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Learn To Play The Ukelele During April Break At Monroe Library Learn To Play The Ukelele During April Break At Monroe Library
Learn To Play The Ukelele During April Break At Monroe Library MONROE, Conn. -- Kids can take up a new musical instrument during their April break at Learn Ukulele With Julie on Monday, April 11 at Edith Wheeler Memorial Library in Monroe.The program is designed for students in grades five through eight. Ukuleles will be provided for this event. No musical knowledge necessary. Come as a beginner and leave playing songs.  The program will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration is required. Attendees must inform ahead of time if they will be bringing their own ukulele or need to borrow one of Julie’s. Click here to register.  Edith Wheeler Memorial Lib…

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Newtown Chef Starts New Video Series With Edible Nutmeg Magazine Newtown Chef Starts New Video Series With Edible Nutmeg Magazine
Newtown Chef Starts New Video Series With Edible Nutmeg Magazine NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Edible Nutmeg magazine, which highlights food and drinks across Connecticut, has launched a new video series dubbed "Edible Nutmeg on the Road."It stars Newtown native and Food Network veteran Chef Plum. These short, inspiring videos will celebrate local farmers and producers incorporating quick and easy recipes, interviews, facts, and humor. A new episode will be released each month, focusing on the bounties of the season. Exclusive Edible Nutmeg recipes will be posted up on the website and printed in the quarterly magazine.  Edible Nutmeg is a guide to regional…

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Stratford Library Talk Examines The Legacy Of Igor Sikorsky Stratford Library Talk Examines The Legacy Of Igor Sikorsky
Stratford Library Talk Examines The Legacy Of Igor Sikorsky STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Stratford Library continues its Sunday Afternoon Talks on Sunday, April 10 with speakers Dan Libertino and John Bulakowski discussing the life of Igor Sikorsky. The popular program invites notable locals to speak in an informal atmosphere on a wide range of topics. The April topic is: “The Legacy of Igor Sikorsky” and the guest speakers represent the Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives.  “The Legacy of Igor Sikorsky” will cover the three aviation careers of Igor Sikorsky and the Sikorsky Company, starting with the Russian Years from 1889 to 1918, the early American y…

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Schools
New Canaan Country School To Host April Admission Events New Canaan Country School To Host April Admission Events
New Canaan Country School To Host April Admission Events NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan Country School will hold a series of admission-related events in April. On Tuesday, April 12, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., prospective parents will receive a close-up look at the Pre-K program, called Beginners, for students who are at the beginning of their academic journey.  On Thursday, April 14, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., prospective parents will experience a typical day in the life of a kindergarten student and a team of early childhood specialists will discuss the academic, arts and music programs, which are deliberately designed to meet the needs of students …

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Shelton Historical Society Will Participate In Great Give 2016 Shelton Historical Society Will Participate In Great Give 2016
Shelton Historical Society Will Participate In Great Give 2016 SHELTON, Conn. -- The Shelton Historical Society will once again be participating in the Great Give 2016. The Great Give 2016 is Greater New Haven’s premiere charitable giving event—a 36-hour online fundraising challenge to help support local non-profits in the community—in which a series of prizes and matching gift incentives are offered.  This event will be held over 36 hours from May 3 to 4. The event website is an online resource for learning and giving with information on more than 200 non-profits.  More than $1.3 million for area non-profits has been raised since its launch in 2010.  …

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Neighbors
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Honors Ridgefield Man At Light The Night Event Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Honors Ridgefield Man At Light The Night Event
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Honors Ridgefield Man At Light The Night Event RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Michael Zuccaro of Ridgefield has been named the honoree for the Fairfield County Light the Night event set for on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Harbor Point Commons Park in Stamford. The Connecticut Westchester Hudson Valley Chapter of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s event honors local blood cancer survivors and commemorates individuals who have lost their lives to these diseases.  When Zuccaro first became ill, he knew something was wrong when bruising appeared on his body that wouldn’t go away. After blood tests, he was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia, one mon…

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Norwalk Community College Students, Staff Take On Pantry Chopped Challenge Norwalk Community College Students, Staff Take On Pantry Chopped Challenge
Norwalk Community College Students, Staff Take On Pantry Chopped Challenge Body text: NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Community College will be holding its second annual “Pantry Chopped Challenge” on Thursday, April 7, in which talented faculty, staff and students put it all on the line in a fun and entertaining culinary competition. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Culinary Arts Dining Room on the West Campus.  One faculty member, one staff member and one student will compete against each other in an event to produce a winning culinary creation. Like the famous show, each competitor will receive a mystery basket of food pantry items and access to add…

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Stratford Facility Earns Hygienically Clean Food Safety Certification Stratford Facility Earns Hygienically Clean Food Safety Certification
Stratford Facility Earns Hygienically Clean Food Safety Certification STRATFORD, Conn. -- The UniFirst Corp. industrial laundry facility in Stratford has been awarded TRSA’s Hygienically Clean Food Safety certification status for its cleaning and servicing of work apparel for food-related industries. UniFirst is a leading provider of workplace uniforms and protective clothing to businesses, large and small, within a wide range of industries throughout the U.S. and Canada. TRSA is an international organization, representing textile services industry companies, with expertise to determine the most hygienic laundering solutions for food manufacturing and food proc…

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Angels in the Chamber Performs In New Rochelle Pop-Up Concert Angels in the Chamber Performs In New Rochelle Pop-Up Concert
Angels in the Chamber Performs In New Rochelle Pop-Up Concert NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- People passing through the courtyard at New Roc City are in for a pleasant surprise around 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, as Angels in the Chamber performs a free concert – another one of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts (NRCA) “Arts Encounters”, pop-up performances in unexpected places. Angels in the Chamber includes Garry Novikoff (guitar, piano, vocals), Pamela Sklar (flute), Enid Blount Press (clarinet and bass clarinet) and Marc Wager (French horn) performing folk and jazz influenced music they call “chamber rock.”  Drawing on influences that include Pink Floyd, …

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Washington Irving Intermediate School Holds Memoir Night Washington Irving Intermediate School Holds Memoir Night
Washington Irving Intermediate School Holds Memoir Night TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Washington Irving Intermediate School held its annual Memoir Night on March 30, a chance for third through fifth-grade Challenge program students to present history/memoir projects to visitors. The students have been spending months doing research on specific figures in history and historical periods. Many dressed in costume to explain their work. Fifth-grade students will be submitting their projects, which focus on New York history, to the New York State Archives Student Research Award program on July 1.  Those projects range from an examination of the Beatles’ impact on…

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