Who Knew? Drying Out Your January, One Hour at a Time

‘Who Knew?’ is sponsored by Walter Stewart’s Market. 

There are few experiences that are more boring than someone yammering on about how successful their Dry January has been, so let me be the first to assure you that this column was written with a glass of my favorite Spanish white wine by my side. Txakoli is crisp, lightly effervescent, and dry. If dry wine isn’t the point of dry January, let’s at least call it thematically compliant and move along. 

In the 1950s, France’s government launched a public service campaign to temper the wine-drinking habits of her citizens–albeit lightly. The recommended amount was one liter per day. And while that seems hilariously high (and hilariously French), it’s also worth noting that wine in the 1950s was weaker than it is now.

Podcast: New Canaan Land Trust

This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to John Winter, executive director of the New Canaan Land Trust. Here are recent episodes:

New Canaan Land Trust Annual Membership Meeting

The New Canaan Land Trust invites its members and the community to its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, November 15th at 6:30 pm. The Land Trust’s annual meeting offers residents the opportunity to learn more about the 55-year organization and meet like-minded members of the community. Comprised of almost 400 acres, the conservation organization plays an important role in New Canaan in fulfilling its three-part mission of protecting open space, caring for and restoring habitat on its properties, and engaging the community. The meeting will feature guest-speaker Sarah Finnie Robinson, a New Canaan resident and the founding director of The 51 Percent Project, a climate communication initiative based at Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability. Robinson holds faculty appointments at Boston University’s College of Communication and at the Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience & Environmental Health.

An Evening Under the Fireflies

The New Canaan Land Trust and the Carriage Barn Arts Center invite you to the opening of the 2022 New Canaan Sculpture Trail at the Carriage Barn on Friday, June 17th from 7 to 10 pm. The Sculpture Trail is a collaborative outdoor art exhibition that inspires reflections about our natural surroundings through the interaction art and nature. After the inaugural exhibition in 2020, this year the Land Trust will host its first in-person fundraiser event with the theme of “An Evening Under the Fireflies.” The party features: wine, local craft beer and signature cocktails; a local farm to table menu; a jazz trio; a silent auction with unique items; and the opportunity to mingle with artists and friends.