Please join us for our 8^th annual Bedlam show, where you, the artist, hang your own work in any spot in the gallery at any height you desire. This technique of hanging is meant to create BEDLAM…a fun and different way of showing your work, enticing conversation.

Entry Fee: $10 per piece for as many as you want to enter.

Easy Breezy instructions: Come to the RGA receiving with your art on Friday, August 16 or Saturday, August 17, from 12 – 4. Fill out an entry form and a wall tag for each piece, grab a hammer and nail, and hang your art on the wall. That’s where the bedlam begins! No equipment is necessary – the Guild has lots of tools and stepladders. 

Details:

• Any size work accepted…large, small and anything in between, including diptychs and triptychs. Note: any size means anything that will fit on any one wall in our gallery, if you have questions about whether it will fit, please call before transporting. Also note: hanging is first come, first serve.  Wall space may be shared regardless of size.
• Submit as many pieces as you want under 60” in any direction. Over 60” in any direction, the limit is one piece.
• Works must be wired and ready to hang in a secure, professional manner.
• The show is open to RGA members 16 years of age and older. Memberships may be renewed during receiving.
• New members will be accepted at receiving and will be eligible to enter the show. Membership is $55 and $30 for seniors and students per year. See rgoa.org membership page for all membership details.
• All artwork must be for sale. Standard 40% commission to RGA applies.
• Sculpture/3 Dimensional art is welcome. Bring your piece ready to be installed or placed, and please bring your own pedestal, if possible. Sculpture should be secure on its base for safety reasons.
• All work must stay in the galleries for the entire run of the show. No exceptions.

Important Dates:

Receiving & Hanging:  Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17 from 12 – 4

Opening Reception:  Saturday, August 17 from 4 – 6

Bedlam closes: Sunday, September 1 at 4

Pick up work: Sunday, September 1 from 4-4:30 and Tuesday, September 3 from 4-6pm

There will be a late charge of $20 for any works not picked up by these dates. No exceptions.

Sales and Indemnity:

The Guild retains a 40% commission fee on all sales. The Guild will take the greatest possible care of all submitted works but will not be responsible for any damage to or loss of work exhibited or left unclaimed.

PLEASE BRING AN APPETIZER TO SHARE AT THE OPENING!

Art Walk Ridgefield 2019

August 23 – September 8

The downtown streets of Ridgefield will once again come alive during ArtWalk Ridgefield 2019.  Many restaurants, businesses, and cultural venues will showcase the work of many artists in windows and on shop walls during this free, two-week festival, transforming the downtown area into a strolling art gallery. 

Art Walk Ridgefield kicks off on Friday, August 23, 5:00-8:00pm, with artist opening receptions in the stores and continues on Saturday, August 24 from noon to 4:00pm. Live music and demonstrations are also planned outside storefronts in town.

She is “the Queen of Gulf Coast party music…good time boogie and blues…oozes southern atmosphere that carries you straight to the bayou….infectious rhythmic patterns of the Crescent City run through her music like a rich vein of gold. “ (Time Out Chicago) We’re thrilled to have her back. Rain venue: TBD

Louisiana’s finest, this band has made a name for presenting their own inimitable brand of Louisiana music with youthful exuberance, blending the sounds of Cajun, Zydeco, Swamp-Pop, Country, and Soul. The Boys have garnered one Grammy® award (2012 Best Regional Roots) and four Grammy® Nominations, as well as six invitations from the U.S. State Department to present their music to 23 countries throughout Europe and Asia.  New York Times described their music as “the link that connects the young and the old generations,” and Rolling Stone Magazine quoted, “the best new, energetic, and fun Cajun band in a very long time.”  Rain venue: TBD 

Learn how to create interconnecting patterns by creating your own unique tessellation! Be inspired by the fun shapes and designs you can make with this STEAM method of pattern-making.

The Ridgefield Jazz, Funk & Blues Weekend is a four-day fall event in the culturally rich and scenic town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Throughout the weekend, a tremendously talented lineup of jazz, funk, and blues artists will perform all over town, from an outdoor show at Ballard Park to regional powerhouse Ridgefield Playhouse. The Ridgefield Jazz, Funk & Blues Weekend is Ridgefield’s premiere event this September.

The Jazz, Funk & Blues Weekend is a collaboration between the participating venues and the Ridgefield Economic & Community Development Commission.

Visit www.jazzfunk.org for the full schedule of performances.

Kicking off this year’s Jazz, Funk and Blues festival – 7:00 p.m. – This 18 piece swing band plays the music of the big jazz bands of the 30s and 40s, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington and so much more. Rain venue: RP

Delight in bassist Ike Sturm’s top-drawer jazz with strings in the Museum’s Atrium. Sturm is the Music Director for the Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter’s Church in Manhattan. His Jazz Mass album received a 4.5/5 rating from DOWNBEAT magazine and was named among the “Best CDs of the Year.” His performance is in collaboration with Ridgefield’s Jazz, Funk & Blues’ Weekend. For more information about Ridgefield’s Jazz, Funk & Blues Weekend, please visit jazzfunk.org.

