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contents MAY 2022 vol. 75 | issue 4

features

THE MAN IS NONSTOP

Whether behind the camera or in front of it, taking center stage or creating in the wings, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s talented touch electrifies audiences. We got to spend time with the Greenwich International Film Festival honoree, and the conversation was just as enthralling as his art. by ria nn sm i th

THE GOOD LIFE

The perfect guide for new neighbors and longtime residents alike. We’ve got 105 great ways to bring your living spaces to the next level, enjoy family time, take advantage of the dining scene and shop gorgeous fashion and jewelry finds.

departments 18 EDITOR’S LETTER 22 FOUNDER’S LETTER Of Spring Sing

27 STATUS REPORT BUZZ For more than a decade the Greenwich Town Party stage has showcased a host of musical legends. This year, the team has outdone itself and is set to welcome rock royalty, Billy Joel. SHOP We help you show Mom just how much you appreciate her. GO Just a short drive, The Maker is a quaint inn offering big-city style—the perfect spot for a quick getaway. DO A charming new bookshop in Old Greenwich offers something Amazon can’t— a place for community to grow; The importance of pelvic health EAT Adding to the buzzing culinary scene at the top of the Avenue, Bianca offers authentic Italian fare and hospitality that will make you feel like famiglia.

50 MONEY MATTERS Inflation: How are the Fed’s policies impacting your wallet?

52 G-MOM Executive Chef Raffaele Ronca of Bianca

Take a book, leave a book—residents all around town are creating little free libraries; Welcome spring with these fun family activities.

59 PEOPLE & PLACES American Red Cross at Bistro V; Greenwich Library Peterson Business Awards; Greenwich Cocktail Week; The Granola Bar

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FAMED JEWELER SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW BRINGS CLASSIC STYLE FORWARD

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PROMOTION contemporary styles. What never changes are the timeless attributes of the finest jewelry and watches. Perhaps the biggest change to occur in all shopping, including luxury jewelry, is the rapid rise of ecommerce over the past two years. The new generation of Walkers steering the future of Shreve, Crump & Low understands the complementary nature of in-store and online today. “Any good company knows you need both channels as part of your strategy,” says Brian Walker, who has taken the lead on ecommerce efforts. It’s all part of above: SC&L has a Boston flagship store on Newbury Street and Greenwich location on Greenwich Ave. opposite page: Original store location from the 1800s. The company donated the gold eagle to the Boston state house, where it still stands today.

delivering exceptional customer experience in the company’s two elegant locations, even if the buying journey starts online. In addition to ecommerce Shreve, Crump

hen legendary film stars

of pure gold, Walker’s vision restored the

& Low strives for topnotch customer service.

Richard Burton and Elizabeth

brand to its full glory, then exceeded it.

Similar to what a luxury hotelier would offer

Taylor famously decided to tie

As we mourned the passing of Mr.

the knot — again, 10 months after divorcing

David Walker in 2021, his dream lives on in

— Hollywood’s original golden couple had

children Brian, Brad and Olivia Walker, all

only one name in mind for a special ring. As so many others have over the past 226 years, they chose Shreve, Crump & Low. The oldest and most trusted name in fine jewelry in New England — and one of the

their guests, Olivia Walker calls this one of the “intangibles” of a great customer experience. Buying such investment pieces sight

proving that an eye for rare and exceptional

unseen across continents, oceans, or in your

luxury gems runs in their DNA. Love of

local neighborhood is an exercise in expertise

one’s work is handed down from generation

and trust. Shreve, Crump & Low is among

to generation, as is true with the Walkers.

an elite group of globally admired jewelers

“Dad had a passion for the ultra-rare,”

with deep roots and over 225 years of fidelity behind each and every piece.

very first companies ever formed in the

says Brad Walker. “He would buy these

newly independent United States of 1796 —

pieces and get so excited. It was funny

Shreve, Crump & Low caters to the tastes of

because we're obviously retailers, but he

being carried into the 21st century with

the young and young at heart with velvet-

never wanted to sell them. There’d be a

incomparable style.

glove personal service that is sorely missing

15-carat diamond eagle and if a customer

in many ecommerce offerings today.

wanted it, he would say ‘can you sell

Better to take a deep dive into classic style and glamour reimagined for 2022

them something else? I just got that one.’” Thing is, David Walker meant it. He

and beyond by the Walker family, stewards

bought many pieces that ended up in

of this great legacy, from their locations in

his private collection — now known as

Greenwich and Boston.

the David G. Walker Magnificent Jewels

While the story begins in 1796 with

below: A vintage gouache drawing of a select piece from the David G. Walker Magnificent Jewels Collection, which is available for the first time ever in 2022.

Collection — select pieces of which are

silversmith and watchmaker John

available for sale for the first time ever

McFarlane — whose neighboring shop

in 2022, sharing the great jeweler’s most

belonged to a guy named Paul Revere

divine finds.

who enjoyed horseback riding — the

In this way, a legacy of brilliance is

“David loved to buy beauty,” says Brad

company had a series of owners through

Walker. “He didn’t buy jewelry based just

the 1800s, each contributing to the legacy

on GIA or EGL reports. He looked deeply

laid before them.

at a stone. If he saw beauty in the stone and value in the price, he would invest in

A NEW HISTORY IN THE MAKING

it because he’d love to personally own it.

Fast-forward to the 21st century and

That’s what we emulate today.”

venerated Shreve, Crump & Low was purchased by respected Boston

GENERATIONS OF INNOVATION

gemologist and jeweler Mr. David Walker.

Definitions are shifting in jewelry as

It was a historic moment. With a reputation

the classic aesthetic combines with

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urray, hurray, the 1st of May! Actually, it’s the first weekend that holds a special place in my heart, ever since we Grace Notes were invited to join Spring Sing in 1971. This annual event was born sixty-five years ago when some frustrated former Whifs and Nassoons formed a capella groups of their own after college. The Palmer Squares (Princeton), Revelers (Plainfield, New Jersey) and Suburban Squires (Philadelphia) got together for a singing party on a barge floating down the canal in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in early May 1957; and history was born. As word spread, Spring Sing drew people from all over, such as the Spare Parts (Hartford), Augmented 8 (Washington), Grunyons (Detroit), Propah Bostonians, Denver Wizard Oils and Off Sounders from Greenwich. Hosting Spring Sing at Belle Haven in 1969, the Off Sounders were nice enough to invite us to do one number, and before long the Grace Notes became official members—the first women’s group outside of the Opposite Sextet, wives of the gents on that barge trip. Mixed groups were welcomed, too—with names like the Private Parts (Princeton). The schedule usually calls for informal singing Friday night, a formal program Saturday and impromptu tunes at Sunday brunch. We sang in myriad places, like the Library of Congress, Kennedy Center, SUNY, Goodspeed, Concord Academy and an opera house 8,000 feet above sea level in Colorado. Our first appearance was at the Potomac School in McLean, Virginia. Soprano Retta Dippy recalls: “I believe we sang Jane Watts’ arrangement of ‘Sunrise Sunset’ and knocked them all out!” The gig in Detroit’s Renaissance Hall was particularly memorable because the airline lost our M.C. Libby Flinn’s suitcase. So she borrowed clothes from each of us, wandered onstage wearing somebody else’s slip, skirt, rain jacket, sagging knee-highs and bedroom

slippers and announced, “This is what happens when you lose your luggage.” The audience roared. Luckily, the swim fins for her “Big Blue Frog” solo hadn't gone missing. When Libby was chairman of the Spring Sing we hosted here in ’76, her young son answered a call the preceding Sunday from one of the Augmented 8, asking to speak to her. “Well,” said Mikie, who was sick of the whole thing, “Mommy’s in the bathtub and won’t be out ’til Friday.” Many of our husbands tagged along as cheerleaders—living proof that supporting each other’s interests makes for happier marriages— and finally decided to get into the act when we were hosts here yet again. They called themselves the Gross Nuts. When our director Helen Bingaman rehearsed them on “I Found Love” (the Spring Sing “theme song,” with some key changes), they all wanted to stand next to Peter Malkin, who really could sing. They made their debut Friday night at Laddin’s Terrace— except Peter Littlefield tripped running into the room, making for a not-so-grand entrance, and they pitched the song so high that the audience couldn’t join in when prompted. Never mind. Their spirit counted—a lot. During Sunday brunch at the Riverside Yacht Club, my Jack went into the bar and ran across an old girlfriend, now married to one of the out-of-towners. When he asked how she was doing, since he hadn’t seen her for thirty years, she handed him her teeth. Poor thing. But the weekend was bright and sunny and, as always, would end on a high note. While the Gunyons were boarding the bus to the airport, I waved goodbye, shouting: “God was really good to us today!” In answer, the star of “Freddie Feel Good and his Funky Little Five-Piece Band,” yelled back: “Yes, She was, wasn’t She?!” Spring Sing will be in Bar Harbor, Maine, this month. May good things—and sings— go on forever. G

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WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2022 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Roger Sherman Baldwin Park

GREENWICH STATE OF MIND

FOR OVER A DECADE, THE GREENWICH TOWN PARTY STAGE HAS HOSTED PLENTY OF MUSIC LEGENDS. WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CELEBRATION THROUGH THE YEARS AND CHECK IN ON THE 2022 PARTY AS THE TEAM GEARS UP TO ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET FOR THEIR BIGGEST NAME YET—ROCK ROYALTY, MR. BILLY JOEL

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ince its inception in 2011, the Greenwich Town Party has become the launch pad for the summer season, with live music on two stages, family-friendly activities and lots of good food. Born in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, the party is steadfast in its mission to cement community bonds. “It’s an event that brings people together no matter what’s happening in the world,” says Ray Rivers, GTP President. Traditionally held on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the GTP has presented a who’s who of world-class musicians over the years, as well as showcasing local talent on the town stage.

Gates open at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park at 10 a.m. The music starts at noon, culminating after dark with this year’s headliner, musical great Billy Joel. “Obviously, it’s come a long way from the first year, when we were trying to convince people to buy tickets,” recalls Rivers. “We had set out to try to create something for the community that people would talk about and look forward to.” Though the full lineup hadn’t been confirmed by press time, if past is prologue, the Greenwich community will be in for another memorable day.

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Each act has set the stage for the next

he founders knew what they were doing when they brought in Chicago jazz great Buddy Guy to headline the first GTP in 2011. The response was overwhelming, and the bar was set high. Since then, a score of musical greats has graced the GTP main stage, including Paul Simon (with a surprise dropin by Dave Matthews), Hall & Oates, James Taylor, Santana, Eric Clapton and, most recently, the Eagles and the Zac Brown Band. This year’s headliner is perhaps the most iconic yet—the “piano man” himself, Billy Joel, a multiple

Steely Dan took the stage, preceded by Alabama Shakes and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. It would be the final show for Steely Dan cofounder Walter Becker, who died of cancer four months later.

the globe. He has sold 150 million records over the past quartercentury; in the past nearly fifty years, he has scored thirty-three consecutive Top 40 hits, with three of his best-known songs— “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” “Tell Her About It” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire”—peaking at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. His monthly concert at Madison Square Garden sells out weeks in advance. “Billy Joel is the biggest name ever to play the town party,” says Ken Hays, GTP producer, who has fond memories of listening to Joel’s music as an adolescent. “I grew up in a musical family, and there was music around my house all the time,” he recalls. “I was never really that engaged until I heard Billy Joel’s The Stranger

Grammy Award-winner and three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “Billy Joel is one of those few remaining iconic musicians who has thrilled music lovers for most of their lives,” says Ray Dalio, founder of GTP and head of the music selection committee. “His songs give us both great music and great stories that make us want to dance to our histories. He is a musical legend that I want my Greenwich neighbors to experience all together.” “We’re thrilled,” adds Ray Rivers. “We have been trying to get him for years.” Joel, who lives on the south shore of Long Island, is one of the biggest concert draws in the world, selling out arenas and stadiums across

Eric Clapton invited friends and GTP performers Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi up to sing “Crossroads,” to the delight of the crowd.

album. That changed my life. I wore out the vinyl, I wore out the needle.” For Hays, who has secured all the main stage talent for the GTP since 2011, getting Billy Joel and his team to say yes, was a big win for several reasons. “A lot of it has to do with Billy not wanting to do any long-distance travel and Covid being a big question mark,” says Hays. “Billy can cross the Sound and play for us. And then head back home. That’s something that’s really appealing to him. From a production standpoint, successfully staging the Eagles and Zac Brown last year gave him and his people the confidence that we have a strong team and that we are a first-class operation.”

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With Paul Simon performing, tickets sold out in less than five days. Attendees got an unexpected bonus when Dave Matthews made a surprise appearance.

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Daryl Hall and John Oates hit the stage.

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American blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy headlined the inaugural year.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Beach Boys and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave. headlined the concert.

And what can the fans expect when the lights go up on Joel and his piano? “He will play his classics and some cover tunes and just have fun. The set list goes from light to high energy to beautiful ballads—all the songs that we’ve known, and grown up with,” says Hays.

THE COMEBACK KID

Last year’s celebration was just what we all needed and was met with more excitement than ever

fter a few date changes due to Covid, GTP was able to return on September 5, 2021. The reception

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Five-thousand fans hit Roger Sherman Baldwin Park and another 5,000 at Havemeyer Park, where a separate lineup played and Santana was live-streamed.

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High winds and a rainstorm forced Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue to the local stage mid-set. But the crowd happily stuck it out to hear featured artist, James Taylor.

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from artists and fans was overwhelming. “It was incredibly uplifting for the community to have some sense of normalcy coming back from what was an incredibly challenging time,” says Ken Hays. “You could feel the energy in the crowd and the sense that we might just have made it through this to the other side.” With all the schedule changes (2020 was canceled altogether, then the new date of May 2021 was pushed to Labor Day weekend), the organizers had to do some last-minute scrambling to lock in talent. “Mumford and Sons, originally set for 2020, couldn’t make it,” says Hays. “And Zac Brown had a schedule conflict. But once we

The party returned to Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, with Earth Wind & Fire getting top billing, leading a lineup that included O.A.R., The Doobie Brothers and Caroline Jones.

After Covid canceled the 2020 concert, The Eagles rocked the stage to a thrilled crowd.

nailed down the Eagles, Zac was able to work around his tour dates and join us.” Also on the main stage lineup were GTP favorites Caroline Jones, making her fourth appearance, and Preservation Hall Band (third visit), who had to drive from their home in New Orleans to the Florida panhandle to get a flight to New York after a hurricane closed the city. “We had to coordinate bringing the pets up and the families, because we didn’t know how long they’d have to be out of their city. It was pretty unsettling for those guys, but at the same time they are troopers,” says Hays. “No doubt it was a hard decision to cancel the party in 2020,” recalls Rivers. “It was the

obvious decision, but it was a disappointing decision. We told everyone to hang onto their tickets. Only a handful of people wanted their money back.” For Rivers, last year’s party was bittersweet. “We moved it to the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, which turned out to be the day after my son’s wedding in Italy, which we found out right after we signed the contract with the Eagles. It was the first time I had missed the party since its start.” Besides their normal support staffs, both the Eagles and Zac Brown traveled with their own physician and Covid compliance officer. “It was challenging, but we have a great team here that really did a fantastic job of keeping everyone safe,” says Hays.

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buzz From Greenwich to Nashville, Henry Conlon will be hitting the GTP stage this year.

WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2022 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

HOMEGROWN TALENT

figuring out what I was doing. My family taught me if you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room. I wanted to be the worst musician and songwriter in the room, because it means I’m in the right spot.” Nashville is a tough scene for any young artist to break into. “It took me three months to figure out how to book a show, then there was the tornado, then Covid, the bombing and Covid 2.0. It’s been a mess.” Despite the obstacles, he managed to book gigs locally and has done some touring to Kansas, Colorado, Virginia and Alabama. In April he and a buddy did their first festival in Texas. He’s presently in the studio finishing up his second album, Break My Heart, some of which he’ll debut at GTP. Fans can also expect to hear “Coming Home.” “That one is the only song I wrote before Nashville that I still play,” he says. “I’ve had people I don’t know come to my show and request it. It’s one of those songs that’s been good to me.” Mostly, though, he’s looking forward to being onstage—both literally and metaphorically. “It’s a way to validate what I’m doing. In the music industry there’s a lot of guess work, not knowing what’s coming next. This is a moment of being able to come back and be where I’m from and knowing I’m on a path and it feels like the right path.”

