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March 2022
Five-Time Emmy Winner David Pogue To Address New Canaan Men’s Club
The guest speaker for the Friday, March 11 New Canaan Men's Club meeting will be David Pogue. David was the New York Times weekly tech columnist from 2000 to 2013. He is a five-time Emmy winner for his stories on CBS News Sunday Morning, a New York Times best-selling author, a five-time TED speaker, and host of 20 NOVA science specials on PBS. He has also written or cowritten more than 120 manuals, books and guides on science and technology…
Find out more »April 2022
Town Players of New Canaan To Present at Men’s Club
The Town Players of New Canaan will describe its renovation plans for its Waveny Park theater and provide a behind the scenes view of its 75-year history at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting Friday, April 1. The Men’s Club meeting will get underway at 10 a.m. with the theater group’s presentation set to follow the business portion of the meeting around 10:30 a.m. in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. At the meeting, leading members of the Town…
Find out more »Police Chief To Report on State of the Department at Men’s Club Meeting
Police Chief Leon Krowlikowski will update members of the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday on the state of the town’s Police Department, likely touching on several high profile department concerns, such as ways to lower the incidence of car thefts, efforts to reduce distracted driving, steps homeowners can take to prevent burglaries and the status of plans for the South Avenue headquarters building. Krowlikowski, with a 33-year career on the police force, has held several previous positions, including captain, commander…
Find out more »U.S. Rep. Jim Himes to speak at Men’s Club; Public Invited
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, now serving his seventh term, will discuss key issues facing the current Congressional session in remarks Friday, April 22, at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting to be held in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. In recognition of the importance of Rep. Himes’ appearance and its expected interest to the broader community, Men’s Club President Gene Dunkin said the organization is inviting the public to attend as a public service. Members of the public…
Find out more »September 2022
Top Publishing Editor Marysue Rucci To Speak to Men’s Club
Marysue Rucci, vice president, publisher and editor-in-chief of Marysue Rucci Books, a Scribner imprint, will be this week’s guest speaker at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting Friday, Sept. 23, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Rucci’s presentation expected to begin around 10:30 a.m. Rucci, a New Canaan High School graduate, was named to the position at Scribner a year ago. Prior to that, she was vice president, and editor-in-chief with Simon &…
Find out more »December 2022
Men’s Club Speaker Combines Law Enforcement and Community Work
A former detective in real life who, in his acting career, has also performed on Law and Order will be the guest speaker at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting Friday, Dec. 16, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. Charles Grady comes from a family of law enforcement officers as the son of an assistant chief of police in New Haven and the nephew of five uncles all police officers. He began his career as an officer in…
Find out more »January 2023
Chamber’s Budd Speaks to Men’s Club Friday
Laura Budd, executive director of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce, will update members of the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday on the state of the town’s business community, the Chamber’s ongoing marketing efforts to raise awareness about the town as a commercial center, and the recent addition of retail outlets occupying its storefronts. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge, with Budd’s remarks slated to follow the business portion of the…
Find out more »HomeFront To Describe Its Mission at New Canaan Men’s Club Meeting
The New Canaan Men’s Club Friday will learn about HomeFront, a nonprofit that repairs and renovates houses for qualified elderly and low-income residents with the help of volunteers, enabling the residents to remain in their homes. Around since 1988, HomeFront was initially a program under Americares. Executive Director Sean C. O’Brien, who had been with Americares, will describe HomeFront’s conversion to a standalone organization, having developed its business plan and building on long-standing relationships to continue its work helping residents…
Find out more »February 2023
Men’s Club to Hear Outlook for Battery-Powered Vehicles
