<p class="ql-align-center"><strong>FC Buzz Weekend April 26-28</strong></p><p>HamletHub is proud to partner with the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County and FCBuzz to Elevate Arts and Culture in Fairfield County! Each week, look for a listing of weekend events and activities. The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of the arts and culture across 15 towns in coastal Fairfield County. Sign up to receive a free eBuzz newsletter with top picks and spotlight events from the hundreds of events posted on FCBuzz.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/docent-led-tour-it-will-go-on-09d42" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>It Will Go On Docent Led Tour</strong></a></p><p><strong>MoCa Westport</strong></p><p>Fridays - Sundays 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm</p><p>It Will Go On examines the written word, tracing the complex ways in which text and by extension literature are utilized by contemporary artists.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/lewis-carrolls-alices-adventures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures</strong></a></p><p><strong>Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park</strong></p><p>Friday Apr 26 to May 12, 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm</p><p>We are all familiar with Alice’s adventures, but this version is arrestingly different. Not children’s theatre - meant for adult audiences.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/the-executioners-wife-a-new-musical/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>The Executioner’s Wife</strong></a></p><p><strong>Milford Arts Council</strong></p><p>Friday Apr 26 to May 12, 7:30 pm</p><p>Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc. presents a new musical by Bert Bernardi and Justin Rugg. Recommended for adult audiences (13 and over). Fridays &amp; Saturdays at 7:30pm. Sundays at 2pm.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/moca-some-noise-open-mic-night-poetry-month-special" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Moca Some Noise- Open Mic Night</strong></a></p><p><strong>MoCa Westport</strong></p><p>Friday Apr 26, 6:30 pm - 12:00 am</p><p>Get ready for this poetry month special featuring acoustic music, poetry, and slam poetry! Everyone is invited to participate and attend.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/ode-to-joy-comes-to-connecticut/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Ode To Joy Comes To Connecticut</strong></a></p><p><strong>Trinity Episcopal Church</strong></p><p>Friday Apr 26, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm</p><p>Don’t miss the 200th anniversary of the world premiere of perhaps THE most famous piece of orchestral music ever written: Beethoven’s towering Ninth Symphony – the first symphony ever to feature vocalists and a chorus.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/grease/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>“Grease”</strong></a></p><p><strong>The Wilton Playshop</strong></p><p>Friday Apr 26 to May 11, 8:00 pm</p><p>Get ready to shake, rattle and roll as The Wilton Playshop brings the electrifying and timeless musical, “Grease,” to life on stage!</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/whose-barn-is-it-anyway-at-theater-barn-april-26th/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Whose Barn Is It Anyway?</strong></a></p><p><strong>Ridgefield Theater Barn</strong></p><p>Friday Apr 26, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm</p><p>Celebrate Spring with some laughter. Matt Austin will host an evening of unpredictable fun. Seating is cabaret-style, &amp; the audience is invited to bring food and drinks.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/greylan-james/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Greylan James</strong></a></p><p><strong>The Palace Theatre</strong></p><p>Friday Apr 26, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm</p><p>It’s been a whirlwind year for Greylan, to be sure: he’s been tirelessly writing and recording his forthcoming debut project with BMLG Records, toured with Old Dominion this past summer, before heading out with Cole Swindell this fall..</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/shorebird-walk-with-connecticut-audubon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Shorebird Walk with Connecticut Audubon</strong></a></p><p><strong>Coastal Center at Milford Point</strong></p><p>Saturday Apr 27, 8:00 am - 10:00 am</p><p>The exhibition IMAGES Featured Photographer: Isabel Chenoweth pulls from the artist’s series of photographs, Connecticut’s Tidal Zones, where she explores the state’s wetlands and tidal areas, delicate ecosystems critical to the conservation of animals like shorebirds and the preservation of natural resources.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/stamford-history-center-tag-sale-fundraiser/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Spring Tag Sale Fundraiser</strong></a></p><p><strong>Stamford History Center</strong></p><p>Saturday Apr 27, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm</p><p>Spring into action because the Stamford History Center Tag Sale Fundraiser is your opportunity to find treasures and gifts large and small! Antiques, furniture, art, books, jewelry and more. We recommend arriving early for the best selection.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/puppetry-guild-day/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Puppetry Guild Day</strong></a></p><p><strong>Stepping Stones Museum for Children</strong></p><p>Saturday Apr 27, 11:00 am - 3:30 pm</p><p>A day packed with puppets featuring two special performances of Spinning Straw into Gold, an original fairy tale created by Roland Duprey which tells the tale of a young woman tasked with turning worthless straw into shimmering gold for the King. .</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/tequila-and-mezcal-tasting-party---fundraiser-for-the-weston-history-culture-center" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Tequila And Mezcal Tasting Party</strong></a></p><p><strong>Weston History &amp; Culture Center</strong></p><p>Saturday Apr 27, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm</p><p>Celebrate Cinco de Mayo a week early at the Tequila and Mezcal Tasting to benefit the Weston History &amp; Culture Center. Sample a variety of tequila and mezcal donated by Diageo.