🤩 NEW SCHEDULE THIS FALL!! 🤩 MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! 📅 Dear performers, friends, and fans: Our beloved open mic is switching things up!! 💖 As of Fall 2025, we’ll be hosting our Eco Evolution open mics every other month with theming and contests added to the mix!! 🎉🎉🎉 Use that in-between month to sign-up, prepare your set, and get yourself ready for themes, contests, and extra fun!! 🙌 Excited for something new with our incredible community!! ✨✨✨

🎃SPOOKY MIC!: OCTOBER OPEN MIC at Eco Evolution!!👻🎃
✨JOIN US for an awesome evening of music, comedy, poetry, creative community, and more!! Costumes and spooky theming in performances are optional but very encouraged!!
✨COSTUME CONTEST judged by Brad!!
✨SAVE THE DATE or SIGN UP NOW to perform!!
➡️ SIGN UP LINK IN @fumfalive BIO

✨For sign-up questions contact @fumfalive
✨For venue-related questions contact @ecoevolutionco
👻🎃 Spooky Mic
🎁🎅 Holiday Mic
💖💋 Mic of Love
🌎♻️ Earth Mic
🌈🎉 Pride Mic
☀️🐶 Dog Days Mic

The Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) will host Darien-based photographer Ben Larrabee for an artist talk and book launch. The event celebrates the release of “Trudie: A Portrait by Ben Larrabee”, a new photo book featuring 51 portraits of the artist’s wife and muse, Trudie, photographed over a 20-year period. The collection offers an intimate exploration of love, trust, and the evolving role of the artist’s muse.
The evening will include a moderated conversation with Ben and Trudie. The discussion will provide insight into the creative process behind the book, including the influence of Larrabee’s mentors and the deeply collaborative nature of the work.

Ben is part of a new show at the Rowayton Arts Center (RAC), “RAC Masters,” on view September 5 through October 4, 2025. This exhibition is a member-only small group show where each participating artist presents a body of work. Other artists include: Bill Gore, Mindy Green, Ira Hara, Nina Nelson, George Radwan, Barbara Shapiro, Lisa Thoren, Kris Toohey and Carol Young. Mindy Green will serve as moderator for the evening.

Visit rowaytonarts.org for more information.

featuring 'The First 9' collection along with 9 brand new iconic works.

This collection has been in development for over 10 years and is finally on display in 2025!

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BIGGEST. SHOW. EVERJoin us for the opening Sunday 3-5pm and celebrate 175 of our artist members with work in this annual show!

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Featuring all mediums, this is our longest-running exhibition — first held in 1977 to kick-off the opening of the Carriage Barn Arts Center in #wavenypark #newcanaan

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Come celebrate the amazing local artists in our community!

The Crown Gallery at Metro Arts Studios is proud to present Peace Talks, a juried in all mediums, invites artists and viewers alike to reflect on the many dimensions of peace — personal, political, spiritual, and environmental.

Opening Reception:
Sunday, September 7, 1 to 3 PM
345 Railroad Ave.
Bridgeport, CT

#MetroArtStudios #GalleriesofCT #gallery #BridgeportCT #connecticut #openingreception #peacetalks #peace

Celebrate 75 Years of Artistic Innovation at Silvermine!

The 75th A•ONE exhibition, running September 2 – October 23, showcases the incredible diversity of contemporary work by both established and emerging artists. From vibrant paintings to thought-provoking pieces, this signature Silvermine exhibition continues a legacy of excellence that has included icons like Louise Nevelson, Elaine de Kooning, and Milton Avery.

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 6 | 5 PM – 7 PM

Experience collectible contemporary artwork, explore new perspectives, and be inspired by the creativity that defines Silvermine’s national exhibition tradition

​Saturday, September 6th

11am — 10pm

Gates at 10:45am 

Rain or Shine

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SUGGESTED DONATION​

$25 per Person

The CT Folk Fest & Green Expo Is Back!​

We are thrilled to be back this year in New Haven’s lovely Edgerton Park on September 6th.  Our 2025 event will include live music from local acts to national headliners, delicious food trucks and a Green Expo highlighting artisan vendors, non-profits and workshops.
PLUS: there'll be a fun-filled day of activities and experiences in our Green Kids Zone. 

