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Trunk Sale by The Artists’ Collective brings Color and Creativity to the Library Parking Lot

Artist Dale Najarian displays her mixed-medium pieces this afternoon as part of The Artists’ Collective Affordable Art Trunk Show. Najarian and dozens of other members of the 140+ artist group enjoyed the sunshine of the outdoor event while passersby enjoyed the art show and trunk sale, taking place from their car trunks in the Library’s lower parking lot from 11 until 4. Artists were given the space to sell their pieces after previous shows were celebrated as unique ways to celebrate the arts community in Westport. WestportLocal.com photo

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Soulful Soundcheck Complete ahead of Tonight’s Levitt Pavilion Concert

Pete Muller and the Kindred Souls passed sound check this afternoon as the Levitt Pavilion prepares for a relaxing Sunday evening along the riverfront. The instrumental/vocal quartet will be performing their folk and souls sounds, with Goodnight Moonshine - a pop-folk partnership - also gracing the Levitt stage. Tonight’s show will begin at 7:00 PM, with tickets available online and at the Levitt Pavilion box office.

Pete Muller and the Kindred Souls passed sound check this afternoon as the Levitt Pavilion prepares for a relaxing Sunday evening along the riverfront. The instrumental/vocal quartet will be performing their folk and souls sounds, with Goodnight Moonshine - a pop-folk partnership - also gracing the Levitt stage. Tonight’s show will begin at 7:00 PM, with tickets available online and at the Levitt Pavilion box office.

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Physician, Weston Mom Releases Second Novel; Tickets Available for Tuesday’s Westport Library Release Event

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Dr. Heather Frimmer is releasing her second novel this Tuesday evening at the Westport Library - titled “Better to Trust”. The event begins at 7:00 PM and will feature door prizes and a conversation between Frimmer and notable book blogger Suzanne Leopold.

Frimmer’s first novel, Bedside Manners, was published in 2018 and won numerous awards throughout the region - being described as “a medical story, a mother-daughter tale, and a coming of age narrative, all rolled up into one absorbing story.” by Westporter and CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota. The newest novel “Better to Trust” follows the story of a woman in need of brain surgery and her neurosurgeon brother-in-law, with intertwined stories involving drug addiction, secret affairs, and risk-taking kids.

Dr. Frimmer is a emergency care and breast imaging radiologist. She completed her medical education at Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian-Cornell and Yale New Haven Hospital, and now lives in Weston with her husband and two children.

For free event tickets or to pre-order a signed copy of Better to Trust, click here.

Frimmer at the 2018 launch of her novel Bedside Manners at the former Barnes and Noble. Photo by Jaime Bairaktaris/WestportNow.com
Frimmer at the 2018 launch of her novel Bedside Manners at the former Barnes and Noble. Photo by Jaime Bairaktaris/WestportNow.com
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