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Westport Sunrise Rotary Presents a Feel-Good Peace Event: Songs and Reflections on Peace, Kindness, and Fun

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

Event Details Celebrate International Day of Peace with the Westport Sunrise Rotary and The Westport Library by sharing peace through music and humor. This feel-good peace event will feature performances by the Whirled Peas Band, with members from area Rotary clubs and special guests David Friedman, Shawn Moninger, Eric Šebek, and Samantha Talora. About the […]

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An Evening with Peter Greenberg, CBS News Travel Editor and Best-Selling Author of ‘The Travel Detective’ (Presented by the Y's Men Travel Group)

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

Buy Tickets: $20 Presented in partnership with the Y's Men of Westport-Weston Travel Group. Peter Greenberg is America’s most recognized, honored, and respected front-line travel news journalist. He is travel editor for CBS News, appearing on CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News, and CBS Sunday Morning, and has also appeared on NBC’s Today, ABC’s Good […]

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Common Ground Initiative: 'Somebody Should Do Something' With Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly

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

Changing the world is difficult — but attainable through the choices we make every day. Join Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly, the authors of Somebody Should Do Something, as they paint a picture of how social change happens, one choice at a time. Alongside moderator Sharon Suchotliff, principal at ZS Consultants and a member […]

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Countdown to College
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College Financial Aid Application Night

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

Parents of college-bound teens are invited to an informative session on FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), with an opportunity to have your questions answered by a financial aid expert. Julie Savino, Associate Vice President of Student Financial Assistance at Sacred Heart University, will lead a presentation about the FAFSA, the sources and types […]

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StartUp Westport 2025 Innovator of the Year
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StartUp Westport 2025 Innovator of the Year: Mark Shapiro & 2025 Community Impact Innovator Award: Sweet P Bakery

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

Register Here Every year, Startup Westport gathers for one of its most meaningful traditions: the Innovator of the Year Awards. It’s our moment to honor Westport’s own — leaders who live and breathe the spirit of entrepreneurship — the risk-takers, the builders, the visionaries who transform industries and the changemakers who strengthen our community. On […]

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Verso University Presents: AI & Us: A Civic Symposium

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

AI & Us is a community-centered symposium exploring the implications of artificial intelligence across legal, civic, creative, business, healthcare, and technological spheres. Designed for broad public engagement, the event will offer multiple perspectives — from policymakers and technologists to journalists and academics. 

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From Division to Unity: Lessons in Bridging Divides (a Star-Studded Common Ground Panel Discussion)

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

Event Details Join us for an extraordinary evening of insight and inspiration as a panel of nationally recognized innovators from the fields of business, sports, and the military share how they’ve navigated complex divisions to lead diverse teams toward common goals. Featured panelists include: Bonnie Hammer, Retired Vice-Chair, NBC Universal Mel Raines, CEO, the Indiana […]

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StoryFest 2025 Presents: Special Screening of Bonnie Blue: James Cotton’s Life in the Blues, Followed by a Performance by the James Montgomery Blues Band

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

Event Details StoryFest has always been about celebrating storytelling in all its forms, dating back to its inception in 2018. And this year it’s adding something new: A special screening of the renowned documentary, Bonnie Blue: James Cotton’s Life in the Blues, followed by a concert featuring songs from the film. Legendary bluesman James Montgomery […]

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Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce Selectmen’s Debate: Candidates for First and Second Selectmen

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

The Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with The Westport Library, will host a debate featuring the candidates for Westport first selectman and second selectman. This periodically held candidate’s forum is an interactive debate with open discussion. Invited candidates include Kevin Christie and Amy Wistreich, Don O’Day and Andrea Moore, and David Rosenwaks. The […]

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A Seat at the Selectman’s Table: An Open Discussion with Westport’s Candidates for First Selectman

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

Event Details Forget the podiums. Forget the stiff format. Forget the canned talking points. On this night, Westport’s three candidates for first selectman will sit shoulder-to-shoulder at the same dinner table, sharing a meal and a wide-ranging conversation in front of a live audience. No podiums. No speeches. Just authentic, unscripted dialogue that reveals who […]

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Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen Memorial Lecture

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

Celebrate United Nations Day with a program that will explore current international issues, including contributions of the United Nations system. This event is organized by the United Nations Association of Southwestern Connecticut in honor of its founder, Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen.

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TEA Talk: Seeing is Deceiving: A Search for Visual Perspective

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

The Westport Arts Advisory Committee presents its annual TEA (Thinkers, Educators, Artists) Talk, a panel discussion moderated by photographer and curator Art Nager and three panelists. Panelists to be announced.

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The League of Women Voters of Westport First Selectman Debate 2025

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

The League of Women Voters of Westport will host the First Selectman debate as well as the Planning and Zoning Commission moderated by Laurel Anderson. Statements from the Second Selectman candidates will also be given. No registration needed for this drop-in event; please just come and be part of this important civic endeavor. And please […]

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2025 Westport Prize for Literature Award Ceremony and Author Conversation: ‘The Edge of Water’ by Olufunke Grace Bankole

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

Event Details The Westport Prize for Literature celebrates its third edition by honoring The Edge of Water, the miraculous, multi-generational debut novel by Olufunke Grace Bankole, as the winner of this year's prize. Bankole will be awarded the prize in a ceremony held in the Trefz Forum and take part in a special conversation with The […]

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