Join us in the lobby for a complimentary Italian wine tasting by Pera Wines and a pre-show BBQ courtesy of BMW of Ridgefield for all ticket holders, along with an art exhibit by Karen Beck Fink! Check out the BMW on display the night of the show and enter to win a BMW for the Weekend, courtesy of BMW of Ridgefield!

PART OF THE RIDGEFIELD JAZZ, FUNK & BLUES WEEKEND

Blessed with “a voice of phenomenal beauty” (Stephen Holden, New York Times), Jane Monheit has had plenty of milestone moments in establishing herself as one of today’s best and most important vocalist-musicians. At the young age of 20, Jane became first runner-up in the 1998 Thelonious Monk Institute’s vocal competition behind the late, great Teri Thornton. The Grammy Award-nominated jazz and pop vocalist has gone on to collaborate with John Pizzarelli, Michael Buble, Terence Blanchard, Tom Harrell and others. Monheit is a favorite in both the jazz and cabaret worlds, known for her sincere and romantic interpretations of songs – most notably her version of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” Don’t miss this evening of jazz standards!

This classic comedy stars Barney Cashman in a mid-life crisis, as he tries to seduce three different women in his mother’s apartment. 

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm
Sunday, Sept. 15th and 22nd at 5 pm
Tickets are $35/Adults, $30/Seniors, Students, and Veterans
CABARET SEATING ~ DOORS OPEN 1 HOUR PRIOR TO CURTAIN

PART OF THE 2nd ANNUAL RIDGEFIELD JAZZ, FUNK & BLUES WEEKEND

Opening Act: King Solomon Hicks

Hailed by NPR as “one of America’s defining voices of freedom and peace,” Staples is the kind of once-in-a-generation artist whose impact on music and culture would be difficult to overstate. She’s both a Blues and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer; a civil rights icon; a Grammy Award-winner; a chart-topping soul/gospel/R&B pioneer; a National Arts Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient; and a Kennedy Center honoree. She marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., performed at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, and sang in Barack Obama’s White House. She’s collaborated with everyone from Prince and Bob Dylan to Arcade Fire and Hozier, blown away countless festivalgoers from Newport Folk and Glastonbury to Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, performed with The Band at The Last Waltz, and graced the airwaves on Fallon, Colbert, Ellen, Austin City Limits, Jools Holland, the Grammys, and more. At a time when most artists begin to wind down, Staples ramped things up, releasing a trio of critically acclaimed albums in her 70’s with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy that prompted Pitchfork to rave that “her voice has only gained texture and power over the years” and People to proclaim that she “provides the comfort of a higher power.” In between records with Tweedy, Staples teamed up with a slew of other younger artists — Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Nick Cave, Valerie June, tUnE-yArDs, and M. Ward among others — for Livin’ On A High Note, an album The Boston Globe called “stunningly fresh and cutting edge” and which first introduced her to Grammy Award-winner Ben Harper, who produced her new album, We Get By.

Kicking off the night is “King” Solomon Hicks.  He has been called ‘Lil’ B.B. King by his fans. At the age of 13 Solomon started playing with the Cotton Club 17-piece band as Lead Guitarist and recorded his first CD, Embryonic, at age 14 with the Cotton Club All-Star Band.  He has been featured in The Washington Post, New York Daily News, The New York Times, Amsterdam News, November 2016 front cover of Blues Blast magazine, New Jersey Jazz Society News, and the PBS TV series American Music. Solomon has performed with Tony Bennett, The Destroyers (George Thorogood), Neal Evans (Soulive), Jimmy Vivino (Bandleader for Conan O’Brien), Sam Moore, Marcus King, Stax Songwriter William Bell, John Nemeth, Blind Boy Paxton, Roger Earl (Foghat), Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown), Davey Knowles, Ne-Yo, Jon Hendricks, Mike Stern and Lee Ritenour.

We are celebrating the culmination of Harmony Hammond’s first museum survey, Material Witness, Five Decades of Art, with a launch of the artist’s first hardcover monograph co-published with Gregory R. Miller & Co. and distributed by D.A.P. This event will feature a series of short talks on Hammond’s exhibition inside the galleries by an intergenerational group of artists whose own practices have intersected or been influenced by Hammond’s. Celebrate this trailblazing artist and her first major museum publication with food, drink, and an opportunity to purchase the book at a special price!

Ridgefieldmarketplace.com and The Ridgefield Parks and Rec Department are proud to announce “Ridgefest 2019”

Join the fun and enjoy an evening getting to know Ridgefield!

RIDGEFEST features:

• Live Music by Bach 2 Rock
• Ridgefieldmarketplace.com Merchants
• Local Food Trucks
• Activities/Games for the kids
• Bounce House
• Ridgefield Trivia Game
• Gift Card Give-A-Way Valued Over $3,000
• Free Outdoor Movie Under The Stars “The Goonies”

“Register For A Chance To Win Gift Cards and Prizes Totaling Over $3,000 at ridgefieldmarketplace.com/ridgefest“

An evening to benefit the Woodcock Nature Center.

A farm-to-table benefit event. Food, music, silent and live auctions in Woodcock’s picturesque candlelit pavilion. 

Chef Sarah Bouïssou of Sarah’s Wine Bar will craft a delectable meal from a selection of produce donated from local farms including Ambler Farm, Horseshoe Farm, and The Hickories.

