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September 2019
September Exhibit at the Geary Gallery in Darien, CT
This September, the Geary Gallery of Darien is proud to present, “Emotional Connections,” featuring the thought-provoking paintings of Westport, Connecticut artist, Jarvis Wilcox. His exhibit runs September 3 - 28. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. (203) 655-6633. www.gearygallery.com
Find out more »Coastal Expressions Exhibition by Joyce Grasso
On view during regular library hours, September 6 - October 6, 2019. Coastal Expressions features the abstract seascapes of Joyce Grasso, the Best in Show winner of Pequot Library’s 2018 Art Show Wet Paint: Art Fresh from the Studio. Grasso describes her acrylic on canvas paintings as creating a “feeling of place” with “bold colors, multiple laters and varied textures.” This exhibition also highlights Grasso’s mixed media collages with hand-painted acrylic papers on cradleboard. Enjoy a gallery talk led by…
Find out more »Summer Winds
To mark the launch of The Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA), the non-collecting museum and its partners will kick off a city-wide, collaborative venture called “Summer Winds” from July 1 to September 30, 2019. Open and free to the public, DATMA has commissioned the centerpiece of “Summer Winds,” a large-scale, site specific architectural art installation called “Silver Current” created by internationally celebrated and Los Angeles, CA based artist Patrick Shearn and his Poetic Kinetics team. “Silver Current” will…
Find out more »Urs Fischer: ERROR
The Brant Foundation Art Study Center is pleased to present URS FISCHER: ERROR, a solo exhibition of works by artist Urs Fischer from the last two decades. Featuring some of the artist’s most notable large-scale sculptures and paintings from the Brant Collections, ERROR celebrates The Brant Foundation’s 10th anniversary at its Greenwich space with Urs Fischer, the first artist to present a solo exhibition at The Brant Foundation Art Study Center in 2010. In Fischer’s works, the meaning lies within…
Find out more »12th Annual Dazzling Dahlias Show
This is an amazing opportunity to meet world class Dahlia growers and view spectacular blooms. You won’t believe your eyes! Open to the public and free admission. A sale of flowers will take place immediately following the show at 3:00 pm on Sunday.
Find out more »Rick Springfield
Springfield is the creator of some of the finest power-pop of the ’80s, a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody,” and “Human Touch.” He rose to fame in the ‘80s as Dr. Noah Drake on the popular soap opera “General Hospital.” Pepsi Rock Series powered by Xfinity
Find out more »Gentle Yoga with Helena Svedin
Enjoy 1-hour sessions of healing yoga with certified Positive Psychology Coach and Yoga teacher, Helena Svetin. “The highest form of spiritual practice is self-observation without judgment” Swami Kripalu Yoga is about controlling the thought waves in the mind. The mind is like an ever-flowing river, filled with rocks and bumps. The purpose of yoga is to train the mind to step out of the river and help break the mind’s cycle of happiness followed by pain and suffering. In order…
Find out more »Fight Osteoporosis Naturally
American Bone Health says that weight-bearing activity is critical for bone health. As a matter of fact, since the early 1970s, with the proliferation of DEXA Scan, there have been over 25,400 peer-reviewed studies published showing high levels of force influencing bone density development. But American Bone Health and all international bodies of medical education also state that the amount of loading required to stimulate the bone-building process on your hip bones equals 4.2 times of your body weight. Basically,…
Find out more »Duende: Susan English and Elizabeth Gourlay
Reception: Friday evening, September 13, 6:30 – 8:00, public invited 1947 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538 Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10 – 5:30 and by appointment Kenise Barnes Fine Art is pleased to open the fall 2019 season with a two-person exhibition featuring new abstract paintings by Susan English and Elizabeth Gourlay. Susan English’s work is inspired by observations of light in relation to objects and the way that it is refracted by wind or the surface of the…
Find out more »Forest Days
Forest Days is Greenwich Botanical Center's rain-or-shire nature immersion program for kids age 3-5. The fall session starts on 9/17. There are still a few spots open on Thursday afternoons. Tuition will be prorated for late registrants. To register, please visit the event page: https://greenwichbotanicalcenter.org/forestdays/fall-session-forest-days/
Find out more »Graham Nash – An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories
Grammy Award winner and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee – with Crosby, Stills, and Nash and with the Hollies, Nash was also inducted twice into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and with CSN. He wrote some of CSN’s & CSNY’s greatest hits, including “Teach Your Children,” “Our House” and “Wasted On the Way.” He will perform as a trio at this show, sharing stories and songs from throughout his illustrious career. $1 per…
Find out more »Bridge at the Greenwich YMCA with The Perfectly Polite Bridge Group
Come play Bridge at the Greenwich YMCA with The Perfectly Polite Bridge Group.
