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GREENWICH great estate TIME TO P! U LIGHTEN S K O O L HOT G IN IN SPR E L Y T S

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Magical Lakefront Setting in Heart of Mid-Country This is one of the most beautiful and inviting settings in all of Greenwich - it is guaranteed to bring delight to anyone who lives or visits here with the superb south facing exposure to sparkling views of the water and mother nature

andsome stone gateposts bracket both ends of the circular driveway. The view across this lake and of the floating dock draws one into the delight of the property. A two-story portico with a sitting area shelters the entrance with divided transom and sidelights around the handsome front door. The two-story center hall with a beautiful curving stairway is spectacular. A curved archway opens to the living room with a fireplace, a deep window bay, and a high coffered ceiling. The formal dining room

with a glass display cabinet and the handsome library with bookcases both have coffered ceilings. The high ceilings continue into the heart of the house in the fabulous family room with three exposures with almost floor-to-ceiling glass to the lakeview, a fireplace, doors to the lakeside terrace and access into the marvelous kitchen with a center island with stools, an eating area, and a butlers pantry. There is a main floor bedroom and bathroom, a mudroom, a three car garage and back stairs. Upstairs is a

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MARCH 2018

FEATURES

DEPARTMENTS

20 | EDITOR’S LETTER

Into the Woods

24 | FROM THE FOUNDERS

BY NANCY RUHLING Grand design meets simple elegance in this sprawling backcountry estate, where beautiful surprises are incorporated throughout the orchards, hedges and gardens.

BY DONNA MOFFLY Of Minors and Mischief

29 | STATUS REPORT BUZZ: Kids In Crisis: Providing critial care for forty years; The new Byram pool SHOP: Get your spring glam on with these fun finds. GO: Private jet primer; Lincoln Navigator HOME: It’s time to start planning spring planting and we’ve got the experts’ tips DO: The Well Edited brings trendy NYC workouts to the burbs; Men’s health; Greenwich Tree Conservancy EAT: Argana; Rum 411

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Escape Artists BY MEGAN GAGNON Resort style is here and it’s hot! We sit down with three designers who are ready to help you hit your destination in style.

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Exploring the benefits of taking a gap year

The Redemption of Jeff Grant

66 | F INANCE FIX

Finding the right accountant

BY TIMOTHY DUMAS Jeff Grant’s life had become a string of bad decisions that spiraled out of control and cost him his family and eventually his freedom. Today, he lives a life of service, hope and healing.

69 | PEOPLE & PLACES

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131 | C ALENDAR 143 | INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 144 | POSTSCRIPT

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because it was in March many years ago that I became a mother for the first time. In 1962, there was no magic machine to alert you to the sex of your child, but I figured it would probably be a boy because Jack and I had been fighting over a name. John Wesley Moffly V? Sorry. In Ohio we reserve those higher numerals for kings and popes. But lying there on my bed of pain, I won; and Jonathan became Jonathan Wesley Moffly. The first. And our lives changed on a dime. My mother had always called me her “little organizer,” and was I ever prepared. The family bassinett was freshly fluffed and draped, the diaper service stood at the ready, we’d even decided on nursery schools. But I wasn’t prepared for the shenanigans that came later—the crazy escapades, the highrisk experiments. Things kids do that they’re lucky to live through and parents are lucky if they never hear about. I should have been ready for those, too. There’s no generation gap on this subject. How could I forget following my big brother and his friends up and down fire escapes and across the rooftops of our apartment complex in Cleveland? On my much shorter legs, I don’t know how I managed to keep up

as they jumped from ledge to ledge across nine-story drops. But blessedly it ended when Mr. Van Fossen, the superintendent, caught us peeking in his bedroom windows; and I lived to tell the tale. Let’s call these people … THE DAREDEVILS Also in this category is son Jonathan, who used to scale the brick walls of Riverside School with Jimmy Sheehan and Kent Fawcett. “A couple of times we fell off,” he recalls, “but it was one of the lower roofs.” They also climbed up under the overpasses above I-95 to catch pigeons, including the section that would plunge into the Mianus River, but the police brought that to a screeching halt. And of course there was dumpster-diving behind the store that sold home goods and costume jewelry on the corner of Maher Avenue and the Post Road. There might be some treasure thrown out by mistake in one of those pretty little boxes, but the most exciting thing the boys ever found was a watch strap. THE JOCKS One winter day when the water was frozen solid, Jonathan and friends, along with our

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golden retriever Charlie, hiked across the ice from Willowmere beach to Tod’s Point. A generation earlier, when Riverside Harbor froze over, Alex Platt’s gang would jump from one big chunk of ice to another. Some winters they skated all the way around the Point to the other side. In the summer, Alex, Kent Bloomer, Craig Fanning, Scott Dykema and Thane Norton would buy little secondhand bikes at Buzzy’s for five or ten dollars and ride them off the end of the dock at Riverside Yacht Club to see how far they could sail in the air before hitting the water. Ropes were tied to their fenders so the boys could pull them up from the bottom and do it again. “The whole gang was very bright and imaginative,” reflected Alex at the 50th reunion of the Riverside School Class of ’51. “Everything we did we invented. Nothing was packaged.” THE HIGH-FLIERS “We made a dummy and strung it up on the flagpole at the yacht club,” John Sinclair recalls, laughing. “It was very realistic looking. Roman, the groundskeeper, this funny little German guy, came out the next morning to put the flags up, and there’s this body hanging from the yardarm.” Roman got quite a shock and the boys got quite a reprimand; but undefeated, they repeated the exercise later by hoisting some deck furniture up there. THE PYROTECHNICIANS On occasion pranks go wrong, like the day someone sank Timmy Edlund’s Lightning. “I had a serious inventory of fireworks, an area that covered the size of your living room,” admits Jimmy Bourne. “Our boats were on a tow to a race in Seawanhaka, and I’m having a grand old time tossing out cherry bombs, making them explode underwater to splash everyone behind us. Bob Loghren wanted to get Edlund because he was the biggest stiff in the whole world. But Bob chickens out and lets it go too soon, and the cherry bomb goes

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eenage years are volatile ones and Kids in Crisis (KIC) has been helping teens in trouble since it opened in 1978 as a shelter for runaways. Since then the nonprofit organization, which is honoring its fortieth anniversary this year, has grown substantially to provide a range of services for kids of all ages. In fact, the group has helped more than 143,000 children and teens (and their families) since its inception, and it’s now the only agency

in the state that helps children from newborns to teens. Whether there’s a teen in trouble or a four-year-old who needs services because Mom is homeless or someone in the family has mental health issues, KIC is there for them around the clock. “It’s really humbling for us that families allow us to be part of their lives at a very critical time in their lives,” says Executive Director Shari Shapiro, who has been MARCH 2018 GREENWICH

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with the group since 1980. She recalls how KIC expanded over time to its current role, touching so many families in the process. “We started to ask, ‘How can we grow and meet the needs of this population without necessarily bringing them in for emergency care? Is there a way we can get out to them in the community?’” This thinking gave birth to the Outreach program, where KIC was sending staff out 24/7 responding to calls in the community, an effective way to help keep kids in their homes. In the late ’80s, the group saw a demand for assistance for children under twelve, and in 1993 KIC opened its emergency Crisis Nursery program. Today many Greenwich residents may not even realize that their kids are being served by KIC. Through the Teen Talk program, a cornerstone for the agency, KIC sends full-time social workers to Eastern, Central and Western middle schools and other schools throughout Fairfield County where they’re available to talk with kids, augmenting the school staff. KIC social workers participate in school health classes, and they’re around at the cafeteria and at weekend events. They can also make house calls after school. “They try very much to be a part of the school community,” says Shari. The agency also runs SafeTalk, a program where volunteers visit the elementary schools to teach kids through role play about bullies, strangers and ok/not ok touch. SafeTalk helps build resiliency in children so that they can protect themselves from potentially dangerous interactions with peers, strangers and known adults. In spite of these valuable and muchneeded contributions, KIC’s funding from the State Department of Children and Families was cut in 2016, forcing them to reduce the number of beds at the Teen House from twenty to twelve. “We’d like to get back to full capacity through increased support,” says Shari. kidsincrisis.org —Mary Kate Hogan

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f you haven’t already marked your calendars for the fourth annual Greenwich International Film Festival, do it now. Thursday, May 31 through Sunday, June 3, Greenwich will yet again be abuzz with screenings, panels, parties and more. Slated to host a session is everyone’s favorite president, Scandal’s Tony Goldwyn. The conversation will focus on Tony’s career highlights (his breakthrough role in Ghost, voicing Tarzan, and of course his role on Scandal). Tony will talk about what it’s like to juggle being an actor, director, producer and family man, as well as his philanthropic involvement with Americares. Don’t miss your chance to meet this charmer. greenwichinternationalfilmfestival.org

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hen’s the last time you visited Byram Park? The 100-year-old waterfront park with a beach, ball field, tennis courts and boat slips will have even more to offer town residents this summer when the new community pool is unveiled in May. As part of a major revitalization project, the thirty-acre park opened a new playground more than a year ago and now this cutting-edge pool—the centerpiece for the park plan—will bring outdoor swimming programs with Long Island Sound views to all ages. While construction crews broke ground in August 2016, the Junior League of Greenwich first partnered with the town in 2010. “The League has a process of identifying community needs and finding ways to address them,” says Debby Lash, who with Carisa Sykes cochairs the pool committee. “This came on our radar back then because the town was interested in Byram Park

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and had a plan for revitalizing it,” says Debby, who notes that the project required approval by several town groups. In 2015 when the RTM approved the plan, the Junior League made a $250,000 lead gift and is currently conducting a capital campaign (jlgreenwich.org to make a donation). “Byram Park provides a beautiful setting for this pool,” says Junior League President Debra McLaughlin. Designed by Weston & Sampson, the pool accommodates up to 300 people (the old pool’s capacity was forty). “We are extremely proud to be a partner in the revitalization. The pool will impact the physical, mental and social health of individuals of all ages and abilities for generations.” The pool also opens up possibilities for swim and water-safety programs— from outdoor Mommy-and-Me classes to senior aqua aerobics—which will be handled through the Department of Parks and Recreation.

AQUATIC ACCESS With its zero-depth entry, the new pool enables people to walk in without ladders or stairs, so it’s more handicap-friendly and also great for little kids. Abilis has reached out to the League and may be introducing programs at the pool.

FRESH-AIR LESSONS The town’s summer learn-to-swim program, previously held at the high school pool, will be moving to the new Byram pool with a flexible schedule of three two-week sessions for different age groups and abilities. Kids attending the owner’s Adventurers Camp will also spend time at the pool. And groups like Byram Archibald Neighborhood Center’s summer program and Community Centers Inc. may take advantage of the new facilities, too.

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hink flying private is only for celebrities and trust fund babies? Though they might be the most obvious passengers, skipping the security lines and overly familiar pat downs is becoming more accessible for the rest of us. The reasons to fly private are as numerous as the ways to do it. It could be an emergency that demands an overnight flight from a small airport; a snowstorm that cancels a flight, stranding desperate skiers; or simply the desire to travel in style to a blowout birthday celebration.

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If you need a jet and you need it now, but you don’t plan on making it a regular thing (though you may change your mind after seeing how the other half flies), you’ll need a jet broker. There are 2,500 different charter operators. We suggest checking out Magellan Jets. It offers on-demand charters that will meet your specific needs (this travel writer used them to book a flight from Jackson Hole to Joplin, Missouri—you won’t find that on a Delta itinerary). All of its charter planes meet such rigorous safety standards that it was the first private jet broker accepted by the Air Charter Safety Foundation.

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While it’s hard to compare prices, an approximate quote for a flight from White Plains to Turks and Caicos on a Hawker 400XP that seats seven, is roughly $32,000 round trip. A single firstclass Delta flight runs around $3,200, so it’s not that much more for a serious upgrade. Magellan also offers the option to buy a jet card and book flights against your balance.magellanjets.com

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WHEN REGULAR PRIVATE ISN’T ENOUGH VistaJet is all over celebrity Instagrams. Spotted deplaning its distinctive aircraft? Will and Kate, George Clooney and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Flying private is already pretty swank, but flying VistaJet is even better. Its flight attendants are trained at the Butler’s Institute of London, its Nobu partnership takes in-flight fare up a notch and it even promises better cabin air. They pressurize at

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ownership means that the whole plane is yours—no shared flights, just shared ownership. NetJets makes life simple—you buy a Jet Card and book flights against the balance. A twenty-five-hour membership card on a light jet starts at $170,000. Need a bigger plane because the whole squad is coming? NetJets says it has the largest fleet of private planes and prides itself on making upgrading easy. Members can book and board in as few as four hours. Dogs are not only welcome—special doggy meals are offered. If paparazzi are a problem, NetJets will provide

GO 4,000 feet versus 10,000, which means more oxygen, less exhaustion. The least expensive contract available is $600,000 per year for fifty hours of flying time. Membership requires a three-year commitment— shoulder-brush with Clooney not included. vistajet.com

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n its drive to be noticed again, Lincoln’s designers have determined their new grandees should have what they call “a captivating stance.” Indeed, the freshly remade Navigator SUV creates quite the presentation in your driveway with its blockbuster face and stylin’ rims. The looks might dazzle, but what’s amazing is how they made a vehicle of such Alpine size handle so damned well. The Navigator takes a big leap forward in the Big Luxury niche. As you approach the Navigator with key fob in your pocket, it senses your arrival and lights twinkle hello. A running board emerges to help you step inside, where ambient lighting (of your hue choice) soothes your brow. The interior surfaces are elegant. The dash has real buttons for many critical functions, which makes it easier—not to mention far safer—than the touch-screen controls once in fashion. The nav unit is a snap. When you move away from the curb, the Navigator just feels, well, nimble. It steers with a creamy ease. The insanely tight turning

radius makes braving a crowded parking lot a mere trifle, and the ten-speed transmission is always in the right gear and ready to leap. Don’t ask me how they got a three-ton, 450-hp vehicle to average 20 mpg. In inclement weather, the Navigator’s various AWD driving modes (such as “slippery”) can be accessed with a quick turn of a dial. Hard braking feels as easy as laying your head on a feather pillow. On a long drive, you feel as though your salon chair is calmly sailing through space. It’s tall enough that you feel you can peer over the dark side of the moon, but there is none of the topheaviness that used to bother these big fellows. The second row can be ordered as a bench for three or with two captain’s chairs, a console and video screens. The second- and third-row seats can be flattened with a touch of a button. In a crowded field of contenders, the new Navigator really steps out. Our tester was the maxed-out Black Label edition, but other versions start in the low $70,000s. —Chris Hodenfield MARCH 2018 GREENWICH

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EVOKE THE SENSES Creating an interesting garden goes beyond what we see, explains Cleo Abrams-Horsburgh, partner landscape architect at Conte & Conte. “Sensory gardens and components that involve sound, light, music, color, texture—things that in the past were designed for healing or therapeutic gardens—are now in demand with much more mainstream audiences,” she says. Among many elements Conte & Conte has used are laminar jugs, high-tech arching fountains that have visual and tactile interest, and musical elements such as chimes and gongs.

interest, advises John Conte, AIA and co-owner of Conte & Conte. Examples include ornamental grasses that turn to a russet color in fall and winter and perennials such as blackeyed Susans that become seed stalks and attract birds in the fall.

