Did You Hear … ? [UPDATED]

[Note: This post has been updated with a new location for the Silver Hill security discussion.]

New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of $875 of items from Togs on South Avenue, reported at 3:19 p.m. Sunday. 

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The grand opening of Fred Astaire Dance Studios New Canaan on Main Street will be held 3 to 6 p.m. next Friday, March 28: prizes, mini-workshop, group dancing, special show. (Here’s Laura Ault’s “Who Knew?” column on the studio.)

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Police at 11:17 p.m. on March 6 received a report of a residential burglary on Weed Street. Access had been gained by breaking a window. The investigation is active.

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Tickets are available for The Glass House’s 2025 tour season, opening April 17.

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Silver Hill Hospital will host a second neighborhood meeting to discuss campus security, 6:30 to 8 p.m. on March 26 at the Congregational Church of New Canaan, 23 Park St. According to a CT Insider article, the man who prompted East School to shelter-in-place two weeks ago is a 25-year-old who escaped from hospital custody and later was caught at JFK with a “hatchet, sledgehammer” and plans to shoot two people.

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Police are investigating the theft of a laptop from a backpack at New Canaan High School, reported at 11:00 a.m. on March 4.

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New Canaan Rotarly Club member Jeanne Gnuse at a meeting thjis month shared her experience writing her memoir “The Red Mustang” about her life with her late husband, HTG Advisors’ founder Tom Gnuse. Her book is a collection of stories of their life together and includes key moments of his career, their children and his work with the Tourette’s Foundation. Gnuse’s remarks about her motivation for writing the book, most poignantly so her children and grandchildren will always tangibly “know” Jeanne and Tom, were “touching,” the organization said. “Her talk was filled with the wisdom of the loving wife, mother and grandmother she is.”

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A state Superior Court judge received an extension to April 7 to make a widely anticipated decision regarding the appeal of an application for an 8-30g affordable housing project at Weed and Elm Streets.

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It’s almost here: Golf balls are still available for purchase for the Color Drop at Waveny. The fundraiser for the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. This year’s grand prize is a red 2025 Chevy Colorado truck. More info here.

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Police are investigating two reports of items stolen from packages delivered to New Canaan homes, on Lake Wind Road (March 15) and Seminary Street (March 12).

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The Town Players of New Canaan is offering its “Actor’s Workshop” March 25 to May 6 (5:30 to 7 p.m.). “Scene Study For All” with Deborah Burke. More info here.

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There’s still time to catch New Canaan Chamber Music’s latest concert at 7 p.m. Friday, March 21. “The Link from Mozart to Film” features musicians Stella Chen (violin), Geneva Lewis (violin), Matthew Lipman (viola), Ani Aznavoorian (cello) and Andrew Armstrong (piano). Tickets here.

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The New Canaan Department of Human Services has launched an online donation portal. More info here.

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On March 8, in recognition of International Women’s Day, Grace Farms welcomed Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings, Women’s Sports Foundation CEO Danette Leighton, and Monarch Collective Co-Founder Jasmine Robinson for a conversation titled “Beyond the Game | The Stories, Impact, and Future of Women in Sports.” Walsh Jennings, a legend of competitive beach volleyball, also led volleyball clinics for 50 local middle and high school girls as a part of the day’s events, along with coaches from Northeast Volleyball Club.

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Two great shows from public schools programs:

• New Canaan High School’s winter musical is “Les Misérables,” the world’s longest-running musical. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 7 PM, with a special matinee at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets here.
• Saxe Middle School presents “The SpongeBob Musical”—performances at 7 p.m. on March 28 and 1 and 5 p.m. on March 29. Tickets here.

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Now showing at the Playhouse movie theater on Elm Street: “Snow White” and “Novocaine.” Coming soon: “A Minecraft Movie,” “Happy Feet” (one screening only) and “No Other Land.”

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Enter the New Canaan Land Trust’s “Spring Raffle” here. First prize is two ultralight Portage ‘Hornbeck’ canoes plus padded, two PFDs, easy carrier straps and apparel ($5,000 value), second prize is one cord of wood delivered and stacked ($1,000) and third prize is a $300 gift card to The Adirondack Store on Elm Street.

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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):

(NOT) Just for Kids: Norwalk Symphony- Brass (March 22 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm)

An Afternoon with Joan Barzilay Freund (March 23 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm)

Spring Bulb Arranging Workshop with Natalie McPartland of Bloomcraft (March 25 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm)

Lunch & Learn: Home Organizing & the Art of De-cluttering (March 27 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm)

Chris Herren Talk Presented by New Canaan CARES (March 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm)

Saxe Middle School Presents ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ March 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (also 1 and 5 p.m. on March 29)