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  • Pictured (L to R): Yanone C by Hiromitsu Takahashi and Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, Your Show of Shows by Victor Keppler, courtesy WestPAC.

    Art Reception: Showtime!, Selections from the Westport Public Art Collections

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    The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Join us for a reception featuring Showtime!, selections collected from the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC), with a gallery overview by Ive Covaci, WestPAC chair and professor of art history at Fairfield University. Please register HERE. Pictured (L to R): Yanone C by Hiromitsu Takahashi and Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, Your Show of Shows […]

    Free

  • Verso University Presents: Introduction To Video Game Design

    Verso University Presents: Introduction To Video Game Design
    The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Under the Library's lifelong learning initiative, Verso University, Introduction to Video Game Design is a course to learn how to design and develop a video game from the ground up! Throughout the course, you will learn the basics of level design, character design, interactions, animation, and more. By the end of the course, you will […]

  • Chess Club for Adults

    Chess Club for Adults
    Room 212, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Drop by for a chess game on Wednesdays! There will be both open play and instruction for adults and high school students who know how to play the game. For more information, please contact the group contact, Peter Kanter at pkanter@pennypublications.net.   Need a Hobby? Sports! Sports! Sports! Dungeons & Dragons

  • Photo of Mary-Lou Weisman in front of a windo

    WestportWRITES: Advanced Memoir Writing Class

    WestportWRITES: Advanced Memoir Writing Class
    The Westport Library McCall Room 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Mary-Lou Weisman, bestselling author, personal essayist, and memoir writer, offers an eight-session workshop for those who have had some experience in writing memoir and personal essay. Pleas note: This is not a beginners' class. The goal of the workshop is to foster a habit of writing, to briefly review the elements of good style, and […]

    $15
  • Countdown to College

    Navigating the College Search

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    Virtual Event

    In this webinar, admission professionals from a range of universities will share valuable insights about the college search process, including the importance of individual fit, developing a balanced list of colleges, and how to best approach the process within the current admission landscape.

    Free

  • LGBTQ+ 201: Allyship in Practice

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    Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    In partnership with Westport Pride, Triangle Community Center Community Education Manager Cadence Pentheny facilitates an interactive and discussion-based training intended to apply learning from the LGBTQ+ 101 to real-world examples and scenarios. Now that participants have a better foundational understanding of the LGBTQ+ community, we can brainstorm practical ways in which we can be affirming […]

    Free
  • Short Cuts Film Festival 2023 Narrative Short Films

    SHORT CUTS Film Festival, Part One: International Narrative Films

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    The SHORT CUTS Film Festival is back for 2023! Curated from the prestigious Tribeca Festival in NYC, Fairfield County’s own SHORT CUTS Festival screens award-winning narrative, documentary, and animated short films, followed by a conversation between one of the films’ creative teams and the festival producer. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets! In case you missed […]

    $26.50
  • Image of the Japanese flag

    Language Conversation Group: Japanese

    Language Conversation Groups
    Other 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    The Westport Library's hybrid Japanese conversation group is available both in person and via Zoom. In-person meetings are held each Friday from 10 to 11 am in Room 216 on the Library's Upper Level. This is a conversation group rather than a language class — there are no textbooks, homework, or formal lessons. Participants engage […]

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    Language Conversation Group: French

    Language Conversation Groups
    Room 210, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    This conversation group is for advanced French speakers who have proficiency in speaking French. There is a beginner/intermediate group that meets on Wednesdays. In order for all participants in the Library’s language groups to have the opportunity to meaningfully use their language skills, we limit the size of the groups. The Advanced French group is […]

  • Take-It-Apart!

    Take-It-Apart!
    The Westport Library McCall Room 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Ever wonder what's inside that thing or how it works? Join us for Take-it-apart and find out. We will supply things to disassemble (such as consumer electronics or old tools), or you can bring your own (subject to safety approval). We'll see what we can reuse, recycle and learn! Tools also provided. Ages 8 and […]

    Free
  • Speaking of Music

    Speaking of Music Presents: Jazz... What it Is!

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    The Speaking of Music series, a cornerstone of musical education, artfully combines narration, expert discussions, and live musical performances. Rooted in America's rich and storied musical history, Speaking of Music delves deep into the essence of indigenous musical genres, performing the music live, and through dialogue and discussion, creating a unique and uplifting live event […]

    $10

  • Inaugural Westport Prize for Literature: Zadie Smith

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    The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Acclaimed author Zadie Smith will be honored in person at The Westport Library with the inaugural Westport Prize for Literature. The Westport Prize for Literature is an annual prize established to honor an original work of fiction that explores issues in contemporary society. Smith was recognized this year for The Fraud, described by publisher Penguin Random […]

  • Verso University Presents: Song Arts Academy Contemporary Songwriting Workshop

    Verso University Presents: Song Arts Academy Contemporary Songwriting Workshop
    The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    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.

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