​No. 109 Cheese and Wine will provide a sampling of artisanal cheeses and appetizers, and a generous wine-tasting selection will be provided by Ridgefield’s Cellar XV Wines.

A tasting with craft brewers from Nod Hill Brewery will be on hand for beer-loving guests as well as selections from Two Roads and Palm.

The evening also includes a silent and live auction for a variety of popular items including VIP tickets as well as unique Woodcock experiences.

Celebrate the abundance of the season with an unforgettable dining experience in The Aldrich’s Sculpture Garden. Enjoy a locally sourced three-course dinner prepared by Hayfields Market. This bi-annual farm-to-table dinner invites the community to come together and share a meal, engage in conversation, and celebrate local flavors at The Aldrich. Space is limited.

Members Tasting, 6:30 to 7 pm – Aldrich Members, mix and mingle at an exclusive tasting before feasting on a locally sourced three-course dinner prepared by Hayfields Market. Tickets to A Place at the Table are required. To learn more about the event or to RSVP, contact Kris Honeycutt at khoneycutt@aldrichart.org, or call 203.438.4519, extension 125. Not a member? Join today to participate in this exclusive tasting.

Presented by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum and Hayfields Market.

Experience a challenging and fun 4.25 mile trail race that starts and finishes at Lake Windwing. Enjoy this technical, winding course through Ridgefield’s Hemlock Hills.

Where the Pavement Ends is part of the Trail Mix Series.

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Where the Pavement Ends is part of RUN THE RIDGE week!

Run both this race and the Ridgefield Half Marathon, and receive an exclusive RUN THE RIDGE Buff! Click here to sign up for The Ridgefield Half Marathon (you must sign up for the half marathon option and not the 7-miler option to claim the Buff.)

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We will be using Tiered Pricing for this event. There is race-day sign up available. Click here to register!

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is pleased to present the first museum survey of the work of the trailblazing artist, feminist and lesbian scholar, curator, activist, and author Harmony Hammond. Spanning almost fifty years, 1971 to 2018, the exhibition will bring together her earliest painted sculptures and sculpted paintings, mixed-media and monumental “installational” paintings of the 1980’s and 1990’s, and recent thickly painted “near monochromes,” as well as works on paper, ephemera, and publications. Harmony Hammond: Material Witness, Five Decades of Art will be on view at The Aldrich from March 3 to September 15, 2019.

For five decades, Hammond has created an inimitable approach that unites Minimalist and Postminimalist concerns—the grid, repetition, an engagement with materials, process, and site-activation—with feminist art strategies. In doing so, she recovers marginalized craft traditions that combine abstraction with a wide cast of materials: those that are scavenged and imbued with redolent stories like fabric, burlap, rope, straw, leaves, roots, pine needles, dirt, hair, blood, bone, linoleum, metal roofing, burnt wood, and grommets; and those that are traditional such as oil and acrylic paint, graphite, watercolor, latex rubber, and bronze. Through her use of primarily additive and connective processes, Hammond has created a network of meaning that “presences the body.” Her surfaces are expressive, skins endowed with fleshly textures, marks, and appendages. They exude a toughness, an imperative energy, predicated on performative muscular procedures of production such as ripping, tying, wrapping, binding, braiding, puncturing, strapping, and patching, resulting in surfaces and forms infused with social implications.

Harmony Hammond (b. 1944) was a prominent figure in the development of the feminist art movement in New York in the early 1970s. Besides her being a co-founder of A.I.R. and the journal HERESIES: A Feminist Publication of Art & Politics(1976), she is the author of Wrappings: Essays on Feminism, Art, and the Martial Arts(TSL Press, 1984), considered to be a seminal publication of 1970s feminist art; her groundbreaking book Lesbian Art in America: A Contemporary History (Rizzoli, 2000) received a Lambda Literary Award. Hammond attended the University of Minnesota from 1963 to 1967, and moved to New York City in 1969. Since 1984, she has lived and worked in New Mexico, teaching at the University of Arizona, Tucson, from 1989 to 2006. In 2013, Hammond was honored with the College Art Association’s Distinguished Feminist Award. Her work has been exhibited at institutions nationally and internationally.

A full-color scholarly publication, with an essay by Amy Smith-Stewart, will be available during the exhibition. This book will be the first hardcover monograph of Hammond’s work.

Ridgefield wine lovers REJOICE! The Sunset Wine Party 2019 presented by Ancona’s Wines & Liquors is returning to The Lounsbury House in Ridgefield on Sunday, September 15. Sip, repeat, and support the community – Sunset Wine Party net proceeds will go toe Ridgefield Food Pantry.

– Taste over 100 wines as you swirl your way through their different styles presented by Ancona’s Wines & Liquors

– Sample decadent food pairings expertly crafted by Executive Chef Giuseppe Castellano from Gallo Ristorante

– Listen to great DJ sessions

– Learn a thing or two from our wine pros during the 20 min Wine Talks

– Taste fabulous wines at the exclusive Hamlethub Tasting Lounge

– Make your pink drink dreams come true over at the brand new Rosé Room x Townvibe on the second floor- yes, the whole mansion is ours for the evening!

