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Darien Pure Barre Studio Hosts Change Of Heart Event Darien Pure Barre Studio Hosts Change Of Heart Event
Darien Pure Barre Studio Hosts Change Of Heart Event WESTPORT, Conn. – Pure Barre studios in Darien, Fairfield and Westport  are hosting fundraising and awareness events Saturday to benefit Change of Heart at all three studio locations. Change of Heart is a grass-roots fitness program, presented by SELF magazine, that was created to educate women about heart disease in support of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women yet only one in five American women believes heart disease is their greatest health threat. With awareness, education and care, heart disease can be prevented. …
Norwalk Symphony Hosts Kids Program, Season Finale Norwalk Symphony Hosts Kids Program, Season Finale
Norwalk Symphony Hosts Kids Program, Season Finale NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra's (Not) Just for Kids program will feature local percussionist Damon Grant on Saturday, May 9.  This program is designed to introduce children ages 3 to 10 to what the instruments of the orchestra can do and give them an opportunity to try them out. This free, one-hour program will be presented at the Wilton, New Canaan and Norwalk libraries as follows: 11 a.m., Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, 203-762-3950. 1:30 pm New Canaan Library, Lamb Room, 151 Main St., 203-594-5000. 3 p.m. Norwalk Public Library auditorium, 1 Belden…
New Rochelle Watercolor Artist Exhibits Work In Greenwich New Rochelle Watercolor Artist Exhibits Work In Greenwich
New Rochelle Watercolor Artist Exhibits Work In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- Works of watercolorist Andrea Scott, of New Rochelle, N.Y., are on display at the Greenwich Art Society Gallery through May 20 in an exhibit titled "Watercolors Wild and Cultivated." There will be a closing party Wednesday, May 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. Scott's work has appeared in shows in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, including at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. Many of her works have been judged by curators of major museums, such as the Sterling and Francine Clark Institute of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim. Her awards include…
Darien Arts Center A Family Affair For Thoren/Emmons Clan Darien Arts Center A Family Affair For Thoren/Emmons Clan
Darien Arts Center A Family Affair For Thoren/Emmons Clan DARIEN, Conn. – The Thoren/Emmons family has enjoyed a long relationship with the Darien Arts Center. It fact, it goes back to the beginnings of the DAC, with its creation in 1975 and continues today, with multiple members of the Thoren/Emmons clan still contributing time and talent to this nonprofit that provides dance, visual arts, music and theater programs. Roz Emmons, one of the founders of what was then called the Darien Arts Council, helped create the organization.  “There were eight of us during the 1970s with an idea to start an arts center," she said. "It took a few years t…
State Regents Honor Two Professors At Danbury's WestConn State Regents Honor Two Professors At Danbury's WestConn
State Regents Honor Two Professors At Danbury's WestConn DANBURY, Conn. — Two faculty members at Western Connecticut State University have been honored by their peers for professional excellence and received faculty honors from the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the 2014-15 academic year.  The honorees are Nicholas J. Greco, an associate professor of chemistry, and Jessica J. Eckstein, an associate professor of communication and media arts.  Greco, who became a faculty member in 2009 after earning a doctorate in bio-organic chemistry at the University of California-San Diego, was chosen from professors at the four universities in t…
Danbury Man Faces DWI Charge In Brewster Danbury Man Faces DWI Charge In Brewster
Danbury Man Faces DWI Charge In Brewster BREWSTER, N.Y. -- A Connecticut man is facing a felony charge of driving while intoxicated following his arrest in Brewster.  Putnam County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Lee stopped a motorist who had committed traffic violations on Main Street in Brewster on April 29 at 1:21 a.m., according to Sheriff Donald B. Smith. The deputy determined that the driver, identified as Alvaro Bonilla, 46, of 636 Osbourne St., Danbury, was intoxicated, authorities said. The deputy further determined that  Bonilla had been previously convicted of driving while intoxicated in 2014. The deputy arrested the man and c…
Lakeland Education Foundation Awards Grants Lakeland Education Foundation Awards Grants
Lakeland Education Foundation Awards Grants YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Lakeland Education Foundation presented a $46,696 check to the Board of Education at its April 18 board meeting in support of its 2015 grants to educators in Lakeland. The foundation recently awarded 15 grants for a variety of educational projects districtwide. Created in 1994, the foundation has awarded more than $750,000 in grants to help enhance the educational experience of students in the district. These are the 2015 grant recipients: Second Steps Program from Andrea Cooper, Beth Luft, Katharine Rodefeld, Kristal Halton, and Carmen Diaz of George Washing…
Mental Health First Aid Training Offered In Georgetown Mental Health First Aid Training Offered In Georgetown
Mental Health First Aid Training Offered In Georgetown WILTON, Conn. -- A course in mental health first aid for public safety workers will be offered this week at the Georgetown Fire Headquarters at 6 Portland Ave.  The course will be offered from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.  Mental Health First Aid USA is an intensive course that teaches a five-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources and knowledge to help a person in crisis connect with appropriate professional, peer, and self-help care. The course teaches the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understand…
Bedford School Group Hosts Parent Battle Of The Bands Bedford School Group Hosts Parent Battle Of The Bands
Bedford School Group Hosts Parent Battle Of The Bands BEDFORD, N.Y. – For the first time, Bedford FAME (Foundation for Arts, Music and Education) will hold the Parent Battle of the Bands fundraiser at the Fox Lane High School theater on Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m. The Parent Battle of the Bands, which features local talent from across the Bedford Central School District, includes Ask Your Mom, Butterbee Love and the Gorilla Orchestra, Exit 5, ONL and The Standing Eights. Several members of the bands are parents who have children in Bedford schools. The Middle School Maniacs, made up of Fox Lane Middle School music teachers, will be the openi…
Norwalk Hosts Citywide Children's Book Drive To Promote Literacy Norwalk Hosts Citywide Children's Book Drive To Promote Literacy
Norwalk Hosts Citywide Children's Book Drive To Promote Literacy NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Reads, the Norwalk Early Childhood Council and United Way of Coastal Fairfield County are sponsoring a citywide Bring a Book Drive promoting literacy among local children during May. Residents are asked to bring new or gently used children’s books to any of the following locations: Hotel Zero Degrees, 353 Main Ave. Hilton Garden Inn, 560 Main Ave. Courtyard by Marroitt, 474 Main Ave. Double Tree By Hilton, 789 Connecticut Ave. Norwalk Inn, 99 East Ave. Even Hotel, 426 Main Ave. Norwalk City Hall 125 East Ave. Norwalk Police Station, 1 Monroe St…
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