Join in the parade . . .
Be part of the UBS Parade in Stamford, Connecticut. Join in and volunteer - Sign up by Friday, November 6th, 2009.
Volunteer Form (.pdf file)
For more information contact:
Stamford Downtown Special Services
Telephone:(203)348-5285
email: events@stamford-downtown.com
www.stamford-downtown.com
For more information contact:
Stamford Downtown Special Services
Telephone:(203)348-5285
email: events@stamford-downtown.com
www.stamford-downtown.com
Early Halloween Smilers . . .
Early Halloween Smilers!!!
Halloween Open House
Sunday, Oct 25, 2009
Noon - 3 PM
South Wilton Veterinary Group's Halloween Open House features a pet costume contest with prizes, professional face painting, refreshments, pet adoptions and more.
Pet Costume Contest with Prizes (register by 12:30pm)
Refreshments
Professional Face Painting
Pet Adoptions (dogs, cats, birds and exotics!)
Exotic Pet Owner Education
South Wilton Vet is a full service veterinary practice catering to all the needs of your dog, cat, bird or exotic pet.
For More Information:
South Wilton Veterinary Group
51 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897
Telephone: (203) 762-2002
www.southwiltonvet.com
Westport Arts Center
WACKY FAMILY SUNDAY
WACky Costume Party
Sunday, Oct 25, 2009
2 PM - 4 PM
Celebrate Halloween! Come in your favorite costume and trick or treat your way through a variety of family-oriented art workshops. Design a halloween bag, create wacky pumpkins, wire mummy sculptures, bat mobiles, wild masks and more!
Bring your whole family along for the ride.
Admission is $10 for kids and free for adults & children 2 and under.
This spooktacular afternoon includes music, harvest hay rides, our Scarecrow competition, and Haunted Farmyard, which is guaranteed to delight and fright all those who pass through! If you're under 12, in costume and are accompanied by a paying adult, you get in to the Zoo for FREE!
And please join in and Volunteer — Become a Zoo Friend, Zoo Gardener or Zoo Docent and help make the Zoo and everyone's visit here the best it can be. There are volunteer opportunities for individuals, groups and corporations.
Contact Info:
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06610
Main Number: (203) 394-6565
Follow a costumed guide through Fairfield's legendary Town Green adn Old Burying Ground while hearing stories of legends and local lore.
For More Information:
Fairfield Museum and History Center
370 Beach Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Telephone: (203) 259-1598
www.fairfieldhs.org
Admission is $10 for kids and free for adults & children 2 and under.
Call (203) 222-7070 to reserve a spot.
For More Information:
Westport Arts Center
51 Riverside Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
Telephone: (203)222-7070
Email: info@westportartscenter.org
www.westportartscenter.org
For More Information:
Westport Arts Center
51 Riverside Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
Telephone: (203)222-7070
Email: info@westportartscenter.org
www.westportartscenter.org
Boo at the Zoo
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Noon to 3 PM
This spooktacular afternoon includes music, harvest hay rides, our Scarecrow competition, and Haunted Farmyard, which is guaranteed to delight and fright all those who pass through! If you're under 12, in costume and are accompanied by a paying adult, you get in to the Zoo for FREE!
And please join in and Volunteer — Become a Zoo Friend, Zoo Gardener or Zoo Docent and help make the Zoo and everyone's visit here the best it can be. There are volunteer opportunities for individuals, groups and corporations.
Contact Info:
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06610
Main Number: (203) 394-6565
Legends & Haunting Lantern Tour
October 24th and 25th, 2009
5:30 PM - 7 PM
Follow a costumed guide through Fairfield's legendary Town Green adn Old Burying Ground while hearing stories of legends and local lore.
This tour is recommended for adults.
Pre-registration is requested.
Pre-registration is requested.
$5 for museum members
$7 for non-members.
Please pre-register by calling (203) 259-1598.
Please pre-register by calling (203) 259-1598.