– Enjoy the Wine Terrace while you swirl and sip, watch the sunset and have a great time with a friend

– Order the wines you loved at the Wine Sales table and get them delivered to one of Ancona’s stores! It doesn’t get easier than that: taste, love, buy!

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS: Sample 100+ wines and taste delectable food pairings to the beats of fantastic DJ sessions. Access to all exclusive tasting lounges and wine terrace. Lounsbury House has limited parking- first come first serve.

ALL ACCESS PASS: Get early VIP Access at 5 PM. Exclusive Check-in line. Priority 5 PM Parking. Reserved seats during Wine Talks. Plus, ALL Gen Admission Ticket benefits.

Learn more and purchase your ticket here: www.bit.ly/sunsetwineparty2019

Using just the human voice, Naturally 7 summon up soul, rap, rock and folk in one harmonious balance. After appearing on CBS’ “World’s Best” this season, they return to The Playhouse with their 20th anniversary tour!

7 guys. Multiple ways of making music using only their voices. What they do is far more than a-cappella. They are a band without a band. Having met in school and gospel choir they quickly discovered that they were doing more than just singing songs, they all discovered perfect hypervocal capabilities. That’s why Naturally 7 call their music “vocal play.”  They have famous fans such as Michael Bublé (whom they joined on 3 world tours), Coldplay (“Fix You” is one of the finest adaptions of music you can imagine), Quincy Jones (who called them “best a-cappella band worldwide”), Herbie Hancock (listen to their H. Hancock medley) and many others. Their repertoire is a mix of their own compositions and cover versions.

Naturally 7 are: “Ricky” Lee Ricardo Cort, Rod Eldridge , Kelvin “Kelz“ Mitchell, Sean Simmonds , Dwight Stewart , Roger Thomas and Warren Thomas

Sponsors:
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American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry has scored Billboard and American Music Awards, as well as Grammy Award nominations for hits including “Home,” “It’s Not Over,” and “No Surprise.” Don’t miss his return to The Playhouse stage with an intimate, acoustic set! Daughtry (fronted by American Idol Season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry) has released six studio albums, scored four No. 1 hits and garnered 4 Grammy Award nominations. Additionally, the band has sold over 8 million albums and 16 million singles, as well as selling out concerts around the globe. Radio hits include the mulit-format hit No. 1 song “It’s Not Over,” “Home,” and “No Surprise.” Daughtry’s self-titled album was the fastest-selling rock debut in Soundscan history, and its follow up, Leave This Town, marked the quintet’s second consecutive No. 1 album. The band’s third album, Break The Spell, was certified GOLD within four weeks of its release; their fourth effort, Baptized, produced the certified GOLD single, “Waiting For Superman;” and last year’s Cage to Rattle hit the Billboard Top 10.

Sponsors:
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Welcome to the 2019 Ridgefield Writers Conference!

Due to the success of the 2019 Ridgefield Writers Conference and the growing interest in its breakout session format, we have scheduled this year’s event for Friday, September 20, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at the Ridgefield Library, with the same general format. For more information about the presenters visit the Word for Words web page. 

Keynote and Panelist: Charles Rafferty-Poet and Author

Panelists: Jim Childs-Editor and Publisher
Gina Maccoby-Literary Agent

Conference Schedule:
Main Program Room-Lower Level

6:15 PM: Arrival and check-in
6:30 PM: Introduction by the Ridgefield Library
6:40 PM: Keynote address and reading
7:15 PM: Wine and cheese reception and networking
7:30 PM: Q&A panel with agent, editor/publisher, and keynote
8:00 PM: Breakout session forums

Registration and Fee: This year’s event is on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration is through the Event’s page of the Ridgefield Library. The registration fee is $25 and includes the evening’s keynote, reading, panel Q&A, reception, one breakout forum, and networking.

To register and pay, please click here. 

Juror: Fred Giampietro of The Fred Giampietro Gallery in New Haven, CT

Deadline to apply through www.entrythingy.com Friday, August 16th, 11:59 pm

Check back soon for more information or email director.rgoa@gmail.com for specific questions.

Note to artists: The deadline to apply for the annual juried show is about one month earlier than the usual receiving dates due to the new online submission process.  Please plan accordingly.

Visit The Aldrich for FREE the third Saturday of each month! See the latest in contemporary art, explore our Sculpture Garden, and join us for a tour and art-making workshop.

Gallery Tour
12 noon

Participate in a tour highlighting key pieces throughout the Museum and Sculpture Garden and engage in conversation around the work of Sara Cwynar, Radcliffe Bailey, Tom Friedman, Nari Ward, and Tony Tasset, led by Aldrich staff member Michelle Friedman.

Art-Making Workshop: Playful Painting with Erika Rohde
10 am to 12 noon and 1 to 3 pm
All ages

A day all about experimental painting! Teaching artist and educator Erika Rohde will be leading workshops all day using unexpected tools and techniques for painting including salad spinners, string and jewelry chains, bubbles, and tape. Create an assortment of colorful and funky masterpieces to bring home or display them in The Studio!

Third Saturdays are generously sponsored by Fairfield County Bank.

