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St. Patrick's Day Parade This Sunday

Robey Honors Father with London Philharmonic

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Byram has a vacancy, and will elect a new member at their meeting on April 3 in the Community Room at Byram Shubert Library at 8 p.m. Interested candidates should contact District Chair, Rober t McKnight, at mktrjm@ yahoo.com, or call 203531-5233.

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The Greenwich Fire Department is actively seeking volunteer firefighters and fire police to join seven volunteer fire companies and one fire police patrol in Greenwich.

For more information, contact GFD volunteer coordinator, Brian M. Kelly, at 203-618-8877, or email bkelly@greenwichct.org.

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Greenwich High School honored 26 students for their inspirational contributions to the community at the annual Community Service Aw a r d s o n Tu e s d a y night. For more on the awards and recipients, be sure to check out greenwichsentinel.com

Sunday's forecast is sunny, with a high near 57°F. The Parade will start from Town Hall at 2 p.m. when Lieutenant David P. Nemecek of the Greenwich Police Department blows the ceremonial whistle in memory of his mother, Mary Smith, who was born in Athy, County Kildare, Ireland and passed away in 2017. There will be three Irish Dance groups, five bagpipe bands, four marching bands, and about forty community organizations including schools, police and fire departments. Parade day, the 24th, will begin with Mass at St. Mary's Church at 10:30 followed by a reception in the Church Hall. Parade updates will be posted on www.greenwichhibernians.org.

Victoria Robey, OBE, daughter of Mary Hull and the late Lloyd Hull, receives Honorary Member award from the Royal College of Music as presented by College President HRH The Prince of Wales, in London.

By Anne W. Semmes

Sun Rises on Spring

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The Greenwich High School math team captured its 10th straight Fairf ield County Math League title last week with the highest cumulative score in league history.

Brunswick School placed fifth, Greenwich Academy came in eighth, and Stanwich School finished 17th. The statewide meet will be held April 4.

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Governor Ned Lamont announced plans to replace a bridge on I-95 in Stamford this summer over the first two weekends in June. Route 1 will be closed between Courtland Avenue and S e a s i d e Av e n u e , a n d traff ic will be detoured from Route 1 to Courtland Avenue a nd Ha m i lton Avenue. Exit 9 off of I-95 i n St a m for d w i l l a l s o be closed. I-95 will be reduced to two lanes in both directions on both weekends beg inning at 9 p.m. on Friday and reopening by 5 a.m. on Monday morning. Traffic will be detoured onto and off of the Exit 9 ramps to allow I-95 to remain open during construction.

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meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on March 27 at the Western Greenwich Civic Center on the pla n ne d c on st r uc t ion work on a bridge on northbound I-684 that t a ke s t ra f f ic over t he Byram River. According to the state Department of Transportation, the bridge is in poor condit ion

a nd t he box-bea m superstructure needs to be replaced.

Taken at Tod's Point by Patty Doyle on the spring equinox at sunrise.

March 20 marked the spring equinox, when daylight hours and nig httime hours are approximately equal, twelve hours all over the globe.

It is the day that heralds the coming of spring and warmer weather, when we can count on longer days ahead.

T h i s ye a r, e q u i nox a nd

the first full moon of spring are virtually simultaneous.

This year's March full moon was at its brightest less than four hours after the equinox.

According to NA SA, there hasn’t b een a compa ra ble coincidence since the spring equinox in 2000.

Lee Mohon at NASA

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explains, "because the Moon is near perigee, it qualif ies as a supermoon–the third a nd f i na l of 2 019. It ’s not a b i g s u p e r m o o n , s o yo u wou ld n't rea lly be able to s e e t he d i f fer enc e . Sup er or seemingly not, it’s a rare celestial coincidence to usher in springtime."

Patricia Chadwick's Revelatory Memoir, “Little Sister”

By Anne W. Semmes

Braving the Shave at St. Baldrick’s Event

By Richard Kaufman

There was nothing but bald heads and broad smiles last Thursday night in the Western Middle School gymnasium, as the Greenwich community came out in full force to "brave the shave" and benef it the St. Baldrick's Foundation and childhood cancer research.

Volunteers, or "shavees", lined up to get their heads shaved, as family and friends watched with camera phones at the ready.

Musica l enter ta i n ment was provided by J & The B-Sides, as well as the Fairfield County Police Pipes & Drums.

The event, which was organized by WMS assistant principal Kerry Gavin, raised over $16,000.

This was the 16th year Gavin has participated in a St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser, and the sixth such event he has organized in Greenwich. Four took place at Greenwich High School, and the last two have been at WMS. "[This event] is all about people doing good. I think everywhere I've been, there's been overwhelming support for this cause," Gavin said. "It's always amazing to me when we start out with nothing, and we see this support and people coming out of the woodwork to shave their head."

Gavin, who was one of the first to get his locks shaved last Thursday, said he's grown over the years to appreciate the style of being bald at the beginning of spring.

"It's kind of a rite of passage

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Girl Scout Cookies are on sale once again, and residents can scoop up their favorite treats on March 16 at Chillybear in Old Greenwich, Shoes and More on Greenwich Avenue and the Holly Hill Recycling Center from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will also be an all-day booth at Riverside Commons on Saturday, and Scouts selling cookies before and after the 5 p.m. Saturday mass outside of St. Michael’s Catholic Church.

Cookies will be available on Sunday after the 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., masses as well.

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Victoria Robey has an Order of the British Empire for being honored in 2014 for her “Services to Music” in her adopted country of the United Kingdom. She is also the daughter of a beloved Greenwich resident, the late Lloyd Hull, who’s been described as “perhaps one of the last of a generation of patriotic gentlemen.”

Robey, who cha irs the boa rd of the accla imed L ondon Philharmonic Orchestra is now helping her family honor her father with a “Gala Evening” concert by the Philharmonic – their first Connecticut visit — on April 16 at the Palace Theatre in Stamford.

Besides honoring WWII Naval Officer Hull, whose musical tastes included Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and anything big and bold (Beethoven, Sibelius, and Mahler are on the program), concert beneficiaries include the Greenwich-based Young Artists Philharmonic, with its youth orchestra comprised of children from high-risk socio-economic groups in Connecticut.

Robey’s view is her “modest” dad would only have welcomed such an honoring “If there was a way it could contribute to the community he so loved.”

She credits Greenwich’s Ambassador-at-Large Bea Crumbine for alerting her to that community connection, the Young Artists Philharmonic. Crumbine is co-chair of the Connecticut Gala Committee of the American Friends of the LPO. Robey came to live in the U.K. in 1984 after a childhood in Greenwich shared with sister Lisa (Weicker), brother Robert, father Lloyd and mother Mary Hull. Perhaps the thread of her musical passion is traceable to kindergarten, when her mother insisted on

Patricia Walsh Chadwick of Greenwich is every inch an entrepreneur, with a 30-year career in the financial world.

She succeeded in a man’s world, traveled the world as a Global Partner of INVESCO, created her own Ravensgate consulting firm, often opined on markets on CNBC, and picked up a YWCA Brava Award along the way.

What were her formative influences? Surviving a painful childhood in a religious cult, separated from her parents and four siblings, until she was ejected at age 17 into the world with no money, skills

or family support, a stranger to newspapers, magazines, television, and the simple act of making a phone call.

The astounding story is all there in words and pictures in her new memoir, “Little Sister,” soon to be in bookstores in April, published by Post Hill Press.

One sees today Chadwick, well married to John Chadwick and a mother of grown up twins, still working and active in the nonprofit world.

For a glimpse of her singular experience, we asked Chadwick a few questions: GS: From the age of six you

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A Western Middle School student shows off his freshly shaved head during the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and childhood cancer research event. Students, faculty, and parents “braved the shave” at the annual WMS event. in the spring," he said. "It saves me some time waking up in the morning and getting ready."

James Roina, a seventh-grader at WMS, raised over $2,000 in online donations. He walked into the g y m w ith shou lder length hair, and walked out with his friends, who were there to support him, rubbing his bald head.

"It definitely feels good to help.

I've been wanting to shave my head for a long time," he said.

Roina's mother, Diane, said she was "unbelievably proud" of her son for giving back.

"James was growing his hair long for football, but once he heard this was going to go on, he just said, 'I'm going to let it go.' We couldn't be prouder. It's amazing."

This year, Gavin said, girls had the option of donating ponytails.

Emily DeJesus, an eighth-grader at WMS, had nine inches of hair snipped off. DeJesus said she was nervous at first, but participating was worth it.

"It makes me feel ver y accomplished, because I actually did something to help the community," she said.

Father and son volunteers, Sonny and Paul Migliaccio, have been participating in the event since Paul was in elementary school.

"It's a little bonding time for us," Sonny said.

But shaving their heads this year held extra meaning.

Paul, now a freshman at GHS, was close friends with Steven Sudell, who was diagnosed with brain cancer as a student at WMS. Sudell passed away last

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Patricia Chadwick’s new memoir “Little Sister” will hit bookstores in April.

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piano lessons. She then invited her to si ng w it h her i n t he choir at Round Hill Community Chu rch (where her mot her continues) and supported her playing the flute.

Her Goldman Sachs employer placed her in London where she s e a r che d out cla s sic a l music in those “great halls,” the Royal Festival Hall — home of the LPO, and the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden where her husband-to-be (in 2014) Sir Simon Robey served as chair until recently. But there was a first English marriage with three children she shepherded into playing string instruments, and piano, and singing. A discovery of a portrait of her maternal great-grandmother posed with a violin seemed to hint at a family music-loving gene.

“She had studied with the great Brahms violin protege, Joseph Joachim,” shares Robey.

“Amazing really.”

Robey engaged top teachers for her children from the Royal College of Music, where she c a me to k now a r e now ne d

violin Professor Rashkovsky.

The two saw the need to provide music education for you ng st udents f rom “ver y challenged backgrounds socioeconomically.” So, in 2007 they c r e ate d t h e L o n do n Mu s i c Masters program that “aims to increase diversity and inclusion in classical music,” and provide promising young artists with performance opportunities. A “parallel objective” Robey would realize with the Young Artists Philharmonic.

Robey then joined the board of the London Philharmonic, s u c c e e d i n g to h e r p r e s e nt chairmanship in 2011. She’s the first woman to serve since the Orchestra’s 1932 founding by famed British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham. For her time serving on the Royal College o f Mu s i c ’s b o a r d , sh e w a s presented with an Honorary Mem bership of the Royal College by its president, HRH The Prince of Wales. But Robey hastens to add, “I am a behindthe-scenes sort-of person.”

Swimming in such supreme musical circles, the question has to be asked. In a given week how much music is Robey exposed to?

“On average…at least two to three musical performances,” she said. “I try to get to all of the LPO's London performances, a n d , w h e n I c a n n o t g e t to something I usually try to go to a rehearsal.”

She also tours with the LPO “for a part of any given tour, depending on where they are going.” Prior to the Palace Theater the LPO will perform at Lincoln Center.

She describes the years when Sir Simon was chairing the Royal Opera House, as a “super crazy” time.

“We were trying to juggle his ballet and opera evenings with my symphonic performances while still squeezing in recitals at Wigmore Hall, a great favorite of ours for so much brilliant chamber music,” Robey said.

“We were out up to even six nights a week, which is probably excessive, but we find it hard to miss things when we are leading from the front. And, of course, we genuinely love it.”

C o m e s u m m e r, w h e n the L PO moves of f to the English countr yside for the Glyndebourne Opera season, Robey gets a break.

“I only ever go to one

per for mance of each of the four or f ive operas the LPO performs.” And that’s when the Robey’s aim to “boycott all other classical music...and see f ilms, theatre, play tennis or golf, go for walks on the Suffolk coast or generally hang out reading or enjoying the children (six between us like the Brady Bunch) and dogs.”

O n e e ve n t s h e ’s l o o k i n g forward to, having been granted t h e h o n o r a r y “ F r e e do m o f t h e C i t y o f L o n d o n” a s a n Alderman of the ancient city guild, the Worshipful Company of Musicians, is the privilege, dating from the 13th century, “to bring one’s sheep to market in London over London Bridge.”

She plans to share her sheep day with fellow honoree, friend, and conductor, Sir A ntonio Pappano, Music Director of the Royal Opera House, a former Bridgeport, CT resident.

For tickets and information o n t h e A p r i l 1 6 “A G a l a Evening Honoring Lloyd Hull” with the London Philharmonic Orc h e st ra , at Th e Palac e Theater in Stamford visit www.palacestamford.org or call 203-325-4466.

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November.

"It's extra special for us this year," Sonny said. "Cancer has affected everyone in some shape or form."

Paul said he looks forward to shaving his head every year.

"It makes me feel like I'm doing something special for people," he said.

Donations can still be made online. Go to stbaldricks.org and search for the "Greenwich Braves the Shave" event.

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THE GREENWICH SENTINEL, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019

The Plastic Bag Ban, One Year Later

By Richard Kaufman March 12 marked the one year anniversary of the adoption of Greenwich’s plastic bag ban by the Greenw ich RTM. The ordinance has been a success for the town since it was officially implemented in September of 2018.

The ordinance, which prohibits the distribution of plastic bags at the point of checkout at locations such as grocery stores, clothing retailers, farmers' markets and even the dentist, was approved by the Representative Town Meeting last March, with no fee attached, by a vote of 141 to 54, with two abstentions.

A three-year sunset clause w a s i nclude d i n t he vote , wh ich a l lows t he tow n to revisit the ordinance in 2021 to make changes or amend it with perhaps a fee.

Jeanine Behr Getz, President of BYO Greenwich, the citizend r ive n g r oup t h at le d t he charge for the initiative, said BYO is bench ma rk i ng a nd collecting data on bag usage from three stores in town. The data will be looked at annually and used when the ordinance is revisited in 2021. “ We fe el l i ke we’l l have good data by then, which we couldn’t get when we started this,” she said.

Getz said the rollout of the

ordinance went smoother than expected. BYO Greenw ich, the Town of Greenwich and the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce worked cohesively to spread the word to businesses and residents.