For More Information:
Fairfield Museum and History Center
370 Beach Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Telephone: (203) 259-1598
www.fairfieldhs.org
Smiler in New Canaan . . .
Dreams, Desires & Curiosities ExhibitSilvermine Galleries
Oct 18th - Nov 13th, 2009
Silvermine Galleries presents an exhibit entitled, Dreams, Desires & Curiosities, by Scott Bricher, featuring works ranging from large scale realist oil paintings to small mixed media pieces, dream images.
Gallery hours are:
Tuesday - Saturday: 11 AM - 5 PM
and Sunday: 1 - 5 PM.
THE GALLERY WILL BE CLOSING AT 4PM ON 10/20/09.
Mark your calendars and join in this Friday, October 23rd at 6:30pm for Art A La Carte, a lively discussion with Gallery Director Jeffrey Mueller and Narrative Artists Thomas Berntsen, Shiela Hale and Nomi Silverman. Current Exhibition: Mary Frank, Narrative a Guild Group Show and Scott Bricher
For More Information:
Silvermine Guild Arts Center
1037 Silvermine Road
New Canaan, CT 06840
Telephone: (203) 966-9700
www.silvermineart.org
Free Pottery Workshop . . .
Free Pottery Making Workshop
Lakeside Pottery
Sunday, Oct 18th, 2009
Lakeside Pottery offers a special free Hands-on Trial Workshop, which includes hands-on participation and a potter's wheel throwing demonstration. No previous experience is required. Please call (203) 323-2222 to reserve a seat - space is limited for this free trial class. Sessions are 10 AM to noon or 1-3 PM.Sunday, Oct 18th, 2009
For more information contact:
Lakeside Pottery, Ceramic School & Studio
543 Newfield Avenue
Stamford, CT 06905
Telephone: (203) 323-2222
Email: morty@lakesidepottery.com
www.lakesidepottery.com
Open House Invitation from Branchville Motors . . .
Branchville Motors
Autumn Open House
Sunday, October 18, 2009
10AM - 2PM
Spring Open House in conjunction with Triumph Anniversary Days.
Experienced riders know that some of the best riding of the year can be had in the Fall, especially in New England. Come celebrate the joys of riding in New England's Golden Fall at Branchville Motors' Autumn Open House.
Unfortunately, many motorcyclists and scooterists put their bikes away for the year as soon as the leaves begin to change. This year we are doing what we can to help you extend your riding season in safety and comfort, with sales on Gerbing's electrically heated gear, and select full-face helmets from Arai and Shoei. Come down and let us show you some of the tricks and technology hard-core riders use to keep riding until the first snowfalls.
Not sure if electrically heated riding gear is for you? We will also have samples of Gerbing's new Micro Wire heated clothing available for test rides.
Get a peek at the gorgeous new Triumph Thunderbird.
Take advantage of Great Deals on New non-current Vespas and Triumphs.
Visit with a representative from Twisted Throttle who will have a tent set up.
Meet the latest addition to our crew, BMW Master Certified Technician, Rob Rader.
Find great bargains on select gear from Dainese, First Gear, Belstaff, Hein Gericke, and more.
Free coffee, donuts, hot dogs, hamburgers, and that famous Branchville Motors Chili.
So, join us for a day of food, bikes, and comradery.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO SPEND A BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN DAY?
For more information contact:
Branchville Motors
63 Ethan Allen Hwy., Route 7
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Telephone:(203) 544-7900
www.branchville.com
For more information contact:
Branchville Motors
63 Ethan Allen Hwy., Route 7
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Telephone:(203) 544-7900
www.branchville.com
A message from Audubon Greenwich . . .
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Autumn Migration Bird Walk
Fairchild Sanctuary
7 AM - 8:45 AM
Meet at the Fairchild parking area on North Porchuck Road in Greenwich.
Contact the Nature Store at (203) 869-5272 x221 for more information.
Please note: These walks will be held & every Saturday in October.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Family Pond Exploration
2 PM - 3:30 PM
All ages.