Find out more »Find Balance Through Ayurveda: An Introduction To the Sister Science of Yoga
Ayurveda translates into “Science of Life” with “Ayus” meaning life and “Veda” meaning knowledge or science. It means “the truth of you”. The mind-body connection is powerful. Using the power of Ayurveda, I will help you to achieve your peak physical, mental, and emotional health through my knowledge of a tradition that is thousands of years old. Ruchi Shah is an independent Ayurvedic consultant and wellness coach based in Greenwich, CT. She believes in promoting wellness instead of treating illness,…
Find out more »Find Balance Through Ayurveda: An Introduction To the Sister Science of Yoga
Ayurveda translates into “Science of Life” with “Ayus” meaning life and “Veda” meaning knowledge or science. It means “the truth of you”. The mind-body connection is powerful. Using the power of Ayurveda, I will help you to achieve your peak physical, mental, and emotional health through my knowledge of a tradition that is thousands of years old. Ruchi Shah is an independent Ayurvedic consultant and wellness coach based in Greenwich, CT. She believes in promoting wellness instead of treating illness,…
Find out more »Essential Oils for a Healthy Lifestyle
Essential Oils are a wonderful way to manage your health and keep you looking & feeling great!! About this Event Come join us for a fun, informative class to learn all about essential oils and how to choose and use them safely. Essential oils can help with MANY things, here are a few: • Relieve stress and anxious feelings • Improve digestive & respiratory issues • Slowaging process and lighten wrinkles and scars • Soothe head and neck tension •…
Find out more »Bridal Professionals Mix and Mingle Night at the Patterson Club
Bring your business cards and meet other bridal professionals in Fairfield County at The Patterson Club. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail and appetizers while checking out this beautiful country club in back country Fairfield. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Cash bar available after one complimentary drink. Special Rate for Fairfield County Wedding Concierge Advertisers & Exhibitors at the Bridal Fête (15% discount): $25
Find out more »Steve Kimock & Friends
Celebrating 25 Years Guitarist Steve Kimock (Zero, Voodoo Dead, Furthur) will be joined by Jeff Chimenti (Dead & Company) on keys, Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green) on bass and vocals, and John Morgan Kimock (Mike Gordo, Oteil & Friends) on drums for a night of psychedelic jams, deep improvisation, swampy funk grooves and crystalline rock and roll.
