Jonathan Frid. Bela Lugosi. Jim Chiles. Name three actors who have experienced lying quiet in a closed coffin…before they were dead! While Frid and Lugosi have long been dead, Chiles is new to the experience that many actors would flinch at, as he prepares for a new black comedy, The Viewing Room, which has its…
Admission-free, outdoor event offers activities, costume parade, and food Westport Country Playhouse will host a “Family Fun Day” on Saturday, October 30, from 12 to 4 p.m., an outdoor event with activities for kids, treats, food trucks, community food drive, beer tastings, and costume parade for kids and dogs. In addition, the Playhouse box office…
DANBURY, CT – The Western Connecticut State University Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, in association with the Connecticut Federation of Lakes, will host its third annual Regional Lake Communities Symposium series, titled “What Do We Want From Our Lakes?” The first event of the series will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday,…
Norwalk, CT – On Thursday, City officials and residents highlighted the importance of removing unsafe guns from the community and encouraged the public to turn in unwanted firearms this Saturday at a gun buyback event in Norwalk. “We are doing everything we can to keep firearms out of the wrong hands where they may become…
WESTPORT, CT – Edward Nusbaum, a Westport-based family law attorney, is a 2021 Connecticut Super Lawyers honoree. Nusbaum has been named to the Connecticut Super Lawyers lists every year since 2006. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high…
DANBURY, CT – After a pause in 2020 due to the coronavirus, the Western Connecticut State University Homecoming Committee is hard at work preparing for “Welcome Back Home,” the theme for this year’s Homecoming festivities, which will run from Oct. 3–10, 2021. While the focus of the events is to welcome alumni, parents of current…
NORWALK, CT – Fight the flu this Fall, and get your flu shot from the Norwalk Health Department! The best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu is to get a flu shot. The Health Department will hold two community clinics in Norwalk next week. The standard flu shot will be available…
WESTON, CT – The Weston History and Culture Center (Weston Historical Society) has added additional open hours to view its new exhibition, “Weston Slept While the Nation Roared: Life in the Twenties” at 104 Weston Road in Weston, CT. Parking lot and museum entrance is accessed from High Acre Road. The exhibition will be open…
BRIDGEPORT, CT – On Thursday, September 23, Housatonic Community College (HCC) marked the beginning of the academic school year with its first-ever Convocation and Rite of Passage Ceremony. The gathering, which took place on the college’s downtown Bridgeport campus courtyard, allowed students to affirm their commitment to their educational journeys. “Today we are delighted to…
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has issued a proclamation calling the Connecticut General Assembly to meet in a limited special session beginning Monday, September 27, 2021, for the sole purpose of approving a renewal of the declaration of public health and civil preparedness emergencies that were issued in response to…