RSVP to Nature Store at (203) 869-5272x221.
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Rosalie Edge (1877-1962), the once famous but now forgotten conservation heroine who deserves credit for launching the modern environmental movement, is the subject of author Dyana Z. Furmansky’s presentation at Audubon Greenwich on October 11th. Furmansky’s biography Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature From The Conservationists restores the indomitable Depression-era leader of bird and wildlife protection to her controversial place in history. Rosalie Edge vehemently and quite successfully challenged the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and other public and private conservation organizations for what she considered improper alliances with hunters, gun-makers, loggers and water developers at the expense of all endangered birds, wildlife and habitats.
Dyana Z. Furmansky's biography draws on Edge’s personal papers and on interviews with family members and associates to portray an implacable, indomitable personality whose activism earned her the names “Joan of Arc” and “hellcat.” A progressive New York socialite and veteran suffragist, Edge did not join the conservation movement until her early fifties. Nonetheless, her legacy of achievements—called “widespread and monumental” by the New Yorker—forms a crucial link between the eras defined by John Muir and Rachel Carson. An early voice against the indiscriminate use of toxins and pesticides, Edge reported evidence about the dangers of DDT fourteen years before Carson’s Silent Spring was published.
Today, Edge is most widely remembered for establishing Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, the world’s first refuge for birds of prey. Founded in 1934 and located in eastern Pennsylvania, Hawk Mountain was cited in Silent Spring as an “especially significant” source of data. In 1930, Edge formed the militant Emergency Conservation Committee, which not only railed against the complacency of the Bureau of Biological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, and other stewardship organizations but also exposed the complicity of some in the squandering of our natural heritage. Edge played key roles in the establishment of Olympic and Kings Canyon National Parks and the expansion of Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. Filled with new insights into a tumultuous period in American conservation, this is the life story of an unforgettable individual whose work influenced the first generation of environmentalists, including the founders of the Wilderness Society, Nature Conservancy, and Environmental Defense Fund.
Meet and learn from Dyana Furmansky when she discusses the many insights she re-discovered about Rosalie Edge when writing the biography Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature From The Conservationists. This new book restores the indomitable Depression-era leader of bird and wildlife protection to her controversial place in history.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Author Dyana Furmansky
discusses
Rosalie Edge:
the woman who established the
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Rosalie Edge (1877-1962), the once famous but now forgotten conservation heroine who deserves credit for launching the modern environmental movement, is the subject of author Dyana Z. Furmansky’s presentation at Audubon Greenwich on October 11th. Furmansky’s biography Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature From The Conservationists restores the indomitable Depression-era leader of bird and wildlife protection to her controversial place in history. Rosalie Edge vehemently and quite successfully challenged the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and other public and private conservation organizations for what she considered improper alliances with hunters, gun-makers, loggers and water developers at the expense of all endangered birds, wildlife and habitats.
Dyana Z. Furmansky's biography draws on Edge’s personal papers and on interviews with family members and associates to portray an implacable, indomitable personality whose activism earned her the names “Joan of Arc” and “hellcat.” A progressive New York socialite and veteran suffragist, Edge did not join the conservation movement until her early fifties. Nonetheless, her legacy of achievements—called “widespread and monumental” by the New Yorker—forms a crucial link between the eras defined by John Muir and Rachel Carson. An early voice against the indiscriminate use of toxins and pesticides, Edge reported evidence about the dangers of DDT fourteen years before Carson’s Silent Spring was published.Today, Edge is most widely remembered for establishing Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, the world’s first refuge for birds of prey. Founded in 1934 and located in eastern Pennsylvania, Hawk Mountain was cited in Silent Spring as an “especially significant” source of data. In 1930, Edge formed the militant Emergency Conservation Committee, which not only railed against the complacency of the Bureau of Biological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, and other stewardship organizations but also exposed the complicity of some in the squandering of our natural heritage. Edge played key roles in the establishment of Olympic and Kings Canyon National Parks and the expansion of Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. Filled with new insights into a tumultuous period in American conservation, this is the life story of an unforgettable individual whose work influenced the first generation of environmentalists, including the founders of the Wilderness Society, Nature Conservancy, and Environmental Defense Fund.