Find out more »Greenhouse Garden Dinner with Chef Geoff Lazlo
Join GBC and award-winning Chef Geoff Lazlo for a farm-to-table dinner series. Dinner will include a specialty cocktail, passed hors d’oeuvres and a three-course meal inspired by the seasonal vegetables and herbs grown in the GBC teaching vegetable garden. Each salon-style event will encourage discussion, led by Chef Geoff and GBC Board President Meg McAuley Kaicher, about the importance of ecologically sound cuisine that is seasonal and grown in harmony with our local environment. Next Dates: September 26 and October…
Find out more »Halston, Screening + Q&A
Join us for a screening of the documentary Halston, followed by a Q& A with Karen Bjornson (known as Halston’s “muse” throughout his career), Roland Ballester (Producer) and Frederic Tcheng (Director). This film chronicles the life and work of fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick, known simply as Halston, who dominated the fashion scene in the 1970s. Prodigiously talented, Halston reigned over fashion throughout the ’70s and became a household name. But when everything changed in the Wall Street era —…
Find out more »Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited ‘Selling England by the Pound’
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Hackett, lead guitarist for Genesis, returns to The Playhouse with the Genesis Revisited Tour, performing the band’s seminal album Selling England By the Pound in its entirety backed by a full band. The show will also feature a special Spectral Mornings 40th Anniversary Celebration, along with other Hackett hits. His previous three Playhouse shows all sold out – get your tickets now! Acclaimed by many to be Genesis’ finest album, Selling England By…
Find out more »Ayurvedic Self Care with Ruchi Shah
Use Ayurveda to optimally improve health by establishing a daily regimen based on your doshas. What is a dosha? When should I exercise? During what mealtime is my digestion the strongest? What is my optimal bedtime routine? Using her highly specialized and comprehensive knowledge of Ayurveda, Ruchi Shah work one-on-one with clients and offers group classes to conduct a thorough health assessment and to create a unique, personalized plan catered to each individual’s needs to optimize health and wellness through…
Find out more »Ayurvedic Self Care with Ruchi Shah
Use Ayurveda to optimally improve health by establishing a daily regimen based on your doshas. What is a dosha? When should I exercise?During what mealtime is my digestion the strongest? What is my optimal bedtime routine? Ruchi Shah is an independent Ayurvedic consultant and wellness coach based in Greenwich, CT. She believes in promoting wellness instead of treating illness, finding the root cause of an ailment rather than merely treating the symptoms so that the body is holistically and systematically…
Find out more »Lucie Arnaz: I got the job!
I Got the Job: Songs from My Musical Theatre Past Beloved daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, LUCIE ARNAZ relives her musical theatre past which includes the Broadway productions of They’re Playing Our Song, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Pippin
Find out more »Jimmy Herring & The 5 of 7
Lead guitarist for Widespread Panic and founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit and Jazz Is Dead, Jimmy has played with The Allman Brothers Band, Project Z, Derek Trucks Band, Phil Lesh & Friends and The Dead. Jimmy’s new band, The 5 of 7, places his uniquely probing, responsive fretwork in the context of a vocalist-fronted, song-driven ensemble. At once accessible and provocative, The 5 of 7 finds Herring joined by bassist Kevin Scott, drummer Darren Stanley, longtime collaborator Matt Slocum…
Find out more »Come Meet The Man Who Dresses Brides Around the World — He’s in the Global Business of Dreams
You could say Justin Alexander has married thousands of women. In fact, thousands of women around the world, have been married is his gowns and Justin will be at Persnickety Bride (224 South Main St. Newtown, Ct) on Saturday, September 28 to meet brides and show his latest collection. Brides can also take a photo in-store donning a Justin Alexander robe and post it to Instagram to enter to win a swagbag for herself and up to 5 bridesmaids! Justin…
Find out more »Auditions for The Nutcracker Dream at The Emelin Theatre
Auditions for The Nutcracker Dream at The Emelin Theatre Call for September Auditions Boys and girls aged 10-17, with 3+ years of ballet training Saturday, September 28 from 10am to 1:30pm. At the Emelin Theatre for the Performing Arts 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Candidates should have intermediate to advanced ballet technique, clean lines and the ability to take corrections and directions quickly. To pre-register for the audition, please call (646) 753-0457 or write to info@balletdesameriques.com with “Nutcracker Dream…
Find out more »Workout with the Docs!
