New Canaan Police received additional reports of vandalism in the downtown in the past week, including graffiti on a public table at Richmond Hill and Grove Streets (reported Tuesday), a parking meter in the upper Park Street Lot (Tuesday), an Eversource meter box at East Avenue and Main Street (Sunday) and a USPS mailbox at 258 Elm St. (Sunday).
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The Glass House on April 15 opens for tours for the 2024 season. Info and tickets here.
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Congratulations to New Canaan High School Class of 2020 grad Skye Risom of Rowayton, on being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Cornell University‘s College of Arts and Sciences. She will graduate from Cornell next month with a bachelor’s degree in History as well as minors in Business, American Studies and History of Capitalism.
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Save the Date: New Canaan Dog Days, presented by Pet Pantry Warehouse on Grove Street, will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the New Canaan Nature Center.
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Parks & Recreation Commission member Francesca Segalas during the appointed body’s regular meeting Wednesday night voted against the minutes from the prior month’s meeting, saying there was a missing item regarding pickleball.
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Put it on your calendar: May Fair is coming May 10 (Friday Night Lights, 5 to 10 p.m.) and May 11 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) Info on volunteering here, info on the White Elephant Sale here.
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Police are investigating two reports of wallets and credit cards stolen from unlocked vehicles at the Country Club of New Canaan, reported on April 5 and 6.
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Get your ticket now: New Canaan Chamber Music next concert will be held at 7:30 Friday at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, featuring the organization’s artistic director, pianist Andrew Armstrong, as well as Alison Shearer, among other luminaries. Info and tickets here.
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All three sessions of the town Recreation Department’s summer camps are sold out, with waiting lists now in place, Parks and Recreation Director John Howe said during Wednesday’s Commission meeting.
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Speaking of summer camp, registration is open for the New Canaan Nature Center’s Summer Camp. Info here.
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Also, the New Canaan Nature Center’s Seventh Annual Lecture & Luncheon will be held Thursday, May 9, featuring Bunny Williams. Info and tickets here.
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Police at 1:20 p.m. on April 4 received a report of a wallet with credit cards stolen from an unlocked vehicle in a Colonial Road driveway.
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First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan will have Mark Labberton—ordained pastor and president of Fuller Theological Seminary—speak during the adult forum held after worship service (10 a.m.) at 11:30 a.m. on April 21.
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The new fitness area equipment for Waveny is on track for a June-July installation, according to Ryan Restivo, assistant parks superintendent in the Department of Public Works.
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No advance registration is required to participate in “Hands for Life,” a 20-minute AED and CPR training that will be held between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 at the New Canaan YMCA. Info here.
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Dr. Jennifer Stewart, founder of Look New Canaan on Forest Street, is one of the only doctors locally certified to prescribe MiSight contact lenses. It’s the only contact lens approved by the FDA to slow down the progression of myopia or nearsightedness. “This technology is ground breaking for our pediatric population who are not only wearing corrections earlier, but progressing faster than ever before,” she told NewCanaanite.com in an email.
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Tiger Mann
Town Public Works Director Tiger Mann at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 22 will speak at Waveny House about how New Canaan combats plastic waste and how residents can be part of the solution. The free talk, which includes lunch, is sponsored by the New Canaan Health Department with support from Planet New Canaan. To reserve a spot, call 203-594-3020.
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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):
- Historical Novelist Speaks to Men’s Club (April 12 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am)
- New England Modernism: Revolutionary Architecture in the 20th Century (April 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm)
- Painting with Color & Emotion Workshop with Katie Southworth (April 13 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm)
- 2024 Instructors Salon At Silvermine Galleries Opening Reception (April 13 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
- Opening Reception for Slipstream – Elizabeth Gilfilen Solo Exhibition April 13th – May 16th (April 13 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
- The Art of Cyanotype Workshop at the Carriage Barn – The Basics (April 20 @ 10:15 am – 1:45 pm)