New Exhibit By Artists Collective Of Westport Draws Large Crowd At Gordon Fine Arts Gallery
The Gordon Fine Arts Gallery at 1701 Post Road East, Westport, has partnered with the Artists Collective of Westport for a stunning new group show. Curated by James Brunelle, the exhibit includes over 100 works by 65 members of the Collective.
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The new venue offered close to 200 art lovers an opportunity to view beautiful works of art by local artists in a spacious and inviting space which offered the many guests easy viewing even though the crowd was large.
The art includes drawings, paintings, photography, prints, mixed media and sculpture, in sizes ranging from a few inches wide up to 6ft wide. Gordon Fine Arts Gallery highlights nationally recognized award winning artists and aims to provide exhibit space to regional and national Artists.
The show runs to March 19.
Hours are Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, noon to 5pm; Sunday noon to 4pm.
For information email: gordonfineartsales@gmail.com
Or visit gordonfinearts.org
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Scottish Folk Band Talisk Brings Packed MoCA House To Their Feet
MoCA Westport kicked off its 2023 Music at MoCA Series on Saturday night with a lively performance by Scottish folk band Talisk. Band Members Mohsen Amini (BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards’ Musician of the Year), Graeme Armstrong and Benedict Morris (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year) fused concertina, guitar and fiddle to produce a ground-breaking, multi-layered signature that captivated the audience.
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More than 170 guests completely filled the gallery space and the appreciative crowd was charged by the band's high energy performance, giving them standing ovations and even dancing in the aisles.
The packed performance took place within the context of the Museum's current Paul Camacho: El Ritmo y La Unidad exhibition. Delicious drinks were served by The Cup Bearer and food was available from Marcia Selden Catering.
Next up in the Music at MoCA Series is the buzz-worthy jazz saxophonist Eddie Barbash on Friday, April 21 at 7 PM. A founding member of pianist Jon Batiste’s Stay Human, the house band for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Barbash has also performed with Lenny Kravitz, Wynton Marsalis and Yo-Yo Ma.
Tickets for all concerts are available on mocawestport.org
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Staples Hockey Back In The Win Column With 5-0 Shut-Out Over Wilton
Staple's senior goalie Aaron Kail on one of his 29 saves in Friday's big win over the Wilton Warriors.
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Staples Hockey faced off against Wilton on Saturday on Wilton's home ice looking to break this season's 1-1 tie in matches this season and they brought their "A" game on both offense and defense holding the Warriors scoreless. Both teams were roughly the same in scoring attempts with Staples and Wilton firing 29 and 31 shots on goal respectively, however Staple's senior goalie Aaron Kail was perfect in stopping the Warriors on every attempt.
The first period saw strain defense from both squads until 2:00 left in the period when #19 junior forward, Co-Captain Tyler DiMaio found the net with assists from junior forward Derek Wolgast and junior forward Jameson Russell. The Wreckers returned from the break fired up when five minutes into the period #25, sophomore Levi Nevstad gave Staples a two goal lead with assists from Petrosinelli and senior forward Nikos Ninios.
The offense was quiet for the remainder of the period but exploded in the 3rd with a third goal. That score was followed by a 4th goal, this time by #13, sophomore defenseman Harry Goodburn, assisted again by Ninios and also by Petrosinelli.
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The icing on the cake was goal number five, this time by #10, sophomore forward Paul Cooper with help from junior defenseman Jacob Gomez scored less than two minutes into the period.
Coach Matthew Bohn could not have been happier with his team's performance, telling WestportLocalPress "The boys really put it together today. We've had a tough streak for the past several games. We understand that no one's going to give us anything. So it was good to earn it today and get back into the win column. We really have been playing good hockey the past two weeks, buying into our systems and working for each other. This time of year it's all about peaking at the right time. We're taking it one day at a time, doing our best to just keep getting better.The Wreckers hope to continue their success in their next game, away against Southington Coop on Monday with two more games to follow before FCIAC championships begin in March.
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Morning Weather Report
Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tomorrow
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tomorrow Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 49. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.