On June 14th, to celebrate America’s 250th, and in partnership with New Canaan Library, Connecticut Stage Company presents playwright Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play that breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. *This show is recommended for those ages 12+ due to some mature language and content
What the Constitution Means to Me is free, thanks to New Canaan Library. Visit www.connecticutstagecompany.org to reserve your tickets.
Family members, caregivers, and friends are invited to meet for informative and supportive group sessions to help navigate changes related to memory loss and cognitive decline. Join us at 2:00 pm at the New Canaan Library for our free Caregiver Peer Support Group. This event will be facilitated by Chris DiElsi, a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and an Alzheimer’s Navigator at Waveny LifeCare Network. Attendees can find guidance, offer support, and ask questions in a safe environment. Each meeting you can expect to:
Discuss and provide coping techniques & strategies
Share stories and experiences of your own journey
Share feelings, needs, and concerns
Learn about community resources
New Canaan Library will host its 2025 “Conversations with Business Leaders” event at 7 p.m. Thursday, welcoming 1992 New Canaan High School graduate Emilie Rubinfeld, global president of New York-based luxury fashion house Carolina Herrera (register here). In conversation with Bob Mitchell, co-CEO of Mitchells Stores, Rubinfeld will not only relate insights from helming of one of fashion’s most important legacy houses, but will also informally share looks from the current collection on stage.
We sat down Monday with library CEO Ellen Crovatto, Exhibitions & Community Engagement Coordinator Miki Porta and Events & Marketing Consultant Allison Zinczenko, to get more details on the widely anticipated talk. Here’s a transcription of our conversation. ***
New Canaanite: What is the library’s ‘Conversations with Business Leaders’ series? Ellen Crovatto: ‘Conversations with Business Leaders’ was something that was begun with the help of Hazel Hobbs about 20 years ago.
Bestselling and beloved children’s author/illustrator Jan Brett will visit New Canaan Library as part of the book tour for her latest picture book, Alice in a Winter Wonderland. Ms. Brett will begin the Sunday, December 1 event at 10 AM with a drawing and illustration presentation, followed by a book signing. Children of all ages and their families are invited to register to attend. While general admission to Jan Brett’s book presentation is free, entrance to the signing line requires the purchase of Alice in a Winter Wonderland from Elm Street Books. Please visit the Library’s website to register and for full details on the event.
Wall Street legend Patricia Walsh Chadwick comes to New Canaan Library to present her recently published memoir, Breaking Glass. At 49, Walsh was named a Global Partner at Invesco, marking the culmination of a career that began with her first job as a receptionist at a brokerage firm at 19. For over 30 years, she was a rarity: a woman in the high-pressure, high-stakes finance business. The event takes place on Tuesday, November 19 at 7 pm in the Library’s Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium. Despite being branded a “witch” by some, Chadwick has no regrets about pursuing a career with drive, grit, perfectionism, and impatience.