Meet and learn from Dyana Furmansky when she discusses the many insights she re-discovered about Rosalie Edge when writing the biography Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature From The Conservationists. This new book restores the indomitable Depression-era leader of bird and wildlife protection to her controversial place in history.
Dyana Z. Furmansky (writing as Dyan Zaslowsky) is coauthor of These American Lands: Parks, Wilderness, and the Public Lands. Her articles on nature and the environment have appeared in the New York Times, American Heritage, Audubon, High Country News, Sierra, Wilderness, and many other publications. In 1986 she was part of the team of High Country News reporters that won a George Polk Award for Environmental Reporting, for the series Western Water Made Simple. Furmansky lives in Denver.MORE DETAILED INFO WRITTEN BY DYANA FURMANSKY
Rosalie Edge, the once famous but now forgotten conservation heroine who deserves credit for launching the modern environmental movement, is the subject of author Dyana Z. Furmansky’s presentation at Greenwich Audubon on October 11th. Furmansky’s biography Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature From The Conservationists restores the indomitable Depression-era leader of bird and wildlife protection to her controversial place in history, much of which concerned opposition to Edge’ s mortal enemy: the National Audubon Society (then known as National Association of Audubon Societies).
In the wake of Edge’s campaign against the Audubon Society, two-thirds of its membership resigned and Gilbert Pearson, its president for 25 years, was forced to resign. The Society’s name change may also have been due in part to its acknowledgement of Edge’s reform efforts. Edge also vehemently and quite successfully challenged the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and other public and private conservation organizations for what she considered improper alliances with hunters, gun-makers, loggers and water developers at the expense of all endangered birds, wildlife and habitats.
Edge, a suffragist and New York society matron related to Charles Dickens, burst onto the conservation scene in 1929. She formed the Emergency Conservation Committee and was the founder of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. For the last 28 years of her life she ran the world’s first sanctuary for birds of prey, which celebrated its 75th anniversary this fall.
Edge’s activism can also be credited for the establishment of Olympic and Sequoia-Kings-Canyon National Parks, among many other lasting achievements. “By relentlessly publicizing what she called the ‘unpleasant facts’ of nature’s destruction, Rosalie Edge spoke against the ‘inconvenient truth’ of her era and the years leading up to it,” Furmansky says.
Yet when Edge died in 1962 at the age of 85 she instantly fell into obscurity and has remained there for ever since. Furmansky suggests that one reason Edge disappeared so quickly was the “powerful distraction” of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, an extraordinary publication event that occurred just weeks before Rosalie Edge’s death. The appearance of Silent Spring is commonly mentioned as the beginning of the environmental movement.
Another explanation for Edge’s being totally eclipsed was the often unpleasant memory of her “aptly edgy” personality, says Furmansky. “She was a woman and an unpaid amateur in a conservation movement defined by professional scientists and government bureaucrats, and she was so certain she was right about how nature ought to be protected that she made enemies,” Furmansky explains. “But she also made admiring friends, such as Interior Secretary Harold Ickes. In looking back at what Edge represented, she was more often right and the salaried experts were wrong.”
One example of Edge’s being ahead of her time was her 30-year campaign against government-funded predator poisonings, and the widespread use of pesticides including DDT; 14 years before Silent Spring’s publication Edge reported to New York State game agents that dead orioles had been found on a Westchester Golf Course sprayed with DDT. Her report was quickly confirmed by the Interior Department. Rachel Carson’s connection to Edge is through Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, which provided the scientist with significant data on raptor population declines due to DDT.
Furmansky, who wrote for Audubon and The New York Times among many other publications, says she appreciated the chance to restore a lost chapter of environmental history by writing Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy.
