Upcoming Arts & Events:
Feb. 12–Feb. 25, 2026
Over the next two weeks, Fairfield’s calendar tilts toward live performance—music on local stages, a run of campus programming at the Quick Center, and a full-scale student musical with multiple performance options. The common thread is public-facing work with clear start times and formal venues, not casual bar listings or routine drop-ins.
Gabe Dixon (w/ Christopher Cavaliere) — StageOne at Fairfield Theatre Company, Fairfield — Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. (Ticket status: Available). A touring club-date concert at a primary Fairfield room with a ticketed, public program. Theme: Contemporary singer-songwriter pop/rock built around narrative lyrics and piano-forward songwriting. Experience: Doors are listed for 7:00 p.m. with an 8:00 p.m. set in a seated/standing concert format.
Mystic Dead — StageOne at Fairfield Theatre Company, Fairfield — Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. (Ticket status: Available). A full evening concert built for a dedicated audience, staged at one of the town’s central live-music venues. Theme: A Grateful Dead–inspired live set focused on extended songbook exploration. Experience: The venue lists 7:00 p.m. doors and an 8:00 p.m. showtime, signaling a single headliner performance block rather than a casual drop-in.
Amélie — Black Box Theatre, Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield — Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. (Ticket status: Unknown). A staged musical with a published performance schedule and multiple dates—high-effort work that clears the “major venue staging” bar. Theme: A shy Parisian woman quietly intervenes in others’ lives through secret acts of kindness and connection. Experience: This is a full theatrical performance (musical) in the Edgerton Center’s Black Box Theatre, with a listed 7:00 p.m. curtain for this date.
BODYTRAFFIC — Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield — Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. (Ticket status: Available). A nationally touring dance company presented through a major institutional series at a Fairfield marquee venue. Theme: A dance program organized around powerhouse 20th-century musicians (including Etta James, Buddy Holly, and Peggy Lee). Experience: The Quick Center listing describes three distinct pieces—two choreographed by Trey McIntire and one by Matthew Neenan—structured as a multi-work evening rather than a single narrative show. (Background: BODYTRAFFIC is a Los Angeles–based company led by artistic director Tina Finkelman Berkett.)
Minty Fresh Circus (by Monique Martin) — Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield — Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. (Ticket status: Available). A ticketed, intentionally framed performance work—circus as contemporary culture, not a casual community listing. Theme: A reimagined circus rooted in African performance rituals and African-diaspora movement traditions, named in tribute to Harriet Tubman’s childhood nickname. Experience: The program is described as circus-and-dance with an all-Black cast, combining acrobatics with percussive dance, Lindy, hip-hop, and physical theater elements. (Background: The work is conceived by Monique Martin.)
Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum (with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch) — Online program (Pequot Library listing), Southport — Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. (Ticket status: Reservation Required). A structured, institutionally hosted author program tied to a national partnership—substantive civic/cultural programming with a fixed start time. Theme: The early institutional history of the Smithsonian and how a national museum complex took shape in the United States. Experience: The event is a live, streamed online talk with the option to participate in conversation/Q&A via registration. (Background: The speaker is a Smithsonian curator emeritus, per the program listing.)
Open VISIONS Forum: Elaine Pagels, PhD — “In God We Trust: Faith in America 1776–2026” — Dolan School of Business Event Hall (Fairfield University), Fairfield — Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. (Ticket status: Available). A flagship lecture-format program in a named forum series with public ticketing and a clear civic theme. Theme: How faith has shaped (and been shaped by) American public life from 1776 to 2026. Experience: The listing frames this as an Open VISIONS Forum evening program with a scheduled 7:30 p.m. start in the Dolan School event hall. (Background: Pagels is affiliated with Princeton University and is known for scholarship including “The Gnostic Gospels,” per the venue biography.)
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso — Elizabeth Weitzman, “American Women in Film” — Dolan School of Business Event Hall (Fairfield University), Fairfield — Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. (Ticket status: Available). A curated talk under an established campus series, presented with an academic program and open to the public. Theme: Women’s roles and influence in American film history and culture. Experience: The event is listed as an evening forum talk at 7:30 p.m., presented with the Film, Television, and Media Arts program. (Background: Weitzman is listed as a film critic and journalist who covers movies for TheWrap and previously reviewed film for the New York Daily News.)
On the Horizon
Laura and Linda Benanti: “Mothers Know Best” — Westport Country Playhouse, Westport — Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. (Theme: a mother-daughter cabaret built around songs and recollections.)
U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters — The Klein Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport — Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. (Theme: choral sea-song and maritime repertory in a formal concert setting.)
Isaac Mizrahi – Live in Concert 2026 — Westport Country Playhouse, Westport — Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. (Theme: cabaret-style performance mixing commentary and song.)
Listings are curated and verified at publication.
Scheduling changes may occur. Omissions are intentional.
