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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T120000
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Your child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+ \nBook Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4/2026-01-03/
LOCATION:MoCA Westport\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T193000
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SUMMARY:Community Conversation: Luciana McClure Lewis on The Language of Feminist Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $10 general\, $8 seniors + students\, free for members \nWhat does resistance look like in art?\nJoin us for an exploration of The Language of Feminist Resistance\, an informal gallery talk unpacking the power\, nuance\, and defiance behind the exhibition Enough Already: Women Artists from the Sara M. And Michelle Vance Waddell Collection. Whether or not these women artists identified as feminists\, these artists challenged dominant narratives\, subverted expectations\, and carved out space for new ways of thinking about what it means to be a woman in the world.\nThrough themes of the body\, domesticity\, and quiet refusal\, we’ll examine how art becomes a tool of resistance\, and why this language still speaks urgently today. \nLuciana McClure Lewis’ Bio:\nLuciana McClure Lewis is a Visiting Instructor of Women’s\, Gender and Sexuality Studies at University of Connecticut (UConn) in the Department of Social and Critical Inquiry. She is also the lead founder and organizer of the Feminist collective Nasty Women Connecticut. She received her master’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University’s department of Women’s and Gender Studies (SCSU)\, and her bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) in Studio Art with a concentration in Photography. She is past recipient of awards from the Connecticut Office of the Arts and the Arts Council of the Greater New Haven. She recently chaired a day-long symposium during College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference under The Feminist Art Project\, titled: A New Era: Art\, Activism and Abortion in Post Roe America.
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/community-conversation-luciana-mcclure-lewis-on-the-language-of-feminist-resistance/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T133312Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Your child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+ \nBook Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4/2026-01-10/
LOCATION:MoCA Westport\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T133312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T133312Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Your child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+ \nBook Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4/2026-01-17/
LOCATION:MoCA Westport\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
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SUMMARY:MLK Day - Freedom of Creativity Camp
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $75.00\n9:30 AM-12\nAges 6-9\n \nCelebrate the impact + legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through art\, imagination\, and self-expression! Young artists will explore the theme of “Freedom of Creativity” in a morning of fun\, hands-on art making inspired by Dr. King’s message of hope\, equality\, and courage. Guided by teaching artist Miss Erika\, campers will paint\, draw\, and build colorful works that celebrate their unique voices and visions—all inside the inspiring galleries of MoCACT. \nPlease bring a nut-free snack and water bottle.\nAll art materials will be provided.
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/mlk-day-freedom-of-creativity-camp/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T133312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T133312Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Your child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+ \nBook Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4/2026-01-24/
LOCATION:MoCA Westport\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20251126T182626Z
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SUMMARY:Community Conversation with Kathryn Turley-Sonne
DESCRIPTION:Register Here: $10 general\, $8 for seniors + students \nJoin MoCA\CT for a dynamic panel discussion that considers both the exhibition Enough Already: Women Artists from the Sara M. + Michelle Vance Waddell Collection and the groundbreaking work of Carolee Schneemann featured within it. Moderated by Kathryn Turley-Sonne (PhD)\, professor\, writer\, and an organizer of the exhibition\, the conversation will situate Schneemann’s practice within the broader context of the exhibition’s 80-plus works by modern and contemporary women artists who challenge conventions around gender\, identity\, and social change. Joining Turley-Sonne is Rachel Churner\, art critic\, editor\, and director of the Carolee Schneemann Foundation. \nThe talk will highlight three Schneemann works currently on loan and on view at MoCA\CT: Interior Scroll (1974/1975)\, photographs documenting her influential 1975 performance\, and The Message (1974)\, a drawing that extends the visual and conceptual vocabulary of her performance practice. These works will serve as a lens through which the panel explores themes central to Enough Already\, including the body\, agency\, and the politics of representation in feminist art. \nThis program takes place on Thursday\, January 29\, 2026\, at 6pm at MoCA\CT\, in conjunction with the exhibition’s run through February 15\, 2026. Attendees are invited to experience the exhibition before the program and to join an engaging conversation about Schneemann’s legacy and the ongoing impact of women artists in shaping contemporary visual culture.
