Community Calendar

A dynamic no-cost workshop, tailored specifically for North Fork high-school students. This initiative, sponsored by the North Fork Arts Center, will empower students with essential self-branding skills that will serve them through their college journey and into their early professional lives.

WHY PERSONAL BRANDING MATTERS…

In a competitive world, the ability to articulate one’s strengths and values is crucial. Personal branding enables students to:

Communicate their story with clarity and confidence

Build meaningful networks and professional relationships

Navigate the transition from high school to higher education and beyond

We invite local high schools and our community to collaborate with us in launching this impactful program. Together, we can equip local students with the skills and mindset needed to thrive in their academic and professional pursuits.

*Please come with your own lunch*

INSTRUCTOR BIOS

Phyllis Ehrlich, President, Rocket Your Potential, LLC, and Joel Ehrlich, President, The Harmony Group; Adjunct Professor of Marketing Communications, Fashion Institute of Technology, bring decades of combined experience in career coaching, marketing, and youth development. They have successfully guided young adults in building authentic, impactful personal brands that open doors to academic and career advancement.

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.

Join us at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church to learn more about the 52nd annual Greater Bridgeport CROP Hunger Walk and how you can participate to raise money to fight hunger. Hear speakers from Thomas Merton House and Church World Service to learn how money raised supports programs locally, nationally and worldwide. This gathering is on Sunday March 22nd at 2pm. The walk will take place on May 3, 2026 beginning at 1:30pm at United Congregational in Bridgeport.

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, this unmissable new documentary explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies alongside the groundbreaking Tate exhibition.

The movie will start promptly at 2 pm. Registration is required, and seats are limited.

Additional parking: Island Beach parking lot, Steamboat Road, Steamboat Road Commuter Garage, Museum Drive.

Registration is required. The code for Bruce Members is: Bruce2026

The Kent Singers will present their Spring Concert with works by Brahms, Fauré, Vaughan Williams on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 3:00 pm at St. Andrew’s Church in Kent, CT.

This concert will feature Johannes Brahms’s little-known but stunningly beautiful Nänie, a poem by Friedrich Schiller set to music and involving Greek and Roman mythology.

The concert will also include the Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré, Serenade to Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sure on This Shining Night by Morten Lauridsen, and other beautiful favorites. The concert will be conducted by James Knox Sutterfield.

Tickets are $20 at https://kentsingers.com/category/tickets/ or at the door.

This concert is made possible with the support of the Department of Economics and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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

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

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.