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This day 113 years ago suddenly died an eminent man, deeply respected by the townsmen of Greenwich, citizens of this state, and even King Edward VII of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India. His name was Luke A. Lockwood and he was born December 1, 1833 in his family’s ancient homestead on what is now Lockwood Road in Riverside. Continue Reading →
Live reindeer will be back again to join Santa, November 23 to December 24, 2018, for the 10th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Village at the “North Pole on North Street,” at Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses. Continue Reading →
Expect a bicycle stunt team, dance troupes, floats, 11 award-winning bands and, of course, 14 colossal helium balloons including Bob the Builder, Elmo, Mr. Potato Head, Octonauts, Paddington Bear, Peppa Pig, Scooby-Doo, Shrek and more! Last year, an estimated crowd of 200,000 attended the Parade Spectacular. Continue Reading →
Along with police staff from the Boys & Girls Club walked to get children stranded on school buses in the snow storm and walked them back to the Club for pancakes and pizza. They stayed open until 9:30pm until every last child was picked up. Bravo! Continue Reading →
Greenwich cancer warrior Steven Sudell now has a YouTube channel and his inspired videos have gone viral. Check it out, the channel name is Theweevster18. Steven is truly talented and has been sharing his drawings in short installments on the channel. On Thursday, Steven posted a video saying he was shocked to have hit 3,000 subscribers. We could only imagine his reaction when he learned that his subscribers had soared to 11,000 a day later. Continue Reading →
On Thursday morning upper school students at King School previewed scenes from The Laramie Project which will be performed at the school this weekend. The play is based on the brutal homophobic murder of Matthew Shepard back in 1998. Though 20 years have passed and none of the students was born when the hate fueled murder took place, the lessons are timely given this moment in time, 11 Jewish congregants of the Tree of Life in Pittsburgh having just been murdered. Tickets are $5.00 and there are multiple performances. Reserve a ticket online. Continue Reading →
Through this partnership with The Greenwich Conservancy, the physical chimes and their intricate mechanisms will be restored to their melodic glory and will honor Emily Fedorko’s life. Continue Reading →
Rob Mathes is celebrating 25 years of performing his annual holiday concert and is honored to be joined this year by special guests Sting, Vanessa Williams and saxophonist David Sanborn, who will each perform a couple holiday-themed songs with Rob and the band. Continue Reading →
It’s free to enter. It’s $10.00 for the tastings. Continue Reading →
The sale will celebrate Haitian art and handcraft while raising funds for the relief efforts of the 2018 October earthquake and ongoing sustainable development projects in Haiti. There will be affordable, unique handcrafts and over 200 original paintings from Haitian artisans on sale accompanied by authentic kompa music. Continue Reading →