Norwalk, CT – Norwalk Public Library is pleased to welcome writer, cooking instructor educator and founder of Thirsty Radish, Vanessa Young who will present a three-part series on Creative Design, Prep and Planning Your Meals beginning on April 13th, 12 noon on Zoom with, Simplify Weekly Meal Planning. Future workshops will meet on Tuesdays, May…
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Westport Country Playhouse Presents Virtual Script in Hand Playreading of Comedy, April 26 – May 2
The Off-Broadway hit that asks, “To be, or Airbnb, that is the question.” Westport Country Playhouse will present a virtual Script in Hand playreading of “Rent Control,” the Off-Broadway hit comedy based on the true story of a struggling-to-survive actor in New York City who invents a moneymaking scheme that backfires. Written and performed by…
CT Department of Public Health announces partnership with Access Health CT to increase vaccine access
HARTFORD, CT – The Department of Public Health (DPH) on Friday announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Access Health CT, a quasi-public state agency, to increase vaccine access in communities high on the social vulnerability index (SVI). This partnership will utilize and expand on Access Health CT’s existing outreach…
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Event for Women’s History Month
In honor of Women’s History Month, Westport Country Playhouse will host a virtual storytelling of original works written by female members of the community about women who changed history, on Tuesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. Registration is necessary to access the broadcast on the Playhouse’s YouTube channel (WestportPlayhouse). The event will be the second…
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a Remarkable Online Documentary Series
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Housatonic Museum of Art is celebrating Women’s History Month with a collection of enlightening online documentary films that explore the messages women receive, the pressures they face, and those fighting for women’s rights in America. The FREE films, organized by Connecticut Film Festival, will run from Sunday, March 21 through Thursday, March…
Nuvance Health opens Norwalk Primary Care office, adds three providers
NORWALK, CT – On Monday a brand-new primary care office opened at 520 West Ave. called Nuvance Health Medical Practice — Norwalk, West Avenue. The new office is conveniently close to Norwalk Hospital and shares a building with the hospital’s outpatient Rehabilitation Center, with ample parking. The medical practice has three family medicine providers who…
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Explore Creativity in Lockdown with new art exhibition
Norwalk, CT – The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum located at 295 West Ave., Norwalk, CT will feature a new exhibition titled, Socially Distant Art: Creativity in Lockdown. The exhibition will open on April 8 and run through Aug. 29, 2021. Admission will be included with the purchase of a guided tour ticket and available online. Artists…
Wilton Library hosts Wilton Reads author virtually April 15
Wilton, CT – The cars were snaked through Wilton Library’s parking lot up to its Drive-Thru Window like a conga line, with drivers eager to receive their free copies of Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir, the Wilton Reads 2021 selection. With the library’s choice of Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey, the community will explore racism…
CNN’s Alisyn Camerota Elected to Westport Country Playhouse’s Board of Trustees
Johnna G. Torsone Named Honorary Trustee; Anna Czekaj-Farber Elected Chair Alisyn Camerota, journalist, author, anchor of CNN’s morning show “New Day,” and Westport, CT resident, is elected to the board of trustees at Westport Country Playhouse. In her three decades in journalism, Camerota has covered stories nationally and internationally, earning an Emmy Award for her…
Westport Country Playhouse Presents “Story Hour with Jenny” Virtual Series Starting Sunday, March 14
Live, interactive readings of social justice picture books for grades K-3 Westport Country Playhouse will launch “Story Hour with Jenny,” a live, virtual series to engage children, grades K-3, in an interactive reading of social justice picture books, beginning Sunday, March 14. The series will continue on Sundays, April 11, May 16, and June 6,…