Just 30 minutes south of Ridgefield, The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is a breathtaking Civil War era country house built by renowned financier and railroad tycoon LeGrand Lockwood. The Mansion is a “technological marvel” of its time with indoor plumbing, gas lighting, and a central heating system. Join us for a 90-minute tour led by trained docents of this outstanding National Historic Landmark. The guides lead you through the ornate and beautifully restored ground level and then, in a surprise move, take you upstairs for a behind-the-scenes view of the dilapidated and unrestored second floor.

In addition to the house tour, the Museum is presenting the exhibition From Corsets to Suffrage: Victorian Women Trailblazers, curated by Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, in celebration of the centennial of the 19^th Amendment to the Constitution. The exhibition shows local, regional, and national efforts for women to gain the vote through the lens of women’s fashion, from restrictive period garments to the generally loose-fitting and more revealing flapper dresses.

This tour is the first presentation of Votes for Women, a year-long celebration of the 100^thanniversary of the 19^th Amendment that the Historical Society is embarking on in collaboration with the Ridgefield Library, the League of Women Voters, and the Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center.

MEMBER PRE-SALE BEGINS TUESDAY, APRIL 16 AT 10AM
Members please call the box office for tickets 203.438.5795
PUBLIC ON-SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, APRIL 19 AT 10AM

Long before Kevin Bacon launched his prolific stage and screen career, and before Michael Bacon became known as the go-to composer for film and television, they were just two brothers, born nine years apart, coming of age in Center City Philadelphia. By the late 1960s, Michael, already a professional musician, would gig with his band at the city’s famed Electric Factory with a young Kevin tagging along when he could.  Neither brother lacks the means to steal the spotlight. Kevin Bacon is an award-winning actor with 80 films and dozens of television and stage credits to his name, resulting in numerous Emmy and Screen Actor’s Guild nominations cited in his resume. Older brother Michael, an Emmy-winning composer, most recently scored the documentary “That Way Madness Lies.” Other recent works include the audiobook: “You Don’t Look Your Age…And Other Fairytales” and the HBO documentary “Underfire: The Untold Story of Private First Class Tony Vaccaro.”  Despite their busy separate careers, they’ve kept their Americana, rock, country, singer-songwriter band going for more than 20 years – releasing 7 albums and earning praise for their gritty, eclectic live shows!

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Half Marathon

Celebrating its 43rd year, registration is now open for the Pamby Ridgefield Half Marathon, which will be held on Sunday, September 22nd at 7:45 AM. New this year will be an option for a 7-mile course to be held concurrently with the 13.1 mile half marathon.

The iconic race will feature the popular start and finish area at the Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield at 41 Governor Street, providing a “race central” for participants and spectators. The race will be lead again this year by a vehicle from Pamby Motors, the title sponsor.

Race central will feature live music, food and beer (21+) for all finishers, and area for all to celebrate the accomplishments of the day.

“The Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield is excited to host the Ridgefield Half Marathon again this year. Having a 7-mile option for the race will provide an opportunity for even more people to visit our facilities and grounds, which provide a place for Ridgefield’s students to participate in our award-winning youth programming. The race directly relates to one of our core values for sports, fitness and recreation, and we are excited to be the host for its 43rd year,” says Mike Flynn, BGCR’s Executive Director.

Registration for the Pamby Ridgefield Half Marathon is available now at www.ridgefieldhalf.com. With limited slots for the 7-mile option, registration will fill quickly. VIP entries are available, gaining entrants preferred parking.

The classic “two-loop lollipop” course of the half marathon (the 7-miler option will do one loop) will wind through the streets of south Ridgefield, featuring cheer zones and music to inspire runners.

The course is spectator-friendly, giving friends and family multiple opportunities to cheer racers along the way. All finishers will receive an exclusive medal and a premium long-sleeve tech t-shirt.

Businesses interested in partnering with the Ridgefield Half Marathon should contact training@ridgefieldrunning.com. 

If you would like more information about this event, please contact Nancy Barlow at 203-438-7778 or email at training@ridgefieldrunning.com

Half Marathon Early Start

7 Miler

Registration Limit: 71 spots left.
Price: $50.00 Race Fee + $3.00 SignUp Fee 
Registration: Price increases to $55.00 after September 15, 2019 at 11:59pm EDT 

Join us while we celebrate another festive Family Day at Lounsbury House.

There will be delectable treats, games, prizes, crafts, circus acts, music and much more.

This event is free and open to the public.

More details to come…

Springfield is the creator of some of the finest power-pop of the ’80s, a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody,” and “Human Touch.” He rose to fame in the ‘80s as Dr. Noah Drake on the popular soap opera “General Hospital.”

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Ridgefield’s older adult community is invited to attend a wonderful Senior Luncheon in our beautiful, historic setting. You’ll be treated to a delicious three-course catered lunch from a local restaurant, and special performances. Each luncheon runs from 12:00-2:00 p.m.

We are pleased to offer the 2019 luncheons free of charge, thanks to our amazing sponsors. We are incredibly grateful for their generosity and commitment.

Reservations are required and may be made by contacting our Event Office at 203-438-6962.