"I feel like the six months leading into it, we did as much as we could [to get the word out]," Getz said. "Historically, in the 17 towns we interviewed before we proposed the ordinance, we found the first six months after the effective date were the most crucial a s fa r a s i mplement at ion , education opportunities and

working with the residents and the businesses to bring your own bags."

Director of Environmental Affairs for Greenwich, Patricia Sesto, praised BYO Greenwich for the work they've done with the ordinance.

"BYO is a critical piece. They set up a beautiful website with all of the information users a nd reta i lers nee de d. The tow ns who have contacted me and asked what made this ordinance successful, having a citizen group to back you up is a big deal. They've made a huge difference," Sesto said.

Some businesses around town were already taking steps to limit plastic use before the ordinance was passed, such as The Granola Bar on Greenwich Avenue, which opened in 2016.

"We've never used plastic b a g s ,” s a i d G r a n o l a B a r Director of Operations, Joe Lopez. “To coincide with the s u s t a i n a b i l it y move m e nt , we've also done away with most of our straws, and we're doing straw-less lids for iced drinks. I think the plastic bag ban in Greenwich is great.

However, we can minimize that footprint and make things better than how we found it, the better everyone will be."

While the elimination of plastic bags has been successful, the true purpose of the initiative is to reduce the use of checkout bags overall.

The goal is to have people bring reusable bags when they shop and not rely on plastic or paper.

In order to remind residents of this and "retrain the brain" b e c au s e t her e's c u r r ent ly no fee for paper bags, Getz said, f liers were sent out to businesses around tow n which instructed cashiers to ask customers at checkout if they need a bag, rather than automatically reaching for one.

Maybe a customer has their ow n, or maybe they forgot them in the car.

"It reduces the business' waste, and it reduces their economics of bringing bags in," Getz said.

Westport was one of the first towns in the area to pass such an ordinance in 2008, but other towns really began to follow suit after they saw Greenwich institute the ban.

Both Getz and Sesto said it's been amazing to see the chain reaction, as seven more towns in Connecticut have passed bag bans since last March. There is even activity underway for a possible statewide policy on plastic bags.

"It's inspirational. It re-lit the torch that Westport started, and it was the perfect storm," Getz said, noting that plastic pollution is in the news every day.

"I think it's terrific. It came from Greenwich, and if that allowed other towns to revisit it, I'm glad we were No. 2," Sesto added.

Getz said going forward, the impact of the ordinance will hopefully stretch beyond just eliminating plastic bags.

“It's going to be a constant conversation of remembering your bag, bringing your own straw, bringing your own cup,” she said. “Reduce waste before it starts is really the message, because we have no place to put this stuff anymore.”

Around Town

Paint Workshop In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Greenwich Art Society will offer a “Paint & Collage Soiree” workshop for adults on Tuesday, March 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. the program w ill take place in the A rt Studio, 299 Greenwich Ave., 3rd floor. The cost is $35. RSVP by calling 203-629-1533, or

The Conservation Commission of the Department of Environmental Affairs is in cha rge of en forcing the ordinance.

Businesses were given from March to September of 2018 to use up their stock of plastic bags.

Sesto said that out of the 2,000 or so retail businesses around town, only 13 contacted her and requested extensions.

Two additional businesses were denied, and two were granted conditional permanent waivers.

One business that has embraced the ordinance, even though their product doesn't easily do well in paper, is Fjord Fish Market in Cos Cob. "It's been something that has been on our to-do list for a while, to change over to paper and reusable bags. It's a difficult transition for fish. The ordinance gave us the push that we needed to actually bite the bullet," owner Jim Thistle said, noting that it was a little more expensive to make the switch. "We also looked at it as a marketing opportunity also to kind of offset some of the expense. We put our name on it, and we came up with some really nice bags. We try each year to go through a few points where we want to get better and eliminating plastic bags had been one of them."

online at paintandcollagesoiree. eventbrite.com Studio school teacher and mixed media specialist, Ellen Gordon, will teach participants collage techniques and provide stencils of women. Each painter will create a one of a kind masterpiece. Bring your friends, meet new people

and have some fun creating special mixed media wall art for your home and loved ones.

All supplies including collage materials will be provided. No prior experience is needed.

Complementar y w ine to be served For more information, visit greenwichartsociety.org

Nick's Flicks

wedding, full of excitement for the upcoming nuptials. Her parents, town friends and extended family are all there to celebrate. Her eldest child Irene (Campra) is a bit of a rebel. Recklessly driving her boyfriend’s motorcycle, ringing the church bells at inopportune times and sneaking drinks and cigarettes. When she disappears, Laura f irst assumes she out partying, but her assumption turns to nightmare when she receives a text that Irene has been abducted. Laura’s longtime friend and ex-lover Paco (Bordem), takes Directed by: the lead in finding Irene after he Asghar Farhadi receives the ransom demand.

Starring: When Laura’s husband Alejandro Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, (Darin) arrives, family secrets Ricardo Darin, Carla Campra and old animosities erupt as Rated: R days pass and the tensions build.

Run Time: 132 minutes Finger pointing and accusations Language: Spanish with threaten to tear the family apart.

English subtitles Set in a beautiful wine town outside Madrid, Farhadi creates With her two children in tow, a lovely authentic atmosphere.

Laura (Cruz) arrives at her small The textures, camera shots and hometown in Spain for her sister’s lighting are wonderfully crafted

by the master cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine. The performance by both Cruz and Bardem is Oscar worthy. Their onscreen chemistry is captivating (probably not in small part due to them being real life husband and wife). The tension between fa m i ly mem b ers is pa lpa ble and we live the intensity of the terrifying situation. The use of hand-held cameras gives us the sense of being involved with the conversations All that movie magic could have benef ited though, with a bit more editing. Maybe another 30 minutes on the cutting room f loor? The film tends to drag at times and some shots linger a bit too long to keep them pointed.

If you’re not fluent in Spanish, it may feel like you’ve just spent a long time in the theater. That’s unfortunate, because otherwise it’s a smartly written, high-end who don-it I give Everybody Knows a 4 out of 5.

Pen Women, Book Discussion The Perrot Memorial Library and the Greenwich Pen Women will present a book discussion on World Without Mind by Franklin Foer. The facilitator is Sarah Darr Littman, president

of the Greenwich Pen Women.

The event, free and open to the public, will take place on Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. in the Rand Room.

The Perrot Memorial Library

is located at 90 Sound Beach Ave. For more information, p l e a s e c a l l 2 0 3 - 6 3 7-1 0 6 6 , ext. 15 or email jsgammato@ perrotlibrary.org

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THE GREENWICH SENTINEL, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

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10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Consignment Date - bring a maximum of 3 objects (Western Art only). Greenwich Arts Council (GAC), 299 Greenwich Ave. $50 for GAC members; $75 for nonmembers (includes Prints at Auction event also.) 203-629-1533. emailing greenwichartsociety@ verizon.net. greenwichartsociety. org

7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Friends Friday Film: Dawson City - Frozen Time. Greenwich Library Cole Auditorium, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Adults. 203-622-7910 SATURDAY, MARCH 23

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Tax Aide: free tax preparation assistance will be provided by the AARP Foundation. Greenwich Library - first floor, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. (Bring a photo ID along with all income information, any W-2s, and last year’s tax return.) Through April 13.

203-625-6534

greenwichlibrary.org

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Drop-in Computer Lab - get assistance with email, online forms, social media, creating documents and more from Library Staff.

Greenwich Library - Training Center, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free.

203-622-7914. trainingcenter@ greenwichlibrary.org

adults. 203-622-7922. ksoboleva@ greenwichlibrary.org

3 - 4 p.m.

Radical Remission: An Introduction to 9 Healing Factors with Kathryn Doherty. Byram Shubert Library Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free. 203-531-0426

4 p.m.

Al-Anon Family Group Meeting: 11 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday Old Greenwich Men's The Greenwich High School Band Group AFG. Saint Saviour's Church 12 p.m.

Program hosts the Essentially - social room on lower level, 350 AA Meeting - "AA Friday."

Ellington Regional High School Jazz Sound Beach Ave. 203-637-2262. alDiamond Hill United Methodist Festival. Performing Arts Center of anon.org/al-anon-meetings Church, 521 East Putnam Ave. This Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside SUNDAY, MARCH 24 meeting is open and anyone may Rd. Tickets: $10, adults; $5, children 9:15 - 11:45 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. attend. 203-869-2395. ct-aa.org/ National Alliance on Mental Illness and seniors.

Family Gallery Tour - interactive, meetings (NAMI): Family-to-Family class 12 - 6 p.m. discussion-based tour of the 2 - 3 p.m.

- for family members, partners, Greenwich Skate Park is open.

Museum's current exhibitions. Ages Digital Library Crash Course. friends and significant others of Roger Sherman Baldwin Park next 6-10. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Greenwich Library - Training adults living with mental health to the Arch Street Teen Center.

Free with admission; no registration Center, 101 West Putnam Ave. challenges. Greenwich Hospital Through March 30, the park will be required. 203-869-0376. info@ Free. Register. 203-622-7914.

- Hyde Conference Room, 5 opened on weekends only from 12 brucemuseum.org.brucemuseum. trainingcenter@greenwichlibrary.

Perryridge Rd. Registration is to 6 p.m. Ages six and up. $10, daily org org required. Every Saturday through pass; $30, monthly membership.

12 - 6 p.m.

April 6.

914-527-2994. janet2527@ Full pads required. 203-496-9876.

7 p.m.

Greenwich Skate Park is open. gmail.com greenwichct.gov St. Lawrence Society (SLS) Live Roger Sherman Baldwin Park next Music in The Pub: Acoustic Jam 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

2 - 3 p.m. to the Arch Street Teen Center. with Kim Maguire. The Pub in The Dodge for a Cause. Boys & Girls Lecture: "Saving Animals From Through March 30, the park will be Club, 86 Valley Rd. No cover. 203Club of Greenwich, 4 Horseneck Ln. Extinction: Tales of Species opened on weekends only from 12 618-9036. stlawrencesociety.com Register. 203- 869-3224. info@bgcg. Recovery in Connecticut and to 6 p.m. Ages six and up. $10, daily org. bgcg.org Beyond." Cos Cob Library 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. pass; $30, monthly membership.

Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. AA Meeting - "Greenwich Friday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Full pads required. 203-496-9876 Register. Free. All ages. 203-622Night Group." Christ Church Yoga Series for Adults with Inger 1 - 2 p.m.

6883 Parish House Loft, 254 E. Putnam DeGroat. Cos Cob Library AA Meeting - "Brunch Bunch Ave. This meeting is open and Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. 2 - 3 p.m.

Group." Greenwich Hospital anyone may attend. 203-869-6600 Free. Adults. 203-622-6883 "Spaces of Uncertainty" Artist Talk: Behind Cafeteria, 5 Perryridge Rd. Linda Kuehne & Valeri Larko. Flinn This meeting is open and anyone 7 - 9:30 p.m.

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Gallery, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free.

Friday Night Roller Skating.Eastern Science Saturday - all types of 203-622-7947. flinngallery.com Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding hands-on science experiments.

Rd. $10 admission (includes skate Ages 5-8. Greenwich Library 2 - 3:30 p.m. rentals). All ages. 203-322-4447.

- Children's Constellation 3D Printer Certification: Lulzbot greenwichrollerskating@gmail.com. Room, 101 West Putnam Ave. Mini. Greenwich Library - The greenwichrollerskating.webs.com Free. Register. 203-622-7940.

Jewel, 101 West Putnam Ave. dsullivan@greenwichlibrary.org.

Free. Register. Adults, young

may attend. 203-863-3000 1 - 3 p.m.

Art Adventures: Comical Illustrations - children ages 4 and up and their families. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Free with admission; no registration is required. 203-869-0376. info@ brucemuseum.org 1 - 5 p.m.

"Spaces of Uncertainty" - TaxFree Sales Day. Flinn Gallery, 101 West Putnam Ave. 203-622-7947. flinngallery.com 2 p.m.

Greenwich St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Kicks off from Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Rd., continue north to Route 1, then proceed to down Greenwich Avenue to Steamboat Road where it will disband. passage317@aol.com. greenwichhibernians.org 3 p.m.

Concerts in the Chapel: Jordan Castro on flute, and guests. St. Catherine of Siena Church - Chapel Building, 4 Riverside Ave. $20, adults; free for ages 17 and under; available at the Rectory, or reserve at: 203-637-3689. music.director@ stcath.org. stcath.org 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

AA Meeting - "Sunday Afternoon Group." St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Riverside Ave. This meeting is open and anyone may attend. 203637-2447 Please turn to page A10

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First Bank of Greenwich Community Corner: Atelier is Still Making Music Better In a world full of corporations and big busi ne sse s, mom a nd p op sh op s t h at o f fe r s up e r i o r quality are few and far between. Fortunately for music lovers, nestled inside the small shopping center in Cos Cob at 403 East Putnam Ave., there is a true local gem.

Atelier Constantin Popescu, a stringed instrument shop owned by Constantin Popescu and his wife, Rodica Brune, has been in business in Greenwich for over 20 years, f irst in Riverside, and now in Cos Cob since 2008. The original location is in Westport, which opened in 1994.

Atelier sells newly made, or valuable antique stringed instruments such as violins, violas, cellos and basses. The oldest violins at the Cos Cob location were made in 1738 and 1796.

"They are a work of art," Brune said of the two violins.

"These are really antiques."

Atelier, the only professional full-service store in Fairfield County that works exclusively with stringed instruments, offers repairs, restorations, rentals and appraisals, and buys instruments from those looking to part with them.

Popescu and Br une a lso opened up the R iverside School of Music next to the Cos Cob location, which provides private lessons for all stringed instruments and piano. The school offers referrals to other area string teachers as well.

Popescu, a professionally trained double bassist who graduated from the Bucharest Conservatory in Romania and

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lived amongst 39 children in a Catholic community, the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary outside of Cambridge, Massachusetts, overseen by well-educated adults, including your parents. What was the draw for them?

PC: The original draw was the Saint Benedict Center near Harvard and Radcliffe where Cat hol ics, you ng st udents and young professionals could meet, talk and listen to intellectual lectures. It morphed into something very different when the spiritual leader of the Center, Father Leonard Feeney, a renowned Jesuit, took a very strong point of view about the dogma of the Catholic faith that said outside of the Catholic Church, there is no salvation. He was soon excommunicated.

