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Performances are held at St. Catherine of Siena Lucey Parish Hall on Fridays, March 6th and March 13th at 8:00 pm; Saturday, March 7th and March 14th at 7:30 pm; Sunday, March 8th and Sunday, March 15th at 2:00 pm. For theatergoers at the March 6th performance, enjoy the complimentary opening night reception to meet and greet the cast, crew and production staff of SEUSSICAL. Continue Reading →
“Neighbor Tickets” are available now. On March 2, “Community Tickets,” $80 each for general admission to the event, will be available for purchase on the GTP website. These tickets have historically sold out in a matter of minutes, so organizers recommend purchasing tickets promptly. All ticket levels will be available for purchase on a first-come, first-serve basis on the GTP website. No tickets will be sold at Town Hall. Continue Reading →
Take a winter nature walk with the Greenwich Land Trust’s stewardship staff through one of GLT forest preserves on Tuesday, March 3, from 1:00-3:00pm. See a maple tapping and syrup boiling demonstration and learn what goes into making the sweet stuff! Continue Reading →
The deadline to enter is Feb. 23. The top film submissions will be shown at the Greenwich Youth Film Festival on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Cole Auditorium in the Greenwich Library. A total of $4,750 in cash prizes will be awarded. Continue Reading →
The Klondike Derby event is a highlight of the Boy Scout year, especially when there’s snow. About 200 young men participated by loading up their sleds with necessary equipment and transporting everything through the snow to stations like tomahawk throwing, fire building, gully crossing and shelter building. Continue Reading →
On Friday afternoon, several GHS students who are part of Teens Teach Tech, pushed back the start of their vacation week in order to visit Greenwich Adult Day Care in Cos Cob, where they work with seniors on iPhones and iPads to teach games like Unblock Me. The games stave off memory loss and increase brain function. The project was made possible by a grant from VolunTEEN Nation and AARP Mentor Up. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Free Press interview with Nick Barile, drummer, from the band, Kings Highway, known for soulful busts of ‘Mannish Boy’ and other hits from the 50’s and 60’s. The band’s next gig is March 28th, at The Seaside Tavern in Stamford. Continue Reading →
With a grant from VolunTEEN Nation and AARP Mentor Up, GHS students are working one-on-one with seniors at Greenwich Adult Day Care’s River House in Cos Cob. During 30 minute “workshops” on Fridays and Saturdays, students, including Uma Ramesh and Vijay Kadiyala, use technology to teach interactive games to seniors with the goal of stimulating brain function and staving off memory loss. Continue Reading →
“It is crucial for us to reinstate the program before something tragic happens… In a survey I conducted for Greenwich High School, 66% of students that responded stated that they have personally known someone to drink and drive, which is a very scary statistic.” – GHS student Alex Buffone, First Selectman’s Youth Commission Continue Reading →
Greenwich Hospital held a preview party at Aarón Sánchez’s restaurant, Paloma, in Stamford. Greenwich Free Press had a chance to sit down with Debra Ponzek and Sánchez in the restaurant which opened in July and boasts an amazing view of water, boats and the urban skyline. Remarks were made by Kathy Carley-Spanier, director of community Health at Greenwich Hospital and the Great Chefs co-chairs Jenni Salinas and Janet Delos. Continue Reading →