First Night Performers

TD Bank - Main Lobby

PAT MASON, ANIMAL CARICATURES
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Popular artist, Pat Mason creates animal caricatures for all First Nighters.

BARI KORAL
4:00 – 6:00 PM
Dubbed the “‘IT girl’ in kids/family music” by NY Magazine and the “Sheryl Crow for kids” by the NY Post, Bari’s songs are a huge hit with children and adults. At the live shows children may pop like popcorn, surf the waves,run like the gingerbread man and they may even learn to “jam with the band. We hope to see you at a show soon!

Their latest album Rock and Roll Garden won the Nappa Gold and Parents’ Choice Award and was picked as top 10 kids album of the year by Time Out Kids. Bari & her career were also featured in the New York Times.

AL BROZEK- FAMILY SQUARE DANCE
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Al Brozek is a veteran square dance caller who has guest called for square dance clubs throughout New England, New York and New Jersey. Be prepared to spin your partner around the floor, dance up a storm and have some fun with your family!

Amazing Face Art 5-8:15PM; 8:45 -10 PM

Christ & Holy Trinity Church

SEABURY CENTER

STORYCRAFTER
4:30-5:15 pm, 5:30-6:15 pm
Barry Marshall and Jeri Burns, PhD have been working together as The Storycrafters since 1991, and have been storytellers for even longer than that. In addition to being nationally renowned storytellers, they are award-winning radio show hosts, recording artists, writers, adjunct college faculty (Southern CT State University). They have been featured performers at storytelling and folk festivals nationally and internationally. Jeri and Barry believe in the time-tested wisdom of traditional stories, and share that wisdom with today's audiences. They strive to honor world cultures by telling the old stories in respectful ways, often integrating the musical instruments, songs or dances indigenous to that region. Then of course, look out for their original modern renditions of the oldest stories … some of their most requested material.

CHRIS COOGAN
7:30-8:15; 8:45-9:30
Chris Coogan returns to First Night. Always a favorite, Chris plays jazz and standards and your requests, weaving it all into a seamless, joyful tapestry.

THE GREAT HALL

First Night Ballroom presented by the Levitt Pavilion from 9pm- 11pm
Join us in our First Night Ballroom in the new magnificent Great Room with Michael Stavola from Ballroom DanceSport with his wife and children, all competitive ballroom dancers as they demonstrate the popular dances and then will invite you onto the dance floor for instructions and dancing.

Westport Public Library - McManus Room

DENNIS THE TRAIN MAN
5:00- 7:00 PM
The very popular Dennis the Train Man returns with his collection of trains and tales to tell about them. Included this year is Amtrak, Thomas the Tank Train, the New York City Subway and the very special Harry Potter Hogwarth’s Express!!!

SQUEAKY CLEAN
9:00-11:45 PM
Be ready to rock n' roll and dance to the music of Suzanne Smithline and Glenn Paul Manion who began performing rockabilly music under the name SQUEAKY CLEAN in 1983. Their "Squeaky Clean" image enabled them to present rock and roll music to a wider audience. They offer a series of rock and roll shows aimed at children and families in museums, libraries and parks. These concerts became a successful Arts-in-Education presentation about the history of rock and roll. The program proved so popular that the band members developed other programs about the 1960s.

Westport Weston Famiy Y

LOWER GYM

AMAZING FACE ART
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
For an additional $3.00 you can literally be transformed. Amazing Face Art is truly amazing and kids and adults will be thrilled by their artistic creations. Amazing Face Art provides face and body painting, airbrush art, for any event in Connecticut and surrounding areas.

It's your children's skin!! They only use the safest and highest quality face paints in the market. They are hypoallergenic, non toxic and FDA approved. Easily washes off with soap and water

OUTSIDE

ALLEGRA FARMS
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Horse drawn carriage rides

UPPER GYM

JUMBO SHRIMP CIRCUS
5:00-5:45 PM; 6:00-7:00PM (workshop)
The Jumbo Shrimp Circus, with Philip Briggs, a veteran entertainer, is coming across the country to share his talents with us. Philip is a graduate of Duke University's Theatre Program and Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Clown College. He will be preforming and afterwards spend time teaching us some great circus acts. Philip has performed at many First Night's on the West Coast and we are lucky to have him here for this year.

