Award-winning Filmmaker Comes to Earthplace

Here are five things to know in and around Westport for Thursday, July 25:

1. Journalist Stephen B. Shepard talks news reporting. Stephen B. Shepard, former editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek and founding dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, discusses his memoir on journalism at a time of radical disruption, "Deadlines and Disruption: The Turbulent Path From Print to Digital." He'll be in the Westport Public Library's McManus Room at 12 p.m.

2. Free indie concert - Rebecca Loebe. Loebe is an indie singer "best known for her songbird voice, spirited live shows, and effervescent wit." She'll be at Levitt Pavilion at 7 p.m. Thursday. 

3.  Award-winning documentarian comes to Earthplace. Mark Kitchell will lead a discussion following a screening of his documentary "A Fierce Green Fire." The screening starts at 7 p.m. Purchase tickets ($7 in advance, $9 at the door) and register here.  

4. "The Secret Garden." The Summer Arts Program at The Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport is proud to present "The Secret Garden" Musical. This enchanting classic of children’s literature is re-imagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of ‘Night Mother.’  Thursday's show starts at 8 p.m. Click here for more information.

5. Stop by the Beardsley Zoo. Celebrate National Zoo Keeper Week at Beardsley Zoo until this Saturday! Stop by, say hello to the zoo keepers, and enjoy fun-filled activities including a kids scavenger hunt! Details here.