Biography of Comic Book Legend Stan Lee Discussed with its Author Abraham Riesman with Westport Library
Press Release
The Westport Library is very pleased to welcome author and journalist Abraham Riesman to discuss his highly anticipated biography of pop culture legend and one of Marvel Comics' architects, Stan Lee!
This free, virtual event will be held on Monday, March 8th at 7:00pm. To register go to https://westportlibrary.org/event/abraham-riesman-on-true-believer-the-rise-and-fall-of-stan-lee/
To order a bookplate-signed copy of True Believer, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-presale-true-believer-the-rise-and-fall-of-stan-lee-tickets-138045141735
Stan Lee was one of the most beloved and influential entertainers to emerge from the twentieth century. He served as head editor of Marvel for three decades and during that time launched Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Thor . . . the list seems to never end. Known for his carnival-barker marketing prowess, Lee single-handedly saved the comic-book industry and superhero fiction. Without him, the global entertainment industry would be wildly different—and a great deal poorer.
Stretching from the Romanian shtetls of Lee’s ancestors to his own final days in Los Angeles, True Believer chronicles the world-changing triumphs and tragic missteps of an extraordinary life, and leaves it to readers to decide whether Lee lived up to the responsibilities of his own talent.
Abraham Riesman is a journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, New York Magazine, and many other outlets. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island with his spouse and their three cats.
Coleytown Middle Schools Gets Art Upgrade over Break
Westport Arts Advisory Committee: Westport artist Eric Chiang stands beside his large-scale acrylic painting installed at the newly refurbished Coleytown Middle School, which will greet students when they return to classes Monday. Are We Born Connected?, a three-piece (triptych) canvas measuring 4 feet x 15 feet was hung in the school’s grand staircase, on what had been a beautiful yet vast empty space. Arranged to display by the Westport Arts Advisory Committee (WAAC,) the painting will be on loan to CMS until the end of the school year. Although the public cannot visit in person, the piece may be viewed on WAAC’s website, along with 1500+ other artworks that comprise the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC). Click here for more about Eric and his work.
Haiku Moment with Westport’s Poet Laureate
From Westport’s Poet Laureate Diane Lowman
The River Reflects
What’s Important and What’s Not
And I Reflect Too
Nina Bentley Exhibits at Westport Book Shop
Press Release 02/15/2021The first art exhibit in the Westport Book Shop’s Drew Friedman Art Place is on view for the month of February. The exhibit features a series of photographic prints of artworks by renowned Westport assemblage artist Nina Bentley.
Westport Book Shop, a nonprofit used book shop, is located at 23 Jesup Road, across Jesup Green from the Westport Library, in downtown Westport. The art exhibit is open to the public during the Book Shop’s business hours, Thursdays and Fridays from 3pm to 6pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from Noon to 5pm.
Nina Bentley’s work has been exhibited extensively in the United States and Europe. In reflecting on her art, Nina said, “My work tends to be conceptual in nature and concerned with social issues. From early childhood I have been moved both by aesthetics and the human condition, not only matters affecting me personally but those evident on a broader social scale. I create art in order to gain some perspective on the world around me, while trying to retain a sense of humor. In short, my work can be seen as multi-dimensional social commentary.”
The Book Shop’s “Drew Friedman Art Place” is an area of the store dedicated to exhibiting the work of community artists year-round, on a rotating basis. Miggs Burroughs, a Trustee of the Drew Friedman Community Arts Center, and a founding member of the Artists Collective of Westport, is curating these exhibits, which will change monthly.
The current exhibition of Nina Bentley’s works will be on view through February 28th.