GIVING UP-AND-COMING BANDS THE SPOTLIGHT

nostalgic highlight of GTP are the bands that play the town stage, and though the full lineup hadn’t been set as of press time, at least one former Greenwich resident and rising Nashville star is set to make his debut in front of hometown fans. Henry Conlon was just twelve when he moved to Greenwich more than a decade ago. He dabbled in music a bit. "Friends would say, ‘Henry, you play guitar, why don’t you play us something?’ And I’d fumble through songs that were on the radio. It was the thing that brought me a lot of happiness and joy, but I was playing more as a hobby,” he recalls. It wasn’t until he got to George Washington University that he started to take his musical gift more seriously, though not necessarily as a career path. “I was more career-oriented rather than passion oriented,” he says. “In my upbringing you don’t see a lot of people pursuing music.” But after a few false starts, he stumbled into a job that he loved while living in New Haven. Working for an organization called

Musical Intervention, Conlon was able to use music therapy and outreach for individuals struggling with chronic homelessness, mental illness and addiction issues. He started songwriting. “It was my first real experience of having something I’d written and created for people who specifically came to hear me and react to me, and I was like, ‘Oh that’s it, I’m doing this forever.’ It was a light bulb moment for me.” A storyteller at heart, he points to Bruce Springsteen and John Pryne as being masters of the craft. “My thing has always been in finding a story that I believe should be told and telling it,” he says. He characterizes his style as Americana: “A uniquely American art form that marries country and blues and elements of rockabilly and rock and roll,” he says. “It’s really an amalgamation of influences that harken back to Austin in the ’70s with outlaw country music.” Conlon moved to Nashville three years ago, when he was twenty-two. “I was in an awkward space where I was

The same could be said for some of last year’s local bands, each of whom have strong ties to the community. And despite a day marked by frequent cloudbursts and lots of mud, nothing could have dampened the spirits of the hometown fans—or the musicians. Among them: Roctopus, Paloma Skye, Brunswick Music Improv, Rang-A-Boom and Charlie King & the Next Big Thing. For Jay Anderson, a Greenwich resident, who plays bass and sings backup vocals for Roctopus, a six-piece band originally started by a Brunswick grad, the opportunity to play at the GTP was one he’ll never forget. “We play a lot in New York and mostly in indoor venues. We’ve never had the opportunity to play a real show in front of that many people in our hometown. Combine that with being outside, post-pandemic, and then the weather. We would have played in a typhoon. It was awesome.” Melissa Nisenson, the cofounder and lead singer of Paloma Skye, agrees. “It was amazing. As a band, it was one of the most fun days we’ve ever had. Playing in front of a live audience, then staying all day through the Eagles concert—it was definitely a cathartic and high-energy experience.” She says the weather only added to the experience. “Luckily, we have very dear, dedicated friends who are happy to dance in the rain.”

As of press time, this year’s full lineup of local bands hadn’t been set. Check greenwichtownparty.org for the most up-to-date information.

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WHERE: Roger Sherman Baldwin Park

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"I remember walking out of the mobile bathroom and down the steps and my shoes and sandals sinking down into the mud and being so grossed out. But then, rushing out to hear the Zac Brown Band, I could only laugh as I looked at everyone else's feet in the crowd. It was a muddy mess, yet actually the perfect visual to prove that even Mother Nature can't spoil the Town Party. People in Greenwich are way too fired up and happy to let anyone—or anything—ruin the day." —KENDRA FARN, LIFELONG GREENWICH RESIDENT AND VIDEO JOURNALIST, PAST GTP EMCEE

Key players share their MOST MEMORABLE 2021 MOMENTS

—LARA SPENCER, LONGTIME RESIDENT AND HOST OF ABC’S GOOD MORNING AMERICA, PAST GTP EMCEE

—FRED CAMILLO, FIRST SELECTMAN

“The GTP ’21 was a sea of 8,000 smiling faces reflecting pure joy and happiness, epitomizing the GTP’s mission of an annual celebration for the people of Greenwich to come together!”

2021 was a very special GTP for me because I got to perform twice—once with my band as a solo act, and once as a member of the Zac Brown Band. It felt like a homecoming after the pandemic. It’s a huge honor for me to tour as a special guest band member in the Zac Brown Band, who are some of the planet’s greatest musicians and performers, and to share that with my hometown was a thrill. It was also my first full-band show as a solo artist since the pandemic began, so there were definitely some butterflies! But the crowd was hyped, even in the rain. As soon as I got onstage and felt the extreme slipperyness under my boots, I had to kick them off and play the whole show barefoot.

“Watching the Eagles perform ‘Hotel California’ in my backyard was pretty special. I’ve seen the band about ten times over the years, and that song just gets more iconic. Watching Joe Walsh play lead guitar with the Greenwich skyline in the background was awesome.”

—CAROLINE JONES, COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER, SONGWRITER, RADIO HOST

—GARY DELL’ABATE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE HOWARD STERN SHOW, PAST GTP EMCEE

—SCOT WEICKER, PRESIDENT SBW EVENTS GROUP, GTP EVENT MANAGER

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It was pouring rain, and no one cared one single bit! I felt like a little kid walking through anklehigh mud to get to the stage with Gary Dell’Abate. And when we screamed, ‘Please welcome the Zac Brown Band!’ the place went nuts! The energy in that crowd was electric. It was a moment I will never forget.

“There were many great memories of the 2021 GTP for me, but if I had to pick one, it would be seeing the Eagles, a group I grew up listening to as a kid. The memories of my life in my teen years came back to me with each song, and seeing the appreciative GTP crowd made the memory even more special. It was a reminder that all age groups can both appreciate songs and groups from bygone eras.”

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f we’ve learned anything over the past couple of years, it’s that health really is wealth. And, in this case, we are talking about pelvic health, something that can affect both women and men. It can be the reason why you pee a little when you sneeze or why you can’t take a deep cleansing breath. So many issues can arise when your pelvis isn’t in tip-top shape and Indigo Wellness wants to help with that. The practice, with offices in Stamford and Westport, is owned and operated by Sarah Swanberg, doctor of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. In addition to an array of other services, Indigo offers pelvic floor therapy to help achieve and maintain optimal pelvic health. The misconception, Swanberg says, is that pelvic issues are only something women who have had difficult childbirth experiences need to pay attention to. That theory was debunked when we chatted with Swanberg and two of the experts on her team to learn more. Kara Fanelli, PT, DPT, board-certified clinical specialist in women’s health physical therapy, and Jodie Lippman PT, DPT, work with patients—both female and male—on pelvic rehab for a variety of ailments. Pelvic physical therapy focuses on all musculoskeletal and behavioral aspects of the abdomen and pelvis. Pelvic floor muscles aid in everything from bladder, bowel and sexual function to postural stability and organ support. How does one know if they might benefit from pelvic floor therapy? “If you are aware of your pelvic region when you shouldn’t be, there’s a problem. It’s a part of your body but think of it like your nose…you know you it’s there, but you don’t feel it all day, says Fanelli. An initial appointment at Indigo includes

What are some signs of pelvic issues that might be blamed on something else? “The inability to take a deep breath, symptoms that feel like a yeast or urinary tract infection (that test negative), back pain and diastasis recti (abdominal wall separation) can all be due to pelvic dysfunction,” says Lippman. Are women, pregnant and postpartum, the most susceptible to urinary issues? “Yes. Pregnant women, postpartum women, and menopausal women are prone to urinary issues. However, people who have a lot of stress and

an exam, comprehensive history, and a look at the patient’s posture, understanding strength throughout the body and the way muscles feel and fire are all crucial in developing a treatment plan.

anxiety can also be susceptible to pelvic floor dysfunctions. Our pelvic floor gets tight and reacts to tension just like our shoulders do. Also female athletes who have repetitive highintensity and do high-impact activities with improper technique and poor breathing, like lifting weights, kicking balls and jumping and shooting, are also particularly susceptible to pelvic floor dysfunction and bladder problems,” says Lippman. Leakage is normal after having a baby, right? “After childbirth, many women assume that leakage is normal. It isn’t. While it’s initially common right after childbirth, it can be dramatically improved with pelvic physical therapy and shouldn’t be a lifelong issue,” says Fanelli. For women who have had C-sections, bladder issues seem surprising but not to the experts. “The scar lives right on top of the bladder, if it doesn’t move well it can cause issues for the bladder. Leakage can also arise from pressure management problems. When picking up something heavy, if the abdominal wall doesn’t contract and fire while also allowing the pelvic floor to lift, this is where issues with leakage will occur,” says Fanelli. “The pressure always goes to the weakest point. If there is weakness in the abdominal wall’s connective tissue or in the pelvic floor muscles, then all the pressure will follow that weakness,” adds Lippman.

INDIGO WELLNESS In addition to Pelvic Health Physical Therapy, Indigo offers acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, cupping, nutrition counseling and group programs. Their abundant toolbox of services are all interwoven to help their patients achieve optimum mind/body health. “The end goal is to create a robust support system. We believe that the best patient care happens when everyone involved is talking—the more eyes on the patient to help with their journey of wellness, the better,” says Swanberg.

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“If you picture your body as an actual house, your pelvic floor would be the ground, the foundation; your abdominals and core would be the walls, helping to stabilize; and your diaphragm would be the roof, some people even think of as high up as the glottis in the throat as the top,” says Lippman. With this structure in mind, “you can’t breathe properly unless your diaphragm and pelvic floor are working together. Upper chest breathing can be caused by a lack of movement in the diaphragm, which can contribute to pelvic floor muscle tension. We’ll often hear patients say things like ‘I can’t talk and walk without getting out of breath’ and it’s because their diaphragm isn’t moving the way that it’s supposed to,” says Fanelli.

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fresh chopped bluefish tuna with radish and fennel over a bed of quinoa, an unexpected and refreshing preparation. We were less enthused by the eggplant croquettes, which were a tad greasy. Thanks to the open kitchen, you can see the flames from the high-powered gas oven used to prepare some of the best entrées, including a perfectly cooked whole branzino served with sautéed spinach and an herb-laden roasted chicken paired with a salad of spinach, burrata, roasted carrots and fennel. In lieu of pizza, which has a big following at the owners’ city restaurants, the menu here highlights a selection of flatbreads and fried dough with toppings such as prosciutto and

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s scientific minds wrestled with keeping people safe during Covid-19, the quarantine threatened to take down the economy. In Fairfield County and beyond, businesses closed, events were canceled and people stopped commuting to the office. Close to 10 million people lost jobs nationwide, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fearing sinking corporate profits, investors unloaded stocks and, over a series of weeks, the market plunged by nearly a third.

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All the while, the Federal Reserve System worked feverishly to save the monetary system. The Fed stormed to the rescue, literally printing money, supplying banks with cash and buying massive amounts of government and corporate debt. The goals: to maximize employment and to keep prices as stable as possible. In other words, “massive quantitative easing,” says Scott Bogan of Wilton, a wealth adviser and capital markets strategist with GYL Financial Synergies in Westport. Part psychologist, part educator, part seer, part market strategist, he helps the investment advisory firm unpack how the Fed’s movements affect clients’ pocketbooks. His advice: Take a few moments now to understand how the Fed’s actions affect you. The Fed, which is nonpartisan and operates independent of Congress, is the central bank for the United States. “Interest rates are a tool they can use to stimulate activity in the economy,” Bogan says. During the pandemic, the Fed slashed the interest rate that banks pay to borrow from one another to near

zero. Consumers benefited, from lower rates on mortgages, car loans and credit cards, increasing buying power. “If your mortgage is 5 percent versus 2.5 percent, you can borrow a lot more at 2.5 percent. It trickles through,” Bogan says. Massive government stimulus programs infused households with free money. A booming economy and record low unemployment followed. Costs for goods and services crept up to 7.5 percent at the end of January 2022, the highest increase in forty years. Food costs are 7 percent more now than last year. Electricity is up more than 10 percent. Before the invasion of Ukraine, gasoline prices had soared 40 percent higher than 2021, according to the Consumer Price Index; the invasion led to an even greater surge. Early this year, the Fed turned on its heel. Enter quantitative tightening. The Fed plans to raise interest rates to cool the hot economy. It won’t be reinvesting those interest payments from banks. “They’re going to take that money and go to a giant furnace and incinerate it,” Bogan reports.

Less cash translates to costlier loans and fewer purchases. Expect car loans, mortgages and the like to be cheaper now than in months ahead. Higher interest rates make the dollar worth less abroad as well; international trips and purchases will cost more later in the year. Bonds, stocks and real estate all behave differently when interest rates increase. Bonds are supposed to be the safety net in a portfolio, helping to keep that nest egg from cracking. But rising interest rates cause bond yields to go up— and values to fall—in the short term. “Expect a hit to your bond portfolio,” Bogan says. Alternatively, “real estate in a high inflationary period has been a good place to go. Lease agreements typically have built-in rent escalation clauses. They help real-estate landlords hedge their revenue streams,” says Bogan. As for the stock market, expect volatility, “causing the stock market to reprice,” Bogan says. Talk to your adviser about the risks and the timeline in your portfolio, so that as the Fed works to steady the monetary system, you’re prepared.

While inflation and invasions seesaw the market, one stalwart is returning with a new luster: the good old certificate of deposit. Each time the Fed hikes interest rates, bank rates “will start to rise and cash will generate a return,” Bogan says. If you want to stash your cash in the short term, consider laddering some CDs. Stagger maturity rates, from one to four years, maybe, then as soon as one matures a year down the road, you can reinvest it—or weigh your options in what will hopefully be a more stable environment.

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branches in Old Greenwich, Byram and Cos Cob. Diane’s Bookstore thrives in Greenwich, Dogwood Books blooms in Christ Church, and Athena Bookstore has just opened in Old Greenwich. So for a town that values books, it’s no surprise that during the pandemic neighborhood Little Free Libraries sprouted up. When Covid exploded and local libraries and bookstores limited hours and shut down, several Greenwich residents devised ways to fill the need for literature through book swaps.

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A LITTLE EXPLORING WIND IN THE WILLOWMERE This free library began in one Riverside neighborhood during lockdown, when children quickly exhausted their at-home book supplies. Willowmere resident Stephanie Martin began researching how to create a local library to share books for all ages. With the craftsmanship of neighbor Brendan Hoffman and the artistry of Ann Goffin, the “Wind in the Willowmere Little Free Library” opened in May 2021. Since then, managing the books has been a labor of love for Stephanie, who has a bird’seye view from her home to watch visitors young and old explore, select and deposit books in the library on Willowmere Pond. As pandemic restrictions eased and local libraries reopened, she kept the easily accessible book hub going. And it continues to be a regular gathering spot. Stephanie visits the library every few days, straightening and organizing books, adding new donations and removing titles that have sat on the shelf for too long. The library holds about thirty titles from children’s books and cookbooks to classics and bestsellers.

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GARDEN OF WORDS Old Greenwich resident Christine Negroni’s journey to create her free library began with a novel a friend shared from another free local library. Inspired by the book that she enjoyed but might have otherwise never discovered, Christine was intrigued by the idea of a book swap. A New York Times best-selling author herself, she knows the value of reading. A proponent of sustainability, she built the library using a former kitchen cabinet and other recycled items. The “Garden of Words Little Free Library” on Highview in Old Greenwich opened on Halloween 2020 with the help of New York artist Danielle Dimston, who painted two original art panels on the unit. Registered with the Little Free

Library organization, this is one of a few registered Little Free Libraries in Greenwich. Christine curates titles as any small bookstore would. She features holiday books seasonally and holds excess books at home to rotate in, based on seasonality and topic. Beyond a love of reading, Christine is enthusiastic about the community building and literary discovery that the library encourages. Readers explore books they might not otherwise select and that may lead them to a new favorite author, subject or genre. Unique to the “Garden of Words” library is a section dedicated to non-perishable items such as toothpaste, beans, peanut butter and rice. Christine says it’s about creating a sense of sharing that inspires neighbors to be noticeably friendlier and positive about the neighborhood.

