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5 Things All About Westport: July 6

Christo and Jeanne-Claude exhibit continues; The Magic of Lyn at the Levitt and more

  • An exhibition by internationally acclaimed environmental artists Christo and the late Jeanne-Claude, featuring two works in progress by the artists, “Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado” and “The Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates,” continues this week at the Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Avenue. The new works by these renowned artists are of massive scale: "Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado” is “a proposed site-specific installation of 5.9 miles of silvery, luminous fabric suspended high above the Arkansas River along a 42-mile stretch in south-central Colorado,” while “The Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates” will be made of “approximately 410,000 horizontally stacked oil barrels secured to an inner structure.” The exhibit runs through Sept. 4. Gallery Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 12 noon to 4 p.m., Sunday.
  • In the mood for some sorcery? Illusionist Lyn Dillies brings her funny, energetic show to the Levitt Pavilion, 40 Jesup Road, at 7 p.m. Winner of a Merlin Award in 2009 for Best Female Illusionist, Lyn puts on a balanced show that has all the Las Vegas glitz while at the same time being family friendly. “” is sponsored by Westport Young Women's League.
  • Looking to “Energize Your Job Search?” By attending this program at the Westport Library at 9:30 a.m. today you can learn how to gain an advantage by using valuable online tools such as Reference USA, LexisNexis and Business & Company Resource Center. Learn how to identify your key companies, spot industry trends, and get in-depth background information for greater success in networking and interviewing. The event begins with informal networking at 9:30 a.m. followed by the seminar, which runs from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
  • An error in the town’s online parking system that caused a “convenience fee” to be inadvertently added to on-time payments for daily parking fees . Westport Police issued an alert about the problem yesterday at 4 p.m.
  • It is going to be a scorcher in Westport today: The National Weather Service is calling for a high of 86 degrees (F) with humidity at around 69 percent. Other forecasts are predicting a high of 92 degrees (F). There’s also a chance of thunderstorms this evening. To help people deal with the heat, the Westport Patch recently put together . Oh, and it might be a good day to if you’re going out to do errands!
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