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New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of $792.05 in Dove cleaning and Tide detergent products from the CVS downtown, reported at 2:22 p.m. on Sept. 16. Police say they have no suspects at this time. ***
Tickets are available now for the Third Annual Wine Tasting with Franco’s Wine Merchants at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society. Scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.
In this installment of 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Connecticut Stage Company co-founders Lorah Haskins and Kate Simone. The New Canaan-based nonprofit organization is opening its fourth season with “My Fair Lady, presented in partnership with New Canaan Library. The show will run at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18 at the library.
Launched five years ago to bring free art and music education to underserved children, The Norwalk Art Space or ‘TNAS’ includes a studio and exhibition floor and features not only instruction but also a top-notch café that’s popular among New Canaanites, and community and private events.
Located at 455 West Ave. (with free parking catty-corner), the Art Space has rapidly evolved into a draw and destination for fine and performing arts lovers and supporters throughout Fairfield County.
On Thursday evening, TNAS is hosting its annual Arts Bash fundraiser (details and tickets here). We put some questions to the nonprofit organization’s executive director, Duvian Montoya, ahead of the Arts Bash. Here’s our exchange. ***
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Stolen vehicles more than doubled year-over-year through the first eight months of 2026, according to data shared Wednesday night by Police Chief John DiFederico at a regular Police Commission meeting, from 11 to 25. It’s due to people leaving vehicles unlocked with the keys inside, the chief said. ***
Coming Saturday: Silvermine Galleries from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 19 is presenting an artists’ reception, open to the public, for the 76th Annual A-One exhibition, running now through Oct. 22.
The Glass House, New Canaan’s internationally renowned National Trust Historic Site, is preparing to host one of the nation’s foremost architects at a special event to be held Sept. 26.
Liz Diller, professor of architectural design at Princeton University and founding partner of New York City-based Diller Scofidio + Renfro—designer of The High Line, among other famed projects—is coming to New Canaan for cocktails in The Glass House, a conversation with a prominent architectural critic and a seated dinner in the Painting Gallery. (Tickets are $700 for cocktails, conversation and dinner, and $600 for dinner and conversation only.)
We put some questions to Kirsten Reoch, executive director of The Glass House, ahead of the special evening. Here’s our exchange. ***
New Canaanite: How did “An Evening with Liz Diller” come about?