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Chelsea Piers Connecticut will host a “Meet the Artist” event to introduce the creative forces behind the artwork displayed throughout the Athletic Club. The event will take place November 12 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm in the Athletic Club. The three artists highlighted are John Zinsser, Charles Fazzino and Eugenie Diserio. Continue Reading →
On Nov. 17 at Cole Auditorium, featured speaker Mr. Dave White, Former Chief U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service and co-founder and partner of conservation consultants the 9b Group will speak. The hope is to generate awareness of the importance of soil to human life. According to the 9b Group, in just a few decades, farmers will have to feed 9 billion people a year. Keeping agricultural land productive will be critical to meeting food demands as will protecting the health and resilience of our environment. An understanding and appreciation of soil will be key in achieving these goals. Continue Reading →
At First Presbyterian Church Nursery School’s second annual Family Fall Festival and Book Fair, children enjoyed playing on the playground, picking out new books to fill their bookshelves at home, watching a magician and balloon artist, eating grilled cheese at the MeltMobile and picking out goodies at the bake sale. First Presbyterian Church Nursery School is accepting applications for students looking to enroll for the 2016-2017 school year. Students for its Twos program must be two years of age by December 31, 2016 to start in the Fall of 2016. Continue Reading →
“We’re not out to get rid of the book swap,” said Greenwich DPW Deputy Commissioner James Michel. Mr. Michel said there are other auxiliary uses including the Goodwill trailer that he would like to see continue to operate, but there is a finite amount of space, and DPW would like to house the Byram Highway Dept at Holly Hill. Currently they are housed in a trailer by the Field Point Rd on-ramp to I95 south. Selectman Drew Marzullo said the book shed should be a priority, and he is worried the community isn’t aware that it is at risk. He said that while campaigning at Holly Hill, he was approached by residents who are concerned the Hollly Master Plan doesn’t include the book shed. Continue Reading →
The Halloween tradition at Ada’s on Riverside Ave is alive and well. In coming weeks the former penny candy and newspaper store will reopen as Ada’s Kitchen + Coffee, with Chef Mike Pietrafeso at the helm. Continue Reading →
This is bound to become a tradition! The first Old Greenwich Riverside Community Center’s “Zombie Bike Ride” was Led by OGRCC bicycling coach Claire Zecher. More than 25 kids and adults did a 7.5 mile bike ride through Old Greenwich, around Greenwich Point and back again. Continue Reading →
A local group is organizing a huge humanitarian shipment of winter clothes, coats, boots, shoes and Mylar blankets to the SOS Children’s Villages camp in Macedonia, where thousands of Syrian refugees are streaming in each day. The initiative started in Greenwich but help is coming from as far away as Denmark. The group has collected enough donations to fill a 40 ft container. Now, the group seeks shipping supplies and dozens of volunteers to help sort and pack the clothes for shipment. Most urgently, the group is seeking an industrial scale on loan to weigh each box. Continue Reading →
The end of Daylight Saving Time is a good time to change your smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector batteries. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Alliance for Education’s Tuning In To Music students had a very special experience playing music for two hours with the Haven String Quartet on Monday, October 26 at the Greenwich Arts Council building. More than 50 students, their parents, and music teachers were present to take part in master classes with these talented and enthusiastic musicians. People who happened to be at the Greenwich Arts Society/Senior Center followed the strains of haunting and enticing music to see what was happening.
On Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 1:00 pm select Tuning In To Music students will perform alongside the outstanding Haven String Quartet in a short recital at the Greenwich Library’s Cole Auditorium. This recital is open to the public… no registration is required. Continue Reading →
On Nov. 7 at 10:30am, the local VFW invite the public to attend a brief heartfelt ceremony to honor all veterans everywhere who served and sacrificed in the defense of our country. Continue Reading →