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/performing-arts-at-moca-natalia-kazaryan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Performing Arts At Moca With Natalia Kazaryan</strong></a>&nbsp;<strong>MoCA Westport</strong></p><p>Saturday Apr 27, 7:00 pm - 12:00 amFrom Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, pianist Natalia Kazaryan has been hailed by The New York Sun for her “prodigious ability,” remarking that she “immediately established an atmosphere of strength and confidence.” She is “a marvel among marvels … fascinating, elegant” (Nice-Matin) and “incredible” (All Classical Portland).</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/american-rso-in-concert/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>TRANSCENDENT – RSO in Concert</strong></a></p><p><strong>Anne S. Richardson Auditorium at Ridgefield High School</strong></p><p>Saturday Apr 27, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm</p><p>The Program includes: Finlandia - Jean Sibelius. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) - Richard Strauss. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 - Dmitri Shostakovich</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/american-chamber-orchestra---april-27-2024-7-30pm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>American Chamber Orchestra</strong></a></p><p><strong>Norwalk Concert Hall at Norwalk City Hall</strong></p><p>Saturday Apr 27, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm</p><p>The orchestra shares the stage with The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut under the baton of Maestro Christopher James Hisey. On the program are Beethoven's Choral Fantasy with pianist Will</p><p>Duchon, Faure's Cantique de Jean Racine, Handel's Zadok the Priest and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/ftc-comedy-presents-tanael-joachim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Comedy Presents: Tanael Joachim</strong></a></p><p><strong>StageOne at FTC</strong></p><p>Saturday Apr 27, 7:45 pm - 9:30 pm</p><p>TJ is a standup comedian who has made appearances on Gotham Comedy Live on AXS TV and on Good Day New York on FOX. He is based in New York City but was born and raised in Haiti. TJ has a very laid back, smooth, and conversational style and he jokes about race, society’s idiosyncrasies, and the inherent contrast between life in Haiti and America. Some people say his humor is smart and eye-opening; he would probably agree with these people.</p><p><a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/events/ftc-presents-pink-talking-fish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Ftc Presents: Pink Talking Fish</strong></a></p><p>T<strong>he Warehouse at FTC</strong></p><p>Saturday Apr 27, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm</p><p>Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish are all more than just bands... they are Phenomenons. Their creations have artistically inspired people and their mindblowing live performances have brought people together to form a special sense of community around the love for their favorite band.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/birdwatching-with-the-ct-audubon-society/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Birdwatching with the CT Audubon Society</strong></a></p><p><strong>Seaside Park</strong></p><p>Sunday Apr 28, 10:00 am - 11:00 am</p><p>Come on a birdwatching walk through Seaside Park. We will be joined by Stefan Martin of the Audubon Society who will provide us with tips and information on the world of birdwatching!</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/artists-authors-and-actors-in-darien-a-bus-tour-of-their-historic-homes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Artists, Authors, and Actors in Darien</strong></a></p><p><strong>A Bus Tour of Their Historic Homes</strong></p><p>Sunday Apr 28, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm</p><p>Actor Frank Latimore, award-winning artist Dorothea Warren O'Hara, and acclaimed author Erskine Caldwell are among many talented and renowned artists, authors, and actors that once called Darien home.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/contemporary-art-and-the-brant-foundation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Sabrina Marsalisi, Director of Education at The Brant Foundation Art Study Center</strong></a></p><p><strong>The Ridgefield Library</strong></p><p>Sunday Apr 28, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm</p><p>Come hear Sabrina Marsalisi, Director of Education at The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, discuss the topic of contemporary art at The Brant Foundation.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/jennifer-butler-spring-fashion-show-at-fairfield-public-library/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Jennifer Butler’s Spring Fashion Show</strong></a></p><p><strong>Fairfield Public Library</strong></p><p>Sunday Apr 28, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm</p><p>Friends of the Fairfield Library present Fairfield fashion designer Jennifer Butler’s Spring/Summer collection for women and men in the Bruce Kershner Gallery at Main Library.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/architreks-travels-of-architecture-addicts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Architreks: Travels of Architecture Addicts</strong></a></p><p><strong>New Canaan Museum &amp; Historical Society</strong></p><p>Sunday Apr 28, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm</p><p>When Peter Swanson and Bob Gregson met in 1976, it quickly became evident that they shared a passion for modern architecture.</p><p><a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/event/sesame-street-live-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><strong>Sesame Street Live</strong></a></p><p><strong>The Palace Theatre</strong></p><p>Sunday Apr 28, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm</p><p>Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and their friends from Sesame Street are coming to your neighborhood to say hello!</p><p>See these and discover hundreds more events on the&nbsp;<a href="https://events.culturalalliancefc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">FCBUZZ EVENTS</a>&nbsp;page at&nbsp;<a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(2, 177, 151);">https://culturalalliancefc.org</a>&nbsp;Sign up for the&nbsp;<a href="https://culturalalliancefc.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(2, 177, 151);">Cultural Alliance eBuzz</a>&nbsp;to receive top picks and spotlights each week in your inbox.</p>

