Name: New Canaan Music Festival
Start: 2026-09-19T11:00:00-04:00
Location: New Canaan Nature Center

New Canaan Nature Center

<h3>Bring a blanket, pack your favorite picnic, a bottle of wine and your friends and family for a full day of live music, local food, artisan vendors, children’s activities, and the natural beauty of the New Canaan Nature Center. </h3>

Local Event: New Canaan Music Festival

Fairfield County

RJ Scofield

New York City Metropolitan Area

New Canaan

Connecticut

New Canaan Music Festival

Bring a blanket, pack your favorite picnic, a bottle of wine and your friends and family for a full day of live music, local...

Curtain Call Inc

OPEN AUDITIONS - A GREAT FAMILY OPPORTUNITY
Curtain Call, Stamford, is holding open auditions for their October/November production of the classic musical, OLIVER. All roles are open for young artists and adults...a great chance to share the stage with your child, spouse or the whole family.&nbsp;Also, a great way for newcomers to the area to make new friends. Auditions for young artists age 10 through 16 will be Saturday morning, August 15: 10am to 12 noon.&nbsp;Auditions for adults (and anyone who can't make it Saturday morning) will be held Monday &amp; Tuesday, August 17 and 18, 7pm to 10pm.All auditions, rehearsals and performance will&nbsp;be at The Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT 06905.
Curtain Call is Stamford's longest running and only, year-round nonprofit producing theatre. Curtain Call was voted Fairfield County's BEST LOCAL THEATRE GROUP ten years running in the Annual Readers' Poll of the Fairfield County Weekly and has received similar “BEST OF” awards from Stamford Magazine and StamfordPlus magazine for 2008 through 2023. Curtain Call received The Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2011 and the ACE Award for Excellence in Arts &amp; Culture from the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County in 2016. All shows and educational activities are produced in cooperation with the City of Stamford.&nbsp;
For further information go to www.curtaincallinc.com/auditions or write: info@curtaincallinc.com.

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Open Auditions for Oliver; A large ensemble...

OPEN AUDITIONS - A GREAT FAMILY OPPORTUNITY
Curtain Call, Stamford, is holding open auditions for their October/November...

Open Auditions for Oliver; A large ensemble cast musical for ages 10 thru adult.

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Enjoy a summer evening exploring The Glass House at your own pace! During your&nbsp;self-guided visit&nbsp;to the campus, you will have free access to the&nbsp;Glass House, Brick House, Painting Gallery, and Sculpture Gallery.While exploring guests can enjoy a curated wine tasting courtesy of local sponsor <a href="https://craftbottlz.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Craftbottlz</a>, founded by wine industry professional Justin Miller, from 5 – 7 pm.
On view this year in the Painting Gallery&nbsp;is&nbsp;Tomashi Jackson and Robert Rauschenberg: The Catch One. Featuring newly commissioned paintings by Jackson in dialogue with works by Rauschenberg from the historic site’s permanent collection and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, the exhibition contributes to a global slate of 2025–26 initiatives that reexamine Rauschenberg’s legacy, honoring his expansive creativity, spirit of curiosity, and commitment to change.
In the Sculpture Gallery,&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;the large-scale works by artists including John Chamberlain, Bruce Nauman, and Frank Stella that were collected by Philip Johnson and David Whitney.
Our expert educators will be available across the site to provide information and answer questions.
Please note that all guests&nbsp;will need to exit The Glass House property by 8 PM.

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Enjoy a summer evening exploring The Glass House at your own pace! During your self-guided visit to the campus, you will have...

