Opening Night For Two New Exhibitions at MoCA Westport Draws Large Crowd
Friday night MoCA Westport hosted an opening reception for two new exhibitions, the Westport Idea and its Annual High School exhibition, Identity.
Friday night MoCA Westport hosted an opening reception for two new exhibitions which drew about 200 visitors, one of which was it’s Annual High School exhibition, Identity. The Westport Idea features selections from WestPAC holdings of more than 2,000 artworks at a public venue. Most of these works are housed in public schools and municipal buildings, not always accessible to the public.
The Museum's Annual High School exhibition features close to 200 compelling works focused on the theme of Identity, created by student artists from across CT and Westchester, NY.
The exhibitions are on view through March 12, 2022. Free docent-led tours are available and free supporting Cocktails and Conversation events will be held on Thursday evenings. Visit mocawestport.org to learn more.
Drawing much attention was Staples sophomore Logan Goodman's "interactive" exhibit, "Hide & Seek" which required using the LED ultraviolet flashlight to find the hidden message on her sneakers.
Shekaiba Bennett, an AP photography teacher from Greenwich High School had 11 students exhibiting their work in the Identity exhibition.She is pictured here with Liz Leggett, MoCA Westport's Director of Exhibitions alongside Lynsey Addario's photo taken in Afghanistan. Shekaiba was about the same age as the young girl in the photo when she and her family fled Afghanistan 43 years earlier when the Russians invaded her country.
Photos By J.C. Martin For WestportLocal.com Click on an image to enlarge and open gallery.
Live Winter Storm Updates
Local Closures and Cancellations:
Town of Westport Public School weekend programs and sports (Saturday & Sunday)
Town of Westport Public Library (Saturday)
The Saugatuck Rowing & Fitness Club (Saturday)
Earthplace (Saturday)
Westport Weston YMCA (Saturday)
MoCA Westport (Saturday)
The Porch at Christie’s (Saturday)
La Plage (Opening at 5:00 PM on Saturday)
Sherwood Diner (Saturday)
Active Weather Warnings, Advisories, and Watches:
Winter Storm Warning: Effective 7:00 PM Friday until 7:00 PM Saturday.
From the National Weather Service, NYC: 5 - 10” of snow and strong winds likely across NYC, NE NJ, SW CT and much of Lower Hudson Valley Tonight into Saturday Afternoon. Difficult travel and blowing snow possible.
Minor to locally moderate coastal impacts are possible for the vulnerable twin forks, north shore of LI and north shore of barrier island shoreline communities for the Saturday AM/PM and Sunday AM high tides.
Confidence is increasing on forecast snowfall, but there is still uncertainty on the western extent and/or duration of moderate and heavy snow banding late tonight into Saturday
Numbers to Know:
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Westport Police: Non-Emergency: 203-341-6000
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Westport Public Schools: Emergency Line: 203-341-1766
Westport Department of Human Services: Social Services: 203-341-1050
Pink Sky at Night, a Westport Delight
As the storm moved east, a soft pink sunset closed out Saturday for the community. WestportLocal.com photo
Snow: Is this it?
For the lack of a better word: yup.
Hype was building for this storm nearly ten days ago - declaring it possibly one of the largest storms, by accumulation, that we’ve seen in the past decade. However as the sun prepares its descent and Westporters begin to climb out of their shelters tonight, one might notice there isn’t several feet of snow on the ground, or 18 inches, or in some yards: even just 8 inches. With snow bands making their way eastward, most chances of accumulation snow will have gone with the wind by 8 this evening. Although no official counts have been released, those same high winds are making the task of measuring the light snow even more challenging.
This weather pattern was difficult to track, as the National Weather Service’s NYC office had described yesterday, however it seems that their forecast of anywhere from 5-10 inches was about what most of Westporters are experiencing tonight. Wind forecasts were accurate as heavy gusts continue to bring wind chills below zero in the community.
As of 5:00 PM major roadways, such as Route 1, Route 15, and I-95, are mostly cleared of heavy snow accumulations in at least one travel lane, but remain very slick with residual snow and ice. Many side streets and private roadways may still remain snow covered as crews try to tackle the frigid surfaces and rapidly growing snow drifts. Some sidewalks within major business or transit zones are also in the process of becoming shoveled and salted, however they also remain very slick with ice and snow drifts.
Some local businesses are opening their doors tonight for dinner service - be sure to call the business directly for operating hours while being aware that parking in business districts may be diminished.