CREATE CONTRASTS

BRING IN STRUCTURE Statuary, fountains, obelisks and even outdoor furniture can help add a wow factor to your ever-changing garden, says Maggie. “These provide you with a year-round anchor as the garden moves through the seasons, complementing and even adding a welcome juxtaposition between the hard and soft components of your outdoor space.”

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Fountains not only add visual appeal, but also offer a meditative component. Maximizing backyard space can sometimes mean reducing the clutter.

WORK WITH NATURE Unblock natural rock outcroppings and use the rock formations to create new living spaces where family and friends can gather. Add a fire pit for more interest and extended use of your outdoor space, again creating more together time, says James McArdle of McArdle’s.

to manipulate land to organize a site and remove visual clutter, says Justin Quinn, studio director of Doyle Herman Design Associates. “By changing the topography, the designer can highlight specific areas of interest; these features may include a specimen tree, an interesting rock formation or maybe an added piece of art.”

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“Texture is an oftenoverlooked element that can add a subtle or even louder twist on traditional plantings and landscapes,” says Maggie Bridge, manager of sales and marketing of Sam Bridge Nursery. Try mixing sleek broadleaf evergreens such as boxwood, cherry laurels or ilex with a finer, sharper textured juniper or chamaecyparis for contrast.

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ALWAYS PLANTING IN PAIRS It’s better to stick to odd numbers when planting a group that’s less than nine, according to Maggie Bridge. She also advises gardeners against “volcano mulching,” which is when mulch is piled too high around a tree trunk and can lead to insect and rodent damage and create too much moisture. Instead, leave a two- to threeinch ring that’s free of mulch around the tree trunk.

NEW & NOTEWORTHY 1. GREEN APPROACH Recycled materials are big. “We just finished a landscape at a historic farm where the walls, terraces and walks were comprised of locally sourced repurposed materials,” says Justin of DHDA. “The bluestone terracing once served as public sidewalks, the granite walks once curbed roadways. We even approached a nearby neighbor and purchased a stockpile of wall stone that sat in a farmer’s field for over twenty years. Not only is this sustainable, but the newly completed landscape begins its life with some much desired patina.”

3. NEW HUES “New colors and better growing reboots of old favorites are all over,” says Maggie. Sam Bridge Nursery trialed the new osteospermum from Proven Winners last year and found it to be a fantastic grower that the nursery will have available in early spring.

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4. PAINTING WITH PLANTS Creating art with plants, hardscape and nature’s beauty isn’t a new theory, but it’s slowly being revived, says James McArdle of McArdle’s. Think simple lines, more greenery and symmetry in the landscape with container plantings to add color.

When hardscape, landscape and nature all work together, your space is in true harmony.

Simple and sweet can sometimes be the way to go.

SIZING IT WRONG The biggest mistake made by inexperienced landscapers is planting the wrong plant in the wrong space, says James McArdle. Know what you are planting and the size it will be. “Stop trying to fit a large hydrangea where you need a dwarf hydrangea; stop planting green giant arborvitae where you need emerald green arborvitaes.”

MISSING TEAM PLAYERS If you rely on an architect to be the driver of a new home and bring in a landscape architect only after the fact, you won’t have the best design outcome, says John Conte. “A project works best starting with the landscape architect and civil engineers looking at the project and its constraints,” he says. “The landscape as it exists naturally should direct the architectural features; the architecture shouldn’t force the landscape.”

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2. HIGH-TECH Heated patios, terraces and driveways have become more popular. So, too, have outdoor spotlight speaker systems that are controlled by smartphones and direct a rich sound toward the middle of a property so it doesn’t bother the neighbors. And techy tools are being used in planning landscapes, says Cleo of Conte & Conte, including drone photography to create 3-D models of properties and virtual reality goggles that give clients a realistic sense of what it would feel like to walk through a garden.

OVERBUILDING Too often we are called to projects where the home’s footprint is too large,” says Justin Quinn. Instead, work with your design team to select a footprint that achieves your goals while preserving important site resources. Also, Pinterest can be inspiring but don’t try to incorporate all your favorite ideas into one landscape or you’ll wind up with a mishmash of elements.

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moves with some poses, affirmations and even a little therapy from the teacher. A hypnotic mix of music helps you tough it out, and shouting or screaming as a release is encouraged, but, Aimee noted, “we’re a bit quieter in Greenwich.” There are exciting new things happening with The Well Edited, as Emily and Aimee expand on the current schedule: The Class on Monday and Wednesday, AKT (dance-cardio class from the celeb trainer to Kelly Ripa and Shakira) on Tuesday and Thursday and modelFit on Fridays. Aimee says, “Our ultimate goal is to start a health and wellness center with everything from exercise to products to workout wear, the best of the best of the health world.” thewelledited.com —Mary Kate Hogan

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WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW 1 KEEP UP SELF-EXAMS

While urologists recommend regular self-exams should begin in teens as young as fifteen, it’s important for men to keep the habit up for a lifetime. “Even though you tend to see this in younger men, I’ve diagnosed testicular cancer in men in their fifties,” says Dr. Rosoff.

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Parents should not assume their pediatrician is covering the finer points of self-examination with their teenage sons. “There’s a lot to cover in a teenager’s well visit,” says Dr. Rosoff. “Talk to your pediatrician [and] let them know you would like that [talk] to happen.”

KNOW YOUR RISK FACTORS

Boys born with undescended testicles have a higher risk of developing testicular cancer. Since undescended testicles are often repaired when boys are babies, Dr. Serels says, some men are unaware of this risk factor. So, it’s important for parents to share this background—and any family history—with their sons. “It’s also something your doctor should know,” he adds.

TREATMENT OPTIONS Caught early, testicular cancer has cure rates in

excess of 90 percent, and responds well to a regimen that includes chemotherapy and radiation, says Dr. Serels. Surgical removal of the testicle is required and men opt for a prosthetic replacement. “I’ve found that whether they decide on a prosthetic tends to depend on age,” he says. “Younger patients tend to go in this direction because they are more self-conscious.”

WHAT ABOUT FERTILITY?

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he good news about testicular cancer is that it’s a relatively rare disease with impressively high cure rates when caught early. The downside is that males most often afflicted by it—teens and young men between fifteen and thirty-four—don’t always have the disease on their personal health radar. “It can be challenging at times because you are not talking to a demographic that is particularly worried about cancer,” says Dr. Craig Tifford, a Stamford resident and orthopedic surgeon who is a sixteen-year survivor of testicular cancer diagnosed at stage four. “Since there’s no blood test and no imaging test for this, my mantra is selfexam. It’s the only way to catch it early.” Indeed, urologists who diagnose testicular cancer stress the importance of regular self-exam as the most proactive way to catch it when it’s most treatable. Dr. James Rosoff, a urologist affiliated with Greenwich Hospital, and an assistant professor of urology at the Yale School of Medicine, says testicular cancer usually presents with a small, painless lump, about the size of a dime, that is palpable when touched by hand. “Just checking once a month in the shower and you should be able to tell if something is not normal,” he says. Dr. Scott Serels, chief of urology at Norwalk Hospital, notes that the importance of self-exam probably isn’t being discussed enough because in 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of primary care experts, recommended against routine testicular cancer screening. (It reaffirmed that decision in 2009.) “Their thinking was because it’s so rare, screening is actually creating unnecessary anxiety,” he says. “As urologists, we…have a different perspective. There’s screening for breast and colon cancer, which can and does save lives. We know if you encourage men and boys and their doctors to check for this, you can stop the disease in its path and that can improve outcomes.” —Beth Cooney Fitzpatrick

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t all started a decade ago when developer and philanthropist Peter Malkin was driving home with his wife, Isabel. She observed that many of the magnificent trees lining the roads seemed “a little tired.” Turns out, they were. “I was intrigued enough by what she noticed to do a little research and learned that some of the trees were planted by William Rockefeller and dated back to the 1890s,” Malkin explains. “They were failing because they had done their duty. A lot of them were more than 100 years old.” As Malkin dug deeper, he began to appreciate the town’s trees as more than purveyors of shade. “Trees are about so much more than being attractive,” he says. “They are good for the environment in all sorts of ways. And we were losing too many.” So Malkin and a group of similarly motivated arbor enthusiasts began a campaign to plant trees around town. Parks, roadways, schools and community centers have all benefitted. Greenwich Tree Conservancy’s Executive Director JoAnn Messina explains that the town and the GTC both play an active role in the purchase and planting of trees. As GTC begins its eleventh season with its upcoming Tree Party on April 27 (Arbor Day) at McArdle’s, it’s also in a period of transition. In January, Malkin stepped aside as president, passing the mantle to Cheryl Dunson, a longtime board vice president. He remains chairman.

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The GTC strives to educate residents on the benefits of trees, which include:

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PROMOTING ARBOR APPRECIATION The GTC, which has offices at the Garden Education Center, hosts seasonal tree walks at parks and preserves around town. JoAnn notes that these hikes, great for nature lovers of all ages, are often led by expert arborists who indentify noteworthy trees along the way. To see significant trees anytime, check out the Bruce Park Arboretum. This trail of twenty-six distinctively labeled trees of different varieties is sponsored by the GTC. It’s the first in what the GTC hopes is a larger effort to create a town-wide arboretum by labeling special trees in parks and preserves.

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“Advocacy has become a big part of what we do,” explains Malkin. The GTC team has been at the forefront of advocating for the inclusion of tree plantings in new development plans. It has also been outspoken about the threat utility companies such as Eversource pose in clearing trees for power lines. “We haven’t been reticent about voicing our objections,” says Malkin. In the case of Eversource, he notes: “We were able to stop them from clear-cutting and bulldozing through Bruce Park.”

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f you’re ready to break out of a restaurant rut and try something new, Argana’s authentic Moroccan cuisine, romantic lantern-studded dining room and out-of-the-box entertainment (belly dancing and a bocce court) are just the thing. Located in the spot that housed Nessa in Port Chester, this exotic eatery is owned by a couple who live with their family in Greenwich: Nordine Achbani, former general manager at Polpo, and his wife, Soumia Sedki Achbani, the executive chef. Chef Mia trained professionally with a famous chef

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EAT in Morocco and grew up learning traditional dishes and techniques from her mother and grandmother. Her heartwarming cuisine of sweet-and-savory dishes was the perfect antidote to the frigid cold outside on a recent Saturday night. Argana’s dining room is designed with all the right elements for a date night: low lighting with hanging lanterns that cast a pretty pattern on the wall, plus good acoustics and enough space between tables to have a conversation. On Fridays a belly dancer performs, spicing up the scene. The décor reflects Moroccan style but in a subtle way, with an ornate carved mirror at the entry, some pottery on the walls, a mosaictopped bar and lattice-work screens at the

back. Right away our server brought a plate of pitas and green olive dip to the table. If you’re starting with a drink, try the popular Atlas mule cocktail, made with fig vodka and ginger beer, or one of the Moroccan wines, which are similar in style to French wines and rarely available in our area. At the heart of Moroccan cuisine, with its rich blend of spices and pairings of meat and fruits, are slow-cooked stews called tajines that are prepared in their namesake clay pots. Tajines figure prominently on the menu here, which spans a range of Moroccan dishes with emphasis on the Atlas and Marrakesh regions. This is healthy food too, with many vegetable-based dishes and different types of couscous as well as seafood. Harissa shrimp (left) • Chicken tajine (right) • One of the friendly waitstaff serving up the lamb shank couscous (below)

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MOST POPULAR DISHES Short rib tajine, lamb shank tajine, chicken b’stilla, Mia Octopus appetizer, zaalouk eggplant, taktouka smoked tomato plate, Moroccan salad, savory briouat. The owner’s personal favorite is the braised lamb with couscous.

FAMILY MATTERS Sunday through Thursday nights, there’s a familystyle dinner with a starter, choice of mains and desserts for $25 a person. In season, sit outside on the patio and partake in a game of bocce.

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For our starters, we went with the waiter’s picks and one of the chef’s specialties, Mia Octopus. Though octopus has become almost common on menus these days, I really liked this version: it’s grilled and served on a bed of arugula mixed with red onions, tomato and radish in a lemony dressing—a refreshing combination. Other appetizers from the sea-to-mountain Atlas region include Harissa shrimp, Napoleon sardine and a traditional cumin-laced eggplant dish called zaalouk. Many cultures have savory pastries and in Moroccan cuisine, briouat plays a starring role. We enjoyed the savory briouat appetizer, phyllo pouches filled with fragrantly spiced ground beef; there’s also a vegetarian option with goat cheese and herbs. For our entrees, we tried the short rib tajine, superb comfort food that arrives at the table in its decorative clay covered pot. Tender meat in a rich sauce is blended with prunes and topped with almonds and sesame seeds; the sweetness of the prunes balances the short ribs perfectly. Chicken b’stilla is a phyllo pie dusted with confectioner’s sugar and filled with layers of chopped chicken, egg and almonds that is seriously

delicious. The b’stilla is cut into slices and our server encouraged us to pick it up and eat it like a sandwich, and we did, following the Moroccan custom. Chicken kebabs were tasty and mild, served on a bed of Israeli (larger size) couscous. Portions are generous. We paired our mains with a side of couscous and grilled vegetables, and enough was left over for almost another meal. Craving sweets? Dessert choices include more phyllo-based options with almonds and honey, a Napoleon and cheesecake. We opted for the orange blossom crème brulee, a very light rendition of the custard with slivered almonds on top, a delicate orange flavor adding interest. The proper way to cap any Moroccan meal is with the hot mint tea, and theirs is served in a pretty, antiquey silver teapot. The attention to detail, plus friendly service and a fun atmosphere are among the charms of Argana, but the exquisite flavors are what will turn us from into regulars.

