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269 Round Hill Road 269Roundhill.com | GREENWICH, CT | $5,750,000 Elegant country retreat in premier location with pool, pool house and lighted tennis court on 2.38 beautifully landscaped acres. Sophisticated interiors designed by Granoff feature exquisite millwork, 5 fireplaces, high ceilings, and gracious arched doorways. Inviting formal rooms include a stunning paneled library, semi-circular sun room, coffered-ceilinged dining room and living room with French doors to the stone terrace. The gourmet kitchen with sunny breakfast room adjoins the family room with fireplace. A stylish master suite with fireplace and balcony showcases a soaring ceiling, dressing room with 2 walk-in closets and a luxurious bath. Additional lower level family room with fireplace and 3rd floor en-suite bedroom and playroom. Generator and 3-car garage.

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contents APRIL 2022 vol. 75 | issue 3

features

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THE BUYING GAME

Finding an available house in Greenwich is like finding the coveted golden egg—when you see it, snatch it up immediately. We explore this record-setting market—the new rules, trends, surprises and envy-inducing mega-sales. by chri s hodenfi eld

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MUSIC MEN

When Greenwich native Jordan Wolowitz and best friend, Tom Russell, met at boarding school, they bonded over a shared love of music. Who knew that mutual passion would culminate in the creation of Gov Ball—one of the biggest festivals in the country? The pair is now set to bring Fairfield County a multiday, A-list musical event of its very own this September. by ja m i e m a rsha l l

departments 20 EDITOR’S LETTER 26 FOUNDER’S LETTER Of Houses and Special Spots

33 STATUS REPORT BUZZ Luke McQuillan is determined to help ease the road for young people battling cancer. SHOP Two new stores—Gorjana and Unsubscribed—are ready to glam up your everyday look.

GO Take a trip to the mecca for the ultrachic—St. Barts. HOME Lucenti Interiors, Grayson De Vere and a must-have for every design enthusiast’s coffee table; Bold blues, asymmetrical design and block prints offer design inspiration. DO There’s light at the end of the tunnel for a much-needed revamped Eastern Civic Center; Stock your bookshelf with these new novels from leading ladies of fiction. EAT Naples not in the cards? We’ve found some of the best Neapolitan pizza closer to home.

68 G-MOM Jordan Wolowitz and Tom Russell

Be prepared for whatever wild weather Mother Nature may bring; Spring is in the air—here’s how to enjoy it with the little ones.

75 PEOPLE & PLACES Breast Cancer Alliance annual luncheon; Family Centers Roaring Twenties benefit; Katie Takayasu at Splurge

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Greenwich 1 Turner Drive | $2,700,000 Stacy Young, 917.816.6733

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HOW TO SCAN: OPEN, AIM & TAP

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ast year at this time we enthusiastically reported on the booming real estate market. It was a Covid silver lining for sellers and brokers. Prospective residents in search of greener—and more spacious— pastures scoured our neighborhoods for a place to call home. Bidding wars ensued, mortgage contingencies were waived, and all-cash offers were offered. It was Survivor for the real estate world—with everyone wanting a spot on the island. But we all quietly wondered how sustainable this wild market actually was. Well, for the time being at least, it seems the answer is very sustainable. Consider that in 2020 Greenwich saw a record-setting 863 home sales, up from just over 500 in 2019. Enter 2021, with a staggering 1,006 sales totaling $3 billion. So, yes, we are still very much on one wild ride. In “The Buying Game” (page 86) our veteran real estate writer Chris Hodenfield

once again hits the streets to talk with the experts about what’s happening out there. Hint: Backcountry maintains its newfound popularity, downsizing has a whole different meaning, mega-sales are still being brokered, and buyers continue to need dogged determination and the ability to act fast, like really fast. As fierce as the competition may be, the payoff is worth it. The schools, parks, culture and social scene make our little corner of the world an amazing community. And with the influx of fresh new faces—both residents and businesses—it can only get better from here. In the early 1900s a brick-laid Greenwich Avenue was commonly referred to as the Yellow Brick Road. I find this historic tidbit wholly appropriate because, I think we can all agree, there’s no place like home.

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“My six-foot-five brother Mike said if he ever had to live in our house, the first thing he’d do would be to nuke the nook.”

verybody has one—a favorite place in the house. In the winter Jack’s was the long low bench in the living room by the fireplace, drink in hand, where he could sit for hours watching the flames dance. For you, it might be the big cushy armchair in the den, the sunny window seat in the master bedroom or even the old wooden workbench in the basement with its lineup of hammers and pliers. A place where people won’t have to look too far to find you. Mine is the little arched nook in our kitchen. It came with the house and has been there since World War II. When we bought our Riverside home in 1963, the nook was painted an obnoxious purply-blue. Now it’s yellow with green ivy paper on the back wall and trimming the edge. Several times over the years, Jack and I removed the table and sat cross-legged on the floor between the two benches with staple guns to replace their vinyl covers. It used to seat four, and still does if they are mini people. Even five, if one’s a lap-sitter. But the fourth place is now taken up by a television set. My six-foot-five brother Mike said if he ever had to live in our house, the first thing he’d do would be to nuke the nook. I’ll never nuke the nook. It holds too many memories. Too much has gone on there. On the edge of this table is where Jack used

to perch our little red-headed son to give him haircuts back in the sixties. (It was naturally wavy and very forgiving.) And where Jonathan’s three-year-old playgroup busily shelled peas— an early lesson in productivity and nutrition. If they rolled off the table onto the floor, who cared? We just swept them up, washed them off, cooked them and ate them. It was also where the kids learned how to play Go Fish. Later, daughter Audrey and her high-school friends would wait until we were out of the house then settle into the nook for a game of Quarters. Something about trying to flip a quarter into a glass filled with a couple inches of beer. If you’re unsuccessful, you have to drink the beer; and if you’re successful, your friends have to drink it. Still later, Audrey came home from Maryland Institute for the weekend and surprised us with a candlelit gourmet dinnerfor-two in the nook. She wanted to soften us up for the news that she had picked up a stray cat on the streets of Baltimore, and it was currently under wraps upstairs in her bedroom. (She is still a gourmet cook and still rescuing animals.) Our golden retriever Charlie used to take refuge under the benches in the nook when he was in trouble—with nose on paws and soulful eyes peering out at us. This has always been a good place for

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uke McQuillan understands all too well what it’s like to be a kid with cancer. The first clues that something was seriously wrong began when he was just eight years old and about to start third grade. There was an “out of the blue” bad fall while playing with his sister followed by more bouts of lost balance, blurred vision and unrelenting nausea. The now seventeen-year-old Greenwich High School junior was soon diagnosed with medulloblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. The diagnosis resulted in Luke receiving life-saving treatments at Yale Children’s Hospital, Smilow Cancer Center. “In some ways, as bad as it was, I was lucky,” says Luke of his yearlong treatments, which included cancer surgery and chemotherapy at Yale as well as radiation treatments at Mass General Hospital. “I was young enough that I didn’t completely get how serious it was.” Now cancer-free and in the early stages of his college search, Luke has spent the past five years working to lighten the burdens of other

kids receiving cancer treatment at the place that saved his life. “I wanted to give back because of all the things my doctors and nurses did for me,” he explains. To date, Luke has raised more than $121,000 for the pediatric oncology program at Yale, targeting his philanthropy toward gifts and programs that benefit teenage cancer patients. “I feel like they get a bit forgotten,” he says of his decision to focus his grassroots fundraising efforts on initiatives that benefit adolescents. “The younger [cancer patients] get a lot of toys and gifts, but kids my age are impacted by cancer in a different way.” Tapping into the extensive personal networks of his parents, Meg and Thomas, Luke used social media and speeches at his family’s parish, St. Catherine of Siena in Riverside, and his mom’s office at Sotheby’s International Realty to galvanize financial support. He also did his asking within the school communities at Greenwich High and his alma maters of Riverside Elementary and Eastern Middle schools to great success.

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When he started fundraising, Luke focused on purchasing things that hospitalized teens might like to use to pass treatment time like art supplies and later, virtual reality goggles. “The thing I remember most about being at the hospital was that whenever I was there— as nice as everyone was—I just wanted to get home,” he says. “So I wanted to help by doing things that would make being there easier.” His most recent contributions have gone toward supporting PRISM, an app-based program launched at Seattle Children’s Hospital that provides mental health and stress management support to teenage and youngadult cancer patients. He has raised enough money to fund the program for two years. “They are coping with so much stress. And it’s not just the stress of, ‘I could lose my life,’” says Luke. “They are cut off from their friends, their activities. They are losing a really important time in their life to cancer, and it takes an emotional as well as physical toll.” Luke’s pediatric oncologist, Dr. Asher Marks, said the hospital is grateful to the entire McQuillan family for their enduring support. “Over the past five years, Luke’s remarkable efforts to support our adolescent and young adult population have greatly contributed to the psychosocial care of these often overlooked patients,” said Marks, the director of pediatric neuro-oncology at Yale School of Medicine. “In launching the PRISM program, we are thrilled to further promote resilience in stress management for these patients.”

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where the idea is to slow down, enjoy and feel good about the experience. First opened in East Hampton, this outpost allowed founder Jennifer Foyle, global brand president of Aerie (Unsubscribed’s parent company) to play with her desire for “slow fashion.” Unsubscribed will only launch a few lines a year, aiming to be more sustainable with fewer overall deliveries. However, this comfortable clean fashion brand is an anytime essential you’ll want to have on high rotation. Gauzy tops and dresses, affordable cashmere layers and recycled nylon swimsuits are just a few of the styles that create this understated casual beachwear vibe. Unsubscribed also leans into third party vendors like LemLem, Ophelia & Indigo and jewelry brands like Melissa Joy Manning—all of which share an ethical approach to fashion and a minimal waste sensibility. 163 Greenwich Avenue; 203-302-6162; unsubscribed.com

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getting there Yes, it’s an unnerving straight shot down on a puddle jumper to land on the island’s runway, which is roughly the length of an aircraft carrier. Swig some Cristal before landing. You’ll be fine. Planes seldom crash, and the ferry is much worse. Fly into San Juan and book one of the regularly scheduled Tradewinds private shuttles. Sunset over Gustavía

The perfect cover-up and tote are not hard to find on the island.

shop till you drop— lots of cash

getting around You must rent a car (and in my opinion it should be a convertible Mini Cooper). The Mini Mokes are cute, but get a real car. Everything on here is limited—cars, hotel rooms, reservations at Bagatelle. Secure everything the moment you book your flight. We worked with Sonia from All About St. Barts. She knows everyone and can get you in everywhere you want to be. In New York, everyone's “got a guy.” In St. Barts, Sonia and her partner Elodie are your guys. allaboutstbarths.com Kim-Marie ready to hit the beach with friends

If you’re looking for a taxfree Rolex or other designer purchases, you can go almost anywhere in the Caribbean. The reason to shop St. Barts is for the oneof-a-kind curated boutiques.

above: A junior ocean suite at Cheval Blanc below: You had us at Frosé, Eden Rock.

