Scott Gargan, Stamford Advocate

Scott Gargan

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Past articles by Scott:

Gathering of the Vibes goes fashion forward

* Rachael Hyjek and Corey DeSalvo, both from NYC, pose for a photo with the full moon in the background while at the Gathering of the Vibes at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday July 31, 2015. Snapping the photo is John Costello, of Kings Park, Long Island. Photo: Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media Rachael Hyjek and Corey DeSalvo, both from NYC, pose for a photo... * Scenes… → Read More

Best of Summer: Fried Chicken

Fried chicken has its origins in Southern culinary traditions, but the love for this crunchy, juicy dish stretches to every part of the country, including Connecticut. In addition to fried and rotisserie chicken, Drumstik offers a range of house-made sides, from mashed potatoes and mac and cheese, to green coleslaw and collard greens with bacon. Drumstik is primarily a take-out joint, but there… → Read More

ComiCONN, in Bridgeport, is bigger and better

They grow up so fast, don't they? Comic book conventions, that is. Trumbull resident Mitch Hallock has seen his baby, ComiCONN, go through a huge growth spurt since its inception. What started as a small, single-day convention at the Holiday Inn in North Haven has ballooned into a three-day extravaganza at Bridgeport's sprawling Webster Bank Arena. "There's so much demand for ComiCONN, that it… → Read More

Best of Summer: French Fries

Five Guys Burgers and Fries, with locations at 534 Post Road E., Westport; 1221 High Ridge Road, Stamford; 121 Federal Road, Brookfield; 340 Grasmere Ave., Fairfield; 420 Westport Ave., Norwalk; 823 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. Founded in 1986 by husband-and-wife team Jerry and Janie Murrell, Five Guys (named for the couple's five sons) has grown from a modest, carry-out burger joint into one of America's… → Read More

Best of Summer: Lobster Rolls

For our next installment of Best of Summer, we're spotlighting a seasonal treat that represents the meat of southwestern Connecticut's culinary tradition: warm lobster rolls. [...] the Connecticut lobster roll is believed to have been born at Perry's Restaurant in Milford some 87 years ago. Opened in 1965 by longtime Milford resident Richard Smith, the Irish-style pub "is a place locked in time,"… → Read More

Jazz Up July sparkles in park

Under a glowing, early evening sun at Columbus Park Wednesday, concert-goers lounged in deck chairs, threw down blankets and unpacked tote bags brimming with wine and cheese. Everyone had gathered to witness B.B. King, the inimitable octogenarian blues musician, perform. Barring the storefront sign missing from Tino's Cafe & Night Club, there was little evidence of the horror that ensued when a… → Read More

Bridgeport duo Oh, Cassius! debuts EP at Fairfield Theatre show

Ever since joining forces in the summer of 2012, John Torres and Meredith DiMenna have been a bare bones operation, subsisting on little more than acoustic guitars, vocals and the occasional glockenspiel. Backed by an eight-piece band featuring an all-star cast of in-state musicians, the Connecticut Music Award-winning duo will share songs from "Ides of March," a collection of rapturous indie-folk… → Read More

'Frozen' sing-along at Stamford's Avon Theatre

They go absolutely crazy. [...] come this weekend, Serena and Riya will get to show off their best Idina Menzel impression when Stamford's Avon Theatre hosts a screening and sing-along to the animated blockbuster on Saturday, July 19. The film, which stars the voices of Menzel alongside Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff, has become a sensation, raking in more than $1 billion at the box office and… → Read More

KC & The Sunshine Band performing Alive@Five opener

If there was anyone that felt the sting of the anti-disco backlash, it was KC & The Sunshine Band. The 1980s opened the floodgates to critics hostile to the platinum-selling Miami-based ensemble, which had dominated the airwaves with such hits as "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty," "Get Down Tonight" and "Boogeyman." These days, however, the disco hatefest feels like an abberation. In the… → Read More

Bridgeport arts community unites for annual festival

Marroquin brings his large-scale interactive "Dragon Loom" installation to McLevy Green for the fifth edition of Bridgeport Arts Fest on Saturday, July 12. Marroquin will join 100-plus artists, crafters, poets, musicians and community groups who will share their passions in a day-long celebration of Bridgeport's burgeoning arts community. The festivities will be followed by a raucous after party… → Read More

