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With Daughter In Tow, 'The Beast' Feels At Home On Stamford Stage With Daughter In Tow, 'The Beast' Feels At Home On Stamford Stage
With Daughter In Tow, 'The Beast' Feels At Home On Stamford Stage STAMFORD, Conn. -- Perhaps more than any other actor, Norwalk’s Kevin Thompson feels at home on the Kweskin Theatre stage in Stamford. It is his second home, and beginning Friday, he’ll even be joined by his young daughter in Curtain Call’s production of Beauty and The Beast. Thompson, a Stamford native, will play the male leading role for the production, which runs through April 29. He started performing with Curtain Call 10 years ago in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He has performed in a number of shows since, but perhaps none more memorable than when he proposed to Julia Maggio…

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by Tom Renner
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Stamford-Based Cell And Gene Therapy Nonprofit Plans New York Gala Stamford-Based Cell And Gene Therapy Nonprofit Plans New York Gala
Stamford-Based Cell And Gene Therapy Nonprofit Plans New York Gala STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford-based Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation’s only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to cell and gene therapies for cancer, will celebrate its anniversary with a gGala on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at The Harvard Club of New York City.  Dr. John Lahey, president of Quinnipiac University, will be honored at the event with the first ever Edward Netter Award for Business and Industry for his contributions to ACGT and the community. Gala speakers also include: ACGT research fellow Dr. Robert Vonderheide of the University of Pennsylvania, who wi…

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by Tom Renner
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The Tiny Miracles Foundation Plans Annual Gala In Westport The Tiny Miracles Foundation Plans Annual Gala In Westport
The Tiny Miracles Foundation Plans Annual Gala In Westport DARIEN, Conn. -- The Tiny Miracles Foundation will hold its 12th annual gala – “America’s Got Preemies” – at The Inn at Longshore in Westport on Saturday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m.  This year’s Gala is being co-chaired by Michelle Hogue (Westport) and Grace Duplinsky (Milford). The event will honor Leelee Smith Klein of Darien, former TTMF president and mother of premature twins. Guests will enjoy elegant hors d’oeuvres, dinner and entertainment by Oz Pearlman – mentalist, magician, and finalist on America’s Got Talent – and up-and-coming Canadian singer-songwriter Jessica Allossery, a preemie …

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by Tom Renner
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Nun To Talk In Greenwich Of Work With Girls Exploited In Sudan, Uganda Nun To Talk In Greenwich Of Work With Girls Exploited In Sudan, Uganda
Nun To Talk In Greenwich Of Work With Girls Exploited In Sudan, Uganda GREENWICH, Conn. -- A humanitarian nun, Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe of Uganda, who saved thousands of girls during the rebel wars in Uganda and South Sudan, will speak in Greenwich next month. Nyirumbe is director of St. Monica’s Girls Tailoring Centre, in Gulu. She is one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” and the subject of the book "Sewing Hope." Her talk is Monday, April 10, at Round Hill Community Church. It will be her second visit there. For her lifesaving work, Nyirumbe received the United Nations Impact Award, has been named a CNN Hero, and been …

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by Donna Christopher
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C'est Bon: French Film Festival Comes To Greenwich, Stamford C'est Bon: French Film Festival Comes To Greenwich, Stamford
C'est Bon: French Film Festival Comes To Greenwich, Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Like French films?  Focus On French Cinema, an annual independent Francophone film festival for new, cutting-edge cinema from France and across the French-speaking world, is hosting a variety of feature-length and short movies in Greenwich and Stamford from March 27 to April 2. In Stamford, the Avon will screen "Un plus un" starring Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin. It is directed by Claude Lelouch A film reception is at 6:30 p.m. with the screening at 7:30 p.m. at the Avon, 272 Bedford St., Stamford. Click here for tickets. Oscar winner "My Life as a …

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by Donna Christopher
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Delve Deep Into Watery World Of Sharks At Norwalk Aquarium Spring Break Delve Deep Into Watery World Of Sharks At Norwalk Aquarium Spring Break
Delve Deep Into Watery World Of Sharks At Norwalk Aquarium Spring Break NORWALK, Conn. -- Kids can delve deep into the watery world of sharks and other animals in April during Spring Vacation Adventures at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. The program lasts from April 10 to 14 and offers 6- to 8-year-olds a chance to explore a different marine topic each day. Older kids, ages nine to 12, get a hands-on look at how science and technology are critical to animal care at the aquarium. Younger kids can sign up for one, some or all five days. Each will be full of animal encounters, age-appropriate crafts and hands-on activities and experiments that make learning fun.…