Leo Karl III, the president of Karl Chevrolet, will enlighten members of the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday about the future of electric vehicles in his remarks at Morrill Hall, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. The club meets at 10 a.m. with Karl’s remarks expected to begin around 10:40 a.m. Founded in 1927, Karl Chevrolet is in its third generation as a family business in town. Karl, an active member of various town civic organizations, has been president…
Find out more »Men’s Club To Hear History of Plot To Kill Hitler
The New Canaan Men’s Club will learn about the events surrounding the historic attempt by Prussian military officers to kill Adolph Hitler in 1944 in a talk by Darien resident Bert von Stuelpnagel at its meeting Friday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. The meeting, to be held in Morrill Hall, will begin at 10 a.m. with von Stuelpnagel’s remarks scheduled to follow the business portion of the session at 10:40 a.m. Born in Freiburg, Germany, went into…
Find out more »Beardsley Zoo Expert To Explain Human Ties to Animal Diseases at Men’s Club
Jim Knox, curator of Education for Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday about the connections between animal zoonotic diseases and humans. In his remarks at Morrill Hall in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, he will describe the links between the relatively recent diseases, such as West Nile, Zika, Corona viruses and Monkeypox, and discuss what individuals can do to protect ourselves and our animals from their dangers. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with…
Find out more »March 2023
Moynihan To Address Men’s Club on Town Issues
New Canaan First Selectman Kevin Moynihan will update New Canaan Men’s Club members on the state of the town at its next meeting, March 3, in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. with Moynihan expected to give his remarks around 10:40 a.m., after the business portion of the meeting. A resident of town since 1981, Moynihan served on the Town Council from 2013 to 2017, when he was elected first selectman. He had…
Find out more »ABC House Executive Director Is Featured Men’s Club Speaker
Jamie Boris, executive director of A Better Chance, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday detailing how the commitment ABC scholars bring to the town and their classrooms elevates and enriches the community overall. The meeting, held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, begins at 10 a.m. with Boris making her comments around 10:40 a.m. ABC House is a valued element of the New Canaan community, considered a bright light that brings the scholars’ commitment, energy and enthusiasm to…
Find out more »Revolutionary War Expert Is Men’s Club Speaker
American Revolutionary War historian Eric Chandler will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday when it meets at Morrill Hall in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Chandler expected to speak to the group around 10:40 a.m., following the business portion of the meeting. Chandler has been involved in American Revolutionary War Living History since 1974. In that time, he has portrayed infantry, light infantry, whale-boat raider and both mounted and dismounted dragoons.…
Find out more »Men’s Club To Hear from Police Chief DiFederico
New Canaan Police Chief John DiFederico will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday, March 24, describing his plans for the department, and progress toward the renovation of its South Avenue headquarters. The Men’s Club meets Fridays at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 10 a.m. with the speaker making remarks around 10:40 a.m., following the business portion of the session. Named chief this past January, DiFederico has 30 years with the New Canaan Police Department. He was named deputy…
Find out more »Men’s Club To Hear Presentation on High School Dome
New Canaan School Superintendent Bryan Luizzi and Sara Schubert, who chairs the parent-led committee spearheading The Dome, will describe the progress behind the planetarium renovation project underway at New Canaan High School during the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting Friday. The Men’s Club meets at 10 a.m. in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The presentation on The Dome is expected to take place around 10:40 a.m. The planned $850,000 renovation of the planetarium, which has not been updated…
Find out more »April 2023
Network News Producer Will Recount Experiences at Men’s Club Meeting
Long-time news producer David Fitzpatrick will describe his experiences at CBS and CNN covering some of the most memorable events of the past 50 years in remarks to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday, April 14, during its meeting at Morrill Hall in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Fitzpatrick has won three Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award and a Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work as a producer at the two news networks, which…
Find out more »Sports Talk Radio’s Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Is Men’s Club Speaker
