Upcoming Arts & Events: Mar. 12–Mar. 25, 2026
The middle of March offers a compact run of programs across Fairfield and nearby stages: a planning talk in Bridgeport, touring concerts at SHU Community Theatre and Fairfield Theatre Company, and two Quick Center forum evenings that bring nationally known speakers to campus.
Jeff Speck — How to Make Bridgeport a More Walkable and Livable City
An evening devoted to the simple but surprisingly radical idea that cities should be easy to walk through. Speck, an urban planner whose book Walkable City helped bring pedestrian-first planning into the mainstream, will speak about how street design, transit, and land use shape the experience of daily life downtown. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes audience discussion. Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Bridgeport — Thursday, March 12.
Jim Messina — Concert and Post-Show Q&A
Messina—whose résumé runs from Buffalo Springfield to the soft-rock partnership Loggins & Messina—stops at Fairfield Theatre Company for a concert built around the songs that defined his career. After the set, he returns for a conversation with the audience, a format that has become a favorite on his recent tours. Fairfield Theatre Company (Warehouse) — Thursday, March 12, 8 p.m.
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
The Scottish ensemble that turned bagpipes into arena-ready instruments arrives with its signature mix of Highland piping and rock-band drive. The show leans less on tradition than on spectacle—percussion, electric guitars, and massed pipes pushing the familiar tunes into stadium territory. SHU Community Theatre — Sunday, March 15, 7 p.m.
Naturally 7 — Closer Look Tour
Seven singers, no band, and yet a full orchestra of sound. Naturally 7 calls the technique “vocal play,” using beatbox rhythms and layered harmony to recreate bass lines, horns, and percussion entirely with the voice. The result lands somewhere between a cappella, R&B, and stagecraft. SHU Community Theatre — Thursday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Max Creek
Few bands carry the long road history of Max Creek, a fixture of the Northeast jam-band circuit since the nineteen-seventies. Their StageOne appearance promises the familiar ingredients—loose improvisation, extended sets, and a crowd that knows every turn in the music. Fairfield Theatre Company (StageOne) — Friday, March 20, 8 p.m.
Gina Barreca — “A Seat at the Table: Celebrating the Feast of Italian American Culture”
The literary scholar and cultural commentator arrives as part of Fairfield University’s Open VISIONS Forum series with a talk that mixes history, humor, and the rituals of the Italian American table. Barreca’s work often moves between scholarship and stand-up cadence, making the lecture feel less like a seminar than a conversation. Quick Center for the Arts — Tuesday, March 24, 7:30 p.m.
Temple Grandin — The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism
Grandin, the scientist and author whose work reshaped public understanding of autism, returns with a talk that blends personal narrative and practical insight. Her presentations move easily between research, lived experience, and advocacy, offering a view of how differently wired minds perceive the world. The Quick Center lists the event as sold out, with a wait list through the box office. Quick Center for the Arts — Wednesday, March 25, 6 p.m.
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