Third Thursday evening tour and wine tasting at The Glass House this Summer

Heather Gaudio Fine Art

Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present The Late Summer Show, a three-person exhibition featuring new works by Sophie Kitching, Jae Ko and Matthew Shlian. The show dates are August 22nd -October 3rd.<a href="https://:www.heathergaudiofineart.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">click here</a> 
Exhibiting for the first time at the gallery, Sophie Kitching will be presenting new paintings from the “Invisible Green” series, among others. The French-British artist directs her multi-media practice around architecture, nature and the environment, inspired by found objects, color and form. In her captivating botanical landscapes sourced from memory, decorative patterns and nature, space plays an equally important part as the depicted motifs, allowing the viewer to navigate their eye between and through prismatic gestural flora, fauna and ensuing drips. It is the very presence of the intended space that makes way for a joyful balance to the playful, harmonious composition. Since earning her Master’s degree from the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Kitching has enjoyed numerous group and solo exhibitions here and abroad and has been the recipient of several awards. The artist has also participated in residencies in France and the United States, and she published a monograph “Nuits Américaines” with Lienart in 2017, among other publications. Her work is in many notable private collections in the United States and Europe. Kitching lives and works in New York City.
Korean born artist Jae Ko is renowned for transforming paper and Sumi inks from their traditional usage and recontextualizing them into stunning three-dimensional objects.Ko combines the two materials to create abstract sculptural forms that take on the appearance of organic structures. For this exhibition, the artist will present a new series of adding machine paper spools that have been meticulously spliced into cross sections and misted with copious amounts of fine Sumi ink. The sprayed layers of color cause the paper to open and fan out in unexpected ways, allowing the works to take on the appearance of microorganisms, cross sections of wood and other imagined natural forms. Ko has had a prolific career with numerous exhibitions in the United States, Europe, and Asia.Her works are in many important public and private collections including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Phillips Collection, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. and more recently acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art. 
Audiences will recognize another gallery roster artist who works with paper to create remarkable three-dimensional objects, Matthew Shlian.The similarity with Jae Ko ends there, however, for his technique and approach to the medium is vastly different.The Michigan-based artist begins his process by drawing patterns in a notebook and uses digital mapping on an industrial plotter to work out his ideas. He then moves to paper to puzzle out his concepts using his hands, constructing shapes, geometric assemblages and modular aggregations that can reference architectural or natural patterns.For the artist, chance and the element of surprise is an important part of the process as he develops his concepts. For this exhibition, Shlian will present new geometric abstract works alongside vessels where color, light, patterns and planar shifts come together. Shlian has collaborated with scientists at the University of Michigan contributing to the visualization of various projects, his sculptural forms presenting answers to questions about science and nature that had not yet been formulated by his colleagues.He holds an MFA from Cranbrook Academy and has held several teaching positions. The artist has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions, and his work is in many notable private and corporate collections.

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The Late Summer Show

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Discover your new favorite local maker at the Pop Shop Market at Darien Commons! Darien Commons is partnering with Pop Shop Market to bring a curated series of artisan markets to The Commons, featuring an incredible lineup of independent makers and small businesses.

Browse thoughtfully curated apparel, handmade jewelry, home décor, self-care products, gifts, specialty goods, and so much more while supporting local entrepreneurs. After you shop, make a day of it with lunch, dinner, or a sweet treat from one of Darien Commons' dining destinations.

Market Dates:
• Saturday, August 22
• Saturday, September 19
• Saturday, October 17
• Saturday, November 21

Time: 11 AM–5 PM

Location: Darien Commons - Outside sweetgreen (102 Heights Rd, Darien, CT, 06820)

Shop small, support local, and discover one-of-a-kind finds at Darien Commons all season long!

Local Event: Pop Shop Market @ Darien Commons

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Rippowam Middle School

Welcome to the Open House event at the German School of CT, Stamford Campus! Join us at The German School of Connecticut, Inc. for a fun and informative morning. Learn about our programs, meet our teachers - whether you're new to the school or a returning student, this event is a great opportunity to get to know us better.&nbsp;
Adult &amp; Children's Classes on Saturday mornings
Online Classes on weeknights
Private Tutoring
We can't wait to see you there!
Classes start Saturday, September 12th, 2026

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Join us for our All School Admission Open House. Experience our program through hands-on activities designed for 3 to 12 year olds. Parents and Guardians will have a chance to meet Head of School Aaron Cooper and divisional leaders, faculty &amp; staff and current parents and students. Take a tour of our campus. Children and walk-ins welcome! Interested in a future year? Come join us as well. New Canaan Country School, a Pre-K through Grade 9 co-ed, independent day school, currently serves 575 students from diverse backgrounds living in 21 different surrounding towns/cities in Connecticut and New York. Our mission is to create an active, joyful learning environment where children are challenged to think deeply, question confidently, and act generously so that they may lead lives of impact and purpose. We believe that childhood is in itself an integral part of life to be lived fully and happily. Our talented and devoted faculty engages our students in developmentally appropriate ways, delivering a challenging curriculum that builds intellectual skills and fosters creative and critical thinking. Founded in 1916, the School has been a preeminent leader in early childhood, elementary and middle school education for more than 100 years. Learn more about the school:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.countryschool.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.countryschool.net</a>

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