HOW TO OPEN YOUR LIBRARY? Stephanie Martin’s tip is simple—just get it done. She explains that once created, the libraries almost run on their own. It’s the building that can be the biggest challenge, especially if designing from scratch. Christine Negroni points out that caulk is key in creating a waterproof space and advises keeping space for airflow by avoiding completely filling the library with books. She also uses the little silica gel dehumidifying packets that arrive in so many of our packages and stashes them in the library to absorb excess humidity in damp months. The best resource is the Little Free Library organization. This national nonprofit has more than 90,000 registered Little Free Libraries. Its website has information on how to create a library and also offers ready-made units starting at $169. Home-built libraries can be registered and added to a national map of Little Free Llibraries on the website for $39.95. Registering a library gives creators access to support and networking. Each library receives a recognition plaque. littlefreelibrary.org

THE LITTLE RED LIBRARY IN COS COB Another registered Greenwich Little Free Library is in Cos Cob, tucked next to the former Starbucks in Mill Pond Chess Park. It displays the organization’s simple motto—Take a Book, Share a Book. The “Little Red Library,” donated to the town by Kate Marlow and Daisy Florin, is at the corner of Strickland Road and Putnam Avenue. The spot provides a great place for readers to grab a book by the park and enjoy the view.

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HOLLY HILL BOOK SWAP The most popular and well-established little free library in town is not so little. The Holly Hill Book Swap has been run by volunteers at the Holly Hill Recycling Center for over forty years. Founded by Doug

Francefort and housed in the Book Shed, the Book Swap is open Fridays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and averages 200 visitors a day. The more than 4,000 books (and some CDs) in the shed are from every genre, including coffee table books. An estimated 40,000 books go through the site annually. Greenwich residents can take up to ten a day and can donate anytime the Holly Hill Recycling Center is open. In response to getting more books than can be used, in 2015 the volunteers created the organization Books4Everyone to support literacy throughout Fairfield County. Up to twenty boxes a week are taken to homeless shelters, schools in need and community organizations. Volunteers also sort books and manage smaller free libraries in a number of senior centers such as Hill House, Nathaniel Witherell and distribute children’s books to Greenwich CCI, Inspirica, Bridgeport Schools, Domus and many more. Book Swap shelves can be found all over town including the Island Beach Ferry, Tod’s Point, Old Greenwich train station, Packages Plus in the Mill Pond Shopping Center and the Greenwich Benheim Cancer Center. It’s nice to know a good read is never out of reach. books4everyone.org

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HIT THE BRUCE The new Bruce is coming soon (rumor has it, spring of 2023) and remains open during construction. Families can visit the permanent science galleries, Natural Cycles Shape Our Land, open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., donations can be made at the door. The transformative renovation includes a three-story, 43,000-square-foot addition that will more than double the size of the museum,

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KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ A Greenwich tradition, the Junior League of Greenwich’s Touch a Truck is a community event that lets kids explore all sorts fun vehicles. Whether it’s sitting behind the wheel of a fire truck or honking a dump truck’s horn, the little one’s excitement is contagious. Emergency and rescue vehicles, construction trucks, a race car, a school bus will all be on-site. Plenty of fun family activities

are currently planned to round out the day. Come climb aboard on Sunday, May 22 at Greenwich Town Hall. Proceeds help support the Junior League of Greenwich’s community projects. Learn more and purchase tickets at jlgreenwich.org/toucha-truck/.

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THANKS MOM! What better day to do something extra special for yourself than Mother’s Day? Celebrate this special day by making flower baskets at Sam Bridge, joining the annual Mother’s Day bike ride around Tod’s Point or enjoying brunch at any one of our great restaurants. We’ve rounded up some fun local offerings to treat yourself. Visit greenwichmoms.com for more. G

tour one of America’s most remarkable private gardens right here in Greenwich on Saturday, May 21. Fueling America’s passion for gardens, Open Days is a nationwide community of gardeners and garden enthusiasts, who teach and inspire one another. Families can experience the stunning landscape of Sleepy Cat Farm as it unfolds in a series of garden rooms, pavilions, pathways, pools and staircases. gardenconservancy.org

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.

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he most recent Bar Takeover at Bistro V benefiting the American Red Cross New York Metro North was a smashing success. The event was hosted by Board of Directors member and greenwich magazine publisher/CRO of Moffly Media Andy Amill, Red & White Ball cochairs Chrissy von Oiste and Lauren Walsh and Stephanie Dunn Ashley, Executive Director of the American Red Cross New York Metro Chapter. A percentage of event sales and 100 percent of the proceeds from the signature “Red Rescue” cocktail was donated to the Red Cross. redcross.org »

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1 Margaritas with a punch 2 Lindsay Potter, Whitney Meyers 3 Lorna Wernet, Rachel Simon, Max Wernet 4 Christina Mauricio Salvatore, Ashely Grudzinski 5 Seth Potter, Brooke Shepard 6 Andrea Newman, David Sterling 7 Tatiana Reeve, Kelly Phelps 8 Greenwich Cocktail Week co-founders Lindsay Potter and Jed Simon 9 All the ladies celebrating International Women’s Day 10 The latest issue of greenwich magazine, hot off the presses

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appy Hour is alive and well in Greenwich! Greenwich Cocktail Week recently hosted “Margaritas and Light Bites” at East End, benefiting Pathways, our agency serving adults with mental illness. The bar was buzzing with locals excited to be out and about. Greenwich Cocktail Week will be in full effect May 16 through 19 at participating restaurants. Stay in the loop @greenwichcocktailweek. »

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huck Royce, chairman and portfolio manager of the Greenwich investment firm Royce & Associates, was recently honored as the thirteenth recipient of Greenwich Library’s Peterson Business Award at the Hyatt. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo presented Mr. Royce with this prestigious award via video from Washington, D.C. Approximately 285 prominent business and community leaders attended the dinner, which is held every other year and is the library’s only major fundraiser. The event raised $630,000 to support it’s current services and programs, as well as fund new initiatives. greenwichlibrary.org »

1 Barbara Ormerod-Glynn 2 Hilary Martin Lea, Arlene Mark 3 Fritz Wesner, Sophia Tawil, Seung Bak 4 Peggy Edersheim Kalb, Michael Freitag 5 Alexandra Codraro, Tom Heagney, Gov. Ned Lamont 6 Karen Royce, Karen Keegan 7 Rob Marks, Davidde and Ron Strackbein 8 Marty Gendell, Jill Stauffer Cobbs 9 Consuelo Mack, Chuck Royce 10 Chuck and Deborah Royce 11 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo

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Granola—Made Chic 1 Layla Lisiewski, Aysa Geller, Kelly Postiglione, Whitney Spinelli 2 All about the ambiance 3 Sara Nielson, Andrew Dominick 4 Corry Loli, Dana Norrily, Juile Mountain 5 Guests trying the new menu 6 Jennifer Trillo, Shae Cornette, Jordon Cornette, Dana Noorily 7 Happy Hour 8 Bianca Lombardo, Sofia Henao 9 Sliders for everyone 10 A pretty pink martini 11 Carrie Heffernan, Siobhan Dolce

he Granola Bar began when Dana Noorily and Julie Mountain turned their side hustle of preparing and packaging gourmet granola into a destination for breakfast, lunch, beverages and community. The first Granola Bar opened in Westport in 2013 and has since grown to include five locations, a food truck and catering business. Their most recent endeavor has been turning their Rye shop into an evening hotspot. The daytime menu features favorites that guests have always enjoyed, while the evening menu is a whole new experience. It includes delicious sharable plates like pull-apart sliders, tuna tartar tostada, vegan chile verde and a smash burger. The wine list has been carefully curated and features sixteen selections perfect for pairing with the menu. 96 Purchase Street in Rye. thegranolabarct.com G

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blind date at Roanoke College was so awkward there was no choice but to be “just friends”—for five years—before trying again. Thankfully, patience is a virtue, and Charlie began to notice how Gretchen never could seem to approve of who he dated. The two gave dating a second chance, and it clicked. The couple was together for three years before getting engaged. It meant long-distance for two of those years and then a cross-country move for Gretchen to Los Angeles. Charlie and Gretchen boarded a boat for what Gretchen assumed was just a day on the lake on Lake Kezar, Maine, where the Moshers enjoy their summers. Tucked away in one of their favorite coves with no one else around except for the loons, Charlie got down on one knee and asked her to spend forever with him. Charlie’s family pulled up in separate boats, cheering and, of course, popping champagne. Pastor Paul Richter officiated at the ceremony at Frederick Douglass Maritime Museum in Baltimore, where the reception followed. The bride, daughter of Roy Gingher and Tracy Jasion of Maryland, graduated from Concordia Preparatory School, Roanoke College and Concordia University. Gretchen is a high school English teacher in the Pasadena Unified School District. The groom, son of Chuck and Ellen Mosher of Greenwich, graduated from King School and Roanoke College. Charlie works in television and film production in Los Angeles. The newlyweds live in North Hollywood, Califorinia. »

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egan and CJ met during their junior year in college at a Southern Methodist University fraternity party. The pair quickly became friends and began to fall for each other while on an adventure to Lake Lewisville outside of Dallas. They dated for six years before getting engaged on a trip to Aspen. CJ secretly arranged for both of their families to be there for the special weekend. Rev. Dr. Ed Horstmann officiated at the ceremony at the Belle Haven Club, where the reception followed (with what seemed like every blue hydrangea on the East Coast). The bride, daughter of Patrick and Laura Murphy of St. Louis, graduated from Villa Duchesne & Oak Hill School and Southern Methodist University. Megan is a second-grade teacher in Arlington, Texas. The groom, son of Charles and Carole Purse of Florida, graduated from Greenwich Country Day School, Greenwich High School and Southern Methodist University. CJ is a senior financial analyst in Dallas. The Purses honeymooned in Hawaii before returning home to Dallas. G

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These lyrics are from Broadway’s soul-shaking, zeitgeist-quaking, brilliant-doesn’t-even-begin-to-describe-it Hamilton, but they may as well have been written about its Pulitzer-, Emmy-, Grammy- and Tonywinning creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Twice nominated for an Oscar, it’s only a matter of time before he’ll be vaulted into not just EGOT territory but the PEGOT stratosphere, where only five other luminaries in history have managed to ascend. Meanwhile, Lin just wants his morning coffee. “I always believe the marker of success for any New Yorker is you can walk into your local store, and they just start making your order because you go there so much,” he tells me from his home in Washington Heights, the same neighborhood

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How do you write like you’re running out of time? Write day and night like you’re running out of time? Every day you fight, like you’re running out of time, Like you’re running out of time Are you running out of time? Awwww! How do you write like tomorrow won’t arrive? How do you write like you need it to survive? How do you write every second you’re alive? Every second you’re alive? Every second you’re alive?

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A man sits hunched over his desk, furiously scratching pen to paper. He looks up, dark eyes in a trance. A new thought crystallizes. The chin nods, faster now, the feet tap, the seat rumbles, the brain’s circuit board ignites— yes!—as he snatches it from the ether, swerves it through his pen, ripping through sheets like sails flapping.

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he’s lived in for nearly his entire life. “That’s when you know you’ve made it.” So, I ask him, has he made it? “Oh, one hundred percent,” he says excitedly, and tells me what his order is. “Egg and cheese with ketchup, and a small coffee with milk and sugar. I’m trying to cut down on the sugar, and my buddy Sinod who works at the bodega always makes fun of me. He’s like, ‘You like the sugar,’ and I say, ‘I know, just put one less in today. I’m gonna wean myself off.’” I ask Miranda how many hours of sleep he gets a night—suddenly it seems crucial to know the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient’s circadian rhythm, as if it could somehow explain his brilliance—and he says on average, seven. “I’m not much of a night owl, and last night I fell asleep watching New Girl with my head in my wife’s lap. We should’ve just watched two but we went for the third and I knocked out.” Let it be known: Lin-Manuel Miranda is Netflix and Chilling, just like the rest of us. “But I have to wake up at six a.m. and get my kids off to school, no matter what time I go to bed,” continues the neighborhood dad, who still loves riding the train and has been known to chat up a breakdancer or mariachi bander on occasion. “But, yeah, I’m usually about seven hours, unless I’ve got some sort of deadline and I have to do an all-nighter.” I ask if that means being mildly or heavily caffeinated. “It’s funny, for me, caffeine is much more about the ritual than the drug;

EGOTS, PEGOTS AND GOATS Ok, I say, but can we get back to how nail-bitingly close he is to the PEGOT, because statistically speaking, this would be major. To flex another acronym, GOAT-level major. He laughs. “It’s a really cool stat, right? Like, you look at the people who have won the EGOT, and that’s a really awesome group of people, you know?” he says with an endearing voice-crack, before citing Rita Moreno and Marvin Hamlisch, two PEGOT legends. “But it is a stat. At the Australian Open, Rafa Nadal was tied for the record for the most majors, but I guar-an-tee you he was not thinking about that when another person half his age was hitting a ball at him,” he laughs exuberantly, “a hundred and fifty miles an hour. He was figuring out, how do I solve this? How do I solve this point, and this set and this match? And that’s really what I do, I’m trying to figure out this moment, I’m trying to figure out this song, I’m trying to figure out this

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it’s about getting up to make the coffee,” he says. “I can have a cup of coffee and go right to sleep. It really doesn’t matter. If it’s time to go to sleep, it’s time. On a few rare occasions I’ll kind of hit it harder because I have to stay up late to finish some tune or another, but for me it’s much more, ‘Alright, I wrote a little bit, lemme get up and make another cup of coffee.’ The promise of it is what keeps me awake, more than the actual chemical.”

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Director Jon M. Chu, Miranda and Anthony Ramos on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures’ In The Heights

scene, and I’m very, very lucky that it puts me in this statistical conversation. But it’s really not what you think about when it’s eleven p.m. and you want to go to bed and you’re sitting at your piano.” So how does it flow on those late nights, when he’s chugging coffee, trying to birth a moment, a song, a scene? He chuckles. “I’ll take the music any way it comes out, natural or C-section. Sometimes it is a lyrical idea that I really like. Sometimes it’s just writing enough of a chord progression or a beat that I can walk around with, and just improvise inside it; and when it feels true, I write it down. For Encanto, I started with just a lot of research, like what are the different forms and types of music coming out of this part of the world? What are the instruments you can play with? I’ve written in as many different ways as I have songs.” He gives me an example that would make any Hamilton junkie nerd out: “For ‘My Shot,’ I really started lyrically. I probably worked on those verses for months before I committed to any music under them,” he says. “Mainly because I was scared of getting started, because once you’re in, you’re committed. And it was a long time before I figured out what the chord progression was for ‘My Shot.’ I had that hook, and I had those verses, and it took me awhile to settle on what the music was, because once you settle on the music, you’re settling on music for the rest of the night. Because I know I’m going to bring these themes back around.