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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Today, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) released the names of the first group of winners in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Among the nine winners in the State of Connecticut is Ridgefield resident Jack Lyons, a student at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan. Jack is the recipient of the National Merit Pepsico Foundation Scholarship.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Approximately 770 distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National&nbsp;Merit Scholarship awards are financed by about 94 corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National&nbsp;Merit Scholarship competition and met the criteria of their scholarship sponsors.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Corporate sponsors provide National Merit Scholarships for Finalists who are children of their employees, who are residents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the sponsor wishes to encourage.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study&nbsp;and provide annual stipends that range from $1,000 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a single&nbsp;payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university of their choice.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Learn more about the National Merit Scholarship Corporation </span><a href="https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/start.aspx?gid=2&amp;pgid=61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/start.aspx?gid=2&amp;pgid=61</a></p><p><br></p>

<p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(223, 90, 39);">Tickets on Sale Now</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">An Evening With Lidia Bastianich</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Thursday, 4/25</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">7:00pm-8:30pm</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Jim &amp; Dede Bartlett Auditorium</strong></p><p><a href="https://ohvwq5bab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HD0EaiVlPV_-ZYeoyV8-ILy4Ggr6mT_S_E-vUdapW_Z4tx0rSHGiCst9TbHwg_e0ljHIWFA-MawhIuLgeD30CMPiuGo7YlGMtxdC-QRObvlxfn-EKCSKdLT_-dvs2Sc1RTdnSb236SPgjsc7Rh-d8zR3MFQ8_Y7fDof_RT_YVu0=&amp;c=BxK2kMje-6GTKifO7ssHhVVDpIJccFfNBSv6I991S8bNPfnLcCBTlw==&amp;ch=1M67JidOpz5Jv2ocVSvnzwCTLtbMLFXTLb_dZ9MBL5Jm72qQiLgULw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(108, 153, 203);"><strong>PURCHASE TICKETS</strong></a></p><p><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Last chance to reserve your spot for a</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">special evening with the venerable Lidia Bastianich! Tickets include a signed copy</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">of&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Lidia's From Our Family Table to Yours: More Than 100 Recipes Made with Love for</em></p><p><em style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">All Occasions&nbsp;</em><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">cookbook. A limited number of</span></p><p>VIP tickets that include a private pre-event reception with Lidia are still available.</p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">New Canaan Library's Spring Edition 2024:</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Author Talk and Lunch</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Wednesday, 5/22</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">11:00am-2:00pm</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Anderson Terrace</strong></p><p><a href="https://ohvwq5bab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HD0EaiVlPV_-ZYeoyV8-ILy4Ggr6mT_S_E-vUdapW_Z4tx0rSHGiCo_ZmGHXynmCQnIrQSo0qIT-WkNhUj6r1aBftSoSRKFRU5wluhwJOEXnHkVZiEorEvy_SSAOypbl294s6Npr49O9wm0tz8DEB_8q8xJ7jkxNDpVYFyJf1qncAsn22fr39YE3TV4Kkknm&amp;c=BxK2kMje-6GTKifO7ssHhVVDpIJccFfNBSv6I991S8bNPfnLcCBTlw==&amp;ch=1M67JidOpz5Jv2ocVSvnzwCTLtbMLFXTLb_dZ9MBL5Jm72qQiLgULw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(108, 153, 203);"><strong>PURCHASE TICKETS</strong></a></p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Spring Edition Author Talk &amp; Lunch is back for the first time in person after four years, featuring Vanessa Chan's best-selling debut novel,&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The Storm We Made</em><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">. Join us for this special event to support our Annual Fund. Individual tickets are now on sale and include lunch catered by Marcia Selden Catering under a tent on the Anderson Terrace.&nbsp;New Canaan Library will honor Christine Noyer Seaver, Vice President New Canaan Library Board of Trustees, for her outstanding service to the Library.</span></p>

<p>Please join us at the Silvermine Galleries on Saturday, April 27, 2:00 pm for an Artists Walk and Talk.</p><p>Participating artists - Dean Fisher, Heidi Harrington, Evelyn Harvey,&nbsp;Maureen Henriques, Eric Jiaju Lee, Jill Nichols, Paola Page,&nbsp;Josephine Robinson, Nomi Silverman, Eric Urquhart</p>

<p>The Town of New Canaan has expanded its communications outreach beyond emergency notifications to include the First Selectman’s newsletter and information about road closures, tree work, police activity, fire prevention, community center programming, local health issues, and more.</p><p>Every local resident and businessperson – whether you have been receiving notices from the Town or not – is urged to visit <a href="https://www.newcanaan.info/online_services/emergency_call_out_system/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newcanaan.info/online</a> to register your contact information and select the topics of information that you would like to receive from the Town. You may choose to receive the alerts by email or text. Voice phone calls are used only during true emergencies and disasters.</p><p>When you register with your selections you will be asked to provide your street address, as some notifications such as road closures and other Public Works activity can be targeted to only the affected geographic areas.&nbsp;<strong>To sign up, click&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.newcanaan.info/online_services/emergency_call_out_system/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); background-color: transparent;"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Once you have registered, you can change your selections or delete your account and unsubscribe at any time.</p>