Summer Film Series 2026
The Westport Cultural Council announces the return of its Summer Film Series for 2026 with four screenings July through September, funded through the generosity of donors to the Carol Vidal Cultural Fund.
The first three events, to be held at Weatherlow Farms in Westport, 845 Sodom Rd. The doors open for all shows at 6 pm for social hour and the screenings begins at 7 pm. Refreshments are available for purchase. Admission is free but seating is limited so reserve your seats at our Eventbrite page
July 8
"I watched the movie with awe..."
~Ty Burr, Boston Sunday Globe
The story of the groundbreaking independent radio station that shocked Boston’s airwaves, provided a voice and soundtrack to a restless generation, helped to rewrite the script for FM radio across the country, and provided a launching pad for a who’s who of rock musicians. 119 minutes.
Guest Speaker – Rob Sennott, Producer
July 22
Best of The Best
~Bradley Gibson, Film Threat
The Rhode Island International Film Festival will bring an exclusive, curated, Best of RIFF Short Films to Westport. This engaging, funny, dramatic, thrilling, and thoroughly entertaining collection will feature award-winning shorts by talented filmmakers from around the world. They are big films in small packages that will amaze you with their creativity and high-quality production.
Guest Speaker – Shawn Quirk, Executive Director RIFF
August 22
The Definitive Documentary of a Master
~Film Daily
The series concludes its screenings at Weatherlow Farms on August 12 with present a profile of the master woodworker, architect and furniture maker, George Nakashima. The gifted and visionary artist pioneered the use of live-edge wood in furniture as well as creating exceptional, hand-crafted work from solid hardwoods. His is a timeless story for anyone who has a fascination with the creative process. This screening is presented in conjunction with the South Coast Artists Association.
Guest speaker (virtual) – John Nakashima, Producer/Director
EXHIBIT OPENING JUNE 4, 6-8PM
agriCultural: the artist/farmer residency project
The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) invites the community to the opening reception of a new exhibition at the Longbarn Gallery, 473 Hixbridge Rd in Westport on June 4, 6-8 pm. The exhibition is the culmination of two artists, Anis Beigzadeh and Dena Haden and their work with Freedom Food Farm and Apapacho Bloom Farm Respectively. Their art provides a lens to a deeper and more complex story of agriculture and community in SE Mass.
For more information go to the SEMAP website.
Westport Community Grants 2026
Congratulations to this year’s awardees.
2026 Local Cultural Grants
The Westport Cultural Council congratulates the 2026 recipients of the annual Massachusetts Cultural Council local grants. Westport was awarded $8500 from the state’s cultural funding program. The WCC evaluated 32 proposals totaling nearly $30,000 in grant requests. 23 programs were awarded funding across a wide range of projects, audiences, and participants.
The Carol Vidal Cultural Fund
The events and projects sponsored by the Wetsport Cultural Council rely on the financial support of our community.
You can join others who are supporting the work of the WCC by sending a check made out to The Town of Westport, 816 Main Rd, Westport MA 02790. Be sure to add “For The Westport Cultural Council “ in the check’s memo line.
This winter, the Farmcoast Winter Conversation and Reading Series invites our community to come read, share, or write as we explore our relationship to land and water across four two-hour gatherings.
Sponsored by the Westport Cultural Council through funding from the Carol Vidal Cultural Fund and the Helen E Ellis Charitable Trust administered by the Bank of America
2025 – 2026 Season
Concerts at the Point is a volunteer-run, nonprofit organization presenting classical chamber music concerts in the fall, winter and spring. The audience experiences chamber music as the great composers intended – in an intimate space with rich, resonant sound.
Sponsored in part by the Westport Cultural Council and the Helen E Ellis Charitable Trust, administered by the Bank of America.
Concerts are held at the Westport Point United Methodist Church, located at 1912 Main Road, Westport Point, Massachusetts. All performances begin at 3 pm, with doors opening at 2:15. $20.00 – $40.00
For more information or to purchase tickets go to Concerts at the Point website.
December 7
The Dorian Wind Quintet
Recognized by critics, audiences, and professional musicians alike for its uniquely polished and passionate performances, The Dorian Wind Quintet is known worldwide as one of chamber music’s pre-eminent and longest continuously active ensembles.
February 22
Ruckus Early Music
With flutist Emi Ferguson and violinist Rachell Ellen Wong
Ruckus is a shapeshifting, collaborative baroque ensemble with a visceral and playful approach to early music. Described as “the world’s only period-instrument rock band” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Ruckus’s core is a continuo group, the baroque equivalent of a jazz rhythm section: guitars, keyboards, cello, bassoon, and bass.
March 29
Cantus Vocal Ensemble
As one of the nation’s few full-time vocal ensembles, Cantus has come to prominence with its distinctive approach to creating music. Working without a conductor, the members of Cantus rehearse and perform as chamber musicians, each contributing to the entirety of the artistic process, creating programs that give voice to shared human experiences.
April 26
Handel & Haydn Society
An audience favorite, musicians from the Handel and Haydn Society return to enthrall us with a program of Baroque and Classical gems in historically informed performance. This elite chamber ensemble will bring to life the music of history’s greatest composers with the same dedication, freshness, and energy that they felt when composing their music.
The Landscape About Us: A SouthCoast Anthology, has been selected by the Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE) for its “short list” of IPNE annual book awards. The book received an Honorable Mention. The award list honors books throughout the six states of New England while the judging panel is composed of experienced editors, librarians, booksellers, literary agents and other industry professionals. “Our goal is to highlight for readers the best of independent publishing and to recognize authors and publishers for fine work.” The project, which received sponsorship from the Westport Cultural Council, features twenty-five local authors and photographers while production included LCF Design, a Westport book designer, and Country Press of Lakeville, MA.
Please Support the Carol Vidal Gift Fund!
The events and projects sponsored by the Wetsport Cultural Council rely on the financial support of our community. The Council receives no funding through the town and minimal support from the state’s cultural program. We are extremely grateful for the kind generosity of a Westport family that wishes to remain anonymous who have provided significant support to the fund. Please join them and contribute to the Carol Vidal Cultural Fund.
Gifts can be sent via check to The Town of Westport, 816 Main Rd, Westport MA 02790. Be sure to add “For The Westport Cultural Council “ in the check’s memo line.
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