Unprecedented Art, Letter Writing and More This Week in Westport

Here's a look at what's happening in and around town this week. 

• The Westport Historical Society will celebrate MLK Day with a program for children about the civil rights leader and how he inspired a Westport artist to become involved in the battle for racial equality.

• A local group of Amnesty International will meet at the Westport Library for the annual “write a letter, save a life” campaign to write messages of hope to imprisoned human rights defenders around the world.

• Enjoy an unprecedented exhibit of works by Lelia Pissarro, 50, great grand daughter of Camille Pissarro, the father of French Impressionism on display in Westport. 

• Have experienced career coaches Susan LaCorte Catalano and Cathie Spano Miller advise you on job interviews and more in Fairfield. 

• Come in at the Bellarmine Museum as they celebrate the opening of their latest exhibition, In the Wake of the Butterfly: James McNeill Whistler and His Circle in Venice.