GS: What drew your parents to follow him?

PC: They supported his point of view. They were among 51 young men and women who created this religious order, the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in January of 1949, which was separate from Saint Benedict Center, but they became one and the same. Part of the vows they took was obedience to Father Leonard Feeney. At that time there were only three married couples with children, with fathers who were professors at Boston College. But over the next six or seven years the community would grow to 100 people, with 39 children.

GS: So what caused the separation of children from parents?

PC: There was a time when the couples each had their own little apartment, raising their own children, in their own way. We had all our meals together — everyone shared everything.

Nobody had money of their own or possessions of their own. We all dressed alike. The separation was decreed by Father Feeney that children three years and older would no longer live with their parents. This took place when I was six years old. It was the most awful day of my life.

RICHARD KAUFMAN

By Richard Kaufman

Atelier co-owner Rodica Brune, First Bank of Greenwich President and CEO Frank Gaudio, co-owner Constantin Popescu, and First Bank of Greenwich VP and Retail Banking Manager, Emily Newcamp.

The Juilliard School of Music in New York, has performed with the New York Philharmonic and many symphony orchestras in the tri-state area, along with solo performances i n Eu r op e a nd t he Un ite d States.

Popescu came to America in 1989 with a background as a Luthier — someone who builds or repairs string instruments.

Popescu perfected his craft in the U.S. and opened up his first shop in Westport. Brune left a career in the corporate world in 1997 to help her husband with his business, which also serves as a passion for the two.

"This isn't an industry that makes millions, but it's a nice industry. What can be more beautiful than music?" she said.

"We love what we do, and we have some nice people working with us who love what they do, and we appreciate them."

Across the street from Atelier is the First Bank of Greenw ich (F BOG). A r e l a t i o n s h ip b e t we e n t h e

[at the R iverside School of Music] is great. It's a wonderful atmosphere here, and I love supporting art and music."

two local businesses made perfect sense.

"We needed a local bank, and I just love them," said Brune, who noted that the bank helped out after her house underwent costly renovations in 2015. Brune is now on the bank's Advisory Board.

"They've been big supporters o f t h e b a n k ,” s a i d F B O G P resident and CEO, Fran k Gaudio. “I can't tell you how great it is to have them in the neighborhood here. What they do with music and the kids

Rodica and Constantin have referred many musicians for va r ious pr ivate events for Gaudio, so the two help each other grow and succeed. " T h e wo r k t h a t t h e y ' r e doing in the community is wonderful," Gaudio added. "You don't see this kind of business any longer."

To learn more about Atelier Constantin Popescu, go to atel ier con st a nt i np op e sc u. com. For more on t he Riverside School of Music, visit riversideschoolofmusic.org

GS: And your parents went along with this new edict?

PC: They had no problem living a com mu na l life, study ing together, eating meals. But giving up their children, and, subsequently, no longer living as man and wife, they found painful. However, they accepted the separation because they had taken the vow to obey Father Feeney.

looking out for my parents — worrying about them. I grew up very, very young and I took these burdens on myself. That being said, Sister Catherine took great pains to make sure the parents could find out very little about what was going on. So when my sister Cathy had her eating problems, my parents were oblivious. A large measure of that was because Sister Catherine never gave us enough time to spend with them. If you only had 45 minutes every few months, by the time you talked about what you were doing in school or your favorite pet or something that was positive, the bell rang and the meeting was over.

came, in essence, the breakdown of the entire community. Only with the benefit of decades since then did it strike me as this is what often happens in a cult-like environment — when the leader is gone there’s no glue that holds the place together.

GS: You r com mu n it y t hen moved house to property west of Cambridge, in the village of Still River. How often did you see your parents?

PC: Com mu n it y me et i ng s, as they were called, were an opportunity to visit with my family, which was maybe every three or four months. We sat in a little clan, very much a family. Otherwise, there was a prohibition about any child speak ing to any grown-up.

But my father had a variety of ways of communicating — one of which was he would take his little baby finger and wiggle it at me, and my sisters and my brother as well. I saw more of my mother, because I worked alongside her baking the desserts. She would give me a little wink from time to time just to let me know she was aware of my presence.

GS: The bête noire in those separation years for you was Sister Catherine?

PC: Sister Catherine (Catherine Clarke) was the founder of the Saint Benedict Center in 1940, who brought in Father Feeney.

She boug ht the Still R iver property. As I turned from 12 to 13, I began to realize there was no way out. Sister Catherine started talking about religious life and the calling that we had to be religious. I would think to myself, “I haven't been called to be religious,” but there was no way to say that out loud. When I turned 16, I became a postulant, the first step to becoming a nun.

GS: What were your coping mechanisms?

PC: I never let my fantasies or my imaginings disappear. In addition, because there was a huge amount of individual stress, a lot of my energies were dedicated to looking out for my three little sisters and my little brother. And even, at times,

GS: How did Sister Catherine perceive your growing resistance to a cloistered life?

PC: My innocent crushes on grown men in the community were an issue for her, because after I left she basically told people I was destroying the vocations of others. The mission that Sister Catherine spoke of — how we were to be dedicated to saving souls and willing to lay down our life for the Catholic faith was just falling on deaf ears with me. I had a different idea about what I wanted in my own life.

GS: Your brightness as a student began to make its impact. You became the instrument to getting the Center’s school accredited academically. You were directed to apply to and were accepted

by Vassar and Bates colleges but not allowed to attend. Didn’t this provoke a sense of outrage and betrayal?

PC: For me, this was a mission to save the school and I put every ounce of my energy into succeeding. It was an exercise I was asked to take on after I was informed that I would be forced to leave. This was my home.

These were the only people in the whole world I knew. I adored them.

GS: Your book describes your challenging path from your ejection at 17 to landing on your feet age 21 when you found your career in financing. What happened to that relig ious community?

PC: Two years after I left, Sister Catherine died. With her demise

G S : Yo u r e f l e c t o n y o u r childhood with great pleasure (which this reporter finds hard to embrace).

PC: The life was very, very structured — the rules were onerous. I became accustomed to a life of silence. That being said, I loved school. It was a classical education, much more so than exists in general today. When you’re in a difficult environment you find what you love to do.

Cooking and canning gave me a sense of peace and even now when I engage in those activities, I see myself back at the Center.

Today, my friends know me as that wild woman canning in the fall.

GS: You dedicate your book, surprisingly, to your parents: “To Mother and Daddy, for always letting me know they loved me.”

PC: We as a family, I think, were extremely fortunate, perhaps more so than some other families. It was very evident that our parents loved us. But we had no pictures as a family with them after the ones from when I was a tiny child. But in a sense pictures are not the whole story.

When once again we all came together as a family there was no yelling and screaming — there was no, “Why did you do this to us?’ There was a sense of having come back together as a whole, and as young adults we were dating and getting married. But my parents’ house was always the center for the whole family to come together. I have to express that I was not a miserable, unhappy child. I played hard. I had fun. I was creative. I was always getting into trouble, not so much because I broke rules and there were plenty of rules, but because I always had some crazy wild idea. And frankly, to this day, I still think I lead that kind of a life and my motto is better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Patricia Walsh Chadwick’s new memoir, “Little Sister,” is available at the Christ Church

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PUBLISHER Beth@GreenwichSentinel.com Elizabeth Barhydt EDITORS Editor@GreenwichSentinel.com Paul Silverfarb, Caroll Melgar, Stapley Russell

Aaahhh….

Spring EMMA BARHYDT

Wednesday marked the spring, or as it is known internationally, “vernal” equinox, the day when the sun passes over the Earth’s equator and the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun for the next six months. It means longer and warmer days, as everything outside slowly wakes-up from its long winter nap.

We are reminded of a fun quote from Ernest Hemingway “When spring came, even the false Column spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making engagements, each day had no limits. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.”

In one respect Hemingway was right, spring does make us happy. Perhaps it is because of the increase in daylight that spring always brings with it a sense of renewal and optimism. After the cold gray winter, color begins to slowly reemerge and remind us

THE LAST VESTIGES OF WINTER HANG ON AT POMERANCE LAST WEEK.

Saint Patrick, Parades, Bagpipers, and a Lake of Beer

And that is exactly what we are going to do. We are going to stop looking down at our devices and look up at the world around us.

By Francis Ambrogio Few public celebrations stir up pride, passion, and memories for me like a Saint Patrick’s Day parade. It is a special day in a personal sense because many of my ancestors came to the United St ate s f r om I r ela nd. Sa i nt Paddy’s Day is, after all, the celebration of the Irish around the world and a reminder of their great struggles, which are only outmatched by their t r e me ndou s cont r i but ion s wherever they ended up.

The more I lea r n a bout my family's Irish roots, the more meanigful our personal connection becomes. Our Irish relatives and ancestors make a heck of a story, one definitely best saved for another time.

In another sense, this day can be special to ever yone because Saint Patrick was a man of heroic virtue, worthy of emulation by Christians and non-Christians alike. Born in Britain, he was taken as a slave in his youth by Irish raiders.

After escaping, he returned to Ireland – in those days one of the world’s most wild and dangerous places – to preach to

his former captors. His famous prayer speaks of seeing “Christ i n eve r y eye t h at s e e s m e [and] Christ in every ear that hears me” – which, although a Christian prayer, speaks to the universal good of looking for the best in every person we encounter, something he often did even towards people who wanted him dead and tried violently to make him so.

In a much more everyday sense, the Saint Patrick’s Day parade has simply always been my favorite. I’ve always enjoyed parades in general, but Saint Paddy’s is different. Uniquely, green is the dominant color.

People are usually laughing and being goofy (sometimes not quite deliberately!) This is fitting, since the Irish are known for their easy smiles and witty humor – although this shouldn’t shrink into a stereotype, for the Irish are known for their brooding and lamenting as well.

Theirs is a truly rich culture, de ep i n passion as wel l as pensiveness. It’s for good reason that Ireland is called “The Land of Saints and Scholars.”

Also, the music in a Saint Patrick’s Day parade is different from what we normally get to hear. Besides the traditional I r i sh mu sic , t her e a r e t he bag pipes. Some love them, s ome hate t hem . I happ en to fall into the former camp.

The pipes have a truly unique sound, blasting out far and wide – so loudly, in fact, that it’s said pipers are always walking because they’re trying to get

away from the noise!

But not all bagpipes sou nd t hat way. There a re many types from all over the world with their own unique sounds. Usually, though, the c acophonou s t y p e u s e d i n parades is the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe, which has a particularly loud shriek, or “sk irl,” that was orig inally intended to be heard over the din of battle.

I myself gave the bagpipes a shot when I was a cadet at West Point… although my skills left much (and I mean much) to be desired. That aside, the Pipes and Drums Band was a terrific group to be part of – we went on fun trips, got to hear some awesome music, and be part of some great events. Once, after I’d learned to be a drum major – perhaps due to my horrendous piping – I was tapped to lead the band in the Tartan Day Pa rade i n Ma n hat t a n. O u r band got to be at the head of the entire column as it marched down Sixth Avenue, since the US Army is the oldest branch of the military service and the oldest institution of American government (after Congress, who we were fortunate not to have marching in the parade, since their presence would l i kely have broug ht it to a bickering halt).

Thanks to Uncle Sam, I’ve had more than my fair share of opportunities to view parades, and to participate in them, too, often after being “voluntold.”

But Saint Paddy is the one

whose parade back home in Greenw ich brings back the fondest memories of parades for me, like standing out in the brisk New England wind, waiting for it to start, and then getting excited to hear the pipes, see the floats and dancers, and catch candy. Or asking Mom and Dad what a “Marshal” was.

Or seeing some of the pillars of our community like firefighters and police officers out on the march while one of the priests from my parish was up on the stage, offering an invocation.

These are special things we see on Saint Patrick’s Day, things that give depth and texture to our community.

So, enjoy the festiv ities – take it all in. Learn about the people who are marching and the stories behind them.

There is a rich heritage to be discovered, even if you are not lucky enough to be Irish. Enjoy the bagpipes, if you can… and if you can’t, just remember that you can find some relief in the same way as another one of Ireland’s patron saints, a holy woman named Bridget, who famously prayed for “a great lake of beer” to drink from for all eternity. Here’s to Ireland and to America – Erin Go Bragh!

Francis Ambrogio is a cavalr y off icer in the United States Army. He is a Cos Cob native and a graduate of Greenwich High School and the US Military Academy at West Point. These are his views, and not necessarily those of the Army or Department of Defense.

that soon our town will be an oasis of fragrant and beautiful flowers. Even now, the intersection of Post Road and North Maple Street, by the Soldiers and Sailor’s Civil War Monument is awakening with the tiny sprouts of yellow crocuses. Soon, North Street will be ablaze with daffodils and tulips.

The longer days make it perfect to shake off the winter cobwebs and take a walk. Back in the 1970’s it seemed like we were always taking family walks. Every weekend, every holiday – as long as the weather permitted – whomever was home from school, friends that we could entice, and the family dogs would be loaded into the car and we would drive to the lake. There was a dirt road that led to a small private beach. We would park off to the side and walk the 2-mile-long road and talk and laugh and hear stories.

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By Richard Kaufman For Dom inic Franchella, President of Stamford Ford Lincoln, the concept of family is very important, and it has helped his business reach an important milestone.

Last Friday, the dealership, which is located at 212 Magee St., in Stamford, celebrated its 10th anniversary. The all-day celebration featured live music, prizes for customers, food and a cake cutting. " O n T h u r s d a y, w e p u t a slideshow together of pictures from over the years,” Franchella said. “I sat here and watched it, and tears rolled down my face. I really can't believe it's been 10 years. It feels like yesterday. It's been unbelievable."

Franchella opened up the dealership around the time of the Great Recession and faced many hurdles as he began the new venture. Jim Shrive, the best friend of Franchella's father, lent a helping hand.

"Back then, the f inancial markets crashed,” Franchella said. “No banks really wanted to give you loans. Jim said, 'Dominic, how much do you need? I'm there for you.' He just took a big leap of faith that no one would have taken.”