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/community-conversation-with-kathryn-turley-sonne/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T134027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T134228Z
UID:10005362-1769860800-1769866200@mocact.org
SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-01-31/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20251223T051328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251223T052101Z
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SUMMARY:Westport Writers Workshop at MoCA\CT
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspired evening of art and writing. We’ll use MoCA\CT’s current exhibition “Enough Already” as a portal into our own creativity. In this workshop we’ll identify the elements of the exhibited art that most capture our imagination and use this as a jumping-off point. We’ll linger in the unfamiliar space and write from there. Following individual and collaborative exercises\, we’ll share our writing with each other and give positive feedback. For those who wish to take this a step further\, we’ll share tools for how to transform these ideas and musings into stories and essays. \nBook Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=15201
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/westport-writers-workshop-at-mocact/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T134027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T134228Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-02-07/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T163000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20251229T133102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T200652Z
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SUMMARY:Studio Visit with Artist Constance Old (Members Only)
DESCRIPTION:MoCA\CT Members Only – FREE \nGo behind the scenes at the New Canaan studio of local artist Constance Old\, whose upcycled\, immersive works featured at MoCA\CT examine consumer culture through material\, process\, and collection. Learn about her creative process\, including the story behind her bold wallpaper featured in the lobby outside the Enough Already exhibition. 60-90 minutes. (Limited to 12 attendees. Transportation not included. Location to be sent after registration.) \nBook now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=15601
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/studio-visit-with-artist-constance-old-members-only/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T134027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T134228Z
UID:10005364-1771070400-1771075800@mocact.org
SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-02-14/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20250929T204333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T204909Z
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SUMMARY:February 2026 School Recess Creativity Camp
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $75.00 per day.\nChildren Ages 4-9\n9AM-12PM\, during the week of February 16-20\, 2026\nPlease pack a labeled\, nut-free snack and a water bottle\nAll participants must be restroom independent \nCreativity Camp is designed for students ages 4-9 who love working with their hands and are fascinated with the arts!\nCompelling projects explore painting\, clay\, found objects\, collage\, mixed media and more.\nTeacher led demonstrations provide technical instruction and hands on guidance and students have creative freedom within each project to develop artworks that embrace their personal interests.\nSign up for single days or the whole week.\nYour child will have a fantastic and creative adventure at MoCACT!
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/february-2026-school-recess-creativity-camp/2026-02-16/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T204909Z
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SUMMARY:February 2026 School Recess Creativity Camp
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $75.00 per day.\nChildren Ages 4-9\n9AM-12PM\, during the week of February 16-20\, 2026\nPlease pack a labeled\, nut-free snack and a water bottle\nAll participants must be restroom independent \nCreativity Camp is designed for students ages 4-9 who love working with their hands and are fascinated with the arts!\nCompelling projects explore painting\, clay\, found objects\, collage\, mixed media and more.\nTeacher led demonstrations provide technical instruction and hands on guidance and students have creative freedom within each project to develop artworks that embrace their personal interests.\nSign up for single days or the whole week.\nYour child will have a fantastic and creative adventure at MoCACT!
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/february-2026-school-recess-creativity-camp/2026-02-17/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T204909Z
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SUMMARY:February 2026 School Recess Creativity Camp
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $75.00 per day.\nChildren Ages 4-9\n9AM-12PM\, during the week of February 16-20\, 2026\nPlease pack a labeled\, nut-free snack and a water bottle\nAll participants must be restroom independent \nCreativity Camp is designed for students ages 4-9 who love working with their hands and are fascinated with the arts!\nCompelling projects explore painting\, clay\, found objects\, collage\, mixed media and more.\nTeacher led demonstrations provide technical instruction and hands on guidance and students have creative freedom within each project to develop artworks that embrace their personal interests.\nSign up for single days or the whole week.\nYour child will have a fantastic and creative adventure at MoCACT!
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/february-2026-school-recess-creativity-camp/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20250929T204333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T204909Z
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SUMMARY:February 2026 School Recess Creativity Camp
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $75.00 per day.\nChildren Ages 4-9\n9AM-12PM\, during the week of February 16-20\, 2026\nPlease pack a labeled\, nut-free snack and a water bottle\nAll participants must be restroom independent \nCreativity Camp is designed for students ages 4-9 who love working with their hands and are fascinated with the arts!\nCompelling projects explore painting\, clay\, found objects\, collage\, mixed media and more.\nTeacher led demonstrations provide technical instruction and hands on guidance and students have creative freedom within each project to develop artworks that embrace their personal interests.\nSign up for single days or the whole week.\nYour child will have a fantastic and creative adventure at MoCACT!