LOBBY

MIKE VALENTINE, CARICATURES
7:00-11:00 PM
Caricaturist Mike Valentine, will capture you with his funny but flattering drawings www.caricature.org/artists/mikevalentine/

MAGIC GENIE
7:30-8:15pm, 9:00-9:45pm
Get ready for the thrill of your life. Here comes the Magic Genie. He has traveled around the world and has developed a presentation of magic that is astonishing, unbelievable and incredible. And, he plans on teaching you how to do some of it!!!

BEDFORD ROOM

WASHBOARD SLIM AND THE BLUELIGHTS
4;30 pm-6:30 pm
Washboard Slim and the Blue Lights are bringing jug band music into the 21st century. The music the Bluelights perform is at the very root of traditional American popular music. A typical Bluelights performance might include original music, early jazz, blues, swing, standards, jug band, gospel, pop music from the turn of the century and roots rock'n'roll. Starting in 1986, they continue to perform at festivals, concerts and clubs throughout North America.

THE ZAZU PROJECT
9:45 pm -11:45 pm
The ZaZu Project provides a non-stop helping of great dance tunes and well-known favorites from Aretha Franklin to ZZ Top. R&B, 80's, Country, Classic Rock, and anything else you can think of, The ZaZu Project does it all. Dave and Daria Verelley, Mick Stephan, and Gnorm will have you dancing off all those holiday pounds in no time!

ADAM CURRIE BAND
7:00-8:15 PM; 8:45 – 9:30 PM
Adam Currie is a singer songwriter from Fairfield CT. At a young age Adam was introduced to the music of the legendary bands such as the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and many others which greatly influenced his music which is a mixture of the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Dave Matthews all rolled into one. His band plays in many of the events in Connecticut. Come and hear him rock!

Westprt Town Hall

ROOMS 201

BIGELOW TEA HOUSE OF THE NEW YEAR MOON WITH FORTUNE TELLERS, PALM READERS, PSYCHICS, TAROT CARD READERS
5:00-10:00 PM
Wondering about the future? Worried about the present? Want some clues? Warm up with a cup of tea and have our experienced group read and interpret your palm, fortune or how your stars align. There is a $10 charge for 10 minutes and $1 for every additional minute. www.ctpsychics.com/

LOWER AUDITORIUM

THE WESTPORT COMMUNITY THEATER
6:00-6:15 PM, 7:30-7:45 PM, 9:00 -9:15 PM
TBA

AUDITORIUM

DRUMMING ABOUT YOU
5:30-6:15 pm, 7:15-8:00 pm
At interactive Drumming About You programs, entire groups get hands-on with an inviting array of drums and world percussion instruments. Bob Bloom leads everyone to play along with joy-filled rock & roll, boogie, funk, folk and swing songs that have catchy beats and engaging melodies. Bob has performed at Boston, Hartford and Providence First Nights and is looking forward to bringing his fun filled performance to Westport.

THE LENIHAN SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE
9-9:30PM, 9:45-10:15 PM
The students of the Lenihan School of Irish dance are known for their excellence and will be presenting a wonderful, entertaining and toe tapping show. These Irish Dancers are recognized and praised throughout the state for their outstanding performances. So come join us as we experience this exciting dance form.

Toquet Hall

OPEN MIKE
6:00-7:00 PM
Time to pick up the mike and entertain us all!

HARD WATER
7-8:15 PM
The teen band of James Bucknell (bass and vocals), Ian Sherwood (guitar) and Julian Sherwood (drums and vocals) have been together for 3 years. Hard Water is a rock band that has taken their hometown of Southington by storm and will perform for the first time at First Night in Westport. They have just released their first CD "Against the Rocks."

EVA HENDRICKS WITH SWEET NOTHINGS
9-10 PM
Eva, a local Westporter, and lead singer, has been performing in musical theatre from a very young age and in her early teens joined the Good News Gospel Choir with another local favorite, Chris Coogan. She is currently enrolled in the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU and will be performing in Sweet Nothing (Spencer Fox on Guitar and vocals, Kevin Copeland on Bass and Vocals and Sam Hendricks on Drums). There music is going to help rock Toquet Hall and we are all excited about her return to Westport!

TBA (To be announced)
10-11:45PM
Live bands will be performing until just before the Fireworks. Details to follow!