Bites: Mexican Restaurants

Fans of Mexican cuisine will likely look to the West and Southwest for the meccas of tacos, burritos and enchiladas. Connecticut, not so much. But for a culinary experience worthy of Mexico City, look no further than Stamford's East Side. On the corner of East Main Street and Quintard Terrace, you'll find Casa Villa, a bustling 60-seat restaurant serving real deal Mexican fare. Born and raised… → Read More

Comedian Demetri Martin performing in Stamford

Law school was supposed to prepare Demetri Martin for a career in public interest law. [...] it prepared him for a career in comedy -- sort of. [...] he was interested in the way lawyers manipulate language to achieve a desired outcome. In the case of comedy, Martin wanted to make people laugh. In one of his oldest and most famous jokes, the silly, yet scholarly comedian ponders the use of the… → Read More

Bites: Classic diners

Day-tripping families coming from nearby Beardsley Zoo or after-school hockey games, workers from Bayview Shopping Center, located directly across the street, and old-school Bridgeport residents for whom White's is a home away from home. (It's decorated with a vintage 1950 photo of Cilco Terminal, "a large seaport for sea-going vessels on Seaview Avenue," according to the caption.) Located between… → Read More

Henry Simmons: Sneaking out of the office and into Hollywood

[...] after scrounging for bit parts over the next six years, he got his big break: a starring role as Detective Baldwin Jones on the ABC crime drama, "NYPD Blue," a part he played for five seasons. [...] for the former high school and college basketball star, sitting on the sidelines of life -- in this case, inside a cubicle -- was never really an option. "For me, this whole experience has been… → Read More

Joey Pantoliano on hand for screening of 'No Kidding? Me Too!" in Stamford

Joe Pantoliano has played his share of villains -- a self-serving traitor in "The Matrix," a wisecracking mafioso in "The Sopranos," a sleazy pimp in "Risky Business." After struggling with and being treated for clinical depression -- or "brain dis-ease," as he calls it -- in 2006, the Emmy Award-winning actor and Wilton resident has become one of Hollywood's most vocal mental health advocates.… → Read More

'Father of the Bride' singer Steve Tyrell coming to Fairfield

Fresh off his breakthrough performance in the 1991 comedy smash "Father of the Bride," Steve Tyrell got an unexpected call from Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun. Ertegun, who, along with millions of American moviegoers, had been wowed by Tyrell's rendition of "The Way You Look Tonight" in the Steve Martin-starring film, had a crazy idea. [...] when "A New Standard," his debut album, finally… → Read More

Connecticut Sneaker Show: Sneakerheads making tracks to arena

"The best we could do was $3,850 a pair, and we only bought two pairs," said Dave Schneider, owner of Jimmy's Clothing & Footwear in Bridgeport and West Hartford. Schneider is hoping to lure thousands of sports footwear collectors -- otherwise known as sneakerheads -- to the Connecticut Sneaker Show, taking place Sunday, May 4, at Bridgeport's Webster Bank Arena. More than 70 vendors (Schneider… → Read More

Bites: Craft beer and gourmet pub grub

An open, low-lit space furnished with armchairs, sofas and communal high-top tables, Cask makes you feel like you're in your very own living room. If you're feeling social, take a seat at one of the high-top tables, where you can survey the scene or strike up a conversation with a total stranger. The Short Rib Meatballs ($13), a delicate meatball tossed in a unique IPA barbecue glaze and topped… → Read More

Disney's Sofia and Jake take the stage for Bridgeport extravaganza

"Here I am, standing next to Minnie Mouse, and all I can do is sit there and stare," she recalled, laughing. Campbell, who stars as Sofia the First, will join a cast of Disney characters on stage for a stop on Disney Junior Live On Tour! In this original production based on the hit Disney programs "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" and "Sofia the First," Mickey and Minnie lead audiences on a whirlwind… → Read More

Inter Species Wrestling suicide dives into Danbury

The WWE has its share of bizarre personalities, from a mythical superhuman who puts his opponents in caskets, to a beareded everyman who chants "YES!" to a crowd of fanatic followers. A veritable Halloween party of costumed athletes, ISW's roster boasts an Italian chef, a zombie, a mythical dragon, a panda bear, a cow, a cheeseburger, a cast of Caucasian luchadores and a masked monster who looks… → Read More