S t a m fo r d M ayo r, D av i d Martin, who was in attendance

for the celebration on Friday, said he admired what Franchella and his team has done.

"I get to go out and cut a lot of ribbons, and often times it's new sma ll businesses.

Sometimes it's just a few people in a family, and what I say to them every time is, 'I admire your courage.' It's a high-risk thing to start a small business," Mar tin said. "To see here, somebody who has actually succeeded taking this business and turning it into something successful that's growing and expanding, and employ ing these people and providing a ser v ice to t he p e ople of Stamford... More power to him and his team who have all worked together to make this a success. His success is our community's success."

When the dealership opened, Franchella had just 32 employees working for him.

Fast-forward 10 years later and there are now 75 employees, 10 of which have been there since the beginning.

T h at nu m b e r w i l l g r ow to over 80, when Lincoln of Greenwich opens up at 366 West Putnam Ave., at the end of 2019. The dealership will be an "automotive boutique," and the first of its kind for Lincoln Motor Company in the United States.

RICHARD KAUFMAN

As Franchella Celebrates a Decade with Stamford Ford Lincoln, He Looks to Greenwich

Middle, from left to right: Nicole Franchella, Stamford Mayor David Martin, Dominic Franchella, Michele Franchella.

First Selectman Peter Tesei (center right) and Bobby Walker, Jr., CEO of Greenwich Boys & Girls Club (at far left) stopped by to congratulate Dominic and wish him well as he prepares to launch in Greenwich this coming fall.

" We c o m e p i c k up you r vehicle, we bring you a loa ner. The veh icle comes [to St a m ford] for ser v ice , and we'll bring it back," said Franchella, who noted that he's excited to join the Greenwich community. "When you walk in, it's not going to be about a car dealership. We're not just opening up a car dealership.

We're opening up a boutique where ever y experience is molded and tailored to you as a guest, and it's all about you and what you want."

Greenwich First Selectman, Peter Tesei, who is a customer of Sta m ford Ford L i ncol n, was at the 10th anniversary c e l e b r at i o n a n d s a i d h e's e xc ite d to s e e F r a n c h e l l a expand.

"We are excited to welcome the Lincoln franchise to G r e e nw i c h ; i t 's a q u a l i t y brand. Stamford Ford Lincoln has really been exemplar y as an automobile dealership.

Speaking as a customer, they're highly responsive, very friendly and courteous, they're timely

with their service and I really think today is a day to celebrate their success and the manner in which Dominic Franchella has gown this business here in the City of Stamford. It's really a day to celebrate him and the people he employs," Tesei said.

F ra nchel la s a id t he day would not have been possible without the love and support from his wife, Michele, two daughters, Nicole and Alex, and his dog, Fenway, who is the “Chief Excitement Officer” at the dealership.

But beyond his immediate family, Franchella was quick to credit his friends, employees and customers for the past 10 years.

"Family is a word that people use for just blood,” he said.

“Family for me is not only your wife, your daughters, your relatives. It's about your friends a n d t h e p e o p l e yo u fo r g e relationships with. Family is my friends, my team members, and our customers. This day is not about me, this day is about them."

An EpiCenter for Young Artists On We d ne sday even i ng , the First Bank of Greenwich (FBOG) was transformed into a community epicenter for the art and expression of young people from all over town.

The evening, sponsored by Frank Gaudio and the First Bank of Greenwich, was a huge success filled with high energy and a lot of fun for students, f r iends, a nd fa m i l ies. The FBOG has been a long term supporter of the arts and the event was a new opportunity to collaborate with the Greenwich Public Schools, Greenwich Alliance for Education, Boys & Girls Club, the new student run Curators Club, and the Developing Artist Program, led

by Michael Manning and Ben Quesnel.

The opening reception featured artists, musicians, educators, businesses and community leaders, celebrating the amazing artistic and collaborative talents brought together by the Developing Artist Program.

Over 2 50 eig hth g rade students from all three Greenw ich middle schools m e e t a t To d ’s P o i n t a n d the North Mianus R iver to collaborate w ith the artist c o l l e c t i ve g r o up S PU R S E. SPURSE is a growing group of ecologists and artists that see shaping the environment as an art practice itself. The goal of this project was to introduce s t u d e nt s to a n e x p a n s i ve def inition of art and the possibilities of art as a means

to interact and collaborate with their environment.

This project had three parts, (1) A sp e c u lat ive d raw i ng exercise (2) A River project in North Mianus and (3) A tidal project at Tod’s point T h e p r oj e c t , M e e t i n g a t the Waters, was part of the Developing Artist program made possible with a grant from the Greenwich Alliance for Education, led by Julie Far y niaz. The project also received special funding from the Department of Economic and Community Development, Of f ice of the A rts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

According to Faryniaz, "This project with SPURSE captivated the imagination and energy of the students and brought them outside to appreciate the beauty of where we are fortunate to live. Art is so many things and Ben and Michael, through the Developing Artist Grant, have shown this to the students by bringing in so many interesting artists.”

The objectives of the The Developing Artist program a re to encou rage , develop and inspire future artists by ex plor ing studio practices of emerging and established contemporary artists, graduate art programs, their s t u d i o e nv i r o n m e nt s a n d organizations that support and develop their careers.

The Developing Artist Grant was established by Michael Manning and Ben Quesnel. The

Members of the Curators Club with Frank Gaudio, President and CEO of The First Bank of Greenwich, and artist educators Ben Quesnel, Stacey Cleary, and Michael Manning.

students with a passion for the arts. This talented group of students collaborate to lead after-school art socials, curate art exhibitions, and develop advertising and marketing strategies to raise awareness for the arts and the positive change that the arts can br ing to their schools a nd com mu n it y. The Cu rator ’s Club is supervised by EMS Art Teachers Stacey Cleary and Ben Quesnel. The club will be expanded to all three middle school next month.

You can see the exhibit on display until April 30 at the First Bank of Greenwich at 444 E Putnam Ave, Cos Cob Monday through Wednesdays f r om 8: 3 0 a m u nt i l 4 pm ; Thursdays from 8:30 am until Guitar prodigy Jack Iozzo, 8th grade.

6 pm; Fridays from 8:30 am grant started at Eastern Middle started in the schools continue T h e e x h i b i t i o n w a s until 4 pm; and Saturdays from s ch o ol a nd h a s n ow b e e n at the Boys & Girls Club with i n st a l le d by t he Cu rator ’s 9 am until noon. expanded to all three middle M ichael Manning and Red Club, established in 2018 by schools. Many of the projects Shoe Studios. a group of EMS eighth-grade

Gunnery Students Visit with Alum at the Bruce The Bruce Museum r e c e nt ly welc ome d 2 3 a r t students from The Gunnery, a coeducational, independent, college preparator y school l o c a t e d i n Wa s h i n g t o n , Connecticut. The students, who were accompanied by the school's Visual Arts C h a i r, A n d r e w R i c h a r d s , a nd L incol n Tu r ner of the Visual Arts faculty, toured the ex hibit, “Masterpieces from the Museum of Cartoon Art” and had a chance to visit with Peter Sutton, who is a Gunnery alumnus. Sutton is retiring after an illustrious 17year career as the museum’s Executive Director.

“During his tenure, he dramatically advanced the Bruce’s mission, improved it s op erat ion s, a nd va st ly expanded its audience,” the museum said of Sutton in a press release, crediting him with leading the museum’s “transformation from an institution of local interest to one of the most dynamic museums in the region.” The museum, which recently embarked on a $60 million capital expansion and renovation project, attracts more than 85,000 visitors each year.

The Gunnery is a coeducational independent

college preparatory school, serving 306 students ( b o a r d i n g a n d d a y) f r o m Con ne c t ic ut a nd 2 0 ot he r states, and 16 countries. The 220-acre campus borders the village green of Washington, Connecticut, a small, beautiful a nd h istor ic tow n in the Litchf ield Hills. The school was founded in 1850 by Frederick Gunn, an educator and prominent abolitionist who is also recognized as the originator of leisure camping in the United States.

For more information about The Gu n ner y, ple ase v isit Gunnery.org.

Peter Sutton of The Gunnery Class of 1968 with current art students and faculty who visited him at the Bruce Museum in February.

Frozen Musical Theatre Workshop

Greenw ich Per for m ing Arts is hosting Robert Creighton (Duke of Weselton) f rom B'way's F rozen, i n a

Musical Theatre Workshop Chu r ch , 10 8 S ou nd B e ach on Saturday, March 30 at 10 Ave. a.m. The program will take Creighton will lead a place at First Congregational m a s t e r c l a s s i n m u s i c a l

t h e a t r e a u d i t i o n i n g w i t h instructor Alex Malaos. dance, song and scene.

The workshop is for There will also be an improv p e o p l e a g e s s e v e n t o 1 7. class w ith AT N Y ’s i mprov The fee is $2 00. For more

information, contact 9 1 7 - 7 6 3 - 1 7 7 7 o r To d d @ actorstech niq ueny.com, or visit actorstechniqueny.com

On Faith

SaintBishop Thomas Becket and Martyr (=1170)

From Magnificat

Thomas Becket was born in London and received a f ine education. He was made the Archdeacon of Canterbury in 1154. The follow ing year K ing Henr y II made him chancellor of England. He worthily represented the King in diplomatic assignments and on the battle field. He lived large, thoroughly enjoying the privileges of his position.

In 1162, Henry appointed Thomas to the

Meditation

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English church’s highest post, archbishop of Canterbury. To Henry’s surprise, Thomas traded his rich robes for a hair shirt and his feasting for daily fasts. His resolve to be a faithful pastor led to ongoing conf licts with Henry, who wanted to control the Church’s courts.

After Thomas defied the king and defended the Church’s rights against the Constitutions

of Clarendon, he was forced to flee to France.

Six years later, a truce was made, but Thomas returned to discover new abuses by Henry.

Wit h t he back i ng of t he pope, Thomas excommunicated the bishops who had sided with the king, Henry heard the new in a rage.

Four courtiers took it upon themselves to ride to Canterbury, where they found Thomas in the church and slew him. “Here I am,” Thomas

declared before their raised swords. “No traitor, but archbishop and priest of God.” A crowd gathered to venerate the fallen archbishop. From that time until the reign of King Henry VIII, Thomas’ grave was England’s great pilgrimage site.

Father of all compassion, through the intercession of Saint Thomas Becket, make me loyal through and through.

Working as God’s Tenants

We desire to be paid for what we do; and when we are truly wise, we work for God; we choose that professional, of good works, which he patronizes, and we are certain of our wages…. Religion and work should never be disjointed.

For every good work, every kindly thought, or tiny act of humble helpfulness, God gives a reward, a merited return of sustenance for our souls, or answer to our pleading for some

purpose. The orderliness of heaven cannot be disturbed, and if our free will is not given wholly to the act, in a consecration clear and sweet, the corresponding mercy cannot approach us. This is our dignity – we are not paupers before God, though poor. We are not his impotent and lackadaisical children when we are his; but [strong], though crushed to the earth in adoration. For God’s mercy, we give our free will, in each moment of our life. This

giving of a work to merit a petitioned benefit bestows the def initeness and worth upon every hour of religious life. It may be fatiguing to think of meriting at each step, but it is also fatiguing to study Greek or Mathematics.

The things of most worth are not cultivated without labor. And to a imagine that it would be more generous to do something for God without reckoning at all upon a merciful return from Him of any sort, is not intelligent virtue…

for God will give mercy in return to every act worthy of reward.

Servant of God Rose Hawthorne Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, Mother Mary Alphon sa ( = 1926), wa s the dau ghter of Nathaniel Hawthorne and the foundress of the Dominican Sisters for the Care of Incurable Cancer.

Re-printed with gratitude for the permission received from Magnificat. Magnificat is a monthly publication designed as a spiritual guide for daily use, to encourage both liturgical and personal prayer. Magnificat, founded in the 1990s by French publisher Pierre-Marie Dumont, offers beautiful prayers for both morning and evening drawn from the treasures of the Liturgy of the Hours, the official texts of daily Mass, meditations written by spiritual giants of the Church and more contemporary authors, essays on the lives of the saints of today and yesterday, and articles giving valuable spiritual insight into masterpieces of sacred art. For more information visit us.magnificat.net.

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Eugene Pate

Eugene A. Pate, 85, passed away peacefully on Feb. 27, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in New York City in 1933, Gene proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He relocated with his family to Cos Cob, CT in 1973 and was a resident of the Daytona Beach, Fla. area since 1999.

He g raduated f rom the Academy of Aeronautics and later attained an Electrical Engineering degree, and retired after a career with Pitney Bowes. Gene was an avid golfer and enjoyed bowling as well as spending time with his family. He is fondly remembered as a coach of the North Mianus Indians and Cowboys youth baseball and football teams, who enjoyed multiple town championships. Gene was known for his witty, no-nonsense sense of humor and love of family.

Preceded in death by his son Eugene Pate, Jr., he is survived by his long-time companion, Rose Marie Hufnagle of Port Orange, Fla.; his children, Liz Pate, James Pate and Eileen Pate Tweddle (Herbert) of Cos Cob, CT; daughter-in-law, Nicole Pate of Old Greenwich, CT; grandchildren, Brett Pate, Adam Pate, Ashley Tweddle, Andrew Tweddle and Owen Tweddle; former wife, Betty Pate of Cos Cob, CT; and many loving nieces and nephews.

A memorial mass will be held Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 178 Greenwich Ave. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Gene’s honor may be made to the National MS Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163.

Margaret Klumpp

M a r ga r e t Cra i g K lu mpp, 8 7 of Old Greenwich, passed peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2019 with her daughter and son-inlaw by her side. She was born in Greenwich CT on Nov. 14, 1931 to the late Thomas J. and Catherine M. Craig.

Margaret was predeceased by her beloved husband of 56 years, William W. Klumpp

and a daughter, Patricia A nn K lumpp.