Grammy Award winner and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee – with Crosby, Stills, and Nash and with the Hollies, Nash was also inducted twice into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and with CSN. He wrote some of CSN’s & CSNY’s greatest hits, including “Teach Your Children,” “Our House” and “Wasted On the Way.” He will perform as a trio at this show, sharing stories and songs from throughout his illustrious career.

$1 per ticket will go towards the artist’s charity – The Guacamole Fund

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Enjoy a glass of wine and join us in exploring the basics of drawing the figure with artist and Aldrich staff member Noah Fox. Draw inspiration from a live nude model and experiment with a variety of materials such as charcoal, oil pastel, and graphite sticks. Feel free to bring your own materials; no prior drawing experience necessary!

Registration required at shop.aldrichart.org.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Hackett, lead guitarist for Genesis, returns to The Playhouse with the Genesis Revisited Tour, performing the band’s seminal album Selling England By the Pound in its entirety backed by a full band. The show will also feature a special Spectral Mornings 40th Anniversary Celebration, along with other Hackett hits. His previous three Playhouse shows all sold out – get your tickets now!

Acclaimed by many to be Genesis’ finest album, Selling England By the Pound, will be performed by Hackett and supported by some of the best musicians on the planet.  Steve’s unique guitar work remains the fulcrum on which this challenging and exhilarating show is balanced.

Steve Hackett is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. He was lead guitarist with Genesis as part of their classic line up with Gabriel, Collins, Banks and Rutherford, that produced acclaimed albums such as Selling England By the Pound. With Steve’s extraordinary versatility in both his electric guitar playing and his composing, he involves influences from many genres, including Jazz, World Music, Blues and Classical.

Sponsors:
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Lead guitarist for Widespread Panic and founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit and Jazz Is Dead, Jimmy has played with The Allman Brothers Band, Project Z, Derek Trucks Band, Phil Lesh & Friends and The Dead.

Jimmy’s new band, The 5 of 7, places his uniquely probing, responsive fretwork in the context of a vocalist-fronted, song-driven ensemble. At once accessible and provocative, The 5 of 7 finds Herring joined by bassist Kevin Scott, drummer Darren Stanley, longtime collaborator Matt Slocum on keyboards (Hammond B3, clavinet), and vocalist and guitarist Rick Lollar.

From fatback, roadhouse R&B to more expansive, jazz-inflected explorations, The 5 of 7 demonstrates Herring’s chops not just as a musician, but as a bandleader and catalyst. The novel vocal element is just one more texture at his disposal. “With instrumental music,” he reflects, “people expect to hear your solos, but they’ve just heard you play the melody! You can overexpose your voice. With Rick, I can play behind him, then step out with a solo, and give a fresh feeling to the song — take it to another place.

Sponsors:
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Don’t miss this night of Broadway classics, standards and pop hits! Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover and stage. She received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daisies, won a Tony Award for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and was also nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in the Broadway smash-hit Wicked. Chenoweth recently starred in the second season of NBC’s hit comedy series “Trial & Error,” receiving critical acclaim for her performance as Heiress Lavinia Peck-Foster. Chenoweth has released multiple albums, most recently including The Art of Elegance, and has performed to sold-out audiences across the world.

Step back in time into the 18th-century Peter Parley Schoolhouse! Get a guided tour and find out more about Peter Parley, its most famous “scholar”. Play with antique toys, write with quill pens, and wear a three-corner hat. Find out which of Ridgefield’s twelve little red schoolhouses was closest to your house. Read the strict teacher’s rules and imagine having to stoke the pot-bellied stove yourself!

The schoolhouse is open from 1 pm to 4 pm the last Sunday of each month, from May through October. Click here for directions. Each month will feature a new special program, and an ice cream truck will be available on site.

Join Executive Director Cybele Maylone for an exclusive members-only behind-the-scenes look at The Aldrich’s upcoming Eva LeWitt exhibition before it opens to the public. Chat with Cybele to learn more about the exciting new exhibitions and programs coming up at The Aldrich this year!

RSVP to Kris Honeycutt, Head of Membership and Annual Giving, at khoneycutt@aldrichart.org, or 203.438.4519, extension 125, by Friday, September 27.

Image: Eva LeWitt, Untitled (Los Angeles) (detail), 2018. Courtesy of JOAN, Los Angeles. Photo by Paul Salveson.

Collective Soul are pumped and primed to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2019 in all-out style! Ever since the barnburning rock band from Stockbridge, Georgia burst onto the national scene with the runaway success of their multi-platinum 1994 debut Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid and its ensuing mega-smash hits like “Shine” and “Breathe,” they’ve been on an upward trajectory that’s seen them play to sold-out audiences across the globe while concurrently amassing an impressive catalog of beloved songs instantly recognizable by their titles alone. Indelibly memorable tracks like “December,” “The World I Know,” “Gel,” and “Heavy” (to name but a few) all evoke a collective sense of heartfelt observational universality and earnest positivity — in short, they’re the jukebox heroes of a new generation.

In addition to celebrating their 25th anniversary, Collective Soul is on tour supporting a new album, Blood. Bloodis the culmination of a quarter-century of Collective Soul assessing not only where they’ve come from, but also where they’re going. “I think Blood expresses where we’ve been on this life journey,” observes Roland. “And we’ve done so with songs featuring piano and strings to those with a lot of guitar riffs. Blood is an accumulation of all the different styles we’ve used over the years — but it’s still Collective Soul. I think it’s the best we’ve ever done. I know you should think that, but I really do think it’s the best. It’s a good, consistent record. We’re just so proud of it.”

