Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/around-town/page/696/)
Easter Sunday is April 20. And though the holiday is weeks away, marshmallow PEEPS and chocolate eggs have been on the supermarket shelves for months. If you bought some, they may last several more. Here is a fresh idea. Augustine’s Farm sells fresh eggs, laid the day you purchase them. Continue Reading →
On Saturday, April 5 from 7:00pm to 11:30pm, a fundraiser will benefit the Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol (CCFPP), an organization that saves lives, valuable personal possessions, and money for our community here in Greenwich. The event will be held at Greenwich Country Day School and feature cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auction, plus dancing. This promises to be a fun event for an organization that saves lives, valuable personal possessions, and money for our community here in Greenwich. The CCFPP is based in Cos Cob, but serves the whole Town of Greenwich. Whether fighting fires, salvaging personal belongings due to fires and floods, or “protecting the protectors ” at fires and accident scenes, these selfless and brave men of the CCFPP are there for us when we need them the most. Continue Reading →
By Leslie Yager
Old Greenwich painter Karen Schlansky always had talent. Last month her pastel “Freedom” was selected for Greenwich Art Society’s 97th Juried exhibition at Bendheim Gallery, which runs through March 28. Yet, as with many young people striking out on their own, or parents making practical decisions for their family, the mother of two grown children had other priorities over the years. After majoring in art at Skidmore, Schlansky launched a career in business, snagging a spot in the executive buying program at Ohrbach’s department stores, where she became a manager and buyer. “I received great training six days a week and two nights a week,” Schlansky said of her time at the store chain, which for decades was a destination for savvy shoppers. Continue Reading →
At Tuesday’s Community Service Awards Ceremony, Old Greenwich School Principal Patricia Raneri opened by event by acknowledging the 20′ banner across the stage quoting Mohandas Gandhi: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Continue Reading →
What’s amusing about being married to someone from another country are all the lost cultural references. After growing up on a steady diet of American TV and film, humming the Gilligan’s Island theme of the ill-fated three hour cruise, a three hour cruise, the I-Know-Nothing Colonel Klink refrain, having someone gaze back incredulously is frustrating. I’m probably not alone in my obsession with John Hughes’ film The Breakfast Club starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy as five students in Saturday morning detention at Shermer High School. March 24, 2014 marked 30 years since that fictitious Saturday detention on March 24, 1984. It’s significant that typing just a partial phrase muttered by Molly Ringwald’s character Claire into a Google search brings up the entire Breakfast Club script. Continue Reading →
Julia Bunte-Mein a rising senior at GHS. She plays tennis, runs both track and cross country, and participates in the school’s honors arts program. As ambitious as she is optimistic, she learned of an inflatable LED light right around the time a friend told her about orphans in a Malawi school who rely on homemade kerosene lamps or candles. Her fundraiser has resulted in the safe, waterproof Luci Lights arriving in the hands of grateful orphans in Africa. Continue Reading →
Dana’s Angels Research Trust (DART) has announced that Grammy Award winning Kenny Loggins will perform at the non-profit’s annual Gala Benefit Concert on May 30. The concert is a benefit for DART, a non-profit that raises funds for medical research into Niemann-Pick type C disease. Year after year DART has secured major talent for their annual fundraiser. The Beach Boys, Frankie Valli, Natalie Cole, Smokey Robinson, America, Richard Dreyfuss and Rob Mathes have all performed concerts to benefit DART. How Many Kenny Loggins Songs Can You Name? Continue Reading →
Superlatives abound in describing the day-long jazz festival at Greenwich High School on Saturday. In a tremendous undertaking, showcasing stellar talent, the regional festival marked its 29th year. John Yoon, the band director for GHS, along with a host of student and parent volunteers welcomed ten ensembles from Connecticut and New York. The daylong event was attended by jazz fans of all ages, some who traveled a great distance for the display of talent. With both a Jazz Lab Band a Jazz Ensemble, GHS was unique among the 10 bands who joined them at the festival. Continue Reading →
The Woman’s Club social committee — Pat Giovinco, Erna Olson, Susan Franco, Anne DeCarlo, Peg Rogers, Mary Alice Yates and Madeline Albrizio — provided a primer on the art of the tea sandwich. Continue Reading →
