Current in Community: Local Updates - Sunday, September 7, 2025
The Latest on Pigs, a Card Show, and a Book Talk
STAMFORD — With so much happening in the city, the Current is sharing some news about a few organizations and events coming up. From a downtown art exhibit and a returning opportunity for sports fans to a conversation with an award-winning author, here’s what you need to know.
OINK!, Art in Public Places
This year’s popular OINK!, Art in Public Places installation produced by Stamford Downtown will officially come to an end after three months on Sunday, September 21, according to a press release. The city’s downtown business development district introduced more than two dozen fiberglass pieces of porcine artwork in early June.
The painted pigs are spread out across the downtown neighborhood, including in Columbus Park, Edward A. Connell Heritage Park, Kiwanis Park, Latham Park, Mill River Park, Veterans Memorial Park, and other spots in the area.
Meet the Stamford Downtown Pigs
STAMFORD — For 32 years, the Stamford Downtown Special Services District has produced annual sculpture exhibits spread across the downtown area for residents and visitors alike to explore. “Oink! Art in Public Spaces” is the 12th exhibit of its kind, and includes more than two dozen uniquely themed pigs in Mill River Park, Latham P…
As is typically the case for the public art displays downtown each year, all 26 of the pig sculptures will be auctioned off. The bidding began on Thursday, September 4, and continues through Wednesday, October 8. Individuals interested in seeing the bids or participating can visit the auction site here.
The OINK! exhibit is presented by Reckson and the Cappelli Organization. Sponsors include Block by Block, Cummings & Lockwood LLC, Eastern Land Management, George Comfort & Sons, Inc., M&T Bank, MarLo Associates, Inc., and Pan Am Equities with support from the City of Stamford, Happyhaha Photography, Hey Stamford!, Star 99.9, WEBE 108, and WICC.
Northeast Sports Card Expo
A popular event for sports fans and memorabilia collectors is returning to Chelsea Piers Athletic Club.
On Saturday, September 13, from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday, September 14, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, Northeast Sports Card Expo, the state’s biggest gathering of sports and collectibles, will feature autograph signings, prize raffles, mascot appearances, and more.
Admission is $15 per day with an alternative offer for $5 more available for access half an hour earlier on either day. Kids under 12 years old are free. Tickets and additional details can be found here.
As in 2024, the first 200 attendees on each day will get a free poster created by Connecticut artist Eric Panke.
Mascots that will be in attendance during the weekend include Dillon of the Hartford Athletic, Boomer of Quinnipiac University, Handsome Dan of Yale University, Mojo of the Bristol Blues, Blaze of the Connecticut Sun, and Pikachu from Pokémon.
Civility in America Series
An accomplished writer and journalist will visit the Ferguson Library on Wednesday, September 17, to discuss her latest book.
Beginning at 6:00 pm, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former Wall Street Journal publisher Karen Elliott House will be at the library’s main branch at the DiMattia Building to talk about a recent biography that she wrote, “The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia.”
An announcement from the Library said that “[i]n the biography, House draws on exclusive interviews with the Crown Prince, his royal relatives, and his inner ring of advisors as well as more than 40 years of experience covering the Arab kingdom to reveal a leader who is a reformer determined to modernize his kingdom but also an autocrat who jails political opponents and rival princes to assure his grip on power.”
A resident of New Jersey, House previously wrote a book titled “On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future.”
Following the presentation, there will be a book sale and signing by Elm Street Books.
Registration is required and available here.
The event is presented in collaboration with Hearst Connecticut Media Group and The Dilenschneider Group.
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