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PartyStyle Box: Decorate Your Party Table With Citrus Fruit

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By Janine Vairo
Try making these bright and fresh flower centerpieces and candles with lemons and limes! The weather is warming up and everything is turning green. It is a great time to incorporate sunny yellows and green limes into your table decor. If you are looking for a centerpiece that brings a “Wow” factor to your table, think about combining unusual elements together. In addition, the smell of the limes mixing with the florals creates a very fresh scent. This centerpiece doesn’t take that long to put together, but really makes a statement. Continue Reading →

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From Hen House to Farm House — Oh, Ricky, You’re So Fine!

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By Leslie YagerEveryone who knows Kathy and John Augustin of Augustine’s Farm, knows that Kathy has a soft spot for animals and that Farmer John likes to pretend not to. “Dinner!” Farmer John likes to joke when Kathy rattles off the names of various breeds of chickens. Kathy hates to send the old roosters to the axe and keeps them in a section of the greenhouse, where they are safe and happy. Last July, Kathy sent away for 30 chicks from Murray McMurray Hatchery in Iowa. Continue Reading →

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Summer Camp Open House; Youth Conservation Program

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Greenwich Recreation Summer Camp Open House is set for Tuesday, April 1st from 6:00 – 7:00PM at Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center, Community Room. Kamp Kairphree
New-Adventurers
Skatepark
Music & Art

Ask questions, review registrations, compare programs & pricing, and register on the spot! __________________________________________________

The Greenwich Youth Conservation Program (GYCP) is accepting applications for its summer job program through April 30th.  The GYCP is seeking 112 Greenwich teens ages 14-15 for a unique “first job” opportunity in which they will learn teamwork and practical employment skills while enhancing the Town’s environment. GYCP teens will participate in two-week work sessions from June 23rd through August 15th.  Participants will plant gardens, remove invasive vegetation and help maintain Greenwich parks and properties.  During breaks, guest speakers will share their knowledge on a variety of subjects including developing marketable job skills.  Personnel from the Greenwich Department of Social Services and Parks and Recreation, along with conservation professionals who have donated their time for program planning, will supervise and administer the program.  Participants will receive a $225 stipend for their work, made possible by private donors and sponsors. Any Geenwich resident ages 14-15 may apply.  Public school students may obtain application forms from the Guidance Departments of all public middle schools or from the Greenwich High School Career Center.  Private school students may obtain application forms from Program Director Christina Nappi in the Department of Social Services (203) 622-7792 or [email protected].  Deadline for applications is April 30, 2014. Continue Reading →

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Elton’s Café Takes to the Road: Serving Dinner at Pacific House

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On Sunday night Elton Sousa and several of his friends from Greenwich Library, which houses the  restaurant bearing his name, Elton’s Cafe, traveled to Pacific House in Stamford to serve dinner to residents of the emergency homeless shelter.  

When Elton arrived in Stamford, he was greeted by a full house, with about 100 men to serve. Having come prepared with two huge pots full of his homemade bean and vegetable soup, he donned a paper hat, and plastic gloves and apron and got to work ladling his hot soup into bowls. Other volunteers filled cups with ice and soda. Anita Lai who works at Community Answers, arrived with a main course of baked chicken, a side dish of rice and peas, and a dinner roll. Continue Reading →

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Curiosity Concerts Strike a Chord with Greenwich Families

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Billed as Curiosity Concerts, Shelly Cryer of the Greenwich Arts Council has created a hit with her series of one-hour classical music concerts for families with young children. This Sunday’s program was held at the Greenwich Arts Council on Greenwich Ave, though concerts in the series takes place at varying venues across town. Curiosity Concerts’ website, with its playful illustration by Greenwich’s own Lizzy Rockwell, is a destination for reservations, details on sponsors and making donations. Sunday’s interactive performance by Newman and Oltman Guitar Duo culminated in a little audience participation for a unique rendition of Beach Boys “Wipe Out.” Enjoying the performance were the Salib brothers of Greenwich — Alex, 7, who attends Parkway and William, 5, who attends Round Hill Nursery School. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Scouts Collect 6,000 Lbs of Food, Neighbor-to-Neighbor Grateful

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Submitted to Greenwich Free Press by Nancy Coughlin, Executive Director of Neighbor to Neighbor

To the editor:

Neighbor to Neighbor would like to congratulate and thank the Greenwich Council, Boy Scouts of America for their tremendous success during their recent “Scouting for Food” drive benefiting Neighbor to Neighbor. Particularly at this time of year, food pantry shelves run bare. Yet thousands of Greenwich residents rely on us in every season for healthy food to feed their families and make ends meet. We are fortunate to have such dedicated young men, who collected over 6,000 pounds of food on March 1st. Thank you also to the Glenville, Cos Cob and Sound Beach Fire Departments and Christ Church Greenwich, for graciously acting as collection points. Continue Reading →

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Groundbreaking at Bible Street Community Garden Traces History

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The weather cooperated. Trees in the way had been cleared. On Friday morning, trucks and equipment snaked their way from Bible Street through the woods to the site. The smell of spring was in the air and the promise of the 88 garden community garden plots was palpable. Minor mountains of leaves accumulated over decades awaited their fate. Continue Reading →

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PHOTOS: Jazz Band’s Still Playing – GHS Jazz Festival Part 2

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Saturday Greenwich High School hosted the 29th annual Jazz Festival with “Essentially Ellington,” with 10 jazz bands traveling to Greenwich for the day.  The GHS Jazz Lab Band played at 11:00am and the Ensemble at 6:00pm. Thank you to Leslie Perry for these fabulous photos from Saturday’s Jazz Festival. Feature photo is Director John S. Yoon with the festival judges — Rich Perry, Gregory Gisbert, Scott Brown, and Justin Dicioccio —  who performed together at the end of the festival.  

GHS Jazz Ensemble
John S. Yoon, Director

Saxophones
Trvor Kelly, alto
Christian Lee, alto
Vince Urbanowski, tenor
Peter Russell, tenor
Stephen Aly, bari

Trumpets
Doug Wrotnowski
Jackie Bein
Tommy Glover
Kotaro Yamashiro

Trombones
Ben Albano
Paul Collins
Mia Constanza
Aaron Kim

Rhythm Section
Tim Prier, piano
Lucas Mangold, piano
Nikhil Mandava, guitar
Christopher Healy, bass
John McCormack, drums

Jazz Lab Band – Directed by John S. Yoon
Saxophones
Elise Perry, alto
Derek Woo, alto
Rebecca Carlo, alto
Reed Aaron, tenor
Nick Szabo, tenor
Nick Gomez, tenor
Matt Matejak, bari

Trumpets
Alex Baietto
Stephen McDonnell
Christian Izzy
Ben Robbins

Trombones
Tyler Dagnino
Annie Wissman
Simon Perry
Emily Schwartz

Rhythm Section
William Yin, piano
Alex Schuler, piano
Alex Woo, bass
Andres Rabellino, bass
Sam Wolff, drums
Ryan Bologna, drums

See also:

29th Annual Jazz Festival at GHS “Essentially Ellington,” Totally Talented

 

 

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