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Greenwich Library to Host Former NASA astronaut Captain Scott Kelly for the Pasculano Signature Series

Greenwich Library is pleased to welcome Captain Scott Kelly, former NASA astronaut, retired U.S. Navy Captain, and U.S. spaceflight record holder to the Berkley Theater on Wednesday, November 19 at 7 pm. Kelly will deliver a keynote address as part of the Lynne and Richard Pasculano Signature Series. Continue Reading →

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Waste Free Greenwich’s Zero Waste Dinner A Sold-Out Success

The one-of-a-kind evening of “all taste, no waste” treated 240 guests to a gourmet multi-course meal showcasing how sustainable innovation and fine dining can easily intersect when cooking at home and entertaining. Continue Reading →

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YWCA Greenwich Holds Candlelight Vigil, Honors Demetria Nelson with Purple Ribbon Award

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On Tuesday the YWCA Greenwich Harmony Project held their annual community candlelight vigil, where they also honored Demetria Nelson, LCSW, with their purple ribbon award. Ms Nelson is the Commissioner of the Greenwich Dept of Human Services. She has worked tirelessly to support Greenwich’s most vulnerable residents including clients of the YWCAs Harmony Project. YWCA Greenwich President and CEO Mary Lee Kiernan said the gathering supported both survivors of domestic abuse and their families, as well as honor those who lost their lives to domestic violence in Connecticut over the past year. Continue Reading →

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The Avon Theatre Film Center Honors Music Industry Legend Clive Davis with the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award

The Avon Theatre hosted the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Gala on October 14 honoring Clive Davis with musical performances and heartfelt tributes. Avon’s online auction remains open through October 28, offering exclusive items, experiences, and collectibles to benefit the theatre. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Art + Design Announces Grand Opening of “BACKBEAT – The Lost Photography of Michael Friedman”

An opening reception scheduled for Nov 15, 2025. After being hidden away in a box of business record for 50 years, Michael’s long-lost negatives from his music industry adventures were recently discovered by his wife, Donna Vita in the attic of their Fairfield County home. Together, they restored and developed the photographs which would go on to be displayed in an exhibit in The Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame from 2019-2020.   Continue Reading →

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Screening of Erased, Jill Yesko’s Documentary about High Point Hospital, Set for Oct 27

Join us on Oct 27 for the first-ever U.S. screening of Erased – a documentary about a filmmaker’s search to learn her mother’s experience as a High Point patient. An experience she returned from shrouded in silence and very much changed. A story that Jill Yesko needed to explore and tell. High Point operated from 1951 to 1993. Debut at AMC Theatres, 40 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573 Continue Reading →

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