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/february-2026-school-recess-creativity-camp/2026-02-19/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T204909Z
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SUMMARY:February 2026 School Recess Creativity Camp
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $75.00 per day.\nChildren Ages 4-9\n9AM-12PM\, during the week of February 16-20\, 2026\nPlease pack a labeled\, nut-free snack and a water bottle\nAll participants must be restroom independent \nCreativity Camp is designed for students ages 4-9 who love working with their hands and are fascinated with the arts!\nCompelling projects explore painting\, clay\, found objects\, collage\, mixed media and more.\nTeacher led demonstrations provide technical instruction and hands on guidance and students have creative freedom within each project to develop artworks that embrace their personal interests.\nSign up for single days or the whole week.\nYour child will have a fantastic and creative adventure at MoCACT!
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/february-2026-school-recess-creativity-camp/2026-02-20/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T134027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T134228Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-02-21/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20250926T170343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T131150Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Art\, Jazz + The Blues with WestPAC
DESCRIPTION:Register Here For the Opening Reception. \nArt\, Jazz + the Blues is a collaboration between the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC) + MoCA\CT. \nThis exhibit\, curated by Anne Boberski\, Ive Covaci and the WestPAC Committee—explores the powerful intersections between visual art and music\, drawing from the rich holdings of the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC). \nThe exhibition centers on Giants of the Blues\, a sweeping series of seven group portraits by Westport native Eric von Schmidt (1931–2007) honoring blues\, jazz\, and folk musicians from the 1920s to the 1960s. Complementing von Schmidt’s paintings are approximately forty artworks from the WestPAC collection depicting musicians\, inspired by musical themes\, or exploring the resonances between musical and visual forms. A selection of important loans from galleries\, museums\, artists and private collections deepen the conversation\, and a screening room features historic performance footage of musicians portrayed in von Schmidt’s paintings. As the jazz great Charlie Parker once said\, the show invites visitors to “hear with your eyes and see with your ears.” \nWestport has long been home to a thriving community of artists and musicians. Since the early 20th century\, the town has attracted generations of illustrators\, painters\, performers\, composers\, and cultural innovators\, and this exhibition highlights the interconnections between artists in our own community and their relationship to broader national and international movements. Today\, music and the visual arts remain a vital part of Westport’s identity\, nurtured through its many performing arts venues\, public art collection\, schools awarded for excellence in music and arts education\, and creative networks. Art\, Jazz + the Blues celebrates this legacy while looking forward to its vibrant future. \nEric von Schmidt’s deep connection to blues and folk music traces back to his youth in Westport\, where he often painted alongside his father\, esteemed illustrator Harold von Schmidt (1893–1982). He fell in love with the blues when he heard Leadbelly on the radio\, and early exposure to the Smithsonian’s music archives ignited a lifelong passion. After graduating from Staples High School and studying at the Art Students League and in Italy on a Fulbright\, von Schmidt moved to Cambridge\, MA\, where he became a central figure in the American folk revival. A prolific artist\, performer\, and mentor to musicians like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez\, von Schmidt also designed album covers and authored prize-winning books on music. Dylan once described him as “a man who can sing the bird off the wire and the rubber off a tire.” \nMoCA\CT is grateful to the generous support of Art\, Jazz + the Blues sponsors Conlon Amendola\, Attorneys at Law + Design Within Reach + The Ellis Family + Bill and Jodi Felton + Hofstetter Baron Group + Honda of Westport + KMS Team at COMPASS + Cynthia and Carl Muller + Joyce Pauker + Russell Insurance + Sabina and Harlan Stone + The Joyce Thompson Art Fund \nMoCA\CT is also grateful to the generous support of Art\, Jazz + the Blues partners A&S Fine Foods + Chocolatieree/ Laureen “Ree” Haynes + Imageworks + Westport Journal + Dan Woog/ 06880 + WPKN + WSHU
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/opening-reception-art-jazz-the-blues-with-westpac/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-02-28/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T190000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
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SUMMARY:Film Screening and Conversation: Gordon Parks’ Leadbelly (1976)
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $10 general\, $8 seniors + students\, free for members \nJoin us for a special screening of Leadbelly (1976)\, photographer and director Gordon Parks’ powerful semi-biographical film about the life and music of Huddie Ledbetter\, better known as Lead Belly\, the legendary blues musician\, songwriter\, and cultural icon. \nThe screening will be followed by a discussion with Prof. Sheila Curran Bernard\, author of Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies (2024). An Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker with credits on nearly 50 hours of programming\, mostly in prime time on PBS (including Slavery by Another Name and Eyes on the Prize)\, she is the Glen Trotiner Professor of Visual Storytelling in the Department of History at the University at Albany\, SUNY\, and director of its Graduate Program in Public History. \nShe will share her thoughts on the film and her book’s insights into Lead Belly’s complex story\, while highlighting the local connections of this giant of American music whose songs and spirit continue to shape our music today. \nThis screening is in conjunction with Westport Public Art Collections—Art\, Jazz + the Blues on view through April 26. \n  \nProf. Sheila Curran Bernard + her book Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies (2024). \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/film-screening-and-conversation-gordon-parks-leadbelly-1976/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20251014T213923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T155757Z
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with the Curators of Art\, Jazz + the Blues
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $10 general\, $8 seniors + students\, free for members \nWestPAC curators of Art\, Jazz + the Blues\, Anne Boberski and Ive Covaci will lead a guided tour through the exhibition\, emphasizing the local connections of the artists\, artworks\, and musicians in the show. This conversation will begin with a guitar performance with Tim Cole at 5:30pm.