Margaret is survived by her daughter, Carolyn K. Schmaling and husband, Scott Schmaling of Monroe, CT and six adoring grandchildren, David S. Schmaling and wife Marcia Honeycutt Schmaling of Four Oaks, N.C., Andrew C. Schmaling, Catherine A. Schmaling, Theresa E. Morits and husband Tyler Morits, and William C. Schmaling all of Monroe and Margaret M. Schmaling of Milford, Mass.; as well as three greatgrandsons; Liam S. Schmaling, Joseph A. Morits and Lucas S. Morits. She is also survived by her son, William W. Klumpp, Jr of San Diego, Calif. She is also survived by a brother and sister and many nieces, nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

Margaret graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Stamford, CT and Merrill Business School. She retired from the Town of Greenwich, Public Health Department after 25 years. She was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Church, R iverside.

Margaret volunteered over 40 years with the Greenwich Hospital Auxiliary, she also volunteered for Meals on Wheels in Greenwich and the New Covenant House in their Soup Kitchen. Margaret was also a long time member of the Greenwich Woman’s Club, Greenwich Garden Club.

In lieu of f lowers, the family requests donations be made in Margaret Klumpps’ name to the New Covenant House, 90 Fairfield Ave. PO Box 10883 Stamford, CT 06904.

Calling hours will be on Friday, March 22 from 4 to 8 p.m., at the Leo P. Gallagher and Son Funeral Home, 31 Arch St. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m., at St. Catherine of Siena Church.

Burial will be held at a later date privately with the family.

Faustina Tesei

a good joke, enjoyed conversations with everyone at all levels (a staunch Republican – she did "Like Ike") and did not mind a few cocktails to keep those conversations going.

She was an unwavering METS fan – she had her favorite players and was quick to tell you why others were not. That was Faustina; she did have an opinion about EVERYTHING; and that opinion did not change often despite the best efforts of everyone who dared to engage her.

Faustina grew up during the Depression; she did not have an easy early life at all; she tragically lost her mother at a very young age. But, she always spoke lovingly and appreciatively of her father Rocco who gently guided her during her formative years to be the giving and thoughtful person she was her entire life. Faustina was a person bound and determined to make sure that her children did indeed have a better life. She succeeded by sacrif icing so much and unfailingly believing that the American Dream was for all who worked hard and respected people to achieve.

A Good Person is now so deservingly with her God. A wake was held Saturday, March 16 at Castiglione Funeral Home, with a Catholic Memorial Service after.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that family and friends make donations to Maria's Garden at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital.

Please make your donations payable to Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Fund, IMO Faustina Tesei, and mail to Westchester Medical Center Foundation, 100 Woods Rd., Taylor Pavilion Ste C-3, Valhalla, NY 10595.

Gloria Lombardi Gloria Capozza Lombardi passed away peacefully on March 13, 2019 after complications from a long slow progression of Parkinson’s disease and dementia. She was born in Italy on Dec. 11, 1932 in Morra DeSanctis, to the late Rocco and Maria Carmela Capozza. Gloria was a Greenwich resident since 1960.

Gloria is survived by a daughter and a son, she was a loving grandmother to six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

She is also survived by three sisters, one brother, many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Special thanks to the staff at Greenwich Woods Health Care Center, where Gloria was a resident for 10 years. Also much gratitude to Regional Hospice for their compassionate care of Gloria in her final days.

A service was held Monday, March 18 at the Castiglione Funeral Home, followed by entombment at St Mary Mausoleum, Greenwich. She will be remembered and missed by all she leaves behind.

If you wish, in lieu of flowers, to honor Gloria a donation may be made to bring endof-life care to others in need in her memory to: Regional Hospice, 30 Millstone Rd., Danbury, CT 06810.

Faustina Tesei (Age 97), a resident of Greenwich, CT for 74 years died peacefully at Greenwich Hospital on March 14, 2019 surrounded by her family. Faustina was a retired insurance and real estate brokerage company owner in Greenwich and a former member of the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting. She was pre-deceased by her husband James Tesei and her first born son James Tesei, Jr. She is survived by her daughter Deborah Tesei Bronstein and Deborah's husband Dan and her son John P. Tesei and John's wife Michele, as well as her grandchildren Chelsea Bronstein, Brett Tesei Finch, Alyssa Tesei Skirkanich, Mackenzie Tesei, and Evan Tesei, great-grandchildren Rory Skirkanich, John P. Skirkanich and Camille Finch and many, many lov ing nephews and nieces.

Faustina, throughout her life was a pillar of strength in the Tesei family in Greenwich and to her dying day a person who expressed concern and unwavering love for all the family members who visited her during her last days on this earth. Everyone that she touched in her life is a better person for it and has many, many fond memories to look back on. She was an accomplished chef, Peter Gubinski, 68, passed away on who passionately hosted the Tesei family Christmas Eve Dinner party for decades March 13, 2019 after suffering a stroke the with a feast never to be forgotten. She loved evening before. Born in Ingolstadt, Germany

Peter Gubinski

on Jan. 30, 1951, he and his parents arrived in the United States in 1951. The family settled in Byram, CT, where Peter remained a lifelong resident. He married his deeply beloved wife, Joy, in 1973, with whom he had a son, Jason, in 1983 and daughter, Natalia, in 1988. Joy predeceased him in 1996, a loss that was felt for the decades since.

Beyond his work for HSBC, Peter's time was filled with passions and hobbies. He developed an early appreciation for the Grateful Dead, one that he maintained his entire life. In his retirement, he focused on his art photography, drawing inspiration from road trips across the country and time spent in outer Cape Cod. Peter took great pride in participating in art shows and sharing his work with family and friends.

Friends will remember Peter as deeply knowledgeable on many topics, from music to photography to coffee.

Peter is survived by his father, Wasili Gubinski, brother Victor, son Jason, daughter Nat a l ia a nd daug hter-i n-law Ni na. I n addition to his wife Joy, he was predeceased by his mother, Halina Gubinski. His family takes comfort in knowing that he will be with these two remarkable women again.

A v i sit at ion w a s h e ld M a r ch 16 at Castiglione Funeral Home in Greenwich, followed by a service to at the same location.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to the Friends of the Byram Shubert Library, a supporter of his artwork.

Daniel Wilson Daniel Wilson of Greenwich, CT, died peacefully on March 10, 2019, surrounded by his family. Born on Sept. 3, 1948 to Catharine and Denward (Dan) Wilson. In additions to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother Tony who died in October, 2018.

He is survived by two sons, Daniel (Kyra) and Tyler (Amanda), two grandchildren, Kiera and Jaden, Two sisters, Jane Mehan (Jerry) and Marypat Wilson, good friends John and Michele Breen, one niece and six nephews, and many other friends and family.

Danny was a loving soul who never had a bad word to say about anyone. We all learned from his gentle spirit. He was very easy to love. A memorial celebration was held Saturday, March 16.

Mary Baldwin Mar y "Dot" Baldw in, of Greenw ich, passed away peacefully, Monday, March 11.

She was 94. Born in Nantyglo, Pa. on Dec. 5, 1924 to Gerald and Theresa Baldwin.

She is survived by her loving niece, Judy "Peck" Amelio (Al), as well as her nine cherished godchildren. She was predeceased by her dear sister Mildred DeFrancesco.

Visitation was Friday, March 15, followed by a prayer service.

Berneice Fritz Berneice Fritz passed away on March 13, 2019. Funeral Home Services for Berneice are being provided by Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home of Greenwich.

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On Faith Column

Easter: Building our Spiritual 401K Plan to s k i o r e nj oy a w a r m e r, sunnier climate. While I am new to Greenwich, I suspect that winter, not early summer, is the ideal time to escape and brighten our spirits.

Yet, Easter is on the way, and so is hope. We humans f unction best when we are hopeful. We were designed with a “telos” or end in mind.

We were created by God and for God, and we are happiest when we bend the trajectory of our lives toward God so that God might renew us.

Without doing so, there is something very restless about us. God designed us to live with hope in our hearts all the time.

To do so, we have to invest in hope, eternal hope, the hope that endures all things, believes all things, trusts all things. God

By Marek Zabriskie Snow is still on the ground, and winter continues to be with us. But after setting our clocks forward the days are getting longer and there is hope that spring is on the way.

Winter is a time for New Englanders to slug through, especially if we cannot escape

alone is the source of that hope.

As a child, my parents taught my brothers and me how to save and invest money.

I haven’t always excelled at that, but thankfully I set aside something significant each year so that I can retire and continue to care for our family. If we’re w ise, we save on a reg ular basis.

Faith is like that. It does not work to pray or attend church sporadically any more than it does to set aside the amount that we should be saving each we ek on ly once or t w ice a year if we are to enjoy a happy retirement and savor the years when we no longer receive a paycheck.

What is far better is to pray a little and read some portion of the Scriptures each day and

to attend church every Sunday.

It’s like investing regularly in a spiritual 401K Plan. There will be something there for us to draw on when we need it to sustain us. By regularly attending church, engaging Scripture and praying we are building our spiritual 401K plan, which will be there for us when we need it.

Ask any priest or minister and she or he can tell you that there is a huge difference in the lives of those who have a strong faith and really trust God as they approach their later years and final days of life as compared with those who never bothered to build their spiritual 401K Plan.

It also makes a huge impact on those around them. Those who have developed significant

trust in God and have nurtured the hope of eternal life face into the future of transitioning from this life to the next with Easter faith and joy. That brings great comfort to those around them, too.

Easter g ives us u lt i mate hope that with God all things are possible. Nothing is beyond God’s ability to turn around, renew or resurrect. No relationship, vocation or life is beyond God’s redeeming power.

Henri Nouwen has written, “Whereas patience is the mother of expectation, it is expectation itself that brings new joy to our lives. Jesus not only made us look at our pains, but also beyond them. ‘You are sad now, but I shall see you again and your hearts will be full of joy.’ A man without

hope in the future cannot live creatively in the present. The paradox of expectation indeed is that those who believe in tomor row ca n better live today, that those who expect joy to come out of sadness can discover beginnings of a new life in the center of the old, that those who look forward to the returning Lord can discover him already in their midst.”

Isn’t it time that you started building your spiritual 401K Plan? It’s not too late to invest each day and every Sunday to be there for you and your family now and in the future.

The Rev. Marek P. Zabriskie Rector of Christ Church Greenwich

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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Harvest Time Church 1338 King St., 203-531-7778 www.htchurch.com Service: Sun 9 & 11am; Wed 7pm Family Life Night. Spanish: Thur & Sat 7:30pm; Sun 4pm. Sunday School, 10:30-11:15am. Service - Stamford campus, Sun 10am, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Every Wed, from Jan. 10-March 28: The Alpha Course, 7-8:30pm.

Connie's Circle - Every Sat, 10am1pm. March 22: Men's Prayer, 8-10pm. March 24: Membership Class, 5-7pm, 203-531-7778.

BAPTIST First Baptist Church 10 Northfield St.; 203-869-7988 www.firstbaptistgreenwich.com Sun: Service 11am, School 10am.

Wed: Bible Study 7:30pm.

Greenwich Baptist Church 10 Indian Rock Ln; 203-869-2807 www.greenwichbaptist.org Sun: Prayer in chapel 9:15-9:30am; Bible Study, 9:30am; Worship 11am. Wed: Prayer & Bible Study 7-8:15pm. Every first Sat. of the month: Men’s Bible Study and Breakfast, 8-9:30am.

CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Church 95 Henry St.; 203-531-8730 Mass: Mon-Fri 7am, Sat 4 & 5:30pm, Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am Confessions: Sat 3:30 & 5pm.

St. Agnes Church Greenwich 247 Stanwich Rd.; 203-869-5396 www.stagnesrc.org Mass: Mon 9am, Sat 4pm (Winter only), Sun: 8:30 & 10am.

St. Catherine of Siena Church 4 Riverside Ave.; 203-637-3661 www.stcath.org Mass: Mon-Fri: 7am and 5:15pm, Sat 7am, Sun 7:30, 9, 10:30am and 5pm; Vigil: Sat 5pm; Holy Day 7am, 12:10 and 5:15pm (Vigil).

Confessions Sat 3pm. Meditation Group Thu 7pm. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, First Fri of month. March 14: Walking with Purpose Connect Coffees: Reaching Your Child’s Heart - a women’s Catholic Bible study, wwpstcathct@gmail.com, stcath. org/walking-with-purpose. March 15: Potluck Dinner, 6-8:30pm, RSVP by March 14, psloane@ optonline.net. March 21-May 16: A Journey Through Loss to Healing, 1:30-3pm, free, registration is required, call the Parish Partners Ministry at 203-637-3661 ext. 375 (to leave a message) or contact parishpartners@stcath.org. March 24: Concert in the Chapel: Jordan Castro, flute & Liya Petrides, organ, 3pm, $20 for adults and free for children 17 & under, tickets available at the door or reserve at music.director@stcath.org.

Confessions: Saturdays 3-4pm.

St. Mary Church 178 Greenwich Ave.; 203-869-9393 www.stmarygreenwich.org Mass: Mon-Fri 7am & 12:05pm; Sat 8am; Sun 7, 9, 10:30am, 12:15 and 5:15pm Sat Vigils: 4 and 7:30pm (Spanish). Confession: Sat 2:45-3:45. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Mon 11am12pm. Walking With Purpose, Tue 9:30am. Choir Rehearsals, Thu: Children 5:30-6pm, Youth 6-7, Adults 7:30-9:15. Stations of

the Cross, Fridays of Lent, 7pm.

March 18-21: Paish Lenten Mission, 7:30pm. March 19: Feast of Saint Joseph (Special Mass followed by traditional blessing of Saint Joseph "Zeppoli"), 7:30pm. Sacrament of Reconciliation, Confessions Heard in the Chapel, Saturdays 2:45 3:45pm.

St. Michael the Archangel 469 North St.; 203-869-5421 www.stmichaelgreenwich.com Mass: Mon-Fri: 7:45am, 9am; Sat 9am, Vigil Mass 5pm; Sun: 7, 9, 10:30am, 12, 5pm. Bible Study: Thu 7pm.

Confession: Wednesday 7:00pm8:00pm; Saturday 4:15pm-4:45pm Stations of The Cross will be at 6:30PM ON FRIDAYS (throughout Lent) and Confessions will immediately follow.

