New media artist Balam Soto combines cutting-edge, digital technologies with traditional media. Camp Explore's rising 7 – 10th grade students construct a light sculpture that can be programmed with a 32-bit controller board.
New media artist Balam Soto combines cutting-edge, digital technologies with traditional media. Camp Explore's rising 7 – 10th grade students construct a light sculpture that can be programmed with a 32-bit controller board.
New media artist Balam Soto combines cutting-edge, digital technologies with traditional media. Camp Explore's rising 7 – 10th grade students construct a light sculpture that can be programmed with a 32-bit controller board.
On Monday, July 25th at Noon, Jen Tooker takes the stage to talk with Dan Woog about her role as Westport's First Selectperson. Tooker has long been a public servant in our community. Prior to becoming First Selectwoman, Jennifer was Second Selectwoman , a position she has held since her election in 2017.
Westporter Steve Parish continues his series of conversations with fascinating people. On Tuesday, July 19th, after an introduction by Dan Woog, Steve spoke with political journalist and co-founder of Politico, John Harris.
Corban Addison comes to Westport to discuss his new nonfiction book, Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial, with Sustainable Westport's Johanna Martell. As vivid and fast-paced as a thriller, Wastelands takes us into the heart of a legal battle over the future of America’s farmland and into the lives of the people who found the courage to fight.
On Monday, July 11th at Noon, Woog speaks with Diederik Van Renesse. who has spent twenty-four years as a teacher, admission director and private school college counselor.
Eric Chiang’s artwork delves into the weighty issues of human connectedness and the meaning of existence, showcasing his empathy of panhuman desperation, love, connections, and hope. His theme will often determine his style—and could range from photorealism to abstraction.
Howard Blum returns to the Westport Library to discuss his newest history, The Spy Who Knew Too Much: An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal with Maggie Mudd.
On Monday, June 27th at Noon, Woog speaks with John Videler, a lifelong photographer who began his career by working at his parents storefront photography studio located in Westport. John covers all genres and is deeply dedicated to the craft as all who have worked with him can attest.
Westport’s own Dan Woog brings his popular blog “06880: Where Westport Meets the World” to life, via the Verso Studios at the Westport Library – recorded LIVE in the Trefz Forum! On Monday, June 13th at Noon, Woog speaks with local financial planning adviser Tom Henske. Tom, after many years of work in the financial planning field, now consults on matters pertaining to life insurance with high -net worth individuals and their advisors. Importantly, he is on a mission to educate parents on how to talk about money with their children, which led him to develop a revolutionary program, Money-Smart...
Kids. He is a frequent contributor to CNBC.
The Westport Library is delighted to welcome hometown hero Julia Marino, winner of the Silver Medal in slopestyle snowboarding at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, for a conversation with fellow Westporter Dave Briggs on Saturday, April 2nd at 7:00 pm. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. Briggs is a former CNN, NBC Sports, and FOX News anchor is presently an anchor at Yahoo Finance. First Selectwoman Jen Tooker will deliver opening remarks.
Two weeks ago, photographer Spencer Platt was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the events of January 6 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday, May 25, the Westport native comes to the Westport Library to talk about the honor and his career in photography and journalism. Spencer will be in conversation with Westport Arts Advisory Committee Chairperson, Nancy Diamond.
Woog speaks with Danielle Dobbin who is the elected Chair of the Westport Planning & Zoning Commission. She founded the P&Z Commission’s Affordable Housing Subcommittee and has two decades of commercial real estate & zoning experience as an attorney and investor in the multifamily, industrial and life science sectors.
This week on Monday, May 16th at Noon, Woog speaks with Superintendent of the Westport Public Schools, Thomas Scarice. Scarice discusses his thoughts on ways to launch the schools forward, with a sharp eye on issues of connection, belonging, and affinity that impact student outcomes, along with attention needed by the facilities.
Westporters write books on a wide variety of subjects in all sorts of genres. Authors Gabi Coatsworth and Ted Aldrich will share their new books - a memoir and a history with our community. Saugatuck Scribes is a series that showcases Westport writers and their newest books: Love's Journey Home, Gabi Coatsworth; The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration that Won World War II by Edward Farley Aldrich.
Miles Rapoport and state senator Will Haskell will discuss whether it is time for the United States to take the leap and recognize voting as both a fundamental civil right and a civic duty. In 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting, co-authors E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that every citizen has the right to vote and full opportunities to do so—but also the duty to vote, a requirement to participate in our national choices.
Dan Tepfer presents Bach’s famous Goldberg Variations with an innovative 21st Century twist that is wowing audiences & music critics from NY to LA…and we are bringing him to Westport! Live & Live-Streamed Concert, followed by talk between Dan and fellow pianist, Beechwood Co-founder (and Booked For The Evening Honoree!) Frederic Chiu.
A screening and panel discussion about the video, “We Need to Talk About Anti-Asian Hate,” and discussion about what progress has been made and what we can do as a community to stop Asian hate.
What do we need to know about Ukraine’s past, to understand what’s happening there today and tomorrow? Professor Wolodymyr Zaryckyj will provide insights into this fascinating and important country that most Americans know only through recent news reports and images. “06880” executive editor Dan Woog will moderate the discussion, and lead a question-and-answer period at the end with Professor Zarycky.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) CT and the Westport Prevention Coalition present a program that empowers parents of middle school and high school students to have ongoing, intentional conversations about the dangers and consequences of underage drinking.
