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Theatre Fairfield, Fairfield University’s resident production company, will complete its 2022-2023 season with “Eurydice,” by Sarah Ruhl, a feminist twist on the classic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. “Eurydice” will be performed April 19 through April 21 at 7:30 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees onApril 22 and 23.
Performances will take place in person in the Wien Black Box at the Quick Center for the Arts. Tickets are now on sale at the Quick Center Box Office and are $10 general admission and $5 for all students. Call the box office at 203-254-4010 or buy tickets online at quickcenter.fairfield.edu.
Shop and Stroll returning
The Office of Community and Economic Development announced the town and Fairfield Chamber of Commerce will host the annual “Shop and Stroll into Spring” on April 27.
Participating shops in downtown Fairfield will open at their regular times with extended hours through 9 p.m., offering patrons time to browse, enjoy light refreshments and to shop local with a variety of in-store promotions.
As a part of this year’s event, money and pantry donations will be collected for Operation Hope, which focuses on eliminating hunger and
homelessness.
There will be a pre-event happy hour at Old Post Tavern at 5 p.m. A portion of the proceeds from the happy hour will be donated
back to Operation Hope.
To learn more, visit experiencefairfieldct.org/springstroll or follow @ExperienceFairfield on Facebook and Instagram.
Sacred Heart to host gala
Sacred Heart University will honor Linda McMahon and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, as it celebrates its 60th anniversary at the upcoming Pioneer Scholarship Gala. The premiere event also will raise money for scholarships.
It will take place April 22 at SHU’s Martire Family Arena.
McMahon, former president and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, chairs the America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit research organization. She served in President Donald Trump’s cabinet as administrator of the Small Business Administration, where she focused on rural development and championed women entrepreneurs and veterans. She also is a longtime supporter of the university and a member of the SHU Board of Trustees for more than 14 years.
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company based in Stratford, has been pioneering flight solutions since 1923.
McMahon and Sikorsky will receive the Pioneer Scholarship Gala Award for their dedication and commitment to serving others.
SHU Board of Trustee members Julie Bonacio and Suzanne Greco are serving as co-chairs of the Pioneer Scholarship Gala. David Price, journalist and current weather anchor on WNBC, will serve as the gala’s master of ceremonies. To learn more about the event or to participate, visit the gala webpage.
Fairfield nursing program forms clinical partnerships
Fairfield University’s Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies is partnering with Baylor Scott and White Health, Ascension Seton, and Central Texas Veterans Health Care Systems to help students attain clinical experiences through the Egan School’s new Austin-based program.
The Egan School’s expansion to Texas establishes an additional nursing pathway through Fairfield University, and addresses the needs of the national healthcare system. The Austin campus was recently approved by the Texas Board of Nursing. The first cohort of students will be admitted in May 2023, with a second cohort to begin in January 2024.
Fairfield Egan’s full-time, 15-month accelerated second-degree baccalaureate nursing program will be offered at the Austin campus, and will let students with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree pursue a bachelor of science in nursing degree in an accelerated format. Employment opportunities for nurses in the next decade are projected to grow 15 percent.
The new location will feature classrooms and several simulation labs, including a simulated intensive care unit and a surgical suite. The nursing curriculum at the Austin, Texas-based facility will mirror baccalaureate offerings at Fairfield Egan’s main campus in Fairfield.
At the completion of this program, students will be eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Exam to become registered nurses.
Library hosts program on Lincoln
Pequot Library Adult Programming Director Charlie McMahon will host a conversation at 6 p.m. on May 11 with Jeff Matthews, author of “One Must Tell the Bees.” The novel places Sherlock Holmes with President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
McMahon will lead a wide-ranging discussion, from the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation to the unlikely journey of Sherlock Holmes to America in 1864.
SHU Community Theatre hosts album release concert
Sacred Heart University Community Theatre will host a concert at 7 p.m. on April 19 featuring Gregory Golda and Sidney Gottlieb, faculty members at SHU’s School of Communication, Media and the Arts.
They will perform original songs from their new album “Our Paradise Lost.” This performance is part of SHU’s academic music program and its faculty concert series.
The album was recorded at Golda’s home studio and on campus. It includes 12 songs, featuring drummer David Rauh, bass player Randy Stone and guitarist Tim McGrath. This live premiere of the album is a multi-disciplinary project for Golda and his students. Several of his classes are collaborating to design and produce visual elements integrated into the show, which will also be recorded and streamed.
Tickets can be purchased on the SHU Community Theatre website.
Chamber of Commerce host business after hours
The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce and Isla & Co. will host the chamber’s April Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on April 18 at 11 Unquowa Road, Fairfield.
The Chamber’s Business After Hours event is an informal, after-work gathering for chamber members, prospective members and guests. It is an opportunity to network with other business associates, exchange ideas, obtain business leads and make professional referrals and friends.
One free beverage will be offered (wine, beer or soft drink) and pass-around light bites will be served. A cash bar also will be available.
It costs $25 for chamber members, $30 for future members and and additional $5 for walk-ins. For ticket reservations or more information on this event, call the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce at 203-255-1011 or register online at www.FairfieldCTChamber.com.
SHU fraternity hosts white ribbon campaign
Sacred Heart University fraternity Delta Tau Delta endeavored to help end domestic violence against women with its annual White Ribbon Campaign, organized in collaboration with the Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport.
The event, which took place in the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at the end of March, included speeches, a raffle and other attractions to raise awareness about domestic violence. The White Ribbon Campaign has become part of Delta Tau Delta’s local philanthropy.
The Center for Family Justice aims to break the cycle of abuse and violence by providing services that create hope, restore lives and drive social change through education and community collaboration. The White Ribbon Campaign helps publicize the mission.
Groups of men and boys in 60 countries participate in the movement, which began as a response to a horrendous mass shooting at the École Polytechnique, a college in Montreal, on Dec. 6, 1989.
The White Ribbon Campaign kicks off the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, the international men’s march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. This year’s walk, scheduled for April 29, will start at the Fairfield Train Station at 9 a.m.
Gary MacNamara, Sacred Heart’s executive director of public safety and government affairs, as well as Fairfield’s former police chief, will lead the procession, which he has done for 10 previous years.
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