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Wilton July 4th Fireworks Draws Huge Crowds

Wilton High School Athletic fields were filled with several thousand people celebrating the 4th of with picnics, tents, games and lots of red, white and blue. They paid twenty dollars per car to enjoy a beautiful fireworks display up close and personal and certainly got their money's worth.

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Celebration Of America's Birthday Continues With Fireworks At Calf Pasture Beach In Norwalk

housands came to Norwalk's Calf Pasture Beach on Sunday to celebrate the July 4th holiday weekend where they rocked to the sounds of a favorite local band, Darik and the Funbags on the main stage. DJ Vinnie Campisi kept the party going after the thrilling fireworks display from the barge just offshore. More fireworks could be seen in the distance from the north shore of Long Island and also from Fairfield's Jennings/Penfield beaches.

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Westport PAL Fireworks Return to Thrill Thousands at Compo Beach

Spectacular Fireworks Display returns to Compo Beach thanks to Westport PAL, Town of Westport and Melissa & Doug

After being denied one of Westport's most cherished summer events for two years due to the COVID pandemic, Westport's biggest party by far came home to Compo Beach. Thanks to Westport PAL, the Town, and of course the continued tremendous generosity by Westport's Melissa and Doug Bernstein and their eponymous company: the skies lit up once again on Thursday night.

Some brought coolers and blankets, other erected illuminated tents adorned with various forms of Old Glory that began arriving earlier in the day with their owners returning later to get the party started.

Disaster was averted by the quick response of Westport and Norwalk marine units who assisted the crew of Fireworks by Grucci in dousing a fire abroad one of the barges before any real harm was done; the show not really interrupted.

Westport PD kept the traffic flowing freely capping of a great and memorable night for Westport and area families.

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Grammy Winner Falu Delights Children, Young & Old At Levitt Pavilion For The Arts Summer Children's Concert Series

Critically lauded, Indian born world musician Falu (aka Falguni Shah) who won her first GRAMMY® award in 2022 for in Best Children's Album category for her latest album "A Colorful World" (Broadway World Music) brought her upbeat, high-energy show to the Levitt Pavilion on Wednesday. Her talents and creativity was on full display with various styles of music geared for children which included Bhangrah, the music well represented in many "Bollywood" movies made each year in her native India.

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More than 1,000 free ticket holders, children, parents and grandparents were thoroughly entertained by this world musician who taught some Bhangra moves to the audience for some of her songs. Focusing on inclusivity for children and families, her third song was performed after she requested bi-lingual children to join her on stage to teach the crowd a few words in tier second language, which included Spanish, Polish, even Arabic and also her own Hindi.

The Levitt Pavilion For The Arts Summer Children's series continues with the return of the very popular Joanie Leeds who was the 2021 Grammy winner for Best Children's Album. The children's series happens on Wednesday nights at 7:00 PM

Free performances are happening all weekend and on Tuesday, July 5, comedy by John Tobin Productions returns for the season's second Comedy Night at 7:00 PM.

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Hundreds Enjoy Labor Day Fireworks in Wilton

After a postponement of the traditional Independence Day fireworks, the Town of Wilton put on a Labor Day weekend display Saturday evening at the community’s athletic fields along Wilton High School. Photo by JC Martin for WestportLocal.com

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Amy Irving Surprises Levitt Crowd with an Impromptu Duet

Film and stage actress Amy Irving hopped on the Levitt stage last night to perform a duet with headlining artist Lizzie No. Irving and No sang Simon & Garfunkel’s Cecilia. Photo by JC Martin for WestportLocal.com

Film and stage actress Amy Irving hopped on the Levitt stage last night to perform a duet with headlining artist Lizzie No. Irving and No sang Simon & Garfunkel’s Cecilia. Photo by JC Martin for WestportLocal.com

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