"You Made That?" The Quilting Adventures of Harvey Fierstein
July 25-27 at Keeler Tavern Museum, 152 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT
Exhibition
Friday, July 25 - Sunday, July 27
11 AM to 5 PM
The Garden House at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center
152 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877
Tickets: $20 (Students $10)
NEW! Meet & Greet
Sunday, July 27, 2025
4:00 - 5:00 PM
The Garden House at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center
152 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877
Due to overwhelming demand, Harvey has agreed to do another Meet & Greet!
Tickets: $50 (no discounts apply).
These tickets will sell out fast, so act now!
SOLD OUT! Opening Reception
Thursday, July 24, 2025
5:30 PM
The Garden House at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center
Tickets for the reception are sold out. To be added to the waitlist, please contact the Museum office by emailing info@keelertavernmuseum.org or calling 203-438-5485.
A new Meet & Greet with Harvey has been added for Sunday, July 27 at 4 PM. Scroll up for details and to purchase tickets. Timed tickets to view the exhibition on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are still available!
Quilt Raffle
Enter for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt made by Harvey Fierstein!
Raffle tickets $20 each. Click here to purchase.
Drawing will be held on Monday, July 28, 2025 at 7 PM
at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center, 152 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877.
Ticket holders need not be present to win.
Buy a Tote Bag!
This sturdy canvas tote bag features the "Family Portrait" quilt on the front and Harvey's signature on the back.
Tote bags $35 each. Click here to purchase.
Tote bags purchased on this site are pick-up only. For online orders that need to be shipped, please order from Cotton Candy Fabrics & Quilts (cottoncandyfabrics.com).
Tote bags are now available for pick-up at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center.
About the Exhibition
Harvey's quilt exhibition exuberantly demonstrates his personality and activism, exploring themes of self-expression, joy, fear, oppression, community, identity, and memory. The textiles reflect some of his artistic influences – R.C. Gorman, Matisse, Josephine Baker, Warhol, Klimt, Modigliani – with a mindful nod to the American tradition of quilt-making and in cooperation with today’s quilt-making community. The quilts feature striking imagery, with vivid colors depicting a variety of bold patterns and scenes: self-portraiture, nudes, landscapes, drag, ‘doodles,’ and more.
Harvey Fierstein is best known as a seven-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright but, as this exhibition will attest, he is also a visual artist. Recipient of this year’s Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, Harvey is best known for his stage work on HAIRSPRAY, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, NEWSIES, KINKY BOOTS and TORCH SONG TRILOGY. Audiences are also familiar with film appearances in MRS DOUBTFIRE, INDEPENDENCE DAY and MULAN. He attended NYC’s High School of Art and Design and holds a BFA from Pratt Institute. Harvey’s autobiography, I Was Better Last Night, is a NY Times best seller.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Cotton Candy Fabrics & Quilts and Adam Broderick Salon & Spa for generously supporting KTM&HC and Harvey’s Fierstein’s quilt exhibit.
Throughout the exhibition, Cotton Candy Fabrics & Quilts will host a pop-up shop in KTM&HC’s historic Carriage Barn, featuring Harvey’s favorite quilting supplies and live quilting demonstrations.
Pop-up shop hours: Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
