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Planning Your Spring Staycation? Aquarium Has Kids’ Programs.

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Children ages 6 to 12 can count shark teeth, go on a treasure hunt, discover how whales keep warm, stock a real salt-water aquarium and lots more in a series of fun camp programs during the upcoming school vacation April 14-18 at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. The Maritime Aquarium’s “Spring Vacation Adventures” invite young students to explore a different topic involving our watery world each day of the school break.  Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. Taking into account parents’ busy schedules, the Aquarium is offering pre-care from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and post-care from 3:30-5:30 p.m. each day as well. For Ages 6 to 9:
Younger kids can sign up for one, some or all five days. Continue Reading →

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Sold Out! Greenwich Continuing Ed Cooking Class Is a Hit!

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By Leslie Yager
Amelia Bonacorso loves to cook and though she claims she is not a big fan of pasta — “I like bread,” she admits — the Glenville resident whips up a homemade cheese-filled ravioli without so much as a pasta machine. And despite her modesty, Bonacorso’s cooking classes, available through Greenwich Adult and Continuing Education, have been such a hit that they sell out and waiting lists start. Indeed, Bonacorso’s self deprecating humor belies her talent in the kitchen. In her Wednesday night session held in the Cardinal Cooks kitchens at Greenwich High School, Bonacorso taught women from Greenwich and neighboring towns how to make homemade cheese filled ravioli, garden fresh Checca sauce and orange biscotti with orange glaze. With a delightfully short list of ingredients — all-purpose flour, eggs, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and water —  Bonacorso demonstrated how to make pasta dough right on the kitchen counter with nothing more than her bare hands. Continue Reading →

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Weekend at Your Fingertips

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Here are a few events in Greenwich this weekend. Friday, March 14
GHS is staging Comedy Tonight in the black box theater. Friday, March 14 at 7:30p.m. Come experience the hilarity of the improv troupe in the state-of-the-art black box. Coming from Putnam Ave, turn onto Hillside and take your first right the parking lot and walk to the back of the building to the theater entrance (not the main auditorium). This is the best of improv in an intimate setting for less than the price of a movie ticket. Continue Reading →

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Fairfield County Giving Day – $618K Raised Despite Delays, Slowdowns and Interruptions

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Arts and environment non-profits were among the most successful organizations on Fairfield County Giving Day, the online 24-hour day of giving that  took place March 7. In one day, a total of 15,423 donations were received by local nonprofits totaling $618,229.64. An additional $127,500 in prizes funded by the Fairfield County Community Foundation, Bank of America and other corporate and community sponsors, were awarded to more than 50 nonprofits. All combined the first-ever Giving Day raised $745,729.64 for more than 250 local nonprofits. Curtain Call of Stamford was the big winner, taking home a $25,000 prize for the most individual donations received with 1,890 donations totaling $30,675. Continue Reading →

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Coloring Carnations Green for St. Patrick’s Day

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By Janine Vairo

Create this fun and festive flower centerpiece using green food coloring

Children will absolutely love the Leprechaun magic as they watch the carnations turn from white to green. With food coloring, you can make carnations nearly any color you desire. In addition, coloring white carnations with food coloring can also be a fun science experiment to demonstrate to kids how the carnations drink water. Change the carnation color for different holidays as well. For example, you can use Easter egg dye for an adorable Easter bouquet of many bright colors. Continue Reading →

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Welcome to Your Flinn Gallery. It’s Free and Open to the Public.

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Anyone who has ever wondered about the Flinn Gallery at Greenwich Library need know one fact: The gallery is free and open to the public. Part-time gallery manager Cynthia Whalen remarked that some visitors presume the gallery is private, or open by invitation, when in fact she and the Gallery volunteers who take turns staffing the gallery desk very much enjoy meeting artists, greeting visitors and answering questions. “People come to the door and are sort of tentative, or think it is private,” Whalen said. “And everything is usually for sale here.” A gallery member and volunteer since 1993,  Whalen was hired  two years ago so that the gallery might have a more consistent presence in the library. Continue Reading →

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Audubon Greenwich “Sustainable Food & Farm Expo” Draws a Crowd

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Audubon Greenwich’s Sustainable Food and Farm Expo  provided more than a whiff of spring. In addition to the tastings and how-to sessions, there were a couple dozen vendors who appealed not only to self-reliant DIY types, but to those who aspire to that lifestyle but just don’t have the time. DJ Haverkamp of Bedford Bee, is one such type. Haverkamp runs a honeybee service. He likens himself to the pool boy inasmuch as his service is seasonal with his company installing honeybee hives on location beginning in May. Continue Reading →

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Gun Control Rally at Greenwich Town Hall: Bicycles Are the Messengers

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Twenty-six bicyclists pedaled their way from Ridgefield to Greenwich on Saturday with a message of peace, hope and love. Welcomed outside Town Hall by an enthusiastic crowd that numbered about 200, “Team 26,” whose name honors the 26 victims shot and killed on Dec. 15, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, glided down Field Point Road in the balmy mid-day sunshine to hoots and whistles of the those seeking federal gun safety legislation. Team 26 included Congressman Jim Himes (D. District 4), Monte Frank, whose daughter’s third grade teacher Victoria Soto was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and Omar Samaha whose sister was killed in the shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007. Continue Reading →

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