Kennedy Center’s annual calendar on display

Celebrating the successful debut of the 2015 Unique Perspective Kennedy Center Calendar were area dignitaries, from left, Martin Schwartz, president and CEO of The Kennedy Center, Jack Barnes, president and CEO of People’s United Bank, Vince Santilli, executive director of the People’s United Community Foundation and Armando Goncalves, senior vice president and division president of People’s United Bank.

More than 200 guests recently attended the debut of the Kennedy Center’s Annual Calendar at Gallery@999, located in the Margaret E. Morton Government Center in Bridgeport.

The reception has been called “one of the most cherished holiday traditions in the region” and this year’s turnout was one of the largest to date. Artists with disabilities affiliated with The Kennedy Center were acknowledged, cheered and presented with a commemorative t-shirt depicting their artwork.

The 2015 Kennedy Center Calendar, Unique Perspective chronicles a monthly show of talent and creativity that organizers say is “bursting with color and vitality.” Gallery@999 has been transformed into an art gallery representing more than 70 Kennedy Center artists and more than 75 paintings. The artwork will be on display for public viewing until the end of January.

For more than 30 years, People’s United Bank and, more recently, the People’s United Community Foundation, have underwritten the calendar as its major sponsor. People’s United Community Foundation was the underwriter of this beautiful, four-color calendar that raises needed funds for The Kennedy Center’s Expressive Arts Program.   lick here to read more.