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ABCs of RUM

Rum flavors range from the floral to funky, offering much to explore. To get you started, here are some types and brands to consider tasting.

Aged

irst brewed from by-products of sugar making in the English West Indies in the early 1600s, rum was a “hot, hellish and terrible liquor,” one early critic noted. Over the next 200 years, advances in distilling, filtering and flavoring transformed rum into a smooth and sweet spirit. Today, distillers are increasing flavor by returning to traditional methods. Though the market is still dominated by white, spiced and flavored rums, which are less expensive and easy to mix, quality and craft are on the rise, and easy to find. —Elizabeth Keyser

Ron Centenario 30 Year Aged goes for $150 a bottle. The Costa Rican distillery’s 20 Year is a bargain at $50 a bottle.

American Craft Rum

High Wire Distilling, in Asheville, North Carolina, ferments fresh crushed sugar cane to make a craft rum in the traditional French West Indies rhum style.

Cachaça

Brazilian rum made from fermented sugar cane has a high-octane punch. White cachaça, mixed with mashed limes, sugar, and poured over crushed ice, is a caipirinha. Try sipping aged cachaça after dinner.

Cask Aged

Mount Gay, the oldest rum brewery, releases annual selections of ten- to thirty-year-old rums, under the Mount Gay 1703 label.

It’s sweeter than white rum, with caramel notes.

Dark

Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12 Year, and El Dorado, from Guyana.

Flavored

Rum

Coconut-flavored Malibu is the classic. Who doesn’t love what it does for piña coladas?

Distilled from molasses.

Hogo

Single Barrel

A traditional method of reusing fermented sediment from the bottom of the stilling pit. This produces high levels of esters, flavor compounds that are deep, earthy and nutty. Try Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still super hogo.

Infused

Rum takes well to being infused with fruit, herbs and spices. Think pineapple, ginger, citrus, or rosemary. Try infusing at home!

Jamaican Rum

This is a traditional, fruitier, funkier style found in Appleton Estate Reserve Blend and

Rhum

Distilled from sugar cane.

Don Q 10 Year Aged, and Gran Añejo 9–12 Year Aged, both from Serallés Destilería in Puerto Rico (open again since Hurricane Maria) are favorites of connoisseurs.

Special Wood Finishes

Ron Abuelo, from Varela Hermanos in Puerto Rico, is aged in Oloroso sherry and port casks.

Spiced

Captain Morgan has steered to less sweet Black Spiced Rum and Sherry Oak Finish rum.

White

Clearer and crisper than dark rum. Better for mixed drinks.

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Sipping Encouraged Pairings ideas for before, during or after your meal APERITIF Rum is one of the few spirits drunk warm. L’Escale’s hot Cool Runnings, a blend of Dos Maderas rum (Barbados and Guyana rum aged in Spanish sherry casks) and warm, infused apple cider, is a great way to start your evening when dining in Greenwich.

COCKTAIL South End in New Canaan serves Urusala’s Punch, rum with pineapple and orange juice, and grenadine.

DINNER At Farmer’s Table in New Canaan, chef Robert Ubauldo suggests having a mojito or rum punch with his Shrimp Mojo, or guacamole and chipotle salsa tacos. He uses Panamanian Caña Brava white rum, aged three years, in his mojito, and Blackwell rum in the punch, a blend of pineapple, orange and lime juices.

DIGESTIF Because aged rums have complex, rich and sweet flavors, Try lingering and sipping them straight or over ice. You can thank me later.

Elizabeth Keyser has written about beer, wine and spirits for newspapers, magazines and blogs. She has sat on the Yankee Brew News tasting panel and judged craft and European brew contests.

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college degree is one of the largest expenses a family faces. As the cost of higher education continues to skyrocket, parents and students are wise to put considerable thought into this lifetime investment. As a result, more and more families are evaluating the benefits of a gap year. Long a staple in the U.K., the concept of taking a year between high school and college to work, travel and volunteer is developing a following here in America. (Perhaps helping the trend is that former President’s daughter, Malia Obama, took a gap year prior to beginning her freshman year at Harvard.) Recognizing the benefits of having incoming freshmen who arrive more mature and prepared, most colleges allow students to defer their start by 64

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a year and some have gap year programs for accepted students. Elon Freshman Annabel Lindh took a gap year. “I think taking a gap year was one of the best decisions I ever made. It taught me so many important life lessons that students who went directly into university missed,” says the Greenwich High School grad. “I could tell when I arrived at Elon that I had more experience and maturity than some of my other classmates. The professors noticed, and it helped me get on-campus jobs right off the bat. A lot of my friends have told me that their greatest regret is not taking a gap year. ” Here, we list some things students and families interested in a gap year should do before deciding.

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1. Do the Research Area parents who have gone through the process agree that the best place to start is at a local Gap Year Fair. USA Gap Year hosts fairs across the country, stopping annually in January at Scarsdale High School and in New York City at the United Nations International School. It gives families the opportunity to gather information and speak to program providers; it is also a great first step in considering the options—ranging from service projects to real-world work experience, to travel and language immersion programs. Another approach is to hire a professional gap year consultant. Agencies that consult in private, boarding and college application processes often provide guidance in gap years as well. usagapyearfairs.org

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deferment form with its acceptance letter making them aware of the option. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a fund earmarked for students taking a gap year. Its Global Gap Year Fellowship allows students to design their own experience with the support and guidance of the UNC staff. American University’s program provides participants residency on campus and an internship three days a week in the D.C. area in addition to seven credits of collegelevel classes. Princeton offers a tuition-free program allowing select incoming freshman to begin their college experience by engaging in a nine-month university sponsored service program at one of five international locations. At Tufts, The Tisch College’s innovative program provides accepted students the opportunity to learn from a year of full-time community service and offers needs-based support to help defray the cost of the program. These programs are an additional application process after a student

has been accepted for admittance. If a gap year is a priority for students, then doing the research ahead of time to determine what universities provide programs may help students in their college selection choice.

4. Keep Your Options Open Annabel’s mother, Sandy, points out that Annabel’s plans evolved as opportunities presented themselves during her year. She points out that it was key for Annabel to plan much of her own travel and work experiences and leave room for spontaneity. “I think it’s important that we don’t plan the whole thing in advance,” she says of planning for her second daughter, Sophie’s gap year. “Just like Annabel, Sophie is going to mature and change her passions so she might want to do different things than she thought when she was in high school. Flexibility is key.” G

When considering a gap year, talk to your high school’s college advisor. They will likely have great advice on programs that former students have enjoyed. At Greenwich High School, College and Career Counselor Alison Lochridge cautions students against taking a costly gap year with the primary hope of reapplying to a school that he or she was not initially accepted into. She also strongly suggests moving forward with the college application process, even if the student is committed to a gap year.

3. Investigate Many colleges have thoroughly embraced the concept of a gap year. Harvard routinely sends out a

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and more. “Hopefully, the CPA knows what he can and can’t do. It’s like choosing the right doctor.” Start with a recommendation. Ask your friends, family members, financial adviser, banker, attorney or colleagues. Then check the provider’s credentials. “Are they a CPA? Do they maintain their license? You can do this easily online through the Connecticut Board of Accountancy’s e-license lookup. If not, it doesn’t mean they’re bad. But you want to know.” Don’t cold-call these folks just yet; give them a few weeks to recover after the April 15 filing deadline. Come May, call a few and see who gets back to you. LaForte says his new clients commonly complain that their former accountant went MIA after tax season and didn’t reemerge until fall. “Or they say, ‘I’m not important enough for him. I’m not big enough for him. He doesn’t answer my phone calls.’” Ask to visit. “Accounting is very personal. Meet him or her in person. Get a feeling of the vibe of the office—some places are complete chaos with huge piles of stuff everywhere!” Bring your tax returns from the previous two or three years, and ask questions that relate to your situation. If you’re self-employed or have a small business, if you have a lot of capital gains and losses, if you have rental property—all of these factors can tax the wrong accountant. The right one, though, will be eager to help you improve your bottom line. “If you don’t feel comfortable that this person understands you and your needs, keep looking,” LaForte says. Understand how much the service will cost you, and what you’ll get in return. Whatever you do, don’t assume tax reform won’t affect you. “The first person I did a projection for… went from itemized deductions in the $70,000-ish range to $24,000, the new standard deduction,” LaForte says. “We have multiple moving parts here. G You have to piece it together.”

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reenwich Hospital’s Glow gala at Greenwich Country Club was a smashing success, raising over $500,000 for oncology services. The ballroom was transformed into a visual paradise by Renny & Reed Floral and Event Design. Greenwich Hospital President and CEO Norman G. Roth presented Dr. Philip J. McWhorter, director of surgery, with the President’s Award for his many years of dedicated service to the hospital and to the Greenwich community. Guests enjoyed cocktails, a spirited live auction, gourmet dinner and fun on the dance floor with music by Billy Stone Band. greenwichhospital.org

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t was an extra-special cozy night at the museum when the folks at the Bruce invited children to wear their favorite pajamas for some after-hours fun. Kids indulged in arts and crafts activities, a scavenger hunt, pizza, an interactive science show by Mad Science, and a musical performance by Songs for Seeds (parents were also well taken care of with an open wine and beer bar.) Proceeds will benefit children’s education and scholarship programs at the Bruce. brucemuseum.org »

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here was plenty of horsing around at The Greenwich Riding and Trails Association’s Silver Horse Ball at the Round Hill Club. Cochairs Shelly Tretter Lynch, Pam Pagnani, Barbara Vogt, Victoria Skouras and Jennifer Gerstel Ringelstein hosted a very special evening that included dinner, dancing and an auction. All proceeds will benefit the Greenwich Riding and Trails Association. thegrta.org

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ilver Hill Hospital recently held its eighth annual benefit, the Giving Hope Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Grammy Award-winning musician Nile Rodgers was honored with this year’s Visionary Award. Silver Hill Hospital’s new president and medical director, Dr. John Santopietro, welcomed guests and delivered remarks. The evening raised more than $1 million for Silver Hill Hospital’s Patient Financial Aid Fund. silverhillhospital.org »

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he J House was the place to be for the fourth annual Greenwich Restaurant Week Opening Night Party. All the hot restaurants in town were there to show-off their popular plates and coveted cocktails. DJ Kunjan was in the house to help partygoers burn off some calories on the dance floor. A portion of the proceeds was donated to the Transportation Association of Greenwich. greenwichrestaurantweek.com

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t was a brisk and sunny Saturday afternoon when the Greenwich Historical Society held a ceremony for the installation of a time capsule that became a part of its newly constructed museum and archive building. The capsule, affectionately named Elizabeth for Greenwich’s founding mother Elizabeth Feake, will be opened in fifty years. Among the items future residents will find are a Greenwich Town Party magnet, a Greenwich High School varsity uniform and an issue of, yes, greenwich magazine. greenwichhistory.org

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Interview with Managing Partners Domenico Iovieno & Walter Cappelli

If you weren’t cooking for a living, what would you be doing? I would be entertaining people on the Amalfi Coast.

The person you would most like to cook for My mother

What inspires you?

as well as a fabulous u-shaped bar where our guests love to sit, eat and enjoy our 104 Negroni Americano.

Over-the-top request This may sound silly, but someone once asked us to make linguini with clams without clams, isn’t that crazy?

We try to re-create a familiar atmosphere from where we grew up. There, people have a great passion and love for food and wines. We try to incorporate this into our guests’ experience, so that their interaction with us is fun and unforgettable.

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What is the one piece of equipment you can’t do without?

We have a great outdoor patio that opens in April and stays open as long as the weather permits. We also have a space downstairs for private parties,

Our wood burning pizza oven that was shipped here from Italy. Our pizza chef Massimo who originates from Naples, makes our classic Neapolitan

Barolo braised beef with homemade pappardelle, grilled octopus with scallions and celery, shaved Brussels sprouts salad with raisins and pine nuts and, to top it off, our dark chocolate and hazelnut tiramisu.

pizza with sourdough crust, which gives it a fluffiness and a crunch like no other. We more importantly respect the temperatures, the quality and the skills of our pizza chef. All of these things have kept Table 104 a meaningful part of the community for over four years.

Imagine it’s the last weekend on earth. Which city are you eating in? Tokyo, eating sushi or Sperlonga (small town on the coast of Italy), eating linguini with mixed seafood.

When did you know you wanted to be a chef? As a young boy, I always enjoyed watching my family cook for others. I grew up in the restaurant industry and my family owns a restaurant in Furore (Amalfi Coast). Surrounded by that

environment, I developed a passion for food, family and cooking for others.

What keeps your customers coming back? Our customers come back for the warm atmosphere, the positive vibe and the consistency of our traditional cuisine.

Cooking style Modern Italian comfort food

Your favorite dish to prepare Homemade sausage ragu

Favorite cookbook Flour + Water=Pasta by Thomas McNaughton with Paolo Lucchesi

Top three condiments you can’t live without Extra virgin olive oil, yuzu (a combination of citrus flavors) and garlic, of course!

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Life on John’s Island, a magnificent, private paradise surrounded by miles of Intracoastal Waterway and pristine beaches nestled along the Atlantic Ocean. Embodying the island’s beauty and spirit, the 1,650± acre community offers three championship golf courses, 17 Har-tru tennis courts, squash, pickleball, croquet, health & fitness center, spectacular Beach Club, two newly renovated Clubhouses, vertical equity memberships and more. Treasured by families that live and play here, come discover why John’s Island is simply the place to be.

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People in search of that perfect home near the water only have to glance at the numbers. While Connecticut possesses all of ninety-six miles of coastline (give or take a submarine base), Florida and the Carolinas offer more than 1,800 miles of oceanside living possibilities. Time to head South? The choices down in the sunny southland are, of course, vast, but Fairfield County seekers have discovered four areas worth real attention. You want, after all, more than proximity to water. Careful zoning and low housing density are musts, and so is access to the finer things in life. Perhaps the most special property in Florida is on what’s called “the Treasure Coast,” north of Vero Beach in Indian River Shores. John’s Island is situated on 1,650 acres that span a tremendous piece of land between the Atlantic and the Intracoastal Waterway. Thousands more acres are protected wetlands. If you don’t want that Georgian mansion facing the ocean, the other options are equally divine, whether it’s a house on the golf course or a Bermuda-style condo. Most homesites offer views of the waterways that wend through the magnificent development.