St. Timothy Chapel 1034 North St.; 203-869-5421

CONGREGATIONAL The First Congregational Church 108 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-1791 www.fccog.org Regular Worship and Church School: Sun 10am in Meetinghouse.

Caregivers Support Group, 1st Sun 11:15am-12pm. Hats Off Book Discussion Group, Thu 10-11:30am.

North Greenwich Congregational 606 Riversville Rd.; 203-869-7763 www.northgreenwichchurch.org Service: Sun 10:30am. Communion first Sunday of month.

Congregation Shir Ami One W. Putnam Ave; 203-274-5376 www.congregationshirami.org

Second Congregational Church 139 E Putnam Ave.; 203-869-9311 www.2cc.org

Shir Ami Religious grades K-6, Tues, 4-6pm, B’nai Mitzvah Classes; Shabbat Services two Fridays a month.

Sat: Family-friendly Evensong Service 5pm. Sun Serv: 8:30 & 10:30am. Children’s Choir Rehearsal each Wednesday starting at 4:15pm.

EPISCOPAL

Mass: Sat 4pm; Sun: 9:30 & 11am.

1st Saturday of the Month are 3:30pm Confessions.

St. Paul Church 84 Sherwood Ave. | 203-531-8741 www.stpaulgreenwich.org Mass: Vigil Sat: 4pm; Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am; Mon to Thurs 9am. Holy Day schedule: Vigil: 5:30pm Holy Day: 9am and 12:15pm. First Friday Mass & Benediction 9am. St. Paul Volunteers in Action, Fri mornings, o f f i c e @ s t p au l g r e e nw i c h . o r g or 203-531-8741. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat 3-3:45pm or by appointment. March 16: St. Patrick meets St. Joseph at St. Paul Parish Dinner, 5-8pm, 203-5318741, office@stpaulgreenwich.org.

March 20: Centering Prayer, 7pm.

St. Roch Church 10 St. Roch Ave.; 203-869-4176 www.strochchurch.com Mass: Mon, Tue, Frid: 7:30pm; Sat 4pm, Vigil Mass 4pm; Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am - Social Hour (immediately after 9:30 Mass).

Confession: Sat 3-3:45pm. Prayer Group (Spanish) Fri 8pm.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of Christ, Scientist 11 Park Place; 203-869-2503 christiansciencect.org/greenwich Service and Sunday School 10:30am Wed. Service 7:30pm. Childcare.

COMMUNITY First Church of Round Hill 464 Round Hill Rd.; 203-629-3876 www.firstchurchofroundhill.com Service: Sundays 10am Holy Communion: first Sun every month.

Round Hill Community Church 395 Round Hill Rd.; 203-869-1091 roundhillcommunitychurch.org Service & Church School: Sun 10am (childcare available) followed by Coffee Hour; Summer Meditation Schedule: Thurs, 6:30pm. March 16: Tony Jones, Author and Theologian, 10am; Tony Jones: "Did God Kill Jesus?", 7pm. March 17: Worship Service Tony Jones preaching, 10am; Greenwich Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players concert, 4pm, $30 for adults and $10 for students. March 21: Round Hill Meditation Group, 6:30pm.

March 23: Guided tour of Neue Galerie, NYC, 9am-3pm, church@ roundhillcommunitychurch.org.

22: Mommy & Me Fall Session begins (0-24 months), 9:20am, register.

Thursdays through March 28: Parenting Club for Women, 9:30am, RSVP. March 17: Chabad Girl Scouts, 11:45am, girls ages 5-13, RSVP, maryashie@ chabadgreenwich.org.

March 20-21: Purim in Greenwich.

March 21: Purim Party for Adults, 8:15pm-12am, free and open to the community, RSVP, chabadgreenwich.org.

Anglican Church of the Advent 606 Riversville Rd.; 203-861-2432 www.churchoftheadvent.org Service: Sun 9am Holy Eucharist.

Sunday School during academic year.

Christ Church Greenwich 254 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-6600 www.christchurchgreenwich.org Sun: Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 8 and 9:15am; Holy Eucharist, Rite I, 11am; Compline & Communion, 5pm.

Sunday Educational Offerings: Exploration Series, Youth Formation & Church School, 10:10am. Tue: Holy Eucharist, 10am.

March 15: Faith on Fire, 7-8:30am.

March 16: Courage & Faith presents Peter Enns, 7-9:30pm, free and open to the public, RSVP, info@ courageandfaith.org. March 17: Peter Enns preaches, 9:15am, Forum talk to follow in the Parish Hall, all are welcome; Choral Evensong (St. Patrick), 5-6pm.

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 954 Lake Ave.; 203-661-5526 www.stbarnabasgreenwich.org Sun: Holy Eucharist Rite I 8am, Holy Eucharist Rite II, 10am; Worship, Church School & Nursery 10am. Serve dinner at Pacific House, fourth Tue of the month, 5:30pm.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 200 Riverside Ave.; 203-637-2447 www.stpaulsriverside.org Service: Sun: Holy Eucharist, 8am; Christian Education Formation (Sunday School), 10; Holy Eucharist, 10:15; Coffee Hour, 11:30.

St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church 350 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-2262 www.saintsaviours.org Sun: Rite I Eucharistic Service, 8am. Rite II Eucharistic Service, 10am. School and childcare offered during 10am service.

JEWISH Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich 75 Mason St.; 203-629-9059 www.chabadgreenwich.org Shabbat

Prayer, Study and Kiddush, Chassidic Philosophy 8:45am, Sat 9:30am; Torah reading and discussions 10:30am; Youth Services 11am. Women’s Torah Study Group, Wed 9:30am.

Mommy & Me: Musical Shabbat Tue & Fri, 9:15-10:15am, during summer: 12:30pm. Through Dec.

Greenwich Reform Synagogue 92 Orchard St.; 203-629-0018 www.grs.org Shabbat services, Fri 7pm. Adult Jewish Learning, Sun 10am.

Religious school, Sun 9-11:30am.

Introduction to Judaism, Tue 7pm.

Through Dec. 21: ‘Baby & Me’ program, 11am-12pm. Pajama and Book Drive - all ages, from infants to teens, bring them to Sunday School, Hebrew Tutoring, or Shabbat Services. March 17: Purim Play and Carnival, 10am, eliana@ grs.org, all are welcome.

Temple Sholom 300 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-7191 www.templesholom.com Service: Fri 6:30pm; Sat 10am; Sun 8:30am. Candle Lighting: Fri night.

Shabbat Study: Sat 9am. Minyan: Sun 8:30am. Lunch ‘n Learn: Tue 12pm. Itsy Bitsy Playgroup: Wed 10:30am. March 15: Musical Shabbat with BANOT, 6:30pm.

March 16: Sisterhood Shabbat & Luncheon, 10am. March 17: Purim Carnival, Toddler Purim Zone, NEW Middle School Purim Party, 11:30am-1pm. March 20: Erev Purim: Esther Saves the Day Purim Puppet Show, 5:30pm; Pizza Dinner & Hamantaschen Bake, 6pm; Megillah Reading & Shpiel (parody), 7pm.

LUTHERAN First Lutheran Church 38 Field Point Rd.; 203-869-0032 www.flcgreenwich.org Service: Sun 10:30am followed by coffee and fellowship. Wed: education ages 3.5 & up 2:305:15pm at St. Paul Lutheran.

St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran 286 Delavan Ave.; 203-531-8466 Service: Sun 9am, Bible Study 10:30.

METHODIST Diamond Hill United Methodist 521 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-2395 www.diamondhillumc.com Worship & Sunday School: 10am.

March 20: Lenten Cluster Service, Soup & Bread, 6:30pm; Worship, 7:30pm.

First United Methodist Church 59 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-629-9584 www.fumcgreenwich.com Sun 10:30am with childcare.

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal 42 Lake Ave.; 203-661-3099 Service: Sun 11am Bible Study: Wed. 6pm.

NONDENOMINATIONAL Dingletown Community Church 376 Stanwich Rd.; 203-629-5923 www.dingletownchurch.org Service & Sunday School: Sundays 10:30am followed by coffee hour.

Holy Communion: first Sun of each month. Sunday School 11am.

Revive Church 90 Harding Rd., Old Greenwich (Old Greenwich Civic Center) www.myrevive.org Service: Sunday 10am. Childcare and children’s ministry available.

Stanwich Church 202 Taconic Rd.; 203-661-4420 www.stanwichchurch.org Sunday: Greenwich Campus, 9 & 10:45am, 202 Taconic Rd; Stamford Campus, 6pm, 579 Pacific St, Stamford. Sept. 9 - June 2, 9 and 10:45am, Greenwich campus; 6pm, Stamford. March 22: Student Ministry Small Group, 7-9pm, lance@stanwichchurch.org.

The Albertson Memorial Church 293 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-4615 www.albertsonchurch.org Worship Sun: 11-12:30pm.

Trinity Church 1 River Rd.; 203-618-0808 www.trinitychurch.life Worship: Sun 9:15 & 11am, Greenwich Hyatt Regency, 1800 E. Putnam Ave.

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 1 W. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-8686 www.fpcg.org Worship Sun: 10am with childcare, Chapel, 5pm (new); Children’s MiniChapel 10:15am. Food for the Table 2nd Thurs 3-5pm; Shelter for the Homeless 2nd Thurs 5:30-7pm.

Grace Church of Greenwich 8 Sound Shore Dr, Suite 280 203-861-7555 www.gracechurchgreenwich.com Worship Sun: 8:45 & 10:45am at 89 Maple Ave.; childcare provided.

Living Hope Community Church 38 West End Ave; 203-637-3669 www.LivingHopeCT.org Worship Sun: 10am. Bible study: Mon 7:15-9pm. Women’s Bible Study Tue 9:30-11:30am. Mothers of Preschoolers 1st/3rd Wed of month 9:15-11:45am. Bibles & Bagels Sat 7:30-8:30am. March 23: World Vision Storehouse - head to the South Bronx and help stock shelves, 9:10am-3pm.

Please send information to editor@greenwichsentinel. com to be included here.

There is no charge and all submissions are welcome.

Look for our special Easter section on April 5 with information on Egg Hunts, party tips, decorating, filling those baskets, and of course, Easter Services.

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4 p.m.

Peterson Concert: Patricia Barber Trio. Greenwich Library - Cole Auditorium, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free.

Registration is required.

Adults. 203-622-7910. dwaring@greenwichlibrary. org 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

AA Meeting - "12 &12 Group." Christ Church - Parish Hall, 254 East Putnam Ave. This meeting is open and anyone may attend. 203-869-6600 MONDAY, MARCH 25 6:30 - 7:30 a.m.

AA Meeting - "Greenwich Morning Men's Group."

Greenwich Baptist Church, 10 Indian Rock Ln. This meeting is open and anyone may attend. 203-869-2807 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Mindful Monday Mornings Yoga: gentle yoga. Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. Members, $25; nonmembers, $30, per class, or $400 for all classes. Walk-ins welcome. (Bring your own mat.)

203-869-9242. info@ GreenwichBotanicalCenter. org. greenwichbotanicalcenter. org 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Knee Replacement Education. Greenwich Hospital's Noble Conference Center, 5 Perryridge Rd. Free. Register. 888-305-9253. greenwichhospital.org/ events 12:30 - 3 p.m. iPhoneography: Advanced iPhone Photography.

Greenwich Library Training Center, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Register. 203-6227914. trainingcenter@ greenwichlibrary.org 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Yoga for Kids with Kristin DeGroat. Byram Shubert Library - Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free. 203-5310426 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Class: “Mind, Body, Fertility Yoga.” Prescott House, 38 Volunteer Ln., ground flr. $80 for four classes or $25 drop-in fee per class.

Register. Also, Wednesdays, 6 - 7:30 p.m. 888-357-2409 6:30 p.m.

BET Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Meeting Room, 1st floor, 101 Field Point Rd. 6:30 p.m.

Greenwich Board of Health Regular Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Josephine C. Evaristo Conference Room, 3rd floor, 101 Field Point Rd. 203-622-6488. greenwichct. gov 6:30 p.m.

FAP - Friends of Autistic People: Parents Network Group. Pizza Post, 522 E. Putnam Ave. RSVP, not required but appreciated.

(Group meets last Monday of each month.) 203-661-8510. fap.autismct@gmail.com. autisticadults.org 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Greenwich Youth Film Festival (GYFF) 2019.

Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. RSVP. Free. 203-869-9242. gyff@

greenwichbotanicalcenter. org. greenwichbotanicalcenter. org 7 p.m.

Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Cone Room, 2nd floor, 101 Field Point Rd. 7 - 9 p.m.

8th Annual Greenwich Youth Film Festival.

Greenwich Library - Cole Auditorium, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free admission to all screenings. 203-5545300. gecgyff@gmail.com. greenwichbotanicalcenter. org 7 p.m.

The Perrot Memorial Library and the Greenwich Pen Women: 'World Without Mind' by Franklin Foer - book discussion. Perrot Memorial Library - Rand Room, 90 Sound Beach Ave. Free and open to the public. 203-637-1066, ext. 15. jsgammato@perrotlibrary. org. perrotlibrary.org TUESDAY, MARCH 26 10:30 - 11 a.m.

Spanish Storytime - music and songs, stories and movement. Cos Cob Library - Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free. Children.

203-622-6883 11 - 11:45 a.m. & 1 - 1:45 p.m.

Bruce Beginnings - explore the Museum through picture books and hands-on activities. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Ages 2 ½-5.

Free with admission, but space is limited. See the Visitor Services desk on arrival. 203-869-0376. info@ brucemuseum.org 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Drop-in Computer Lab get assistance with email, online forms, social media, creating documents and more from Library Staff.

Greenwich Library Training Center, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. 203622-7914. trainingcenter@ greenwichlibrary.org 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Preschool Story Time & Craft - children will enjoy stories, singing, crafts, and socialization. Byram Shubert Library - Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free. No registration is required. 203531-0426 1:30 - 3 p.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group: Learn and Share: Tips for Everyday Living. Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Rd. Free. 203-8634444 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

New: Serious Illness Support Group - conversations and connections are facilitated

by Giesele Castronova, a palliative care social worker. Greenwich Hospital, 5 Perryridge Rd. (Weekly, through March 26). Free. 203-863-4628. greenwichhospital.org/ events 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Open Studio Time at Andrew's Studio - learn recording, mixing and production. Arch Street Teen Center, 100 Arch St. Free. Grades 7th-12th. Free.