The New Canaan Men’s Club meeting Friday will hear from premier sports talk radio star Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, known for his SiriusXM eponymous program, Mad Dog Unleashed on Mad Dog Sports Radio, the satellite service’s all-sports talk channel. He joined Sirius in 2008. Last month, Russo signed a new deal with ESPN to continue with that network’s First Take, in addition to his weekly afternoon Sirius program. Russo also hosts the MLB Network’s baseball talk program, High Heat with…
Find out more »Historical Fiction Author Speaks to Men’s Club
Mark Perlman, the author of “The Reluctant Soldier,” a work of historical fiction following the life of an African American from his upbringing in the segregated south through two world wars, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday at its meeting in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Perlman’s discussion of his book beginning around 10:40 a.m., following the business meeting. The book interweaves fact and fiction in charting…
Find out more »May 2023
Men’s Club Speaker To Discuss Late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Counselor to presidents, Harvard professor, U.S. senator and leading diplomat, Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s career will be described in remarks by Dr. Mark Nunan at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting May 19, to be held in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Moynihan, who died in 2003, had a long and distinguished career both in a variety of governmental positions and as a professor at Harvard University. Nunan’s presentation will begin around 10:40 a.m. following the club’s regular business…
Find out more »June 2023
Utility Regulatory Director To Speak at Men’s Club
With electric rates a continuing focus of consumer attention, the role of the state’s Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) will be described at the New Canaan Men’s Club June 9th meeting. PURA Director Thomas Lopez will discuss the agency’s mission and a residential rate program that enables residential solar customers the opportunity to sell energy and renewable energy certificates for a 20-year term, part of a state effort promoting conservation measures. The Men’s Club meeting will be at St. Mark’s…
Find out more »Speaker To Describe Benefits of Strength Training at Men’s Club
Improving strength and muscle mass are critical elements of maintaining the quality of life in aging, according to Frank McGinnis, a personal fitness trainer, who will speak about aging and strength training at The New Canaan Men’s Club meeting June 16 in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. McGinnis, a fitness trainer at the New Canaan and Greenwich YMCAs, works with clients of all ages, but his focus in recent years has been on with men and women between…
Find out more »New Canaan Field Club Is Topic at Men’s Club Meeting
Long-time resident George Brakeley will take members of the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday, on a largely anecdotal and historical journey of the New Canaan Field Club in remarks at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. Now a resident of Manchester, VT, Brakeley’s talk will begin around 10:40 a.m., following the business portion of the meeting beginning at 10 a.m. The Field Club, founded in 1957, primarily to provide racquet sports, such as tennis and paddle ball, also had…
Find out more »July 2023
Wine Expert To Be New Canaan Men’s Club Speaker
Rachel Imbrogno, senior manager Brand Development for the well-known wine company Freixenet Mionetto, will be the guest speaker at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting July 7 in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Imbrogno has more than 15 years experience in the Italian wine industry. In her current position, she focuses on sales and education about the distributor’s portfolio of wines, spearheading all levels of procurement for wine producers. Aside from her remarks about the distinctive qualities of…
Find out more »Former Congressman Shays to Address Men’s Club
Former Congressman Christopher Shays, a Republican who served from 1987 to 2009, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club July 21, offering his perspective on ways the House of Representatives can move past gridlock. In his time representing the Connecticut’s Fourth District, Shays forged a reputation as conservative on fiscal issues, but moderate on social issues. As an example of his bipartisan approach, Shays worked with then Massachusetts Democratic Representative Marty Meehan, to co-lead passage of the Bipartisan Campaign…
Find out more »August 2023
Men’s Club Speaker Highlights Career of Mel Blanc
In remarks to the New Canaan Men’s Club August 4, Joe Gianquinto, a long-time network television executive, will recount the long Hollywood career of Mel Blanc, the voice actor who enabled Bugs Bunny to ask, “What’s up, Doc?” and supplied Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd and an array of other Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters with their distinctive voices. The club’s meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with Gianquinto’s comments slated…