Collective Soul are: Ed Roland (vocals/guitar), Dean Roland (rhythm guitar), Jesse Triplett (lead guitar/background vocals), Will Turpin (bass/background vocals) and Johnny Rabb (drums/background vocals).

The multi-platinum pop superstar returns after a sold-out show last year! He’s best known for hits “Keep Your Head Up,” “Fine By Me,” “Honey I’m Good” and more!

EACH SINGLE OR PAIR ORDER OF TICKETS COMES WITH (1) ONE CD OF THE NEW ALBUM NAIVE,  DUE OUT JULY 26, 2019. INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL ON HOW TO REDEEM YOUR ALBUM.

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“Look out! Here comes Audrey II”!!!  When experimental botanist Seymour Krelborn discovers a plant from outer space, he is quickly thrust into the limelight and becomes the most popular guy on the block. But what is the price to pay for fame? LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is the comedy rock musical that has taken the country by storm. With music by ACT’s Artistic Advisor Alan Menken, this show is sure to be an “out of this world” smash hit! With hit songs like “Somewhere That’s Green”, “Suddenly Seymour”, and “Feed Me”, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS will leave Fairfield County screaming “Don’t feed the plant!” (and trust us, you don’t want to miss seeing her live on the ACT stage!). NOTE: This production contains some adult language, and is suggested for children 12 and up. Children under 6 years of age will not be admitted.

​Times change per day, check schedule. 

Director and Choreographer: Jason A. Sparks

Music Supervisor: Bryan Perri

Music Director: Garrett Taylor

Costume Designer: Ryan Park

Scenic Designer: Ryan Howell

Light Designer: Jack Mehler

Sound Designer: John Salutz

The Ridgefield Library will be hosting its fourth annual Love Your Library Weekend on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th. This event will highlight all the activities the library has to offer. Also, it is the library’s hope to raise awareness of the need to raise $.30 of every dollar spent to operate the library every year, as well as raise funds for the library this one weekend. The library is providing “Love Your Library car magnets for free at the Circulation Desk. 

Be the first to preview The Aldrich’s latest exhibitions before they open to the public! Hear from Senior Curator Amy Smith-Stewart and artist Eva LeWitt about the work in LeWitt’s first solo museum presentation. Explore how artists depict weather phenomena in the visual arts in the group exhibition Weather Report and hear from Exhibitions Director Richard Klein and artists Mats Bigert, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, and Ellen Harvey. Enjoy a glass of wine and light bites, tour the galleries, and enjoy 20% off in The Shop.

RSVP to Kris Honeycutt, Head of Membership and Annual Giving, at khoneycutt@aldrichart.org, or 203.438.4519, extension 125, by Monday, September 30.

Image: Nancy Graves, Untitled (Heat Density Measurement of a Cyclone), 1974. Photo: © Nancy Graves Foundation, Inc., New York / Courtesy of VAGA at ARS, New York and Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York.

Weinberg, the driving rhythmic force propelling  The E Street Band for 43 years, is also known to millions of fans for his 17 year stint as the bandleader and comedic foil to talk show host Conan O’Brien and is the only musician in history to make the leap from a starring role in one of the world’s iconic rock groups to leading his eponymous band on NBC’s “Late Night” and “The Tonight Show”. And if that wasn’t enough Weinberg managed to do both gigs simultaneously from 1999-2009.

Throughout his 50 year professional career Weinberg has played with some of the biggest and most diverse names in music-—James Brown, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, BB King, Tony Bennett, Ringo Starr, John Fogerty, Stevie Winwood, Sheryl Crow and Isaac Hayes.

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Save the date for this annual event and help provide home healthcare services to friends and neighbors in need and sustain the vital programs we bring to our communities.

Annual Autumn Dinner.

Farm to Table Dinner, Craft Beer, Live Music, Live and Silent Auction.

More information to come!

The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra’s commitment to world-class performances of marvelous music is our history and our future! Under the direction of Maestro Yuga Cohler, the orchestra, along with renowned soloists and special guest artists, presents extraordinary evenings of music sure to engage, entertain and inspire all music lovers!

Concerts are held in the Anne S. Richardson Auditorium at Ridgefield High School, 700 North Salem Road, Ridgefield, CT and at the Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road in Ridgefield, CT. Concerts begin at 8:00 PM.

Purchasing tickets is easy and convenient! Order online below or call the RSO Box Office at 203.438.3889.

• SEASON TICKET SUBSCRIPTIONS: Purchase season tickets for the best seat selection and up to 10% savings off individual ticket prices. Season subscriptions can be purchased by phone at 203.438.3889.
• INDIVIDUAL CONCERT TICKETS: Tickets to individual concerts can be purchased online or by phone beginning July 1st.

Disquiet
Sarah Kirkland Snider

Variaciones Concertantes
Alberto Ginastera

Symphony No. 9
“From the New World”
Antonin Dvorak

Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez

Celebrate the opening of two exhibitions, Weather Report and Eva LeWitt.

