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November 2019
Cover to Cover: How People Bind Their Books Exhibition
On view during Library hours There are as many ways to bind a book as there are types of books and types of readers. Before the Industrial Revolution, bookbinding was a separate trade from publishing, and many of the historic bindings that we see were bespoke products commissioned by their owners. This exhibition will cover different types of books, from miniature books to enormous folios, gold-stamped publishers’ bindings to stab-stitched paper wrappers, treasured bibles to ephemeral almanacs, 19th-century marbled papers…
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Neustadt Collection Tiffany Lamp Exhibit
The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass is taking its treasures on the road to help patients. The Neustadt recently opened a three-month exhibition in the lobby of Burke Rehabilitation Hospital’s White Plains campus (785 Mamaroneck Avenue). Four lamps, made more than a century ago by the New York tastemaker Louis Comfort Tiffany, are on view for the hundreds of patients, guests, and staff who pass through every day. “We are excited to partner with Burke to share the beauty and…
Find out more »Breast Cancer Alliance Holiday Gift Boutique
Skilled artisans, designers, and purveyors of finely crafted merchandise will showcase their wares at the Breast Cancer Alliance Holiday Gift Boutique. Select from a wide selection of ladies, men’s and children’s apparel and accessories, unique jewelry, home decor, vintage gifts, culinary delights, and more. Each sale helps fund the innovative research, breast surgery fellowships and life-saving treatment supported by the Breast Cancer Alliance. Enjoy shopping and plan on joining Tuesday evening for cocktails and snacks. WHEN: Tuesday, November 12, 2019,…
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 »Henry Rose x Perfumarie Pop-Up
Just in time for the holidays, Henry Rose, a line of genderless fine fragrances founded by Michelle Pfeiffer, will be popping up for a limited time at Perfumarie in New York City! Beginning October 15 through December, Henry Rose will be available for in-person sampling, testing and buying for the ultimate holiday shopping experience. During the pop-up, the brand will also be introducing its newest product offering: rollerballs, available as singles, sets of two and sets of all five of…
Find out more »Happy Hour
Join us at the bar for Happy Hour Monday-Friday for food & drink specials including 1/2 price raw bar! (excluding lobster)
Find out more »Caviar Night
Join us for Sturgeon Caviar served with Blinis and creme fraiche and get 30% off a bottle of bubbly!
Find out more »No Corkage Fee
Every Wednesday bring your own wine and enjoy no corkage fee! Dining customer only.
Find out more »Paint Night with Margery Scotti
This class will bring out the Picasso in everyone! Margery will guide you through two lively hours of creativity and at the end of the night you will leave with your own painting to hang on your wall. Bring your beverage of choice and be prepared to get messy. All levels welcome.
Find out more »Mountainside Family Support Groups
Mountainside Wilton now offers Family Support Groups to those who have been impacted by a loved one’s addiction. These free monthly sessions are designed to provide family members with the recovery and support services they need to heal in tandem with their addicted loved ones. Family Support Groups at Mountainside are open to parents, spouses, children, friends, and others whose loved ones have struggled with drug or alcohol misuse. Group members are encouraged to share their stories, setbacks, and successes…
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November Exhibit at the Geary Gallery in Darien, CT
This November, the Geary Gallery of Darien is proud to present, “Visual Poetry,” featuring the bold, impressionistic New York-inspired paintings of South Korean native, Chin H. Shin. His exhibit runs November 1 - 27. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. (203) 655-6633. www.gearygallery.com
Find out more »Paperwhites & Amaryllis Potting in the Greenhouse
Amaryllis and paperwhites are classic holiday flowers that can brighten up your home during the dark days of winter and are a great hostess or teachers gifts. Bring your own container or purchase one of ours. Please specify Amaryllis or Paperwhites when registering, 10 spaces per time slot. NOTE: 2 time slots being offered 10:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m.
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/
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Wine, Women & Soy: Facts on nutrition for women
What’s the real deal about wine, soy, eggs, aspirin, carbs, dairy, etc.? Over a glass of wine at YWCA Greenwich, Dr. Katie will dispel myths and help women understand how to take a holistic approach to staying healthy. Bring your friends and your questions! Katherine Takayasu , MD, MBA, is a certified family medicine physician at Stamford Health who specializes in integrative medicine. She works to improve patient wellness using traditional medicine and complementary medicine techniques. She works at the…
Find out more »Dom Flemons & Amythyst Kiah
Grammy Award-winner, two-time Emmy Award nominee and founding member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dom Flemons is known as “The American Songster” since his repertoire of music covers nearly 100 years of American folklore, ballads, and tunes. A professed Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singer/songwriter, Amythyst Kiah’s commanding stage presence is only matched by her raw and powerful vocals — a deeply moving, hypnotic sound that stirs echoes of a distant and restless past. Kiah opened the sold-out Rhiannon Giddens show…
Find out more »Live Music/DJ
Every Thursday, Friday, & Saturday come sing and dance with us as we feature live acoustic music or a DJ. Thursdays 10:00pm-12:30am and Fridays & Saturdays 10:30-1:30am
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 »Cornucopia Workshop
Create an autumnal cornucopia perfect for your Thanksgiving table, with GBC Youth Coordinator, Jen Behette. Learn about gourds, flowers, and so much more. Combine your creativity and nature to share a special handmade treat with your family.