Every Tuesday and Thursday.

Reserve a time. 203-6295744. info@archstreet.org 6 - 7 p.m.

Lecture: “Stroke and Thrombectmy” - hear about the latest advances in stroke care and best practices from pre-hospital evaluation through endovascular therapy. Greenwich Hospital’s Noble Conference Center, 5 Perryridge Rd. Free. Register. 888-305-9253 6 - 8 p.m.

Copperplate Calligraphy classes with Karen Gorst.

Saint Clair Stationers, 25 Lewis St. Register. $450, $25 registration fee.

(Every Tuesday through March 26) 203-661-2927. saintclairstationers.com/ classes-2 6 - 8 p.m.

Caregiver Circle: Greenwich Commission on Aging's Lori Contadino: 'Become a Dementia Friend'. Greenwich Library - Meeting Room, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free and open to the public. Register.

203-622-0079. reception@ theriverhouse.org 6 - 8 p.m.

Greenwich Art Society: “Paint & Collage Soiree” workshop for adults. Art Studio, 299 Greenwich Ave., 3rd floor. $35, supplies included. No prior experience is needed.

RSVP. 203-629-1533. paintandcollagesoiree. eventbrite.com. greenwichartsociety.org 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Stroke and Thrombectomy - hear about the latest advances in stroke care.

Greenwich Hospital's Noble Conference Center, 5 Perryridge Rd. Free. Register.

888-305-9253 6:30 p.m.

Acacia Lodge No. 85 meeting and dinner - Stated Communication and Fellowcraft Degree. Putnam Cottage - Tavern Room, 243 East Putnam Ave. Public is welcome to attend dinner.

(2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month). acacia85@gmail. com 6:30 - 10 p.m.

GEMS: Winter 2019 Emergency Medical Responder - EMT Bridge Class. Greenwich Emergency Medical Service, 1111 E Putnam Ave. Also, Saturday, March 30, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Register. (Minimum age to enroll is 16 years old, with parental consent). 203-6377505. greenwichems.org 7 p.m.

BET Public Hearing.

Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room, 1st floor, 101 Field Point Rd. 7 p.m.

Movie screening about the impacts of social media with Q&A. Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. 517-827-1117. bdoung@lambert.com.

FusionGreenwich.com 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Greenwich Center for Hope & Renewal: Boundaries Group - having healthy relationships. (Every Tuesday through April 9). Trinity

Ministry Center, 5 River Rd. Register. $250. (Scholarship available). 203-340-9816. susangestal@gmail.com. hopeandrenewal.org 7 - 8:30 p.m.

'Get your garden buzzing: Advanced pollinator friendly gardening', featuring Dr. Kimberly Stoner. Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. Free.

203-869-9242, 203-6226461. amoch@greenwichct. org 7 - 8:30 p.m.

The Perfectly Polite Bridge Group: Beginning Bridge Classes (six sessions, Tuesdays through April 30). YMCA of Greenwich, 50 E. Putnam Ave. $10, members; $12, non-members. Registration required. Also, Wednesdays beginning March 27, 2:45 p.m. 203-525-8032.

Ppolitebridge@optimum. net. greenwichymca.org 7 - 9 p.m.

America’s Boating Club of Greenwich: United States Power Squadron Sail Course.

Greenwich Police HQ, 11 Bruce Pl. Register. 203-6980441. GreenwichSquadron@ gmail.com. tinyurl.com/ gspssail0219 7 - 9 p.m.

Department of Parks and Recreation: Drop-in games of Volleyball for men and women. Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center, 449 Pemberwick Rd. All are welcome. $4 per day drop in fee. (Every Tuesday.) 203532-1259 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 9:15 a.m.

UJA-JCC Greenwich 2019 Annual Women’s Education Symposium. Greenwich Reform Synagogue, 92 Orchard St. Breakfast: 9:15 a.m.; program: 9:45 a.m.

RSVP. ujajcc.org 9:15 a.m.

Coffee and Conversation: Screen Time: How Much is Too Much, with Cindy Rzasa Bess, PH.D, Developmental Psychology.

YWCA Greenwich, 259 E Putnam Ave. Free and open to the public. 203-8696501, ext. 221. g.smiles@ ywcagreenwich.org. ywcagreenwich.org 11 a.m.

Retired Men's Association of Greenwich: Mark Pruner: “The Greenwich Real Estate Market and the Trends Affecting Prices." First Presbyterian Church, 1 West Putnam Ave. Free and open to the community. info@greenwichrma.org. greenwichrma.org 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Google Business Tools: YouTube - Using Video for Your Online Marketing.

Greenwich Library Training Center, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Register.

203-625-6533. mmartin@ greenwichlibrary.org 2:45 - 4:30 p.m.

The Perfectly Polite Bridge Group: Beginning Bridge Classes (six sessions, Wednesdays through May 1). YMCA of Greenwich, 50 E. Putnam Ave. $10, members; $12, nonmembers. Registration required. 203-525-8032.

Ppolitebridge@optimum. net. greenwichymca.org 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

Drop-In Pre-School Story/ Craft - stories, songs, movement and a craft. Cos Cob Library - Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free.

Ages 2 1/2 and up. 203-6226883 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Class: “Mind, Body, Fertility Yoga.” Prescott House, 38 Volunteer Ln., ground flr. $80 for four classes or $25 drop-in fee per class.

Register. 888-357-2409 7:30 p.m.

Book talk: 'Habits of a Champion', with Author and Coach Dana Cavalea, , former Director of Performance for the New York Yankees. Perrot Memorial Library, 90 Sound Beach Ave. Free and open to the public. 203-637-1066. perrotlibrary.org

7:30 p.m.

Greenwich Grind Teen Coffee House - featuring Open Studio time. Arch Street Teen Center, 100 Arch St. Free. Grades 7th-12th.

Free. Every Wednesday. 203629-5744. info@archstreet. org

greenwichschools.org

THURSDAY, MARCH 28

7 p.m.

"Politics, Peace and Jewish Survival in the Middle East" with Yishai Fleisher. Temple Sholom, 300 East Putnam Ave. Free and open to the community. 203-869-7191. alice.schoen@templesholom. com. templesholom.com

6:30 - 7:30 a.m.

AA Meeting - "Greenwich Morning Men's Group."

Greenwich Baptist Church, 10 Indian Rock Ln. This meeting is open and anyone may attend. 203-869-2807

7 - 8 p.m.

AA Meeting - "12 & 12 Group." Christ Church Parish House Loft, 254 E. Putnam Ave. This meeting is open and anyone may attend. 203-869-6600

9:30 - 11 a.m.

Sustainable & Upcycling Fashion & Home Breakfast, with Stylist Maria Turkel & The Local Vault benefiting Kids in Crisis.

The Perfect Provenance, 47 Arch St. $25. 203-900-1133. agomez@bratskeir.com. theperfectprovenance.com

7 - 8:50 p.m.

Movies from Around the World: '1:54'. Byram Shubert Library - Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free. 203-5310426

10 - 11 a.m.

Floral Design Intermediate - learn the techniques to create a romantic wild arrangement using blooming branches and other seasonal blooms. McArdle's Florist and Garden Center, 48 Arch St. $125. Register. 203-6615600. caitlin@mcardles.com. mcardles.com 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Greenwich Board of Selectmen Meeting.

Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room, 101 Field Point Rd. 203-622-7702. greenwichct.gov 10:30 - 11 a.m.

Mandarin Storytime story, movement, song and games. Cos Cob Library - Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free. Children.

Every Thursday. No prior knowledge required. No registration needed. 203622-6883 11:30 a.m.

Al-Anon Family Group Meeting: Thursday Noon AFG. St. Catherine of Siena Church - Room 101, school building, 4 Riverside Ave. 203-637-3661 12 - 1 p.m.

AA Meeting - "Getting It Together Group." Christ Church - Parish House Loft, 254 E. Putnam Ave. This meeting is open and anyone may attend. 203-869-6600 1 - 2:15 p.m.

Women’s Spousal Support Group - for women who provide care for a chronically ill spouse. Center for Healthy Aging at Greenwich Hospital, 5 Perryridge Rd. Free. Register. 203-863-4375 THURSDAY, MARCH 28 2 p.m.

Crime Prevention and Elderly Scams with the Greenwich Police Department's Community Impact Section. Cos Cob Library - Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free.

203-625-6585. lmatthews@ greenwichlibrary.org 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Open Studio Time at Andrew's Studio - learn recording, mixing and production. Arch Street Teen Center, 100 Arch St. Free. Grades 7th-12th. Free.

Every Tuesday and Thursday.

Reserve a time. 203-629-5744 info@archstreet.org 5 p.m.

BET Budget Decision Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Meeting Room, 1st flr., 101 Field Point Rd. 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Greenwich Chamber of Commerce: March After Six Networking. Myx Creative Kitchen, 19 West Elm St. $15, members; $25, nonmembers. 203-869-3500.

GreenwichChamber@ GreenwichChamber.com.

GreenwichChamber.com 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Cancer Wellness Series: “Relax and Energize with Tai Chi and Guided Sound Meditation." Greenwich Hospital’s Noble Conference Center, 5 Perryridge Rd. Free. Register.

888-305-9253 6:30 - 7 p.m.

Board of Education Meeting - Business. Julian Curtiss School, 180 East Elm St.

8 p.m.

Al-Anon Family Group Meeting: Thursday Night AFG. Greenwich Hospital's Watson Pavilion; cafeteria's meeting room, 5 Perryridge Rd. 203-863-3000 FRIDAY, MARCH 29 6:45 p.m.

Woodcock & Spring Peeper Walk. Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Rd. Ages 6 & up. $5, members; $8, nonmembers; children 2 and under are free. RSVP. Rain date: Saturday, March 30.

203-930-1351. rmaclean@ audubon.org. greenwich. audubon.org/events 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

AA Meeting - "Greenwich Friday Night Group." Christ Church - Parish House Loft, 254 E. Putnam Ave. This meeting is open and anyone may attend. 203-869-6600. ct-aa.org/meetings 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Friends Friday Film: Red Desert. Greenwich Library Cole Auditorium, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Adults.

203-622-7910 8:30 p.m.

St. Lawrence Society (SLS) Live Music in The Pub: Cover Story Band. The Pub in The Club, 86 Valley Rd. No cover. 203-618-9036 SATURDAY, MARCH 30 9 - 11 a.m.

CPR Friends and Family (Infant/Child). Greenwich Hospital’s Medical Education Roomg, 5 Perryridge Rd. $65. Register. Designed for lay rescuers only. Meets American Heart Association standards. 888-305-9253. greenwichhospital.org/ events 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Tax Aide: free tax preparation assistance will be provided by the AARP Foundation. Greenwich Library - first floor, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. (Bring a photo ID along with all income information, any W-2s, and last year’s tax return.) Through April 13.

203-625-6534 9:15 - 11:45 a.m.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Familyto-Family class - for family members, partners, friends and significant others of adults living with mental health challenges. Greenwich Hospital - Hyde Conference Room, 5 Perryridge Rd. Registration is required.

Every Saturday through April 6. 914-527-2994. janet2527@gmail.com 9:30 a.m.

Spring Birding Class: Bird Watching Basics.

Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Rd. Ages 8 & up. $12, members; $15, nonmembers; youth are free.

RSVP required. 203-9301353. tgilman@audubon.org. greenwich.audubon.org/ events 10 a.m.

Greenwich Performing Arts: Frozen Musical Theatre Workshop, with Robert Creighton from B'way's Frozen, and improv class with ATNY’s Alex Malaos.

First Congregational Church, 108 Sound Beach Ave. Ages 7 to 17. $200. 917-763-1777.

Todd@actorstechniqueny. com. actorstechniqueny.com 10 - 11 a.m.

Orchids - techniques for creating potted

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SPORTS

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019

Grit, Passion Pays Off For GHS Cheer

By Paul R. Silverfarb

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ccording to head coach Erin Montague, the Greenwich High School cheerleading team is back and Cardinal Pride couldn’t be higher. And it’s certainly difficult to challenge Montague’s statement.

Competing at a high level a nd bei ng one of t he fa n favorites everywhere they go, the Lady Cardinals capped of f a memorable season by compet i ng at t he New England Regionals.

“The goa l was to ma ke it and get there,” Montague said. “We didn’t have any expectations once we were there. We knew that a lot of teams from around the region were very talented. I am so proud of this team and so happy with how far we have come together as a program.”

On Ma rch 16, Big Red t re k k e d up to Worc e s t er State Universit y for compet it ion i n t he New England Interscholastic Spirit Championships and finished the meet third overall in the Co-Ed div ision, netting a score of 195.5.

We s t Wa r w i c k H i g h School took home the gold w it h a score of 202.0 and

Concord High School placed second overall with a score of 201.7.

“To be honest, we didn’t put our best performance out there at Regionals,” Montague said. “We were still good. But what Greenwich High School has that is unapparelled is its heart and spirit every time we take the mat. Other teams can’t mimic what it is that they show in genuine emotion. So that won over a lot of judges.

We do a lot of elite skills and match the scoresheet of all those really talented teams. It wasn’t our best showing, but it was obviously recognized and appreciated.”

A nd Greenw ich wasn’t even sure how they would finish due to so many stellar tea ms in t heir d iv ision.

During the award ceremony, the top five teams from each division are called and the top three are recognized with a plaque. Salem was called for fifth place and then they called Plainville for fourth place.

At States back on March 3, Plainville beat Greenwich by 10 points, a huge margin when it comes to cheerleading. So Montague was thinking that her team probably finished sixth or even seventh overall.

And out of 12 teams in the

The Greenwich High School cheerleading team takes to the mat during the New England Interscholastic Spirit Championship last weekend. (Anke Judice photo)

That moment when you realize you were one of the top three teams in the region. The Greenwich High School cheerleading finished the New England Regionals third overall to cap off an amazing competition season. (Anke Judice photo) division, Montague would have been quite pleased with that finish.

