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The newly created Literary Salon is part of the university’s Open MINDS Institute,...

BY ANTHONY DASILVA, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Campus Activities Board and Center for Activities, Recreation and Leadership at St. Bonaventure will host three days of family-friendly activities, starting today Friday, Sept. 24 through Sunday, Sept. 26.  Family weekend includes live entertainment, family-oriented games, demonstrations, club sport events, the Family Festival, the wet and wild Polar Spray…

1:30 Sphinx Virtuosi is a conductor-less chamber ensemble comprising 18 Black and Latinx classical musicians. The group will present a virtual concert this weekend and then launch a mentorship program for student musicians from Bridgeport. Sphinx Virtuosi is part of the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization. Through various programs and ensembles, the organization is “dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts.” The chamber ensemble will perform a program called ...

Community news: Webinar to address cannabis trends among youth and more March 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Check: Brendan Miles, Alan Mathis and LifeBridge president and CEO Molly MilesContributed photoShow MoreShow Less 2of8 3of8 4of8 Urban Scholars: Lissan Hinton, Laron Barden, JJ Joyner and Jazell Ingram, Brendan Miles, Alan Mathis and Molly MilesContributed photoShow MoreShow Less 5of8 Matthew Podolsky, a resident of Fairfield, Conn. submitted this weather photo to Hearst Connecticut ...

Written by HH Creativity Connects Fairfield What fuels a vibrant, connected, and creative community? What makes people feel good about living in Fairfield? When locals share the creativity that they uncover in the nooks and crannies of their community it brings about connectivity and makes us all feel good. Believe it or not, you discover creativity every day as you walk, shop, work, and play in Fairfield.  Creativity connects us.  Is there an organization in town that makes you feel g...

UpdatedWed, Mar 10, 2021 at 4:34 am ET Reply Tara Westover, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Educated (Photo credit: Paul Stewart) Fairfield Universitys Open VISIONS Forum and the Bank of America Women and Leadership Series will welcome #1 best-selling memoirist Tara Westover for a virtual lecture about the power of knowledge to overcome the most difficult circumstances. FAIRFIELD, CT – The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University will welcome Tara Westover, aut...

100-years-old legacy: Sacred Hearts community theater readies for next act in Fairfield Jarret Liotta FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 The Sacred Heart University Community Theatre in Fairfield on Tuesday.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of11 The Sacred Heart University Community Theatre in Fairfield on Tuesday.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of11 4of11 The Sacred Heart University Community Theatre in Fairfield, Conn. on Tuesday, March 01, 20...

February 2, 2021 66 Fairfield University’s Quick Center for the Arts is offering a new season of interactive virtual seminars on topics from publishing to music, religion, history and art through its Open Minds Institute. A “classroom without walls,” the institute is designed to “encourage community cross-conversations and informed, civil dialogue,” according to program director and Fairfield University professor Philip Eliasoph. In February and March, OMI will offer six free, hourlon...

UpdatedThu, Feb 4, 2021 at 5:16 am ET Reply(1) Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad to Share Her Story of Survival at 2021 Annual Student Forum, Feb. 11 Fairfield Universitys Open VISIONS Forum will welcome Nadia Murad to speak in support of victims of genocide and human trafficking, and to lead a panel of students in a virtual discussion centered on survival, advocacy, and activism. FAIRFIELD, CT —Human rights activist and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nadia Murad will be the keynote speaker ...

UpdatedSat, Jan 30, 2021 at 4:35 am ET Reply FAIRFIELD, CT – The Quick Centers history-making 30th anniversary year continues with the launch of the spring seasons robust virtual calendar of groundbreaking performances, classic audience favorites, and thought-provoking lectures. Thanks to Quick Center partners including the Fairfield University Art Museum, the Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab, the College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Institute: Hindsight 20/20 Lecture Series, and others,...