So, yeah, that’s one where I totally started with lyric, but a song like ‘Washington on Your Side,’ that one I started with the beat. I was trying to make the most interesting beat I could, what is the most nonHamilton-sounding thing I can make? It’s really kind of creeping, and kind of in six, and I wrote to that beat once I found something I really enjoyed.” It’s almost surreal to hear the nuts-and-bolts beginnings of Hamilton, given its prescience in illuminating such a bigger conversation over the past two elections, with immigration, with BLM … “Never thinking I would do that, just knowing this is a story worth telling,” he breaks in, “just knowing that when I read that biography being like, ‘There’s just a lot here.’ There’s a lot in telling Alexander’s story that you have to unpack because it is accidentally a country origin story, it is a story about fatherhood, it is a story about legacy, about which legacies get told and which don’t, and …” his voice catches, “the idea scared the hell out of me. I have to know so much more than I do presently to actually be able to write this. I have to learn more history than I’ve ever learned, I have to learn how to compress that into songs, which I don’t know how to do; I’ve never worked with history as a subject. There’s a lot I don’t know how to do about this that terrifies me; but it’s a good story, worth learning how to do all of those things. I always want to lean into what terrifies me.” »

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BEATS AND BOOM! Are you doing this for the success that you think it will bring? Are you ok Growing up as a “creative little kid who loved show tunes and early with doing this if the world doesn’t notice while you’re alive?” hip-hop,” young Lin-Manuel leaned into stories on his local movie They were heavy questions for the twenty-one-year-old Wesleyan theater screen, courtesy of his big sister, Luz Miranda-Crespo. “My sister student. Miranda remembers staggering out of the theater, overwhelmed took me to every seminal hip-hop movie, even though I was too young by the performance, but also enlightened. “It made me think, Yes, I’m not to process them. I remember seeing Beat Street in the theater and The Fat in this for the success or failure of it, because I can’t control that part,” he Boys in Krush Groove and Disorderlies and sort of falling in love with that says. “You have to do it for the love of it, and that’s enormously empowering to an artist.” genre, but also loving Weird Al Yankovic and loving the way he would We talk about the struggles young people have today, coming out of the take words to existing pop songs and make them funnier,” he says, and as an aside tells me his kids love Weird Al, too, a point of pride. pandemic and taking the road less traveled—and less lucrative. “So many “It showed me that that was possible, and that genre was fluid. But of those forces are just like, Where am I gonna live? What am I gonna eat? I’ve always just loved music that tells stories. I remember dissecting my How am I gonna have health insurance?” he says. “That’s what everyone parents’ albums and trying to figure out the plot of Man of La Mancha just comes up against when they’re pursuing their passion.” For Miranda, that from the songs on the album. I think all of that kind of adds up to me doing meant making ends meet by teaching seventh-grade English at his alma what I do, which is really kind of obsessing over these tunes and figuring mater, Hunter College High School, while spending his free time toiling on his musical In the Heights, which he’d begun writing at Wesleyan. out how they work.” “From that first year, I was basically a professional substitute teacher Unquestionably, Biggie was the gold standard, laying down tracks and whatever else I needed to do to Miranda would later pick up in make the rent, in the unlikely event Hamilton. “All these years later “There’s a lot in telling Alexander’s story that this show I’d been working you still hear folks quoting Biggie on actually got a production,” he in their lyrics. His storytelling was that you have to unpack because it is says. “I felt very lucky in the jobs I so effortless, and his flow was so accidentally a country origin story, it is a chose, even though you don’t have singular,” he says. “There’s not a song story about fatherhood, it is a story about a ton of dignity dancing at a bar of his that doesn’t have some quote mitzvah, trying to get a bunch of that you’ve heard in, y’know, a few legacy, about which legacies get told and kids and bubbies to dance. That’s other rap songs in its wake. So, yeah, which don’t, and…” his voice catches, “the ok—it was four hundred bucks for that was huge for me. Another big idea scared the hell out of me.” a gig in Boston, and that’s most of one for me was a group called The —MIRANDA ON HAMILTON the rent for a month! And it’s not a Pharcyde, a song called ‘Passin’ Me lot of time.” That’s the key, he says. By.’ That was an inroad for hip-hop, “What is the time trade-off that you can do that gives you the most opporbecause I could relate to that song. I couldn’t relate to the guy being like, tunity to be in the space you want to be in?” ‘I get all the girls and I get all the cars’ but that guy being like, ‘the letter The strategy paid off: In the Heights made its Broadway debut in 2008, came back three days later Return to Sender’ … now that, as a thirteenwinning a Grammy and four Tonys. Miranda cites Larson, played by year-old, that one hit home. So it’s also about finding the art that speaks to Oscar-nominated Andrew Garfield in the tick, tick film adaptation he where you’re at.” directed for Netflix last year, as his guidepost during those odd-job years. As Miranda’s musical repertoire grew, so did his love of theater, seeing “Jonathan figured out that he could do a full day shift on Sundays at the Jonathan Larson’s massively influential Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Rent Moondance Diner, and that freed up the rest of his time to write.” at seventeen, a year after Larson’s passing, and his semi-autobiographical And suddenly Miranda’s cameo in tick, tick, as the overworked, eggmusical tick, tick…BOOM! at twenty-one. slinging line cook at the Moondance Diner feels like a nod to the leaner “I saw tick, tick in its posthumous off-Broadway incarnation at a really times he and Jonathan shared as struggling artists in different eras. It also formative time in my life,” Miranda remembers. “I was a senior in college. feels like an admission. As director, Miranda could’ve dropped himself, It was shortly after the events of September 11, 2001, which I think shook Hitchcock-style, into a shiny blue chair in the front room of the diner, everyone—it shakes you in terms of your priorities, of my city, my dad alongside Broadway royalty Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Andre De was not far from downtown when it happened … he saw the plane hit the Shields and Chita Rivera. After all, he’s earned it. But the more you talk to second building from the office he was in. And so, I’m a theater major, Lin, the more you realize he’s happiest behind the scenes, in the bustling what do I have to offer the world, and this new world we find ourselves back kitchen. This is the room where it happens for him. in, and tick, tick asked all the big questions of me that night. It is Jonathan “Directing has been an absolute joy,” he says of his debut with tick, processing the loss of his twenties without much to show for it in terms of tick. “I’ve wanted to direct movies since I was three years old, and I really work or produced work anyway, and it asks you, Why are you doing this? greenwichmag.com

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enjoyed my first ‘at bat,’” he says. “It was a story I felt like I knew intimately well, and I felt uniquely suited to tell; and having been a musical songwriter, I felt like I could tell the story of this musical songwriter with some insight. You also learn a lot about your own temperament, right? You learn, ‘Oh, I’m not fazed by this pressure or this pressure, but I’m anxious about this,’ and lean into that: Why am I anxious about that? You have to make so many decisions that it ends up being personal by virtue of the volume of decisions you have to make. It’s like playing the organ”—which makes us both crack up, because now it’s hard not to envision him hunched over an organ, Phantom of the Opera-style, before he stops giggling and finishes: “It requires every part of you to play it well, so I’m really excited by it and hope I have the opportunity to do it more.” A SYMPHONY OF FOUR Despite having seemingly endless raw material to explore, Miranda is taking a measured approach. Well, as measured as a multihyphenate wunderkind can. “I’m not an island anymore,” he says. “I have a wife I love and kids I love,” he says of Vanessa Nadal, his wife of twelve years, and sons Sebastian, seven, and Francisco, four, “and the decisions

that I make in my life are committee decisions. I’m always trying to chase what I’m passionate about, but I also know that I’m not going to say yes to a movie that takes me halfway across the world tomorrow, because I’ve got kids to tuck in, kids that need to be cared for. So they’re joint decisions when we embark on stuff. And, honestly, that balance is something you struggle with your entire life, the family life-work balance, and I’m giving it my best, like everyone else,” he says. “I want to make work that excites me and scares me and that I learn from by engaging in it, and I want my kids to be able to say, ‘Yeah, you’re around a lot.’” Miranda credits Nadal with maintaining their family life-work equilibrium, as well as helping him usher Hamilton into the world in 2015. “When I reconnected with Vanessa, she was a scientist and then she pivoted into law, and now she’s finding ways to marry both of those things in her career; but, also, she always made space for my work. She identified really early, ‘You know, you’re at your happiest when you’ve just written something,’ he says self-mockingly. ‘So what are the conditions that we can create to make that happen as often as possible?’ And so, (above) The Madrigal family • (below) Dolores and Mirabel in you know, Hamilton exists because she said, ‘You don’t get Oscar-winning Encanto; Miranda any writing done in New York because life happens, so wrote its record-breaking soundtrack and was nominated let’s go away. We’ll go to Puerto Rico for two weeks, we’ll go for Best Original Song.

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upstate for a week, and I’ll leave you alone and you can write. And I’ll have a nice vacation,’” he says with a laugh. Eleven Tonys, a Grammy, Kennedy Center honors and a Pulitzer later, it looks like she made the right call. Worth noting: We also have Nadal to thank in part for Tony-winning Renée Elise Goldsberry’s dizzyingly complex rap performances in Hamilton. “Very early in, Vanessa pointed out to me, ‘You know in Heights, the women sing and the men rap, and that’s not even where your own discography plays out; you listen to a lot of female rappers,’” he says. “So, an observation she made about my last show directly went into Angelica having kind of the toughest bars in the show.”

in our case uptown New York; it’s about the people we love and finding home wherever they are, whether that’s here in your neighborhood or wherever you find yourselves, and whether it’s something to change or something to run from. “And also with gentrification it’s kind of a part of the daily heartbreak of being a New Yorker. You grow up in a place and you watch it change, for better or for worse. Ask any New Yorker who has been here for a certain amount of time, they will lament some place they lost, and that’s part of it; that’s actually part of our conversation at any given moment, and finding your way toward what your home is.” For Miranda, home has always been inextricably tied to helping his THE HEIGHTS OF LOVE community, starting with the example set by his parents, Dr. Luz TownsNadal and Miranda’s story began years before either of them knew it, and Miranda and Luis A. Miranda, Jr. “I remember spending nights at toy can be found within a song from In the Heights. “‘When You’re Home’ is drives for Three Kings’ Day, or doing my homework at the Hispanic very clearly written … well, it’s clear to me anyway, that this is a person Women’s Business Center where my mom volunteered,” he says. “When who is falling in love and writing about falling in love. On our second date Hamilton reached the success it did, the imperative became, how can Vanessa and I realized we’d grown up twenty blocks from each other,” he we use our good fortune to widen the doors of access, to fund aspiring says, softening his voice in those last three words. “We both went to the artists of color all over the country, to support artists in our neighsame school that was not,” he emphasizes, “in our neighborhood. We went borhood and in Puerto Rico?” That call to action resulted in to school on the Upper East Side. The Miranda Family Fund, the So, one of our first dates was really “It’s about home in all its incarnations; first donor-advised Fund within walking each other through our own it’s about home as represented by The Hispanic Federation Luis A. version of this shared neighborhood, Miranda, Jr. founded thirty years and that’s exactly what Benny and the countries our parents and our ago. The Fund supports education, Nina are doing in that song.” Miranda grandparents are from, as represented by the arts and social justice, along remembers calling the musical’s the found families we make when we move with a sustained focus on relief director, Thomas Kail, after his date. and rebuilding efforts in Puerto “I was like, ‘Tommy, I just met this to a new place ... it’s about the people we Rico post-Hurricane Maria. “The girl. We went to high school together love and finding home wherever they are.” guiding principle has always been but we reconnected,’ and as I’m —MIRANDA ON IN THE HEIGHTS to lean into the passions we already talking, he was like, ‘Put the phone had prior to this good fortune,” down and write the Benny-Nina song Miranda says. “For my mom it’s women’s access to reproductive health; for right now.’” It came full circle a couple of years ago when the movie adaptation of my dad it’s making sure Latino voters have a seat at the table in elections; In the Heights was being filmed, and its director, Jon M. Chu, unbeknownst for me it’s how to ensure that the next generation of artists of color have to himself or Miranda, shot a scene in a park that was Miranda’s everyday greater access to their passions and chosen fields than I had coming up. walk with his son to school and featured Nadal’s grandmother’s building. And then we all help each other, all hands on deck.” “I was walking back from dropping my kid off at pre-K and I spotted some dancers, and I went, ‘What are you guys doing?’” Miranda recalls. “They go, OFF THE CLOCK ‘We’re rehearsing ‘When You’re Home,’ and I just called Vanessa, I was like, With so much on his plate, between family life and giving back to the ‘Get down here, hurry,’” he says, “and we watched them sing this song that world artistically and philanthropically, I ask Miranda if time is his I wrote for us, or I wrote inspired by us, here, right in our neighborhood. It antagonist. “It’s interesting you phrase it that way; I’ve never thought of was incredibly special.” time as an antagonist,” he says. “I just sort of thought of it as the given Can a place feel like home even after gentrification, I ask, and he laughs. circumstances into which we’re born when we get here.” But the more “Well, if I could answer that question in a sentence,” he says, “you wouldn’t he talks, the more his inner Alexander comes out. “Somebody asked me have a two-and-a-half-hour musical about it, which is essentially In the once, ‘Why is there always a ticking clock that your characters hear?’ and Heights. It’s about home in all its incarnations; it’s about home as repre- I say, ‘Because there is a ticking clock.’ Unless you believe in reincarnation sented by the countries our parents and our grandparents are from, as or you believe in a better life on the other side of this, this is the one » represented by the found families we make when we move to a new place, ‘at bat’ that we’ve got.” MAY 2022 GREENWICH

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He says someone else phrased it better: You get put into the play with no dress rehearsal…that’s what life is. “I think just as a fan of so many artists, you can’t help but think about what they made, how much time they had to make it,” he continues. “There are the Shakespeares and Sondheims of the world who may leave behind an enormously prolific body of work, and there are the folks who leave behind one masterpiece—that’s not to say they didn’t live an incredibly fulfilling life, but the masterpiece is what we know about. I also think it’s just a function of being the heroes I was drawn to. I remember having a poster of Brandon Lee on my wall and thinking of the tragedy of that promise cut short. Brandon Lee was about to be an enormous movie star when tragedy befell him on the set of The Crow. Jonathan Larson did exactly what he wanted to do; he changed the landscape of musical theater but, tragically, he did not live to see how much he changed it. Again, I think because I’ve been drawn to artists like that, it informs my work and fuels my work.” But today, the only kind of fueling Lin-Manuel Miranda is doing is of the decaf variety. This boy is taking a beat. “I’m in the middle of several things, which is honestly like a huge downgrade for me in a nice way. I’m just sort of enjoying the way tick, tick and Encanto have connected with folks and getting to talk about it, which is nice. I had four movies come out last year, so I’m just refilling my cup, taking my kids to school and

tucking ’em in and reading books and watching movies. Like really just refilling; that’s all I’m doing this year. I think I’ve earned a little vacation.” But I don’t believe him, not entirely. In fact, I’m tempted to remind him of what he famously did on a prior vacation: tote along an encyclopedic biography by the name of Alexander Hamilton … and look where that got him. But the day is catching up on Mr. Miranda; he has to jump on a call, and his kids will be home from school soon. Parents to check in with, perhaps the Fund, too. Who knows, he and Vanessa may even sneak in another episode of New Girl later. And it hits me, what he said earlier about not being an island. While they both wrote the impossible, time at their heels, underdogs who rose to historic heights against the backdrop of New York City, Lin has never let his family slip from his sight line; and this may be one of the biggest things that separates him from Alexander. So, I let it go, tossing him a softball question to bring it home: What is his favorite word? Curiously, it gives him more pause than anything I’ve asked all afternoon. Perhaps for a writer never lost for words, it’s hard to pin down just one. But he finally lands on it. “You know what my favorite word is now? It’s yes. That is a conversation I’ve been having with my kids. Like, before you say you don’t like this food, just say yes, and try it. Before you shut down your brother’s offer for what you’re going to do this afternoon, just say yes and try it,” he says, brightly. “I’m in a Shonda Rhimes Land of Yes these days, both with my kids and with my life.”

