Haiku Moment with Westport’s Poet Laureate
From Westport’s Poet Laureate Diane Lowman
Nothing but blue skies
Nothing but blue seas blue boats
Nothing but blue blur
Car Accident Takes Down Power Pole, Closes Coleytown Road between North Avenue and Easton Road
Just after 11:15 today, first responders were dispatched to Coleytown Road between North Avenue and Easton Road for the reported car accident with injuries. A power pole was involved, shutting down the section of roadway as the scene is active. Eversource was dispatched to the scene. No information has been released at this time.
Remarkable Monday Night Movie: Grease
Tonight at the Drive In:
Today, July 19th:
Grease | 9:00 PM
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About the Remarkable Theater
Starting in Summer of 2020, the Remarkable Drive-in Theater began as a safe way to get families back to the movies in Westport. The Remarkable Theater is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization run by volunteers, whose mission is to “build a first class art house movie theater in downtown Westport, CT that provides purposeful employment to individuals with disabilities.”
The theater is nestled along the Saugatuck River at 50 Imperial Avenue, Westport, Connecticut
Soccer Film Festival Comes to Westport on July 29
Event poster from Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival
Words by Lily Kane.
The Kicking + Screening (K+S) Soccer Film Festival is putting on its first in-person showing in two years at the Westport Public Library on Thursday, July 29. The film festival, described by founder Rachel Markus as an “annual series of soccer cultural events that bring together soccer and film enthusiasts to celebrate the beautiful game,” is making its next stop in our soccer-loving town of Westport.
In her recent move from New York City to Westport, Markus noticed her new town shares her appreciation for the sport, explaining “I love that Westport has a strong commitment to sports, with such great soccer roots, and equally vibrant support of the arts-- a perfect mix for the festival.”
First developed in New York in April of 2009, Markus has built an international following around the film festival - helping it spread around the globe. In past years, festivals have been held in London, Washington DC, Rio de Janeiro, Abu Dhabi, and other cities. The global nature of K+S festivals can be attributed to the versatility of soccer. Markus continues, “I've lived in several countries, and soccer can be a truly globally unifying force--the rules are the same everywhere.”
This year’s festival will serve as the North American premiere of “Men of Hope,” a new film documenting the Afghanistan national team’s adventure of qualifying for the Asian Cup.
As Markus and her family put down their roots in Westport, she plans to expand the community they’ve built around the world through the K+S festival, stating, “the festival has built a great community around sport and art, and the power of sport- especially soccer- for social change. We hope to inspire the same in Westport.”
Tickets to the screening can be purchased online. The film will also be available to stream for a limited time for those unable to attend in person.
View the trailer for Men of Hope.