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New Canaan Police at 5:59 p.m. on Oct. 18 received a complaint from Waveny from a woman saying a dog was being aggressive to her dog.

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Caffeine & Carburetors, the car show that New Canaan’s Doug Zumbach launched in 1995 outside his eponymous coffee shop at Park and Pine Streets, on Sunday raised more than $24,000 for the Waveny Park Conservancy with its season closer.

Oct. 20, 2024 Caffeine & Carburetors at Waveny. Photo courtesy of Matt Konspore

A C&C held downtown this past summer had raised $16,000 for the New Canaan Community Foundation.

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Last call to see Kate Hamill’s “Dracula” at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny, presented by the Town Players of New Canaan. “Fierce, feminist, and frightening, Dracula is a revenge fantasy worth sinking your teeth into,” promotional materials say. Tickets here.

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Police at 9:10 a.m. on Oct. 16 euthanized a sick raccoon on Conrad Road. 

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Now showing at the Playhouse movie theater on Elm Street: “White Bird” and “Conclave.”

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Our podcast “0684-Radi0” has had 45,959 downloads since launching in March 2019.

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New Canaan Chamber Music opens “The Soldier’s Tale,” featuring New Canaan High School class of ‘92 graduate Andrew Armstrong, pianist and artistic director of the organization, Stefan Jackiw, violin and Yoonah Kim, clarinet, at 3 p.m. on Nov. 7 and 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. Tickets here.

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The four NCHS juniors who launched the Study Buddies tutoring service—here on Instagram and here on Facebook—are off and running. They’ve had 12 bookings for tutoring—mainly for math—as well as additional babysitting sessions. In two weeks they’ve raised $150 for Children Incorporated, which supports children and families who face challenges due to poverty.

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Auditions for the Town Players’ production of “Terra Nova” will be held at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 and 4 (show dates Feb. 21 to March 9). Info here.

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Police at 9:29 a.m. on Oct. 18 received a report of equipment damaged at a Talmadge Hill Road construction site. 

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The Artisans Market Fine Art & Craft Fair will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 10 at Silvermine Galleries. “We have 15-plus artisans selling ceramics, jewelry, glass, wood, textiles, accessories, wall art and more,” organizers say. More info here.

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Wellbuilt Company, Owner and Developer of the Lafayette Stamford (L to R): Scott Lumby, Managing Partner, Stephanie Odenath, Development Director and Mitch Kidd, Managing Partner. Photo courtesy of Wellbuilt

Congratulations to New Canaan resident Stephanie Odenath, development director at Wellbuilt Company, a Greenwich-based real estate development, construction, and asset management firm, on Monday’s ribbon-cutting at The Lafayette, a new one- and two-bedroom apartment complex in downtown Stamford that includes retail space. Attendees included Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo and Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons.

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The total number of radar-related stops is up year-over-year through September from 243 in 2023 to 448 this year, according to statistics shared by Police Chief John DiFederico at the Oct. 16 Police Commission meeting.

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They’re here! Three Halloween-themed events this weekend:

  • “Hocus Pocus,” the New Canaan Mounted Troop’s Halloween Happenings event—free admission, rain or shine—will be held 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. “Parade, Carnival, Silent Auction, Food, Drinks and Bake Sale. Family and friends are welcome to come,” organizers say. “Drinks and Pulled Pork Sandwiches will be available for purchase.” The NCMT is at 22 Carter St.
  • Tickets here for the Second Annual Hallo-Wine Party. Organized on behalf of ABC New Canaan, the party will be held 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Carriage Barn in Waveny. No tickets will be sold at the door. More info here.
  • A family friendly New Canaan tradition—the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Halloween Block Party—returns on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 12 to 2 p.m. on Elm Street. Come for the Trick-or-Treating and stay for the music, courtesy of New Canaan’s own School of Rock. This year’s event is generously sponsored by The Sigg Team at William Raveis and New Canaan Pediatric Dentistry. New this year: a “Howl-O-Ween” parade, where local dogs will compete for best costume which will kick off in front of the Adirondack Store at 1:30 p.m. (Enter your dog here.)

Finally—courtesy of event section sponsor April Kaynor & Kelly DeFrancesco of William Raveis—here are more local happenings worth checking out (add your event to the Community Calendar here and we’ll share it with fellow residents):

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