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The Greenwich International Film Festival is shaking up its format Calling all CT cinephiles: GIFF is going 24-7-365. “After a year of considerable industry change, GIFF has chosen to move to a year-round programming format that will allow us to showcase film screenings, panel discussions and events throughout 2022, instead of during a dedicated Festival week,” says Ginger Stickel, Executive Director and COO of GIFF. “With GIFF: Uninterrupted, we can provide filmmakers the opportunity to screen their projects with ease, as we will now be able to accommodate premieres, press tours and simultaneous festival runs as they occur throughout the year.” GIFF also hosts an exclusive digital streaming platform when an in-person event is not possible, offering the flexibility for in-person or remote events. Become a GIFF member at greenwichfilm.org and find out about events and screenings at greenwichfilm.org/2022-events. G

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ho doesn’t like a little guidance on where to go and what to do? Maybe you’re a part of the new wave of residents who discovered our little corner of the world during Covid (if so, welcome!). Perhaps your memory needs to be jogged after a few years of limited activity (so much for two weeks to flatten the curve). Or possibly you just need some intel on the new places and faces that now call Fairfield County home. Whatever the case, there are plenty of gems waiting to be discovered. Here we offer up some great ways to bring your living spaces to the next level, enjoy family time, take advantage of the booming dining scene and, of course, shop gorgeous fashion and jewelry finds. After all, isn’t that what makes for a good life? »

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The kind we like, that is. Experts weigh in on some spectacular ideas to bring your escape from the world to the next level

here’s no place like home … to relax, work, entertain, be pampered, play sports, sunbathe, or do almost anything. In changing times, people turn to the comfort of their dwellings, and local architects and designers say they’re outfitting high-end houses like never before. They shared some inspiration and advice for living your best life in your home zone. b y mary k ate ho gan

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CHARLES HILTON ARCHITECTS

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With work from home becoming the norm, people are putting major resources toward their home offices. Some create oneof-a-kind dedicated workrooms with beautiful views, while others prefer a space that does double duty as a sitting area, library or a place for guests. The key is to incorporate the functionality of a corporate office, including the best lighting technology and WiFi, while keeping the décor suitable and stylish enough for a residential setting. “People look for comfortable, generous-sized workspaces where they have a main desk and built-in storage, file drawers, shelves and cabinets that hide the office equipment when it’s not being used,” says Chuck Hilton of Charles Hilton Architects. His firm has designed many upscale offices, including one with views so exceptional it may be hard for its owners to stay focused on work. This office is set in a shingle-style house right on the Sound, overlooking Tod’s Point. “It’s light, bright and clean and fits in with the house, yet it makes reference to the waterfront with a nautical theme,” says Chuck. “They are boaters who love to be on the water.” Designed as a his-and-hers office for husband and wife, the twin mahogany desks with brass hardware are built into a bowed space with windows, recalling the bow of a boat. Pull-out storage space between the two desks keeps office supplies and equipment from competing with the views. The ceiling is decked with bead board and mahogany beams. Opposite the desk area there’s comfortable seating for four by a mahogany-trimmed fireplace, perfect if one of the homeowners wants to host a meeting or if they’re looking for a spot to relax after a long day at the “office.”

GAME ON! CHARLES HILTON ARCHITECTS Families who play together will never get bored in the latest well-appointed game and hobby rooms. Some are installing kitchenettes for kids who love to bake, dedicated arts-and-crafts rooms, painting studios, custom pool tables, deluxe ping-pong tables and home theaters. For outdoor “gaming,” in addition to amazing pool houses, certain athletics-minded homeowners are even making room for basketball, squash or tennis courts. One racket-sports–obsessed client of Charles Hilton Architects requested a one-of-kind tennis pavilion on their Georgian estate in Greenwich. It has special details such as rackets carved into stone and windows that reference tennis balls.

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“The ultimate good life is when your house is a vacation place,” says Doron Sabag of SBP Homes. To that end, his clients are building luxe spa features—spaces to retreat and relax. “We see more and more people asking for infrared saunas in the basement and sauna rooms attached to the master bathroom,” he says. “We’re doing that in almost every [client’s] house.” At one waterfront home in Old Greenwich designed by SBP and Turner-White Architecture, the spa is so unique and spacious that the owners won’t be checking into Miraval anytime soon. The couple, who are Scandinavian and South African, view sauna time as not just a private health treatment but also a social activity and something to benefit the whole family. So their new sauna can accommodate ten to twelve people and the steam room up to five. The steam room is finished in a beautiful Negra Marquina marble, selected by interior designer Amy Hirsch, with curved chaises, radiant heat, niches, benches and a ceiling covered in fiber-optic lights that illuminate constellation patterns. The sauna is lined in a light aspen wood and kept to precise temperatures using a special heater from Finland. Both have floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Long Island Sound with sunset views. There’s a terrace off the spa with radiant heat and a fire pit, so they can sit outside even in the colder months. Says Doron, “It was designed to be very soothing, to take away the stress of the day.” » MAY 2022 GREENWICH

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This bright and airy breakfast room brings the outdoors in, offering the best of both worlds.

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above: A high-tech wine wall provides state-of-the-art storage for the most selective of connoisseurs.

For collectors, some type of wine storage is a must-have. At a waterfront estate designed by Vanderhorn Architects, the concept has gone high tech with a James Bond-esque wine wall. The wall storage, which is three bottles deep, keeps the wine at precise temperatures and has built-in security. There’s a touchpad next to the wall, and only the right fingerprint will unlock the bottles.

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Our desire to spend time close to nature and boost our vitamin D levels is driving projects like sun rooms, conservatories and interior spaces that connect to the outdoors. At one client’s house in midcountry Greenwich, Vanderhorn Architects created a backyard patio with stone fireplace and a glass roof that has its own heating system. “It extends the year. You can even use it in the rain, crank up the heaters, turn on the fireplace,” says Doug Vanderhorn. To refresh the family’s breakfast room—already a sunny spot with glass doors leading the patio—the team replaced its normal shingle-style roof with a glass top that connects to the patio roof. “It was like adding a piece of greenhouse,” he says. Now the family can start any day of the year feeling like they’re eating al fresco.

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Even for those not blessed with a green thumb, a backyard garden bursting with color and fresh vegetables is within reach.

An organic vegetable garden can turn part of your backyard into a bounty for the kitchen, yielding the freshest produce available. But not everyone knows how, what and when to plant. That’s where Homefront Farmers can help. The company designs, plans and plants attractive veggie gardens. Clients are assigned a homestead manager, who will visit and tend to the garden at least once a week from April through late November. The gardens are planted three times during the growing season, bringing in new crops that will thrive in different seasons. “The trick is to grow the right things at the right time,” says John Carlson, who founded Homefront Farmers ten years ago. “You may start out with snap peas, and when they burn out in June you might put in beans and then grow those for a few months and replace those with spinach for the fall.” His team makes the most of space, growing tomatoes in columns and cucumbers or beans up the fence, using vertical space when possible. Clients can pick unusual varieties like beautiful heirloom tomatoes in different hues, dozens of types of peppers, potatoes and squashes (pattypan and French rond de Nice), pumpkins, beans and greens, plus watermelons, cantaloupes and other fruits. All of the organic plants are grown from seed on an eleven-acre farm in Redding. Many clients like to help with the harvest and be active in their gardens. “They want to get their kids involved and show them where food comes from,” says John. “We help people to experience the joy of growing their own food.”

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More homes are blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor living with rooms that have seamless transitions to decks, patios and yards. Think banks of retractable glass doors, large windows that tuck into pocket walls and motorized bug screens that enable the entire back of a home to open to nature. “People are making outdoor rooms with all the attributes of an indoor room,” explains David LaPierre of Robert Cardello Architects, who says that indoor-outdoor blending is a continuing trend. He designed this waterfront home in Rowayton that opens completely to a multi-level terrace. The outdoor family room features all the comforts of inside, with upholstered seating, flat-screen TV, fireplace and ceiling fan—plus views to the pool, spa and beach beyond. “The only thing missing is walls,” he says.

Staying home doesn’t have to mean staying inside. Gorgeous outdoor living spaces are a continuing trend.

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“It’s calming to have your house in order,” says designer Mary Jo Fornshell of California Closets, who says she’s seen an influx of people wanting to get organized. “It’s a way to take control over your space and improve dayto-day living.” Even in a yoga-pant world where every day is casual Friday, people still care very much about their wardrobes, she says, and a beautiful, custom dressing room is high on people’s wish lists. It’s one spot in the home that is completely tailored to the individual. What’s inside the dream closet? She’s installing shoe walls with mirrored backing, glass shelves for handbags, lots of lighting and mirrors and, yes, wine fridges. Recent projects include a particularly chic all-black closet with black and gray wallpaper and light carpet. Lighting and mirrors keep the space from looking too dark. It has a boutique feel, says Mary Jo, a place to shop your closet and enjoy the ritual of getting dressed up again.

One thing is certain in the fashion world: Boutique-inspired closets will never go out of style.

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estraint is a skill in interiors that is harder to achieve than it might seem. Clients in search of that modern clean vibe should head on over to Stowed. Elissa Sigalow was looking for high-quality Scandinavian-inspired pieces when she was designing her own home. Unable to find what she wanted, she took matters into her own hands. The result was a combination of dining, accent and lounge chairs created in supple leathers, natural woods and clean textures with a minimalist design. She wanted to create items that she would not tire of over time and were like “that effortlessly cool best friend that sticks with you through it all.” We think she has achieved that and more in this Nordic meets California-inspired space in the heart of Westport.

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FOUND AND DESIGN

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If you’re passionate about curating the right mix of new and vintage items, Found and Design in New Canaan is a place you need to check out. Christine Keane is a master curator and opened Found’s doors in 2016 to share her passion for a unique mix of furnishings and home décor. An eclectic array of vignettes on constant rotation with a combination of art, lighting and tabletop items will inspire you to redesign a small space or tackle that larger project. Found and Design offers custom design services for timeless interior style.

Above: Chic vignettes offering design inspiration fill the space at Found and Design.

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CLASSIC MEETS BROWNSTONE

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Suzanne and Lauren McGrath have a knack for seamlessly blending classic interiors with a masterfully layered Brooklyn townhouse vibe. This mother-daughter team embraces vintage artifacts while seamlessly blending in some of their favorite artisans and artists. This year they expanded to open a studio shop (adjacent to their studio on West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich) to display some of their most treasured pieces. Table linens and special serving pieces are mixed in with muted-toned pillows and vintage finds. Suzanne worked for ten years as the style editor and producer for Martha Stewart before teaming up with her daughter Lauren to found McGrath Interiors. Their style mixes sophistication with an easy, relaxed approach that’s worth checking out.

LA MODA LUCENTI ITALIAN INTERIORS Lucentiinteriors.com Biagio Lucenti has a lineage in interiors and the design that is an integral part of his DNA. His grandfather and father understood the importance of combining beauty in interiors with pieces that would be functional and stand the test of time. Biagio carried this methodology forward and has created a worldwide resource for architects and builders. He brought his love of Italian modernist design from NYC to Greenwich in October of 2021. Entering the bright and airy space is like being transported to the center of Milan. Biagio’s love of Italian fashion, as well as art and design, translates into his custom millwork and is reinforced by the lines he carries such as Flexform, Flos and Pacini & Cappellini. Biagio and his team relish the client experience and set themselves apart by truly understanding clients’ lifestyles and their vision.

Left: Custom millwork is offset by a living wall and inviting seating.

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Left: The sleek interior Right: The welcoming cottage-style exterior

MODERN DAY WORLD

WEST OUT EAST

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The new West Out East now joins its counterparts in NYC and the Hamptons with its stylish location in Westport. This small space packs a big punch with chic resources nestled inside the cottage-style space. Inside you’ll find indoor and outdoor options, storage systems and lighting from brands such as Living Divani, Davide Groppi, and Kasthall. West Out East invites its clientele to “Live Well. Live Modern.” The current collection represents a design philosophy of modern elements that are both functional and stylish—perfect for the suburbanite who appreciates unique and clean design.

14 LÉRON LINENS

Above: Bay Swivel Chair and Shimmer Bar Cabinet Below: Westminster Button Jack’dN Brok’n Sofa

A STORY TO TELL leron.com

Léron Linens is a fourth-generation luxury linen company that knows a thing or two about heritage. Founded in 1910, the company has weathered the Spanish flu, Depression, World War II and now the Covid pandemic. It has serviced a wealth of “who’s-who” in the entertainment industry, royalty and first families like the Kennedys and Reagans. Owners David and Dale Foster are no strangers to custom creations. There’s the client who asked that her guests names (in their own handwriting) be embroidered on her holiday tablecloth at each setting. And the husband who asked to have his wife’s favorite sheet music embroidered on their bedsheets. Léron carries high- quality bed, bath and table linens as well as an assortment of brands that reflect its standards. The New Canaan shop is also excited to bring beautiful comfortable linens to the new ground floor space on 140 Elm Street coming in June.

FEAST FOR THE SENSES

TIMOTHY OULTON

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Timothy Oulton will soon bring his British Westerfield sofas to Main Street in Westport. Formerly housed in the Norwalk Lillian August space, this new gallery will be stocked with his eclectic mix of furniture, lighting, home décor and vintage pieces. Oulton looks to create “story filled spaces” that began for him as a boy at his father’s antiques store. His love for the past, combined with an appreciation of today’s modern lifestyle has made him a go-to for his trendy mix of hand-finished leather, ornate lighting and sophisticated fabrics. Guests can enjoy a sip of champagne or tea from vintage English china, while they utilize modern technology like Oulton’s 3D room-planning service. Here, twenty-first century glam meets modern traditionalist. »

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hen you enter Grayson De Vere’s store, you immediately know you’re in for a feast of the senses. Julia Grayson launched her design studio in London before relocating to Greenwich in 2017. The design studio and store are now located on Greenwich Avenue, offering Grayson’s selection of pure and sustainable design. Julia Grayson stocks organic wood bowls, natural textures in linens and upholstery, with an interesting array of dried organic branches, feathers and natural textures to fill your favorite vessel. Her curated selection of wellness and beauty also make this the perfect spot for that hard-to-find gift. Grayson says her unique style of sourcing and design is due to her belief that wellness and happiness are influenced by how a space impacts one’s senses. And impacted we are!

MARCO RICCA

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Part of enjoying the good life in Fairfield County is taking advantage of the stellar food scene. Here are a few restaurants, markets and more to add to your agenda by jill johnson mann

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f you’ve survived the last two years with your taste buds intact, we have found a plethora of places that will excite them. Get out there and try them all. Restaurants could use the boost, and what a pleasure it is to once again soak in the ambience of eateries, enjoy the buzz of conversation and be served artfully prepared cuisine. A sweet potato taco washed down with a “Smokey Lafleur,” an acai bowl or a cold-pressed juice, an omelet and artisan coffee, a wellness shot or superfood latte, brick-oven pizza or dry-aged NY strip steak, local striped bass or duck breast, lobster sliders and caviar, sashimi and a juicy burger, Oreo cheesecake or the best bagel in the world, refreshing kombucha in every flavor or an entire bakery of gluten-free goods—the options are endless. Looking for a view, charm or even an altruistic theme rather than just cuisine. There is an eatery here for every craving. Delivery options await those still attached to their sofas, and caterers are here to revive party planning with real live guests mingling outside their Zoom boxes.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

TACO DADDY/THE LILA ROSE

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Follow @tacodaddyandthelilarose, and two things will happen: First, the food and cocktail photos will make you salivate and immediately call to make reservations at this popular pair of Stamford restaurants. Second, the captions will charm you and crack you up. It’s clear Taco Daddy is not your father’s Mexican joint. Just take a look at the pic of their mighty Crunchwrap. Traditionalists will find loaded nachos, quesadillas, fajitas, meat and fish tacos (each a work of art), but adventurists may go for a sweet potato taco with yogurt, cilantro and pickled cabbage or a cheeseburger taco complete with caramelized onions and special sauce. If you aren’t in the mood for Chicken Tortilla Soup, Birria Ramen with your choice of protein may fit the bill. Craving a cocktail as the DJ begins to spin? From a Smokey Lafleur (mezcal, tequila, lime, hibiscus flowers) to a Missed My Flight (Mi Campo Reposado tequila, housemade pomegranate grenadine, lime) you’re going to want to try them all and then cap off the night with a Fam Boy or Fruity Pebbles shot. Come back for brunch to soak that up. To put on something flashy and feel like you are in Hollywood, visit The Lila Rose. The decadent decor will lift your spirits—gold trees!—and get you in a pretty-inpink mood, no rose-tinted glasses required. The whimsy carries over into a menu of cheeses, tapas, mains, desserts and chocolates to die for. (The “to die for” is meant to modify all of the aforementioned nouns, not just the one that includes an “eight-pound truffle filled with dark chocolate ganache.”) Unusual, tantalizing specials ensure you will never ever get bored at either of these Towne Street establishments. » MAY 2022 GREENWICH

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18-20 GRAB & GO BARVIDA

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Organic Krush has hit Westport, by way of the Hamptons and Virginia, and it has brought its pesticide-GMO-hormone-free menu of organic food and cold-pressed juices to town. Whether you are on a gluten-free, paleo, vegetarian or regular diet, Organic Krush has delicious options: family dinner specials (BBQ salmon, gluten-free chicken parmesan, steak kabobs, mac & cheese), an irresistible breakfast-all-day menu, made-toorder bowls/wraps/tacos/salads with endless ingredients to pick from, soups (including various bone broths), acai bowls, a kids’ menu and gourmet to-go meals.