Find out more »September 2023
Friday’s Men’s Club Speaker To Describe How Decisions on Atomic Bomb’s Use Came About
Author Edward (Ted) Aldrich will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday (Sept. 8) on the World War II decision on how to use the atomic bomb, outlining the series of strategic recommendations that emanated from its successful development and testing as described in his book, “The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson and the Extraordinary Collaboration that Won World War II.” The meeting at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will begin at 10 a.m. with Aldrich’s remarks slated to begin…
Find out more »O’Dea Reports to Men’s Club on Legislative Session
State Rep. Thomas O’Dea, now in his sixth term representing the 125th District, will report on the Connecticut General Assembly’s recent session at Friday’s meeting of the New Canaan Men’s Club to be held in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 22, with O’Dea’s remarks slated to begin around 10:40 a.m. As part of his presentation, O’Dea will discuss pending issues before the state as the General Assembly prepares to meet…
Find out more »Men’s Club To Hear a Personal Account of Saigon’s Fall
In April 1975, just days before South Vietnam fell to the North, Ralph White, just 27-years old, was the newly-appointed manager of Chase Manhattan’s Saigon branch. His assignment was to keep the Saigon branch open as long as possible and evacuate key staff, if necessary. White, the author of “Getting Out of Saigon,” will describe for New Canaan Men’s Club members, how he accomplished the mission in the chaotic last days, helping 113 employees and their families escape, before the…
Find out more »October 2023
Men’s Club to Learn Health Impact of Heart’s Electrical System
The New Canaan Men’s Club will learn about the heart’s electrical system and how it can affect a patient’s longevity and quality of life in remarks by Dr. Joshua Lader, a cardiac physician with Stamford Health, at its meeting Friday (Oct. 6) in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The meeting will get underway at 10 a.m. with Dr. Lader’s talk beginning around 10:40 a.m., after the business portion of the meeting. Dr. Lader is a fellowship-trained cardiologist and…
Find out more »Merritt Parkway’s History, Significance Will Be Men’s Club Topic
Wes Haynes, the executive director of the Merritt Parkway Conservancy, will trace the origin, decline, and revitalization of the picturesque roadway that connects New Canaan to much of Fairfield County in a talk to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday at its meeting in Morrill Hall, St. Mark’s Church. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Haynes’ talk taking place around 10:40 a.m., following the business portion of the meeting. With construction beginning in 1934, the nationally significant roadway…
Find out more »CIA Officer To Describe Her Moscow Mission
Retired CIA officer Marti Shogi, the first female officer to be assigned to Moscow in the 1970s, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday, Oct. 20, about her role as a covert officer during the Cold War. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with Shogi speaking to the members around 10:40 a.m. Shogi’s remarks will describe details of her covert activities, as depicted in her book, The Widow Spy,…
Find out more »November 2023
Men’s Club Speaker Describes Noted Distillery’s History
Drew Mayville, master blender at the Buffalo Trace Distillery, the oldest continuously operating distillery in the United States, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club, Friday, Nov. 3, about the company’s history and its product line of award-winning bourbons. The club meets Fridays at 10 a.m. in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Mayville’s remarks will begin around 10:40 a.m., following the business portion of the meeting. The distillery has won more than 40 industry titles since 2000…
Find out more »December 2023
Mark Nunan To Speak to Men’s Club about President Van Buren
The New Canaan Men’s Club will hear about President Martin Van Buren, one of the less-remembered presidents in history, in a talk Friday by Mark Nunan at its weekly meeting in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church beginning at 10 a.m. Nunan, a familiar speaker at Men’s Club meetings, has previously described the careers of New York’s infrastructure power broker Robert Moses, former New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Nunan’s remarks will begin…
Find out more »Pathway Session on Boundaries for Recovery
Please join us as we discuss the importance of boundaries for the entire family to promote recovery from addiction. Frank Bartolomeo, PhD, is a nationally recognized expert in mental health, founder of The Well Center for Development in New Canaan, and senior clinical advisor at Silver Hill Hospital. To save a seat, go to ncparentsupportgroup.org.