Melissa Goldstein, MD and Maria Cecelia Asnis, MD are Endocrinology specialists at Stamford Health. Join them, along with YWCA Greenwich Fitness Instructor, Sue Cavataro, for the YWCA’s inaugural Women’s Health and Wellness event. Part workout and part lecture, this seminar will focus on osteoporosis and how to both prevent bone loss and maintain/increase bone density. This event is free and open to the public! Register at: http://www.ywcagrn.org/workout
Find out more »Fore N Aft Benefit Concert
The very first Fore ‘n’ Aft opened in 1959, exactly sixty years ago. Locations in Brewster, White Plains, New Rochelle, NY and Westport, CT were the original rock establishments in this area during the 60’s, 70’s, and very early 80’s. It was the place to be, and had the best local musicians of the rock world from Connecticut to New Jersey. After the unbelievable success of the first Fore ‘n’ Aft Benefit Concert Festival last year, we are proud to…
Find out more »LocalMotion
Co-chairs Amory Armstrong Kenny, Katie Cosby, and JoAnn McCarthy invite you to LocalMotion, an event celebrating community collaboration! This casual chic event will feature a DJ, dancing, a fabulous live auction, and a wide selection of food and drinks from local partners. Green Fingers, Greenwich Garden Club, and Hortulus will be honored for their commitment to protecting and preserving the natural beauty of Greenwich and their outstanding community service at River House and beyond. Funds raised at this inaugural event…
Find out more »Kristin Chenoweth
Don’t miss this night of Broadway classics, standards and pop hits! Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover and stage. She received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daisies, won a Tony Award for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and was also nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in the Broadway smash-hit Wicked. Chenoweth recently starred in the…
Find out more »Ayurvedic Self Care with Ruchi Shah
Use Ayurveda to optimally improve health by establishing a daily regimen based on your doshas. What is a dosha? When should I exercise?During what mealtime is my digestion the strongest? What is my optimal bedtime routine? Ruchi Shah is an independent Ayurvedic consultant and wellness coach based in Greenwich, CT. She believes in promoting wellness instead of treating illness, finding the root cause of an ailment rather than merely treating the symptoms so that the body is holistically and systematically…
Find out more »October 2019
Andy Grammer – Don’t Give Up On Me Tour
The multi-platinum pop superstar returns after a sold-out show last year! He’s best known for hits “Keep Your Head Up,” “Fine By Me,” “Honey I’m Good” and more! EACH SINGLE OR PAIR ORDER OF TICKETS COMES WITH (1) ONE CD OF THE NEW ALBUM NAIVE, DUE OUT JULY 26, 2019. INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL ON HOW TO REDEEM YOUR ALBUM.
Find out more »BCA’S GoForPink! Dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Kickoff
GoForPink is a series of events Breast Cancer Alliance (BCA) dedicates to Breast Cancer Awareness Month in collaboration with the Town of Greenwich and many of its merchants. Beginning with special events on October 3, the local community will come together for special days of shopping, dining and education throughout the month of October, raising awareness and critical funds furthering BCA’s mission of eradicating breast cancer. On Thursday, October 3 at 10am, Richards will host a complimentary educational program and…
Find out more »Paula Pounstone
With smart, observational humor and a legendary spontaneous interaction with the crowd, Paula Poundstone is one of our country’s pre-eminent comedians. American Comedy Award-winner for Best Female Standup Comic, she has made more than a dozen appearances on late night talk shows and is a regular panelist on NPR’s #1 show, Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
Find out more »Qigong with Donna Bunte of Donna Bunte Whole Health
With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, qigong is traditionally viewed as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (chi), translated as “life energy”. Qigong practice involves moving meditation, coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and calm meditative state of mind. Donna has been practicing Chinese medicine, acupuncture and nutrition for twenty years. She opened her practice in 1995 in New York and moved her practice to Old Greenwich, CT where she has been helping people since…
Find out more »Qigong with Donna Bunte of Donna Bunte Whole Health
With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, qigong is traditionally viewed as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (chi), translated as “life energy”. Qigong practice involves moving meditation, coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and calm meditative state of mind. Donna has been practicing Chinese medicine, acupuncture and nutrition for twenty years. She opened her practice in 1995 in New York and moved her practice to Old Greenwich, CT where she has been helping people since…
