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‘Taste of New Canaan Stroll’ Kicks Off Thursday Evening

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This year’s Taste of New Canaan Stroll kicks off at 5 p.m. Thursday at Stewart’s Wine & Spirits on Elm Street (tickets available here). Presented by the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce, the annual event sees participants choose their own self-guided foodie (and beverage) tour of the downtown. We put some questions to longtime participant and sponsor Doug Stewart of Walter Stewart’s Market and Stewart’s Wine & Spirits ahead of the Stroll. Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: For those who have not experienced it before, describe the Taste of New Canaan Stroll.

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‘It’s Not You’ Opens Friday at Powerhouse Theatre [Q&A]

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The Broadway Bound Theater Festival (background here) runs through Sept. 1 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny, presented by the Town Players of New Canaan. We put some questions to Brian Mulhern, a contributing playwright whose work, “It’s Not You,” opens at 8 p.m. Friday and runs through Sunday (tickets here). Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: Give our readers some of your own background.

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Meet the Exchange Club of New Canaan [Q&A]

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This month, NewCanaanite.com is publishing Q&As with local service organizations—volunteer groups that give back to the community while offering connection, camaraderie and fun. Today we feature the Exchange Club of New Canaan. Here’s our exchange with the nonprofit organization’s former president, Jeff Platt. ***
New Canaanite: Please give us some background on the Exchange Club. How and when did the organization start?

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Broadway Bound: ‘The Abbey’ Opens Thursday at Powerhouse Theatre

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The Broadway Bound Theater Festival (background here) is running through Sept. 1 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny, presented by the Town Players of New Canaan. We put some questions to Garrett Bates, a contributing playwright whose work, “The Abbey,” opens at 7 p.m. Thursday and runs through Sunday (tickets here). Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: Give our readers some of your own background.

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Meet the New Canaan Rotary Club [Q&A]

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This month, NewCanaanite.com is publishing Q&As with local service organizations—volunteer groups that give back to the community while offering connection, camaraderie and fun. 

Today we feature the Rotary Club of New Canaan (whose hugely popular Lobsterfest is coming Sept. 27-28). 

Here’s our exchange with the nonprofit organization’s president, Amy Gildea. ***

New Canaanite: Please give us some background on the Rotary Club. How and when did the organization start. Amy Gildea: The Rotary Club was founded in 1905 in Chicago so members from diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, establish friendships and give back to their communities.