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Outside the gates are those all-important services such as great schools, medical facilities and private airports. No matter the size of the house, miles of private beach await the John’s Island residents. The twenty miles of private roads through tree-lined streets ensure that it’s safe to send the kids out on their bicycles. The safety factor of all this has made it popular with families as well as the weekenders. The dining opportunities at its beach and golf clubs, along with its three gorgeous, highstatus golf courses, have put John’s Island at the top of all the travel-magazine rankings. For more, see johnsislandrealestate.com or call 772.231.0900.

Hopping down to Florida is now easier than ever, with direct flights daily from Westchester to West Palm Beach. Once you’re in this happening city, though, the array of residential locations might seem daunting. If so, we recommend a call to the Peters & Hyland team of Illustrated Properties. Connecticut native and longtime Florida resident Jennifer Hyland knows the exacting needs of the Connecticut buyer. From the golf or waterfront condos (including quiet, 55 and over communities) up to trophy estates on Palm Beach and Jupiter Island, Jennifer’s inside knowledge of market inventory and values is unrivaled. And from Lost Tree Village and Bears Club to the hot

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new Jupiter Country Club, your successful search begins with Jennifer Hyland and Illustrated Properties. Call 561.632.4042 or visit PetersHyland.com. Connecticut buyers have no interest in the standard peas-in-a-pod developments, and thus the brokers at Dale Sorensen Real Estate have assembled a distinctive list of properties in the Vero Beach area for examination. Owner/broker Matilde Sorensen is currently high on Windsor, a distinctive community designed around the ideals of easy social interaction. Starting at $2 million, the 350 homes range from cottages to glorious villas with endless sea vistas. One prized estate shows how

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A fountain on the back terrace parterre is formally planted with standard lilacs, lavender, boxwood and lady’s mantle.

t’s a long, undulating drive to the front door of Les Arbes, and it’s not until the car rounds the last gentle curve that the Greenwich mansion starts coming into view through the tall trees that give it its leafy name. A glimpse of red brick flirts with the eye, gradually growing into a slateroofed French Country chateau fronted by a courtyard that’s flanked by a stately pair of specimen linden trees. The slow reveal sets the stage for a progression of grand yet down-to-earth garden rooms on the Round Hill Road estate that seduce and surprise no matter the season. When the owners, a couple with three young children who love outdoor activities, moved into the newly built house, the forested property, which is more than two acres and abuts protected land, had not yet been landscaped. They commissioned Dianna Cutler, the owner of Southportbased Sasco Farms Landscape Design, to create an easy-to-carefor environment where the children could play to their hearts’ content and where the adults could relax and entertain. Dianna

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and landscape designers John Lloyd and Selim Yolac devised a family-friendly planting plan that respects the greatness and gravitas of the property. “Every garden we design reflects not only the style of the house, but also the tastes and sensibilities of the owners,” Dianna says. “At Les Arbes, we chose to create massings instead of a lot of little plantings. This is in keeping with the simplicity and grandeur of the house.” The green rooms at Les Arbes get less formal as they move away from the house. The calm color palette—wispy, soft pinks, whites, blues and purples—sets the scene for the brighter annuals that are switched out season by season. Overall, the scene is serene and symmetrical, set with serendipitous surprises. The first room that is visible from the graveled drive is the apple orchard, where the fruit trees stand sentinel in a large grassy area. At their feet lie soft-fruit gardens with a meandering maze of vines. “The children like to pick the blueberries and raspberries,” Dianna says, adding that, in homage to the

above: Climbing hydrangea decorates a trellis above an antique bench on the terrace. below: Espalier pear trees on the lower terrace provide fruit each summer and a whiteflowering magnolia heralds the spring.

above: The boxwood rose garden features tuteurs of climbing hydrangea. Behind the pool house, Japanese lilac trees bloom and European hornbeams screen the tennis court. below: Wisteria vines gracefully drape themselves over the pool house trellis.

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On the patio, which is flanked by boxwood and hydrangea, a seating area with oversized planters of succulents creates an outdoor room.

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opposite: A flowering pear tree allée, which is uplighted at night, becomes a four-season feature. The trees, underplanted with spring bulbs and vinca, are the first to bloom in the spring and change into their fall colors in late November. this page: The garden’s blooms include Endless Summer hydrangeas, left, and pink annuals.

The slow reveal sets the stage for the progression of grand yet down-toearth garden rooms on the Round Hill Road estate that seduce and surprise no matter the season.

architecture of the house, the beds mirror each other. The front courtyard, which centers matching parking garages, is planted with staid boxwoods and features bluestone cutouts. At the formal front door, a pair of specimen beech trees try to touch the sky. The tennis court, which is as much used by the parents as the children, has a green screen hedge of European hornbeams that hides its chain-link fence. The underplanting, English laurel, remains green through summer sun as well as snow. Beyond the tennis court, the backyard stretches its green arms in a gloriously wide hug. The approach to the pool area takes you through the rose garden, a profuse array of pinks that’s walled with a low hedge of boxwood. “We massed them,” Dianna says. “They are Knock Outs, so they bloom all summer long.” Beyond the roses lies the bluestone-paved patio, what Dianna calls the main living space. “Creating it was our biggest task,” she says. “Originally, it was a small space that the family never used. They were so excited when it was finished that the husband threw the wife a surprise party there for her fortieth birthday.”

Square cutout beds of hydrangea paniculata, underplanted with a variety of colorful annuals, step down from the patio to the pool. Along the red-brick transition wall, espaliered pear trees spread their armlike branches and beg a passerby to pluck their ripe fruit. “We thought this would be fun for the children,” Dianna says. A second, larger patio by the pool is announced by an allée of six twenty-foot-tall flowering pear trees. “They are the first plants to bloom in the spring,” she says. “You can see them when you look out the windows of the master bedroom and bathroom. They lead you down the path to the rest of the backyard, visually.” The patio, too, is abloom: Nikko Blue hydrangeas form a natural boundary around the space, where globe-type boxwoods anchor each corner. “This is dramatic because of the massing,” Dianna explains. “And it frames the entire area, which includes a seating area of oversize planters with succulents.” At the end of the allée, the path is punctuated by a plinth holding an urn that offers a bouquet of seasonal plantings. The parterre, which Dianna calls the “real fun of the whole

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In the boxwood rose garden, the Sweet Autumn clematis and the Knock Out shrub roses were chosen for their hardiness and long-lasting blooms.

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above: The apple orchard includes soft-fruit gardens that are enclosed to protect the berries from wildlife. below: The boxwood rose garden overlooks the tennis court, which is screened by European hornbeams.

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above: The pond is filled with iris and hardy lilies that require little care once established. The spot includes seating to take in the peaceful view. below: The waterfall is surrounded with shade-loving plants in soft greens, whites, blues and pinks.

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At the base of the waterfall, purple climbing hydrangea wraps itself around an antique wroughtiron arbor.

The calm color palette—wispy, soft pinks, whites, blues and purples—sets the scene for the brighter annuals that are switched out season by season. Overall, the scene is serene and symmetrical, set with serendipitous surprises. garden,” is designed to appeal to all the senses. A central fountain sets the tone for four standard lilacs and two beds framed with boxwood: one contains lady’s mantle, the other is filled with lavender. “You can smell the fragrant lavender, you can hear the water splashing, and you can feel your feet crunch on the gravel,” she says. Another of Dianna’s favorite features of Les Arbes is the set of grass and bluestone steps that lead down a steep slope into the woods. “They are quite architectural and centered on the patio,” she says. “When the kids saw them, they wanted to go sledding down them.” They pass by the pond, which was repaired and underplanted with dogwood and willow trees and a variety of woodland plants, including hosta, viburnum and Solomon’s seal, to create a subdued, shady spot. “The plants look like they were always there,” Dianna says. “And they shelter the water feature at the same time they draw the eye to it.” A delicate waterfall feeds the pond, which is filled with lilies. Close by, there’s a fire pit, reached by oversized stepping stones, where the family roasts marshmallows in the fall while sitting on a low wall.

“This area is a nod to nature,” she says. “There are no chairs, and it’s made to seem private, yet you don’t feel disconnected because of the site lines.” No tour of Les Arbes would be complete without taking a swing in the yurt. It’s in an obscure corner of the property, hanging from the branches of a 100-year-old tree. You have to be in-the-know to know of its existence. “It’s the wow! factor on the property,” she says. “You can easily fit six adults and four children in it.” The gardens of Les Arbes are of a timeless design, and no matter the time of year or day, there’s always something interesting to see. Dianna mentions the sculptural qualities of the boxwood hedges. She speaks eloquently of the fiery-red bark of the dogwood trees when they’re wearing a winter coat of snow. She talks about the pretty shapes of the lilac standards and the dazzling colors of the estate’s 100,000 bulbs—irises and crocuses and daffodils and narcissus and the black and white tulips under the pear trees— that proudly pop their heads out of the ground. “I’ve been to visit the property many times through the years,” she says. “It’s one of my favorite gardens. Each time I see it, it G takes my breath away because it never fails to surprise me.”

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Q&A waists and halter necklines, styled with red lips, sunglasses and chic silk head scarves. Each one makes the case for elevated summer dressing, including some sequined numbers that’ll play well next to a sparkling sea at sunset. And Temperley, who is the muse for her own designs, will have plenty to choose from for her next holiday, whether she’s escaping to the coast or to her beloved countryside estate.

From a very early age, I knew I wanted to be creative. My mother has been one of my biggest inspirations. Growing up in rural Somerset, I was encouraged to be creative. I loved making things. I would rip up fabric and get into a lot of trouble for destroying my mother’s favorite shawls!

Tell us about the spring collection. The collection transports us to the Temperley Riviera, where the summer never ends.

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ALICE TEMPERLEY IS A COUNTRY GIRL AT HEART, which may come as a surprise to those who know her only as the face of the London label that has become synonymous with It-Brit girl style. But her Somerset roots account for the birth of her creativity and the free-spirited approach to fashion that has woven its way into all the things she touches. It’s those touches—the intricate embroideries, exquisite embellishments and unabashedly romantic silhouettes— that have set her apart and made her a red carpet regular. While her dresses and evening wear are usually the showstoppers, she creates separates and jumpsuits that feel just as glamorous, and this season was no different. Models strutted throwback looks with cinched 112

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What’s your favorite part about designing the evening wear pieces? I love discovering new techniques, such as innovative embroideries or fabrics. It is so important to always evolve and push the boundaries of what we are creating.

What’s your own go-to evening look? I always like to feel effortless, no matter how decadent an outfit might be. My current go-to look for the evening is the sequined Bardot jumpsuit and coat from my summer collection.

What’s your summer uniform? Easy, effortless summer dresses in lightweight silks and cottons and bright, feminine prints. Either halter neck or off-shoulder; comfortable and versatile. I can layer with a leather jacket if needed. Or louche, lightweight tailoring that we have in the

summer collection. I usually wear flat shoes in the summer, perhaps a panama hat, and I am never without my Leica camera hanging round my neck.

How does England/London inspire your work? Temperley London is a quintessentially British brand. Being British means we can tell an authentic story, draw on our sense of eccentricity and celebrate our unique sense of humor. We stay true to our heritage by celebrating craftsmanship, quality and attention to detail.

Which cities/places offer the most style inspiration? I am always inspired by places I visit, from souks in Marrakech to the architecture and interiors on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Paris for exhibitions, book shops and flea markets. Understanding a culture and absorbing everything around you is what I try to do whenever I travel. And most importantly, London and Somerset. London is a creative hub and it is an exciting place to be—from art to music to design. There is so much to see and do.

Who is the Temperley London woman? She is feminine, free-spirited and individual. She is not a slave to trends and appreciates quality, attention to detail and craftsmanship.

How has the fashion industry changed since you started? The pace of the industry has

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changed. Everything has to happen at a greater speed. There is a hunger for newness and it is important for brands to stay relevant and always evolve. Brands can now engage directly with consumers. It is so important to maintain integrity and authenticity with everything you project as a brand on social media and websites. Storytelling has never been easier.

What’s been your career highlight so far?

What do you love to do when you’re not designing?

My highlight so far would have to be when I received my MBE [Most Excellent Order of the British Empire] from the Queen in 2011. That was an incredible experience and really made me realize how far Temperley London had come in such a short space of time. I feel very proud of our achievements.

Spend time with my son, my family and friends. I’m constantly inspired by the people I am surrounded by and I never stop thinking about designing, even when I’m not in the office. Traveling is very important for me. I want to take my son on adventures and give him experiences that he will never forget. And filling my

house in Somerset with the people that inspire me and having long lunches, walks and evenings spent by the fire.

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Q&A I have loved fashion since I was a little girl, and I had always hoped I would be involved in the industry somehow. I started in PR for Gucci in Paris, then production for Kevin Krier & Associates in New York. I worked as a design assistant for Oscar de la Renta in New York and was a design consultant for Tory Burch and Ungaro in Paris.

Where did the idea for Les Bonbons come from?

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EVEN IF YOU DON’T KNOW HER NAME, YOU’VE SEEN HER WORK. Rebecca de Ravenel’s Les Bonbons earrings, those delightful cascading silk cord-wrapped orbs in a rainbow of candy colors, became the accessory of summer, dangling from the lobes of every chic woman around town. Simultaneously elegant and playful, they reflect the style that de Ravenel—who split her childhood between Bahamian beaches and Parisian streets—has come to personify. It’s a natural progression, then, that the designer’s next venture would include both handbags and a ready-to-wear collection full of caftans, kimonos and dresses that she herself favors and that complements her latest take on statement jewels: a mix of earrings and bangles in floral and seashell shapes, crafted from carved wood and mother-ofpearl. The natural nod to beachy glamour—and de Ravenel’s breezy but sophisticated approach—will have us all aspiring to her brand of chic island living. 114

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There really was no rhyme or reason; I started designing for me. I’m always making something or other with a glue gun. The people at the Los Angeles flower market probably think I’m a florist. When I came up with the idea for Les Bonbons, it was because I needed a pair of lightweight statement earrings that didn’t end up on the table in the middle of dinner. I have collected jewelry for a long time, but rarely can you find a pair that are comfortable to wear all evening long. This sort of earring had a moment in the late 80s, early 90s, and I had the idea of wrapping Ping-Pong balls in silk thread and voila!

Why switch gears from jewelry to clothing? I didn’t set out to be an accessories designer; it sort of just happened. Introducing ready-towear was a very natural evolution for me; I always thought I would be a clothing designer before anything else. My approach has always been about dressing the divine girl in the divine room.

