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Robert Lambdin’s Old Mural Gains New Life
Westport has a poor batting average for saving old homes. But when it comes to preserving murals, it’s all grand slams. Restored murals by John Steuart Curry and other noted artists hang in our public...
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A Few Hours To Honor The Minute Men
They’re called the Minute Men, but they spent 8 years fighting the Revolutionary War. It took a couple of years to renovate Westport’s Minute Man statue. The annual Minute Man Road Race is actually 2...
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Bridge Street Bridge: A Bit Of Background
The recent flurry of posts about the Bridge Street (William Cribari) Bridge prompted Kathie Motes Bennewitz to check in. The town arts curator writes: The recent Westport Historical Society exhibit,...
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The Last Pastrami
Hundreds of current Westporters, former Westprters and work-in-or-pass-through Westporters streamed downtown today. They joined employees, former employees and family members of Lee Papageorge at...
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Friday Flashback #26
Last month’s Women’s March on Washington was quite an event. It drew dozens of Westporters — some of whom had never participated in anything like it before. They returned home excited, energized and...
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So What Are You Gonna Do Now With All That Milk And Eggs?
Trader Joe’s and Stop & Shop were stripped nearly bare. Gas stations were jammed. The Blizzard of the Year Decade Century Millennia Entire History of the Universe Since the Big Bang was coming! It...
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Moving Morris
This morning’s “06880” story — about Miggs Burroughs’ “Signs of Compassion” photo project — noted that it’s the last exhibit in the Westport Library’s Great Hall before their transformation project...
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100 Years After The “Great War,” Remembering Great Artists Who Served
The page has turned on this year’s WestportREADS. This year’s program — in which the entire town is encouraged to read the same book, then participate in discussions, lectures, videos and more —...
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Lambdin Mural Hangs In New Home
For nearly 50 years, a spectacular mural hung just inside the main entrance to Saugatuck Elementary School, on Bridge Street. Created by Westport artist Robert Lambdin as a WPA project, “Pageant of...
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Friday Flashback #123
The other day, town arts curator Kathie Motes Bennewitz moved a Westport Public Art Collection painting from the Parks & Recreation office to Town Hall. “Up by Daybreak Nursery” — done by noted...
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Lillian Wald: The Sequel
Tuesday’s “06880” story on the Westport Library’s suffragist exhibit included some information about Lillian Wald. The Round Pond Road resident was revered nationally for addressing social ills like...
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Bennewitz On The Boyers: Arts Pioneers Draw New Attention
As town art curator, Kathie Motes Bennewitz has spent years fleshing out full narratives of our earliest generations of artists — the men and women who established Westport’s reputation as an “artists’...
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New Artwork Hangs At CMS
It snowed this past week. Westport schools were on winter break. But Coleytown Middle School was filled. Busily and happily, volunteers hung art. After renovation was completed in January, the Westport...
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Roundup: Hook’d (Again), Compo Church, PAL …
Yesterday’s post about Hook’d struck a nerve. Most readers agreed with the one quoted. They filled the Comments section with stories of their own, slamming the Compo Beach concessionaire for mediocre...
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Roundup: Cops & Firefighters, Lacrosse, Dogs …
It was a tense game, with plenty of close calls. But in the end last night, the Westport Police Department defeated the Westport Fire Department, 19-14, in a benefit softball game at Compo Beach. All...
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Roundup: Old Hill Home, Kathie Bennewitz, Edward Hopper, …
Every Sunday, the New York Times real estate section features 3 homes around the country. All sell for the same price, so readers can compare and contrast. Tomorrow’s edition includes 3 homes for...
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It’s A “Very Fine” Arts Festival
Artists — and art lovers — of all types packed downtown today. Perfect spring weather gave extra zest to the vibe of Westport’s 51st annual Fine Arts Festival, which celebrates both creativity and...
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