This Darien juice bar and cafe promises only 100 percent organic, plant-based products with no sweeteners, chemicals or additives. It’s the kind of clean food a Division 1 athlete like founder and Darien native Brennan Branca considers the optimal fuel for his body: coldpressed juices, superfood smoothies, wellness shots, superfood lattes, acai and smoothie bowls, wraps, rice bowls, salads, toasts, healthy bites (like Paleo Brownies). Barvida takes the doldrums and second-guessing out of healthy eating. Cleanse enthusiasts can choose from one of three programs to reset the body and mind.

ADA’S KITCHEN & COFFEE

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Generations of kids have known Ada’s as the sweetest spot in town. This Riverside institution began as a penny candy store and has been transformed by Greenwich natives Mike and Krista Pietrafeso into an eatery offering breakfast, lunch and to-go dinners, as well as locally roasted artisan coffee. The menu features seasonal food “scratchmade” with fresh ingredients from local farms and purveyors. Salads, sandwiches, omelets, soups, smoothies, kid fare—Ada’s has it all. Top off your meal with an espresso or a tasty treat special, like Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread, or go old school with a handful of “penny” candy.

VIEW & ORGANIC

THE WHEEL & CISCO BREWERS

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The creative juices flow throughout Stamford’s industrial-chic work/play superspace, The Village, and the kitchen of its anchor restaurant, The Wheel, is no exception. Here, fresh ingredients from over forty local farmers, fisherman and purveyors, and from the rooftop garden, are the artistic tools with which chefs and mixologists create masterpieces. The menu covers everything from pizza to a dry-aged NY Strip or vegetarian Cauliflower Steak. East Coast oysters and a lobster roll are fitting choices to complement the waterfront view. The Root Beer Float and Pistachio Cheesecake beckon from the dessert menu, amid other mouth-watering options and fancy digestifs from mezcal to cognac. Nantucket-based Cisco Brewers brings a relaxed vibe to its new CT outpost at The Village, complete with pet-friendly outdoor patio dining, live music and Cisco seasonal brews and cocktails. In the chilly months, Cisco moves inside to The Wheel bar, where cult-favorite beers and a bar menu are available Wednesday to Sunday.

MODERN TAVERN

SOUTH END

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This rustic, lively tavern in New Canaan offers farm-to-table fare that promises to electrify taste buds. Chef/owner Nick Martschenko uses local, organic ingredients in his creative dishes. There’s white truffle kale Caesar and rock shrimp chowder, fried baby artichokes and Nonna’s meatballs, local striped bass or duck breast, and other salads, seafoods, meats and pasta dishes (including gluten-free options). South End also serves brunch. Hangover Hash—braised short ribs, crispy potatoes, cherry peppers, green onions and sunnyside eggs—may be just the ticket after an evening indulging in South End’s coveted cocktails and live music. »

ORGANIC KRUSH: CONTRIBUTED; ADA’S BY JULIE BIDWELL; BARVIDA BY VENERA ALEXANDROVA; THE VILLAGE BY KYLE NORTON; SOUTH END BY RUTH STEIFEL

ORGANIC KRUSH

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23-25 CATERING ROCK STARS

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FOOD WITH A VIEW

DIANE BROWNE CATERING (BROWNE & CO.)

DIANE BROWNE BY PHIL NELSON; SELDENS BY BRUCE PLOTKIN; FOOD DESIGN BY CAITLYN MCGARTY; LA PLAGE, CONTRIBUTED; L’ESCALE, CONTRIBUTED

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Lavish weddings, intimate dinners, corporate lunches— Diane Browne has been catering all kinds of Fairfield County events for the past twenty-five years. Named “Preferred Caterer” by The Darien Community Association, Diane Browne Catering’s corporate clients range from Westport Country Playhouse to Bank of America. Browne wows with exquisite details and planning prowess but prides herself on an easy-going style that puts clients at ease. She uses the freshest local, organic ingredients to create simple yet elegant cuisine that is both beautiful and delicious. Browne & Co, which incorporates Diane’s shop, cafe and catering business on the Post Road in the heart of Darien, is the realization of her longtime dream. Customers can stop in the Browne & Co. shop and browse the home decor, fashion accessories, jewelry and gifts for all ages, and then enjoy a pastry and coffee, soup, salad or sandwich at the cafe, or pick up a quiche, pot pie or beef bourguignon to take home. Go to her website to read the rave reviews.

MARCIA SELDEN CATERING

FOOD DESIGN CATERING

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Even if you have no intention of hiring a caterer, check out Marcia Selden’s artful website. You will find yourself inspired, drooling and likely on the phone to book an event or at least put in an order for a weekly delivery of delectable pre-packaged meals. Orders are delivered every Thursday, from New York to New Haven (the Hamptons included). This Stamford-based family-run business began in Marcia’s kitchen forty years ago. The food is top-notch, the theme is fun and the service is personal—check out the team on the “About” page, and you’ll be charmed. Marcia’s son Jeffrey was executive director of catering for the New York Palace Hotel before joining the family biz (he was also Julia Child’s TA in college). Marcia’s daughter Robin is executive chef and “visionaryin-chief” responsible for the creativity of the company and its cuisine. From casual clambakes to ritzy weddings, Marcia Selden’s events—held at The Norwalk Art Space, Bartlett Arboretum, Bruce Museum, Graybarns, The Glass House, among other unique venues—are always memorable. Want a curated experience with plant-based cuisine? Check out the Naked Fig Catering arm of the business; Matthew Kenney Cuisine has got you covered.

Chef Michael Batt, a frequent Food Network guest chef, has been hailed as “ingenious” by New York magazine’s Hal Rubenstein, and his catering clients agree. From wedding guests who are still raving about the food years later to hosts who are forever grateful for the service, professionalism and innovative dishes that made for legendary dinner or cocktail parties, the raves are endless for the catering company that husband-wife team Michael and Gallia have created. Drawing on his training at the Culinary Institute of America and years of work at top New York City restaurants (Patroon, Lespinasse, The Royalton, Windows on the World) as well as executive chef experience at City Hall, Thom and Terrence Brennan’s Seafood & Chop House, Batt personally designs the menu with each catering client. He seeks out the freshest and finest ingredients and prides himself on continually creating new culinary delights. Chef Batt’s own food brand, Purest Foods, received an Instagram rave from actor/director Ron Howard after a delivery of delectable short ribs cheered him up during Covid quarantine.

LA PLAGE

laplagewestport.com Westport’s prime waterfront restaurant spot in the Longshore Inn is now home to La Plage. The sweeping views of Long Island Sound and casualchic vibe complement a menu focused on locally harvested seafood and shellfish and gardenfresh produce. The oyster bar offers seven types of oysters. Fairfield Cheese Shop stocks the Farmstead Cheese platter, and appetizers include Crispy Goat Cheese and Artichoke Barigoule. Langouste fans can go with a lobster roll or lobster risotto. Burgers or steak frites await those who prefer the farm to la plage. If white chocolate créme brûlée and chocolate lava cake don’t leave a sweet enough taste, there’s always the Dutch chocolate espresso martini.

L’ESCALE

lescalerestaurant.com Dinner in France, anyone? At l’escale, at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor Hotel, French chef Frederic Kieffer promises to transport diners to the Côte d’Azur with his seasonal Mediterranean cuisine. A lovely waterfront terrace, charming wood-burning fireplace and authentic 200-yearold terra cotta tile flooring from Provence assist in teleporting guests to their favorite French village or seaside resort. There, they can savor shellfish galore, Tsar Imperial Caviar, tuna tartare, bouillabaisse and roasted lamb chops. An additional Market Menu offers the best of seasonal entrées, and “Les Snacks” tempt with finger foods like Maine lobster sliders and Andouille pigs in a blanket. The dessert menu will land chocolate lovers in heaven, and the wine list will do the same for connoisseurs. »

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28-31 NEW MUST-TRY RESTAURANTS THE PORCH AT CHRISTIE’S

THE COTTAGE (GREENWICH)

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DIVINA

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This modern Italian restaurant in downtown Stamford promises a chic but comfortable ambiance and a creative menu—plus the classic dishes a traditionalist craves and brick-oven pizza. Owner Enzo Bruno is such a believer in what Divina brings to the cuisine scene that he opened a restaurant in the midst of the pandemic. The chef uses a combination of locally sourced and fine imported products, and his dishes are complemented by crafted cocktails and a boutique-style wine list. Divina also has private party space and an outdoor area for open-air happy hours.

L’OSTAL

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In the old language of Occitania, “Ostal” refers to house and the hospitality of welcoming others into your home—and key to that is cooking. Darien’s L’Ostal welcomes diners to savor the cuisines of Southern France and neighboring Italian and Spanish regions. Chef Jared Sippel may be from Iowa, but his time working in a restaurant in Provence bestowed a Frenchman’s mastery of ostal— and cooking skills that took him to Relais & Chateau’s three Michelin star Quince in San Francisco, where he met L’Ostal GM Joe Cracco. Cracco went on to work as sommelier at New York’s Le Bernardin and brings his refined palate and service to this fine Provencal outpost.

Brian Lewis’s Westport restaurant recently opened a location on Greenwich Avenue, where fans will find the same attention to sourcing the best of the season from local farmers and purveyors to create unforgettable, creative American cuisine. Some favorites from the Westport locale will be on the menu, which will feature small and large plates and plenty of new items to discover. Whether indulging in a flowery sashimi starter, a mouthwatering Cottage Burger, scrumptious pancakes or a brunch BLT, decadent lobster or hearty meat dishes, along with the prettiest cocktails, the Cottage always impresses. » THE PORCH BY JULIA D’AGOSTINO; DIVINA AND L’OSTAL, CONTRIBUTED; THE COTTAGE BY LULI BURKE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE COTTAGE GREENWICH

The Porch at Christie’s in Westport has a three-pronged mission: food, community, purpose. The new owners, longtime Westporters Andrea and Bill Pecoriello, respect the history of the almost 100-yearold gem, which has been a go-to spot through the generations for residents to pick up local food items and students to lick ice cream cones on the porch. The offerings have now expanded to a full menu of sandwiches, salads, burgers and brunch, plus baked goods, ice cream, coffee and even cold platters or hot trays of catered food. The environment favors the gathering of community members—from moms lunching to construction workers grabbing breakfast to clusters of jovial kids hanging out after school. Best of all, the Porch and its Sweet P Bakery are committed to training and employing people with disabilities.

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32-34 PASSION PROJECTS THE CHEESECAKE COLLECTION

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The Cheesecake Collection offers every traditional cheesecake you can imagine and a whole lot of flavors you’d never dream up. Candy Craze, Bangin’ Baklava, Outrageous Oreo, Very Berry, Banana Cream—those are just a few of the options you can have delivered to your doorstep (free on Saturdays within a ten-mile radius) or have ready for pick up after they are custom made just for you.

GRATEFUL FOOD COMPANY

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THE CHEESE COLLECTION, IG @CHEESECAKECOLLECTION; GRATEFUL FOOD, IG @GRATEFULFOODCO; EAST COAST KOMBUCHA BY CLAUDIA SENDELBACH

Order a meal (for pickup or delivery) or peruse the extensive catering menu at Grateful Food. It has grab-and-go at Shearwater Coffee on the Post Road in Westport. Also order ahead for beignets, donuts, biscuits and a delicious breakfast biscuit sandwich from Grammie’s Donuts & Biscuits (also at grammiesgfc.com) and Little Dumpling House dumplings, sushi bowls and Asian-inspired favorites—with pick up at the kitchens at 971 Post Road E., Westport.

EAST COAST KOMBUCHA COMPANY

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Place your order by Tuesday at noon and have refreshing kombucha delivered to your door by Wednesday afternoon. This naturally sweet, effervescent beverage is chock-full of probiotics, organic enzymes and antioxidants, making it a great alternative to soda. Kombucha has been enjoyed for thousands of years for its many health benefits—supporting the immune system (who doesn’t need that lately?), boosting energy and mental clarity and aiding in digestion. With an array of flavors, such as Blueberry Ginger, Tangerine Turmeric and Lavender Lemonade, your taste buds won’t get bored. Enjoy a free brewery tour at 2 p.m. on Saturdays. »

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35-37 PASSION PROJECTS COFFEE FOR GOOD

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Coffee for Good, founded by Abilis, is one coffee shop where caffeinating its customers is secondary. The primary mission of this nonprofit, which has set up shop in Greenwich, is to provide employment-based training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The menu includes coffee drinks, teas and cold beverages as well as baked goods and a small selection of salads, sandwiches and soup. Coffee for Good brand coffee and swag are also on sale to support this meaningful cause. A section on the website guides companies interested in hiring the people trained here. Coffee for Good’s Inclusive Employment Team and an Abilis job coach insure a seamless transition.

BY THE WAY BAKERY

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By the Way Bakery in Greenwich is an old-fashioned bakery with a new-fangled twist—‘cause, by the way, everything they bake is glutenfree, dairy-free and certified kosher. Forbes called founder Helene Godin’s New York locations “NYC’s top glutenfree bakery chain.” Choose from over twenty different cakes (including wedding cakes and custom-made birthday cakes), an array of muffins, cookies, creme puffs and bars that By the Way Bakery promises are just as yummy as conventional baked goods. There is a list of ingredients and allergens for every product, so even for the most sensitive sweets aficionado, By the Way Bakery treats are worry-free.

Recently awarded the top prize at Brooklyn Bagel Festival, PopUpBagels will amaze even the most die-hard New York bagel fanatic. The business started in a backyard with a new recipe for an American fave, and before long PopUpBagels was cranking out 400 dozen bagels per weekend. PopUpBagels also offers “schmears”— cream cheese in tasty flavors like Honey Chipotle and Spinach & Artichoke. Regulars are so hooked that PopUp started offering subscriptions, so fans didn’t risk going a week without their fix as stock sells out so fast. Pick up is available in Westport and Cos Cob; you can probably just follow the aroma to figure out where.

COFFEE FOR GOOD BY VENERA ALEXANDROVA; BY THE WAY BAKERY BY JULIE BIDWELL, POPUPBAGELS, IG @POPUPBAGELS

POPUPBAGELS

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Are We Having Fun Yet? If you’re planning a party or just looking for one, there’s something here for you by liz barron

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hether you’re looking for leisure or adventure or just plain fun, we’re pretty sure you’ll find something for everyone in the family right here in Fairfield County. From state-of-the art climbing facilities to boat charters, you’re going to want to check out everything on this list.

Tonk gallery owner Jo Tonkovich rents out her space for parties and hosts several art events in New Canaan. She is wearing ba&sh pants, Vince rib trim tie back tank and Sorel wedge sandals, available at Darien Sport Shop. MAY 2022 GREENWICH

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UP IN THE AIR

GET AIR

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SKY ZONE

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BETA CLIMBING

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GAMES GALORE Whether you’re hosting a private event or just looking for a fun night out, Pinstripes in Norwalk (located in the SoNo Collection) is always a score. With a full bar, restaurant, bowling and bocce, everyone is sure to have a blast. RPM Raceway in Stamford is another spot for both kids and adults to play. It has hi-speed go-karting, bowling, an arcade with VR games and a huge sports bar ready to accommodate both personal and private parties as well as same-day walk-ins.