Find out more »Grace Farms To Describe Its Mission at Men’s Club
Representatives from the Grace Farms Foundation will describe the organization’s activities and mission at this week’s New Canaan Men’s Club meeting in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. Known for its architecturally distinctive River Building, Grace Farms describes itself as a center for culture and collaboration, bringing people together to explore nature, arts, justice, community, and faith at its location on 80 acres of publicly accessible, preserved natural landscape. The club’s Dec. 17 meeting will begin…
Find out more »January 2024
Historian Details Impact of Monroe Doctrine for Men’s Club
In a talk Friday at the New Canaan Men’s Club, historian Mark Albertson will discuss the foreign policy concerns confronting the United States in the early 1800s that led to the Monroe Doctrine. To be held in Morrill Hall, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge, the meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Albertson’s remarks scheduled to start around 10:40 a.m., after the business portion of the meeting. Albertson will explain how, at the time, owning land was the…
Find out more »Housing Trends, Backstage Peek of Football Broadcasts on Men’s Club Agenda
After rising to the 7% range, mortgage rates are starting to fall back in response to signals from the Federal Reserve that it will be lowering interest in 2024. The New Canaan Men’s Club Friday will hear an analysis of what lies ahead for housing and the mortgage market from one of its members, Richard Coyle, whose career has been in housing finance, for the past 11 years with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., popularly known as Freddie Mac.…
Find out more »Men’s Club Features New Canaan Museum at Friday Meeting
Nancy Geary, the executive director of the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society, will describe the Campus Reimagined Project and other recent developments at the museum in her remarks Friday at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. The Men’s Club meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Geary’s presentation scheduled to begin around 10:40 a.m., following the business portion of the meeting. The museum’s reimagined campus will house a…
Find out more »Staying Put in New Canaan 16th Birthday Party – New Date
Staying Put in New Canaan is celebrating turning 16 this year with a party at Morrill Hall at St. Mark's Church. The original date of Jan. 7th has been changed to Jan. 21st due to possible inclement weather. This event is open to the public, but registration is required by Jan. 17th. To RSVP or for more information please call Staying Put at 203-966-7762.
Find out more »Nuclear Power’s Future on Men’s Club Meeting Agenda
As climate change is renewing interest in nuclear power to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, the New Canaan Men’s Club will hear from Seth Grae who will speak on New Technology and Nuclear Power at its Friday meeting in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Grae’s discussion about advances in nuclear power technology beginning around 10:40 a.m. Grae leads Lightbridge Corp.’s efforts to develop and deploy advanced nuclear…
Find out more »February 2024
Noted Economist Editor Is Men’s Club speaker
Daniel Franklin, executive editor of The Economist, will provide his outlook on what lies ahead for the U.S. and global economies at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting Feb. 2, to be held at Morrill Hall in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. Franklin, who also serves at U.S. editor of the prestigious global newspaper, has been executive editor of the publication since 2006. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Franklin assessing the economic prospects and potential…
Find out more »Town Emergency Management Head to Speak to Men’s Club
Russell Kimes, New Canaan’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Director, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club at its February 16th meeting about the role of Emergency Management, both nationally and in New Canaan. Kimes, who took on the position in 2020, will describe the office’s leadership team and how it responds to various hazards and threats affecting the town and the region. The club meets at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge, at 10 a.m. Kimes’s presentation…
Find out more »Men’s Club Speaker Will Discuss de Tocqueville’s Prescient Views of American Democracy
John Blankley will share his long-term interest and avocation for studying the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville to the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting Feb. 23, noting the fundamental themes in de Tocqueville’s landmark “Democracy in America,” written in 1830, continue to resonate in today’s times. His presentation is entitled “What would Alexis de Tocqueville say about America today?” The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Blankley’s presentation is slated to follow…