Eva 37, Rue de République If you only visit one store on the island, this is it. Coralie (her daughter is Eva) does all of the buying. Pull any item from the rack and you’ll hear: “Oh, that’s from Israel” or “I got that one in Florence” and so on. Her first shop is in an underwhelming shopping center, and TikTokkers have yet to discover it. Coralie recently opened a second shop on rue de France behind Libertine.

Pop St. Barth 10, Rue de la République This shop is packed with the flowiest of dresses made under its private label. In true French style, the store even smells amazing. I messaged them upon return to the U.S. after unpacking my lovely smelling purchases. It’s bois de santal by Creed.

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go finding the party Nikki Beach This is the standardbearer for an iconic beach club party. A peaceful lunchtime meal with mellow beats can quickly turn into a party with sparklers wedged into the corks of bottles of Perrier-Jouët. If that’s not your thing, book a reservation for a Monday. What to wear? Anything or almost nothing.

GypSea Welcome to the new kid on the proverbial block, just down the beach from Nikki. You can walk to the party at Nikki, then return to your relatively quiet outpost. Make a reservation and book a beach chair, 50 euros for a mat, 150 for a proper chaise lounge.

above: The ultimate perch at Cheval Blanc

You won’t make a mistake here. It's like choosing a favorite child. You love them all, just for different reasons. CHEVAL BLANC LVMH owns it, the rooms are luxuriously large and have a custom scent created by Guerlain wafting through the air. It’s all whitewashed interiors and vintage French fabrics. The suites come with a personal butler, who will help you with anything via WhatsApp prior to your arrival. And even if you “only” book a smaller room, housekeeping will pack and unpack for you. You just need to ask. The hotel sits on the most swimmable beach on the island, and for that reason hotel guests have exclusive access to sun loungers. Rates starting at $960, minimum stay may apply; chevalblanc.com VILLA MARIE While Eden Rock gets all the Kardashian-style press, I prefer Villa Marie. This boutique hotel is a windy climb into the hills above Colombier beach. Getting to your room feels like a bit of a treehouse adventure, complete with resident

LE TOINY This hotel is on the opposite side of the island from Gustavía, surrounded by wild and rugged terrain. It is not a see-andbe-seen place. It recently reopened after a glow-up renovation, with new interiors by Lady Bee Osborn and each room has a private plunge pool. The beach club is only accessible by open-air Defenders that navigate several steep dirt curves. I convinced the general manager to let me try driving. He says I’m the only non-employee they’ve ever allowed behind the wheel, but he's also French, so perhaps he was flattering me. I have an open invitation to leave greenwich magazine and work as a driver. I’m considering it. (Editor’s note: She’s kidding!) Rates starting at $1,500; letoiny.com

At this hotel beach club, outside guests are welcome. It’s the opposite of Nikki in almost every way— instead of day beds and DJs you’ll find hammocks and a refreshing infinity pool.

Shellona Beach Located near the town of Gustavía, the beach is made of tiny shells (not as painful as you imagine). Quiet and chic, it’s a perfect family spot.

Bagatelle Most of the time, this resturant on the harbor is all about fine dining. On Friday and Saturday nights around 8 p.m., the DJ drops the bass, and well-heeled guests start buying magnums and jeroboams of Dom for several thousand dollars that include the chance to be carried through the restaurant supermanstyle with sparklers and champers in hand.

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turtles crossing the wooden footpaths. The owner has exquisite taste, and my back-of-the-envelope calculations tell me this is a passion project, not a profit center. It’s less “hotel,” more “chic aunt who decamped to the islands with a trust fund and art history degree.” And because she also owns the hottest new beach club, GypSea, guests enjoy complimentary access and sun loungers. Rates starting at $740; en.saint-barth.villamarie.fr

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above: Biagio Lucenti, owner of Lucenti Interiors left: Neutrals brighten this living space featuring a Res Italia wood accent wall and FlexForm furniture.

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n the new Lucenti Interiors showroom, third-generation artisan Biagio Lucenti brings “the beautiful life” to downtown Greenwich. Here he offers custom millwork, an expanding selection of Italian brands exclusive to Lucenti Interiors in Greater Fairfield County (Ernestomeda, FLOS, Edoné, Pacini & Cappellini) and ever-attentive customer service. You don’t want to miss stopping by. Using in-house computer-generated drawings or floor plans and elevations from an architect, the Lucenti Interiors team can create any custom environment for both residential and commercial projects. When you stop in, expect a warm Italian welcome. “Walking into the

showroom is like being transported to the center of all design in Milan,” says Lucenti. “My clients will experience the quality, luxury and representation of what the true Italian lifestyle is about, all while being guided by an authentic Italian wearing cutting-edge Italian fashions, oozing passion for the products and wildly gesturing through broken English. It doesn’t get better than that!” Indeed, it doesn’t. The showroom is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday by appointment, but Lucenti Interiors is happy to accommodate anyone’s schedule. 124 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich; lucentiinteriors.com

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GREENWICH GOES INTERNATIONAL WITH ITALIAN LUXURY FROM LUCENTI INTERIORS

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19th century farmhouse, seaside bungalow and a charming beach cottage. Other highlights include a private beach, deep water dock and state-of-the-art equestrian center with an 18-stall granite stable, indoor heated riding arena, paddocks, riding trails, outdoor sand dressage ring and a half-size polo field. Great Island represents one of the nation’s most extraordinary offerings.

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A NEW BOOK showcases gorgeous interiors from the “Quintessence at Home With” lifestyle blog

above: Grayson De Vere’s new storefront offers a curation of eclectic finds and expertly styled vignettes.

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nterior designer Julia Grayson founded Grayson De Vere, aka GDV i.e., in London. Since its inception in 1998 as a design studio, Grayson De Vere has opened pop-ups from East Hampton to Greenwich and has expanded to offering interior elements as well as a full range of bespoke interior design services, project management and luxury staging. GDV i.e. reflects Grayson’s innate sense of how best to feather one’s nest on a stylish and sustainable level. The new flagship store is the perfect oasis for pure and sustainable design

and holistic wellness and beauty. Put simply: she wants your space to bring you joy, inspire radiant good health and cultivate happiness. With brands like The Organic Pharmacy, Sien + Co, Costa Brazil, natureofthings and Rani Arabella, to name just a few, Grayson De Vere’s shop has interior elements for the most discerning shopper. It also offers personal shopping experiences for clients—and comfy sofas to relax on, too. 88 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich; 203-661-0116; graysondevere.com

above: An inviting interior—complete with a lounging Frenchie—from At Home With Designers and Tastemakers: Creating Beautiful and Personal Interiors.

above: Salk and Bewkes’ new book was released in March by Rizzoli.

usanna Salk and Stacey Bewkes are names synonymous with interior design. Not only are they a successful design author and photographer, respectively, they’ve garnered over one million monthly YouTube viewers for their beloved

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series, “Quintessence at Home With.” The design duo has now taken their talents to the publishing world. At Home with Designers and Tastemakers: Creating Beautiful and Personal Interiors walks readers through the most stunning spaces featured in the series (including visits to textile designer John Robshaw and the West Hollywood home of chef Lulu Powers). The book includes neverbefore-seen photography by Bewkes and suggestions from Salk on how to incorporate design elements from each home into your own environment. “Our goal from the beginning was to give design a voice,” Salk says. Whether it’s natural daylight and neutrals brightening a restored home, a colorful outdoor cabana or a rustic flower room, these designs demand to be seen (and heard). At Home With Designers and Tastemakers: Creating Beautiful and Personal Interiors by Susanna Salk and Stacey Bewkes Photography by Stacey Bewkes; $50 Rizzoli New York, March 2022

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NICKEY KEHOE Scallop sconce in cobalt; $450. nickeykehoe .com

BLUE PHEASANT Megan pitcher; starting at $228. Simple Elegance Home and Gifts, Westport; simpleelegance homeandgifts.com

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RYAN STUDIO Bandeau marine pillow; $333. Fig Linens and Home; Westport; figlinensandhome.com

MADE GOODS Zavory mirror in natural bone/navy resin; $1,420. Housewarmings, Old Greenwich; housewarmingsct.com

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Ibsen dining table; $4,995. jaysonhome.com

Rosario coffee table in black steel; $2,975. Beehive, Fairfeild; thebeehivefairfield.com

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3 LAND OF BELLE Green jardin dinnerware collection; starting at $48. landofbelle.com

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Respecting the neighborhood, the team aims to preserve the property’s natural surroundings, keeping as many trees as possible. The building won’t be taller than the one it’s replacing, so there’s not a big visual impact.