Classes are filling up fast! Sign up today for FREE FITNESS CLASSES at the Health Wellness and Lifestyle Expo taking place on Saturday, September 6, at Harbor Point, Stamford CT. This is the largest health expo in Connecticut! Over 130 exhibitors, healthy food and beverages, lifestyle products, and free group fitness led by the most talented coaches and professionals in their fields. From yoga and sound bath meditation to boxing, boot camp, and MaxOut Total Body workouts, it's all taking place at the Expo!

Sign Up Today. www.hwl-expos.com/schedule

The talents of the MacEwen family will be showcased in "Generations," Wilton Library's September art exhibition. The exhibition brings together more than 50 pieces of artwork by former Wilton resident and longtime Wilton Library Art Chairman Ed MacEwen, his daughter Bonnie MacEwen Sailer of Newtown, and granddaughters Jesse and Katie Sailer. Spanning water color paintings, cardboard sculpture, photography, paper art, and drawings, the show is a true celebration of family creativity and a shared passion for art. Many of the works exhibited are inspired by the places they have visited and captured moments they have seen.

The "Generations" art exhibition opens on Friday, September 5 with a reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Sunday, September 28. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.

A new show at the Rowayton Arts Center (RAC), “RAC Masters,” will be on view September 5 through October 4, 2025. This exhibition is a member-only small group show where each participating artist will present a body of work. Artists include: Bill Gore, Mindy Green, Ira Hara, Ben Larrabee, Nina Nelson, George Radwan, Barbara Shapiro, Lisa Thoren, Kris Toohey and Carol Young.

The opening reception on Friday, September 5 from 5 pm to 7 pm is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 12 to 5 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm.

Visit rowaytonarts.org and follow @rowaytonarts.

Free Artist Opening 
Join us at The Norwalk Art Space on Thursday, September 4th, from 6–8pm for the opening of The Weight of Memories.

Like stepping into Miss Havisham’s fading drawing room, this exhibition is steeped in haunting nostalgia and quiet disquiet. Artists Melissa Newman, Kimberly Klauss, and Paige Mostowy each explore memory through sculpture, painting, and installation—objects once cherished, ghost-like images, and otherworldly assemblages that blur the line between past and present.

Come meet the artists, experience their evocative work, and reflect on the fragile terrain of memory—its weight, its decay, and its enduring pull across time.

Thursday, September 4
 6–8pm
 The Norwalk Art Space
 Free and open to all

Join Helen Ainson in raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on September 4th. This all-day event will feature extended store hours, cocktails, small bites, and a raffle. We will donate 20% of sales proceeds to the foundation. Come shop and support a great cause!

Join us this Thursday on September 4th as we come together to support mental health awareness. 20% of the day’s sales will be donated to The American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. From 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, enjoy extended shopping hours, delicious appetizers, and a raffle with exciting prizes from local businesses. Let’s make a difference together!
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he City of Norwalk is launching a new monthly event, the SoNo Saturday Market, beginning this Saturday, June 28. Held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lawn at 50 Washington Street in South Norwalk, the market will take place on the last Saturday of each summer month through September.

The open-air market will highlight more than 40 local artisans, farmers, and small business owners, with 75% of vendors based in Norwalk. Participating businesses include Diana Margarette Bouquets, Grazing Charcuterie Bar, Hathor Hill Farms, Maple Bank Farm, My Kawaii Moon Notes Coffee Bar, and Seven16 Permanent Jewelry.

“Norwalk has such an amazing community of entrepreneurs and small businesses, and this market is all about bringing them together in one space to support our small businesses and local economy,” said Anna Breault, the city’s Business Development & Tourism Special Event Coordinator.

In addition to shopping, visitors can enjoy live music, a play area for children, bubbles, picnic blankets, and other family-friendly activities. The market is a rain-or-shine event.

“It’s a great way for families and friends to spend a Saturday morning — shop local, support Norwalk’s entrepreneurs, and stick around for a nice lunch or brunch at one of the many great restaurants in the area,” Breault said.

Free bike valet service will be provided by the Norwalk Bike/Walk Commission. Parking is available at the nearby Webster Street Municipal Parking Lot.

Future market dates include July 26, August 30, and September 27. For more information, visit visitnorwalk.org/upcoming-events/sono-saturday-market.