Find out more »March 2024
Men’s Club To Hear Notable Presentation about Norwalk Symphony
The New Canaan Men’s Club Friday will hear how the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is reaching out to the Fairfield community, while enjoying musical selections performed by Jonathan Yates, its music director and conductor, and Gunnar Sahlin, the orchestra’s principal cellist. The Men’s Club will meet at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge, beginning at 10 a.m. Yates and Sahlin will begin their presentation around 10:40 a.m. The Norwalk Symphony’s upcoming concert, “Music For All Ages,” featuring works by Tchaikovsky…
Find out more »Men’s Club To Hear About the Reality of Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Keith Duggar, chief technology officer of a leading technology company, will describe what artificial intelligence’s capabilities are, its promises and perils, at Friday’s New Canaan Men’s Club meeting in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The March 8 meeting is set for 10 a.m. with Duggar’s remarks slated to begin around 10:40 a.m., after the business portion of the meeting. Titled: “The AI Generation: Navigating the Nexus of Promise, Peril and Hyperbole,” Duggar will discuss artificial intelligence’s benefits,…
Find out more »Men’s Club To Hear History of St. Peter’s Basilica
Members of the New Canaan Men’s Club will learn about the history, architects, events, artists and relics that make St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome such a foundational center of the Roman Catholic Church in a talk by one of its members, John Schultz, Friday, March 15. Schultz, who studied theology in Rome during the 1960s, developed a personal interest in Roman basilicas and has since made his career teaching religion at various educational levels. The Men’s Club will meet in…
Find out more »Men’s Club Speaker To Recount Connecticut’s Revolutionary War Battles
From Danbury, to Ridgefield to Westport’s Compo Beach, British soldiers did battle with Connecticut’s “rebel” colonists in 1777. The New Canaan Men’s Club will hear about those battles at its meeting Friday from Norwalk resident Ed Hynes, who first became interested Revolutionary War history when, as a child, he learned a neighbor’s house had been partially burned by the British in what became known as the Danbury Raid. That early interest gave rise to Hynes’ avocation as a lecturer and…
Find out more »April 2024
Men’s Club To Learn About New Prostate Treatment
Dr. Fabian Laage Gaupp, an assistant professor of vascular and interventional radiology at Yale New Haven Hospital, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday, April 5, about a relatively new, non-invasive treatment for a common prostate condition. The meeting at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge, will begin at 10 a.m. Following the business portion of the meeting, Dr. Laage Gaupp’s will describe the benefits of the procedure in remarks beginning around 10:40 a.m. About half the…
Find out more »Historical Novelist Speaks to Men’s Club
Michael Miller, author of the historical novel, “The High Bridge,” will be the speaker at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting April 12, in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. In his novel, Miller links the pioneering suffragist, abolitionist and Native American advocate Matilda Joslyn Gage with President Grover Cleveland, both of whom spent their early days in Fayetteville, NY. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Miller beginning his remarks around 10:40 a.m. Miller incorporates events in…
Find out more »Carlson To Outline Town’s Goals and Priorities for Men’s Club
New Canaan First Selectman Dionna Carlson will report on the town’s goals and priorities at Friday’s New Canaan Men’s Club meeting to be held at Morrill Hall in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Carlson outlining the town’s agenda in remarks at 10:40 a.m., after the business portion of the meeting. Before her election as First Selectman last fall, Carlson had established a long record on service on behalf of the town, notably on…
Find out more »Men’s Club To Hear About Research on Treating Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
New Canaan Men’s Club member Richard Sandberg, who serves as acting CEO of Resolys Bio, will describe the pharmaceutical firm’s research on developing a treatment for chronic traumatic brain injury (cTBI) in remarks at the club’s regular meeting Friday, 10 a.m. in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Chronic traumatic brain injury refers to conditions arising from concussions that do not heal. While often thought to affect primarily individuals in the military and athletics, Sandberg’s remarks will point out that about 2.8…
Find out more »May 2024
Historian and Author Laurence Jurdem is Men’s Club Speaker