DOUBLE IMPACT The resulting plan, designed by TSKP Studio of Hartford, calls for a new 35,482-square-foot center, about 5,000 square feet larger than the old one—“a hybrid community space for all ages,” says Scott, who notes that this is not just a sports facility but a gathering place for bridge groups, social events and all kinds of activities. Room for sports and events will be nearly doubled with the two 8,100-square-foot gymnasiums, one with a traditional wood floor and the other with a rubberized multipurpose floor that’s softer on falls and also can accommodate tables and chairs for events without being damaged. “We can have twice as many recreational users,” says Scott. Some of the sporting groups that will enjoy the new space include soccer,

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cochairs of a committee formed by the First Selectman to determine the best plan of action for the site—a new facility to meet the town’s needs and budget without being too big for the neighborhood. The committee worked with a consultant that specializes in community and athletic centers and also did an extensive study (via focus groups, mailings and interviews) to determine what people would like to see in the new center.

f you’ve lived in town even a short time, chances are you’ve been to the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich for a basketball game, softball game, tennis match, pancake breakfast, antiques show, roller skating or kids’ birthday party. Though the Civic Center has housed so many fun events and sports programs over the years, the aging building has been in poor shape for just as long. We are finally getting a much overdue upgrade. The structure, built in 1950 as a recreation facility for Electrolux employees and acquired by the town in 1966, will be demo’d this summer to prepare for construction of a new, state-of-the-art facility. A $5 million gift from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation helped to move the project forward; and millions in funds allocated to the project, including some federal infrastructure money, are expected to be released by the town this spring so that work can begin. “Everybody thought it should be torn down. It was too difficult to renovate due to asbestos and archaic systems,” says Scott Johnson, chairman of the board of Parks and Recreation, who talked about the plan for the new center, which will stay within roughly the same footprint. Since 2018 Scott Johnson and Gary Dell’Abate have served as

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top: Warmer touches, like the wooden slat ceiling in the lobby, will give the building a welcoming, less-industrial vibe, and comfortable modern furnishings will encourage people to sit and enjoy their surroundings. middle: There will be prime event space for cocktail parties, helping the facility generate three to four times more money than it does now. bottom: The new center will also feature two gyms—one traditional and one for multi-use.

adult badminton, indoor field hockey, inline skating and volleyball with OGRCC continuing to hold programs there. Outdoor playing fields, tennis courts and the playground will remain in place with the new building, which will have new outdoor bathrooms. With an expansive event space that’s connected to a full catering kitchen and outdoor patio, the center will become an attractive place for people to host gatherings, fundraisers, sports team banquets, high school reunions and parties of any kind. Three 1,000-square-foot activity rooms will be available to hold groups of up to forty-nine people, with partition walls to expand the space as needed. The upgraded event rooms mean that the center will be much more profitable, which helps with ongoing expenses. The facility will house a lounge where kids can spend time after school or after sports to sit and do homework or have a chess game. While the old Civic Center was expensive to maintain due to leaks in the roof and HVAC problems, the new center will be a greener, energy-efficient building. Modernized mechanicals include solar power on the parabolic style roof, enough to power the whole building and net-meter the balance. “The engineers and architects knew that the building needed to be as carbon neutral as possible,” says Scott, and so plans also call for special insulated glass, energy-smart HVAC systems and modern LED lighting. Expected time to build is two years—not quick, but certainly worth the wait.

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WE MAY NOT BE QUITE READY FOR BEACH READS BUT YOU CAN SPRING INTO SPRING WITH THESE 10 STANDOUT NOVELS FROM FICTION’S LEADING LADIES

THE GOLDEN COUPLE BY GREER HENDRICKS AND SARAH PEKKANEN

THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED BY LISA JEWELL

From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling authors of You Are Not Alone, An Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us comes this transfixing novel about eccentric and provocative therapist Avery Chambers, who says if she can’t resolve your issues in ten sessions, she won’t work with you. Maybe that’s why her controversial methods are so successful and almost preoccupying enough to fill the void she feels since her husband’s death. But when golden couple Marissa and Mathew Bishop seek Avery’s counsel after Marissa cheats on her husband, things do not go as planned, and nothing good can come of it.

In this electrifying story of psychological suspense from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, a young couple vanishes on a summer night in suburban England after attending a party at the vast estate of a new college friend. Their baby has been left behind with his grandmother, who is desperate to find them. Fast-forward a year, when a writer moves into a cottage near the same estate (known as the Dark Place) and uncovers a cryptic note that reads, “DIG HERE.” This one will have you flipping the pages at warp speed.

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SECRETS OF OUR HOUSE BY REA FREY

SOMEBODY’S HOME BY KAIRA ROUDA

It’s the late 1970s, and Lizzie Morgan and Ritchie Schneider are madly in love, as they experience Long Island’s breathtaking beaches and luxurious yachts. But, like any relationship, theirs is not perfect, and they end up taking a nine-month break that concludes with the gift of a magnificent elevencarat ring—strikingly similar to the diamond Richard Burton bestowed on Liz Taylor following their own hiatus. The ring was a representation of the Schneiders’ enduring commitment … until it wasn’t. When it suddenly reappears decades later, the Schneiders’ three children are desperate to get their hands on it; but the path to determining the heirloom’s destiny is punctured with old grievances and plenty of anguish, especially when a secret is unearthed that makes them question everything.

Desi’s dream getaway home, nestled in the mountains of North Carolina, is sleek, lavish and alive with obscure secrets about the man she desires, whom she knew long ago before purging him from her life altogether. The man is not her husband. When Desi arrives from Chicago with her family to the spend the summer, even more secrets threaten to emerge, and she’s forced to cope with a marriage in jeopardy, her seventeenyear-old daughter’s first love and the uncertainty of what lies ahead. As this rousing domestic drama unfolds, and the fear of a future in peril intensifies, Desi comes to realize that the bonds of family can withstand even the most powerful current.

On the heels of her last novel, The Next Wife, USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda delivers a stirring suspense novel about what should be a peaceful neighborhood, a charming home and an encouraging fresh start. But, when Julie Jones leaves her stifling marriage and, along with her teenage daughter, seeks a new beginning in Oceanside, California, they’re confronted with a big problem. The former owners have left their son Tom behind, and, even though Julie believes he’ll vacate in three days, Tom’s plan is that he’s never going to leave. There’s one thing you can be sure of: Before the weekend is over, someone will get their comeuppance.

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HOME OR AWAY BY KATHLEEN WEST

WOMAN ON FIRE BY LISA BARR

ONE ITALIAN SUMMER BY REBECCA SERLE

New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis is back with an enticing novel about twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter, whose mother passed away eight months earlier during the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, leaving Lillian’s life in shambles. For years prior, she was a coveted artists’ model in New York City, but lately her work has withered and an impending scandal has rendered her without a safety net. When she takes up employment as a private secretary to the arrogant and severe Helen Frick at the Frick mansion, Lillian becomes entangled with the family’s drama and finds herself ensnared in a web of amorous rendezvous and pilfered jewels, the risks of which are a matter of life or death. Fifty years later, English model Veronica Weber has her own opportunity to earn money for her family within the former Frick residence-turnedmuseum. When Veronica and her burgeoning art curator colleague Joshua come upon hidden messages in the museum, they’re lead on a quest to resolve Veronica’s financial troubles, which could also expose the truth behind a decades-old murder.

Set in the 1940s, this lively historical debut about the hazards of big tobacco follows budding seamstress Maddie Sykes. She arrives in Bright Leaf, North Carolina—a vibrant and flourishing nirvana— where her aunt has a prosperous sewing business with a dazzling clientele, the wives of influential tobacco leaders. Before long, Maddie realizes that her new neighborhood isn’t exactly as idyllic as it first appeared and that bad luck seems to plague many of the women, as do considerable health concerns. Coincidence? Not so much, according to Maddie’s discoveries. She knows that blowing the whistle on big tobacco is the right thing to do, but how can she when it’s the key to everyone’s survival, and she doesn’t know whom to trust?

There was a time when Leigh and Susy were dear friends and teammates in line to win an Olympic gold medal in hockey. However, when Leigh’s design for the final roster boomeranged, she abandoned her dream, which included the very person privy to her secret. Twenty years later, Leigh’s life is on the right track: She’s found success in both the personal and professional arenas and is mom to a hockey prodigy. Then a career opportunity takes her family back to Minnesota and the cutthroat world she escaped. It also lands her in Susy’s circle again, a constant reminder of her once-teammate’s Olympic grandeur. Tension aside, Susy wants Leigh to accompany her in the coaches’ box, while Leigh feels that maintaining a safe distance is the only way to conceal her history with Jeff, her former coach. But then suggestions of favors in trade for her son’s ice time surface, and Leigh faces the predicament of whether to admit what happened at the liability of her marriage or play Jeff’s game. She may just have to rely on Susy after all.

A determined journalist, an international art scandal focused on a Nazi-looted masterpiece, secrets, greed, sacrifice and love—these are just a handful of the ingredients in this triumphant novel from Lisa Barr, author of the award-winning Fugitive Colors and The Unbreakables. After landing a job with Chicago’s top investigative reporter, Dan Mansfield, Jules Roth is tasked with an assignment that’s both odd and clandestine, which is to unearth the most celebrated painting of renowned Expressionist artist Ernst Engel, Woman on Fire, stolen by the Nazis seventy-five years ago. Why? Because legendary shoe designer Ellis Baum is dying, and he’s intent on possessing the portrait immediately. In the meantime, Margaux de Laurent, an art heiress and gallerist in Europe— who always gets what she wants—is also looking for the painting. Her only obstacle is Jules, who has Adam Baum, Ellis’s grandson, on her side; and he’s all too aware of how merciless Margaux can be. May the best woman win.

If you loved Rebecca Serle’s New York Times bestseller In Five Years (it’s a must-read), you’ll consume this poignant and memorable tale about the enduring attachment of a mother and daughter. After Katy’s mom and best friend Carol dies, not only is she distraught, but she also has to embark alone on the trip of a lifetime they had planned—two weeks on the Amalfi Coast, in Positano. It's the place where Carol spent the summer before meeting Katy’s father. However, once Katy arrives, she instantly senses her mother’s essence. That, along with the picturesque scenery and culinary delights, buoys her spirit. Then, out of nowhere, a thirty-year-old Carol appears—alive and well—and Katy is deeply confused. They spend the summer together, as Katy comes to know a Carol, who’s not the mother she remembers. This divine novel is about recovering from loss and how those who are closest to us will always be present.

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left: Parlor owner Tim LaBant handcrafts Naples-style pizza at his newest location in Darien. right: The popular PepperPot pie with basil, garlic, Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, pepperoni and honey is paired with the Caeser salad and beer served on tap.