But it was the “treasure trove” of Edge’s personal letters, unpublished memoirs and family documents dating to the 1850s given to her by Edge’s son Peter that she found most compelling. “It was exciting to tell the intimate story of what might have driven this brilliant, bored socialite with no credentials, into a field that was alien to her,” Furmansky says. “Edge rocked conservation to its very core with the truths she revealed, and ignited the passions of a generation that included a new breed of activists—people like Roger Tory Peterson, The Sierra Club’s David Brower, Nature Conservancy Co-Founder Richard Pough, and Rachel Carson.”
RSVPs are appreciated. Space is limited. To RSVP, email: jcordulack@audubon.org
or leave a message at (203) 869-5272 x239
No charge for this event.
A $5 suggested donation will be accepted at the door.
Meet at Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
www.greenwich.audubon.org
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Smilers from Greenwich Library . . .
Greenwich Library101 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
www.greenwichlibrary.org
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Friends Friday Films . . .
GARRISON KEILLOR:
The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
Friday, October 9th, 2009
8 PM - 10 PM
GARRISON KEILLOR: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes (2008) Directed by Peter Rosen.
With Garrison Keillor and his group of regulars from A Prairie Home Companion.
An amiable and leisurely look at Garrison Keillor creator of his gently satiric radio show and often called our modern day Mark Twin for his Lake Wobegon monologues.
The film visits Garrison Keillor on the road in various Midwestern cities and even in his Manhattan digs.
Full of music and wry observations.
86 min.
Admission to the Friends Friday Films is free
This series is made available by the Friends membership contributions
Show time is 8 PM
Doors open at 7:40 PM
Greenwich Library
Cole Auditorium
101 West Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
Contact: Wayne Campbell
Telephone: (203)622-7922
Presenter: Wayne Campbell
New York State
of the Art Jazz Band
Sunday, October 11, 2009
3:30 PM - 5 PM
The Greenwich Library's Cole Auditorium is planning for some wall-to-wall music this weekend, when the 17-piece New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble arrives for a free performance Sunday.
New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble
Greenwich Library
Cole Auditorium
101 West Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
Contact: David Waring
Telephone: (203)622-7917
Presenter: David Waring
Contact: David Waring
Telephone: (203)622-7917
Presenter: David Waring
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Exhibit Opening . . .
Bartlett Arboretum Gardens151 Brookdale Road
Stamford, CT (USA)
Telephone: (203) 322-6971
www.bartlettarboretum.org
Opening Reception
Spirited Trees Exhibit
Bartlett Arboretum Gardens
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
5 PM-7 PM
Bartlett Arboretum exhibits watercolors and wood-burned panels from artist Kathy Hirshon entitled Spirited Trees.* Using the community's stories about the Bartlett mixed with the patterns of the wood, Stamford artist Kathy Hirshon created panels with unique identities.
Spirited Trees
Stamford artist, Kathy Hirshon
Spirited Trees* will be on exhibit in the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens Visitor Center thru the fall. The Visitor Center is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM and Sundays from 10 AM to 3 PM. Some works are also for sale.
This exhibit includes nearly 100 works, from small, original watercolors and acrylic paintings to large, masterful drawings which are burned into panels of stained and painted wood. The works are beautiful, unusual and a spirited as their theme. Many of the smaller works are priced in a range for gift-giving (prints from the wood panels start at $25, watercolors are $50).
For More Information:
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
151 Brookdale Road
Stamford, CT
Telephone:(203)322-6971
www.bartlettarboretum.org
* link is time sensitive
Free Community Event in Wilton . . .
Joe Pantoliano
Screens Documentary on Mental Health
Free Event in Wilton, CT (USA)
Oct 7th, 2009
Actor Joe Pantoliano brings his documentary, No Kidding, Me Too!, about people with mental health diseases who defy stereotypes, to Wilton High School for a free screening. As part of the evening, approximately 20 mental health organizations participate in a mental health fair at 6:30 PM with the screening at 7 PM.