TURF TIME

SONO FIELD HOUSE

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The SONO Field House has 52,000 square feet of field space for indoor sports and events. It has leagues, clinics and camps for soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, baseball/softball, football, volleyball and more. Their turf fields can be utilized by up to three different sports at once or can serve as one ultimate field.

above: High-speed go-karting is the name of the game at RPM Raceway in Stamford.

RPM RACEWAY

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PINSTRIPES

pinstripes.com above: BETA Climbing in Stamford offers challenging rock wall courses for children and adults alike.

44-46 PARTY ON Birthday parties at home have been on the rise over the past few years and luckily for parents, there are a plethora of ways to make them more fun than ever. Rosebud Slumber Parties and Tiny Tent Sleepovers both help create magical experiences in a super creative fashion with themed tent setups. It will deliver tents and decorations, set them up and then come for cleanup the next day. There are lots of options for boys and girls from sports themes to princesses and tea parties. Rolling Video Games of New England is another home party favorite for locals. Its decked-out party truck rolls up to your driveway with everything needed for a fun party. Choose from a fully stocked video game truck, laser tag, foam parties and portable mini golf. The team sets up in your yard, leads the kids in the games and cleans up when it’s over. Nice.

Slumber party setups from Rosebud Slumber Parties are a birthday child’s dream.

ROLLING VIDEO GAMES OF NEW ENGLAND

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ROSEBUD SLUMBER PARTIES

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TINY TENT SLEEPOVERS

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For adventure-loving thrill seekers looking to bounce, Get Air in Stamford and Sky Zone in Norwalk are calling your name. Get Air has trampolines, dodgeball, slamball, ninja activities, a foam pit and then some. It’s the perfect place to visit with the whole family on a rainy day or to host a birthday party. Sky Zone in Norwalk has a trapeze and swing and glow-jumping hours; it also offers camps for children. For those who would rather keep their height seeking slow and steady, BETA Climbing in Stamford is the place. Rock climbing enthusiasts can challenge themselves on their state-of-the-art walls as well as workout in their gym. They have classes for adults and children and host events ranging from birthday parties to corporate team building activities.

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NORA’S OVENWORKS

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Nora’s Ovenworks in Stamford is a full-service bakery that also welcomes customers to drop in and decorate their own cakes or cookies. They host parties and events for adults and children as young as five in a variety of fun themes like hot chocolate bomb making, cake painting, cookie decorating or, for the more competitive, cupcake wars. Each party comes with pizza, cake and one apron per party-goer. They also offer classes and workshops.

GREENWICH HARBOR CRUISE LINES: CONTRIBUTED; NORA’S OVENWORKS: ERIN BORZELLINO; GRACE FARMS: IWAN BAAN; LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM: DAVID SCOTT PARKER ARCHITECTS, PHOTOGRAPHER: STEFAN TURNER; STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER: CONTRIBUTED

above: Book a private charter from Greenwich, Stamford or Bridgeport with Greenwich Harbor Cruise lines.

47-49 CRUISE CONTROL

Living here means water access is right in your backyard. Greenwich Harbor Cruise Lines offers two-, three- and four-hour private charters out of Greenwich, Stamford and Bridgeport. The Seaport Association of Norwalk has a vessel available for two-hour charters for up to forty-nine people for sunset cruising and sightseeing. The Sheffield Island Ferry has lighthouse sightseeing day trips and is a favorite among both children and adults. Captain John’s Tiki Tours in Stamford is the perfect spot for a summertime happy hour. The unique floating lounge sails around Stamford’s scenic harbor, while visitors can enjoy cocktails and panoramic views. Sweet.

GREENWICH HARBOR CRUISE LINES

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SEAPORT ASSOCIATION OF NORWALK SHEFFIELD ISLAND FERRY

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CAPTAIN JOHN’S TIKI TOURS

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History buffs, art collectors and nature lovers rejoice. Grace Farms in New Canaan is a multipurpose property that looks like a piece of art itself, located amid eighty acres of breathtaking views of meadows, ponds and woods. Events, workshops and classes are held year-round, and visitors are welcome daily to visit the library, stroll around the premises and enjoy lunch in the cafe. Lockwood–Mathews Mansion in Norwalk was built in 1864 by LeGrand Lockwood, financier and railroad tycoon. Its architecture displays all of the beauty of the Victorian Era. Whether you are interested in simply touring the mansion or visiting one of the exhibits, your interest is sure to be piqued. The Bendel Mansion located on the grounds of the Stamford Museum & Nature Center was once a private residence. The beautiful and historic building now houses sculptures, art and rotating exhibits, and the Great Hall doubles as a space to host private events. »

above: Grace Farms in New Canaan is located on eighty beautiful acres of land to explore.

above: A tour of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion in Norwalk is like a walk through historic times.

GRACE FARMS

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LOCKWOOD–MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM

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STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER

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SOUND OF MUSIC Music lovers of all ages have some great local options when interested in learning to play an instrument or perfect their vocal pitch. The School of Rock has locations in Fairfield, New Canaan and Greenwich and offers lessons for adults and children as young as three. They have music camps and workshops for musicians of all levels. Students participate in live performances that make attendees feel like they are at a real concert. The Connecticut School of Music has locations in both Westport and Greenwich and, in addition to lessons, offers concentrated studies in ear training (Solfège), music theory and chamber music. They also have a children’s orchestra and choir. And, if you’re interested in acting, The Studio for Performing Arts in New Canaan has a stellar program for voice, piano, guitar and acting lessons. Private lessons are also offered.

SCHOOL OF ROCK

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THE CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MUSIC

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THE STUDIO FOR PERFORMING ARTS

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When it comes to cool choices for sweets, southern Connecticut is a dessert lover’s delight. Milkcraft in Fairfield has a mind-blowing menu with complex and mouth-watering ice cream varieties like S’mores Campfire, with deep-cocoa chocolate, fire-roasted marshmallow and graham cracker crumbs. For those into a traditional creamy treat, Gopher Ice Cream has locations in almost every town in Fairfield County. Saugatuck Sweets in Westport is always packed with goodies from locally made Longford’s ice cream, where you can grab a cone or opt for a take-home kit of waffles and ice cream or root beer and ice cream to make the ultimate float. Brendan’s 101 in Rowayton is the perfect place to stop for a pre- or postbeach cone. Gelato lovers are also in luck. Gelato & Cioccolato in Cos Cob not only has a wide variety of flavors (that come from organic fruit grown locally) but also has a gelato truck that can be hired for parties. For those looking for a lighter fare, 16 Handles in Stamford has frozen yogurt with a plentiful array of toppings to choose from. Finally, Nutty Bunny in Norwalk has organic, vegan ice cream that is non-dairy, nutbased, plant-based, non-GMO and so darn delicious.

MILKCRAFT

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SAUGATUCK SWEETS BRENDAN’S 101

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GELATO & CIOCCOLATO 16 HANDLES

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NUTTY BUNNY

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TONK

jotonkart.com Grab your girlfriends and book a party at Tonk in New Canaan, the art gallery owned by local artist Jo Tonkovich. The space is filled with colorfully energetic fun, where you can be inspired by the art around you and create something of your own, too. Tonk has hosted painting parties on traditional mediums like paper and canvas, but you can also get super creative and make really anything your heart desires. Tonkovich will work with you to personalize it and provide materials. Sign us up!

above: Milkcraft in Fairfield offers unique treats in must-try flavors like cookie butter blue.

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Fashion Fix

Whether you’re looking for everyday pieces, something for your guy or a last-minute party frock, look no further. Our shops are brimming with new possibilities by janel alex ander

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MAXIMIZE THE FABRIC STAPLE

his fabric is not just for jeans anymore. Dresses, skirts and shackets are perfect additions that go with just about everything. And if you need a skinny jean upgrade, all of these shops have lots of silhouettes to keep it fresh and modern.

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FIND THEM HERE Frame, Greenwich Madewell, The Westchester Rag & Bone, Greenwich Great Stuff, Greenwich, Westport Veronica Beard, Greenwich

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Staying Local

The past year has seen new stores joining existing favorites. These resources will help with all those spring fashion needs

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WHERE TO FIND YOUR GO-TO STAPLES

Having the right staples in your wardrobe to pair with your favorite pieces is a stylist’s secret weapon. Having the right spots to find them is a shopper’s dream. Whether it’s that perfect black pant, a simple yet classic sweater that works overtime or the perfect trench to pull it all together, these locations are sure to have all the classics that will give your closet the quality over quantity it was looking for.

FIND THEM HERE Brochu Walker, Westport Darien Sport Shop, Darien Vince, Greenwich & Westport Jenni Kayne, Greenwich Ralph Lauren, New Canaan

OPTIONS FOR THE GUYS

Voss lightweight sweater, $318, available at Brochu Walker in Westport

We have seen a resurgence in options for gentlemen that are a welcome addition. If he’s looking to update to the new business casual or needs fun options for hosting at home or hitting the music scene, these locations will style him for work, home, baseball and brunch.

left: All items on the model are available at Eleventy in Greenwich.

below: Veron Ganita Leather Sandal, $350, available at Veronica Beard Greenwich

FIND THEM HERE Todd Snyder, Greenwich Saks mens, Greenwich Eleventy, Greenwich Richards/Mitchells, Greenwich & Westport Rod and Gunn, Greenwich

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Intermix, Westport & Greenwich Veronica Beard, Greenwich Saks Shoes, Greenwich Richards, Greenwich

SHOES FOR ALL OCCASIONS

The interior of the Saks shoes salon in Greenwich

Nothing can make or break your look like a great pair of shoes. We’ve got the local resources for you to grab the splurge-worthy accessory from the perfect kitten heel to a fun dressed-up sneaker.

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above: Todd Snyder offers plenty of great options for the guys.

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WHERE TO SHOP FOR AN EVENT

Wedding to attend? Speaking engagement? Bar or bat mitzvah circuit on an endless loop? These shops are brimming with the best situation-specific dresses to keep you looking modern, feminine and ready to party the night away.

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NEW COMPANIES WITH FRESH IDEAS

Our towns have always been a resource for new ideas. These creative entrepreneurial companies are dishing out some great, unique products—from beach blanket blazers to lace collars for your next Zoom call.

FIND THEM HERE right: Udalie dress, $495, ba&sh, Greenwich

ba&sh, Greenwich Freds, Westport, Old Greenwich Love Shack Fancy, Greenwich The Real Real, Greenwich Intermix, Westport & Greenwich Veronica Beard, Greenwich

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SWIM TO WEAR

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Swimwear is not just for the beach or pool these days. Pair it as an interesting pop under a button down with shorts or use it as a bodysuit with your favorite maxi suit. Either way, stock up on options that will make you feel vacation-ready.

DUDLEY STEPHENS This female-owned company carries stylish recycled fleece products for women and children. Classic Park Slope Turtleneck in lavender, $158.

LA PRIVE Detachable collars and stylish tops that take you from mom life to work life to social outings are the perfect accent. Elizabeth collar, $45.

SKY BLUE PINK Shop here for ultralightweight sweaters that are meant to be layered for warmth without bulk. The 1,2,3 sweater (layered), $385.

SHINING SEA Elevated surf and apres-surf pieces come in novel styles like a terry blazer to pop over a swimsuit. GBC blazer, $330.

FIND THEM HERE Dudley Stephens, dudley-stephens.com La Prive, leprive.com Sky Blue Pink, skybluepinkclothing.com Shining Sea, shiningseasport.com »

FIND THEM HERE Eres, Greenwich Soleil Toille, Westport Everything But Water, Greenwich Petticoat Lane, Greenwich

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Make It Shine!

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Roberto Coin 18K yellow gold Cunky Paperclip 18-inch necklace, $9,800

Q: Fashion is cyclical. Are you seeing any styles making a comeback?

These jewelers are meticulous about the quality of their craft and the results are unique pieces with the exclusivity that only a local jeweler can offer by janel alex ander

A: “Chunky gold jewelry is trending right now. There is a timeless appeal to these chunky gold necklaces, like this Paperclip necklace. They play into the current resurgence of 1980s style and also allow for layering with other necklaces, creating a cool look that’s being seen on celebrities and locals alike.” —Robert Weintraub, store manager

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ASHA BY ASHLEY MCCORMICK ashabyadm.com

Q: What is the philosophy behind your collections? A: “At ASHA we strive to create limited runs of our collections, so they are exclusive, unique and sustainably produced. Additionally, our fine jewelry and bespoke creations are the best kind of sustainable purchase, as they are heirlooms that can be passed down and enjoyed forever.” —Ashley McCormick, CEO & founder

LOVE HENRY C. REID 100 LAYERED

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Q: What is a unique gift idea you recommend for someone who has everything? A: “This is the perfect necklace for the woman that has everything. It is adjustable up to 18-inches, making it great to layer with other pieces or wear on its own. It’s perfect for all occasions from the tennis court to a black tie affair— truly a wonderful piece to add to one’s jewelry collection.” —David Glucksman, store manager

Small 18K white gold, 1.03 diamond TCW $3,950 Medium 18K yellow gold, 1.52 diamond TCW $5,950 Large 18K rose gold, 2.65 diamond TCW $14,950 Note: Various diamonds sizes are available. Petite Bespoke Ring, $2,800

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stevenfoxjewelry.com Q: What is your favorite piece for layering? A: “The best and most popular layering pieces are usually bracelets. Our tubogas rolling bracelets, which come in different sizes and metals, are one of our most sought- after layering pieces. We have a whole collection on our website.”

Three-stone handmade diamond engagement ring (3.45 total ct weight) set in platinum $29,800

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Q: What shapes or styles are trending in engagement rings these days?

Q: What popular looks are you seeing in wedding jewelry?

A: “A nice surprise has been the renewed popularity of the classic three stone ring. Most often with interesting combinations of ascher, emerald or cushion cut centers paired with trapezoids, bullets or shield-shaped side stones.”

A: “We’re seeing a trend back to the classics like these diamond and pearl drop earrings. Pearls create a sophisticated and timeless look that is always appropriate.”

Tubogas Rolling Bangle 18K rose, white and yellow gold bracelet, $11,750

—Russ Hollander, president

—Olivia Walker, vice president

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LUX BOND & GREEN

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Q: What are some women’s watch trends we can expect to see this year?