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by Donna Christopher
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Author Jonathan Kozol To Share Stories Of Kids In Poverty At Greenwich Talk Author Jonathan Kozol To Share Stories Of Kids In Poverty At Greenwich Talk
Author Jonathan Kozol To Share Stories Of Kids In Poverty At Greenwich Talk GREENWICH, Conn. -- National Book Award winner Jonathan Kozol will join the Rev. D. Ed Horstmann for a discussion on child poverty at Round Hill Community Church in Greenwich on Friday, March 31. Kozol is an advocate for children of poverty whose latest book is "Fire in the Ashes: Twenty-Five Years Among the Poorest Children in America." He is known for “laying bare the savage inequalities inflicted upon children for no reason but the accident of being born into poverty.” "When I talk with children about their daydreams and fantasies, about heaven, about animals and other gen…

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by Donna Christopher
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Attention Foodies: Tickets On Sale Now For Greenwich Wine + Food Festival Attention Foodies: Tickets On Sale Now For Greenwich Wine + Food Festival
Attention Foodies: Tickets On Sale Now For Greenwich Wine + Food Festival GREENWICH, Conn. -- Tickets are now on sale for the two-day takeover of Roger Sherman Park by the Greenwich Food + Wine Festival in September. The Master Chef Wine Dinner will be Friday, Sept. 22, followed by a full day of food and drinks on Saturday, Sept. 23. This year's celebrity chef is Scott Conant. The Food Network star will be honored on Friday. He will talk about innovation in the restaurant industry and introduce the area’s top chefs who have been named "Most Innovative" and "Ambassador Chefs." “Chef Conant’s fantastic New York City restaurants like L’Impero a…

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by Donna Christopher
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Take A Trot Through The Zoo As Beardsley Hosts First-Ever 5K Take A Trot Through The Zoo As Beardsley Hosts First-Ever 5K
Take A Trot Through The Zoo As Beardsley Hosts First-Ever 5K BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The first-ever 5K with a course through the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport will be held Sunday, April 2. Kids will have free admission to the zoo that day as well. All age and ability runners and walkers are welcome to register now for the fundraiser. There will be a kids fun and snacks will be provided. The course ends at the zoo's carousel. The 5K begins at 9 a.m. at the zoo, 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. It is a fundraiser for Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County to support: Leaguers Building Readers, The Center for Family Justice, the Bridgeport YMCA, Norma Pfrie…

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by Donna Christopher
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Greenwich Keeps In The Spirit Of St. Patrick's With Sunday Parade Greenwich Keeps In The Spirit Of St. Patrick's With Sunday Parade
Greenwich Keeps In The Spirit Of St. Patrick's With Sunday Parade GREENWICH, Conn. — Everybody's still Irish on Sunday, when the Greenwich St. Patrick's Day parade hits the streets at 2 p.m. The Hibernian Association is gearing up for the parade — in rain or snow —although they are hoping for sunshine. The parade starts at Town Hall, then goes on Field Point Road, and along the Post Road, and then all the way down Greenwich Avenue. Greenwich police Detective Mike Rooney, a descendant of Irish immigrants will lead this year's parade with his wife, Coleen, and their children, Brendan and Grace. Rooney's family came from County Cork, Ireland, in 1821.  Pa…

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by Donna Christopher
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Catch Final Performance Of 'Days Of Wine And Roses' In Stamford Catch Final Performance Of 'Days Of Wine And Roses' In Stamford
Catch Final Performance Of 'Days Of Wine And Roses' In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Sunday is the last chance to catch the drama of a husband and wife's struggle to overcome alcoholism in Stamford. "The Days of Wine and Roses" at Curtain Call's Dressing Room Theatre will have its final performances this weekend. The 1962 Blake Edwards film starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, "The Days of Wine and Roses," as a stage play, is closing out a three-week run. Directed by veteran Curtain Call director, Richard Mancini, this production has been very well-received by local audiences.  Starring as Joe Clay and Kirsten Arneson, the young cou…

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by Donna Christopher
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Ready To Dance? Ram Council's Gala To Celebrate A Substance-Free New Canaan Ready To Dance? Ram Council's Gala To Celebrate A Substance-Free New Canaan
Ready To Dance? Ram Council's Gala To Celebrate A Substance-Free New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The Ram Council Foundation Inc., a nonprofit in New Canaan dedicated to raising awareness about substance abuse, will be celebrating its five-year anniversary with a fundraising gala.  The organization, run by substance abuse prevention expert Joyce Sixsmith of Westport, is 100 members strong and consists of local high schoolers who have committed to substance-free living.  "The First Annual Gala: Dance Party" will take place at the Country Club of New Canaan on Saturday, March 25. from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. It will honor New Canaan First Selectman Rob Mallozzi f…

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by Sandra Diamond Fox