YAP to Offer Viola Open House, Masterclass
Young Artists Philharmonic (YAP) has recently concluded its Fall On-Line Orchestra & Musical Instruction, offered free of charge to students in Greenwich and Stamford. read more...
Events
Botanical Center Offers Forest Days Enrichment Program
The Forest Days enrichment program Little Rangers at Greenwich Botanical Center is open for registration for GBC members until November 15 and for the general public on November 16. Forest Days is the only forest-based enrichment program in Greenwich, held at GBC with access to 200 acres of forest, ponds and trails in the middle of town. The Little Rangers program is available Tuesday and Thursday afternoons or Wednesday mornings, and the children will spend their time in the woods, rain or shine. read more...
Riverside School celebrates annual Veterans Day Ceremony
On Monday, November 9, 2020, Riverside School hosted its annual Veterans Day Ceremony to honor service men and women, both past and present. An annual tradition for the past 20 years, the school held an outdoor, scaled back, socially distanced event on the school’s front lawn. Fifth grade classes were invited to participate along with a handful of volunteers, school staff and local veterans. read more...
Flinn Gallery Opens ‘Animal Attraction’ Exhibition
The Flinn Gallery presents ‘Heidi Johnson, Animal Attraction’ opening November 5 for in-person and virtual viewing. The animal species and objects of Heidi Johnson’s surreal worlds inhabit large, vivid canvases. Johnson entertains the viewer by painting domesticated pets alongside exotic animal species while contrasting 17thC Dutch Still Life flowers with modern artists’ abstract works. Her playful oil paintings layer ideas, flatten dimensions, and compress time. read more...
Virtual Blessing of the Animals at Round Hill Community Church
For more than 15 years, the Round Hill Community Church congregation has dedicated a Sunday worship service to focus on God’s gift of animals and to give thanks for the role that animals hold in our lives. This special service is typically observed on or near the Sunday closest to October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. It serves as a reminder of St. Francis’ love of nature and God’s desire for humans to be responsible stewards of their domestic pets and by extension the entire world. read more...
Greenwich Art Society’s Summer Member Exhibition
The Greenwich Art Society presents its summer online exhibit “At Home, For Home” – a virtual member exhibition of art for sale. A generous percentage of sales will support the Greenwich Art Society. The exhibit is on view through August 30. read more...
Off-Beat Players Announces Musical Productions
The Off-Beat Players announces their virtual summer musical productions of ‘The Show Must Go On!’ read more...
Food Drive for Neighbor-to-Neighbor Continues
The Social Justice Committee of the Parish of St. Catherine of Siena and St. Agnes is continuing to help Neighbor to Neighbor by collecting food and other living essentials in a no-contact format. read more...
Greenwich Library Presents Memoirist Dennis Richmond, Jr.
Greenwich Library will offer a virtual conversation with Dennis Richmond, Jr., author of the new memoir, ‘He Spoke at My School: An Educational Journey’, and the founder of The New York State Historically Black College and University Initiative (The NYS HBCU Initiative) on Tuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. read more...
Kids In Crisis to Host Community-Wide Scavenger Hunt
Kids In Crisis will run its first ever, family friendly, community-wide Scavenger Hunt July 27 through August 7. This two-week long virtual event is free to all participants and will include 60 missions, in categories that include ‘Family Fun’, ‘Do Good’ and ‘Community Awareness & Support’. This is a great way to have fun this summer with friends, family and even co-workers. read more...