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November 2019
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 »Sara Evans
Back after a sold out show in 2017, Evans has scored five #1 singles, sold millions of records, won the Academy of Country Music’s Top Female Vocalist Award and claimed a Country Music Association trophy for her signature song, “Born to Fly.”
Find out more »Women Who Inspire Awards
The 2nd Women Who Inspire Awards will be held on Friday, November 8, 2019, at Greenwich Country Club. YWCA Greenwich Women Who Inspire Awards were established to recognize and celebrate outstanding women who have excelled in philanthropic, professional and volunteer pursuits. Importantly, these honorees have enriched the lives of many in our community. YWCA Greenwich will also present the Women Who Inspire Corporate Award to Pitney Bowes for their commitment to empower and champion women in the workplace and the…
Find out more »The Capitol Steps – The Lyin’ Kings
Returning to The Playhouse stage after sold-out shows in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, The Capitol Steps plan to bring down the House … and Senate … with their unique blend of sharp political satire set to popular music. The irreverent D.C.-based troupe, with 38 albums to its credit, pokes fun at all sides of the issues, from left to right, with fresh, up-to-the-minute material inspired by the latest headlines, scandals and more. The Steps will share songs and skits…
Find out more »CraftWestport 2019
Excited to start holiday shopping but don’t know where to begin? Come to the Westport Young Woman’s League’s 44th annual CraftWestport at Staples High School, November 9 and 10, for the opportunity to find unique, handmade, uncommon gifts for everyone on your list. CraftWestport brings more than 200 fine contemporary craftspeople and artists from across the country to exhibit at Connecticut’s largest indoor fine crafts festival. Net proceeds from admission are distributed to local charities by the WYWL. Hours are…
Find out more »An Evening with Lainie Kazan
An Evening with Lainie Kazan Celebrating WPPAC's 16th Anniversary Multi-award winner in film, television and stage; Lainie began her career as Barbra Streisand’s understudy in the Broadway production of Funny Girl. She has appeared in NYC nightclubs and as a guest on virtually every top variety and talk show on television. Some of her film credits include Beaches and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 1 and 2. Television credits include recurring roles on The Nanny, Desperate Housewives and King of…
Find out more »The Symphony of Westchester 23rd Season Opening Concert
Pianist Alon Goldstein will open the Symphony of Westchester’s 23rd concert season at Iona College on Sat., Nov. 9, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. in an all-Beethoven program. Goldstein, a frequent performer with the Symphony of Westchester, will play Piano Concerto no. 5, op. 73, in E flat Major. Also on the program are Coriolan Overture, op. 62 and Symphony no. 5, op. 67 in C minor. Goldstein, who maintains an extensive world-wide touring schedule, is the Artistic Director for The…
Find out more »Cowboy Junkies
An Evening with Cowboy Junkies For more than 30 years, Cowboy Junkies have combined folk, blues and rock with the quiet intensity that is their musical signature on more than two dozen critically acclaimed albums, including their 1988 breakthrough The Trinity Sessions. Their most recent album, All That Reckoning, was released last year. Formed in Toronto in 1985 with siblings Michael Timmins on guitar, Margo Timmins on vocals, Peter Timmins on drums, and Michael’s lifelong friend Alan Anton on bass,…
Find out more »Madama Butterfly (Puccini)
ENCORE PRESENTATION IN HD Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the devoted geisha who gives everything for the American naval officer Pinkerton, sung by Andrea Carè. Elizabeth DeShong is her devoted companion Suzuki, and Plácido Domingo adds another role to his remarkable repertoire, singing Sharpless for the first time. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production. Approx. runtime: 3:32 Atria Senior Living Classical Series Underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin
Find out more »Dorrance Dance
“…pushes the boundaries of tap while exposing its true nature: that it is music” -The New York Times This electrifying company’s inaugural performance garnered a Bessie Award for “blasting open our notions of tap.” Founded by Artistic Director, 2015 MacArthur fellow, and 2018 Doris Duke Artist Award recipient Michelle Dorrance, the company has, in less than a decade, forged a brand that honors tap dance’s uniquely American history in a new, dynamic, and compelling context—blending traditional technique with cutting-edge choreography…
Find out more »The Godfather Part II (45th Anniversary)
A timeless classic best revered on the big screen, time tested fans and newcomers alike won’t want to miss this special event featuring exclusive insight from Turner Classic Movies! Francis Ford Coppola continues his epic Godfather trilogy with this saga of two generations of power within the Corleone family. Coppola, working once again with the author Mario Puzo, crafts two interwoven stories that work as both prequel and sequel to the original. One shows the humble Sicilian beginnings and New…
Find out more »Raymonda – The Bolshoi Ballet in HD
ENCORE PRESENTATION IN HD ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV Choreography by Marius Petipa Raymonda is betrothed to Jean de Brienne, a gallant knight who pledged to go on a crusade led by the King of Hungary. When her beloved leaves, Abderakhman, a foreign knight, makes a bid for the hand of Raymonda and threatens her fate when she rejects him. Raymonda is a must-see of the Bolshoi, a work of living dance history showcasing the ballerina as the ultimate virtuoso. Being one of…
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…
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 »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 »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 »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 »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…
Find out more »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Great Innovators
In a single decade, with works such as The Firebird and The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky showed possibilities for musical extremism never before imagined. With bracing harmonies, infectious rhythms, and brilliant orchestration, everything that Stravinsky created in this fertile period stole the musical show of the era, and this trio arrangement of The Soldier’s Tale (Stravinsky’s own) introduced his wildly controversial music to the chamber music stage. Innovations abound in this program: Beethoven’s Clarinet Trio (the first of its…
Find out more »Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox- A Very Postmodern Christmas
Join us in the lobby at 7:15pm for a free wine tasting & art exhibit by a local artist! Back after a sold-out show last summer, join famed time-twisting musical collective Postmodern Jukebox for a vintage-style Christmas celebration! Known for reworking popular modern music into different vintage genres, especially early 20th century forms such as swing and jazz, PMJ has amassed over one billion YouTube views and played hundreds of shows to sold-out houses on six continents.