Following the film, there is a panel discussion with Mr. Pantoliano, Dr. Sigurd Ackerman and Janet Isdaner of Silver Hill Hospital, and Norwalk Hospital's Dr. Tait Michael.
No admission fee.
No admission fee.
Event sponsors include: Silver Hill Hospital, No Kidding Me Too, Wilton Youth Services, Wilton Public Schools, Wilton Youth Council, Wilton Library, Wilton PTA Council, Wilton Family Y, SPED*NET Wilton, Trackside Teen Center, and Norwalk Hospital.
Location:
Wilton High School's Clune Center for the Arts
395 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897
Cartoon smiler . . .
Happy Birthday Bil Keane!
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Today is the birthday of Bil Keane (born October 5, 1922) is an American cartoonist best known for his work on the long-running newspaper comic The Family Circus, which began its run in 1960 and continues in syndication.Bil Keane was the president of the National Cartoonists Society from 1981-1983 and was the emcee of the NCS annual awards banquet for 16 years.
"They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything." - Bil Keane
"A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away." - Bil Keane
Happy Birthday Salute to Bob Thaves!
Today is the birthday of Robert Thaves (October 5, 1924 – August 1, 2006), cartoonist. He is best remembered as Bob Thaves the creator of the comic strip, Frank And Ernest, which began in 1972.Bob Thaves was the recipient of several awards for his work, including the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award in 1983, 1984, and 1986, the Free Press Association's Mencken Award for the Best Cartoon in 1985, and the "Punster of The Year Award" in 1990.
Bob Thaves died on August 1, 2006 and since then his son Tom Thaves has taken over production of the strip.
A message from Audubon Greenwich . . .
Audubon Greenwich Events:
Autumn Migration Bird Walks
Saturday, October 3, 2009
& Every Saturday in October
7:00-8:45 am
At The Fairchild Sanctuary
Join in the fun to seek out the flood of migrants heading for the tropics as well as other species arriving from the north to spend the winter with us.
Bring binoculars and hiking shoes.
Loaner binoculars may be available.
No fee or RSVP required.
Meet at the Fairchild parking area on North Porchuck Road in Greenwich.
Contact the Nature Store at (203) 869-5272 x 221 for more information.
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CANCELED DUE TO RAIN...
Saturday, October 3, 2009
E4C: Family Breakfast & Hike
9:00-10:30 am
Come out for a family-friendly breakfast in the Kimberlin Nature Education Center at Audubon Greenwich and enjoy a guided hike in search of the many hidden natural wonders found throughout the sanctuary. To suit all ages and abilities, Audubon's naturalists will offer a shorter hike (around the meadows and to the pond) or a longer hike (through the orchard and to the lake).
The E4C Breakfast starts at 9:00 am and the hikes will prepare to depart at 9:30 am.
All ages.
$25 per family.
RSVP required.
Email Jeff Cordulack to sign up at jcordulack@audubon.org or leave a message at (203) 869-5272 x239. CANCELED DUE TO RAIN
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Join the Audubon staff and fellow volunteers to help maintain the trails and improve bird habitats at Audubon Greenwich. Wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Tools and work gloves will be provided. Heavy rain cancels the work day. Call the Nature Store to sign up and for rain updates at (203) 869-5272 x221.
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Audubon Volunteer Day
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Learn about our efforts to combat the invasive Mile-a-Minute Vine using beetles and enjoy exploring this special sanctuary and parts of the adjacent Byram River gorge.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Gimbel Sanctuary Hike
2:00-3:30 pm
Meet at Gimbel parking area on Sherwood Ave., near Nutmeg Drive.
All ages.
RSVP required.
Call Ted at (203) 869-5272 x230.
Rain or Shine.