Find out more »RICK WAKEMAN OF YES – THE GRUMPY OLD ROCK STAR TOUR
Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman (of prog-rock band YES) will embark on his first solo tour of America in 13 years! Wakeman’s The Grumpy Old Rock Star Tour will combine spellbinding piano music with sidesplitting jokes and revealing insights in-to his 50-plus-year career. Expect an evening of superb musicianship, featuring music from YES, Rick’s own solo epics and early Bowie hits, plus fantastic arrangements of Beatles’ tunes, and much, much more, interspersed with knockabout (and sometimes bawdy!) typically British humor. Professional…
Find out more »MAX WEINBERG’S JUKEBOX
Weinberg, the driving rhythmic force propelling The E Street Band for 43 years, is also known to millions of fans for his 17 year stint as the bandleader and comedic foil to talk show host Conan O’Brien and is the only musician in history to make the leap from a starring role in one of the world’s iconic rock groups to leading his eponymous band on NBC’s “Late Night” and “The Tonight Show”. And if that wasn’t enough Weinberg managed…
Find out more »DART Walk to the Finish 2nd Annual Charity Walk
Registration is open for the Second Annual Dana’s Angels Research Trust (DART) — DART WALK TO THE FINISH — on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Greenwich Point Park. Fun for the whole family, the DART to The Finish Walk is a great way to spend a beautiful morning at Greenwich Point Park and raise help raise crucial funds for Niemann-Pick type C disease (NPC), often referred to as “children’s Alzheimers.” To register, visit danasangels.org.
Find out more »The 2019 Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival, The Largest Annual Book Festival in the Tri-State Region With 145 Authors In Attendance
The 2019 Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival, The Largest Annual Book Festival in the Tri-State Region With 145 Authors In Attendance Takes Place On Saturday October 5, 10 am- 4 pm -145 Renowned Children’s’ Book Authors and Illustrators In Attendance; Book Signings and Readings, Illustrator Demos, Gourmet Food With A Percentage Of Proceeds Going to literacy programs in schools throughout Westchester and Metro New York Chappaqua, N.Y... The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival (CCBF), the largest children’s book festival in the metropolitan…
Find out more »The 2019 Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival, The Largest Annual Book Festival in the Tri-State Region With 145 Authors In Attendance
The 2019 Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival, The Largest Annual Book Festival in the Tri-State Region With 145 Authors In Attendance Takes Place On Saturday October 5, 10 am- 4 pm -145 Renowned Children’s’ Book Authors and Illustrators In Attendance; Book Signings and Readings, Illustrator Demos, Gourmet Food With A Percentage Of Proceeds Going to literacy programs in schools throughout Westchester and Metro New York Chappaqua, N.Y... The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival (CCBF), the largest children’s book festival in the metropolitan…
Find out more »Loudon Wainwright III- Surviving Twin
What lives on between father and son? Grammy-winning singer Loudon Wainwright III shares his story in an evening of music and memories many years in the making. Surviving Twin is what the singer-songwriter calls a “posthumous collaboration” with his writer father. Part concert, part dramatic reading, part family slide-show, it is a hybrid theatrical form consisting mainly of songs written by Loudon III, along with readings of magazine columns written by his late father, Loudon Jr., and photographs that span…
Find out more »Walk the Walk Against Domestic Violence
On Sunday, October 6, YWCA Greenwich is hosting a community-wide walk to raise awareness and funds for YWCA Greenwich Domestic Abuse Services and education. YWCA Greenwich Walk the Walk Against Domestic Violence will be a family-friendly event that takes place at Bruce Park. Check-in and warm-up will begin at 8:30 am. Members of the community are encouraged to form teams, come with friends and family, and even dogs are welcome. All proceeds will support the important work of YWCA Greenwich…
Find out more »Acrobats of Cirque – tacular
This unique show features one dazzling circus feat after another in a high-energy family-friendly flurry of fun! Indulge your curiosity and celebrate your senses as the troupe of acrobats, aerialists, and circus specialty artists bend, twist, flip, and fly into your hearts and minds!
Find out more »Mentor’s Classic Golf Tournament
Join us at the exclusive Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich as you support the work we do with children in 40 Connecticut towns and cities. By playing or sponsoring, you will help create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
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