What inspired the new collection? My spring/summer collection was inspired by a few trips I took this past year (one being Japan). Color inspires every aspect of how I live and how I think, and of course my beloved Bahamas.

The clothing in this first collection really complements the earrings, as opposed to being the other way around. I think that women have invested in my earrings season after season because of their versatility; you can wear them during the day or for something more formal, and the clothing was designed with the same intention. I like to put myself in another woman’s shoes and imagine what she is doing and what she would want to be wearing. This spring/ summer is all about sophisticated comfort, with accessories that quite literally bring the beach to you!

Which of the cities you’ve lived in inspires you the most? My home is the Bahamas, and I think I live my life through islandcolored glasses. There is a tropical undercurrent to anything I do, whether it be with my designs or in my home. The Bahamas for that easy-breezy colorful feel, Paris for its sheer beauty and history, New York for its energy, India for its multitude of scents, colors patterns and architecture...it can go on and on. I also believe that what can inspire you one year may not the following. Timing in life, like most things, has an effect on inspiration.

What’s your go-to summer uniform? A long, floaty floral dress, a straw basket, preferably barefoot and dare I say, my earrings!

What do you pack for a summer getaway? Packing light is something I have a very hard time with. If you ask around enough, it is sort of a joke. For a quick summer trip, I will pack my Athena caftan, a floral dress, my new long polka dot skirt that can be worn with a bathing suit during the day and a T-shirt are key. And of course, a multitude of

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Tell us about your fashion background.

accessories (thankfully I have a few of those). Always leave room in your bag to pick up treasures from a local market; you never know what you may find.

Favorite travel destination? Why? I love traveling more than anything; there are so many places I still want to explore and too many places I love, to count. I am constantly traveling for work now, but every free chance I get I return home to the Bahamas. Even though I rarely leave my house when I am there, it is simply my favorite place on earth.

What’s been your career highlight so far? I still pinch myself when I see

women wearing my earrings in real life. Anywhere from a grocery store in Los Angeles to walking down Madison Avenue or at a cocktail party in the Bahamas. It is simply the most exciting thing in the world and always will be.

Modern style icon? Carolina Herrera. We were at a party together recently; she forgot her brooch and picked up a flower from the table (in lieu of a jewel) and pinned it to her dress. It was totally effortless and completely divine.

You’ve worked with some of fashion’s greats. What’s the best advice you’ve received about being a designer? Be kind. Kindness is memorable.

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handmade in Peru and India). Each move has been deliberate and considerate, including the time she’s devoted to raising her three young children. For spring, Johnson treated her audience to a runway lined with fresh flowers and looks that included everything from eyelet, frills and florals to structured denim in unexpected shades. They amount to another enviable feminine capsule from a designer who’s quickly becoming a fashion household name. As her presence continues to grow—she opened a Bleecker Street store last year—devotees will not have to travel far to find her.

How did you get started designing?

EXPLORER’S EYE

ULLA JOHNSON

ULLA JOHNSON’S CLOTHES HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSPORT—often to an airy, ethereal plane where romantic floaty dresses pair best with bare feet and tanned skin—and it’s her pursuit of discovery and travel that drive her to create the dreamy pieces that inspire such wanderlust. Although raised in New York, she saw the world with her archaeologist parents, each adventure and destination informing what would become her signature style. Her rise from racks at small boutiques to Barneys fixture has been a slow one, evolving from a few initial pieces to full collections defined by tailored bohemian frocks, gauzy separates and reworked denim. Challenging the breakneck speed at which the current fashion machine moves, Johnson is a breath of fresh air; her focus is on thoughtful designs and a reverence for details and materials (many 116

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It was a very organic process. I studied psychology in college and did work around fashion theory and the way clothes can serve to empower the wearer; how they can make women feel. I just started sewing pieces here and there, and then some friends opened a store and I designed a few things for them, and it just sort of grew from there. I had a very clear vision even from the start as far as what was important to me in the collection; integrity of materials and process, timelessness, craft, ease. These have all been touchstones throughout the growth and evolution of the brand.

What inspired your spring collection? The spring 2018 collection is a dialogue around transparency, the desire for something pure and open, as told through a juxtaposition of materiality. I wanted to explore the idea of invisible protection, of clothing as poetic armor, and a bold femininity that is both impermeable and crystal clear.

or field, a nebulous feeling that begins to cohere into a mood and silhouette. This is a very free and inspiring time.

What’s your summer uniform? Diaphanous silk frocks or crisp poplin ones, ruffled crochet bikinis, our handwoven baskets, and natural leather sandals

What are your favorite destinations for summer travel? The Mediterranean. I grew up going to Dubrovnik and Hvar every summer, so it holds a super special place in my heart. We go as a family every year to different spots, as I always love to see new things. The last few years we did Ibiza, Puglia, Antiparos—all amazing!

Which cities/places offer the most style inspiration? Peru and Morocco are probably my all-time favorites as far as the richness of color and the tradition of weaving and knitting that is still very much alive in these places. But really, anywhere and everywhere. Lately, I am obsessed with the Gaucho culture in Argentina and Uruguay.

What’s your favorite part about designing a new collection?

Who is the Ulla Johnson woman?

I absolutely love approaching a clean slate, clearing our minds and our boards of all that was before and starting to build anew. I often start with something quite gestural; the brush strokes of a certain painter, a palette or texture inspired by a garden

She’s not easy to pin down. She is a traveler, a roamer, perhaps a mother, perhaps a professional, perhaps both, or neither. She is self-possessed and optimistic, she embraces color and pattern and cares deeply about the integrity of that which she loves.

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Q&A

What do you find to be the most challenging aspect of the fashion business? The calendar has become so fast-paced, the demand for new product so consuming, that there is no longer downtime, or just time to be pensive and process. Trying to find space for dreaming is a challenge.

How does being a mother inform the way you design? I mean, being a mother informs everything about who I am and what I make. I have to say it has

made me hyper-efficient with my time and very good at multitasking. In a practical sense, it has made the idea of ease become even more central to what I do but has also really opened up my creativity. Children are so uninhibited. I try to learn from them every day.

When did you feel like you’d made it?

What advice would you give to other designers looking to build their own brands?

Hang out with my family. Cook dinner with friends. Escape to Montauk on the weekends. Go to art shows. And arrange flowers. I am obsessed.

Have a distinctive and unique vision, and stay true to it.

I never want to feel that way! I am always pushing myself and my team to do more, to improve on our strengths, to evolve and grow and learn.

What do you love to do when you’re not designing?

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“I couldn’t look anyone in the face—I could only look at my shoes. For six months … It wasn’t as if I didn’t want to connect. I couldn’t”

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THE REDEMPTION OF

JEFF GRANT His life was defined by GARISH GRANDIOSITY, OPIOID ADDICTION and FINANCIAL FRAUD. HE ENDED UP IN PRISON. And then THE JOURNEY BEGAN

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HE LAST LAST BAD BADDECISION DECISION SLIPPED OUT HE SLIPPED OUT OFOF HIM HIM AS EASILY AS WATER A FALLS. AS EASILY AS WATER OVER AOVER FALLS. He’d filled out the paperwork demonstrating that his law firm, Jeffrey D. Grant & Associates, had suffered economic hardship in the wake of 9/11, embellishing only a little to buttress his claim. In Grant’s own mind, he had done nothing wrong. What did it matter that his firm was not in the shadow of the Towers, not in Manhattan at all, but way out in Mamaroneck? The ads on the radio said Westchester County businesses also were eligible for disaster relief loans. And when he called the people down at the Small Business Administration office, they confirmed his eligibility. Next came the application: He wrote down the correct and proper Mamaroneck address required of him—then he added, for good measure, a not-so-correct and proper Wall Street address. “I was desperate,” Grant recalls. “I needed that money. There was no question in my mind that my motive was to say anything I had to say—and so I described an office situation in New York that just wasn’t true.” It wasn’t entirely false, either. Grant had an agreement with a firm at 40 Wall Street to use its conference space for the convenience of his Manhattan clients. “But I don’t think I had ever actually used the space,” Grant says. “And losing it would have had zero economic impact on my firm.” Why did it not occur to Grant that he had crossed into ethical badlands? Perhaps because he’d done it already, in a rash attempt to save his once high-flying firm from ruin: “I was spiraling down. My firm was completely out of cash.” When the day came, in 2000, that Grant could not make payroll, desperation got the better of him: He borrowed from clients’ escrow accounts without their knowledge, setting in motion a New York State attorneys’ grievance committee investigation. That investigation was still in progress on September 11, 2001. Unknown to his family and friends, unknown even to his employees (who nevertheless had their suspicions), the firm was as good as dead, and Grant himself faced the prospect of disbarment. So great was the weight of these secrets that he was vomiting up blood. Not only that. He had ballooned to 285 pounds. He drank too much. And he was addicted to opioid painkillers—first Demerol and then OxyContin. “I took things to wake up. I took things to go to sleep. I was a mess.” So in the darkening whirlwind of his life, what did a little embroidery on a loan application matter? The loan came through—$247,000—an answered prayer, a well of tears.

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never knew the old Jeff Grant. But I’ve known the present Jeff Grant—the Reverend Jeffrey Grant, the advocate for convicts and their families, the rare voice for white collar criminals—for about ten years. It’s October, and we’re sitting in his office at Family ReEntry, a Bridgeport-based nonprofit that helps inmates find their feet back out in the real world, a world where the reception is cold and the way forward ridden with obstacles. In 2016 Grant was named CEO and executive director of Family ReEntry—its first leader who knows the mission from the inside out, having done his own stretch in prison. As his saga rolls out of him, I think of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Not funny in the least, it’s the story of a man losing his way in the middle of his life’s journey, descending into hell, and struggling back to the bright world, where once again he beholds the stars:

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“‘I’m sorry and I’m ashamed,’ Grant told the judge. ‘I offer no excuse for what I did”’

Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. At sixty-one, Grant is a powerful-looking man with a broad, expressive face and curly gray hair swept back from his temples. He reflects on his old self frankly, almost brutally, without excuses. Who was that man and how did he get that way? If you’d met him socially, you probably would have liked him. He coached his daughters’ softball team. He sat on the school board. He owned a restaurant. “I was this fun-loving, backslapping guy,” he says. “People may have been talking about me behind my back, saying I was out of my mind, I don’t know. But they would have seen this huge guy who put his arm around everyone, hugged everyone, kissed everyone.” He pauses, then adds this curious detail: “I had tons of people who probably considered me their friend—but I didn’t necessarily consider any of them my friend.” If you’d met him professionally, you might have disliked him intensely. In 1991 he moved his family out of Manhattan, to Rye, and opened the Mamaroneck office. “That’s when things started flying,” he says. “I was a big fish in a small pond” specializing in real estate law and serving as general counsel to a company that owned hundreds of buildings. “I became increasingly arrogant and grandiose. I wasn’t a nice guy. I viewed my job as winner take all—I was like a paid assassin.” Underlying his aggressive style were the addictions—chiefly the opioid addiction. (He originally kicked Demerol in 1986 but relapsed in 1992, after rupturing his achilles tendon playing basketball.) And underlying the drugs was an undiagnosed bipolar disorder. The disease’s “up” phase seemed to endow him with special powers of perception. “I would have these moments of real clarity. Some bipolar people talk about it—it’s almost a genius. You see connections that other people can’t see.” His success begat more success. If the firm was running low on cases, he would go for a walk and come back with ten new ones. “Everyone wants to be near successful people,” he explains. “They want to rub the arm of the person who has the golden goose.” Meanwhile, he had fashioned a lavish lifestyle for himself and his family. “I did everything to the extreme. I was flaunting this nouveau riche lifestyle, flaunting it. There was no humility. I’d go down and lease the biggest BMW you could get. I had a house in the best section of town. We would go on shopping trips—I mean big vacations, just to shop, and we would come back with massive amounts of clothes. I didn’t even know that other families were looking at us like, ‘What’s going on?’” Somewhere along the line, his lawyerly aggression turned to recklessness. Grant has no memory of a hard tipping point. But his risky decisions ceased paying off, as any gambler’s will. “I kind of knew that I was betting the house on every hand. I knew that. But I was powerless to stop it.” For example, he took big positions in dot-com startups, certain that just one hit would set him up for life. He had these positions written on Post-it notes and affixed to his computer. One day his assistant casually said, “What if none of them hit?” “And I said, ‘No, that can’t happen.’ But of course in 122 GREENWICHMAG.COM

2000, when the dot-com bubble burst, it was all gone.” Around this time, a friend who knew of Grant’s Demerol habit visited his office—he opened his hand and let a pile of OxyContin spill onto Grant’s broad, wood burl desk. “That was a whole new level, just crazy,” he said of the drug that would fuel the current opioid epidemic. “I couldn’t work at all. I couldn’t do anything. I would just go over to his house in the middle of the afternoon and sit in his den and watch The Golf Channel with him while my firm was disintegrating.” Then came the raiding of the escrow accounts. And then 9/11. He nursed the tiny hope that the disaster relief loan, which he applied for in December 2001, could save his firm—but in embroidering the application Grant had released the hellhounds, as it were, and it was only a matter of time before they ran him down. In 2002 a former business partner who’d learned of the investigation into the escrow debacle—now in its second year—wrote a letter to the grievance committee detailing Grant’s other sins. “He talked not just about my character, but about my drug use, about all the horrible things I’d done to him,” Grant remembers. “I think he was fundamentally right, but at the time I was appalled. A copy of the letter was sent to me by my ethics lawyer. I asked him, ‘How devastating is this to my case?’ And he said, ‘Devastating—it’s devastating.’” On July 28, 2002, Grant resigned his law license, conceding his unethical borrowing. (Soon after, the state ordered his disbarment.) Next he called a physician friend who once again wrote out a forty-tablet prescription for Demerol. Grant picked it up at the pharmacy—this time with a sense of doom. “My life was over,” he says. “I knew I was going to try to kill myself.” That night, after his family went to bed, he sat down in his easy chair, turned on the TV, and downed the vial of pills. Then he sank away into oblivion.

