The occasion will function greater than 70 retail distributors on the Old Town Hall inexperienced. The chamber can also be together with a number of of the Fairfield Farmer’s Market distributors.
To see the record of all present registered distributors, go to FairfieldCtChamber.com. The chamber is not accepting vendor purposes.
The Pet Pantry Halloween Costume Dog Parade will kick off at midday. Lineup will begin at 11:45 a.m. alongside the aspect of Old Town Hall, going through Beach Road. The first 25 dogs to verify in and line up will obtain a free chamber canine bandana and chamber doggie treats. Free pet meals samples/treats might be provided by different distributors.
The Pet Pantry Warehouse, which is sponsoring the parade, will provide seven prizes: Best Family Costume; Owner Pet Look Alike, Spookiest, Diva Dog, Most Creative and Fairfield Town Pride and cutest.
Prizes might be introduced round 12:45 p.m. within the entrance of Old Town Hall, upon the return of the canine parade. Dogs are invited to decorate up and be with their proprietor and households.
There may even be a large pumpkin this yr for folks to guess the burden. A prize might be awarded to the grownup and little one who guess closest to the precise weight.
The Fairfield Rotary Club will host a beer backyard that includes craft beers, held outdoors the Old Sun Tavern, behind the Fairfield Museum from midday to 4 p.m. There might be reside music. Tickets are $5 for these 21 years and older.
The occasion is free and open to the general public.
Hot to Trot returns to Easton
The Hot to Trot Trio returns to the Easton Public Library at 3 p.m. on Oct. 15 for a musical efficiency, “A Lighthearted Look Back at Romance.”
The efficiency is sponsored by the Easton Arts Council. Solos and duets might be from the Great American Songbook.
Admission is free, however donations are appreciated for arts council scholarships. For extra info, go to or name 203-767-0064.
Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novelist on the Quick Center
Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts will current a night with Art Spiegelman, one of the crucial influential figures within the comics subculture of the Sixties and Nineteen Seventies, at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17.
The dialog, Surviving Maus: Visualizing the Unimaginable, is a part of the Quick Center’s Open VISIONS Forum collection. The occasion is offered together with the Fairfield University Art Museum, the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies and the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County.
Spiegelman will focus on his graphic novel “Maus,” which explores his mother and father’ Holocaust expertise, depicting Jews as mice and Nazis as cats. “Maus” shouldn’t be solely Spiegelman’s best-known work however was important for comedian artwork due to its essential approval for what was then an underappreciated artwork type. It was the primary comedian e book to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1992.
Maus has lengthy been a supply of controversy and was recetly introduced again into the nationwide dialogue and the high of the best-seller record.
Speigelman’s long-spanning profession additionally included greater than 20 years with Topps Bubble Gum Co. and was the creator and editor of the Nineteen Seventies magazine-sized comics anthology Arcade. Spiegelman and his spouse, the French-born designer Françoise Mouly, co-created the avant-garde comics journal RAW, and he has additionally beforehand served as a employees author for The New Yorker.
He’s gained plenty of different awards too.
Presented together with the Fairfield University Art Museum’s exhibition, “In Real Times: Arthur Szyk: Artist and Soldier for Human Rights,” Spiegelman may even share his reflections on Szyk’s anti-Nazi political cartooning as a part of the dialog.
Tickets are actually on sale on quickcenter.com for $35, or $25 for Quick Members. For extra info, contact the Quick Center Box Office at 203-254-4010, from midday to five p.m. Monday by Friday.
World traveler to talk at non secular heart
Trinity Spiritual Center is internet hosting Will Duncan, a Connecticut native who has studied and taught meditation across the globe, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 and eight:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 14.
Attendees will spend time exploring how historical meditation methods will be utilized to assist navigate and decelerate busy, over-scheduled lives.
Drawing on Christian, Hindu and Buddhist texts and pictures, in addition to up to date authors, Duncan will supply a mix of idea and apply designed to be accessible to all. There might be no marathon stretches of meditation; as a substitute, Duncan will supply small tastes of various practices and present individuals incorporate them into their day-to-day lives.
