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Off-Beat Players Count Down to Spamalot, to be Performed at Arch Street Teen Center

Off-Beat Players is set to perform Monty Python’s Spamalot the first week of August. Order tickets early, as the performances sell out year after year. The show runs from Wednesday, Aug 6 through Saturday, Aug 9, 7:30pm nightly at Arch Street Teen Center. Continue Reading →

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World’s Biggest Bird & World’s Biggest Penguin-Loving Paleontologist

Greenwich’s Bruce Museum is fortunate to welcome Dr. Daniel Ksepka as its new science curator. A self-described “penguin enthusiast” with a passion for science and paleontology, Dr. Ksepka sat down with Free Press interns Nicola Traynor and Allie Primak to discuss discoveries, birds, excavations, and all the great things he has planned for our local museum. Continue Reading →

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Thirty Years of Sand Sculptures Means a Blast at Greenwich Point

Kids of all ages got into the action. Some were solo affairs, others reflected family or neighborhood efforts. The end results featured some tremendous creativity. SandBlast 2014 reflects a 30 year collaboration between the Greenwich Arts Council and the Town’s Parks Rec Dept. Continue Reading →

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Avon Theatre Offering Must-See Summer Lineup

This truly is a golden summer for local independent film fans.  Not only is it a great time for indie releases, but local independent film center The Avon Theatre in Stamford is also celebrating its 75th anniversary this August.  This anniversary marks the better part of a century dedicated to bringing all kinds of films to our area and celebrating the beauty of film. The Avon was founded in 1939, a year often referred to as the greatest year in the history of Hollywood.  The height of the Golden Age, this year saw the release of such classic films as The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Of Mice and Men, Wuthering Heights, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Dance Studio’s Kate Truesdell Finds Home in Cos Cob

“I couldn’t have dreamed of a better location,” said Greenwich Dance Studio’s founder Kate Truesdell of her new home at 6 Cross Lane in Cos Cob. She has leased and is renovating the former Callahan Bros Movers warehouse, owned by Griff Harris, and plans to open in September. Continue Reading →

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