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MoCA knows how to throw a party.
Mark your calendars for September 18. Its fall benefit — “The Art of Jazz” — features silent and live auctions, and live music by Grammy Award-winning tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery. Guests will be entertained by DJ Mo.
The live auction is hosted by Westporter Dave Briggs, former CNN, NBC Sports and Fox News anchor.
Can’t be there? Bidding opens September 4 for the silent auction, with plenty of items from Westport businesses (and more).
Tickets go on sale to MoCA members July 28, and the general public August 4. Click here for details.
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Speaking of parties: The Levitt Pavilion is hardly a secret. Westporters flock there all summer, for over 50 nights of all kinds of entertainment.
But the covered patio at the top of the amphitheater is one of the town’s hidden jewels. Many days, it’s a great place to congregate and picnic before the show (and away from whatever heat or rain might mar the evening).
Other times, it’s a perfect place for a party. Businesses use it to thank their customers and clients. Organizations use it to show off what they do. Individuals book it for celebrations.
Last night, the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 90th birthday there.
The next time you see a group underneath the Levitt roof happily eating, drinking and chatting, think ahead. Yours could be there too.
Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce director Matthew Mandell welcomes members and friends to the Levitt Pavilion party last night.
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Need another reason to be vaccinated against COVID, besides not dying?
Westport Public Schools announced that students and staff who are fully vaccinated will not be required to quarantine — even if they have contact with someone who tests positive.
Fully vaccinated individuals can continue with school, sports and extracurricular activities, regardless of contact. Vaccines are available now to everyone age 12 and older.
Vaccinations started now will allow students to be considered fully vaccinated at the start of the school year.
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How bad was traffic yesterday?
It was “moving” at 16 mph on I-95. But for the many drivers who jumped on Westport’s back roads, it crawled along at 6 pm on Greens Farms Road and Bridge Street.
And that bad light there caused backups on South Compo nearly to Longshore.
(Photo/Tracy Porosoff)
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Susan Garment captured one of our most colorful “Westport … Naturally” photos ever:
(Photo/Susan Garment)
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And finally … in honor of that screenshot of clogged roads above:
It took half hour to get from Compo Beach to Saugatuck last night. I checked google maps and it would have actually been three minutes faster to walk.
Much quicker if you took the pedestrian bridge next to the train tracks.
Sounds like we need to help people out and fix/widen the bridge, thereby improving traffic flow.
Great night at the Levitt Pavilion. Just so you know, the Chamber was the sponsor of the music last night, that is why we had use of the upper area.