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e came to, woozily, in the morning. During the night he had slid out of his chair and now he was lying crumpled on the floor. He vomited. He crawled to the kitchen to look for more pills to end the job, but no luck: His recent string of failures now included the failure to commit suicide. In the blur of days that followed, Grant knew, as those who hit bottom sometimes do, that he would never take another opioid painkiller. He arranged admission to Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, but his wife and daughters—whom Grant had kept in the dark about the depths of his turmoil, not to mention the suicide

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“One day in church, Grant turned to see a woman entering, bathed in a kind of halo light. ‘She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I was spellboud.’”

attempt—reminded him they had a wedding to attend that night. Could rehab wait a day? “After the ceremony I walked into the bar, and they were pouring shots for the wedding party,” Grant says. “There were like fifteen shots on the bar. It’s cloudy, but I just remember it. I went up to the bar and said something either funny or pathetic, and people laughed as I drank every one of those shots. Those were the last drinks I ever had. August 9, 2002.” In the fog of disease and addiction, Grant often believed that people were plotting against him, were taking advantage of him in ways he could not quite pinpoint. “My friends, my family, my parents, they had all done these horrible, horrible things to me,” he says. At Silver Hill, as the fog began to lift, he awoke one night and sat bolt upright in his bed. How had he not seen it before? The revelation hit him like a blunt force wound. “I realized that they hadn’t been doing horrible things to me—I had been doing horrible things to them! And I ran down the hall, crying …” Here in his Bridgeport office, reliving the moment, Grant begins to weep. “I ran down the hall to the nurse’s station, crying like a baby! I tried to explain to the nurse, ‘They weren’t doing things wrong, I was doing things wrong! I was the bad one!’ And she put her arm around me and started rubbing my back. And she said, ‘I know, dear, I know.’” She fetched a binder for him to see: It bore the heading “Bipolar Disorder.” Grandiosity. Arrogance. Flights of ideas. Manic mood swings. On and on and on. “I said, ‘This is me, this is me.’ And at that moment, I crossed over into recovery.” Let us take stock of the totality of Grant’s collapse. He was no longer a lawyer. He no longer had a job of any kind, or even the prospect of one. The cocksure, larger-than-life provider was gone, replaced by a man who was a stranger to himself, down and out, disgraced. “At that point we were pariahs,” Grant recalls. “I’d had hundreds and hundreds of people in my circle. I was a big shot in Mamaroneck and Rye. And nobody came to visit us—maybe like two people. We were untouchables. We were damaged. Nobody was going to come near us.”

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fter the Grants sold the house in Rye, they moved to an apartment in Greenwich. Grant began attending recovery meetings three or four times a day at a local church (in keeping with the recovery code, he prefers to withhold specifics about program and venue). He would wake very early, as was his habit, and wait outside the church on a bench or in his car as the sun rolled up. Nobody would have guessed at his lost wealth and position, for instead of decking himself out in the

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finery of that life, he wore baggy shorts, T-shirts and a baseball cap—a uniform of self-effacement, of anonymity. Soon he started helping a man set up the chairs before the morning meeting. Eventually the man asked if Grant would like to take on the responsibility himself—to be “the chair person.” A ray of light had found him. “It was the first time anybody had trusted me with anything,” he says of the period after his fall. “They gave me the keys—the keys to the church. And I would go into the church at 5 a.m., and I would set up the chairs, and I would do it so methodically. “In my old life, I did everything to show off. But this wasn’t showing off. I was alone. I just felt a sense of purpose. I was actually caring for other people. I cared about how that room looked. I cared that they came into that room and felt taken care of. So I set up chairs every single morning for a thousand days. A thousand days! I didn’t go on vacation, didn’t do anything. I just set up the chairs.” When he finished each morning, he had a couple of hours to sit in the great silence of the church and read the Bible, or pray, or meditate. “I got this overwhelming feeling that I can’t explain,” Grant says. “God was all around—I just turned myself over to Him.” And so his became the story of a man who sensed a divine hand steering the beat-up little skiff of his life. A man who, having sweated out every ounce of arrogance through prayer and good works, won the affection of his tribe of mending souls, and embarked on a life of service. But the hellhounds did not tire; all the while they’d been gaining ground. In 2004 they caught him, and eventually ran him right into the New York media crucible, where the gentle, kindly Jeff Grant mutated into a particularly odious criminal: “9/11 Scammer Gets 18 Months for Loan Fraud.” He learned of his new calamity in a humdrum way: His cell phone rang as he was walking along West Putnam Avenue. The man on the phone identified himself as IRS, Criminal Investigation Division. “My mind was reeling. I said, ‘Is this a joke?’ There was no part of me, none, that thought I had done anything wrong regarding that loan.” But the man convinced him otherwise: How odd it was to look from a perch of clarity upon the morass of your old life. A couple of weeks later, he turned himself in at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse on Pearl Street in Manhattan. The concrete barricades installed after 9/11 were still up, and the military presence around the government buildings was still heightened. Grant took in the vigilant mood, so evocative of that day of destruction. A sense of shame overcame him. Certainly there was irony in the fact that he might have got his loan anyway, without embellishing; but he had embellished, there was no changing that now. He had taken personal advantage of a national tragedy. Federal marshals cuffed him and took him to a holding cell. Hours later, at his arraignment, he pleaded guilty. Then he went back to Greenwich to await his sentence, which would not come for another two years. The bonds of his family life, meanwhile, had frayed to breaking. So great was the fall, so humiliating were the circumstances, that

MISSION:

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Jeff Grant’s work spans a wild range—blighted neighborhoods to backcountry estates—with prison and anguished families as a common thread

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FAMILY REENTRY By 2007, when Grant got out of prison, he had already discovered the presence of God in his life. But how could he engage his spiritual self in a world that treated ex-cons as outcasts? One small way was to volunteer at Family ReEntry, a Bridgeportbased agency that helps ex-cons return productively to their cities and towns. It offers, among other things, intervention; mentorship; skills training; and mental health, substance abuse and domestic abuse counseling. In 2009 Family ReEntry asked Grant to join its board. On his first day as a board member, he was waiting outside the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport (the former home of Family ReEntry), staring at a desolate lot on Washington Avenue. “Weeds had grown up to like eight feet tall, and there were car parts and garbage all over,” Grant says. “And inside the weeds was what looked like a crop circle. It was a heroin den—an outdoor heroin den. The neighborhood was so dangerous that the seniors couldn’t even walk to Walgreens without a security guard.” Grant had a vision of turning

that lot into a park. And with the support of the board, the lot owner, Grant’s wife, Lynn Springer, then-Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and some Greenwich hedge funders, that’s exactly what he did. Family ReEntry organized a crew of ex-cons who made the unlikely transformation of heroin den into a lovely, lighted park. “It was the largest privately owned, public-use park and garden in the state,” Grant says. This proved to be a kind of metaphor. If people can be seen as gardens in distress, then Family ReEntry helps reclaim about 3,500 of them every year. Among other achievements last year, about 90 percent of those in Family ReEntry’s residential programs successfully transitioned back into their communities, and about 93 percent of those in mentoring programs enlisted in high school equivalency programs. Family ReEntry is also the state’s largest provider of domestic abuse services. In 2016 Grant was named Family ReEntry’s executive director—as far as he knows, the first ex-felon to head a major criminal justice nonprofit. He had his work cut out for him. That July, Connecticut’s fiscal trouble forced the Department of Corrections to end all nonresidential behavioral health programs for returning inmates, including $2 million in Family ReEntry programs. The state had worked hard to reduce its prison population from 20,000 to 14,000. But now, Grant says, “there are no longer mandated critical support services to help ensure that these individuals won’t be forced to go back to the very behavior that landed them in

prison in the first place.” Grant says Family ReEntry is on the rebound, but he hopes that private fundraising in affluent communities can further offset the loss. familyreentry.org

PROGRESSIVE PRISON MINISTRIES & INNOCENT SPOUSE & CHILDREN PROJECT In 2012 Grant and his wife, Lynn, founded Progressive Prison Ministries and Innocent Spouse & Children Project. The former helps those accused or convicted of white-collar (and other nonviolent) crimes navigate incarceration issues— from going in to coming out. The latter helps their families cope. Often wives and children are left destitute when the breadwinner goes to prison and his assets are frozen or seized. And there’s no natural sympathy for them, Grant says. “Even some of the churches turn their backs on you.” The ministries help guide families to available financial resources—such as help with heating bills and groceries—or just comfort them when they cry. For the imprisoned, Grant organizes video conferences offering advice from those who have been there; he also helps the men (they are almost always men) forge new career paths. For example, he helped one hedge funder go back to school to become a drug counselor. The ministries continue to thrive. progressiveprisonproject .blogspot.com »

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it could hardly have been otherwise. Then there was the overlay of recovery—the quite real phenomenon of the recovery widow, unintentionally frozen out of her spouse’s journey. “I didn’t even know what was going on with my family,” admits Grant, who estimates that he attended 1,200 recovery meetings in his first year. “I became absentee. And there came a day that I was asked to leave.” He left the house with two duffel bags and his clock radio. Essentially homeless, he spent the next couple of years living in people’s guest rooms and sleeping on their sofas. “I made sure my family was taken care of,” he says, “but I lived without a home until I went to prison.” Grant considers the generosity of his recovery mates as one of many miracles along the way. Still, jobless, homeless and prison-bound, there were plenty of reasons for fear and dread, and none for hope. One day in church, Grant turned to see a woman entering, bathed in a kind of halo light. “She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen,” he says, eyes twinkling. “I was spellbound.” She left the meeting early. Impulsively he followed her out to the parking lot, a bearish, squinty-faced man in an orange baseball cap. “I thought he was a lunatic,” she says. Her name was Lynn Springer. Svelte, fined-boned, with long, silvery hair, she possessed a fashion model’s beauty—a beauty amplified by her gentleness of spirit. “He had such focus in his eyes,” she continues. “It was disconcerting.” But at least she was aware of him now. She listened with special attentiveness when he shared at meetings, and so learned his story

in all its wretchedness. Did it put her off? “Jeff has told you his story,” she says to me. “Do you look at him and go, ‘Ugh, what a bad, villainous man?’ I didn’t think that. I saw him full of life and generosity and compassion. The enormousness of his heart, his joy of life, were so captivating to me. And he was so kind! I had never met anyone as kind as Jeff.” Lynn’s own marriage had ended, and such endings are almost always difficult. “I was coming from a place in my own life of extreme sadness. Of feeling unloved. Of disappointment. Of feeling vulnerable. And I was very intrigued by him.” After a year of friendship, she and Jeff began to see each other. “When we went on our first date, I was so petrified I couldn’t hold her hand,” he says. “I couldn’t do anything. I was so damaged, so afraid.” He laughs. “I had no idea what she could possibly see in me. What a bad bet I was!”

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n January 2006 Grant was sentenced to eighteen months at Allenwood Low Federal Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania. (A U.S. Supreme Court case about sentencing guidelines accounted for the two-year wait; in the interim, he had repaid the loan.) “I’m sorry and I’m ashamed,” Grant told the judge. “I offer no excuse for what I did.”

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Jeff with Family ReEntry clients in Bridgeport

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Only now did the papers get wind of his crime. Though his old self might have wished the news reports had teased out the nuances of the story, his new self accepted the wave of infamy with surprising calm. And anyway, the more immediate worry was prison itself. Allenwood is surrounded by farmland and forest; the only remarkable feature in the landscape is a reptile zoo across the street. Grant reported to Allenwood on Easter Sunday, 2006. Nobody is supposed to report to federal prison on Easter Sunday, but there had been a clerical error, one of weird significance. If Easter is about rising, then surely Jeff Grant had come to prison on the right day. Prison has its own byzantine laws and ways, and a new inmate must pick them up on the fly. Why did the barber ignore Grant when he went for his haircut? Because everything must be paid for black-market style. You couldn’t have money in prison. So the currency at Allenwood was smoked mackerel—the fish—available for purchase, in foil bags, at certain times and in certain ways at the commissary. If you wanted your uniform ironed, if you wanted a haircut, you paid with “macks.” “God forbid you should actually eat them,” Grant says with a laugh. Because this entire system of exchange was illegal, there were designated “runners” to shuttle the macks to and fro. Grant enjoys recounting some of these details now. But the essence of prison is harder to get at; there’s no succinct way to describe truly what it does to a person. “Once you go to prison, you lose touch with reality in some way,” Grant says. “Empathy kind of escapes. I was, like, in a deprivation tank.” The easiest way to get by was to keep his head down, talk little, and fall into a prison groove, one day duplicating the last. Even the supposedly glad interruption of a visitor could instill unease. For one thing, a visit entailed hours-long preparation. When a prisoner was finally on the verge of seeing his loved one, he entered a sort of retaining room—and Grant is suddenly back in the present tense: “I have to strip down and stand there naked while they check between my fingers, check in my mouth, check my private parts, they turn you around, you bend over, they check you.” (There was also a litany of requirements and prohibitions for visitors. One infraction could scrap a visit for the day, such as when Lynn wore capris. A guard had judged them to be short pants, thus forbidden, and barked, “You—out of the line!”) Lynn spent her first visit with her head in Jeff’s lap, crying. “I don’t think I had fully accepted the reality of it,” she says. “The concertina wire, the guards, the way I was treated, even as a visitor— the way Jeff was treated. The way he behaved there. The way his eyes were. Everything about it was humiliating. The guard would say something and Jeff would immediately go, ‘Uh!’ and do what he was told. He was so nervous. Just talking about it and remembering it is making me feel sick.” A distance opened between them. She would tell him about some problem she was having back in Greenwich and seek his help, as had been her custom. “And he would say to me, ‘Lynn, I’m in prison

now. What do you want me to do?’ That was his answer. And I kind of felt like I didn’t have a partner anymore. That was devastating for me. I felt so alone.” But Grant did find his prison groove. He did it by walking—walking around the track, lap upon lap, ten miles a day. He hit upon the idea of walking clear across America. “In the library I pulled out a road atlas and plotted the course from New York to L.A., all the little towns in between, in ten-mile increments. Every day I’d vicariously be in the town that I had walked to.” Soon gang members, drug dealers and white collar offenders wanted in on the journey. “They would join me on segments and I would say, ‘Today I’m walking from Akron, Ohio, making my way down to Nashville, Tennessee.’ It was fascinating! We would talk about where we were walking and what was in that town, and we’d look it up. It was our form of escape.” In the end, Grant walked 3,500 miles, shed sixty-five pounds, and learned the life stories of his fellow inmates, human stories in all their contradictions and complexities.