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/gallery-talk-with-the-curators-of-art-jazz-the-blues/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T134027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T134228Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-03-07/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T180000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260122T022916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T022916Z
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SUMMARY:MoCA\CT Presents: Etienne Charles
DESCRIPTION:Tickets \nJoin Trinidad-born trumpeter Etienne Charles at MoCA\CT as he leads a fearless quartet blending straight-ahead jazz with island rhythms\, cinematic textures\, and socially conscious themes. This performance offers a rare opportunity to experience one of today’s most compelling jazz voices in an intimate\, immersive setting. \nAbout Charles Etienne \nTrinidad-born Etienne Charles is a performer\, composer and storyteller who is constantly searching for untold tales and sounds with which to tell them. His lush trumpet sound\, varied compositional textures and pulsating percussive grooves enable him to invoke trance\, soothing and exciting listeners while referencing touchy and sometimes controversial subjects in his music.  \nHighlighting marginalized communities and engaging with them has been his mission\, evident with projects such as his Guggenheim Fellowship Project\, Carnival: The Sound of a People Vol. 1\, San Jose Suite\, Creole Soul\, Gullah Roots\, Folklore and his latest commission\, San Juan Hill – A New York Story. His concerts engage\, enlighten\, educate\, and enrich audiences with energized multidisciplinary performance utilizing original composition\, thematic improvisation\, dance\, short films and spoken word to create a holistic experience. A firm believer in music and performance as a tool for provoking thought and dialogue\, Charles’s themes speak to the status quo while drawing parallels to history. \nAs an Afro-descendant\, his work is actively connecting the diaspora and drawing lines to the regions at the roots of migrations\, evident in his latest release\, Creole Orchestra which spent 7 weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek chart this summer. His dedication to music as a tool for social uplift has seen him awarded by France with the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal (2024) as well as a Congressional Citation from the United States (2012).  \nAs a sideman he has performed with and/or arranged for Roberta Flack\, Chucho Valdes\, Marcus Roberts\, Marcus Miller\, Count Basie Orchestra\, Frank Foster’s Loud Minority Big Band\, Monty Alexander\, Gregory Porter\, Terri Lyne Carrington\, René Marie\, Paulette McWilliams and many others.  He has been commissioned as a composer and arranger by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (2025)\, Lincoln Center for the New York Philharmonic (2021)\, Savannah Music Festival (2017)\, Chamber Music America (2015 & 2021)\, the Charleston Jazz Orchestra (2012) and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble (2011). \nHe currently serves as Professor of Studio Music and Jazz at University of Miami Frost School of Music.
