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The main branch of Greenwich Library, the Byram Shubert Library, and Cos Cob Library are planning all sorts of family activities on Saturday, Feb. 6 to celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day. Continue Reading →
The works of Jody Silver deliver a sense of irony and a taste of the unexpected. Her artwork is on display at Méli-Mélo until Feb. 27. Continue Reading →
Don’t miss this Curiosity Concert! Sruli & Lisa’s Family Klezmer Band will perform on Sunday Feb. 21 at 2:00 pm and 4:00pm (two concerts). The concerts will be performed in the Greenwich Arts Council Meeting Room on the second floor of 299 Greenwich Avenue. A perfect winter family activity. Continue Reading →
The women’s a cappella group “Something Extra” from Yale University performed for the children at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich on Wednesday afternoon. The singers were so polished, at least one of the children suspected they were lip-synching! Continue Reading →
When Stanwich School science teacher Shaun Fletcher traveled to Rwanda in the summer of 2008, he was on a quest to carryout the School’s mission— he was searching for a community with needs that Stanwich could support on a sustainable, long-term basis. And he found what he was looking for in Cyabatanzi, a rural Rwandan community. Eight years later and the journey continues… Continue Reading →
The Byram business district was its typical hub of activity Friday night, and the formal reception for Art Powers’ newly opened “Art & Sound” at 101 Mill Street, drew a crowd to mingle and enjoy the paintings of Thomas Misisco, a Greenwich-based abstract artist. Mr. Misisco, who uses vivid colors and counts Jackson Pollock among his inspirations, said he took up painting as a way to relax after work. Describing how the hours melt away while he has a paintbrush in hand, Misisco’s technique is reminiscent of the famous drip and splatter paintings that Mr. Pollock began to produce in the late 1940s. In fact, Mr. Misisco admitted that one painting in the gallery was created by another painter. Pointing to a large black and white drip painting in the back of the gallery, he said Mr. Powers stumbled on it in a storage area of a Rye, NY apartment building he lived in many years ago, adding that Mr. Pollock had once lived in the building himself. Continue Reading →
Greenwich resident Mary Gibbons will give a free talk and slide presentation on January 21 at 1:00 pm at the Woman’s Club of Greenwich. She will talk about her work at Sweden’s annual ICEHOTEL, which is built every year out of snow and ice just north of the Arctic Circle. Continue Reading →
An in-depth interview with Carole Alexis, director of Ballet des Amériques, located at 16 King Street in Port Chester. The non-profit school was established in 2011, and after much consideration, Ms. Alexis said she chose Port Chester for its waterfront, its vibrant arts community and sense of history. From the picture window of the studio, the Old Mutual Trust Co. Building on Main Street in a glowing jewel during a cold winter sunset. Continue Reading →
This exhibition celebrates the mesmerizing beauty of big cats through Robert Dallet’s art, while reminding us of their precarious position in the man made world. Thanks to a collaboration between the Bruce Museum and Hermès of Paris, general admission will be free from January 10 – March 13, 2016, during regular gallery hours. By waiving admissions, (it’s free!) the Bruce and Hermès illustrate their commitment to the understanding and appreciation of art and science to a greater audience. Continue Reading →
Greenwich High School junior and Google Science Fair champion, Olivia Hallisey, appeared recently on Late Night with Stephen Colbert on CBS.
“Why not go with a baking soda volcano?” Mr. Colbert askedHallisey, a GHS junior. Mr. Colbert may have joked a bit, but he was clearly impressed with the young science student. “Was it hard? Did it take a lot of time,” he asked. “I don’t know whether to be inspired or intimidated right now.” Continue Reading →