Sandy Lefkowitz
Phone: (203) 222-7070 ext.110
Email:sandy@westportartscenter.org
