Arts

C. Parker Gallery: An Art Answer for Greenwich

By: |

By Leslie Yager
Forget preconceived notions of stuffy art galleries. According to Tiffany Benincasa, principal at C Parker Gallery in Greenwich, whether a customer seeks to start a collection, match the drapes, or find a painting to fit a particular space in their home, she eschews a sales pitch as much as anybody. “I’ve been cultivating a collection for over twenty years. I am passionate about art,” said Benincasa whose goal is to establish herself as Greenwich’s go-to resource for art, a place to start a conversation. Indeed, Benincasa’s Gallery, located at 17 East Putnam Ave is as welcoming as it spacious. Continue Reading →

Schools

Learning ABC….and DLE. iPads Distributed at Ham Ave and Riverside Schools

By: |

On Wednesday Feb 19 and Thursday Feb 20, 800 iPad Airs were distributed to Hamilton Avenue and Riverside School students as part of Phase I of the Digital Learning Environment (DLE) implementation plan. The deployment of these devices has positioned Greenwich Public Schools to realize its vision for creating a personalized learning environment for every student, preparing them for success in school, and as they pursue higher education and careers. “Greenwich took another big step forward forward this week with Digital Learning,” said Greenwich Schools Superintendent McKersie in a release. “All students and teachers at Hamilton Avenue and Riverside now have iPad Airs and are demonstrating for the rest of the district how digital tools can be blended into teaching and learning on a school-­‐wide basis to help all our students excel.” “Literally hundreds of hours of planning went into this one pivotal moment,” said Director of Digital Learning & Tech Phillip Dunn. Continue Reading →

Tiny New York Kitchen: Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake With Lemon Glaze

By: |

By Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen

The burst of citrus flavor in this pound cake should bring on the anticipation of spring! INGREDIENTS

3/4 Cup Unbleached Flour
3/4 Cup Cake Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 Tablespoon Poppy Seeds
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
Zest of 1 Lemon
Juice of 1 Lemon
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Cup Softened Unsalted Butter
1 Cup Sugar
2 Large Eggs (Room Temperature)
Lemon Glaze (Optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch loaf pan and set aside. In a medium-size bowl, combine flour, cake flour, baking powder, and kosher salt. Stir in poppy seeds. In a small-size bowl combine sour cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla. Continue Reading →

Dogs

Tattoo Your Dog to Spare Him from the “Buncher”? Theta Gamma Nu?

By: |

Roger is a five year old Lab-mix from Tennessee who was transported to Norwalk by a rescue group, fostered by a family in Norwalk and adopted by the editor of Greenwich Free Press three weeks ago. Roger is a fabulous dog. He is well behaved, happy and smart. Apparently his previous owner died and in the care of his owner’s surviving family he became ravaged by fleas and lost his hair. Most of Roger’s hair has since grown back, but he has bald spots. Continue Reading →

Around Town

GFP Declares Sunday Adopt-a-Fire-Hydrant Day

By: |

A recent statement from Greenwich Police Capt. Kordick referred to fire hydrants as “true lifesavers.” Kordick said multiple fire hydrants around Greenwich are obstructed by snow and ice and  asked residents with a fire hydrant on their property to shovel them out. “Even if you do not have a fire hydrant on your property, please do not be afraid to adopt a nearby fire hydrant in your neighborhood,” Kordick’s said in his announcement. Join other local Greenwich residents who already   “Like” Greenwich Free Press on Facebook.      Continue Reading →

Arts

Sunday Afternoons Live Presents Music of Bach’s Time and Our Time

By: |

Our ever popular Sunday Afternoons Live concert series concludes on Sunday, February 23 at 4:00 pm with Music of Bach’s Time and Our Time, featuring Masayuki Maki on harpsichord. Tickets are $20/person (available at the door), and all school-aged youth are free. This program will present harpsichord music composed by J. S. Bach, his teacher Georg Böhm, and his son, C. P. E. Bach, and, at the same time, you will hear harpsichord music composed by our contemporaries, such as the Dutch composer Louis Andriessen and the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.  Hearing the music from the old and new, the east and west, do you think the music is changed by time and space, or is our perception of them changed by music? A multi-instrumentalist on various classical keyboard instruments, Masayuki Maki has extensive experience in lecturing and performing in America and Asia.  He is currently an adjunct faculty member at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College of the City University of New York.  Maki often performs in prestigious concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, Forbidden City Concert Hall (China), and Suntory Hall (Japan), and regularly works at the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera as harpsichord technician, and is currently completing his doctorate in harpsichord at Stony Brook where he is also Assistant Director of the Stony Brook Opera. This concert will be held in the beautiful setting of our historic Meetinghouse at First Church, complete with coffee, tea and light snacks.  Our Sunday Afternoons Live season, this year, has been gratefully underwritten by the late Stella Miazga, a non-church member who attended our concerts and generously bequeathed funds to support the series after her death. Continue Reading →

Sports

GHS Boys Varsity Hockey vs Xavier at Wesleyan: If 3 Goals is a Hat Trick, What is 4 Goals?

By: |

Many hockey parents made the trip from Greenwich to Wesleyan’s Freeman Athletic Center in Middletown on Saturday morning, though the team bus had to take the long route as the Merritt Parkway, the most direct route, prohibits buses. The GHS boys varsity hockey team faced off against the Falcons of Xavier High School, the all-boys Catholic school located in Middletown. In the second period, the Cards were down 2 to Falcons 5, but a period three rally on the part of GHS brought the final score to GHS 4 vs Xavier 5. Senior Luke Finnergan scored all 4 goals for the Cardinals.  Finnergan whose shirt number is the lucky 11, is team captain.   Continue Reading →

Dogs

Everything Dogs: Poppy the Poodle Says Orange is the New Black

By: |

Weighing in at just 6 lbs, meet Poppy. Poppy (short for poppyseed?) is a tiny ten-year-old male toy poodle who is looking for someone to spend the next half of his life with.  

Poppy is very friendly. He likes both other small dogs and cats.  And he is wee-wee pad trained. He might just be the perfect dog in a tiny black non-shedding package.  He is being fostered here in Greenwich.  
He will be at Pet Pantry in Greenwich Saturday, Feb. Continue Reading →