Verso Studios at The Westport Library presents a screening of the 2022 documentary, The Greatest Radio Station in the World, in the Trefz Forum. This film tells the 60-year history of WPKN radio, 89.5 FM, launched in Bridgeport in 1962, and still going strong. The station broadcasts to 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, […]
The Collective Brass quintet entertains with music by Bach, Monteverdi and more.
“For those of us unable to have seen Cash perform during his life, this is more than a treat. It’s a time machine. When it comes to honoring Johnny Cash, JF4 walks the line.” TICKET INFO HERE In case you missed the event, you may watch the recorded program here. Johnny Folsom 4: From A […]
“There is a mystery about Willy. When you get it, it’s atomic. It’s huge.” – Peter Wolf, J. Geils Band The Westport Library launches the Lundberg Family Foundation Masters Film […]
Join us for an exceptional concert of gifted young artists as they perform as soloists with a professional orchestra! One of our most exciting concerts of the year, the concerto and aria concerts features an array of soloists at every age. Join us at The Westport Library. Admission is free and open to the public. […]
The beautiful, bright yellow, limited edition vinyl LP of Verso Records, Volume One has arrived — and it’s time to celebrate the artists, conspirators, and community that has brought forth […]
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.
