"You Made That?" The Quilting Adventures of Harvey Fierstein
An exclusive exhibit July 25-27. Opening reception July 24. Tickets below!
Opening Reception - SOLD OUT!
Thursday, July 24, 2025
5:30 PM
Garden House at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center
Tickets: $125 (Members $100)
Each ticket includes 1 raffle ticket for a Harvey Fierstein quilt
(see below for more details)
Tickets for the Reception are SOLD OUT!
To be added to the waitlist, please call the Museum office at 203-438-5485, or email info@keelertavernmuseum.org
Local bookstore Books on the Common will also be in attendance, selling signed copies of Harvey's autobiography, I Was Better Last Night - a New York Times bestseller.
Exhibition
Friday, July 25 - Sunday, July 27
11 AM to 5 PM
Timed entry, on the hour
Tickets $20 (Students $10)
About the Exhibition
Harvey Fierstein is best known as a five-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.
A forty-year resident of Ridgefield, Harvey began dabbling in quilt making after watching craft shows on HGTV. With his theatrical exploits curtailed during the Covid crisis, Harvey used that solitary time to further explore the possibilities of quilting - gifting his output to familiars and donating many more to raise money for various charities. This is the first public display of his work. Asked about this show he said, “I am both excited and terrified to expose my work en masse but ready and raring to go!”
Harvey’s autobiography, I Was Better Last Night, is a NY Times best seller.
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.
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.
