Community Calendar

What is the magic that transforms a few simple ingredients into the miracle known as pizza? Scott Wiener, renowned pizza authority and founder of Scott’s Pizza Tours in New York City, will unravel the mouth-watering mystery during, “The Science of Apizza: A Talk with Scott Wiener,” on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 6 pm, at the New Haven Museum (NHM). The program is the latest in the “Monthly Slice” series at NHM, presented in conjunction with the exhibition, “Pronounced Ah-Beetz.” Free with regular museum admission.

Is it the water? The 100-year-old oven? The ingredients? Perhaps it’s the talent of the person creating the pie, or all the above. Gorman Bechard, director of “Pizza A Love Story,” will explore the food-science phenomenon with Weiner in a conversation sure to be enlightening, funny, and perhaps a tad obsessive. United in their passion for pizza, the two will look for answers to what makes New Haven pizza so good. Visitors should don their Bill Nye hats and bring their questions to the Q&A which follows.

The “Pronounced Ah-Beetz” exhibition at NHM includes firsthand oral histories, pizza-related artifacts from personal collections, video footage adapted from the documentary, and photographs. The exhibition’s title comes from the way many people mispronounce the word "apizza," which originally derives from the Italian "la pizza." The exhibition will remain on view through October 2027.

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

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

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

In collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center

May 15, 11 AM - 12 PM

Presented in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center, Art in Action is for individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia and their care partners. Attendees will explore works of art in the Museum’s galleries and participate in hands-on artmaking experiences.

In-Person Sessions: Fridays 11 AM–12 PM
January 16 | February 20 | March 20 | April 17 | May 15

Zoom Sessions: Fridays 10:30–11:30 AM
February 13 | March 13 | April 10 | May 8 | June 12

To register, contact Carol Hartmann:
carol.hartmann@adrc.org | 631.580.4417

The Westport Library Big Spring Book Sale is the ultimate book-lovers paradise, offering thousands of books in over 50 categories, for all ages, plus CDs, DVDs and vintage vinyl, jigsaw puzzles, and more! The four-day sale begins on Friday, May 15, 2026, and runs through Monday, May 18, 2026. For details, please visit www.westportbooksaleventures.org/our-events

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

Join us for a special evening as hometown Bluegrass legend, Buddy Merriam and his band Back Roads stop by on their farewell tour!
Buddy Merriam and Back Roads have been performing since 1980 and this will be last year. Over the years, the group has performed throughout the region at most of the large Bluegrass festivals in the Northeast. Buddy has performed several times at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN., and toured throughout Ireland, Scotland and England. Buddy has released 7 CD’s, including the all-original Back Roads Mandolin, along with two books of his original mandolin music, with a third volume in progress. Back Roads shows include Buddy’s original music, Bluegrass and Country songs, and crowd-pleasing fun covers done Back Roads Style!
Don’t miss this special event.

The inaugural Hotchkiss International Piano Competition will take place May 15 to 17, 2026 at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. Showcasing talented pianists ages 10 to 18 from around the world, the competition features live performances in Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center, adjudicated by an international jury. With three age divisions, the event will award $25,000 dollars in prizes and offer concert opportunities to outstanding participants.

For the full competition schedule, visit hotchkiss.org/pianocompetition

TheatreWorks New Milford presents a powerful 90-minute adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear, running April 30 through May 23. This timeless tragedy follows an aging king who divides his kingdom among his three daughters based on their flattery—sparking betrayal, chaos, and madness. Themes of power and family dynamics, familiar to fans of Succession, take center stage in this gripping production.

The cast Mark Feltch (Newtown) stars as King Lear, with New Milford’s Vicki Sosbe (Goneril), Erin Shaughnessy (Regan), and Abi Heydenburg (Cordelia) as his daughters. With a full cast of 19 talented actors from across the state of Connecticut, additional cast members include Sam Everett (Danbury), Colin McLoone (Brookfield), Jim Hipp (Sherman), Vincent Christoni (Trumbull), Tom Heydenburg (New Milford), Sean Gorman (Bethel), Todd Santa Maria (Cheshire), Michael Briney (Naugatuck), Thomas Ovitt (New Preston), David Regelmann (Bethel), Tim Heydenburg and Isabelle Bergman (New Milford), Ron Malszka (Bridgewater), Fred Thaler (Cornwall) and Billy Anderson (Bethel).

Directed by Jane Farnol, author of Shakespeare for Contemporary Theatre, this streamlined adaptation emphasizes action while preserving Shakespeare’s language.
Performances run weekends from April 30 through May 23. Tickets for reserved seats are available at theatreworks.us or by calling 860-350-6863.
TheatreWorks New Milford is an award-winning community theater located at 20 Elm Street Extension in New Milford, CT.