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the "Go Wild!" field day hosted by the Greenwich Land Trust. All ages will enjoy the great outdoors while watching children scale the rock climbing wall, cuddle the animals in the petting zoo, and navigate the hay maze. For a memorable day, board a hot air balloon and take a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime African safari, a getaway stay in an elegant Vermont country inn, or a field of daffodils when you buy a $50 Go Wild raffle ticket. For more information, visit www.gltrust.org or call Jacinta at the GLT office (203) 629-2151 to purchase raffle or event tickets. Official Press Release (pdf).
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Audubon Greenwich sponsors the:
2ND ANNUAL:
GREENWICH AWESOME TREE CONTEST
Prizes will be awarded for: best climbing tree, favorite shade tree, best wildlife tree, favorite park or school tree, the fattest tree. Submit entry forms by October 16 & join us at the Award Ceremony: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3:00 PM at The Garden Education Center. Entry forms are available on-line at: www.greenwichtreeconservancy.org or pick one up at: Greenwich Town Hall, Audubon Greenwich, Bruce Museum, Garden Education Center, Greenwich Land Trust & Greenwich Libraries. Submit your entry forms by October 16, 2009 to: Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Tree Contest, P.O. Box 4215, Greenwich, CT 06831. For more information: (203) 869-1464 or email: treeconserv@optonline.net. Sponsored by: Greenwich Tree Conservancy and Town of Greenwich, Garden Education Center, Bruce Museum, Audubon Greenwich, Greenwich Land Trust, Greenwich Green and Clean, and the Greenwich Libraries.
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VOTE FOR AUDUBON GREENWICH!
Audubon Greenwich has been selected by Westport Patagonia to compete in their second annual “Voice Your Choice” campaign. Based on votes by store visitors, the Patagonia Westport store will decide how it should distribute $5,000 in grant money to three local environmental organizations, including Audubon Greenwich. The top vote-getter will be awarded $2,500, with the second-and third-place organizations receiving $1,500 and $1,000 respectively. Votes will be accepted at the store at 87 Post Road East from September 24 through October 24. Participants can cast one vote per visit. No purchase necessary. Audubon Greenwich staff will be at the Patagonia store on Sunday, October 4 and Saturday, October 17 to let shoppers know about our programs and initiatives. Winners will be announced in early November.
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VOTE FOR AUDUBON GREENWICH!
Audubon Greenwich has been selected by Westport Patagonia to compete in their second annual “Voice Your Choice” campaign. Based on votes by store visitors, the Patagonia Westport store will decide how it should distribute $5,000 in grant money to three local environmental organizations, including Audubon Greenwich. The top vote-getter will be awarded $2,500, with the second-and third-place organizations receiving $1,500 and $1,000 respectively. Votes will be accepted at the store at 87 Post Road East from September 24 through October 24. Participants can cast one vote per visit. No purchase necessary. Audubon Greenwich staff will be at the Patagonia store on Sunday, October 4 and Saturday, October 17 to let shoppers know about our programs and initiatives. Winners will be announced in early November.
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For more information contact:
Jeff Cordulack
Events and Communications Manager
Audubon Connecticut/Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
(203) 869-5272 x239
(203) 613-8813 (cell)
jcordulack@audubon.org
www.greenwich.audubon.org
Smiler from Stamford Historical Society . . .
3rd Annual Touch-A-Truck Day
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
One of last year’s attendees thought sitting at the controls of an excavator was the “coolest” part of the day. Others enjoyed racing around in the fire department’s command vehicle. Visitors will be able to explore modern and historic fire engines along with a variety of construction trucks. Young or old, come toot the horn on a “big rig.”
All proceeds from “Touch-A-Truck” go to benefit The Stamford Historical Society, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that acts as municipal historian for the City of Stamford. The Society is an educational and research institution, whose primary functions are to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit materials relating to Stamford, Connecticut and the surrounding region.
Contact the Stamford Historical Society at (203) 329-1183 for further information.
Visit the website: www.stamfordhistory.org
Check out the blog: www.stamfordhistory.typepad.com
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