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/mocact-presents-etienne-charles/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance,Upcoming Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T134027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T134228Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-03-14/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T134027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T134228Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-03-21/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T190000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20251014T194607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T200426Z
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SUMMARY:Community Conversation: Jazz Inspirations
DESCRIPTION:Register here: $10 general. $8 seniors + students\, free for members \nBeginning with a guitar performance by Tim Cole at 5:30pm\, this community conversation will explore the dynamic intersection of music and the visual arts. Engaging with the works on display in Art\, Jazz + the Blues\, a panel of musicians\, scholars\, educators\, and arts advocates will discuss how we “see” music and “hear” art\, and how these two worlds sustain a vibrant local culture. Panelists will reflect on their formative encounters with art and music\, describing their personal journeys and their current projects in our community and beyond. We’ll explore the shared language of art and music – how words like texture\, color\, tone\, and rhythm translate across disciplines\, and how a visual work of art can inspire musical composition and improvisation. With Westport regularly designated as a “Best Community for Music Education\,” and known for its rich artistic heritage\, the group will illuminate what it takes to sustain these arts across generations\, including how today’s students engage with the traditions of jazz and blues represented in the works in the exhibition. Audience questions and engagement is encouraged! \n  \nPanelist Bios: \nRichard Epstein\, co-founder Jazz Society of Fairfield County\, Westport Arts Advisory Committee.  A Westport native and dentist\, Richard and his wife Ina Chadwick founded Thursday night jazz when saxophonist Greg Wall moved here in 2014. Richard plays bassoon in the Norwalk Symphony\, alto sax with the Westport Community Band\, and is working on his jazz chops. He mentors young musicians in KEYS and other programs. He has served in leadership positions on the boards of many local arts organizations and the Westport Arts Advisory Committee. Richard has hosted “Sometimes Classical”\, an eclectic music show on WPKN radio since 1977 that he calls his “ultimate play time”. \nKevin Mazzarella\, Director of Bands\, Staples High School. Kevin is a versatile trumpet performer and educator based in the NY/CT area\, with credits including Carnegie Hall\, Norwalk Symphony\, Birdland Big Band\, and Goodspeed Opera House\, and extensive experience as a lead and section jazz performer. He is the Director of Bands at Staples High School in Westport\, CT—affectionately known as Mr. Mazz—where he directs ensembles and teaches AP Music Theory. A dedicated jazz educator\, he leads the school’s top jazz ensemble and previously directed a middle school jazz band selected as a Showcase Ensemble at the 2020 CMEA Conference. He was named Coventry Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year in 2024. Kevin holds degrees from the University of Miami\, Columbia University\, and the University of Saint Joseph\, along with a Graduate Certificate in Trumpet Performance from the University of Connecticut. An active member of CMEA\, he has presented on jazz improvisation and trumpet pedagogy\, served as the 2025 NAfME All-Eastern Division Jazz Band Co-Chair\, and currently serves as CMEA Western Region High School Concert Band Co-Chair. \nBrian Torff\, Professor of Music\, Fairfield University. Brian Torff\, after a career as a jazz bassist and composer that began in the 1970s\, now creates music as a singer-songwriter\, guitarist\, and blues harmonica player. Torff has performed with Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett\, George Shearing\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Erroll Garner\, Mary Lou Williams\, Stephane Grappelli and Marian McPartland\, among others. As an author and Professor of Music at Fairfield University\, Brian Torff combines his music history and Civil Rights research trips to the Deep South with dynamic songs that tell an American story. “We need to create new musical categories\,” says Torff\, “and I hope our music is a soundtrack to an American road trip\, past and present.” \nCaitlin von Schmidt\, American vocalist\, bassist\, and designer. Daughter of Eric von Schmidt. Originally from Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, she moved to Tucson\, Arizona to attend university in 1980 and became a founding member of the bands River Roses\, Ortho 28\, and Caitlin & The Stickponies. She is the niece of Bob Jones\, who through his work for George Wein’s Festival Productions\, was the road manager for Duke Ellington\, Thelonious Monk\, Count Basie\, Buddy Rich\, Sarah Vaughan\, Archie Shepp\, and Cannonball Adderley during the 1960s\, and later the longtime director of the Newport Folk and Newport Jazz festivals and a founding producer of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival. Her mother\, Helen von Schmidt\, Bob’s sister\, was the house mother for artist housing at the early Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals\, and through those connections Caitlin did summer work for the Kool Jazz Festival in New York City in the late ‘70s\, and the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals in the ‘80s\, ‘90s\, and early aughts. She settled in Greenfield\, Massachusetts in 2007 with her husband and son\, and now works as the outreach and communications manager at the local food co-op.
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/community-conversation-jazz-inspirations/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-03-28/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20251229T133353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T200521Z
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour of the Brubeck Collection (Members Only)
DESCRIPTION:Members Only Exclusive\nExplore one of the world’s premier jazz archives during a guided visit to The Brubeck Collection at Wilton Library\, led by curator Michael Bellacosa and archivist Julie Hughes. 60-90 minutes. Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Road\, Wilton CT. (Limited to 12 attendees. Transportation not included.) \nBook Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=16001
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/guided-tour-of-the-brubeck-collection-members-only/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Road\, Wilton\, CT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T124259
CREATED:20260126T134027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T134228Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Book Now: https://checkout.mocact.org/EventAvailability?EventId=401 \nYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! \nMoCA/CT Art Studio Classroom – entrance in back\n$25.00/per child\nAges 4+
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/art-adventures-4-2/2026-04-04/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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