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VIDEO: New Canaan Library’s ‘Books, Blues & BBQ’ Draws Hundreds
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New Canaan Library’s Books, Blues & BBQ, May 30, 2014
More than 300 supporters of New Canaan Library donned their best checkered button-downs, boots and jeans for the organization’s third annual “Books, Blues & BBQ” fundraiser. Dancing to some great music from the band Tangled Vine, party-goers fed on Dinosaur BBQ and mingled beneath massive canopy tents in what Ellen Crovatto, director of development at the library (and a very good sport—see end of video above) called a “record-breaking” event in terms of attendance. “Fortunately the skies were kind and it didn’t rain for too long,” Crovatto told NewCanaanite.com midway through Books, Blues & BBQ. “We’ve had tremendous community support and across an entirely wide range of demographics.”
Asked what makes the event so popular, Crovatto said: “I think it’s a casual event that unites people around the concept of supporting the library, its programs and collections. And it’s almost a community celebration in terms of what the library offers in its cultural offerings.”