Join us on Wednesday, August 27, for our artist conversation with Tom Kretsch, whose exhibit, A Symphony of Color, will be on display in the South Gallery from August 2 through October 5. There will be a reception from 6 to 7 pm, followed by a conversation between Kretsch and Miggs Burroughs from 7 to 8 pm.

Tom Kretsch of Tom’s Peaceful Places Photography captures the quiet poetry of the land and sea and places in-between. From misty harbors, to sun-drenched porches, to abandoned structures on the plains, to old barns that ooze with texture, his compositions often feel like memories: soft, still, and filled with a sense of place. With a painter’s eye for light and balance, he brings an artful calm to everyday scenes, making the ordinary extraordinary. His work is soulful and serene.

Kretsch’s background as an educator and lifelong traveler informs his ability to see beauty in the simple and the small. Whether he’s photographing New England, further afield or right here in Westport, his work speaks to his genre of peaceful places.

Three New Art Exhibits Now Open! Experience nature, memory, abstraction, and form through three uniquely personal artistic lenses, now through October 5:

Steve Moen's Circling Back (Sheffer Gallery)

Tom Kretsch's A Symphony of Color (South Gallery)

Linn Cassetta's Eggcentric (Jesup Gallery)

Each artist brings their own narrative and process, creating a beautiful dialogue between the exhibitions.

Artist Receptions & Conversations with Miggs Burroughs.

Receptions 6-7pm | Conversations 7-8pm

- Steve Moen - Wed, Aug 13

- Tom Kretsch - Wed, Aug 27

- Linn Cassetta - Wed, Sept 17

Perfect way to close out summer with inspiring local art

Join Westport Book Shop for a special evening celebrating local photographer Rachel Hall and her August art exhibit!

Rachel Hall, a detective with the Westport Police Department, brings her keen eye for detail and deep love of photography to this month’s exhibit.

Sip & Chat with Rachel August 26th from 6-7:30pm at the Westport Book Shop!

RSVP
rsvp@westportbooksaleventures.org
203.349.5141

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41 North Band

Abe Deshotel

Acoustic By Volume

Andy If

Andrew Miller and the Highline String Quartet

Bad Saints

Between the Octaves

Big Signature

Bill Richard performing Acoustic Bowie Sing-a-long

Birdsey Beers

Bittersweet Descent

Brian Dolzani Band

Brian Larney Band

Brother Jim and the Arctic Sons

Chuck's in London

Chaser Eight

Clamity Jane & the Krickets

Cougar Slaye

Oh BABY!! We’re SO stoked to make our return to our CT summer home away from home, the spectacular Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, Westport! Friday, August 15th. It’s a stones throw from the city and guess what….IT’S FREE! See y’all there

Karina Rykman plays bass, sings, jumps around, and laughs a lot. In doing so, she has garnered rare attention and avid listenership. Straddling the worlds of jam rock and indie pop drenched in psychedelia, Karina’s effervescent presence comes to life in musical form.

Born & raised in New York City, Karina Rykman’s musical path began in her early teens playing in bands whenever she could while attending a veritable ton of live music as a fan. By the end of her senior year at NYU, Rykman’s virtuoso talent & infectious spirit saw her invited to join pianist Marco Benevento’s band (as recommended by Ween bassist Dave Dreiwitz), with whom she’s performed countless shows including dates with Vulfpeck, Dispatch, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, & many more.

Rykman soon formed her own namesake band, accompanied by Adam November (guitar, loopers, effects) and Chris Corsico (drums). She quickly earned a reputation as an unmissable live act - a bombastic exposition that floats freely between dreamy indie pop and thick, distorted rock - with “fun” as its guiding light. Tearing up sold out headline performances to ravenous fans, show-stealing festival performances (including Bonnaroo, Peach Music Festival, and Sweetwater 420 Fest), opening for Khruangbin, My Morning Jacket, the Tedeschi Trucks Band (+ many more), plus recent appearances in the house band on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, Karina stays busy.