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ast spring downtown Darien’s dining scene got the shot in the arm it needed—a hip pizza joint from Chef Tim LaBant. LaBant made a mark on the local culinary scene with Schoolhouse at Cannondale in Wilton, a cozy fine-dining restaurant where he cooked up new American cuisine using local artisan ingredients and classic technique married by a chef with an excellent palate. After fifteen years

Schoolhouse’s lease was sold, and it was on to the next opportunity for LaBant. This is the second Parlor; its Wilton sibling opened three years ago. In Darien, Executive Chef Andrew Nadeau fires up individual Neapolitan pizzas on a dough recipe that LaBant spent years perfecting. The menu is focused on pizzas, vegetable-forward salads and an interesting and accessible wine list featuring women winemakers. Salads are an

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potatoes tossed in a light, herb-filled dressing and sprinkled with sunflower seeds. Roasted cauliflower arrived in a sizzling castiron pan with feta, golden raisins, capers and roasted hazelnuts, creating a harmony of salty, sweet, sour and crunchy flavors to the caramelized cauliflower. The flavors were terrific, though it was a bit difficult to serve using tongs. A server recommended the braised carrots—whole

heirloom carrots, their red, orange and yellow hues muted by slow cooking, resting on spicy red-pepper harissa sauce. Feta and large watercress brightened the flavors. Pizzas are the main event. LaBant caught the pizza-making obsession, delving into how time and temperature affect flours, water and yeast. His dough is fermented for forty-eight hours, which he says makes the crust more digestible. It also

creates an elastic texture filled with bubbles. The Margherita pizza is true simplicity, with pools of fresh mozzarella melting over tomato sauce and a charred crust in the Neapolitan fashion. The basil leaves were cooked, too, which made us wish for the brightness and aroma of fresh basil tossed on after the pizza is pulled from the oven. Cremini mushroom pizza was an earthy, flavorful delight, with pureed mushrooms over

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rosemary-infused cream. Taleggio, a soft, washed-rind Italian cheese with a stronger scent than flavor, added another layer of depth and creaminess. Thin slices of mushrooms, scallions and chives were scattered over the top. Speckled crust, mushroom puree and fresh herbs added up to a must-order pizza. Kale pizza is spicy with Calabrian hot pepper cream. This pizza tastes green and healthy, spicy and juicy, with lots of melted mozzarella. Summer’s End pizza should be renamed Endless Summer because it’s so popular, with two kinds of mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and pickled red onions. Of course, there’s a pepperoni pizza and a sausage pizza. For those with dietary restrictions, Parlor has a gluten-free crust (which uses eggs), a cheese-less tomato pie and a vegan pie with broccoli rabe. The wine list is another major focus of Parlor. Wine Director Tyler Colman, PhD, takes his job seriously and humorously. We love that the wine list features women winemakers (“ww” indicates them.) The list starts with sparkling wine because “they go great with pizza.” So, we tried Raventos “De Nit,” a Spanish sparkling rosé, which the menu described as “crackling dry.” From the “Rosé All Day” section, we chose La Cigale, a womanmade rosé from Provence, Gavoty. As promised, they went well with the pizzas. The glass selection is smaller, but the bottles are reasonably priced, and you can take home anything unfinished. The beer list has local craft brews, including a gose (a sour, wild ale), which also went well with pizza. Hospitality was a hallmark of Schoolhouse, and it is at Parlor, too, in a more causal way. During our recent visits, we were warmly welcomed. Our questions were answered with a bright “of course.” The servers know about the food and the wine list, and care about customer’s satisfaction. Sharing? They brought out extra plates and silverware without our asking. “How’s the wine?” our server asked. He wasn’t asking because he wanted to sell us another. He cared whether we liked it. That’s the feeling we got from everyone at Parlor—that they are involved in your dining experience. It starts with LaBant and is expressed through the chefs, bartenders and servers. It flows to the guests who, catching the eye of a stranger at another table, smile, sharing a silent acknowledgement that we’ve found a great little place. G

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Have food that takes minimal prep and has a long shelf life on hand—peanut butter, protein bars, insta-noodles, canned soup (and a can opener), along with a bowl and utensils.

No. 2 LIGHT

Working flashlights with extra batteries and camping-style lanterns are key.

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911 Prep

Make it a habit to charge your cellphone overnight—especially if there are possible power outages predicted. You may also want to purchase emergency cordless chargers. And for those of us who still have landlines, keep an old-fashioned corded phone tucked away in an easyto-find spot. (Remember, those cordless phones won’t work without electricity.)

TAKE A CUE FROM BEN FRANKLIN AND REMEMBER THAT AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE

’ve lived all over the U.S. and throughout the years have encountered earthquakes, mudslides, wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, flash floods and blizzards. Dealing with what

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No. 5 WARMTH + CLOTHING

Have extra blankets and an extra set of clothes for the family in your emergency kit.

WATER

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feature in many homes. The cost of the generator is related to the size and what you want it to power. They can range from just covering the lights to powering the washer and dryer, refrigerator, furnace and air conditioner. Generators can make the difference between your family’s ability to stay home after a storm or having to look for rooms at the J House, so it's an investment that can pay off. Keep in mind: just because you have a generator doesn’t guarantee it will work if it isn’t properly maintained. Along with the initial cost comes annual maintenance service fees. Whether you have an existing generator or are considering one, The Generator Guys website has good videos on everything from the installation process to maintenance. thegeneratorguysct .com

Keep a hard-copy list of all emergency phone numbers— family, friends, doctors, utility company, etc. Don’t rely on numbers stored in a cellphone that could be dropped, damaged or dead. Remember, it may be a child, not you, who needs these numbers in an emergency; so take the time to write them down old-school style and keep the list with your emergency supplies.

If you don’t want to create a prep kit of your own, several companies offer pre-packaged kits filled with supplies. I like JUDY brand kits because they’re bright orange, items are clearly marked and therefore easy to find and utilize in a stressful situation. JUDY kits range from evacuation kits and at-home emergency kits. The company also offers the JUDY Power Station, which can power lamps, laptops, televisions and small household appliances. Kits range from $195 to $395, the Power Station is $995. judy.co BEST FOR FAMILY EVACUATION

DON’T FORGET ABOUT FIDO Don’t forget about your furry family members. In case you have to leave your house due to emergency or just shelter in the basement in severe weather, stash a pet emergency kit, along with the family kit. Include a spare collar, leash, pet bowl, small bag of dog food, current photo of your pet (in case your pet gets separated from you) and have your microchip and vet details written down.

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STAYING SAFE ON THE ROAD Remember that awful snowstorm that made the commute back from New York City a six-hour, white-knuckle endeavor two years ago? Anyone who has been caught in a snowstorm on the road knows that every trunk should have a few items just in case. Here’s the shortlist: large bottle of water, granola/ snack bars/nuts, a blanket, an emergency silver blanket ($5.99 on Amazon) which reflects body heat back to the body, collapsible shovel, snow scraper, flares or light-reflective emergency triangles, a small first-aid kit and a roll of toilet paper.

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The Town of Greenwich has an Emergency Preparedness Guide on its website that covers everything from coastal storms to tornados. You don’t have to be a “prepper” with a doomsday complex to seek out information and prepare. Our town also has an emergency response plan that works to coordinate town departments, private agencies such as the Red Cross, Greenwich Hospital and private businesses. greenwichct.gov/435/EmergencyPreparedness

CONSULT THE PROS Complete your prep with the Red Cross website. Be “Red Cross Ready” and check out the excellent safety guides for every possible scenario. The Red Cross knows about disasters, and its website is full of information and also offers emergency supply kits such as a Car Survival Kit with Winter Supplies ($51.99) and first-aid kits. redcross.org

DRYING OUT: TOOLS OF THE TRADE The next hundred-year flood could be around the corner. Water can get in through leaky roofs, chimney issues, street drain backups or groundwater inundation— and the damage can happen fast. Mold is your home’s enemy, and keeping things dry after water gets in is best done by professionals. But as many people experienced in the last round of flooding, there are only so many service companies to go around. Home Depot and other hardware stores were picked clean. Investing in a few items will give you peace of mind (and if you’re one of the lucky ones who doesn’t need them, you can be the neighborhood hero by loaning them out). Look for words like “grounded,” “industrial” and “high velocity” when buying these products. Store them in one area so when emergency strikes, you aren’t searching the garage, basement or attic for them.

•Wet Vac These are super handy tools for extracting standing water. Look for one with wheels, because water is heavy.

•Carpet Dryer/ Air Dryer Rigid brand and several other brands are available at Home Depot starting at $99. They are also available for rent, but remember if a problem is widespread enough that you can’t get a service company to come, most likely rental items will be sold out, too.

• Industrial Fan You’ll need commercial or industrial-grade fans that can be used for prolonged periods of time. Prices start at about $99.

Important note: Common sense is the first thing to bring to any emergency. Having the proper equipment is one thing, but when determining if there’s water damage in electrical outlets or what is safe to plug in, call a professional.

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WE'RE FINALLY GETTING OUTSIDE MORE REGULARLY (WITHOUT THE BOOTS AND PUFFERS), THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER AND SUMMER FUN IS WELL WITHIN REACH . WE’VE ROUNDED UP A FEW WARM(ER) WEATHER ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOU ENJOY APRIL WITH THE LITTLE ONES

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you and your little dino fans will get up close and personal with fifty life-sized dinosaurs and pterosaurs. This year’s Dinosaur Safari features more of the animatronic reptiles than ever before—and they’re even bigger. Go to bronxzoo .com for tickets.

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THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN What better way to honor our beautiful corner of the world than to take part in various cleanup efforts and Earth Day activities on Friday, April 22? Every year, Greenwich Land Trust,

A SPECIAL EGGSTRAVAGANZA Enjoy springtime fun with Greenwich Moms on Good Friday, April 15, at the beautiful Greenwich Historical Society. The festivities will include an egg hunt, DJ, bubble show, plenty of crafty activities and Chicken Joe’s food truck. And, of course, a special appearance by the big floppy-eared guest of honor. Sign up at greenwichmoms.com.

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WALK THIS WAY Greenwich Moms is thrilled to co-sponsor the Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s first annual walk on Sunday, April 24, at Brunswick School. Join us in raising funds for pediatric cancer research. The day will include raffles and prizes, snacks and drinks, entertainment and more. Register at pcfcares.org.