Historian Laurence Jurdem, author of The Rough Rider and the Professor, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday, May 3, about his recent book chronicling the 35-year friendship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Massachusetts Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge. The meeting will be at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge, beginning at 10 a.m. Jurdem’s will begin his remarks around 10:40 a.m. Published by Pegasus Books and distributed by Simon and Schuster, Jurdem details Roosevelt’s many strengths as…
Find out more »Author, Historian Hamish Lutris to be Men’s Club speaker
Turning to a session on Irish history, the New Canaan Men’s Club will learn about the Vikings’ impact and influence on what is now known as Ireland between the 8th and 11th centuries in a talk May 17 by Hamish Lutris, associate professor of History, Political Science and Geography, at Capital Community College. In his presentation, “Burned by the Heathens: The Vikings in Ireland,” Lutris will describe how western Scandinavian expansion brought with it both devastation and innovation. Over time,…
Find out more »June 2024
Fazio To Report on General Assembly Session at Men’s Club
State Sen. Ryan Fazio will update members of the New Canaan Men’s Club on the just concluded General Assembly session at the club’s meeting June 7 in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. Fazio, a Republican, represents Greenwich, Stamford and a portion of New Canaan. First elected in 2021, Fazio serves as ranking senator on the Energy and Technology Committee. He also serves on Planning and Development; Finance, Revenue and Bonding; and Transportation Committees. The Men’s…
Find out more »Coach Marinelli To Preview High School Football Season
New Canaan High School’s football coach Lou Marinelli, who guided the team to a second consecutive Class L championship last December, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club June 14, at its meeting in Morrill Hall, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. Last year’s championship marked Marinelli’s 42nd season as New Canaan Rams head coach having come to the team in 1981. In 2017 Coach Marinelli won his 332nd career game, making him the winningest coach in Connecticut…
Find out more »Rob Fryer Describes Running’s Health Benefits at Men’s Club
Robin Fryer, a noted marathon runner and the author of a book on the benefits of running as exercise, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday, June 28, at its regular meeting in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. A marathon runner since 1974, Fryer’s book, “Running For Your Life: Exploring the Amazing Benefits of Regular Exercise”, gives runners practical advice about what to wear, safe practices, and what to expect as one ages. Tallying up the…
Find out more »July 2024
Wine Expert Is Men’s Club Speaker Friday
The New Canaan Men’s Club will hear about fine wines and how they’re valued at its meeting Friday, July 12, from Charles Antin, an auctioneer and senior wine specialist with Zachys Wine Auctions based in Brooklyn. Before joining Zachy’s, Antin was wine specialist and head of wine sales for Christie’s auction house. The Men’s Club meeting will be at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge, beginning at 10 a.m. At Zachy’s, Antin has been responsible for auction sales ranging…
Find out more »Men’s Club Speaker To Focus on Investing for Retirement
Julie Jason, an award-winning financial columnist and the founder and CEO of Jackson Grant Investment Advisers, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday July 26, on planning and managing finances in retirement. The author of the recent book, The Discerning Investor, published by the American Bar Association, and a columnist for Hearst publications, Jason will speak at the club’s meeting to be held in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church beginning at 10 a.m. “No matter your age, you will…
Find out more »August 2024
Novelist To Be Men’s Club Guest Speaker
Author Mark Perlman will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday, Aug. 9, about his historical novel, The Reluctant Soldier, which follows the exploits of an African American soldier assigned to the Harlem Hellfighters regiment in World War I to his return to France between the wars and his actions in the French Resistance during World War II. The Men’s Club meeting will be in Morrill Hall at St. Marks Episcopal Church beginning at 10 a.m. with Perlman’s talk…
Find out more »New Canaan Men’s Club To Learn About Dental Specialty Options
The New Canaan Men’s Club will hear about the importance of maintaining dental health especially as people age in remarks by Dr. Alan Sheiner, DDS, Friday at the New Canaan Men’s Club meeting in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with Dr. Sheiner beginning his remarks at about 10:40, after the business portion of the meeting. Dr. Sheiner’s talk, Common Dental Issues and Management, will cover issues related to…
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