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…

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…

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…

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 &…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…