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New York Times Health Columnist Jane Brody to Speak at the Witherell

Jane Brody, personal health columnist for The New York Times, will speak at the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell Fall Luncheon on Oct. 15.  
From tips on sharpening your memory to advice on reading food labels and coping with arthritic pain, Jane Brody, the Personal Health columnist for The New York Times, has been doling out information to keep her readers in tip-top shape for nearly four decades. Brody’s widely read and quoted column, which appears every Tuesday in The New York Times‘s Science Times section and in scores of other newspapers around the country, earned her the title of “High Priestess of Health” from Time magazine. She is the author of 10 books, including the best sellers Jane Brody’s Nutrition Book and Jane Brody’s Good Food Book. Brody will be the featured speaker at The Friends of Nathaniel Witherell‘s Fall Luncheon at the Round Hill Club in Greenwich, on October 15 at 11:30 am. Continue Reading →

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Rocky Horror Picture Show Coming to Avon Theatre, Oct. 29

More timely than ever. The Avon Theatre will feature The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Oct 29. Running through the story is the sexual confusion of two middle American “Ike Age” kids confronted by the complications of the decadent morality of the 70’s, represented in the person of the mad “doctor” Frank N Furter, a transvestite from the planet Transexual in the galaxy of Transylvania. Continue Reading →

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PHOTOS, VIDEO: GHS Performing Arts Center is Full to the Gills for First Student Concert

On Wednesday night the entire community turned out for the grand opening concert in Greenwich High School’s spanking new Performing Arts Center. Every seat was full and there were several standing ovations, including one for Rob Mathes whose original composition “Can You Hear Me?” was performed by combined choirs, symphony orchestra and wind ensemble. Genny Krob also received a standing ovation for having the foresight to push for a new auditorium many years ago. Continue Reading →

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Get a Load of this Giant Pumpkin in Byram!

Camila Jablonski showed off her family’s pumpkin patch in Byram, featuring an 850 lb pumpkin. Pedestrians and drivers alike have been stopping by to marvel at the size of the pumpkin, which is technically a fruit! Camila’s dad, Rich, ordered a single seed from a pumpkin seed specialist in Washington state last spring. He started the vine growing indoors and moved it to the side yard at the intersection of Byram Rd and Frontage Rd, where it grew, and grew, and grew…. Continue Reading →

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GHS Performing Arts Center Gets Temporary Certificate of Occupancy

A ribbon cutting ceremony and student concert will be held on Wednesday, October 7, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The ribbon cutting ceremony participants include First Selectman Peter Tesei, Board of Education Chair Barbara O’Neill, Superintendent of Schools Bill McKersie, GHS Headmaster Chris Winters, and members of the MISA Building Committee. Immediately following the ceremony, families and Town officials have been invited to performances by the GHS Band, Orchestra, Choir, Electronic Music, and Theater Programs. Continue Reading →

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