The names and contributions of Westport women central to the “Votes for Women” campaign and ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 remain nearly forgotten. Learn about the Westport suffragists who helped change the course of history for American women for generations to come. Part of “Our Vote, Our Future,” the Library’s WestportREADS 2020 centennial celebration. Opening reception: Friday, March 6 from 6-7:30 pm Westport's Neighbors and Crusaders: Finding their Voice through Suffrage: Talk with Exhibit Curator Kathie Bennewitz Tuesday,…
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Beechwood Arts collaborates with The Westport Library to host its winter season, exploring and interpreting the central theme, “Do or Die”, inspired by Beethoven and his tumultuous creative journey. “Do or Die” The Art Exhibit explores the theme through the lens of leading Visual Artists whose own journeys have been marked by highs of creative inspiration and success and lows of creative despair, doubt or intervening life events. Funding provided in part by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center
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Opening reception: Thursday, March 19 from 6-7 pm On display: March 14-May 3 Nancy Moore portrays women who are neither conventionally beautiful nor engaged in conventional activity. Her goal is to communicate women’s strength and resilience, convey a sense of community among women by often grouping them together, and invite viewers to create a narrative for each one—to envision a life beyond the frame. Funding in part provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center YouTube video: Nancy Moore, Ridgefield…
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