Community Calendar

Charis Chamber Voices sings Gabriel Fauré’s beloved Requiem in its Winter Concerts: Saturday, March 7 at 4:00 p.m. at St. James the Less Episcopal Church, 10 Church Lane, Scarsdale, NY, and Sunday, March 8, at 4:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, 178 Oenoke Ridge Road, New Canaan, CT. Charis’s Artistic Director, Jeremy Wiggins, conducts, accompanied by organ, harp and strings.
The Requiem, one of the great monuments of choral music, sets Fauré’s personal selection of liturgical texts, expressing a message of peace, serenity, and hope. Charis reaches back earlier in time to open the concert with a work by Dietrich Buxtehude, the German Baroque composer who so influenced J. S. Bach and others. Franz Joseph Haydn’s Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo (also known as the “Little Organ Mass”) closes the concert’s first half. As the title indicates, it’s a short setting of the traditional Mass text. To speed things along, Haydn sets several different sections in different voices simultaneously, giving the music a rich, colorful texture.
Charis’s famous wine and cheese reception will follow each concert. We look forward to sharing this unforgettable celebration with you!
Tickets are $25 ($20 for seniors and $15 for students). They may be purchased in advance through the Charis website, www.charisvocals.com, or at the door.
Charis is an auditioned chorus of about 30 men and women from Westchester County, NY, and Fairfield County, CT. Founded in 1994, the group is renowned for its diverse repertoire, unique blend of voices and captivating performances.

In collaboration with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

March 11, 12 PM - 1 PM

In this workshop, movement and music combine to engage participants’ minds, body, and creativity in a supportive, social, and joyous class. Dance connects mind to body, develops strength, balance, and expression. Classes include live music and are led by Donna Kaz, a choreographer and movement artist who has trained with the acclaimed Dance for PD program.

No prior dance experience is necessary.

Free program. Registration is required.

Five Wednesdays, Five Talented Musicians. Join us beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 12:15 p.m. for our annual Lenten Recital Series. For the next five weeks, we'll host 30-minute lunchtime mini-concerts each Wednesday featuring talented musicians from our region performing on our renowned Klais Pipe Organ. Each performance will be followed by lunch. The concerts and luncheon are free, but donations in any amount you choose are greatly appreciated. These concerts are open to all and a great way to take a culture break at lunch during Lent.

Feb. 25: Rebecca Ehren, Church of the Epiphany, Manhattan
Mar. 4: Alice Caldwell, Our Saviours’ Lutheran Church, Fairfield
Mar. 11: Susan Carroll, Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford
Mar. 18: Frank Martignetti, First Church of Fairfield
Mar. 25: Michelle Horsley, St. James Episcopal Church, West Hartford

Pilobolust
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Two Shows: 6PM + 8:30PM
Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield, CT 06879
21+ / No Phone Show

Rebellious dance theater company Pilobolus turns up the heat with tantalizing talent, bawdy bewitchment, and scintillating scenarios in their full-bodied Pilobolust.

In this daringly disarming cabaret, unrestrained beauty and cheeky mischief refuse to stay onstage. If you are ready to surrender to immersive seduction as it unfolds all around you, we invite you to join us for an experience that is undone, uninhibited, and unforgettable.

Tickets: https://ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org/pilobolust/
For future shows: https://www.instagram.com/pilobolust

Join us at Park City Music Hall for an inaugural fundraiser to support Mercy Learning Center!

March 12, 2026 from 6:00 - 9:00PM

Enjoy incredible live music from local musicians while you mingle with friends and learn about the important work Mercy Learning Center (MLC) does to empower women in our community.

Music Line Up: Band Central for Mercy Learning Center featuring Kiran Edwards, Previn Edwards, Gianni Leito, Ryan Berry, Nate Lawson and Rob Fried - Rock & Soul performed by members of Residual Groove, Jelly, Honeydew and Bone Dry.

$50 Tickets include Music * Food * Cash Bar * Raffles

Pilobolust
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Two Shows: 6PM + 8:30PM
Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield, CT 06879
21+ / No Phone Show

Rebellious dance theater company Pilobolus turns up the heat with tantalizing talent, bawdy bewitchment, and scintillating scenarios in their full-bodied Pilobolust.

