above: Rebecca Lazier’s Noli Timere dancers animate Echelman’s net with movement.
photographs: contributions courtesy of collaborating organizations and artists.
Thursday, Sept. 11
Fairfield University Art Museum
Stitching Time: Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project and Give Me Life— CPA Prison Arts Program Opening Night Lecture
and Reception
5:30 p.m. lecture;
6:30-8:30 p.m. reception
Walsh Gallery, Dolan Event Hall and via livestream
Jeffrey Greene, program manager of Community Partners in Action’s Prison Art Project, will deliver the opening night talk, preceded by brief remarks by Maureen Kelleher, co-founder of the Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project.
Free; Register at fairfield.edu/museum
Friday, Sept. 26
Rebecca Lazier
Noli Timere
7:30 p.m.
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts
Choreographer Rebecca Lazier and renowned sculptor Janet Echelman share a soaring aerial performance featuring a custom designed Echelman net sculpture in Noli Timere, Latin for “Be not afraid.” Featuring eight dancers and live music by JORANE, the work is a fusion of dance, art installation and advanced engineering that explores how we navigate an unstable world.
$35 | $5 Fairfield University student;
$25 Quick Member;
Tickets at fairfield.edu/quick
Friday, Oct. 3
John Pizzarelli and The Swing 7
7:30 p.m.
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts
Grammy Award-winner, guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” Established as one of the prime contemporary interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Pizzarelli has expanded that repertoire by including the music of Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim and The Beatles.
$50 | $5 Fairfield University student
$35 Quick Member;
Tickets at fairfield.edu/quick
Wednesday, Oct. 22
Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum
A Conversation with Eboo Patel, PhD
7:30 p.m.
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts
Eboo Patel, PhD, is widely known for emphasizing the importance of interfaith dialogue. Founder and president of Interfaith America, Dr. Patel is also a bestselling author. Dr. Patel partnered with the White House to develop President Obama’s “Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge.” He discusses the necessity of understanding and accepting different religions in modern-day America.
$35| $5 Fairfield University student
$25 Quick Member;
Tickets at fairfield.edu/quick
Sunday, Oct. 5 & Monday, Oct. 6
Manual Cinema
Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster
Oct. 5 | 3 p.m.
Oct. 6 | 11 a.m. (school show)
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts
Leonardo! A 45-minute family show for ages 3+ that uses hundreds of illustrated paper puppets, book pages, two-dimensional props, furry monster puppets, narration and songs to bring Mo Willems’ books to life. Manual Cinema re-creates the experience of holding one of Mo’s book pages, which are big, bold, colorful, and full of visual rhythm, with their playful use of scale.
$15 | $5 Fairfield University student
$10 Quick Member;
Tickets at fairfield.edu/quick
For a comprehensive listing of all upcoming events and for more information on each, please visit fairfield.edu/artsminds.