Andrew Armstrong

Letter: Chamber Music Trio Led by NCHS Grad ‘Uplifting’

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Exquisite chamber music played by world-class musicians on a beautiful night under the stars. 

The only thing better would be a chance to do this again. 

Last Thursday on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, a trio led by virtuoso pianist Andrew Armstrong performed works of Brahms and two lesser-known composers for 150 enthusiasts, the crowd size having been limited by COVID-19 restrictions. It was lively, clever, uplifting, and certainly memorable. 

Andy, a product of the New Canaan High School Class of 1992, performed in close ensemble with the equally talented violinist Tessa Lark and cellist Raman Ramakrishnan. It was their first public performance since lockdowns began in March and their enthusiasm was evident. 

We may indeed have a chance to do this again. Andy Armstrong has offered to perform chamber music concerts here in New Canaan several times a year, and planning is underway. Libby and I often mourn the fact that so much homegrown talent leaves after graduation to grace other towns and cities around the country and world.

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Police: SUV Stolen, Multiple Vehicles Entered 

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Police say an unlocked SUV with its keys inside was reported stolen last Friday from a Valley Road driveway. 

The theft, in the early morning hours of Oct. 16, is the latest in a string of similar crimes that are up steeply in 2020. In August, three cars—unlocked with their keys in them—were stolen from New Canaan residences in a 48-hour period. The vehicle stolen last week was recovered in Stratford, according to Police Chief Leon Krolikowski. “In addition this stolen vehicle, over this past weekend, multiple unlocked vehicles were entered,” the chief said in a press release.

Election 2020

Letters to the Editor: Election 2020

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[Note: NewCanaanite.com through Oct. 21 will publish Election 2020 endorsement letters from New Canaan residents for candidates seeking to represent the town.]

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I have represented the people of Wilton and New Canaan in the General Assembly since 2013. From 2017-2018 we had all Republicans representing New Canaan and Wilton and during that time we passed a bipartisan no tax increase budget that implemented the spending and borrowing cap that created an approximate $3 billion dollar rainy day fund. Then in 2018, because of people’s dissatisfaction with DC, the District voted out three of the best legislators our state has ever had. As a result of the above loses, in 2019, the legislature passed some of the most anti-business legislation in our state’s history and increased spending and taxes, not to mention the anti-police legislation, attempted school regionalization, and state control of local zoning.

Business

‘Chef Luis’ Restaurant To Reopen on Elm Street

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One of New Canaan’s most beloved local chefs is preparing to reopen his restaurant in the heart of the downtown. Luis Lopez, owner of Chef Luis on Elm Street, said the restaurant is on track to open in its former space in the coming months. “I’m excited,” Lopez said Monday afternoon amid racks of glassware near the bar inside 129 Elm St. “I’m ready to go back and do my thing.”

Chef Luis left his eponymous restaurant in the summer of 2017 and it closed soon after, bookending a successful 10-year run. The commercial space—located opposite Francos Wine Merchants—has been occupied since then by two food service establishments.

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Seminary Street Property Owner Applies for Building Permit for Two Homes

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Following unanimous Special Permit and site plan approval by the Planning & Zoning Commission at its regular meeting in September, the town last week received an application to construct two residences on a Seminary Street lot where a single-family home had once stood. The five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath residences at 115 Seminary St. will include 2,281 and 2,331 square feet of living space, according to a building permit application field Oct. 13. They’ll cost about $550,000 apiece to build, according to the application, and the contractor and architect on the job is Anthony Tomas Builders are of Norwalk. 

Tomas himself is listed as a principal of the company that owns the .35-acre property on the corner of Scofield Lane, state records show.