music
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights (Sell-Out Watch) College Street Music Hall 238 College St, New Haven, CT 06510 March 26, 2026 Pop-jazz / classic brass-pop Herb Alpert’s music still runs on elegance: clean melodic lines, rhythmic buoyancy, and arrangements that know exactly when
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Selectpersons advance the $402.9M FY2027 budget on March 2, sending it into the finance hearing cycle Fairfield’s proposed FY2027 budget moved forward on March 2, 2026, when the Board of Selectpersons voted to advance the $402.9 million spending plan. The practical consequence is procedural but immediate: the
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(Run date: March 5, 2026) Rainbow Kitten Surprise (Sell-Out Watch) College Street Music Hall 238 College St, New Haven, CT 06510 Saturday, March 7, 2026 Indie rock A band that writes choruses like they’re trying to outlast the decade—big, bright, and engineered to survive the drive home.
events
Mid-March programming in Fairfield and nearby venues leans toward touring music, lecture programs, and a few special-format screenings. The window includes a national tour stop at Fairfield Theatre Company, a major urban-planning talk in Bridgeport, and the next Open VISIONS Forum conversation at Fairfield University. Wine at
sports
Published: March 5, 2026 Coverage: Feb. 26, 2026 to March 5, 2026 With postseason brackets now active, the governing context is no longer “form”—it is seeding, tiebreakers, and who gets a shorter path. For Fairfield programs, the week closed with one title-level résumé locked in and multiple high
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Town leadership is approaching the scheduled release window for the FY2027 spending plan. Why it matters: The release of the proposed budget marks the transition from preparation to formal review by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance. Town materials indicate that the proposed FY2027 budget is expected in
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Capital funding adjustments move into formal financial review. Why it matters: Major capital expenditures require layered approval and can affect bonding, debt service, and long-term fiscal planning. The Board of Finance is scheduled to review a proposed $2.2 million increase tied to the Riverside Creek tide gate project,
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The proposed 2026–2027 education budget now moves into the municipal approval process. Why it matters: The school budget represents the largest portion of town spending and will directly influence the FY2027 mill rate. The Fairfield Board of Education has approved a proposed $245,944,528 operating budget for the
sports
Publication date: Feb. 26, 2026 Coverage window: Feb. 19–Feb. 26, 2026 Tournament week tightened quickly across Fairfield: FCIAC brackets produced same-town matchups and one-score finishes, while Fairfield University’s MAAC positioning stayed tied to seeding math and the race for byes. Lead Result FCIAC girls basketball title
food
February 26, 2026 The Whelk (Westport) $$$$ 575 Riverside Ave, Westport, CT 06880 Hours: Happy Hour Tue–Fri 4:30pm–5:30pm; Dinner Tue–Thu 4:30pm–8:30pm, Fri–Sat 4:30pm–9:30pm; Sun–Mon closed Hours listed as of publication; verify before visiting. The Whelk is the kind
events
Top picks (ranked) 1. DakhaBrakha (World Music Series) — Fri., Feb. 27, 8:00 p.m. (SHU Community Theatre, Fairfield) Kyiv’s “ethno chaos” quartet blends Ukrainian polyphony with global percussion and rock textures—built for a live room where rhythm and staging do half the storytelling. Ticket status: On sale
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(Run date: February 26, 2026) Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (Sell-Out Watch) 500 Broad St, Bridgeport, CT 06604 Saturday, March 7, 2026 Jam rock / psychedelic Joe Russo’s Almost Dead are scheduled to perform on March 7, 2026, bringing their kinetic reinterpretations of classic material to