Archive for December 6th, 2012

John Fullbright, newly named Grammy nominee, plays Dec. 16

Thursday, December 6, 2012 by:Christina Hennessy
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The Acoustic Celebration concert series in Ridgefield is getting ready to welcome a newly minted Grammy nominee, John Fullbright (see below), who will be performing in the North Hall of St. Stephen’s Church, 35 Main St., Ridgefield.

Fullbright made his way onto the nominee list, which was announced live on Wednesday night, with his second album “From the Ground Up.” He joins other nominees The Avett Brothers (“The Carpenter”), The Lumineers (“The Lumineers”), Mumford & Sons (“Babel”) and Bonnie Raitt (“Slipstream”) in the Americana category.

The concert will be on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 4 p.m. Tickets are $17 in advance (recommended), $20 at the door (if available). To purchase tickets visit Acoustic Celebration’s website.

This concert series, run by the nonprofit Acoustic Celebration, brings artists to venues in Ridgefield once or twice monthly. The proceeds from ticket sales, less operating expenses, go to the artist, according to the group’s website. For more information, call 203-431-6501 or email info@acousticcelebration.org.

Brubeck birthday concert to go forward as tribute

Thursday, December 6, 2012 by:Scott Gargan
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Pictured: Legendary jazz pianist and longtime Wilton resident Dave Brubeck died Wednesday at 91.

A concert that had been planned to celebrate the 92nd birthday of jazz legend and longtime Wilton resident Dave Brubeck, who died Wednesday, will go on as scheduled Thursday at Waterbury’s Palace Theater.

Organizer Mike Gow said it will be a celebration of Brubeck’s life, according to the Associated Press.

Scheduled to perform are Brubeck’s son, Darius; Richie Cannata, a saxophone player for Billy Joel; and Bernie Williams, the former New York Yankees outfielder-turned-singer/songwriter.

The concert will benefit the charity Jazz’d 4 Life, founded by Brubeck’s daughter, Catherine Yaghsizian.

In a career that spanned almost all of American jazz since World War II, Brubeck achieved mainstream success with his exotic, classical-inspired rhythms that broke the boundaries of jazz.

In 1954, he became the first contemporary jazz musician to appear on the cover of Time magazine. Five years later, his group, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, scored a massive hit with “Time Out.”

Storybook characters get a makeover in Greenwich

Thursday, December 6, 2012 by:Christina Hennessy
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Members of the New York City-based Children’s Book Illustrators Group have taken a new look at Mother Goose in an exhibition that opens at the Flinn Gallery at the Greenwich Library, Thursday, Dec. 6, 6-8 p.m.

Timeless storybook characters are “Reimagined” in a diverse range of medis, including pen and ink, oil, collage, pastel, watercolor and acrylic.

The show, which features the works of two dozen artists, will run through Jan. 16. You can see one of the image, “Cat and Fiddle in Space,” a pen, ink and watercolor, by Mike Herrod at right.

The gallery is open Monday to Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday fom 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit the gallery’s website.

NPeaches talks net neutrality with Rep. Jim Himes

Thursday, December 6, 2012 by:Scott Gargan
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Ernie Zahn, of the Stamford-based online entertainment network NPeaches, recently sat down with Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) to discuss the growing issue of net neutrality and intellectual property. Check out the video, via the NPeaches website, below:

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