WYFF: Not Just Another Teen Film Festival

May 27, 2011 • 1 views
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After a whole lot of lights, cameras, and action-packed film sequences, the films in the eighth annual Westport Youth Film Festival (WYFF) was finally shown at neighboring Fairfield’s Community Theater on May 14. The festival has reached new heights since its creation in 2003. This year, the event... Read more »

Staples Alum Has Chance to Perform At Major Music Festival

April 30, 2011 • 1 views
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Upperclassmen may remember Joey Genetti's '09 musical performances in the Staples talent show, however since his graduation Genetti has moved on to a much bigger stage. Genetti and his band Sleeptalk have recently advanced to the final round of bands competing to preform at the ECO Music Festival. The... Read more »

Closure of Culture: Why Westport’s Italian Festival has reached its Final Curtain

April 28, 2011 • 1 views
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by Petey Menz '11 and Isaac Stein '12 Executive Editor and Web Editor-in-Chief The Festival Italiano, an annual fair celebrating Italian culture that ran for 27 years, will not be returning to Westport this year due to rising expenses. On the festival's website, www.festivalitaliano.info, Roberta... Read more »

All for One, and One Act for All: The 11th Annual One-Act Play Festival

April 15, 2011 • 1 views
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Where can a professional pain inflictor, a deaf and blind child, and a psychotic fraud marriage counselor all be found? No where but the 11th Annual One Act Play Festival, put on by Staples Players. “I encourage the actors to do what they’re interested in, and they have that opportunity,” Players... Read more »