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November 2024
Men’s Club Speaker Recalls the Lasting Humor of Jack Benny
Former television executive Joseph Giaquinto will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday about the nearly 40-year career of Jack Benny, whose radio and television shows were ranked as the most celebrated comedy programs of the period, built on Benny being the target of jokes from his regular cast members. Benny’s show played off his made up reputation for being stingy, his vanity about his musical ability on the violin, and his being perpetually 39 years-old, with his writers…
Find out more »Time 100 Honoree and Author Saad Mohseni to Deliver Library’s William Attwood Lecture
Saad Mohseni, author of Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul and the Chairman and CEO of Moby Group, Afghanistan’s largest media company, is guest lecturer for New Canaan Library’s William Attwood Lecture. The event takes place on Friday, November 1 at 7 PM in the Library’s Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium. Please register to attend: newcanaanlibrary.org. Elm Street Books will be on site with copies available for purchase. Saad Mohseni will speak about his…
Find out more »Chess Fest: A Day of Chess
Join New Canaan Library for a day of chess, hosted by the 32 Pieces Chess Club! There will be a variety of crafts, lessons, and games throughout the day for players of all levels and all ages. Please see our Calendar (https://www.newcanaanlibrary.org/events/day/2024/11/02?keywords=chess) for the full list of events and to register for individual programs.
Find out more »Grateful Dead Night
Bandleader and guitarist Michael-Louis Smith and “Take A Step Back” return to the Carriage Barn to perform the music of The Grateful Dead. An evening of live music featuring uplifting rhythms, unique song forms, organic harmonic progressions and the gorgeous and often cryptic storytelling in the lyrics that connects the listener to the inner fabric of the universe and the spiritual elements of humanity. The love for the music runs deep in all of these musicians who realize all the…
Find out more »Blood Drive
Blood Drive Presented by the New Canaan YMCA & New Canaan High School Red Cross Club. Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Location: New Canaan YMCA Wagner Room Open to all! Did you know that every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood? Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. Learn more about how blood donations save lives:…
Find out more »Chat and Chop with NBC’s Al Roker and Courtney Roker Laga
New Canaan Library presents another exciting Chat and Chop culinary education experience! Emmy-award winner and co-anchor of NBC’s Today, Al Roker, and his daughter, Courtney Roker Laga, will share their passion for food, family, and fun on Sunday, November 3rd, at 2:00 PM in the Library’s Kend Kitchen. Whether a seasoned cook or just looking for some kitchen inspiration, everyone will witness Al and Courtney’s dynamic cooking techniques, learn handy tips and tricks, and discover the stories behind beloved recipes.…
Find out more »An Evensong for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day
Choral Evensong (sung Evening Prayer) is one of the most beautiful services of our tradition. Most of Evensong is sung by the choir, freeing the congregation to attend prayerfully to the “holiness of beauty.” The St. Mark’s Choir & Soloists offer a service of Evensong for the Feasts of All Saints & All Souls. During the service, Lydia Cseh Dahling will sing Maurice Ravel’s extraordinary setting of the Kaddish, chanted during Jewish prayer services in mourning for the dead. The…
Find out more »Election Day Fun at NCM&HS
Looking for something to do on Election Day with you or with family? Come on over and have lunch at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society! The one and only CHEZ LENARD will be there with his world famous hot dogs and all the fixings, and all you can eat! Come explore the museum, participate in patriotic arts and crafts, jump in the bounce house, touch a New Canaan Fire Truck and kids can cast their votes on a…
Find out more »Early Morning Bird Walks at the NCNC
Meet our Senior Naturalist and expert birder, Frank Gallo, for bird walks around the Nature Center's grounds and Bristow Bird Sanctuary. We'll be keeping track of the birds we see as we generate a database and new bird list for NCNC and Bristow. Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair of ours. All walks will meet in the lower parking lot. All walks will be canceled if it rains
Find out more »Nature Center Hiking Group
Tom Turrentine will be leading the hikes. Tom has always enjoyed hiking, from his teen age years in Litchfield County to trips through national parks and Backroads treks in the Canadian Rockies. These days, he can often be found on the trails in Ward Pound Ridge or up in Washington and Kent with his Springer Spaniel Andy by his side. There are many trails within 90 minutes of New Canaan that reward hikers with good workouts and beautiful vistas!
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