Weather Report reveals the sky as a site where the aesthetic, the romantic, the political, the social, and the scientific co-exist and inform one another as explored by twenty-one artists, organized by Exhibitions Director Richard Klein. The depiction of weather phenomena in the visual arts is traditionally linked with either landscape painting or photography, but in the last two decades artists have increasingly turned to other media to explore weather and, by extension, the larger subject of the Earth’s atmosphere.

The first solo museum exhibition of artist Eva LeWitt (b. 1985) will debut a significant, new site-specific installation commissioned by The Aldrich, the artist’s largest to date, organized by Senior Curator Amy Smith-Stewart. LeWitt’s sculptural practice explores the visual interconnection of color, matter, shape, light, and gravity.

Participate in a hands-on all ages art-making workshop harnessing the power of the wind to create one-of-a-kind paintings in The Studio throughout the afternoon.

Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine or beer on the front patio and purchase lunch from one of Fairfield County’s favorite food trucks while eating on the steps of the Museum’s outdoor amphitheater.

A roundtrip shuttle from Manhattan to the Museum is available. For more information and to purchase tickets visit shop.aldrichart.org.

Image: Eva LeWitt at VI, VII. Courtesy of VI, VII, Oslo.

This unique show features one dazzling circus feat after another in a high-energy family-friendly flurry of fun!  Indulge your curiosity and celebrate your senses as the troupe of acrobats, aerialists, and circus specialty artists bend, twist, flip, and fly into your hearts and minds!

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is the master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition. His latest book is a New York Times best-selling collection of his essays entitled Calypso. This show will consist of a reading followed by 20-30 minutes of audience questions. There will be a book signing in the lobby before and following the event.
Sponsors:
Hearst

The festival is still being planned. Check back soon for more information! 

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With Special Guest: Mike Dawes

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Justin Hayward is best known as the vocalist, lead guitarist and composer for The Moody Blues, whose hits include “Knights in White Satin,” “Your Wildest Dreams,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” and more!

Mike Dawes will start off the show. In addition to playing lead guitar for Justin Hayward’s touring band, Mike Dawes is an acclaimed solo artist plus is hailed as one of the world’s finest modern finger style guitarists and performers.

Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, takes you on an illustrated tour of the sky. He shows you how to recognize many of the varied and beautiful cloud formations, from the fair-weather cotton tufts of cumulus to the UFO shapes of lenticularis clouds and the surreal undulations of fluctus clouds. He explains why clouds look the way they do and how they reveal the invisible movements of our atmosphere. In this enlightening and entertaining talk, you will understand why clouds are the most evocative and poetic aspect of nature, you will learn how cloudspotting is the perfect antidote to the pressures of the digital world, and you’ll discover that spending a few moments each day with your head in the clouds will help you keep your feet on the ground. Looking up will never be the same again!

Co-sponsored with the Ridgefield Library.

Registration required at shop.aldrichart.org.

The Grammy Award winners return to The Playhouse with a night of hits spanning their 50-year career – “Horse With No Name,” “Sister Golden Hair,” “I Need You,’ “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross the River,” “Tin Man,” “Lonely People” and more!

Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman (of prog-rock band YES) will embark on his first solo tour of America in 13 years!  Wakeman’s The Grumpy Old Rock Star Tour will combine spellbinding piano music with sidesplitting jokes and revealing insights in-to his 50-plus-year career. Expect an evening of superb musicianship, featuring music from YES, Rick’s own solo epics and early Bowie hits, plus fantastic arrangements of Beatles’ tunes, and much, much more, interspersed with knockabout (and sometimes bawdy!) typically British humor.

Professional musician, keyboard player, songwriter, broadcaster and raconteur, Wakeman’s career started as a much-in-demand session player, who performed on recordings by David Bowie, Elton John, Lou Reed, Al Stewart and hundreds more artists. His big break came in 1971 when he joined YES, who went on to become the most successful prog rock band in the world, but Wakeman has also always gone his own way outside the framework of that group.

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Thinking about applying for art school but don’t know how to start a portfolio? Have questions for folks who also decided to pursue art? Join us at The Aldrich in The Studio for an interactive workshop and panel discussion with practicing artists from different backgrounds led by Shannon Carey, an artist and college admissions representative.

Free for high school students, educators, and parents.
Registration required at shop.aldrichart.org.

Drop-in throughout the day to design your own innovative artworks using provided art-making materials in our Studio! The Aldrich acknowledges October 14 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day and will have information available at the Front Desk about the lands on which the Museum operates.

Free for visitors of all ages.

MEMBER PRE-SALE BEGINS TUESDAY, APRIL 16 AT 10AM
Members please call the box office for tickets 203.438.5795
PUBLIC ON-SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, APRIL 19 AT 10AM

Prog-art-rock pioneers Renaissance, led by the ethereal vocal stylings of Annie Haslam return to The Playhouse with their 50th Anniversary Tour. Renaissance is a band with a rich history unique unto themselves as progressive rock pioneers who rose from the ashes of the seminal UK rock band, The Yardbirds. Their career has spanned forty plus years spearheaded by the 5 octave voice of Annie Haslam and the masterful songwriting skills of Michael Dunford.

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