Find out more »2019 Hurling Classic
The popular Irish sport of hurling is coming to Citi Field in the “New York Hurling Classic” with a four-team tournament on Saturday, November 16. Building off the highly successful events at Fenway Park in 2015, 2017 and 2018, a three-game tournament will be played with four counties competing for the Players Champions Cup. The event will also feature an Irish festival complete with music and dancing. Tickets for the New York Hurling Classic are on sale at www.mets.com/hurling. Hurling,…
Find out more »4th Annual Masquerade Ball to Unmask Child Abuse Celebrates HELP for KIDS’ 30th Anniversary
The 4th Annual Masquerade Ball to Unmask Child Abuse celebrates the 30th Anniversary of HELP for KIDS: An Exchange Club Parenting Skills Center. All proceeds from the Venetian-style, fancy-dress evening benefit HELP for KIDS' programs that halt the cycle of child abuse and neglect throughout Fairfield County. Funding will support an array of research-based, multi-lingual services, including home-centered visits that provide on-going counseling to individual families, a nationally-recognized Fatherhood program, parenting skills classes, and more. To purchase tickets, reserve a…
Find out more »Smile Greenwich 2019
In 2010, the Lori family hosted the first Smile Greenwich event at their home, and we couldn’t have imagined all of the love and support shown by our community. Smile Greenwich is now an integral and blessed part of all of our lives, and together with friends like you, we have changed the lives of thousands of children and their families. Our community efforts have raised more than $2.5 million through events, corporate partnerships and, of course, the beloved Three…
Find out more »2019 SMILE GREENWICH EVENT
Smile Greenwich celebrates the life-changing surgeries that Operation Smile’s medical volunteer teams perform every day around the world. Join us on November 16th for our annual night of dancing, laughter and smiles. Event Chairs: Alisyn Camerota, Trisha Dalton, Lisa Lori, and Stacy Zarakiotis WHO: 300+ guests joining forces to help children worldwide WHAT: Smile Greenwich Event with Cocktails, Buffet & Silent Auction SPECIAL GUEST ENTERTAINMENT:: Announcement coming soon! WHEN: Saturday, November 16, 2019 7:00 p.m Cocktails and Silent Auction 8:00…
Find out more »Chouk Bwa
From the countryside of the New World’s first free black republic, Chouk Bwa performs stripped-down Haitian roots music: enthralling percussion, dance, call-and- response singing, work songs, Vodou performances, and Holy Week rara music. Infused with the scent and sensibility of voodoo, it is music that refuses to obscure their homeland’s deep African heritage. As they themselves declare, these are rhythms that were “torn from Africa and secretly replanted in a new land.” But this “replanting” sowed a new identity. As…
Find out more »Sophia Loren – An Evening With An Icon
Hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s Bill Harris Orchestra seating includes a pre-show reception with authentic Italian cuisine by TerraSole Ristorante and an Italian wine tasting by Pera Wines! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event – an intimate conversation LIVE on stage with legend Sophia Loren! Exclusive engagement – one of only 5 shows nationwide!! Synonymous with grace, beauty and artistry, the Oscar-winning actress captivates with an intimate and often humorous onstage conversation, including clips of her career and audience Q&A. The prolific…
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1/2 Priced Bottles of Wine
Join us every Sunday & Monday for half priced bottles of wine! Sundays 11:00am-12:00am and Mondays 4:30pm-12:00am.
