Fairfield's Weekend Guide: Marshall Crenshaw And Willie Nile At FTC, Plus 'Relics And Their Humans'

FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield Theatre Company has a double dose of rock 'n' roll Thursday, with Marshall Crenshaw in The Warehouse and Willie Nile's full band on StageOne. The Quick Center presents Ain Gordon and Josh Quillen's "Relics and Their Humans" Friday and Saturday, and the Fairfield Museum's 12th annual Holiday Pop-Up Market opens with a wine-and-cheese evening Friday.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Kershner Gallery Reception: "Concrete and Bloom", Thursday, Nov. 12, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Bruce S. Kershner Art Gallery opens a show of work by Norwalk mixed-media artist Amy Bilden and Larry Morse; the artists speak at 6 p.m. Light refreshments. Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Road
• Marshall Crenshaw with Sarah Borges & Eric Ambel, Thursday, Nov. 12, doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. The Detroit-born singer-songwriter, who got his break playing John Lennon in "Beatlemania," plays a reserved-seat show. The Warehouse at Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St.
• Willie Nile (Full Band) with Andrew Hoover, Thursday, Nov. 12, doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. The New York rocker Uncut magazine called "a one-man Clash" brings his full band; reserved seating and standing room. Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St.
• "Relics and Their Humans", Friday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m. Ain Gordon and Josh Quillen's 60-minute theatrical and musical piece revisits the Quillen family home in Dover, Ohio, and three years of caregiving after Josh's father's ALS diagnosis, built from an interview, a journal and a 17-track playlist. Tickets are $30 ($5 for Fairfield students), plus a $5 service charge. Wien Experimental Theatre, Quick Center for the Arts, 1073 North Benson Road
• Holiday Pop-Up Market, Friday, Nov. 13, 4 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum's 12th annual market has a record number of new vendors selling handmade goods, original art and holiday gifts. Friday includes a wine-and-cheese reception, and Santa visits Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road

Two rock veterans at FTC, a moving new work at the Quick Center and holiday shopping at the Fairfield Museum fill Fairfield's weekend.

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