Open MINDS Institute
Fiona Garland
“Forgotten Figures: Examining the African Presence in the Golden Age of Venetian Art”
Tuesday | 12 p.m.
September 28, 2021
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A Conversation with Eric Weiner
“Embark on a Journey of Living Well”
Tuesday | 8:00 p.m.
September 28, 2021
Open VISIONS Forum
Michael Eric Dyson, PhD and
John H. McWhorter, PhD
“Race, Liberty & Justice: Diverging Perspectives with Eyes on the Prize”
Postponed to Live and In-Person on March 8, 2022
CT Dance Now! | Wesleyan University
Katja Kolcio
“Dancing Under All Conditions!”
Monday | 6 p.m.
October 4, 2021
Open MINDS Institute
Sara Diaz, PhD
“The Renaissance of Italian Food”
Tuesday | 12:30 p.m.
October 5, 2021
Open VISIONS Forum
Jim Acosta
“The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
October 6, 2021
Open MINDS Institute
Aaron Q. Weinstein, PhD
“One Nation Under God? Civil Religions in Uncivil Times”
Tuesday | 12 p.m.
October 12, 2021
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
Gabriel Mancuso, PhD
“The Other Dome: Jewish Culture of the Italian Renaissance Between Paradigms and Paradoxes”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
October 13, 2021
Seung-hoon Jeong
“What is a Parasite in The Host?: Bong Joon-ho’s Cinema”
Monday | 7:30 p.m.
October 18, 2021
THE LITERARY SALON - the virtual 'book club hour' for Fairfield University
In association with Meryl Moss Media, Westport
Allison Gill
Award-winning podcast host of The Daily Beans and Mueller, She Wrote
Tuesday | 12 p.m.
October 19, 2021
FREDRICKSON FAMILY INNOVATION LAB
W. Carson Byrd
“Diversity and Higher Education”
Tuesday | 7 p.m.
October 19, 2021
Open VISIONS Forum
Kenny Werner
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
October 20, 2021
Inspired Writers Series
Hosted by MFA Program’s Phil Klay
Kaitlyn Greenidge
“The Weight of History and the Search for Freedom”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
October 21, 2021
Orin Grossman Presents Afternoons at the Piano
Paris and Ragtime: Claude Debussy does the two-step
Friday | 4 p.m.
October 22, 2021
Theatre Fairfield
The Thanksgiving Play
Written by Larissa FastHorse
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 22, 2021 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 23, 2021 | 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 24, 2021 | 2 p.m.
CT Dance Now! | Trinity College
Join the CT Dance Alliance and Dance Partners from across Connecticut for these engaging conversations with dance artists and creators.
Monday | 6 p.m.
October 25, 2021
Open MINDS Institute
Giovanni Ruffini
“Christian River: Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia from Rome to Islam”
Tuesday | 12 p.m.
October 26, 2021
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
Ann Goldstein
“The Art of Translation”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
October 27, 2021
Orin Grossman Presents Afternoons at the Piano
Tangos and Habaneras: Spain and the New World Part 1
Friday | 4 p.m.
October 29, 2021
Open VISIONS Forum
Dr. Regina Benjamin
“Combating Health Disparities: Narrowing the Gap”
Thursday | 5 p.m.
November 4, 2021
Orin Grossman Presents Afternoons at the Piano
It’s Safe to Travel: Claude Debussy’s International Impressions
Friday | 4 p.m.
November 5, 2021
Open VISIONS Forum | 24th Annual Jacoby-Lunin Humanitarian Lectureship
LaTosha Brown
“Black Voters Matter: Our Obligation to Democracy and Equality”
Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.
November 9, 2021
FREDRICKSON FAMILY INNOVATION LAB
Claudia Hart
“The Real Fake”
Wednesday | 7 p.m.
November 10, 2021
Orin Grossman Presents Afternoons at the Piano
Beyond Malaguena: Ernesto Lecuona, “The Cuban Gershwin”
Friday | 4 p.m.
November 12, 2021
THE LITERARY SALON - the virtual 'book club hour' for Fairfield University
In association with Meryl Moss Media, Westport
Robert Steven Williams
Producer/writer of Gatsby in Connecticut
Tuesday | 12 p.m.
November 16, 2021
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
Luciano Cheles, PhD
“Fascist Style – Arts, Politics & Propaganda: From Italy 1922 to Global Dictatorships Today”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
November 17, 2021
Inspired Writers Series
Hosted by MFA Program’s Phil Klay
Megha Majumdar
“Politics and Power”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
November 18, 2021
Orin Grossman Presents Afternoons at the Piano
Frederic Chopin: The Last Piano Works
Friday | 4 p.m.
November 19, 2021
CT Dance Now! | Greater Hartford Academy
Join the CT Dance Alliance and Dance Partners from across Connecticut for these engaging conversations with dance artists and creators.
Monday | 6 p.m.
November 29, 2021
Theatre Fairfield
Project X
Devised by Theatre Fairfield
Thursday, December 2, 2021 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 4, 2021 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 5, 2021 | 2 p.m.