Find out more »Dazzling Piano Duo Returns to Connecticut
The worldwide acclaimed piano duo, Anderson & Roe have been invited to return for another Wendy Tisch Memorial Concert after their last appearance in 2017 which left the audience blown away. Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe have an international following, presenting a wide range of music from classical to contemporary, including music of Chopin, Vivaldi, the Beatles and Michael Jackson. Having met at Julliard, both are outstanding individual pianists who have combined talents to take music to new dynamic…
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 »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 »All About Eve – National Theatre of London in HD
ENCORE PRESENTATION IN HD by Joseph L Mankiewicz. Adapted and directed for the stage by Ivo van Hove Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) lead in All About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London. All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan.…
Find out more »Joan Osborne’s Dylanology ft. Special Guests Jackie Greene & Anders Osborne
Seven-time Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling singer and songwriter, Joan Osborne, joined by powerhouse rock vets Anders Osborne and Jackie Greene and backed by a full band, unleashes her sizable gifts as a vocalist and interpreter upon Bob Dylan’s celebrated canon.
Find out more »December 2019
Akhhnaten (Philip Glass) The Met Opera Encore in HD
Underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin ENCORE PRESENTATION IN HD Phelim McDermott, whose productions include the hugely successful Satyagraha by Philip Glass, returns to the Met with a new staging of Glass’s Akhnaten, conducted by Karen Kamensek in her Met debut. Anthony Roth Costanzo sings the title role of the Egyptian pharaoh who attempted to inspire his people to adopt a new religion, abandoning the worship of the old gods for that of a single deity. In her Met debut, J’Nai…
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 »When Harry Met Sally (30th Anniversary)
This special 30th-anniversary, big screen event includes exclusive insight from Turner Classic Movies! A special 30th Anniversary showing coming to select cinemas featuring exclusive insight from Turner Classic Movies. Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) meet when they share a car on a trip from Chicago to New York right after both graduate from college. As the two build their lives and careers in Manhattan, they find love and heartache–with other people–but their paths continue to cross…
Find out more »Holiday Tidings, Trimmings & Toasts
Join us in the greenhouse for some holiday cheer and creativity. Craft festive holiday decorations for your home using a variety of greens, swags, mantles, urns, centerpieces and holiday plants. Greenhouse volunteers will be on hand to help you. Pre-made trimmings available for inspiration and those short on time. Enjoy coffee and/or our signature holiday cocktail. You won’t want to miss the Festive Fun! Includes a (14″ ring/20″ overall) decorated wreath
Find out more »Judy Collins – Winter Stories Ft. Jonas Field and Special Guests Chatham County Line
Collins has recorded 50 albums in a five-decade career, earning multiple Grammy Awards, including one for her rendition of “Send in the Clowns.’ For these holiday shows, she will be joined by Norwegian singer-songwriter Jonas Fjeld, along with special guests Chatham County Line, who will open the show with a bluegrass set and join Collins and Fjeld for their performance. Folk music may be regionally derived, but it’s always universally resonant. Case in point the folk album Winter Stories, to…
Find out more »Judy Collins – Winter Stories Ft. Jonas Field and Special Guests Chatham County Line
Collins has recorded 50 albums in a five-decade career, earning multiple Grammy Awards, including one for her rendition of “Send in the Clowns.’ For these holiday shows, she will be joined by Norwegian singer-songwriter Jonas Fjeld, along with special guests Chatham County Line, who will open the show with a bluegrass set and join Collins and Fjeld for their performance. Folk music may be regionally derived, but it’s always universally resonant. Case in point the folk album Winter Stories, to…
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 »LUANN DE LESSEPS – COUNTESS & FRIENDS HOLIDAY
VIP MEET & GREET AVAILABLE! Back after a sold out show earlier this year, the “The Real Housewives of New York” star returns with a night of cabaret featuring her own global dance hits – “Money Can’t Buy You Class,” “Girl Code” and others – along with holiday favorites. Ridgefield Magazine's Broadway & Cabaret Series
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