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On Friday, Pete Francis, best known for his work with the band Dispatch, performed with his new collaboration Dragon Crest Collective at the Acoustic Cafe in Bridgeport. The Funk Dawgz Brass Band, formed by a group of friends at UConn Storrs, also took the stage. Continue Reading →
On March 5, the Bruce Museum galleries will be open and there will be a variety of activities – including a chance to take a “selfie” with an American Black Bear — with free admission from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Museum normally closes at 5:00pm. The event is timed to coincide with Fairfield County Giving Day. Continue Reading →
On March 28 Town Hall will be the site for a gun violence prevention rally. Supporters plan to welcome Team 26 to Greenwich during a stop on their 400 mile ride from Sandy Hook to Washington, DC to honor victims of gun violence and call for federal gun safety reform. The event takes place from 12:00 noon until 1:30pm and will move indoors in the event of rain. Continue Reading →
The annual “Swing into Spring” fundraiser for Community Answers is set for March 8th, beginning at 11:30am. This is the main fundraiser for a vital local volunteer service run out of space inside Greenwich Library. The volunteers of Community Answers have been around since 1968! The service has evolved over the years and now features an interactive website. But, still the volunteers remain at the end of the phone line, just a call away! Continue Reading →
Molly and Grace Wills, founders of The Waverly Project, led a special outing to Greenwich Dance Studio on Saturday. Girls in the Waverly Project become Waverly Girls when they sign up for educational field trips and service projects. On Saturday they met Kate Truesdell, founder and owner of the popular studio in Cos Cob. Truesdell, a longtime friend of the Wills sisters, was selected as an entrepreneurial role model who persevered for years until the dream of having her own dance studio in Greenwich became a reality. The goal of the field trips is to expose young girls to different careers and passions of local businesswomen, artists, and professionals. Continue Reading →
Mark Hopwood of Trumbull, a board member of the Stamford-based Lyme Research Alliance and a Lyme disease patient, is scheduled to discuss everything you need to know about Lyme disease on Tuesday, March 10, at 10:45 a.m. at Second Congregational Church, at 139 E. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich. The talk will cover symptoms of Lyme disease, how it is spread, new testing methods, complications, and the threat of new strains. Continue Reading →
A stone’s throw from the Port Chester train station, Ballet des Amériques, at 16 King Street, is hub of dance for fervent ballerinas and danseurs. A not-for-profit 501(c)3, Ballet des Amériques, which opened in 2011, has professional company, a pre-professional school and a conservatory, where serious dancers typically take care of school online or are homeschooled in order to accommodate their hours in the dance studio. Continue Reading →
Registration is now open for the 2015 Westchester County Scholastic Chess Championship being held Saturday, March 14 at Iona Prep in New Rochelle. The tournament is open to area students from kindergarten through high school with sections organized based upon ability. The event is organized by the National Scholastic Chess Foundation and is part of its 2014-15 Grand Prix chess season which comprises over 20 events throughout Fairfield County and Westchester. Students do not have to be residents or attend school in Westchester County to participate; trophies are awarded to the top individual and team performers. In addition, the top player in each of seven grade categories who resides in or attends school in Westchester County will receive a plaque as Westchester County Scholastic Champion. Continue Reading →
Before Pete Francis and his Middlebury College rock group, “Dispatch,” had millions of fans, the Greenwich native graduated Riverside School and Brunswick. These days he is having as much fun as ever jamming in his Greenwich studio and working on a collaborative project, Dragon Crest Collective. Continue Reading →
Karim Nagi Mohammed visited North Street School. The visit provided an introduction to Arabic music and culture, and emphasize the value of understanding various cultures in a setting detached from study of politics. Continue Reading →