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Every month Layla Lisiewski, Greenwich mom of four and founder of Greenwich Moms and its parent company, The Local Moms Network, shares some of her favorite things to do— from seasonal activities to can’t-miss events. Follow @greenwich_ moms on Instagram, sign up for the newsletter and check out the calendar at greenwichmoms.com. G

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he Breast Cancer Alliance recently held its twenty-fifth anniversary luncheon and fashion show at Westchester Country Club. More than 600 guests attended in person while hundreds also tuned in virtually. Christie Brinkley, Hoda Kotb and Harry Connick Jr. joined the afternoon with lovely video messages of hope and personal journeys. As always, the highlight of the event was the fashion show, with chic looks from Richards and Michael Kors, and the heartwarming finale honoring BCA’s 2021 Models of Inspiration. breastcanceralliance.org »

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aisy Buchanan would have been very impressed with the Roaring Twenties benefit Family Centers threw at the Greenwich home of Tia and Michael Mahaffy, cochaired by Kate Clark, Susannah Heyworth, Bri Hart, Ashley Reid and Carter Simonds. The cocktail hour featured a champagne tower, a three-piece ragtime band and delicious bites from Marcia Selden Catering. The seated dinner was a step back in time with ’20s and ’30s music courtesy of Hal Prince Music & Entertainment. And it was a most fantastic evening for Ken Habul, who was named the raffle winner of the 1951 MG-TD convertible roadster donated by Ginny and Sean Day. The party raised nearly $910,000 for the agency’s health, education and human service programs that serve 20,000 Fairfield County residents each year. familycenters.org »

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elly and George seemed destined to cross paths. They were born in Greenwich Hospital just a few months apart. Kelly spent her early childhood in Darien while George grew up in Greenwich, and the families shared mutual friends. Eventually, Kelly’s family moved to Long Lake, Minnesota, but fate would intervene decades later. The two were formally reintroduced at a garden party in Riverside and hit it off immediately. The pair dated for six years before getting engaged. George proposed to Kelly on the eighteenth hole of Iron Horse Golf Club in Whitefish, Montana, where the bride’s family has a home. The wedding, initially planned for August 2020, was postponed for a year due to the pandemic. Professor and Director of Rare Book School at the University of Virginia, Michael F. Suarez, officiated at the ceremony at Green Valley Ranch in West Glacier, Montana, where a reception followed. The bride, daughter of Peter and Colleen Grant of Virginia, graduated from The Blake School, the University of Virginia, and Wake Forest University. Kelly is the assistant director of championship marketing for the United States Golf Association. The groom, son of Rob and Dee Dee Sherman of Greenwich, graduated The Hotchkiss School and Brown University. George is the chief financial officer for Basin Holdings in Manhattan. The newlyweds took a “minimoon” to California before returning home to Greenwich. They will honeymoon in New Zealand in the future. »

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bby and Peter met the first night of college as freshmen at the University of Richmond. Both had been told to look out for each other by a mutual friend. (The mutual friend clearly nailed it.) The couple dated for seven years before getting engaged. Peter proposed on the rocks at Riverside Yacht Club while both families were hiding in the junior clubhouse. Peter was supposed to propose on the boat of Abby’s grandfather, Bill King, but it had to go for engine service and was not done in time. Rev. Chapman officiated the ceremony at the bride’s family home. A bagpiper led the newly married couple, bridal party, family and friends in a parade down Club Road to Riverside Yacht Club for the reception, while neighbors cheered them on. The bride, daughter of Hank and Boo Huth of Greenwich, graduated from Greenwich Country Day, Westminster School and the University of Richmond. Abigail is a vice president at JP Morgan in Manhattan. The groom, son of Darryl and Ridgely Donohue of Bronxville, graduated from Bronxville High School and the University of Richmond. Peter works in Fixed Income Sales and Trading for Barclays Bank in Manhattan. The newlyweds honeymooned on safari in Kenya. They call Manhattan home. G

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he real estate story of the year is inventory, as in: It’s gone, baby. Realtors would love to get their hands on a property now, any property, because the buyers out there are in, shall we say, an agreeable state, if not a touch frantic. The bidding wars are driving some folks nutty. Last year Greenwich saw a record-setting 1,006 sales totaling $3 billion. That was markedly better than the blistering pace of 863 sales in 2020, and nearly double the pre-Covid days. The lesson was pretty clear: In this new era, a town like Greenwich is mighty attractive. For Realtors, though, the news is sobering, as the inventory has tumbled to about 150 homes. “That’s a record-low inventory,” says Eric Bjork of Berkshire Hathaway. “We’re all hoping to see more inventory, but the question is: Where does it come from? Those 1,000 houses that just sold, those people are probably not returning to the market.” The hopped-up market has set aside the old boundaries. “Seasonality has gone away completely,” Bjork continues. “You can sell houses on Christmas Day.” “In the old days the season was Superbowl to Memorial Day,” says David Haffenreffer of Houlihan Lawrence. “It’s moved out a little bit. Sometimes we have to deal with the seasonal attitudes of sellers who want to wait till the dogwoods are blooming. We try to impress on them the current market.” The sudden switches in the market are almost comical. Only a few years ago, a depressing number of beautiful estates in backcountry were either empty or going for fire-sale prices. The situation back then was not helped by the snarky remarks of a financier who told Bloomberg that you “couldn’t give away” a Greenwich estate, a wisecrack cheerfully reprinted in the press from here to Helsinki. That financier might wish he was selling now. In a time when people like a little distance from neighbors, our backcountry is heaven. However. “Backcountry inventory is gone now,” says Pam Pagnani of Sotheby’s International, with a sigh. And it’s not much better in the more homey neighborhoods of Riverside, Cos Cob and

Old Greenwich, which have proved so attractive to arriving New Yorkers. Each can offer fewer than nine houses apiece. “This is a crying shame,” says Pagnani. “Riverside is much in demand,” notes Maria Ruggerberg of Raveis, “because the elementary school is always in the top 10. There’s a train station, the commute is easy, and it’s a community.” “This year is going to be a year of surprises,” says Jen Danzi, partner of the Tamar Lurie Team at Coldwell Banker Realty. “With families still fleeing New York City, and inventory really low and mortgage rates rising, we expect to see prices to continue to increase. Additionally, the cost of supplies and delays in delivery are causing our new-construction pricing to rise even higher.” “We predict a continued strong market in 2022,” says Carolyn Anderson of Anderson Associates, one of the last local independents. For all the attention given to the town’s new arrivals, she also tracks the folks ready to sell. “Most of our sellers are downsizers who asked us to find them a condo or a small house.” We turned to the people on the ground floor of these transactions to get their advice. For things have certainly changed. »

“Seasonality has gone away completely. You can sell houses on Christmas Day.” –ERIK BJORK, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY

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market that we had so many bidders.” It went for $11.7 million. With the new appreciation for the Big Living Space, Conyers Farms, with its ten-acre zoning, continued to stage an impressive comeback. “It was hard to sell for a while,” says Shelly Tretter Lynch of Compass, “but now there’s a lot of interest.” But getting details on, say, a certain $19 million deal would be hard to come by, other than it was a 14,000-square-foot house on a beautiful property. “That was great for Conyers, but there was an NDA [nondisclosure agreement] around it. People today want security. There’s a lot of wealth that’s just not discussed.”

“It was fun to see how many people were honoring that house. The bidders were from everywhere—outof-town bidders, celebrities. It’s an indication of the market that we had so many bidders.” —JENNIFER LEAHY, DOUGLAS ELLIMAN

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ometimes there is actually a price drop. But financier Brett Barakett probably won’t mind the $5 million drop he took on his 100 Field Point Circle mansion. He still fetched $50 million in a sale put together by Leslie McElwreath and Joseph Barbieri of Sotheby’s International. The buyer was brought in by the Douglas Elliman office. The property sits on 2.4 acres with a deepwater dock on the Sound. This exceeded the $19.5 million deal nearby at 23 Smith Road. And Tommy Hilfiger’s $45 million, twenty-two-acre spread atop Round Hill in backcountry closed in early 2021. On other fronts, there were several sales in the $17 million range, which raised eyebrows, as it wasn’t so long ago that a $10 million sale was a big deal. But when asked the most interesting deal of the year, Jennifer Leahy of the Douglas Elliman office readily cited the estimable Israel Peck estate at 205 Round Hill Road. “It’s one of those iconic pieces of real estate” she says, of the well-gardened five-acre estate that dates to 1820. “It was fun to see how many people were honoring that house. The bidders were from everywhere—out-of-town bidders, celebrities. It’s an indication of the

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“If you price it correctly there will essentially be a bidding war. An interesting thing about the market is how efficient it is. Let the market do its work.”

otential sellers might be rubbing their hands in glee these days, but one still needs to take care in setting a price. You don’t want to be playing checkers while your highly analytical buyers are playing chess. However, bidding wars for the right house are still in effect—the highest over-ask deal witnessed by Pagnani was $600,000 for a Riverside charmer that looked like a nineteenthcentury Cotswold cottage on the outside and was all-new inside. “That sold in eight days. It went on at $1.6 million and sold for $2.2. It was Easter time, and they had over forty showings.” With 20 percent of new sales finishing above the asking price, notes Bjork, “it led people to think, ‘I can just put any price on it, and someone will come along and buy it.’ But sellers have to know that there is a lot of data available today, and the customers are studying. They’re extremely well-educated.” “Buyers are very scared to overpay,” cautions David Haffenreffer. “They’re very analytical, and they’re not going to jump on something that might be overpriced. If you price it correctly, there will essentially be a bidding war. An interesting thing about the market is how efficient it is. I keep saying, let the market do its work. It’s better to let the market organically do the work for you. Let the multiple bids ladder up the price. “But headlines in the paper talk about how great the market is, so some sellers get excited about setting a high price. Sometimes it works, but some houses are just overpriced, and people aren’t

bidding or buying. People are very sensitive to overpricing.” This hypercompetitive market has a way of leaving some buyers a touch frustrated. “People who have lost out on six houses get buyer burnout and decide to rent for another year,” says Bjork. The weary shopper who has lost out on a few bidding contests will start looking for “pocket listings,” the secret, off-market houses that get privately floated before it goes on the MLS (Multiple Listing Service.) Bjork, for one, doesn’t think they’re the best thing for a seller, but admits there are some sellers who just want to do it as simply as possible. Given the competitive nature of the proceedings, there will be an urgency to make any sort of deal happen as fast as possible, too. “Closing times used to be in the sixty- to ninety-day range,” says Jen Danzi. “Now people are looking for closings to go shorter than forty-five days. How? People are offering cash to speed up the deal. They’re waiving the mortgage and home contingencies just to get a leg up on other buyers.” If they’re pushing for a forty-five-day close, they now have that long to drum up a mortgage. »