Rykman released her debut album, JOYRIDE via AWAL in August 2023. Written & recorded with childhood friend and producer Gabe Monro, the album serves as a vivid canvas for Rykman’s vibrant expression & chameleonic songcraft. JOYRIDE features Trey Anastasio as co-producer & featured musician, contributing guitar on five of the album’s nine tracks. The bassist/vocalist’s concerts are often packed with fans who feel more like friends—a testament to her undeniable charisma and her embrace of the live music community—and that circle continues to expand at alarming rates.

https://ci.ovationtix.com/34174/performance/11652420?performanceId=11652420

🎉 Join Us for Norwalk Night Out! 🎉
📅 Wednesday, August 13
🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Outside of Norwalk Police Headquarters

Get ready for an evening of fun, community, and connection at our annual Norwalk Night Out! This FREE event is open to the public and will feature:

🍔 Food from local businesses
🎯 Games and activities for all ages
🚓 Public safety displays and vendor booths
🚒 Touch-a-Truck experience — check out police cars, fire trucks, and more up close!
🚲 Bike raffles for kids!

For more info or to participate as a vendor, please contact Sgt. Ryan Evarts at Revarts@norwalkct.gov
@norwalk_ct@doingitlocal@lavozhispanact

Mark your calendar for our next exhibition. Where are farms is a historic national park located in Wilton. We will be exhibiting the work of their artist collective during the month of August. Thirty artists will be featured!

AT LONG LAST! LOW CUT CONNIE RETURNS TO THE LEVITT PAVILION!

With 8 albums released to date, select highlights from the band’s impressive career include endorsements from Barack Obama and Elton John, a performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and a spot on Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Albums of the Decade list.

Low Cut Connie released the critically acclaimed LP ART DEALERS in Fall 2023, with a full-length companion film

https://ci.ovationtix.com/34174/performance/11664484?performanceId=11664484 to be released in theaters across the US in September 2024, and on-demand streaming on Oct 1, 2024." ART DEALERS may be the band's masterpiece to date." -Nashville Scene

Tom Hamilton's guiding creative principle is very simple: he doesn't like to repeat himself artistically.

For the Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter and guitarist, this mindset stems from a deep-seated motivation to keep pushing himself as an artist — to delve into different lyrical themes and musical detours, to explore potentially uncomfortable and unfamiliar emotional places. "That's a thrilling prospect," says Hamilton. "To find the deeper things inside and to open up those doors that I didn't even know were there."

As founding member of Brothers Past, American Babies, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Ghost Light and Billy and The Kids, Hamilton has written/recorded roughly a dozen albums and EPs and shared the stage with everyone from John Mayer to Bob Weir to Billy Strings.

Hamilton's debut record as a solo artist will be released in late 2025.

https://ci.ovationtix.com/34174/performance/11664484

BUCKLE UP!!! The Moonrise Cartel at the Levitt — July 24th!

Full Band • Full Show • Free Tickets – Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, Westport

Folk Rock from Black Rock under the July night sky at this most beautiful venue!

We’re thrilled to be part of their free summer concert series — and while it’s free, ya gotta reserve your tickets!

https://ci.ovationtix.com/34174/performance/11659631?performanceId=11659631

Please share so we can show Westport how The Cartel rolls out!

P.S. Working on a new song called “July” —

Molly Rose Tuttle is an American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, banjo player, recording artist, and teacher in the bluegrass tradition. She is noted for her flatpicking, clawhammer, and crosspicking guitar prowess. She has cited Laurie Lewis, Kathy Kallick, Alison Krauss and Hazel Dickens as role models.

Silvermine Guild’s SUMMER SALON

July 19- August 21

This is an exhibit of work by Silvermine Guild Artists . It is always a wonderful show featuring a broad range of styles and mediums with a wide range of price points , work that ranges from contemporary to traditional .

Erin Nazzaro’s painting “ Friendly Curiosity “ (36 x 36 ) .

Wilton Library's annual Summer Show art exhibition celebrates adult artists who live or work in Wilton, or have a connection to the town. This is the 79th year that the library will welcome local talent to display their works in this non-juried summer art exhibition. 

Opening Reception on Friday, July 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through August 21. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. 

Please join me for the opening of Cut it out! A Collage show this Thursday, July 17th at 6:30. 

Join us and special guest Curator Kimberly Henrickson, Director of the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, as she guides us through a fascinating collection of works by 8 talented local artists. This exhibition brilliantly explores how collage serves as a powerful means of artistic expression, pushing the boundaries of creativity through diverse materials and innovative techniques. 

To register click here

I look forward to seeing you all there!