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rant went free after serving nearly fourteen months at Allenwood. But when he emerged, his old joi de vivre was gone. The attitude Lynn had noticed in Jeff that first visiting day, the nervousness, the disconnectedness—he carried it back to Greenwich. “I couldn’t look anyone in the face—I could only look at my shoes. For six months.” “He didn’t even look at me,” says Lynn. “The shame, I guess.” Grant sighs. “It wasn’t as if I didn’t want to connect. I couldn’t.” Lynn’s daughter, Skylar, was seven when Jeff came into their lives. Though Skylar had a loving relationship with her own father, Jeff had proved a delightful bonus. “She said, ‘Mommy, Jeff is so warm and snuggly, when you sit next to him to watch TV you don’t even need a blanket,’” Lynn recalls. The post-prison Grant was decidedly cooler. “When Skylar saw him—she was thrilled to see him—she hugged him and he hugged her, but he wasn’t smiling or anything. She turned to me and she didn’t know what to do. I had to hug her and comfort her. And she said, ‘I liked him better fat.’” Gradually, the old Jeff returned. He planted himself back in his life of service, at Liberation House in Stamford and then at Family ReEntry in Bridgeport. Family ReEntry has strong Greenwich roots: Elizabeth and Prescott Bush, sister-in-law and brother of George H. W. Bush, helped found it in 1984, and the Bushes’ friend Joan Warburg held a benefit concert each year at her backcountry estate. One year Lynn invited Jeff to the benefit, and one of Family ReEntry’s directors asked Grant if he would volunteer: MARCH 2018 GREENWICH

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His perspective as an ex-con would be invaluable. Feeling the old energy warm in him, Grant consulted his friend Chris Tate, the associate minister at Second Congregational Church in Greenwich. “I said, ‘Chris, I need to figure out what to do with my life now.’ He said to me, ‘I think you should go to seminary.’ I looked at him like he was crazy. ‘I’m a convicted felon. And I’m a Jew.’ He said, ‘Look, you probably have no idea what a seminary really is.’ In my mind it was where monks walk around. He said, ‘Really, it’s a place where you learn about social justice.’” And that idea struck at Grant’s very core. He applied. Around this time, in 2009, his mother was dying. Lynn helped nurse her as she faded away. “At this point we were pretty serious,” Grant says, “but I didn’t even feel I deserved to be married. Then this beautiful, beautiful woman, a big African-American nurse who was taking care of my mother, pulled me aside and said, ‘Honey, you better not let that one get away.’ On the plane ride home I asked Lynn to marry me.” “Jeff and I each came from lives of privilege that had felt like unhappy, golden cages,” Lynn says. “Together, we left all that behind and embarked on a rocky, rough path that led us to love, hope, joy and a life beyond our wildest dreams.” Early in their relationship, she had stumbled upon a haiku by the seventeenth-century Japanese poet Mizuta Masahide—nine words, summing up her life’s hardships and stubborn beauty: “Barn’s burnt down, now I can see the moon.”

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he rest of the story is epilogue. No, that’s not right. The rest of the story is Grant’s flowering into his new life. “When I show people my bio, every single thing, every accomplishment, is after prison,” he says. “They can’t believe it. I can’t believe it.” In 2012 he graduated from Union Theological Seminary in New York, where he focused on Christian social ethics. The same year, he and Lynn founded the Greenwich-based Progressive Prison Project, the first ministry in the United States to help white-collar and other nonviolent offenders deal with prison issues—earning Grant the sobriquet “minister to hedge funders,” though that only covers a piece of his mission. And they founded its sister ministry, the Innocent Spouse & Children Project, which helps the families of the accused and convicted navigate their harsh new realities. “The people at home are left dealing with the shame, the stigma,” Lynn says. “And there was a lot of it.” Lynn tells me of people who up and walked away, bristling with disapproval, when she told them Jeff’s story. Even after Jeff

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became a minster, there were people who refused to shake his hand. Paradoxically, perhaps, white-collar crime tends to be less forgivable than other crimes. Even Dante says so. His seventh circle of hell is reserved for the violent; his eighth is for the frauds.

In towns like ours, the families of the convicted live quietly excruciating lives. “They know everybody’s whispering about them,” Lynn says. “And in these affluent towns the children are ostracized. ‘Oh, you’re not having a playdate with so-and-so, his daddy blah-blah-blah.’” “There’s not a lot of services there,” Jeff adds. “There’s not a lot of understanding. You’re pretty much in a vacuum, and the sense of isolation is huge.” The stigma he speaks of does not exist in Bridgeport. Grant often preached at the city’s First Baptist Church (and ran its prison ministry) in addition to his work at Family ReEntry, and the starkly different attitudes he witnessed vexed and fascinated him. “They have this embodied understanding of criminal justice and prison,” he observes. “It’s part of their culture, unfortunately. But they rally around one another, and they’re helpful to one another, and they’re not shunning and they are not stigmatizing.” One of his great goals is to bring communities like Greenwich and Bridgeport together, to get them to share their common humanity. “That’s not an easy thing to do,” he admits. “There’s prejudice on both sides. Everyone is frightened of things they don’t know about.” Certainly that was once true of Grant himself. In the end, he says, we don’t really know which of our journey’s twists and turns are good for us, and which are bad. “But I do know that the things I was G most afraid of in life turned out to be the best things for me.”

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YWCA Greenwich Gala Friday, April 6, 2018 Hyatt Regency Greenwich 6:30pm - Midnight

LIVE,LAUGH,LOVE

Co-Chairs Brooke Bohnsack Lauren Hagerty Mairead Finn Nisha Hurst Join us for a night of cocktails, dinner, dancing and a live/silent auction to help benefit YWCA Greenwich programs and services!

To purchase tickets, sponsorships and advertisements go to www.501auctions.com/ywcagala

Music by DJ April Larkin

Champion Women's Empowerment Your support is needed now more than ever!

CALENDAR MARCH 2018

Art & Antiques ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. Tues.-Sun., noon5 p.m.; Fri., until 8 p.m. AMY SIMON FINE ART, 1869 Post Rd. East, Westport, 259-1500. Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., or by appointment. BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m. Current exhibits: American Abstraction: The Print Revival of the 1960s and ‘70s, Treasures of the Earth: Mineral Masterpieces from the Robert R. Wiener Collection, Hot Art in a Cold War: Intersections of Art and Science in the Soviet Era. Free for members, $8 general admission. CANFIN GALLERY, 39 Main St.,Tarrytown, NY, 914-332-4554. Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appt. Fine paintings and sculptures by established and emerging contemporary artists from all over the world.

Flinn Gallery

Amanecer by Alejandro Durán

The Flinn Gallery will host a new exhibit opening on Thursday, March 15 called Hazardous Beauty. The show features artists Alejandro Durán and Willie Cole, who use their creativity to interpret the environmental problems of plastic pollution and explore the impact of our increasing disposable culture. (Through aesthetically beautiful works and educational programming, the viewer reflects on the collision of consumer culture with the natural world.) Curated by Ellen Hawley. The gallery is located on the second floor of Greenwich Library and open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday until 8 and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. ( for more events visit greenwichmag.com )

CAVALIER GALLERIES, 405 Greenwich Ave., 8693664. Mon.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.6 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m., or by appt. A showcase of a select group of established and emerging artists who represent the finest in modern painting, sculpture and photography.

FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon4 p.m. FLINN GALLERY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7947. Mon.-Wed., Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. See highlight on this page. GERTRUDE G. WHITE GALLERY, YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Ave., 869-6501. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL, 299 Greenwich Ave., 862-6750. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon4 p.m. The Bendheim Gallery hosts major exhibitions every six weeks; visit greenwicharts.org to learn about upcoming exhibits. GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 39 Strickland Rd., 869-6899. Wed.-Sun., noon-4 p.m. J. RUSSELL JINISHIAN GALLERY, 1657 Post Rd., Fairfield, 259-8753. Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Large selection of original marine and sporting art by Christopher Blossom, Frederick Cozzens, Donald Demers, William Duffy, Carl Evers, Flick Ford, James Griffiths, Russ Kramer and many others.

CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING, 299 West Ave., Norwalk, 899-7999. Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, Rte. 22 at Jay St., Katonah, NY, 914-232-9555. Tues.-Fri. and Sun., 1-5 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appt.

KENISE BARNES FINE ART, 1947 Palmer Ave., Larchmont, NY, 914-8348077. Tues.-Sat.,

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Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

SPRING LUNCHEON 2018 The recent attacks on reproductive health and rights are unprecedented. Join us in the ﬁght to provide health care for all people.

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 · 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Stamford Marriott · 243 Tresser Blvd. · Stamford, CT 06901 Featured Speaker:

Faye Wattleton, past President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America

For tickets or more information: Faye Wattleton

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CALENDAR 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., or by appt. Visit kbfa.com for show information. LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM, 295 West Ave., Norwalk, 838-9799. Wed.-Sun., noon-4 p.m. Visit lockwoodmathewsmansion .com for program information. LOFT ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, 575 Pacific St., Stamford, 247-2027 or loftartists.com. MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. Daily, 10 a.m.5 p.m.

MICHAEL FLORIO GALLERY, 135 Mason Street, 858-5743. Specializing in established and emerging contemporary artists, marine art and curiosities. Open most days by chance or by appointment, Michaelflorio.com. NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY, 914-251-6100. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Erica Buchsbaum, Donna Moffly, Diane McEnroe, Danielle Eason, Julie Church. Missing from photo: Sheila Mossman

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Planned Parenthood of Southern New England (PPSNE) will hold its annual benefit luncheon at the Stamford Marriott (234 Tresser Blvd.) on Wednesday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event brings together over 600 supporters from all across Fairfield County and beyond. Keynote speaker will be Faye Wattleton, former CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the youngest and first woman to lead the organization since Margaret Sanger. The Community Impact Award will go to U.S. Congressman Jim Himes and his wife, Mary, for their longtime dedication to the cause. To register or make a contribution online go to ppsne.org/springluncheon or contact Laurie Diorio at laurie.diorio@ppsne .org or 203-752-2813.

St. Patrick’s Parade Grab your green garb and head on over to Greenwich Avenue on Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. for the forty-fourth annual Greenwich St. Patrick’s Parade. Mary Patricia (Pat) Wilson will serve as the Grand Marshal. For more parade information and updates visit greenwichhibernians.org.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, Bronx River Pkwy. and Fordham Rd., 718-817-8616. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat. 3-April 22, The Orchid Show. This year celebrates its 16th year at The New York Botanical Garden. PELHAM ART CENTER, 155 Fifth Ave., Pelham, NY, 914-738-2525, ext. 113. Tues.Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. noon-4 p.m. ROWAYTON ARTS CENTER, 145 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton, 866-2744. Tues.Sat., noon-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-4 p.m.

SAMUEL OWEN GALLERY, 382 Greenwich Ave., 422-6500 or 3251924. Mon.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m. -3 p.m. The gallery is committed to exhibiting the work of emerging to midcareer artists, as well as a variety of strong secondary market works. SILVERMINE ARTS CENTER, 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, 9669700. Wed.-Sat., noon5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m. SM HOME GALLERY, 70 Arch Street, 629-8121, Mon.-Fri.

10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.5 p.m. or by appointment. Featuring award-winning regional and national contemporary artists. Visit sandramorganinteriors.com for exhibit information. STAMFORD ART ASSOCIATION, 39 Franklin St., Stamford, 325-1139. Thurs.-Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-3 p.m. Thurs. 1-15, 45th Student Show. STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. »

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GreenwichUnitedWay.org 2018 Sole Sisters Luncheon Co-Chairs Jaime Eisenberg

Grace Lockhart Djuranovic

2018 Event Committee

Sara Allard • Brooke Bohnsack • Hagar Chemali • Rebecca Cooper • Kristen Forlini • Erin Glasebrook Megan Harvey • Karen Keegan • Nicole Kwasniewski • Olivia Langston • Caity Lischick Layla Lisiewski • Cricket Lockhart • Virginia Lockhart • Jan Marchand • Clarena McBeth Betsy McIntyre • Karin McShane • Sarah Muir • Maria Murphy • Kirsten Riemer Hillary Rosenthal • Liz Van Hell • Diane Viton • Jill Weiner • Amanda Wilson Greenwich United Way Board Chair Anne Sherrerd

Proceeds from this year's luncheon will help the Greenwich United Way support community solutions in the areas of education, self-sufficiency and health. Greenwich United Way • 500 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 415 • Greenwich, CT 06830 • 203-869-2221

CALENDAR THOMAS J. WALSH GALLERY, Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Rd., Fairfield, 254-4000, ext. 2969. Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m. UCONN STAMFORD ART GALLERY, One University Pl., Stamford, 251-8400. Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. WESTPORT ARTS CENTER, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport, 226-7070. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon4 p.m. YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven, 432-2800. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m. Permanent collection on view. YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven, 432-0611. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs., until 8 p.m.; Sun., 1-6 p.m. The permanent collection includes African art, American decorative art, American paintings and sculpture, ancient art, Asian art, coins and medals, as well as modern and contemporary art.

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Concerts, Film & Theater ARENA AT HARBOR YARD, 600 Main St., Bridgeport, 345-2300. Visit websterbankarena.com for shows and times. AVON THEATRE FILM CENTER, 272 Bedford St., Stamford, 661-0321. Visit avontheatre.org for special events and guest speakers. CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC & THE ARTS, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah, NY, 914-232-5035. For events listings visit caramoor.org.

THE CHAMBER PLAYERS OF THE GREENWICH SYMPHONY, Sun. 18, Round Hill Community Church, 395 Round Hill Rd., 4 p.m.; Mon. 19, Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave, 7:30 p.m., 622-6611. Adult tickets $30; student tickets $5. Visit greenwichsymphony.org for more information. CURTAIN CALL, The Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave., Stamford, 329-8207. Thurs. 8-25, Mulberry Street, The story revolves around an immigrant family, living in a basement apartment on Mulberry Street in Little Italy, New York, and features a son, trying to woo a “Park Avenue” girl, a daughter looking for a husband, a bunch of crazy neighbors and a mother and father trying to hold it all together in their own dysfunctional way. Full of laughs and poignant moments, this show is great for the whole family. Visit curtaincallinc .com for more information. DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, 576-1636. Fri. 16-April 8, Jesus Christ Superstar, visit dtcab.com for show times. EDGERTON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield, 371-7908. FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY, on StageOne, 70 Sanford St., Fairfield, 2591036. Visit fairfieldtheatre .org for dates, shows and times. GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE, 6 Main St., East Haddam, 860-873-8668. No new show until April. GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. Friends Friday Films: Fri. 2, The Eagle Huntress; Fri. 9, Paterson; Fri. 16, The Sicilian Clan; Fri. 23, A Plastic Ocean; all films screen at 8 p.m., are free and open to the public.