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he condo and rental markets have seen an entirely new level of frenzy. How does the scene compare with a decade ago? “Night and day,” says Pam Pagnani chuckling. “We’ve never had this kind of activity in rentals before.” “It began in early 2020,” says Shelly Tretter Lynch. “People came out of the city, and there were only so many vacation houses or houses that people were willing to rent. We were renting at astronomical prices. As summer progressed, people realized they couldn’t stay in the summer rentals. People wanted infrastructure.” “A lot of people with wealth came out of the city,” says Pagnani. “They rented, and then they liked it here, so they sold their house in the Hamptons, kept the place in the city, and moved here. The schools are better here. And, if there is another shutdown, you’d rather be here.” (Another reason to choose Greenwich over the Hamptons, notes Jennifer Leahy, is school sports. “It’s actually a big factor.”) It turned out that some people really wanted to be here, and some were ready to pay $50,000 a month for a rental. Then there were the sellers who took advantage of the suddenly explosive market. With a sudden sale (ahem, nearly a couple thousand in the Covid era), where to go? The sellers still wanted to keep a foothold

“The condos downtown are like houses. Thirteen on the market now are over 4,000 square feet. How can you call it a condo? That’s what makes it Greenwich.” —PAM PAGNANI, SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL

in dear old Greenwich. A condo suddenly sounded terrific. “All these people downsizing,” says Jen Danzi, “and they had no place to go.” Mind you, “downsizing” in Greenwich terms is a relative matter. Many clients were looking for condos in the 3,000- and 4,000square-foot range. At one luxurious building, a high-end broker recalled, a client bought up three units and combined them in what was estimated as a $10 million investment. “The condos downtown are like houses,” says Pam. “Thirteen on the market now are over 4,000 square feet. How can you call it a condo? That’s what makes it Greenwich.” Last year 235 condos closed, a substantial lift over the 182 moved in 2020. And a glittering array of new sites are heading on to the

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market. One inspiration for the new era of luxury condos might have been The Modern on Field Point, represented by the Tamar Lurie Team at Coldwell Banker Realty. This touch of Tribeca in downtown Greenwich appeared two years ago and quickly sold out. Its architect, Rich Granoff, has been pretty busy ever since. “We just added thirty new designers to keep up with the demand. “We see a huge demand for multi-family buildings,” Granoff reports, whether condos or rental apartments. “This is due to a number of factors: an aging housing stock, the exodus from New York City and the aging population. We are currently working on a dozen apartment building projects in Greenwich alone.” Glittering new arrivals like the Corsair, hovering over the waters of Greenwich Harbor, show that there is no upper limit on amenities. “Robert A.M. Stern knocked it out of the park when he designed The Corsair for developers National Resources,” says Tamar Lurie. “The Corsair’s design and lifestyle elements—including a Hinckley with a captain, a pool and direct waterfront just steps from

Greenwich Avenue—all helped us command the highest price per square foot ever [$2,291] in Connecticut for a condominium.” Then with downtown being in such high demand, all streets branching off from it are seeing the wrecking balls and clouds of construction dust (not to mention a few lawsuits, too). “Everybody wants to be downtown,” says Raveis’ Maria Ruggeberg. “Anything close to downtown is in the three-million range.” But even though new developments are flooding the Milbank area, the rest of the town is seeing action, too. “People are not as worried about location anymore. Millennials, who are 45 percent of the market now, don’t focus on location. To them, it’s condition,” says Maria. She points to new developments in the neighborly Chickahominy section that still offer top-line finishes. “One sold next to St. Roch’s church for $1.65 million last year. Others were renting for $12,000. I was totally blown away that people were paying those prices. It’s a function of inventory.” »

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astes in home aesthetics change very gradually. Talk to enough Realtors and you’ll learn that these days taste may be taking a back seat to practicality. An all-white kitchen is not as important as that house key in your hand. “If you are at a price point where there are lots of buyers and limited inventory,” says Jennifer Leahy, “you become less picky. With supply issues it’s just not as easy to change things. Now, buyers just want to get in. If the fridge looks like it’s about to go, you’ll deal with it. People are now aware of the new reality.”

The new reality is that people are scouring box stores all the way up the coast in search of the proper refrigerator. Images of empty hardware stores are now an evening-news staple. “Slides for kitchen drawers are backed up for months. Even the screws. Doing renovations right now is not for the faint of heart. It has nothing to do with money—you can’t throw money at something that doesn’t exist,” says Jennifer. Of course, it’s not like home-seekers stopped being judgmental. In times past, Pam Pagnani identified what she called “the HGTV

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rooms for visiting family, fitness facilities and super-high-end finishes. “And one home office just doesn’t cut it anymore. When the stagers come to prepare a house for sale, they will often make one of the bedrooms into an office. And, of course, people are creating Zoom rooms.” But it’s not as if people are rushing to create a house full of cubbyholes. You don’t come to Greenwich for that. “The white farmhouse look is still popular,” says Shelly Tretter Lynch, “but city people are still looking for an airier feel, something that feels open. Young families still want something that is contemporary but not full-blown modern. People who’ve come from California like the spaces to have an airier feel.” Rich Granoff can feel it in his architecture offices. “We are finally seeing the acceptance of modern design in Greenwich. I see this as a confluence of the new wave of younger buyers and the pervasiveness of modernism in the rest of the country—and the world.” Maria Ruggeberg agrees. “People have been trending toward contemporary for the past few years. It’s harder now to see antique than it is contemporary. People just like the open feel inside.”

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buyer,” after all the house-flipping shows on that channel. “They had to have everything,” she says. But now? “All home styles are being appreciated. Home ownership itself is being appreciated.” And construction is happening and renovations are getting done. One of the more frequently seen requests is to take that vast, open floor space and change it to rooms. Jen Danzi has noted that the top customer demands (besides being close to town) include extra bed-

he New York City market, which a year ago seemed dead cold, has lately rebounded significantly. Our market pays close attention to the Gotham numbers, and never more so now that the international buyers have gone missing. “I like to have an ear on the ground in New York to make an educated case on the year ahead. And I think there are still New Yorkers who are excited to sell apartments and come out here,” says Jennifer Leahy. “We’re part of a trend, you see. People want to have a collection of homes, and this is part of owning a portfolio of houses. In the city, people buy that place on Central Park West, and then other parts of the world. People also want to have a country home out here. We’ve become part of that portfolio. And I expect banner sales.” “There has been some real money coming into Greenwich again,” amends Shelly Tretter Lynch. “Serious money. The energy in the state is phenomenal.” In fact, the good luck (for sellers) has continued on up the line. New Canaan, which once had a

“Closing times used to be in the sixty- to ninety-day range. Now people are looking for closings to go shorter than forty-five days. How? People are offering cash to speed up the deal. They’re waiving the mortgage and home contingencies just to get a leg up on other buyers.” —JEN DANZI, COLDWELL BANKER, TAMAR LURIE TEAM

worrisomely high inventory, has seen a lot of sales action. Fairfield and Southport are also robust. “People still want to come out here” says David Haffenreffer. Call it the flight to quality. People reach for dependable things, and a good home in Greenwich is still something you can depend on.” G

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uring their eleven-year career producing Governors Ball—New York City’s only live music festival—Greenwich resident Jordan Wolowitz and his partner, Tom Russell, have encountered nearly every obstacle imaginable: tropical storms, last-minute talent changes, power outages and a global pandemic—all of which they have taken in stride. “With large scale outdoor events there are always so many variables,” says Wolowitz. “You learn how to bob and weave and improvise. Over the past ten years we have learned we are well suited to face any challenges thrown our way.” Indeed. What started as a one-day, two-stage event on Governor’s Island in 2011 has grown into an international sensation attracting marquee artists from around the world. Last year, after taking a year off due to Covid, Governors Ball, or Gov Ball as it’s known, came back bigger and better than ever in its new home at Citi Field. A record-breaking 60,000 people a day flocked to the Queens stadium for the three-day, four-stage festival to hear major headliners Billie Eilish, Guns N’ Roses, Kid Cudi and Post Malone. In a long line of memorable moments, that festival stands out for Wolowitz. “I was on the side of the main stage looking out at a crowd of 60,000 people just having the best time. For everyone to be outside—friend and strangers—having this cathartic moment was so powerful. There was a picture on Billie’s Instagram performing on the main stage, and it said, ‘Last night was one of my all-time favorites. Thank you Gov Ball!’ For one of the biggest superstars in the world to be saying something like that to the fans about our festival was pretty awesome.” It was the culmination of years of hard work and persistence, defying the odds and the naysayers along the way. “When we started out, we were kids in our twenties who wanted to bring a major live music festival to New York City,” says Wolowitz.

DOUBLE TEAM

Though he was born in New York City, Wolowitz’s family moved to Old Greenwich when he was two. As a teenager he loved nothing more than hopping the train to Manhattan and going to clubs and concerts. “With every show I went to I fell in love with the music industry more and more,” he says. “The ones I grew up going to the most were Pearl Jam and Phish, where the fans were part of the show almost as much as the bands were. Those two bands in particular were the ones that gave me a lot of motivation in the business.” He met Russell at Loomis Chaffee, a coed boarding school just north of Hartford, where they bonded over their love of music. “Jordan was into jam bands and classic rock,” recalls Russell. “I was more of a punk and ska guy. Little by little we grew to share each other’s taste.” Even then, they knew they wanted to work together one day. Most important, they both held the same dream of bringing the first major live music festival to New York City. “We’d always said we wanted to be the first people to crack the code,” Wolowitz says. »

The longtime friends and business partners are upping the ante again by bringing their vision and expertise to Connecticut, where they will stage a two-day festival this September at Bridgeport’s storied Seaside Park. The waterfront park, which encompasses more than 300 acres of land adjacent to Long Island Sound, was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, the mastermind behind Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Called “Sound On Sound” (“for obvious reasons,” says Wolowitz), the festival will feature a diverse lineup including a mix of singersongwriters, indie artists, classic rock and roll acts, reggae bands and more. “It’s meant to appeal to a broad demographic,” says Wolowitz. “We have artists with a lot of cross-over appeal.” Among them: Stevie Nicks, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds (“They only play together a few times every couple of years”), the Lumineers, Brandi Carlile, the National, Father John Misky and Ziggy Marley.

