Letter to Community from New President and CEO of New Canaan Library

Hello! I am delighted to introduce myself as the new President & CEO of the New Canaan Library and am thankful for the warm welcome you have already shown me. I come to you as the former Executive Director of the Berlin, Peck library just up the road on I-95. I am excited to begin living in New Canaan and experiencing the rich community life so evident around me. My arrival happens to coincide with the new Library’s one year anniversary.

Podcast: Broadway Bound Theatre Festival Comes to New Canaan

This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Lenore Skomal, co-founder and director of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, and Deborah Burke, creative director at the Town Players of New Canaan, about a partnership that will see 10 new plays—written by locals—produced at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny (deadline is March 10, more info here). Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0:

New Canaanite Marks 10-Year Milestone

NewCanaanite.com marks its 10-year anniversary today, Jan. 31. I’m going to try here to explain how the website started, how I set it up to run and what it has come to mean to me. How the website started

My big brother Terry was still living at home when our family hit its biggest rough patch. It was just as I was starting at New Canaan High School.

Who Knew: We See You, Dr. Crolla

‘Who Knew?’ is sponsored by Walter Stewart’s Market. It becomes evident, after enough time, that living in New Canaan is a lot like living in Richard Scarry’s Busytown. While the jobs people have in 2024 may be more deskbound and spreadsheet-y than the anthropomorphized animal metermaids Scarry’s pen brought to life, there’s still a delightfully wholesome level of personal connection in this small-ish town. 

You might have a beer with the librarian, bump into the grocer at a fundraiser, and have in-jokes with your mail carrier. That our cars aren’t apple-shaped (though I wish they were) doesn’t make our existence any less storybook; New Canaan is most assuredly a town with character. And what gives a town character?

Letter to the Editor

NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter(s). Email editor@newcanaanite.com to publish your letter here. 

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Dear Editor:

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the New England Dance Theatre (NEDT), I would like to thank the numerous community businesses who supported our annual Nutcracker Sugar Plum Tea Parties last month. This all-weekend Tea Party event is an essential NEDT fundraiser that has evolved into a holiday must for young families and friends. This year, we had more than 750 people in attendance! Held at the New Canaan High School Cafeteria, the Sugar Plum Tea Parties transported its guests into a magical land that consumed the senses with bright floral backdrops, table decor worthy of a fairy tale fantasy, satin ribbon and tulle winding the buffet tables, puffs of cotton candy swirled in the air, and artsy crafts for any age. 

Before the arrival of our talented ballerinas and their impressive “behind-the-scenes” performances, the food and sweets took center stage!