The parade is cancelled. However there will be a memorial service in Binney Park. All are welcome to attend. The service will start promptly at 6:00pm. Continue Reading →
Bummer. Old Greenwich Memorial Day Parade 2016 is Cancelled
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The Hope of Flanders Fields
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With Memorial Day coming, Brenda McDonald, who grew up in Riverside in the 1950s, remembers well getting up very early, excited to “march” in many Memorial Day parades as a Brownie and Girl Scout, from Old Greenwich, by the fire station to Binney Park. They were so colorful and fun, but the deeper significance alluded her. Now, with a different perspective, she shares her poem in counterpart to the famous, In Flanders Fields. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, Brenda H. McDonald, In Flanders Fields, Memorial Day
Summer 2016 Art Show “Color Field Artists 2016” at SM Home Gallery
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On Thursday June 9 at 6:30pm there will be artists talks by Katherine Evans and Rachel Volpone at Sandra Morgan Interiors and SM Home Gallery as part of an ongoing Summer 2016 Art Show “Color Field Artists 2016” featuring regional artists Katherine Evans, Barbara Sussberg and Rachel Volpone. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Business, Sandra Morgan Interiors, SM Home Gallery
New Leb Celebrates Its International Roots in Style
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On Friday May 20, International Night was brought back to celebrate the wide range of diversity at New Lebanon School. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Schools, New Lebanon School
Greenwich Town Party 2016 Unites the Town on Toasty Saturday
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Crowds flocked to the 2016 Greenwich Town Party on Saturday, May 28. Watch for additional coverage on Sunday, with photos from Geoff Tischman, and more from GFP’s Bobby Baird. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Greenwich Town Party
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich Elects Six Community Leaders to its Board
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The new members are: Kristina Gabelli, Nick Graziano, Burt Hilton, Gregory Martinez, Iris Tejada Rivera and Patricia Perez Santonocito. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Volunteering
Enter the “Flutter Zone,” a Walk-through Butterfly Exhibit at the Norwalk Aquarium
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Flutter Zone opens Saturday, May 28. “Flutter Zone” will offer close encounters with dozens of varieties of exotic tropical butterflies daily through Sept. 5 (Labor Day) on the Aquarium’s riverfront courtyard. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Flutter Zone, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
“Undie Sundays” at Greenwich Churches Benefits the Undies Project at Neighbor-to-Neighbor throughout May
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Underwear is one of the most under-donated, and most needed, item of clothing. No one should be deprived of the simple, daily necessity of clean underwear that many of us take for granted. Hygiene and physical comfort are only a part of this basic human need. New, clean underwear also provides dignity and self esteem. The Undies Project at Neighbor at Neighbor was started by volunteers Laura Delaflor and Lucy Langley in 2015 to fulfill this need. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Volunteering
Going Strong Since the 1950s, Tradition of Placing Flags on Gravesites of Veterans Continues in Greenwich
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In a thoughtful tradition that has taken place in Greenwich since back in the 1950s, volunteers from a number of local organizations, placed American flags on the graves of veterans in anticipation of Memorial Day. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, Volunteering
Popular Greenwich Parks & Rec Summer Music Camp Bumped to “Gym-a-torium” at Riverside School
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The Parks & Rec board held its monthly meeting for May on Wednesday night. During her summer camp update, Sue Snyder said the popular music & art camp, now in its 80th year, has been been moved to Riverside School, and the musicians will be in the “gym-a-torium”. She said there is a shortage of equipment there and that the acoustics are not ideal for music. Continue Reading →