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Splash’N Boots
Ridgefield, put your dancing BOOTS on – Universal Kids’, Splash’N Boots are coming to The Playhouse with the biggest Yellow and Blue Family concert EVER! Splash, Boots and the Big Yellow Boot Family are hitting the road with an all-new live show full of those Little Big Moments – moments of dance, laughter, connection, and most importantly, LOVE!! Splash’N Boots will be performing songs from their entire catalogue, including music from “Get up and Go” (Universal Kids) and from their…
Find out more »(914) Cares Fifth Annual Empty Bowls Westchester Event
(914) Cares invites you to attend its fifth annual Empty Bowls Westchester event on Sunday November 17 from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Whippoorwill Club in Armonk, NY. Cost of tickets, $175.00. Join us as we raise much needed funds to support our local partners in the fight to end food insecurity in Westchester County. Guests will take home a hand painted bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The Empty Bowls project…
Find out more »Six of Clubs Presents The Swinging 40’s ~ Benefit Performance
Join us for a very special benefit evening of cocktails, hors d’oeurvres and live entertainment by Six of Clubs performing The Swinging 40’s Music from the Big Band Era! The 1930’s and 40’s were a time of prolific musical innovation. Great band leaders like Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey delivered swing music to the country and launched the careers of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Shore and many more. The war years inspired dance crazes like the Jitter Bug and…
Find out more »Sunday Brunch
$10 gets you a bracelet to receive $5 drinks and $5 breakfast burritos!
Find out more »Gentle Yoga with Helena Svedin
Enjoy 1-hour sessions of healing yoga with certified Positive Psychology Coach and Yoga teacher, Helena Svedin. “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 »Le Coraire- The Bolshoi Ballet in HD
Underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin ENCORE PRESENTATION IN HD ADOLPHE ADAM Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky On the bazaar square of Andrinopolis, the Pacha is struck by the beauty of Medora and tries to buy her, but the lovely young woman is not for sale. As the transaction is about to be completed, Medora is kidnaped by Conrad, a charming corsair (pirate) who catches her eye. Bolshoi Prima Ballerina, the “mesmerizing” Ekaterina Krysanova and…
Find out more »1/2 Priced Raw Bar
Join us every Tuesday for 1/2 price raw bar all night throughout the restaurant! (Excluding lobster)
Find out more »De-Stressing during the Holiday Season
De-Stressing during the Holiday Season Please join us for a presentation on ways to de-stress with food & nutrition during the holiday season & beyond! PLUS you’ll be treated to a cooking demo learning how to make de-stressing healthy holiday sweets! Chef Via Melissa is a certified nutritional chef and graduate from The Academy of Culinary Nutrition (ACN). She is also a certified nutrition and wellness counselor from American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA). REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/de-stressing-during-the-holiday-season-tickets-80968136877
Find out more »Sarah Shook & The Disarmers
FREE beer tasting in the lobby before the show! Picked as a Bandsintown Big Break one-to-watch artist and hailed by critics at Rolling Stone, Vice and the Wall Street Journal, North Carolina’s Sarah Shook’s Americana stalks/walks the line between vulnerable and menacing, her voice strong and uneasy, country classic but with contemporary, earthy tension. The band’s most recent album Years was ranked #1 on venerable Chicago Sun-Times and NPR music critic Greg Kot’s best-of-2018 list. Bandsintown Emerging Artist Series Pepsi…
Find out more »Greenwich Botanical Center: Meet Award Winning Landscape Designer, Frederico Azevedo
Meet famed Brazilian Landscape Designer Frederico Azevedo, the owner of Unlimited Earthcare based in Bridgehampton, New York. Frederico will be introducing his new book, available for sale and signing: Bloom: The Luminous Gardens of Frederico Azevedo from Pointed Leaf Press. He will discuss the methodology behind his design concepts and present a selection of images showcasing his magnificent gardens. Frederico Azevedo was born in Brazil and studied landscape design in Brazil, England, and the United States. Azevedo founded Unlimited Earth…
Find out more »Meet Award Winning Landscape Designer, Frederico Azevedo
GBC Lunch & Learn: Meet famed Brazilian Landscape Designer Frederico Azevedo, the owner of Unlimited Earthcare based in Bridgehampton, New York. Frederico will be introducing his new book, available for sale and signing: Bloom: The Luminous Gardens of Frederico Azevedo from Pointed Leaf Press. He will discuss the methodology behind his design concepts and present a selection of images showcasing his magnificent gardens.
Find out more »John Cleese
Don’t miss this unforgettable evening with award-winning actor, writer, and comedian John Cleese as he shares hilarious stories and observations about his life and career, including highlights from Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, A Fish Called Wanda, and many more. Sponsors: Hearst BARTS
Find out more »Flinn Reopens: “In Plain Sight, Library Art Collection”
The Flinn Gallery will reopen on November 21 after being closed for several months while construction was going on outside its walls. The exhibit is called "In Plain Sight, Library Art Collection.” All of the works of art in this show belong to the Library's permanent collection and have been hanging in various locations, often behind closed doors. Now they will be exhibited together along with stories of each artist and information about their artwork. Visitors can come to the…
Find out more »Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- Marty Stuart is the Pilgrim
Country music torchbearer Marty Stuart is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his iconic album The Pilgrim. While he’s too gracious to admit it himself, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician is living/breathing country music history. Join Marty Stuart as he shares his remarkable life through song & story.
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…
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