Duncan is lecturer, meditation instructor and retreat chief who lives on an natural, excessive altitude lavender farm in Northern Arizona. He serves as a meditation and yoga teacher, hospice chaplain and speaker at retreat facilities and company workplaces all through Asia, Europe and South America.
He grew up in Greenwich. At age 14, he started finding out meditation with Rev. Murray Rogers, who based a small ashram in Northern India rooted in each the Christian and Hindu traditions.
Duncan then went on to finish his coaching, finding out the teachings of the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, adopted by a three-year silent meditation retreat.
The workshop is open to all. No participation within the heart’s earlier workshops or affiliation with the church required. There is a $40 price for the occasion that features Friday’s dinner, and Saturday’s continental breakfast and snacks. Registration is required.
To register, go to EveryoneCanMeditate.eventbrite.com. For extra info, name 203-255-0454.
Notre Dame Fairfield open home
Notre Dame High School’s fall open home might be at 1 p.m. on Oct. 15.
The occasion will present company with an summary of Notre Dame’s educational, athletic and extracurricular applications in addition to its partnership with Sacred Heart University. Registration info will be discovered on-line at notredame.org.
For extra info, contact the Admissions Office at 203-372-6521 or [email protected].
Notre Dame is a university preparatory highschool with a virtually 70-year custom of educational and athletic excellence.
Dogwood Golf Classic
The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce will maintain its third annual Dogwood Golf Classic on Oct. 16 on the Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield.
The occasion features a buffet lunch, raffle and silent public sale gadgets and an awards reception.
The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce can also be searching for volunteers to assist with the occasion. For golf registration, volunteer curiosity or extra info on this occasion, name the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce at 203-255-1011 or register at FairfieldCTChamber.com.
Volunteers walk to combat suicide
Volunteers from Fairfield County are becoming a member of the quarter of one million people who find themselves walking in cities throughout the United States to attract consideration to the combat for suicide prevention.
The annual Fairfield County Out of the Darkness Community Walk, hosted by the Connecticut Chapter (www.afsp.org/connecticut)might be held at 9 a.m. on Oct. 21 at Sherwood Island State Park. This walk helps the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s schooling and assist applications.
The Fairfield County Out of the Darkness Community Walk is considered one of greater than 550 Out of the Darkness Overnight, Community and Campus Walks being held nationwide this yr. The walks are anticipated to unite greater than 300,000 walkers and lift tens of millions for suicide prevention efforts. Last yr, these walks raised greater than $21 million for suicide prevention. Last yr this native walk raised greater than $150,000 and had 700 individuals.
Speakers on the Fairfield County Out of the Darkness Community Walk will embrace members of the AFSPCT Chapter, native dignitaries and a particular look by remedy canine Gizmo.
Inspired writers take heart stage
The Inspired Writers Series, literary occasions curated by creator Phil Klay, is again with a lineup of writers for the 2023-24 season.
This digital collection will function discussions on numerous genres of literature, together with private essays, literary criticism, novels, quick tales, poetry and journalism.
Presented by Fairfield University’s inventive writing program, audiences can have the chance to have interaction with acclaimed authors, achieve insights into their inventive processes and discover the intricacies of the written phrase. Each digital occasion might be free to attend, however registration might be required to safe a spot at quickcenter.com.
Ryan Ruby and Becca Rothfeld will communicate on “The Art of Literary Criticism” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8; best-selling creator Nathan Englander will speak on “Novels, Short Stories, and Adapting for the Stage” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 29; and poet and journalist Tom Sleigh will focus on “Poetry, Journalism and Conflict” at 7:30 p.m. on April 11.
Attendees can have the possibility to work together with the authors by reside question-and-answer periods. Registration for every occasion is required to obtain the occasion hyperlink. To reserve a spot and study extra concerning the Inspired Writers Series, go to quickcenter.com.