Breast Cancer Alliance Join the ladies from the breast cancer alliance for the annual Kids for a Cause Carnival Day on Sunday, March 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. The afternoon will include a fashion show, face painting, balloon animals, a magician, the Songs for Seeds team and so much more! Refreshments for both children and adults will be served. Looks from Hoagland’s of Greenwich will be modeled by local kids aged three to ten years old. Cochairs of the event are Molly Calhoun, Kathy Morrissy, Sarah Pribyl and Candace Procaccini. For tickets or more information visit breastcanceralliance.org.

JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville, NY, 914-7737663. Visit website for titles and times, burnsfilmcenter .org. LONG WHARF THEATRE, 222 Sargent Dr., New Haven, 787-4282. For show information on the 2018 season or to purchase tickets, visit longwharf.com.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 438-9269. For shows and times visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org. RIDGEFIELD THEATER BARN, 37 Halpin Ln., Ridgefield, 431-9850. Fri. 9-31, An Evening of OneActs. The series will feature eight original unpublished works which celebrate

life and relationships through an assortment of perspectives. Also part of the evening, interspersed between the longer OneActs, will be four oneminute vignettes. SHUBERT THEATER, 247 College St., New Haven, 203-562-5666. Visit shubert.com for dates and show times. »

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CALENDAR STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. Visit stamfordcenterforthearts .org for more shows, dates and times. ST. CATHERINE’S PLAYERS, One Riverside Ave., 637-3661. See highlight on page 141. WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. Mon. 19, The Whipping Man, 7:30 p.m.

Lectures, Tours & Workshops ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. Tues.-Sun. noon-5 p.m.; Fri. until 8 p.m. Fri. 2, First Fridays: A Contemporary Cocktail Party with live music,7-9 p.m.;

visit aldrichart.org for more information. AUDUBON GREENWICH, 613 Riversville Rd., 8695272. Sun. 4, First Sunday Bird Walk at Greenwich Point, 9-11 a.m. AUX DÉLICES, 23 Acosta St., Stamford, 326-4540, ext. 108. Visit auxdelicesfoods.com for menu listings and class dates. BOWMAN OBSERVATORY PUBLIC NIGHT, NE of Milbank/East Elm St. rotary on the grounds of Julian Curtiss School, 869-6786, ext. 338. Wed. 7 and 21, observatory open to the public free of charge, 7-9 p.m., weather permitting. Sponsored by the Astronomical Society of Greenwich. BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. The museum offers docent-led tours, family gallery tours and toddler tours; visit brucemuseum.org for details. CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. Clay Art Center’s mission is to offer a stimulating space for studio practice, exhibition and educational opportunities to better serve the community.

St. Catherine of Siena Church On Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. enjoy Spring into Music, a concert by the Fairfield University Glee Club. Tickets are available at St. Catherine’s rectory (4 Riverside Ave.) or call 203-637-3661. $12 presale, $15 at the door.

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CONNECTICUT CERAMICS STUDY CIRCLE, Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr., 966-9291 or 914-636-0617. Mon. 13, The Rockefeller Family Collects: Chinese Ceramics at Kykuit, lecture by Cynthia Bronson Altman, 1:15-3 p.m. FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.Sun., noon-4 p.m. Visit fairfieldhistory.org for tours.

Billie Jean King

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls. Part of the yearlong celebration will include its annual luncheon on Thursday, April 5 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich. Tennis great Billie Jean King, an inspirational champion for social justice and equality, will deliver the keynote speech. For tickets and more information visit fccfoundation.org. »

dinner dance Saturday, April 21, 6pm

Delamar, Greenwich Harbor

2018 Champion for Recovery Dr. Lloyd Sederer

Chief Medical Officer New York State Office of Mental Health

Laurel House Town Champions Darien: Amy Bell Executive Director, Darien Community Association

New Canaan: Amy Wilkinson Board Member, Rotary Club of New Canaan

Fairfield/Westport: Kim Meier President, Near & Far Aid

Rowayton: Cathy and Neal Konstantin Public Education Advocates

2018 BENEFIT SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018 fRom 6:30 Pm - 11:00 Pm Cocktails, Dinner, Silent Auction, & Dancing. Featuring live music.

FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY WAREHOUSE 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield, CT

Tickets : www.habitatcfc.org/annual-benefit

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2 Ann Hampton Callaway and Cyrille Aimee Celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s repertoire

23 Brubeck Brothers Quartet ft. Dan & Chris Brubeck

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15 Starship featuring Mickey Thomas

“Jane,” “Sara,” “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” “We Built This City” & more!

16 An Evening with the Celebrity Housewives

Hosted by WSFB’s Scot Haney Starring Teresa Giudice, Brandi Glanville and Carole Radziwill

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Accompanied by pianist Scott Cady

19 Paul Anka - Celebrating

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THE COLOR OF LIGHT Green Fingers Garden Club PREVIEW OF SPRING 2018 Christ Church 254 E Putnam Ave.

FREE TO THE PUBLIC Friday 3/2 10-7 Saturday 3/3 10-4

Raffle and Boutique proceeds will help to fund a native plants teaching garden at the new Town of Greenwich Pool at Byram Shore Park. Thank you to our Media Sponsor, Greenwich Magazine and Local Supporters McArdle’s Florist, Sam Bridge Nursery and R.Van Loan Framing

CALENDAR GARDEN EDUCATION CENTER, 130 Bible St., 869-9242 or gecgreenwich.org. Pruning class, plant doctor series, fruit tree grafting and more. Visit website for classes, dates and times. Preregistration required online.

St. Catherine’s Players This year the St. Catherine’s Players will present Shrek, the Musical! Performance dates are March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 with curtain times of Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., at St. Catherine of Siena Lucey Parish Hall, 4 Riverside Avenue, Riverside. Tickets are $21 and may be purchased in advance at stcatherinesplayers .com or at St. Catherine’s Parish Rectory. Tickets are $25 at the door. For more information call 203-637-3661, 1ext.1/30/18 327. N&FA MoffleyAd Jan2018 Half v2.0.pdf 2:13 PM

GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. The library offers a variety of programs: Blood Pressure Screenings, Drop-In Computer Lab, Chess Club, Volunteer Tax Assistance, Foreign Affairs Book Discussion Group; for dates and times visit greenwichlibrary.org. KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, 26 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua, NY, 914232-9555. Guided tours are Tuesday through Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday night Observatory Visitors’ Night, 8:30 p.m.

Other Events & Benefits GREENWICH PARADE, Greenwich Ave., 869-1531. Sun. 18, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 2 p.m. KIDS IN CRISIS, 330 Railroad Ave, Fri. 2, The Spring Fling: Heros Among Us, A Red Carpet Celebration, for tickets visit kidsincrisis.org, 6:30 p.m. »

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ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-4519. Tues.-Sun. noon5 p.m.; Fri. until 8 p.m. Sat. 17, Family Art Experiences, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. AUDUBON GREENWICH, 613 Riversville Rd., 869-5272. Sun. 4, bundle up for the first Sunday walk at Tod’s Point, 9 a.m. AUX DÉLICES, 23 Acosta St., Stamford, 326-4540 ext. 108. Visit auxdelicesfoods.com for menu listings and class dates. BEARDSLEY ZOO, 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, 3946565, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. One of Connecticut’s top family attractions. See more than 300 animals representing North and South American species and learn about their endangered and threatened species, which include the Amur (Siberian) tiger, Andean condor, Ocelot, Red wolf, Maned wolf, Giant Anteater and Golden lion tamarin. Then grab a bite at the Peacock Café and take a ride on the carousel. BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH, 4 Horseneck Lane, 869-3224. Visit bgcg .org for events and programs at the club. BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. Sun. 4, First Sunday Science at the Seaside Center, 1:304 p.m. DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport, 372-3521. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. The Discovery Museum’s 20,000-square-foot facility includes changing and permanent interactive exhibit galleries, a planetarium,

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DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, 576-1636. Thurs. 1-31, Goldilocks. EARTHPLACE, 10 Woodside Lane, Westport, 227-7253. The mission of Earthplace is to build a passion within the community for nature and the environment through education, experience and action, earthplace.org. GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 39 Strickland St., 869-6899. Call to learn more about children and family programs. GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 6227900. The library offers many programs for children: Wee Ones, Tales for Tots, Baby Lapsit, Mother Goose Story Time. Call or visit greenwichlibrary.org for dates and times. IMAX THEATER AT MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. Visit website for films and times; also being shown: Hollywood films on IMAX, maritimeaquarium .org. KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, Rte. 22 at Jay St., Katonah, NY, 914-232-9555. Tues.-Fri. and Sun. 1-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Picture This! Saturday Story Time, select Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. Daily 10 a.m.5 p.m. NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY, 914-251-6100. NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER, 144 Oenoke Ridge,

Maritime Aquarium On Saturday, March 24, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts who wear their uniforms will receive discounted “Scout Day” admission to The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Special educational programs, including cruises and badge-fulfilling activities, are available with advance registration by March 1. Get all the details at maritimeaquarium.org.

New Canaan, 966-9577. Visit newcanaannature.org to learn about their monthly Friday Family Fun Night. RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 438-5795. Sun. 18, Acrobats of China, 4 p.m. Visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org for more information. STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. Sun. 11, BubbleMania!, 3 p.m.; Sun. 25, Story Pirates, 3 p.m.

STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521 or stamfordmuseum .org. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fridays!; Mother Goose; Mini Makers; Mutt-i-grees; Toddler Tales; Resource Center Reads! Story Time; visit steppingstonesmuseum.org for daily classes and times.

STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN, 303 West Ave., Mathews Park, Norwalk, 899-0606. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ongoing exhibits: Energy Lab, Tot Town, Build It!, ColorCoaster, Light Gallery. Ongoing events: Storytelling Yoga; Zumba Kids; Zelda the Zany Owl; Boogie, Bop, Skip and Hop; Fab

WESTPORT ARTS CENTER, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport, 222-7070. Visit westportartscenter.org to sign up for workshops. WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. Sun. 11, Pinkalicious, 11 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m. G

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Challenger Learning Center, an auditorium and five multipurpose classrooms where hands-on science classes are conducted for school, groups and the general public.

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS ARTS & ANTIQUES Drew Klotz Kinetic Sculpture . . . . 77

AUTOMOTIVE Stamford Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

BUILDING & HOME IMPROVEMENT California Closets . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Charles Hilton Architects . . . . . . . 47 Douglas VanderHorn Architects . . . 21 Thompson Raissis Architects . . . . 33 Walpole Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . 14

BUSINESS & FINANCE Cacace, Tusch & Santagata . . . . . 55 Citibank/Perry Gaa & Joseph Potvin . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Cummings & Lockwood LLC . . . . . 14 GuardHill Financial Corp. . . . . . . . 49

DECORATING & HOME FURNISHINGS Amy Aidinis Hirsch . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Oomph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

EDUCATION & CHILDREN Brown Pre-College Programs . . . . 82 Brunswick School . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Camp Playland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Columbia University . . . . . . . . . . 82 ESF Camps at Greenwich Academy . . . . . . . . 57 Greenwich Ballet Academy . . . . 39, 57 The Greenwich Country Day School Summer Day Camp . . . . 57 King School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Salisbury Summer School . . . . . . 83 Tabor Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Villa Maria School . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Wolfeboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

ENTERTAINMENT The Ridgefield Playhouse . . . . . . 140 Stamford Tent & Event Services . . . 73 Star 99.9 The Anna & Raven Show . . 80

EVENTS A-list Awards 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . 68

April in Paris 2018 Benefit . . . . . 139 Best of the Gold Coast . . . . . . . . 61 Flower Show The Color of Light/ Green Fingers Garden Club Preview of Spring 2018 . . . . . 140 Greenwich Boat Show . . . . . . . . . 77 Greenwich International Film Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Greenwich United Way/Sole Sisters Annual Luncheon Save the Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Jewels of the Jungle: The Thirty-First Bruce Museum Gala . . . . . . . . 51 YWCA Greenwich Gala Live, Laugh, Love/The Secret Garden . . . . 130 Moffly Media's 2018 Event Lineup . 90 REACH Prep Annual Benefit Luncheon . . . . . . . . . 132 Stand with Planned Parenthood Spring Luncheon 2018 . . . . . . 132 Succeeding in the Community/ Resources to Recover Dinner Dance . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Women in Business 2018 . . . 136, 137

FASHION Eres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Henry's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover 3 Lester's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Marc Cain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11 Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5 Roundabout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

FOOD, CATERING & LODGING Festivities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The J House Greenwich . . . . . . . . Ocean House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 104 Osteria Bar . . . . . . . . . Weekapaug Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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HEALTH &â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;BEAUTY Greenwich Dental Group/David A. Zadik, DDS and Steven Altman DMD, FAGD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Memorial Sloan Kettering Physicians at Norwalk Hospital . . . . . . . . 31 The Nathaniel Witherell . . . . . . . . 73 Park Avenue Vein Laser Center . . . 53

Riverside Orthodontics/Scott Kesselman, DDS . . . . . . . . . . 53 Rye Vein Laser Center . . . . . . . . . 53 Yale NewHaven Health/ Greenwich Hospital . . . . . . . . . . 7

JEWELRY Betteridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover 4

LANDSCAPING, NURSERY & FLORISTS Homefront Farmers . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

NONPROFIT Near & Far Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

PHOTOGRAPHY Bob Capazzo Photography . . . . . . 55

REAL ESTATE Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices/ New England Properties . . . . . . 22 Business Development Board of Palm Beach County . . . . . . . . 17 Coldwell Banker Global Luxury . . . 41 Coldwell Banker Global Luxury/ Tamar Lurie . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 David Ogilvy & Associates . . . Cover 2 Halstead Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . 28 Related Properties Corporation . . . 25 Sotheby's International Realty . . 12, 13 William Raveis . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9, 15

REAL ESTATE/DESTINATION Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc./ Matilde Sorensen . . . . . . . 55, 96 Dataw Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Illustrated Properties/Peters & Hyland/Jennifer Hyland . . . . . 95 John's Island Real Estate Company . . . . . . . . 92, 93

MISCELLANEOUS Fabricare Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . 128 Greenwich Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . 86 HomeCare by Fabricare . . . . . . . 129 Westy Self Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 81 MARCH 2018 GREENWICH

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