Jane and Brad Purcell of Fairfield relax before the show at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Friends grab a picture together, including, from left, Samreen Verma of Fairfield, Adriana Nassi of Norwalk, Rahul Verma, and David Nassi, at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Robert Ross of New Canaan enjoys the music at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Bassist Ric LuBell in action at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Guitarist Paul Dunay performs at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Singer Mila Barer of Easton is all smiles before the show at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Singer Mila Barer performs at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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On hand for the show were, from left, Mike Pollock and Anat Rubin of Fairfield, and Amy Fox and Andrew Downing of Wilton, at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Mike Epstein of Trumbull does some tailgating at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Marina Weiss of Greenwich at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Madeleine Hershkowitz of Westport takes a breather while her dad, Scott, works on putting the table together for tailgating at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Karen Nordberg, left, and Debrah Hammarskjold of Westport enjoy great seats at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Jennifer Hassell of Westport shows off her shirt at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Geoff Schneider plays some Grateful Dead at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Grateful Dead fan Craig Cinder of Stamford at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Brian Schachter of Armonk, N.Y., left, and Keith Kaplan of Westport enjoy a bite at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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Tim Ritchie of Bethel and Eileen Lavigne Flug, Westport's town attorney, enjoy a picnic before the show at the Terrapin concert from the Supper & Soul series at the Imperial Lot on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Westport, Conn.
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WESTPORT — Like many local musicians these days, Paul Dunay is only too glad for a chance to play live.
That’s why Friday night’s Supper & Soul event at the Imperial Avenue parking lot was a win-win situation, with Terrapin — a well-known area Grateful Dead tribute band — performing onstage for a full house of safely distanced fans.
“We’re so excited,” he said, before the show, which was sold out in a matter of minutes.
Organized by the Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce and held in cooperation with The Westport Library, the Supper & Soul series is a chance to combine good live music with a local dining experience.
While last year the program was being held in the library’s new main room, since the onset of the coronavirus and subsequent social distancing, the series has found a new and viable venue at the Imperial lot.
Though there are only spaces for 70 cars, people are allowed to bring up to five visitors for the price of their ticket.
“(They) did a great job in putting this together,” Dunay noted, pleased and proud that the concert sold out in a matter of minutes after the group was announced.
Thus, the Supper & Soul series has offered them another date on Oct. 2.
“We’re looking forward to selling that out too,” Dunay said.