Frederique Constant Classics Carrée ladies watch, $2,495

A: “Rolex is our No. 1 watch brand. It is the epitome of durability, prestige and classic perfection. We are proud to be an official Rolex jeweler in all our Connecticut locations. Our newest watch brand is Frederique Constant. It is an accessible brand of timeless elegance.” —Marc A. Green, co-owner

Nam Cho 18k white gold modern diamond hoop earrings, $12,500

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RICHARDS and MITCHELLS

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Q: What’s the best piece to style with everyday jeans and a T-shirt? A: “Diamond hoops are an essential part of a jewelry wardrobe and are the perfect way to add some sparkle to everyday essentials, like a T-shirt and jeans.” —Jennifer Farrington, jewelry buyer G

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Sorokin Gallery Join the Sorokin team for the opening of their new show with works by artist Dario Campanile on Friday, May 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. Campanile’s journey started in Rome, where he was born on April 21, 1948. When he was fourteen, the artist was bedridden for three months, and his father gave him a set of oil paints to cheer him up. He painted his first still life in just a few days. Meetings with Salvador Dali, who coined him the “Roman Master,” would influence his work as a painter. In 1986 Dario was commissioned to redesign and create a new logo for Paramount Pictures. Years later Dario met the Dali Lama at his home in India, where he posed for a portrait that will be exhibited in the project. After decades of painting realism and surrealism, Campanile’s work has evolved into abstract expressionism, which is now the artist’s main focus and passion. 96 Greenwich Avenue. sorokingallery.com CANFIN GALLERY, 39 Main St., Tarrytown, NY, 914-332-4554. canfingallery.com CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS, Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah, NY, 914-232-1252. Caramoor is a destination for exceptional music, captivating programs, spectacular gardens and grounds, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. caramoor.org CAVALIER GALLERIES, 405 Greenwich Ave., 869-3664. cavaliergalleries .com 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 Homage to Monet by Dario Campanile

ART & ANTIQUES ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. Tues.–Sun. aldrichart.org

AMY SIMON FINE ART, 1869 Post Rd. East, Westport, 259-1500. amysimonfineart.com BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. brucemuseum.org

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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

GERTRUDE G. WHITE GALLERY, YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Ave., 869-6501. ywcagreenwich.org

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

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

NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY, 914-251-6100. neuberger.org

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

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

GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 47 Strickland Rd., 869-6899. greenwichhistory.org

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

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

SAMUEL OWEN GALLERY, 382 Greenwich Ave., 325-1924. samuelowen.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 LOFT ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, 575 Pacific St., Stamford, 203-247-2027. loftartists.org

SILVERMINE GUILD ARTS CENTER, 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, 966-9700. silvermineart.org SANDRA MORGAN INTERIORS & ART PRIVÉ, 135 East Putnam Ave., 2nd flr., Greenwich, 629-8121. sandramorganinteriors.com STAMFORD ART ASSOCIATION, 39 Franklin St., Stamford, 325-1139. stamfordartassociation.org

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FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY, On StageOne, 70 Sanford St., Fairfield, 259-1036. fairfieldtheatre.org

UCONN STAMFORD ART GALLERY, One University Pl., Stamford, 251-8400. artgallery.stamford.uconn.edu WESTPORT ARTS CENTER, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport, 226-7070. westportartscenter.org YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven, 432-2800. britishart.yale.edu YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven, 432-0611. artgallery.yale.edu

CONCERTS, FILM & THEATER ARENA AT HARBOR YARD, 600 Main St., Bridgeport, 3452300. websterbankarena.com AVON THEATRE FILM CENTER, 272 Bedford St., Stamford, 661-0321. avontheatre.org CURTAIN CALL, The Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave., Stamford, 329-8207. curtaincallinc.com

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, 576-1636. dtcab.com

GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE, 6 Main St., East Haddam, 860-873-8668. goodspeed.org GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. greenwichlibrary.org JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville, NY, 914-773-7663. burnsfilmcenter.org LONG WHARF THEATRE, 222 Sargent Dr., New Haven, 787-4282. longwharf.com RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 438-9269. ridgefieldplayhouse.org RIDGEFIELD THEATER BARN, 37 Halpin Ln., Ridgefield, 431-9850. ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org SHUBERT THEATER, 247 College St., New Haven, 800-228-6622. shubert.com STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. stamfordcenterforthearts.org WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. westportplayhouse.org

HAVE A MEAL JUST FOR GEMS

AT CAREN'S COS COBBER WEDNESDAY MAY 18 8AM - 9PM A PORTION OF THE DAY'S PROCEEDS DONATED TO GEMS

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Greenwich Historical Society The Greenwich Historical Society celebrates an important milestone this year—ninety years representing the town at its core, a town that is as firmly rooted in our nation’s past as it is in shaping its future. In gratitude for the generous spirit of Historical Society members and friends, there will be a festive cocktail party on Thursday, May 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Historical Society campus. This celebration will be the kick-off of Discover Greenwich, a dynamic series of interactive programs throughout the year. For more information visit greenwichhistory.org.

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

G.E.M.S. Grab a bite at Caren’s Cos Cobber for a great cause on Wednesday, May 18. This will be the tenth year that owner, Caren Vizzo Saint Philip, has donated a portion of the day’s proceeds to the Greenwich Emergency Medical Service. greenwichems.org

AUX DÉLICES, 231 Acosta St., Stamford, 326-4540, ext. 108. auxdelicesfoods.com

FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. fairfieldhistory.org

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

GREENWICH BOTANICAL CENTER, 130 Bible St., 869-9242. gecgreenwich.org

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

GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. greenwichlibrary.org

CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. clayartcenter.org

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, 26 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua, NY, 914-232-9555. katonahmuseum.org

CONNECTICUT CERAMICS STUDY CIRCLE, Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. ctcsc.org

STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. stamfordmuseum.org »

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calendar Flinn Gallery Japanese artist Akinoro Matsumoto returns to the Flinn Gallery with an opening reception on Thursday, May 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. The installations are multi-dimensional sound and visual art pieces, featuring handmade mechanized “sound objects” composed of bamboo, wood and paper that create motion and shadow play. The show runs through Wednesday, June 15. Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, second floor. flinngallery.com »

Sound Garden by Akinori Matsumoto

PERSON TO PERSON

2ND ANNUAL GOLF OUTING

THE STANWICH CLUB Greenwich, CT

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022

8:00 am: Registration, Breakfast & Practice 9:30 am: Shotgun Start 1:00 pm: Auction, Lunch & Cocktails

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calendar KIDS’ STUFF MAY 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 GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 39 Strickland St., 869-6899. hstg.org GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. greenwichlibrary.org

MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. maritimeaquarium.org NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER, 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, 966-9577. newcanaannature.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

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

Creating a Sense of Place Introducing a dynamic series of interactive programs that creates a sense of place and belonging, sparks dialogue and inspires meaningful connections across our diverse community.

DISCOVER GREENWICH

Greenwich Historical Society celebrates 90 years of dedicated effort to preserve and interpret Greenwich history to strengthen the community’s connection to our past, to each other and to our future.

Launch and Cocktail Party

Join us on May 12, 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

greenwichhistory.org/discover-greenwich Visit our website to learn more, register and become a member to receive special program discounts.

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2022 JUDGES

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DOUGLAS WRIGHT Douglas C. Wright Architects

the premier home design competition

LAST CALL!

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GOODWIN DENTAL

SPECIALTY: Family and Cosmetic Dentistry 391 East Putnam Avenue Cos Cob, CT 203.869.2066 GreenwichDentistry.com

31 River Road, Suite 300 Cos Cob, CT 203.869.2552 dgoodwindds.com

Where did you go to school?

Joseph Wallace, D.D.S.: Georgetown University School of Dentistry; Washington Hospital Center—Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

Silvestro Iommazzo, DDS & Victor Pardi, DDS Why did you choose your specialty?

are Greenwich’s newest, most exciting, and only father-son duo in town. The practice,

As a specialist in pediatric dentistry, Dr. Iommazzo cares for the oral health of children from infancy to early adult. As a specialist in orthodontics Dr. Pardi supports patients by improving their smiles and selfesteem, in addition to correcting even the most complex bite problems. We both have different passions but strive to do all we can for our patients.

located 391 has If you addatup allEast thePutnam years Ave., group of talented dentists I also for patients since 1977 and boasts Dr.cared Goodwin has been call my friends. I love watching a long history of providing dental services in the Dental Field as a I see at 3 or 4 years old to a loyal patient base. Dr. Seankids Sutton Hygienist and a Dentist, grow and up. Being a general recently joined his father at the helm

Thomas Wilson, D.D.S., M.D.: Columbia University School of Dentistry; Columbia University School of Physicians and Surgeons; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital—

What sets you apart from your competition?

Our practice has continued to serve our community for over thirty years. We provide state-of-the-art treatment in all phases of pediatric dentistry and orthodontics, including emergency service 24-7. We are constantly engaged in continuing education to stay up-to-date with the latest technologies to best serve our patients and families.

Emily Driesman, DDSResidency; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital—General

EMBRACE ORTHODONTICS Surgery Internship SPECIALTY: Orthodontics

Brett Zuckman, D.M.D.: Westport Location: Temple University School of Dentistry; 24 Imperial Ave, Westport, CT 06880 Lincoln Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical Stamford Location:and Maxillofacial Surgery College—Oral 61 Fourth Street, Stamford, CT 06905 Residency

youbrings will see she has been and contemporary dentist, I can appreciate a fresh outlook taking care of teeth to fordental over 20 armamentarium care. different stages of growth and years. “Time hasSutton flown graduated by. I’ve from Dr. Mark evenNYU watch them have their hadCollege the opportunity to see sotakingown of Dentistry after a hiatus children. But the best part from his medical training to pursue an my job is the work-life many changes in Dentistry.” about interest in becoming Hollywood stuntman. Technological advances a really balance it provides me as a serving Williams’s stunt helpAfter her days go as byRobin with less mother of 2 active boys. I can double in “World and stress. At her family According practice in to Garp,” get into work early, do teeth appearing in films like “Splash” and “Ghost Cos Cob, she uses the safest all day,fixand make it to their Busters,” he realized he would rather equipment and the most up-toafter school. It is most teeth than break them. For overevents 30 years, dateDr. technology available. important Mark Sutton has helped build one of to me not to miss my children growing up, and the oldest and most reputable practices Scott Kesselman Years in practice? It has been a tough in Greenwich throughyear his commitment Dentistry allows me to do Twenty-five years D.D.S fighting theeducation, Covid virus, to lifelong evidence-based just that. patient satisfaction. Dr. Sutton but practice Dentistryand is essential to What sets you apart from hishealth patients’ our puts overall andcomfort well- and treatment your competition? Our practice has RIVERSIDE expectations at the using Proudly, we are the choice for being. We have put intoforefront, while ORTHODONTICS continued to serve our theguidelines latest technology highest many pediatricians’ and dentists’ place to safelyto deliver the community for over 20 SPECIALTY: Invisalign® quality care. He is a member of the children. and effectively provide dental years. We provide stateand Braces For All Ages American Dental Association, the Academy treatment to our patients, as of-the-art of General Dentistry, the Connecticut Statetreatment in all What is your greatest 1171 East Putnam Avenue wellDental as keeping our families, phases of dentistry, including Association, and the Greenwich achievement? Riverside, CT friends andSociety, staff aswhere safe ashe has served after as hour emergency care. Dental When past patients come back 203.698.0045 possible. We continue to president. We engage in continuing with their children for me to treat, riversideortho.net follow all changing Dr.local Seanand Sutton was born and raised to stay up to date education it is the greatest compliment I can in Greenwich, where he was given a the latest technologies regulations on a daily basis. ever receive!! with perspective to the impact his serve our patients Ourfirst-hand patients and staff are so to best father makes in the community through He completed a Dental Society. is it important for happy to be coming back and and families. Wethe-art get to dental know technology.Why patient carestay and this neighborhood outreach hospital residency program at The Brooklyn Theby Greenwich Dentistry office is children to get screened we hope it can way. our patients very, very well. programs. At the University of Michigan, Hospital, where he received located on the Post Road in the heart of theextensive age of 7? with our Sean was Captain of the 1st andOur 2ndstaff has been training in oral surgery, orthodontics andAssociation CosofCob in a restored Victorian building The American While there are many practice a LONG time. We ever Division-1 men’s lacrosse teams pediatrics. Dr. Sean Sutton believes that withan plenty of parking. Here, the fatherOrthodontics recommends things I love about being and goal love of seeing our patients all is an integral part and excelled in his studies oral health of overall son team guarantees top-quality work evaluation by an orthodontist a Dentist, treatment overDr.town. I lovehealth when and kidsworks with specialists becoming a doctor.planning Like his father, in all because many while minimizing the stress of going to the by age seven withSean the local specialists Sutton graduated with honors run up to me to show me their fields of medicine to provide hisearly patients dentist. With a friendly staff, a comfortable times developmental fromisNYU with healthy smiles. Dr. Sean permanent waiting room (where almost no time is in town veryCollege excitingofforDentistry. There, wigglyhe teeth or when patientsand beautifultreatment guides top minds in the fields of me to their Sutton is a member of the American spent), Saturday availability, contemporary me.learned Being afrom solothe Dentist teeth into a Dental more favorable introduce families. cosmetic andget restorative Association, the American Academy of the riskoperatories and cutting-edge technologyposition, lowers of at my office can lonely dentistry, It’s while a great feeling and taking advantage of the worldState the anxiety often associated with the dental dental trauma and can correct sometimes, so it is great to school’sthe reason I love Cosmetic being a Dentists, the Connecticut renowned research programs and state-ofDental Association, and the Second District patient experience is a thing of the past! skeletal discrepancies. work and collaborate with a Local Dentist.

203.227.6061

What distinguishes your practice? westportortho.com Founded in 1984, Greenwich Oral Surgery treats each patient with the care and attention that has come to be our hallmark. Each of our doctors is Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and holds memberships in many dental and medical organizations. Our doctors, with appointments to the staffs of Greenwich Hospital, NewYorkPresbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, afford our patients the highest standard of care. Our patients have the advantage of the collaborative nature of our practice. Frequently, diagnostic consultations and surgical procedures can receive the attention of multiple members of our group. Our practice consists of two state-ofthe-art offices. At least one of our doctors Robert N.24/7, Tramposch, DDS is available 365 days per year. We are also proud to note that our doctors Meenakshi Madhu, DDS haveCertified been awarded Top Dentist status Board Pediatric Dentist every year. What procedures does your GREENWICH SMILES, PLLC practice provide?

Some of the procedures offered SPECIALTY: Adult, Cosmetic and are: dentalDentistry implants, wisdom teeth extraction, Pediatric

bone grafting, pediatric procedures, TMJ 25 Valley Drive treatments, reconstructive jaw surgery, Greenwich, CT facial trauma, oral pathology, and cosmetic 203.862.9000 procedures such as Botox® and fillers. greenwichsmiles.com

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Another year to be most thankful to be honored and for the ability to

serve our communities dental health needs. My staff and I are truly humbled to be a part of this community that fulfills us with a diverse and multiplicity of individuals that visit our office and become life long patients and friends.

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is so fond of! At Embrace Orthodontics, Dr. Emily and her staff are committed to obtaining exceptional results using the latest technolgies including 3D diagnosis and treatment planning, iTero scanning, Damon Braces, Invisalign clear aligners and inBraces lingual braces. Dr. Emily is a boardcertified orthodontist, an accolade that only one third of her profession has been awarded. Dr. Emily Driesman is humbled to be voted by her peers five years in a row as one of Moffly Media’s Top Dentists. Embrace Orthodontics looks forward to welcoming new patients to the practice and giving them a reason to ‘Smile Big.’ Be sure to sure to check out our Instagram handle: @embrace.your.smile

During these trying times, we are taking every precaution necessary to safe guard our patients and staff. Patients can be reassured that at Greenwich Smiles we surpass all CDC, OSHA and ADA quidelines. When patients arrive they must be wearing a mask. If a patient does not have a mask, one will What do you enjoy most about be provided. being a dental practitioner? All patients will then disinfect at Developing a relationship with each the hand sanitation station, have their patient and family. I take great pride that temperature taken and complete a my patients trust me with their dental screening process questionnaire. health and well being. We have staggered appointments so no one is in the waiting room. In between How is your office adjusting to appointments we have alotted 15 minutes Covid protocols? Steven Brody, D.D.S., Joseph Wallace, D.D.S., for disinfecting all rooms. After business Prior to Covid-19 we have always Thomas Wilson, D.D.S., M.D., Brett Zuckman, D.M.D. hours there is a complete disinfection prioritized on disinfection and sterilization. As of March, all staff and doctors wear N95 process including medical grade air GREENWICH ORAL SURGERY purifiers. These are a few of the masks, full face shields and disposable measures have taking to ensure SPECIALTY: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dentalwe Implant Surgery gowns. our patients feel safe and comfortable Everyone has beenGreenwich, great and fully 23 Maple Avenue, CT | 203.661.5858 in our office. 3010 Westchester Avenue, Suite 306, Purchase, NY | 914.253.9088 | greenwichoralsurgery.com accepting with our new Covid-19 protocols.

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Dr. Emily Driesman and the incredible staff of Embrace Orthodontics have been providing families in Fairfield County superior orthodontic care for a decade. Growing from her original office in Westport, Dr. Emily Driesman (“Dr. Emily”), has now expanded her locations to include a second state of the art office in Stamford. With a passion for creating a comfortable atmosphere and a “concierge type practice,” Dr. Emily prides herself on not only creating beautiful, healthy and functional smiles, but also cultivating relationships with each patient she treats. Having grown up in Fairfield County, Dr. Emily can relate to her patients and truly loves practicing in the area she grew up, is raising her two children, and

Steven Brody, D.D.S.: Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry; Yale-New Haven/Hospital Saint Raphael—Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency; Beaumont U.S. Army Medical Center—General Practice Residency

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