Community Calendar

Curious about all that we have to offer? Join us for a relaxed and welcoming Open Day and experience the beauty, history, and vibrant life of our farm and education center. Wander through a stunning landscape rich with diverse habitats and wildlife, discover our deep roots in place and learning, and meet the warm, passionate people who bring it all to life.

Inside our Learning Center, enjoy hands-on activities including exploring our Native American Museum with its artifacts and reproductions, meeting our beloved program animals, sampling delicious farm-fresh dairy products, and more. Outdoors, take time to explore the property, visit our barnyard animals, and connect with members of our staff and Board who are eager to share their stories and answer your questions.

Free and open to all — no registration required.

Please, no dogs

Join us for our family program Getting StARTed, where we offer engaging activities to guide families in looking at art together. The 30-minute sessions focus on a range of works from the collection and build in time for participants to try the month’s activity on their own. 

Meet by the couches in the Gallery lobby.

Two writers (Spiridakis and Finkelstein) show scenes from movies that’ve influenced them. The emphasis is on dialogue - what works and why. The work of such directors as Billy Wilder, John Cassavettes, Louis Malle, David Lean, Alexander Mackendrick and Harold Pinter will be shown and discussed. We’ll trace the path these two professional writers have taken, veering as it has between poet and hack. Cautionaries will be dispensed with as much kindness as possible.

INSTRUCTOR BIOS

Tony Spiridakis is an award winning director, screenwriter, producer, actor, playwright, and the Executive Director and Founder of The North Fork Arts Center. He recently wrote and produced Ezra, directed by Tony Goldwyn, and starring Bobby, Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert De Niro. Tony is currently in pre-production on a script he wrote, based on Sandy Greenberg’s acclaimed memoir, Hello Darkness, My Old Friend. It will be directed by Tony Goldwyn, and produced by Wayfarer Studios.

Bill Finkelstein is a two-time Emmy Award winning screenwriter, producer and actor. His is best known for LA Law, Law and Order, The Good Fight, Brooklyn South, Civil Wars, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, directed by Werner Herzog, and starring Nicholas Cage and Eva Mendes.

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

Two singer-songwriters host two additional singer-songwriters every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Dunville’s LittlePub. We tell our stories in song and provide an encouraging environment for songwriters to ply their craft. Hosted by Erik Moses and Bill Dempsey

Catch this CT-grown trifecta of power featuring two Bethel-born bands with a dash of Ridgefield:

Girlsona - Originally a solo bedroom pop project, Girlsona has evolved into a pop-rock band, drawing influences from 90s grunge and alternative rock.

Xur - CT-based experimental music

Part of the Problem - Bass-heavy alternative rock from Bethel, CT. They’re part of the problem--and so are you.

Saturday, March 14 // Doors at 7PM / Music at 8PM
Tickets: $15 adv / $20 at the door
All Ages

During the Prohibition Era, Westport was known for its speakeasy culture. Become a piece of history and join us for this very special night of music, ‘Gambling to Give’, food and drink. This event will feature mixologists from the region's leading restaurants, roulette, craps, poker, and so much more. Costumes are highly encouraged! Tickets can be purchased here: https://connecticutguitarfestival.com/event/the-speakeasy-jazz-club-2026/

This exhibition examines depictions of the American flag through 75 works by a diverse group of artists, beginning during WWI with Childe Hassam’s Italian Day, May 1918 and continuing to the present day, including a textile sculpture commissioned for the show from Maria de Los Angeles. The exhibition includes work in a variety of media by artists including Jasper Johns, Faith Ringgold, Robert Rauschenberg, Shepard Fairey, and Julie Mehretu, and challenges viewers to consider who the American flag truly represents and whether justice is available to all.

For Which It Stands… forms part of America250: The Promise and Paradox, an initiative through which Fairfield University Explores 250 Years of the American Experiment.

Curator: Carey Mack Weber, Executive Director, Fairfield University Art Museum
Faculty Liaison: Aaron Weinstein, PhD, Assistant Professor of Politics

The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT, invites current regional high school students (grades 9-12) to submit entries for iCreate 2026, an annual, juried art exhibition.

For almost 20 years, iCreate has showcased the talents of hundreds of regional high school students. This year, selected artwork will be featured in an exhibition from June 13 to August 23, 2026, in the Susan and Bill Mahoney Gallery Lobby, and all submitted artwork will be recognized in a video presentation featured in the exhibition and the Museum’s website.

The opening celebration will recognize the selected students and award prizes to the top submissions, determined by the jury and the high school interns curating the exhibition. A People’s Choice Award will be awarded in late August, allowing the public to vote for their favorite piece.

An Exhibition of Original black and white Graphite, Charcoal, Ink & Conte Crayon Drawings
On View May 14 - June 11 2026
Opening Reception Thursday, May 14th 5:30-7:30pm

CALL TO ARTISTS

CRITERIA: Artists (18 +) are invited to submit artwork for consideration for our exhibit, “Contrast: A Drawing Exhibition”! All styles are welcome. All works must be original and have been created in the last five years. References used in the creation of the submitted work must be the artist’s own, or copyright released for use in this work.

MEDIUMS: Limited to Black and white: graphite, charcoal, ink, pencil, or conte crayon

You may submit up to three (3) pieces of art for $25.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for submission: Sunday, April 26 at Midnight
Notification of acceptance: Friday, May 1
Drop off no later than: Friday, May 8
On view: Thursday, May 14- June 11

For any questions, please email us directly at adminasst@atelierflowerfield.org

You may register online https://www.cognitoforms.com/TheAtelierAtFlowerfield/CONTRASTADrawingExhibition
or call 631-250-9009 for more information.