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Upcoming Arts & Events: March 26–April 8, 2026

Staff Writer

26 Mar 2026 — 1 min read

STEPHEN WILKES Grizzly Bears, Chilko Lake, B.C, Day to Night, 2022

The last days of March settle into a run of small-room concerts and late-season forum talks, with Fairfield Theatre Company and the Quick Center carrying most of the calendar. The emphasis is on listening—songs, lectures, and performances that favor attention over scale.

Danielle Nicole
A blues performance built for a close room, where the interplay between voice and rhythm carries the set. StageOne keeps the focus on the music rather than production. Fairfield Theatre Company — Thursday, March 26, 8:00 p.m. Tickets are listed as available.

James McMurtry with BettySoo
Songs that move like short fiction—specific, observational, and grounded in character—presented in a straightforward concert format with an opening set by BettySoo. The venue lists the event on wait list rather than open sale. Fairfield Theatre Company — Friday, March 27, 8:00 p.m.

David Brooks — “How to Know a Person”
A forum talk on attention, relationships, and the challenge of understanding others, presented within a broader symposium on Viktor Frankl. The event is structured as a seated lecture and is listed as sold out with a wait list. Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts — Sunday, March 29, 3:00 p.m.

Stephen Wilkes — “America the Beautiful: Time, Memory, and History”
Wilkes presents work that compresses time into a single photographic frame, turning landscapes into records of change. The program follows the shorter Open VISIONS: Espresso format. Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts — Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are listed as available.

Listings are curated and verified at publication. Scheduling changes may occur. Omissions are intentional.

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