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To learn the business from the ground up, Wolowitz took advantage of every opportunity that came his way. He interned for concert promoters and production crews. He helped build stages and break down sets. No job was too menial. “I wanted to sample every part of the business, but the live side intrigued me the most,” Wolowitz says. After graduating from George Washington University, he moved to California to work as an assistant at Paradigm (now Wasserman) Talent Agency, where he was tasked with compiling the daily ticket sales counts. “I was on the lowest rung of the ladder. But I was determined to learn as much as I could no matter what job I was doing.” For some people, an entry level job at a place like Paradigm could be a plum stepping-stone to more responsibility within the agency. But Wolowitz had other ideas. “I wanted to get back to New York City,” he says. He asked his boss, with whom he had a good relationship, to put in a good word with legendary agent Marsha Vlasic, an icon in the business. The next thing he knew, he was working as an assistant on Vlasic’s desk. As Wolowitz was learning the booking side of the business, negotiating deals between the artists and promotors, Russell was learning the production, operations and city permitting side of the buisness. The New York City native was studying management at Tulane when Hurricane Katrina forced him to relocate to NYU for his senior year. He spent the semester attending classes and interning with Superfly,

TAKING THE LEAP

“We were young, and we didn’t have dependents. If we failed, that was OK. We had to give it a shot,” says Russell. “When I left working for Marsha and I told other agents I was going to start my own festival in New York City, they’d all laugh and say, ‘Aww, that’s so cute,’” adds Wolowitz. They chose Governor’s Island as the venue—a gorgeous piece

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the company behind the Bonnaroo festival, among others. He accepted a job offer in 2006, where he stayed for four more years, rising in the ranks from marketing assistant to director of event operations. Once Wolowitz moved back to the city, he and Russell started putting the pieces in place to make their dream a reality. “That was around the time festivals were really starting to build in the States,” recalls Wolowitz. “Coachella in Southern California, Outside Lands in San Francisco, Lollapalooza in Chicago. But New York had never had a big music festival before. That was our goal, our North Star, if you will.” They hashed out their plans at night and on weekends for several months, before quitting their jobs and launching Founders Entertainment in early 2011.

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of land located 800 yards from lower Manhattan. “In those days it was relatively easy to book space there,” says Wolowitz. “They had their own private board. We submitted our idea, and it was off to the races.” Working with a small budget and a 20,000-person capacity, they focused on modern bands in the hip-hop and indie-electronic genres. The lineup for the inaugural Gov Ball featured Girl Talk, Pretty Lights and Empire of the Sun. “The headliners were the type of musicians who played at 2,500 to 3,000 capacity clubs around New York,” says Wolowitz. He says the secret to their success was simple: “We wanted to do a festival with artists we would want to hear. We knew the demo market; we were the demo. We were the same age as the people we were marketing the festival to. We weren’t able to book the Kanye Wests and the Strokes and the Eminems of the world back then. We were just booking a smaller show we would want to go to.” “It had been tried before by many different promoters between AEG and Live Nation, and everyone failed,” says Russell. “We could always pinpoint why they failed: the venue, the time of year, the talent and programming, there was always something that was off. The tricky thing about New Yorkers is they are used to having the best of everything at easy access. We knew we had to put together an event and a lineup that people could look at and not say no to.” They needed to sell 12,000 tickets to break even. They sold 18,000.

“I remember standing on the main stage in the afternoon and looking out at this sea of people having the best time,” says Wolowitz. “We had dreamt of this moment since high school. We hadn’t slept for days. It was one of those “Wow, we did it, kind of things.”

TURNING SUCCESS INTO PROGRESS

The success of the first Gov Ball gave them the confidence they needed to move forward. “Making money on the first year is pretty rare,” says Wolowitz. “We were able to pay off our loans, and we were on our way.” The festival outgrew its original space after that first year. For 2012, they moved to Randall’s Island, which had a significantly greater capacity and easier accessibility. They upped the talent budget—securing bigger acts like Fiona Apple, Kid Cudi and Beck. They had the same two-stage format, added an extra day and capped ticket sales at 25,000. Suddenly, the other bigger concert promoters took notice. “They looked around and saw these young kids doing a successful music festival in New York City. They said, ‘We have more money than they do, let’s knock them out.’” »

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artists. “It’s a testament to Jordan and his talents and our timing that we were able to pull it off so successfully,” says Russell. What they weren’t betting on, however, was the arrival of Andrea, the hurricane season’s first tropical storm. Remember the bit about overcoming unexpected obstacles? There’s a reason Gov Ball 2013 is affectionately known as Mud Ball. “On Friday of the festival there was a ridiculous amount of rain,” recalls Wolowitz, explaining that rain doesn’t cancel festivals, but lighting and high winds do. “Despite the weather, the first ten hours of the show played on, because people were having so much fun in the mud.” But the situation changed quickly when the winds picked up to fifty miles per hour, meaning the evening’s biggest stars, the Kings of Leon, weren’t able to play. “It was a huge disappointment for us and the fans,” he says. “They were a huge Grammy-winning band, they were headliners, and they were getting ready to leave for their European tour.” That night, Wolowitz and Russell worked with the group to come back and play a surprise set the next afternoon. “For an international major group to be that good to their fans and us was so great of them and made for a really cool moment,” he adds. Meanwhile, Wolowitz and Russell had already started working on their next big idea. “About five years into Gov Ball, we asked ourselves what’s the next thing we want to do? And what I wanted to do most was a music festival where I grew up,” says Wolowitz, who returned to his hometown to live in 2018. “If you had told me when I was twenty-two right after I moved out to California that sixteen years later, I was going to live in Greenwich with my wife and family, I think I would have laughed,” he says. “But I loved growing up here, and I had a great childhood here.” The one thing he didn’t love about that time in his life? “As a live music fan, you either had to take the train into the city or drive more than an hour to Hartford for big shows.” Three years ago, he set out to change that. “I saw that there was no festival, let alone a good concert venue in Fairfield County,” he adds. In 2016, Founder’s had become a joint venture with Live Nation, the largest concert production company in the world. Around that time, Wolowitz first approached Jimmy Koplik about doing a live music festival in Seaside Park. “Jordan emailed me one day and said ‘What do you think of us putting a festival on at Seaside Park in Bridgeport,’” Koplik recalls. “I said, ‘I love the idea. I’ve done festivals. We know the market really well. Let’s give it a run.’” In 2019, he introduced Wolowitz and Russell to Howard Saffan. Saffan had just bought a minor league stadium, the former home of the Bridgeport Bluefish, which he planned to turn into a boutique amphitheater for outdoor concerts. (Saffan’s vision was realized in the spring of 2021 with the opening of the 5,700-seat Hartford Healthcare Ampitheater in downtown Bridegport.)

After years of Gov Ball success, Tom and Jordan set their sights on bringing artists with broad musical appeal to the stage in Fairfield County.

“WHEN I LEFT WORKING FOR MARSHA AND I TOLD OTHER AGENTS I WAS GOING TO START MY OWN FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK CITY, THEY’D ALL LAUGH AND SAY, ‘AWW, THAT’S SO CUTE.’” —JORDAN WOLOWITZ

Wolowitz and Russell were forced to gamble on a three-day show in 2013 and go after even bigger acts. “We wanted Kanye West, who hadn’t done a major solo act since 2008. I kept reaching out to his team and he kept saying no. But I was persistent,” says Wolowitz. “As I built out the rest of the lineup, I kept going back to them, and Kanye kept saying no. But once I finished the entire bill, I reached out to his team one last time. He not only wanted to play, they said he wanted to headline the show. The day tickets went on sale I was a nervous wreck,” he adds. “Within thirty minutes we had a sold-out three-day festival for 45,000 a day, and we were jumping up and down in celebration. That day we firmly planted our flag for the city and the tristate area.” It was the model they’d always envisioned: a three-day, four-stage event with sixty-plus

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g gilable at www.familyce “It took me a little time to convince them, but they finally allowed a third party to come in to their turf,” says Wolowitz. After going through all the proper channels—the mayor’s office, the city council, who approved the proposal unanimously, they were able to move ahead. “It was a win-win for everyone involved,” says Wolowitz, adding that the people in the music industry loved the idea, too. “Basically, touring bands had their shows in NYC and then had to drive to Hartford or Boston, and there was nothing in between. We are really filling a hole in the market.” Koplik, a longtime Stamford resident and a festival veteran who did the Watkins Glen festival in 1973 and worked on Woodstock ’94, agrees. “For Watkins Glen we had around a ninety-acre field, one stage, three bands and 600,000 people. For Woodstock ’94 we put two stages, and there were 300,000 people in a large field in upstate New York. But still it was a simple process compared to what goes on today. For Sound On Sound, we have five different ticket prices—we have terraces, cabanas, general admission, general admission-plus, we have better bathrooms; it’s quite involved. It took two young people like Tom and Jordan to put that together. They are the leaders, it’s fun to watch them,” he says. Clearly the team—Koplik, Saffan and Russell and Wolowitz— were on to something. “The artists that Jordan booked are all artists that appeal to the type of person who lives in Fairfield County,” says Koplik. “You could tell that by looking at ticket sales the first week of the on-sale, when we sold 15,000 two-day tickets. Already between 90 and 95 percent of VIP tickets are sold and the show is seven months away.” Launching a new festival during a pandemic might seem counterintuitive. But it also makes sense. “During the pandemic a lot of people moved out of the city to Fairfield County,” says Wolowitz. “Pre-Covid the void was there, but post-Covid it’s even more so. People have gotten so used to not going too far from home, that’s why we’re bullish on this event. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible. New Yorkers demand ease, and people in Fairfield County do as well. We want to bring the world’s best entertainment right to them.” G

