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On Friday, June 12 at Christ Church 254 East Putnam Ave, Chicken Joe Marini will sell brick-oven pizzas between 4:00pm and 9:00pm. All money raised will go to Chicken Joe’s Ride for Kids and The Needs Clearing House. Continue Reading →
During the past month, twelve dedicated seniors have joined efforts to self-direct and produce their own staging of Shakespeare’s The Twelfth Night. The collaborative effort has taught the cast what it means to work creatively in a short timespan and has helped them to develop even further as actors. The Twelfth Night, like many Shakespeare comedies, is a witty concoction of misunderstandings, love triangles, and clever irony. The play is centered on twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola, disguised as a boy, falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Continue Reading →
iCreate is a student-oriented exhibition at the Bruce Museum. Not only are students involved in creating the artwork displayed, but also in producing and running the exhibition. The Youth@Bruce team is comprised of high schools seniors and college students who are committed to organizing a successful and professional exhibition featuring the work of our peers. Continue Reading →
Greenwich-based author Sarah Darer Littman reflects on her latest book, Backlash, which was published on April 28th, 2015, by Scholastic Press. Backlash focuses on the story of Lara Kelley, a teen brutally cyber-bullied on Facebook, and tells a story of harassment from the perspective of various adolescents involved. Continue Reading →
The Aquarium summer camp is for kids Age 6-14. The program shows kids the fun side of science inquiry, with lots of hands-on activities and experiments, interactions and observations of the Aquarium’s animals, and maybe even an IMAX movie or outing aboard the Aquarium’s unique new research vessel. Each session is different, so pick from one, some or all. Continue Reading →
Embarking on a journey of personal discovery through music, Greenwich High School Seniors Jack Plants and Hughie Allan have bravely taken on the challenge of creating an original album. Their process differs from the creation of your typical compilation of music, however. In their case, their idea is not to write songs before recording, but to let their material develop organically through improvisation. The result is a unique sound that demonstrates the students’ personal growth and discovery as musicians. Continue Reading →
On Thursday students taking fashion class in Greenwich high school went to the media center for a fashion show. They walked the runway in their own designs showing the work they had accomplished this year in fashion class. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich Historical Society designed the Greenwich Voices exhibition, a sign for which is displayed above, to celebrate the town’s 375th anniversary. Greenwich Voices, which will run from April 22nd to August 30th, is defined on the Greenwich Historical Society’s website as “an audio time capsule of life in Greenwich in 2015.” Continue Reading →
A Star-studded panel came to the Cole Auditorium for the Greenwich International Film Festival “Sports Guys on Sports Movies” event at Greenwich Library, last night. Continue Reading →
Like many other soon-to-be-graduates at Greenwich High School, Jeremy Brown-Brugo and James Arca have chosen to take on a self-designed project in the month before graduation, using their personal skills to work towards a culminating presentation. In their case, the project is a 7-9 film titled “Dirty Vengeance.” Both young filmmakers have been collaborating ideas and filming together in New York City, with Jeremy as the main videographer, and James as main editor. Josh Ross, a close friend of theirs, plays their main actor, a homeless man. Continue Reading →