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20th Annual Associate Artist Exhibition and A Contemporary Look

Feb 4, 2012 - Feb 25, 2012

This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).

Landscape, portrait and still life paintings by Associate Artist members will be featured in the Association's front galleries. A special exhibition of contemporary representational artwork by invited artists will be on view in the Goodman Gallery.  Opening reception on Friday, January 20 from 5-7 pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 1-5 pm.

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36th Annual Juried Student Exhibition

Feb 4, 2012 - Mar 31, 2012

This event occurs weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

All are welcome to the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts 36th Annual Juried Student Exhibition. This juried exhibition showcases the best current work done by students in all of the College’s major programs, including the first-year Foundation program. The judges are the chairs of the four studio and Foundation departments. Sally Seaman, Interim Dean of Academic Affairs at the College...

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A Late Christmas Gift: Contemporary Prints from Japan

Feb 4, 2012 - Mar 9, 2012

This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).

  Imagine a box of all kinds of ornaments that come to light up the snows of February. These 45 little images are a late-arriving Christmas gift from the contemporary print culture of Japan—from playful to reflective, from abstract to realist, from symbolic to descriptive. Together they are a charming and effective cure for the mid-winter blues. 

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Academic WorldQuest 2012

Feb 4, 2012

More than 60 students from area high schools will compete on February 4th at Academic WorldQuest at UCONN/Stamford.  Sponsored annually by the World Affairs Forum, the winning team will compete with students from around the country at the National Academic WorldQuest in Washington, DC on April 21, 2012. Tony Savino, News Director, AM 1490 WGCH Greenwich, will be the Game Master for...

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AKASHA -Exhibition

Feb 4, 2012 - Apr 21, 2012

Westport, CT – January 27, 2012 - Rockwell Art Galleries in Westport present AKASHA featuring eclectic mixed media painter Karen Recor Green, inventive multi-media artist Elise Black, and intriguing watercolorist Rosalind Oesterle from January 27th- April 21st . The public is invited to an opening reception on Friday January 27th from 5:30-7:30PM. The event is free and open to the public....

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APOTHECARY (storehouse): new paintings by David Schorr

Feb 4, 2012 - Mar 8, 2012

This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).

With more than 75 paintings on paper, this exhibition reveals the recent work of David Schorr, Wesleyan Professor of Art. Meticulously executed in gouache and silverpoint, the works in this series depict antique apothecary bottles, complete with mysterious labels such as Deep Dark Secrets, Sleepless Nights and Love Remembered. In the accompanying catalog, Phyllis Rose, Wesleyan Professor of...

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Art Start: Margaret Freedman

Feb 4, 2012 - Jun 30, 2012

This event occurs weekly on Saturday.

Art Start for Preschoolers Drop-in students are welcome. No charge for chaperones, who must remain with the class. This program helps caregivers and young children discover art together in the Museum galleries. Listen to stories about art and then explore line, shape and color with Museum educators. Art Start is led by Margaret Freedman - Ms. Freedman has a Masters degree in...

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Asian New Year Celebration

Feb 4, 2012

Join your Zoo friends in celebrating the Year of the Dragon with special stories, crafts, a children’s parade, and many more fun activities.  Snow date is February 11.

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Centuries of Progress: American World's Fairs 1853-1982

Feb 4, 2012 - Mar 18, 2012

This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).

Saturday, January 14 - Sunday, March 18 What do the telephone, the Ferris Wheel, a 28,000-pound typewriter, and nylon stockings have in common? They were just a few of the thousands of products, curiosities, and inventions that made their debut at one of 17 World's Fairs that took place on America soil between 1853 and 1982. Visitors will enjoy more than 125 objects, photographs, and...

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Chowdafest IV

Feb 4, 2012

Come be a judge and vote for your favorite soup and chowders at the 4th Annual Chowdafest competition.  Slurp down decadent samples from 24 restaurants compete in three different categories: Classic New England Clam Chowder, Creative Chowder and Soup/Bisque.  Entry fees are $6 adults and $2 kids with proceeds benefiting the CT Food Bank.  Conducted by the Unitarian Church in Westport, this...

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