Join the Y's Men of Westport/Weston and The Westport Library for a very special performance by the Staples Jazz Ensemble! PLEASE REGISTER HERE In case you missed the event, you may watch the recorded program here. This ensemble is Staples High School Jazz Combo Blue, one of two small combos that make up a part of […]
Learn the basic dance steps of rumba and swing in a short workshop.
Come watch a film classic and listen to the soundtrack performed by a live orchestra! Free and open to the public — all ages welcome! If you’ve been following the news, […]
On the heels of a wildly successful VersoFest 2023 event that featured jaw-dropping performances and knowledge shared from hip hop originators, Legends Beats and Grooves is returning to The Westport […]
Howard Saffan, the owner, developer, and president of the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, will provide an insider’s look at this venue August 3 at The Westport Library in a presentation co-sponsored by the Library and the Y’s Men of Westport/Weston. WATCH FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE Now in the midst of its second season, the […]
Monday, August 21 will be a very special evening as the Y's Men of Westport/Weston and The Westport Library present noted actors and Broadway performers James Naughton and Carole Schweid. Together, they will discuss the current state of live theater and what the future holds for this most important art form. PLEASE REGISTER HERE Guests will also […]
The internationally acclaimed Ensemble Chaconne transports the audience to Shakespeare’s world with Measure for Measure: The Music of Shakespeare’s Plays. The concert features music by leading composers of Shakespeare’s time (Robert Johnson, Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and others), with songs from As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest, Hamlet, Othello, and […]
Filmmaker and Staples High School graduate Christopher Murray presents an overview of his limited series for television in development, CALLAS, a biopic based on the turbulent life and career of opera legend Maria Callas. Few are aware that this phenomenal talent began life with profound disadvantages. Yet by relentless perseverance, she overcame daunting adversities to […]
Verso University, in partnership with the Song Arts Academy, offers an eight-week transformative songwriting program for adults, open to 15 participants. The program begins on Monday, September, 18th, from 7pm to 9pm, and runs through Monday, Nov. 13th.
Verso University, in partnership with the Song Arts Academy, offers an eight-week transformative songwriting program for adults, open to 15 participants. The program begins on Monday, September, 18th, from 7pm to 9pm, and runs through Monday, Nov. 13th.
Verso University, in partnership with the Song Arts Academy, offers an eight-week transformative songwriting program for adults, open to 15 participants. The program begins on Monday, September, 18th, from 7pm to 9pm, and runs through Monday, Nov. 13th.
Verso Studios at The Westport Library is proud to announce its inaugural Verso Book Club event, a discussion of To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of […]
Join us on Friday the 13th in the Trefz Forum for a unique, exclusive experience! Fireside Mystery Theatre (FMT) is an acclaimed and award-winning audio theatre production company that presents “old time radio”-inspired audio drama and variety shows — with a decidedly modern macabre sensibility. The troupe bridges the gap between the podcast era and […]
Verso University, in partnership with the Song Arts Academy, offers an eight-week transformative songwriting program for adults, open to 15 participants. The program begins on Monday, September, 18th, from 7pm to 9pm, and runs through Monday, Nov. 13th.
Expect to laugh and learn when you join us for a fascinating exploration of the development of comedy in film! Discussed will be four films, outlined below, that take us […]