“THE TRICKY THING ABOUT NEW YORKERS IS THEY ARE USED TO HAVING THE BEST OF EVERYTHING AT EASY ACCESS. WE KNEW WE HAD TO PUT TOGETHER AN EVENT AND A LINEUP THAT PEOPLE COULD LOOK AT AND NOT SAY NO TO.” — TOM RUSSELL

NOT A BAD SEAT IN THE HOUSE

THE 411 ON SOUND ON SOUND Seaside Park is uniquely designed for a boutique live music festival geared toward the Fairfield County demographic. The inaugural Sound on Sound will feature a variety of ticket options for festival-goers from regular General Admission GA+ to VIP Terrace and Platinum tickets, as well as private Cabanas that can accommodate up to twenty-five VIPs a day. Twenty-two artists, including headliners Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, the Lumineers and Stevie Nicks, are scheduled to perform over the two days on two stages with no overlapping sets. Although the park’s capacity is 100,000, ticket sales have been capped at 35,000 a day. Other measures in place for fans include shuttles from the Port Jefferson Ferry and Bridgeport train station, and dedicated parking lots, as well as multiple fun refreshment offerings. Beverage vendors will include Seaside Wine Grove, Craft Beer & Sports Hall, Shaken and Stirred Cocktail Lounge, and food will be offered from popular local spots like Pepe’s Hoo Doo, Donut Crazy, Tasty Yolk and more. “It’s going to be a comfortable experience,” says Wolowitz. “Yes, the real hardcore fans will get up in front of the stage and dance and sing along to the songs, but people will also be able to sit in the back, put out a blanket and enjoy their time.”

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Heather Gaudio Fine Art Heather Gaudio Fine Art in New Canaan is pleased to announce Hyun Jung Ahn: Rendezvous, her first solo exhibition at the gallery. The show will feature newly created paintings by the artist and will run from Saturday, April 2 through Saturday, May 7. Although today she is mostly Brooklyn-based, the artist continues to straddle both cultures by maintaining a studio and teaching position in Seoul. Heather Gaudio Fine Art specializes in emerging and established artists, and offers painting, works on paper, photography and sculpture. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and by appointment. 66 Elm Street, New Canaan heathergaudiofineart.com

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CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING, 299 West Ave., Norwalk, 899-7999. contemprints.org CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. clayartcenter.org DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport, 372-3521. discoverymuseum.org FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. fairfieldhistory.org FLINN GALLERY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7947. flinngallery.com

GREENWICH ART SOCIETY, 299 Greenwich Ave. 2nd fl., 629-1533. A studio school that offers a visual arts education program for kids and adults. greenwichartsociety.org GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 47 Strickland Rd., 869-6899. greenwichhistory.org KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, Rte. 22 at Jay St., Katonah, NY, 914-232-9555. katonahmuseum.org KENISE BARNES FINE ART, 1947 Palmer Ave., Larchmont, NY, 914-834-8077. kbfa.com LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM, 295 West Ave., Norwalk, 838-9799. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com

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YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven, 432-0611. artgallery.yale.edu

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PELHAM ART CENTER, 155 Fifth Ave., Pelham, NY, 914-738-2525 ext. 113. pelhamartcenter.org

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ROWAYTON ARTS CENTER, 145 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton, 866-2744. rowaytonarts.org

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GERTRUDE G. WHITE GALLERY, YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Ave., 8696501. ywcagreenwich.org

SAMUEL OWEN GALLERY, 382 Greenwich Ave., 325-1924. samuelowen.org

CURTAIN CALL, The Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave., Stamford, 329-8207. curtaincallinc.com

GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL, 299 Greenwich Ave., 862-6750. greenwich artscouncil.org

SILVERMINE GUILD ARTS CENTER, 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, 966-9700. silvermineart.org

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BOWMAN OBSERVATORY PUBLIC NIGHT, NE of Milbank/East Elm St. rotary on the grounds of Julian Curtiss School, 869-6786, ext. 338

WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. westportplayhouse.org

LECTURES, TOURS & WORKSHOPS ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. aldrichart.org AUDUBON GREENWICH, 613 Riversville Rd., 869-5272. greenwich.audubon.org

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BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. brucemuseum.org CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. clayartcenter.org CONNECTICUT CERAMICS STUDY CIRCLE, Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. ctcsc.org FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. fairfieldhistory.org

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Greenwich Symphony Orchestra On Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m., Ransom Wilson, the fifth and final candidate for the position of Music Director of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, will take the podium. Mr. Wilson, who is on the faculty of the Yale School of Music, is Music Director of the Redlands Symphony and the Artistic Director of New York’s Le Train Bleu. The concert will take place at the Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School. Adult tickets are $40, students $10. Call 203-869-2664 or visit greenwichsymphony.org for more information. GREENWICH BOTANICAL CENTER, 130 Bible St., 869-9242. gecgreenwich.org GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. greenwichlibrary.org

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, 26 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua, NY, 914-232-9555. katonahmuseum.org STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. stamfordmuseum.org »

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Join our friends at the Flinn Gallery as they host a new show, An Uncommon Planet, on display through Thursday, May 5. The exhibition will feature the work of two photographers, Jonathan Pozniak of New York City and Eric Seplowitz of upstate New York, and is curated by Greenwich residents, Nancy Heller and Alexis Abram. Both photographers are interested in the natural world and depict its unique features from different perspectives. Artists talks will be held on Saturday, April 2 with Eric Seplowitz and Saturday, April 23 with Jonathan Pozniak from 2 to 3 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. flinngallery.com

THANK YOU OVER $13.75 MILLION RAISED FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS SINCE 2014

On February 24th, you and 12,773 community members answered the call to give where you live. In just 24 hours, $2,195,189 was raised for 403 nonprofits serving Fairfield County. FCCFoundation.org

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Framing the Future The 35th Annual Bruce Museum Gala

May 14, 2022

Greenwich Country Club Honoring William L. Richter,

Honorary Trustee and Lead Donor to the Campaign for the New Bruce and

Maryann Keller Chai, Trustee, and Jay W. Chai Rebecca A. Gillan, Trustee Event Co-Chairs Caitlin Davis • Asya Geller • Layla Lisiewski

Join us for the Museum’s most important fundraising event of the year, including cocktails and a seated dinner, live and silent auctions of fine art, wine, and special experiences, dancing and live entertainment. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit BruceMuseum.org or call 203.413.6761.

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On Tuesday, April 5, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England (PPSNE) will hold its annual Spring Luncheon both virtually at 12:15 p.m. and at the Stamford Marriott (243 Tresser Blvd.) beginning at 11:00 a.m. Proof of vaccination is required for in-person attendees. Featured speakers are Planned Parenthood Federation President Alexis McGill Johnson and Julia Iyasers, M.D., executive director of the Dalio Center for Health Justice at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital. Longtime supporter and acclaimed comedian Jane Condon will receive the Community Impact Award. Cochairing the event are Yvonne Albanese, Elissa Hyman, Donna Moffly, Mini Nunna, Brice Russian and Carlyle Upson. To register or make a donation online, go to ppsne.org/luncheon or contact Laurie Diorio at laurie.diorio@ppsne.org or 203-215-3709.

PHOTO CREDIT: ALLIE DEARIE PHOTOGRAPHY

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CELEBRATING HOPE FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022 6:30 - 9 pm Stationed Dinner, Entertainment, Program, Silent & Live Auction 9 - 11:30 pm After Party on the roof of The Village featuring DJ April Larken

For tickets, sponsorships and additional information, visit celebratinghope.givesmart.com or contact Sadie Caccimelio, For tickets, sponsorships and additional information, visit srcaccimelio@alz.org or 203.807.5845 celebratinghope.givesmart.com or contact Sadie Caccimelio, srcaccimelio@alz.org or 203.807.5845

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calendar KIDS’ STUFF APRIL 2022 ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-4519. aldrichart.org

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH, 4 Horseneck Lane, 869-3224. bgcg.org

AUDUBON GREENWICH, 613 Riversville Rd., 869-5272. greenwich.audubon.org

BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. brucemuseum.org

AUX DÉLICES, (cooking classes), 23 Acosta St., Stamford, 326-4540 ext. 108. auxdelicesfoods.com BEARDSLEY ZOO, 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, 394-6565. beardsleyzoo.org

DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport, 372-3521. discoverymuseum.org DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, 576-1636. dtcab.com

EARTHPLACE, 10 Woodside Lane, Westport, 227-7253. earthplace.org

MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. maritimeaquarium.org

GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 39 Strickland St., 869-6899. hstg.org

STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. stamfordmuseum.org STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN, 303 West Ave., Mathews Park, Norwalk, 899-0606. steppingstonesmuseum.org

NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER, 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, 966-9577. newcanaannature.org

GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. greenwichlibrary.org IMAX THEATER AT MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. maritimeaquarium.org

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 438-5795. ridgefieldplayhouse.org

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, Rte. 22 at Jay St., Katonah, NY, 914-232-9555. katonahmuseum.org

STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. palacestamford.org

WESTPORT ARTS CENTER, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport, 222-7070. westportartscenter.org WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. westportplayhouse.org G

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May 5, 2022 | Belle Haven Club The Old Bags Luncheon is held annually to raise funds and awareness for YWCA Greenwich Domestic Abuse Services. For more information or to purchase tickets, scan the Flowcode or visit www.ywcagrn.org/bags.

Domestic Abuse Statistics You Should Know Domestic abuse is the number 1 reported violent crime in Greenwich • YWCA Greenwich is the only state designed provider of domestic abuse services in Greenwich • YWCA Greenwich received 7,031 hotline and crisis calls last year

1 in 4 U.S. women and 1 in 7 U.S. men report domestic violence • Domestic violence isn’t just physical. It can also be verbal, sexual, emotional, digital and financial • 1 in 3 adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner

Win a New Chanel Handbag! Tickets are $25 each For more information, scan the Flowcode or visit www.ywcagrn.org/chanelraffle Raffle will be drawn on May 5th Need not be present to win

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