New Canaan Police at 7:20 p.m. Monday received a complaint of juveniles doing wheelies on their bicycles at the Mobil station property downtown.
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A Walk & Talk with select exhibiting artists from the 73rd A-ONE exhibition will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Silvermine Galleries. The show highlights the diversity of work that is currently being made by established and emerging artists. “Established in 1949 as the New England Exhibition, a regional exhibit, it later became known as Art of the Northeast and is now a national exhibition,” organizers say. “It features a wide range of collectible contemporary artwork that is both vibrant and surprising. Silvermine’s signature exhibition has featured the work of many prominent artists including Louise Nevelson, Elaine de Kooning, and Milton Avery, and jurors have included major critics, curators, and directors from influential art institutions.” Participating artists include Beatrice Bonanno, Cecily Cowburn Anderson, Katherine Evans, Heide Follin, Constance Keller, Brigid Kennedy, Jodi Steifel and Lawre Stone.
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“United with Israel” on the front lawn of Town Hall, Oct. 12, 2023. Credit: Julia Stewart
New Canaanites packed the front lawn of Town Hall Thursday evening for “United with Israel,” a vigil led by Rabbi Levi Mendelow of Chabad New Canaan. It included a message of solidarity from First Selectman Kevin Moynihan and a memorial prayer for victims led by Victor Weinman, among other addresses.
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New Canaan Public Schools is hiring preschool teaching assistants. Info and applications here.
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A cannabis dispensary could be opening a stone’s throw from New Canaan, the Record-Review reports. The proposed site at 32 Westchester Ave. in Pound Ridge, N.Y. is less than one minute north of New Canaan, according to Google Maps.
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Grammy-nominated vocalist Ryland Angel is performing at 6 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, accompanied by Ned Tipton. Tickets are available at the door.
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Rendering of the future court at Saxe.
The Saxe Middle School PTC is raising money as part of its “Just Play!”-themed project to redo the outdoor basketball/blacktop space at the school. The PTC’s annual fundraiser, Celebrate Saxe, is running Oct. 6 to 15. Donations here.
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Police at 7 p.m. on Oct. 5 received a report of a cat that was killed after being struck by a car on Old Stamford Road near the intersection of Richard’s Lane.
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It’s here: The Town Players of New Canaan’s “The Toxic Avenger: The Music” is showing at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny, Oct. 13 to 28 (tickets here).
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L-R: Kelly McDaniel from EHM, Brian Hollstein, president of the board, First Selectman Kevin Moynihan and Buildings Superintendent Bill Oestmann. Credit: Faith Kerchoff
An official ribbon-cutting for a much-needed new elevator was held Wednesday at the Schoolhouse Apartments on South Avenue. Schoolhouse Board President Brian Hollstein read his poem, ‘An Ode to an Elevator,’ and thanked those who made the elevator possible. Part of an old open staircase in the building—constructed nearly 100 years ago as the first junior high school—was used to make room for the new roomy elevator. Planters and fall decor was supplied by the New Canaan Beautification League and a donation from GreenUp.
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Beer, bites and wine—the New Canaan Nature Center’s Harvest Festival is scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Info and tickets here.
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There will be no smoke testing Friday as the town continues to work toward finding sources of stormwater inflow to the sanitary system.
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The New Canaan YMCA is offering 100-plus group exercise classes each week, plus babysitting. Join by Oct. 31 and there’s no joiner fee and participants can get a free month of membership. Details here.
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ABC New Canaan’s “Frightfully Fun Hallow-Wine Party”—cocktails, dancing and Halloween fun with wine, beer, small bites and DJ Ike—will be held 7:30 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20 at the Carriage Barn. Tickets here for those 21-and-over. Sponsored by Walter Stewart’s Market and Stewarts Spirits.
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South Schoolers on Harvest Day. Credit: Christine Gorman
About 160 South School students participated in “Harvest Day” last week, bringing six full grocery bags of vegetables from the school’s popular garden to Stamford‘s Fairgate Farm, where dozens of families “shop” each week. A similar delivery is planned for the New Canaan Food Pantry, organizers say. (More here on the South School Garden.)
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Drinks, live music, samples—it’s “The Big Event: Fall into the Holidays,” scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at Carriage Barn Arts Center. Ticket info here.
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Finally, here are more events worth checking out (add your event to the Community Calendar here and we’ll share it with fellow residents):
- Merritt Parkway’s History, Significance Will Be Men’s Club Topic (October 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am)
- Exhibition Opening-Circle, Square, Triangle: The Architecture of Myron Goldfinger (October 14 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
- 18th Annual Walk/Run for Abilis (October 15 @ 7:30 am – 12:00 pm)
- The Lake Club – Open House (October 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
- Learn How to Improve Your Family Prayer Life for Families of Children with Special Needs (October 17 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Fall Drop in Sketch at the Carriage Barn (October 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
- 2023 Volunteer Recognition Awards (October 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Connecticut Modern: Art, Design, and The Avant-Garde 1930-60 with Dr Kenneth Silver (October 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)
- Bristow Park Birding with an Expert (October 20 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am)
- New Canaan Library Pumpkinfest Carving Contest & Stroll (October 20 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
Driving to Scotts Corners for cannabis? Sixty years ago it was common for New Canaan teens to drive to the Vista Market for beer when the age in NY was 18 as opposed to 21 in CT. If you peruse old copies of the NCHS yearbook you’ll see references to certain thirsty seniors as “Ridgerunner # 2,” “Ridgerunner # 4,” etc.
To drink legally in NY back those 60 years ago was actually a two step process. First step after turning 18 was to register with the Selective Service for the military draft, and receiving your draft card. Step two was driving across the state line at Vista to the Vista Market or the Hearth and purchasing your first legal beverage with your new draft card.