New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of a moped from the train station on Elm Street, reported at 6:20 p.m. Monday.
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Tickets will go very fast: Community Day 2024 at The Glass House—free for New Canaan residents—will be held Thursday, July 11. Check back here for details on reserving your spot using the code ‘NCDAY2024’.
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Police at 3:14 p.m. Monday received a report of a package containing an iPhone stolen from the front steps of a Weeburn Drive home.
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New Canaan kids at the Powerhouse Theatre, getting ready for Friday’s performances of Willy Wonka KIDS. L-R: Isabel Langrick, Wesley Benenson, Teddy Benenson, Miles Langrick. Credit: Patricia Spugani
The Town Players of New Canaan and Open Arts Alliance of Greenwich are partnering to put on two performances of “Willy Wonka KIDS”—featuring New Canaan residents Teddy and Wesley Benenson as well as Miles and Izzy Langrick, joined by other students from Greenwich, Darien, Stamford, and Norwalk—at 3 and 5 p.m. Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny. Tickets and more info here.
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Congratulations to 2024 New Canaan High School graduate Luke Huang on being selected as one of give students to represent the U.S. Physics Team in the European Physics Olympiad. Chosen after outperforming more than 400 top scorers, he also placed as a top 40 finalist in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search earlier this year for his research on binary cellular analysis.
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Teriyaki East’s dinner special ($16) includes rice, noodles and vegetables, and “pick two proteins”—Chicken Breast Teriyaki, Orange Chicken, General Tso‘s Chicken, Steak Teriyaki, Salmon Teriyaki, Shrimp Teriyaki or Pork Teriyaki.
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Ladybug Kangas (L) and Cathy Kangas (R) in the PRAI Beauty offices in New Canaan on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Credit: John Bemis
The New Canaan-based Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals will pay all adoption fees at Bridgeport Animal Control this Friday and Saturday (10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days) as part of its “Free the Shelters” initiative. The shelter is located at 236 Evergreen Street in Bridgeport. Launched in 2016 by Cathy Kangas, Free the Shelters has saved more than 10,000 animals in the United States and Canada by paying adoption fees. During the Bridgeport event, no appointments are needed. Applications can be completed on-site. Potential pet parents must bring documents for home ownership or a notarized letter from their landlord stating they can have a pet. There will be a meet-and-greet with all available animals with all dogs currently in the home along with any children.
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Tickets are on sale for Summer Theatre of New Canaan’s production of “Mary Poppins,” running July 12 to 28.
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The owners of a Trinity Pass Road home this month filed to evict a tenant from a rear apartment.
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New Canaan Community Foundation’s Annual Grant Awards, hosted at Grace Farms on Wednesday, June 5. Credit: Meghan Murphy Gould
The New Canaan Community Foundation has awarded $863,000 in grants to support 91 nonprofit organizations in New Canaan and surrounding communities, celebrating the recipients at an awards ceremony held June 5 at Grace Farms. This year’s grants will support a range of initiatives across Human Services; Arts, Culture, & Community Resources; Youth & Education; Health & Behavioral Health; and Seniors & Special Needs. More information, including a list of recipients, can be found here.
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Finally—courtesy of event section sponsor April Kaynor & Kelly DeFrancesco of William Raveis—here are more local happenings worth checking out (add your event to the Community Calendar here and we’ll share it with fellow residents):
- Cool Summer Cooking with Chef Caryn Antonini (June 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Rob Fryer Describes Running’s Health Benefits at Men’s Club (June 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am)
- Romeo and Juliet: A Theatrical Workshop (July 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Summer Movie Screening: Dune Part 1 (July 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
- Fairfield County Dance Festival on the Library Green (July 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)