In this daringly disarming cabaret, unrestrained beauty and cheeky mischief refuse to stay onstage. If you are ready to surrender to immersive seduction as it unfolds all around you, we invite you to join us for an experience that is undone, uninhibited, and unforgettable.

Tickets: https://ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org/pilobolust/
For future shows: https://www.instagram.com/pilobolust

Kathleen Parks is a fiddler, singer, and songwriter who brings joyful and creative energy to the stage and studio. For the last 10 years, she has been heavily involved in touring and recording with her Americana/Jamgrass band Twisted Pine, where she sings, writes, and fiddles.

On her upcoming solo album, her captivating songs lean more toward Pop, Folk, and classic Jazz, while her virtuosic fiddle blends and reimagines traditional and modern musical styles with boundless groove and playful improvisational spirit. Her deep grounding in Celtic and American roots music combines with her love for pop songwriting, soulful vocals, and groove-based improvisation, making every KP performance unexpected yet familiar: a musical journey from beginning to end.

Over the years, Parks has shared the stage with artists such as Paula Cole, Sammy Rae & The Friends, Gordon Lightfoot, Aoife O’Donovan, The Punch Brothers, Jerry Douglas, and Sierra Hull.

Listen on Spotify and learn more on her website kathleenparksmusic.com.

“Kathleen Parks’ voice moves from kittenish to saucy & sassy – perfect to deliver her fun, cheeky lyrics.” — Ellen Montondo

“As a vocalist, Parks proves to be a smooth and brassy belter in line with Lake Street Dive’s Rachael Price.” — Strings Magazine

Granite Bluegrass Series

Five Wednesdays, Five Talented Musicians. Join us beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 12:15 p.m. for our annual Lenten Recital Series. For the next five weeks, we'll host 30-minute lunchtime mini-concerts each Wednesday featuring talented musicians from our region performing on our renowned Klais Pipe Organ. Each performance will be followed by lunch. The concerts and luncheon are free, but donations in any amount you choose are greatly appreciated. These concerts are open to all and a great way to take a culture break at lunch during Lent.

Feb. 25: Rebecca Ehren, Church of the Epiphany, Manhattan
Mar. 4: Alice Caldwell, Our Saviours’ Lutheran Church, Fairfield
Mar. 11: Susan Carroll, Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford
Mar. 18: Frank Martignetti, First Church of Fairfield
Mar. 25: Michelle Horsley, St. James Episcopal Church, West Hartford

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC AT THE WESTON LIBRARY MARCH 22

On March 22 at 4 pm the noted virtuoso Masayo Ishigure will highlight a program of traditional Japanese music in the Weston Library’s Sunday Soundscapes series. Ms. Ishigure has received degrees in both koto and shamisen performance and is one of the few disciples of the great masters Tadao and Kazue Sawai.

Since coming to the United States, she has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Japan Society, the Metropolitan Museum and other venues in New York City. She has appeared as a guest artist with the Seattle Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the Hartford Symphony and the New Haven Symphony, and has concertized around the world.

She has been featured in multiple television broadcasts and has recorded along with Yitzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma on the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack from the movie “Memoirs of a Geisha” (SAYURI), composed by John Williams.

Since 2010, Ms. Ishigure has taught koto at Wesleyan University, CT and at Columbia University in NYC.
A donation of $20 for adults and $10 for students is suggested, but not required. Reservations are recommended as seating is limited. To reserve seats, please go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/masayo-ishigure-plays-traditional-japanese-music-tickets-1980709177469?aff=oddtdtcreator

In collaboration with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

March 23, 12 PM - 1 PM

In this workshop, movement and music combine to engage participants’ minds, body, and creativity in a supportive, social, and joyous class. Dance connects mind to body, develops strength, balance, and expression. Classes include live music and are led by Donna Kaz, a choreographer and movement artist who has trained with the acclaimed Dance for PD program.

No prior dance experience is necessary.

Free program. Registration is required.