Internationally acclaimed artist Teresita Fernández joins us in the Sanctuary for a conversation with Grace Farms Founding Creative Director Chelsea Thatcher to discuss her studio practice, research, materials, and site-specific work, Double Glass River (2015), which has become an integral part of Grace Farms. Created in relationship with the River building and nature in 2015 during the period of the building’s construction, Double Glass River, resembles an undulating galaxy of 10,000 mirrored glass cubes and expands horizontally across the curved…

Named a Best Book of 2025 by the New York Public Library, The Art Spy is a riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II that uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world’s most treasured masterpieces. Best-selling author Michelle Young's narrative nonfiction book is based on troves of previously undiscovered documents about Rose Valland, a female Monuments Man who has mostly been written out of the annals despite bearing witness to…

Join us for a Lunch & Learn with Powerhouse Theater on Thornton Wilder’s Our Town 🎭 Bring your own soup, sandwich, salad or snack to learn about Thornton Wilder’s Our Town - described by many as The American Classical Play. Peter Green, director of The Powerhouse Theatre’s fall production, will talk about Wilder’s sources and inspirations. What themes was he interested in exploring? What motivated him to use this now famous minimalistic style? Several members of the company will present…

Connection, convo, and intuitive insight w/ Francine Tesler, Psychic Business Strategist, Biz Matchmaker, psychic medium, medical intuitive Gather & Gab: Mystic Mingle with Francine Tesler IN-PERSON EVENT at HAYVN DARIEN Tuesday, 9/15/26, 5:30-7:30pm Join us for HAYVN's *Mystic Mingle* themed Gather & Gab, an evening filled with insights, connections, and intuitive discoveries. We are excited to welcome back Francine Tesler, a "Psychic Business Strategist and Business Matchmaker." Francine combines her expertise as a psychic medium and medical intuitive with innovative…

Renowned clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and founder of the Conscious Parenting movement Dr. Shefali presents TWO new hands-on guides for 21st-century parenting: one provides a pathway forward to reclaim how daughters are seen, supported, and raised; and another radically reimagines how boys are understood, nurtured, and raised. This program is being co-sponsored by New Canaan CARES, and Dr. Shefali will be in conversation with actor, parent, and New Canaan local Allison Williams. Raising Conscious Daughters: Building Confidence, Courage, and Inner…

The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, examines how our nation’s founding was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war that impacted millions. We are pleased to present screenings of all six episodes in their entirety for America 250. Episode Three: The Times That Try Men’s Souls (July 1776 – January 1777) General George Washington and his Continental Army move to defend New York City as British…