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Speak Up, Speak Out: Celebrating Our Stories with Kane Smego

This dynamic interactive performance with Kane Smego will focus on issues of race, gender, community building, and the stories that we all carry. Through spoken word poetry, Kane takes listeners on a journey exploring the role that our layered identities, experiences, and stories play in leadership, community engagement and building relationships across lines of difference. Continue Reading →

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GHS Double Bill Winter Plays Deal with Women and Their Treatment by Men

This weekend, instead of the usual “Winter Play,” Greenwich High School Theater Arts, under the direction of Richard Kohn, will present two one-act winter plays, both dealing with the issue of women and their treatment by men. Order your tickets online or purchase at the door. Continue Reading →

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Stamford’s Avon Theatre Announces Cat Video Fest 2020

Presented by the Avon Theatre in partnership with the Stamford Animal Shelter Alliance CAT VIDEO FEST 2020 on Saturday, Feb 22, 2020 is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses. Continue Reading →

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Food Scrap Recycling Enthusiasts Tout Benefits to Greenwich’s Budget, Environment, Social Justice

Soon residents will be able to purchase kits to use to set aside food waste inside a compostable bag with food scraps, as well as coffee grinds, egg shells, bones, meat, oyster shells, and even napkins. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Avon Theatre Co-Present Judi Dench BBC Documentary on the Secret Lives of Trees

Filmed over the course of a year, Judi Dench joins tree scientists and historians to discover how trees feel, communicate, fight off invading armies and manage in extreme weather. The event is set for March 4. There is a 6:45pm reception followed by the 55 minute film screening and Q&A with Todd Forrest*, VP for Horticulture & Living Collections at The New York Botanical Garden. Continue Reading →

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