New Canaan First Selectman Dionna Carlson will report on the town’s goals and priorities at Friday’s New Canaan Men’s Club meeting to be held at Morrill Hall in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Carlson outlining the town’s agenda in remarks at 10:40 a.m., after the business portion of the meeting. Before her election as First Selectman last fall, Carlson had established a long record on service on behalf of the town, notably on…

Visit Grace Farms for its annual Earth Day celebration! Step outside to take part in activities for the whole family led by Grace Farms Horticulture Director Kimberly Kelly, Master Gardener Lauren Elliott, Grace Farms' Educators, and more. Featuring Community Garden explorations, butterfly and bird sightings, a visit with the animals from Animal Embassy, nature-inspired artmaking, and so much more.

Planet New Canaan, Planet New Canaan Youth Board and The Boy Scouts will be collecting redeemable bottles and cans at the New Canaan Farmers Market on Saturday, April 20th from 10am to 2pm. All proceeds will be donated to Filling In The Blanks. Plastic bottles and cans should be put in bags and glass bottles kept separate. Please email info@planetnewcanaan.org with any questions.

Artist & instructor Fruma Markowitz returns for a spring intro to Art of Cyanotype workshop! The perfect opportunity to learn the process, experiment and develop your skills. Create prints on paper using the cyanotype historical photographic process. Learn how the non-toxic cyanotype chemicals (potassium ferricyanide and ferric ammonium citrate) react in exposure to sun/UV light to produce permanent, magical blue and white images. Use botanical specimens and common objects to produce one-of-a-kind compositions involving both random and intentional mark-marking. The…

Artist & instructor Fruma Markowitz returns to lead this Advanced Art of Cyanotype workshop The perfect opportunity to learn more advanced processes, further experiment and develop your skills. Create prints on paper using the cyanotype historical photographic process. Practice the “Wet” Cyanotype process: using materials commonly found in one’s kitchen – sea salt, turmeric powder, and dish soap to achieve new textures and surprising colors. Learn bleaching and toning techniques: using washing soda, black tea and instant coffee to achieve…

The Laura Anglade jazz quartet comes to New Canaan Library for a special, after-hours performance. Laura Anglade has made a mark in the vibrant music scenes of New York, Paris, Toronto, and Montreal. She will be joined by a stellar ensemble, including Ben Rosenblum on piano and accordion, Paul Sikivie on bass, and Ben Zweig on the drums. The Quartet will perform their own arrangements, drawing from the Great American Songbook as well as some French classics made famous by…

The United Methodist Women are proud to host Cheryl Bundy, Director of Spiritual Care & Hospital Chaplain at Silver Hill Hospital. Cheryl will discuss the mental health issues that are facing our own population in New Canaan and Fairfield County, and will have information about Urgent Assessment. We will learn how spirituality can help endure and contextualize a mental health crisis. Refreshments will be served. For planning purposes, responses are greatly appreciated. RSVP through Sign-up Genius (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054DA5A92FAAFB6-48071632-the) or by contacting…