But, much to Montague, and the rest of Greenwich’s surprise, they were ca lled third. However no one was really 100% sure.

“They pronounced our na me w rong, so it took everybody like 10 seconds to catch on,” Montague said.

“They said the name and we were like ‘Oh, good for them.’

Then we realized that it was us and we were screaming.

The excitement on their faces and in the stands with their parents for a third-place finish was amazing. Some people might think that it was a little over the top for third place, but we were just so happy a nd so excited . T hey felt validated. All the work they put in during practices and all the effort they put in to competitions around the state paid off. Sometimes you feel like the same teams win every week. And that’s okay because people work so hard every single day. But it felt great. It was well-deserved.”

G r e e n w i c h ’s r o a d t o Regiona ls nearly never happened. During the state tournament, the Lady C a rd i n a l s h a d a me e t to remember. They were one of only two teams that were given zero deductions during their routine and Montague couldn’t have been prouder of her team’s show-stopping

performance.

W h i le t he crowd wa s fired up from Greenwich’s showing, they picked up a surprising fourth place in the State Co-Ed division with a score of 175.40. Plainville took the top spot with a score of 185.80. Fairfield Ludlowe placed second (182.80) and Daniel Hand just edged out Greenwich for third with a score of 177.

With the top three teams in each division given the opportunity to compete at the New England Regionals in Massachusetts, Greenwich was on the outside looking in.

And both the athletes and the coaching staff couldn’t have been more disappointed.

“It was a f lawless per for ma nce a nd I t h i n k the girls were heartbroken over it,” Montague said. “We weren’t included in going to Regionals.”

Mont a g ue to ok to her email and wrote a letter to her team, reflecting on the season and emphasizing how proud she was of them. She also took that email and posted it on Facebook, so parents, fans and alumni could follow along.

But that’s when a simple email changed everything.

Literally less than an hour after Montague sent her thoughts about the season, she received an email from the director of the state competition inviting Greenwich to attend the New England Regionals. The day

after the State championships, Da niel Ha nd notif ied t he state that they were unable to represent Connecticut at the New England Regionals.

Because if one of the top t hree teams are unable to attend Regionals, the State’s cheerleading board calls up the fourth-place team to see if they can replace one of the top three. If not, they move to the fifth-place team and go from there.

“I can’t even put it into words,” Montague said. “I com mu n ic ated w it h t he captains and told them that I got this email saying that we were going to New Englands.

They were stunned and so excited. It was our goal all season to go to Regionals. We were so determined to make that happen. Greenwich hasn’t been invited to Regionals since I was a senior in high school.”

With the trip booked and last-minute arrangements made, Montague and the GHS captains were ready to travel to Worcester State University for competition in the New England Regionals. But first it was time to tell the team that they were off to Regionals.

“We had a meeting and the captains rolled in a suitcase with a big sign that said that we were going to Regionals,” Montague said. “The girls freaked out. They couldn’t believe it. A ll t he parents jumped on board, we booked the trip and we were good to

go.”

For Montague, she couldn’t have been more thrilled for her team this competition season.

“They work so hard every single day,” Montague said. “We practice five to six times a week and spend their entire season simultaneously cheering other team’s on and at community fundraisers and they really are proud of this community. They care so much about Greenwich High School winning in athletic events in general that it was great to see them excited for t hei r ow n work a nd ha rd effort. I am so happy for them and the seniors.”

And it’s easy to see that the passion, determination, fire and grit have been the c o r n e r s t on e s o f B i g R e d throughout the competition season.

“We talk about those words every day,” Montague said.

“Without struggle you can’t build grit. You can’t earn that.

It’s a real intense emotion and drive. I think about their grit and their passion every single day to get better. The day before we left for Regionals, I had kids trying new elite skills that I would never put in their routine the night before. But they were just so hungry to get better and improve as a program. I couldn’t be prouder of that mentality, whether we won or not.”

Greenwich Crew Boys, Girls Gearing Up Another Stellar Spring

By Richard Kaufman

W

hen Mike Wieneke, now the Director of Rowing for Greenwich Crew, first became involved with the program 10 years ago, he and his staff had to call college recruiters and coaches and essentially beg them to come check out the boathouse and athletes.

But now, after the program has established itself as one of the best in the country over the last several years, the roles are reversed.

"Now they're calling us to the point where coaches have to plan weeks out when they can come and see us and talk to our athletes. It's very cool to see," Wieneke said.

Severa l sen iors on t h is year's squad are set to embark on their last spring season with Greenwich Crew before they begin the next chapter of their rowing careers.

Lucy Koven and Natasha Neitzell are attending Princeton; Isabel Wilkowski is going to Brown University; Ellie Dabney will attend the Naval Academy; Chloe Segal and Gabrielle Wakim will be

going to Bucknell University; A n n a Me u re r i s goi n g t o MIT; Celia Rosen is going to Barnard College; and Abigail Lucier has chosen Wellesley College.

On t he men's side, Peter Scot t w i l l be on t he heav y weight men's team at MIT next fall; Ted Frascella is going to compete on the lightweight team at Princeton; Coxswain, Summit Gillespie, is going to Temple University; and Michael Steinthal will be at Yale. Chris Stich, who g raduated i n 2018, took a gap yea r a nd w i l l at tend Dartmouth College in the fall, and fellow gap-year rower, Sta n ley Ma son, w i l l go to Columbia University.

Several other seniors on both the men's and women's team are in t he process of deciding what school they’ll be going to next year.

W i e n e k e s a id t h a t t h e s t a f f w it h i n t he prog r a m have a ver y experienced background in t he col lege recruiting process, which has been helpful over the years.

But it's been the results on the water, like winning National Championships and having the

men and women perform well in the Head of the Charles, that has put Greenwich Crew on the map.

Wieneke said he couldn't be prouder of his seniors, some of whom he has watched grow up since they began rowing in middle school. " I t h i n k t h a t 's w h a t 's really cool. There are a lot of challenges in rowing. It's a hard sport, and they balance a lot, too, with AP classes, kids in band, orchestra, community s e r v i c e pr oj e c t s . T h e y 'r e involved with more things than I can even keep track of. To watch them grow and develop and the see the support they get from their teammates and families, and from the high school and their teachers and guidance counselors, it's really tremendous to see the success," Wieneke said.

"People ask me how many kids I have, and I have one biological son, but I always look at it and say I have 300."

Even t houg h a nu mber of accomplished seniors are graduating, the Greenwich Crew program features a lot of depth, and the athletes push themselves to raise the bar

every year, Wieneke said.

"The kids are inspired by each other. They see kids going to Princeton and Columbia a n d D a r t m o u t h , Ya l e . It i nspi res t he k id s you nger than them and it's not just a collegiate thing, it's pride.

There's a lot of pride in the program."

Severa l of t he seniors recently reflected on their time with Greenwich Crew.

Koven, Wi l kow sk i a nd Dabne y a l l c re d ite d t hei r coaches and teammates with helping them succeed. They said they're excited to take the next step in their careers at the collegiate level, but they're savoring their f inal spring season.

"This boathouse is a really special environment that I'm so thankful to get to be a part of it. I think as seniors, we've talked a lot about passing on the legacy of seniors that came before us," Koven said.

Wi l kow s k i s a id s he's learned a lot of values and sk i l ls since she joined t he prog r a m i n w i nter of her freshman year.

D a b n e y, w h o b e g a n rowing in sixth grade, said her

Members of the Greenwich Crew Boys' team pose for a photo after medaling in the U.S. Rowing Club National Championships. teammates and coaches have become her second family.

"This boathouse and the coaches and the people here have made me grow in a really great way. I learned skills that I did not have when I stepped into this boathouse on the first day. I have new levels of toughness, mentally and physically," she said.

Frascella said that in his time with Greenwich Crew, he's learned that there is always something more to push for.

"No matter what, there's always going to be someone out there trying to take your spot, trying to compete against you," he said, noting that his

c o a c h , C a r y Wa s s e r m a n , has fostered a strong level of camaraderie through friendly, competitive competition in practice.

Scott said he looks back fondly on competing in the Northeast Championship, as well as Club Nationals.

Before the seniors graduate, they're focused on the spring season, which begins w it h the first big competition, the Mercer La ke Sprints, from April 19-20 in New Jersey.

"I'm hoping some of the best memories are still to come this season," Scott said. "We're looking to have an historic season."

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Real Estate Column

The Rental Market and Mid-March Housing Report

By Mark Pruner

On the single-family home side of the market, things maybe heading back to normal, at least we hope so. Our ten-year average of March sales is 37 sales and as of March 18th we have 18 sales, double that and we are pretty close to an average March.

Contracts The issue continues to be contracts. As of March 18th, we have 60 contracts and on April 1, 2018 we had 106 contracts. So, we have a way to go this month to catch up. Of the 60 contracts, 37 are pending; i.e., without an contingency and the other 23 have a contingency. The principal contingency in most places is a mortgage contingency where the buyer is waiting on the bank’s approval before fully committing.

For the contracts that we do have more people seem to be paying cash and are closing quicker than they would with a mortgage contingency. As with many aspects of contracts you need to take this with a grain of salt, as not all contingent contracts are mortgage contingencies. For example, my listing at 7 Dempsey has a sub-division approval. This contingency will take several more months as the buyers of this 1 2-acre, mid-countr y property goes through the land use approval process.

Inventory On t he i nventor y side we are a little ahead of where we were last year with 578 house listings compared to 567 listing on April 1st last year, but we had a relatively mild winter. At this point its a less than a 2% increase over last year.

Rentals Yo u m i g h t t h i n k t h a t i f the housing market slows somewhat and people have to live somewhere that the rental market would expand. If you made that assumption, in the main, you’d be wrong. Our rental market is remarkably consistent year to year and by price range.

It did vary somewhat because of the Great Recession. We had only 684 rentals leased in 2007 and then two years later in 2009 rentals jumped to 959 leases.

These number are the GMLS leases for all types of rentals; whether 10,000 s.f. mansions, condos or garage apartments.

After the Great Recession the rental market, since 2011 the market has been fairly steady.

Annual rentals on the GMLS have varied from 739 to 875 closed transactions and averaged 829 rentals a year.

Non-listed Rentals We have more rentals each year in Greenw ich on the Greenw ich Mu lt iple L ist i ng Service than we have house sales, but this is not all the renta ls. Under $2 ,000 the majority of listings are done privately, listed in the newspaper, or put on Craigslist. Under this pr ice we have b et we en 10 0 and 150 rentals per year on the GMLS. The units include every thing from one-roomgarage and basement apartments to smaller condos throughout town. If place that is livable in Greenwich for under $2,000/mo. it goes pretty quickly.

We also lots of Airbnb listings that fly under the radar. So far, these short-term rentals have not caused significant problems in Greenwich, while at the same time providing additional income for people who can really use it.

Price Ranges T h e h e a r t o f o u r m a rk e t however is between $2,000 and $4000. Last year we had 357 rentals out of the 859 rentals leased on the Greenwich. MLS. This number has gone as high as 375 rentals in 2009. In this price range, you’re mainly looking at condos and apartments, though you do find some smaller houses

Tenants So, who are the tenants for these places? We have the aforementioned investors, but also young couples who buy a bigger house than they might otherwise be able to afford and rent out part of it for income to pay for their mortgage. We have seniors who like that someone else is on the property with them. We also have people who get transferred overseas and want to rent out the property because they want to come back to Greenwich. You also see the parents of college kids rent out their kids’ bedrooms.

I n G r e e nw ich p e ople a r e always allowed to have tenants in their house unless restricted by a condominium association.

While most rentals in Greenwich are for a year we have a su r pr isi ng ly robu st A i rbn b market in Greenwich with over 300 listings. So far, the shortSeasonality We have a distinct seasonality term tenants have not proved to in our rentals, though not as be a problem for their neighbors. dramatic as we do for residences.

Accessory Apartments Rentals peak in May and June Tw o r e n t a l p r o v i s i o n s and are slower from September p r o v i d e d b y p l a n n i n g a n d to February. We also have a little zoning regulations that are often bump up in August as people forgotten are the senior accessory rent places before the start of the apartment and the affordable school year and also before the accessory apartment. The senior start of new jobs for recent grads. accessory apartment allows you S o , w h o r e n t s o u t t h e i r to put in a second kitchen, which p r o p e r t y i n G r e e n w i c h is otherwise prohibited in the R-7 C o n n e c t i c u t? A s u r p r i s i n g and larger zones. For the senior n u m b e r o f p r o p e r t i e s a r e accessory apartment, the tenant r e nte d by l o c a l G r e e nw i c h or the landlord is over 62 years entrepreneurs and real estate old. investors. My listing at 181 E. The a f forda ble acce ssor y Putnam was bought by a couple apartment does not have an age that lived there then decided to limit but does have an income hold it for both sale and for rent. limit on either the landlord or The house was updated with a the tenant. I helped write this new kitchen, living room and a regulation and it would be a Nest video security system. great way to help meet the state mandate for accessory housing.

Taxes Real estate rental property Were we to meet that mandate, not only generates rental income developers couldn’t come in with but also depreciation which you affordable proposals to put in can offset against the property’s higher density housing in areas income sheltering that income that are zoned for lower density for taxes. At sale, however you housing.

Rentals come and go, so you may well have to recapture this something should be along that depreciation deduction when you you like soon. sell. In addition, rental properties Mark is an award-winning are held for appreciation and agent with Berkshire Hathaway. prov ide asset a llocation for He can be reached at 203-969owner’s investments.

7900 and mark@bhhsne.com. for rent.

Once you get above $5,000, we mainly have single-family homes.

We still have a good number of rentals up to about $6,000 and then it drops off except for the last two years. In 2017 and 2018, we saw a big bump in rentals from $6,000 – 10,000 going from around 90 rentals per year to 154 rentals in each of the last two years.

Above $10,000 listings drop even more, but once you get above $18,000 leases are once again up in the last two years.

In 2018,we had 28 rentals over $18,000 and 2017 had 33 leases.

This was up from around 20 listings from 2007 to 2016. (At the high-end these numbers should also be taken with a grain of salt since some of them represent summer rentals on Long Island Sound at a much higher monthly rate.)