BPT Art Trail weekend is loaded with all kinds of stuff: party, music, comedy with Damon Wayans Jr, art, venue touring, outdoor projection sites, belly dancing, films, and the incredible instrument builder Ken Butler, see video above, at The Bijou. The artist community has painted a creative map for Downtown Bridgeport and beyond.
Toss in the amphitheater, arena, Bijou, Downtown Cabaret, Stress Factory Comedy Club, Klein Memorial Auditorium and now a synergy is building with growing foot traffic and restaurants.
Check out weekend schedule. Support the artist community.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021
5:30 PM TO 9:30 PM, THE PARTY!
The Downtown Artists’ Party kicks off the Bridgeport Art Trail 2021! Meander and mingle, touring 9 venues. View art exhibits. Enjoy live music and outdoor projections of music videos and visual art. Live music from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at both Read’s ArtSpace #11 and the Arcade Mall #20. Two outdoor projection sites are on the corner of Broad Street and Cannon Street near the Arcade Mall #20 and at the corner of Main Street and Golden Hill Street near Berlinetta Brewing.
DON’T MISS ANY OF THE DOWNTOWN THURSDAY SITES, 4 EXHIBITS OPEN AND OUTDOOR PROJECTION ART ON 2 BUILDINGS:
The Firm Art Gallery #19 is hosting an open house, as are lionheART #16 and Twig Lips #17.
The annual Artists Choose Artists exhibit opens at Read’s ArtSpace #11, with live music that features a fusion of jazz, Latin and African rhythms by old friends and Bridgeport legends Steve Clarke, Asher Delerme, James Moss, and Eddie Rivera. URSA Gallery #20D presents The Coral Reef Principle, an eco-art exhibit opening, featuring 50 artists from around the world. Shops will be open and there’s live music by Fuzz and Friends, all in the Arcade Mall #20. City Lights Gallery #21A hosts the opening reception for the exhibit It’s Complicated from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. And don’t forget to stop into City Lights Vintage #21B to check out an eclectic inventory of vintage apparel, furniture, housewares and collectibles. WPKN Radio #15 invites you to visit their new broadcasting studio on Bijou Square.
NBALAB #26 hosts an open house, and the Freeman Center #24 has the Black Life Matters Exhibit: How & Why We Fight exhibit on view. Damon Wayans Jr. is performing at the Stress Factory Comedy Club #13, and at the Bijou Theatre #14 the Golden Gays NYC perform a fun holiday musical adventure, Thank Yule for Being a Friend.
Post party at Berlinetta Brewing, 90 Golden Hill Street.
So much talent in this city and awesome synergy from creatives and business owners. I’ve had the privilege of working with many whom will be highlighted. Share with friends, pick a day or two. Come out and enjoy. I also love how inclusive and city wide the event has grown and is a true representation of Bridgeport. Lennie, maybe you an create a space for people to share experiences of the BPT Art Trail for others to see and read.
I think the city should do more artwork on the underpasses in the port, maybe put a protective coating on them as well. Maybe having those tax breaks to entice artisans in the port could contribute to offsetting the cost the city gives them. JS
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