Community Calendar

Nationally renowned textile expert Lynne Bassett will present “Federalist Fathers and Republican Mothers: The Fashions of John and Abigail Adams” at the New Haven Museum on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 2 p.m. and be preceded by a reception at 1:30 p.m. The NH250 event is free with regular museum admission.

Keeping things lively with the former first couple’s letters, and garments, portraits, fashion plates, and satirical cartoons from the period, Bassett will demonstrate how both early and contemporary Americans have expressed their national and personal character through their clothing choices.

The Friends of Harkness are hosting their Silent Birdhouse Auction, March 28 4pm - 6pm, at Eolia Mansion, Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford CT.Handmade birdhouses and bird related art donated by artists , can be viewed, bid on and won at the silent auction! Opening reception and show are free to the public.

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

All are welcome to join the Connecticut Chamber Choir for an evening celebrating American choral music, titled I Still Am Free. This vocal ensemble will share pieces by Effinger, Kjelson, Parker, Shaw, Siegfried, Thompson and Walker. Directed and conducted by Michael Ciavaglia, accompanied by pianist and organist Galen Tate with oboist Olav Van Hezewijk.

The concert is open to all, at First Church Congregational in Fairfield. Tickets at the door: $20/$15/$5.

This music will soothe and uplift your hearts - please come join us.

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.

Join us for the Junior Docent Showcase, a special event where the museum’s Junior Docents share research and creative projects inspired by the museum’s collections and exhibitions. Hear directly from teens about the objects, stories, and ideas that captured their attention in the museum. Discover what young people care about in museums today while getting a glimpse of the next generation of museum thinkers, educators, and leaders.

Light refreshments will be served.

Join us on Sunday as author, scientist, and insect expert Barrett Klein takes us on a journey as he discusses how our six-legged allies shape human culture.

Registration is recommended. This event is free with admission.

This program will delve into groundbreaking Piano Quartets – one from each Century. They will start with the Mozart Piano Quartet in Gm, move on to the Romanticism of the Dvorak Piano Quartet in Eb, and then perform a 21st C Classical Rock n’ Roll Piano Quartet written for Beryl and the Orion Piano Quartet by composer Joe Gianono.

Join us to experience the internationally renowned pianist Irina Nuzova, violinist Beryl Diamond Chacon, Yale master violist Alexander McLaughlin, and lyrical cellist An-Lin Barden performing the world of Classical Piano Quartet.