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| Home & Garden Events — Fall 2008 |
| This Section will be updated regularly. |
| Please Note: Since events can change due to a variety of factors, we highly recommend double-checking information with the sponsoring organization prior to making your final plans. Contact the organization to get final detailed information about their offerings. |
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Calendar of Events: Fall 2008 September 25 - October 25, 2008 Aerial
Photographs of Glaciers Then and Now —
The exhibition, Double Exposure: Aerial Photographs of Glaciers Then and Now, documents one aspect of the warming climate through fourteen pairs of panoramas of glaciers once grand but now receding, as shown in large-format, fine-art photographs of mountains and glaciers from Alaska and Switzerland. General admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and students, and free for children under five. Museum hours are: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Mondays and major holidays. Cost: $7 adults, $6 seniors & students The
Bruce Museum September 27, 2008 - January 11, 2009 Avant-Garde Works in Paintings, Sculpture and Paper A
fascinating glimpse into the world of the Parisian avant-garde will
be revealed through paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. Among
the artists represented at the Bruce will be Pablo Picasso, Henri
Matisse, Constantin Brancusi, Amedeo Modigliani, Francis Picabia,
Marie Laurencin, Marcel Duchamp, and Max Beckmann; and the celebrities
portrayed will include Jean Cocteau, Josephine Baker, Gertrude Stein,
Ambroise Vollard, and Kiki de Montparnasse. Kenneth E. Silver, Bruce
Museum Adjunct Curator, curates the exhibition and authors the catalogue.
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The
Bruce Museum
Fall Bird Migrants Hike at Audubon Greenwich Seek out the flood of fall bird migrants heading for the tropics as well as other species arriving from the north to spend the winter. Ages 5 and up. RSVP. 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM Cost: Free. Audubon
Greenwich September
27, 2008 Katonah Chamber of Commerce presents The Fall Festival' 5K Run & Walk. Saturday, September 27, 2008, 5K run and walk, Time: 7:30am. Location: Parkway & Bedford Road, Registration: 7:30am, Race: 8:30am. The Fall Festival: Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm, Location: Katonah Avenue. Family Fun with new happenings and presentations. Call Mike Berardino 232-7444 for information and registration. September 27, 2008 Aerial
Photographs of Glaciers Then and Now — Bruce Museum, Greenwich,
CT The
Bruce Museum Saturday,
September 27, 2008 Directions: From I-684: take exit 4 (Route 172) west toward Mt. Kisco. After 100 yards, turn left onto Chestnut Ridge Road and go 1.2 miles. Turn right over bridge into parking area. Follow sign. The hawk watch bleachers sit on a ridge high above I-684 and are reached by a moderate-strenuous 10-15 minute trail hike. September 27, 2008 Garden Clubs Flower Competition Competition
of Flowers from Regional Garden Clubs, Garden Education Center of
Greenwich, Cos Cob. Judged competition of flowers from regional
garden clubs, WestFair Horticultural Society, and The Garden Education
Center; 1 to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 26; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday,
Sept. 27; The Garden Education Center of Greenwich, 130 Bible Street,
Cos Cob; for participation information, call 869-9242 x 3. 10:00
AM - 3:00 PM. September
Through November 30, 2008 Phenomenal Weather is a family-friendly exhibition that showcases the astounding variety of weather events that take place around the globe and explores the subject through interactive displays, objects and images. Approximately eight hands-on displays invite visitors to better understand weather phenomena - from the extreme to the everyday - and the science behind them. Hurl a hurricane toward North America in the computer activity 'Create-a-cane'. See and hear a real tornado in a mock storm-chasing vehicle. Learn how weather is a response to heat imbalances created by the energy of the sun. Watch a lab-created snowflake grow. Try to split light into a rainbow of colors using prisms and mirrors. Learn about cloud patterns and then test your skills in forecasting the weather. Geological specimens are testaments to the forcefulness of weather events and their continuity through the history of the planet. The show includes unusual objects such as: A Connecticut Valley rock formation that preserves raindrop impressions along with dinosaur tracks. The exhibition is supported by the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund and a Committee of Honor. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Cost: $7/adults;$6/students & Srs; Free 5 & under. The
Bruce Museum September 27, 2008 Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play — Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, CT A
day to help children and families get moving and focus on the importance
of a healthy active lifestyle. FREE admission All Day. Special activities
include soccer clinics, demonstrations by professional sports teams,
field games, tennis, a dance party and more. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Free Admission. September 27, 2008 Electronics Recycling Program - Greenwich, CT Event
Held at the Whitby School (Rain or Shine), Greenwich, CT. Bring
your used electronics and recycle them, ethically, for $1 per pound!
Net proceeds support environmental programs at Whitby School. Accepting
Televisions, Computers, Monitors, Keyboards, Drives, Cables, Cords,
Peripherals, Copiers, Printers, Cartridges, Fax Machines, Scanners,
Laptops, Stereo Equipment, Speakers, CD & DVD Players, Telephones,
Remote Controls, VCR's, Projectors, Digital Cameras, PDAs, Speakers,
Radios, Answering machines, Camcorders, Electric Typewriters, Video
Game Systems, Pagers, Microwaves, Toasters, USB Media, and Magnetic
Media like Zip Disks, Audio Tapes, and Floppy Diskettes. No hazardous
wastes will be accepted. Nothing we collect will be tipped into
landfills, incinerated as solid waste, or dumped in developing countries.
Event will be held RAIN OR SHINE.All are welcome! 11:00 AM - 2:00
PM. September 27, 2008 Talk
— Raptor ID Made Easy — Audubon Greenwich Audubon
Greenwich September 27, 2008 The
Greenwich Harbor Yacht Showcase, Delamar Greenwich Harbor Saturday, September 27, 2008 The
Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony | Halloween Parade— Katonah
Chamber of Commerce Location:
September 27, 2008 'All Things Bright & Beautiful: California Impressionists' Exhibit, Katonah Museum Impressionism found fertile ground in California in the early years of the 20th century. California, with its temperate climate, liberal sunshine, and beautiful landscape, was an especially popular locale for painters who worked 'en plein air,' seeking to infuse their work with intense light and color. By the early 1900s, several of the state's most picturesque places - Laguna Beach, San Diego, and Monterey - boasted artists' colonies. The California Impressionist style peaked in the 1920s; by the end of that decade, with the onset of Modernism combined with the effects of the Great Depression, it was relegated to history. This traveling exhibition, organized by the Irvine Museum, features 59 paintings and one Bischoff Vase, dating from 1890 to 1930. Curators: William H. Gerdts, Professor of Art History, Graduate School of the City University of New York; and Jean Stern, Executive Director, The Irvine Museum. Saturday, September 27, 2008, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Cost: Free. Katonah
Museum of Art September
23 through Sunday, January 11, 2009 The
first exhibition of acclaimed sculptor and Cos Cob resident Margaret
Kane, reveals the world of an artist deeply committed to her materials
and subjects. This exhibition runs from Tuesday, September
23 through Sunday, January 11, 2009 and will feature
a broad selection of Kane's stylized creations in wood, stone, clay,
plaster and bronze including portrait busts, figure studies, animals
and striking large scale reliefs depicting 20th century events and
prevailing social conditions.Through rare access to the artist's
studio and personal archive of photographs, records and writings,
Curator Kathleen Motes Bennewitz has documented the work and career
of this important woman artist. Saturday, September 27, 2008, 12:00
PM - 4:00 PM. September 27, 2008 Leslie Lerner' in The Project Gallery — Katonah Museum Under the Radar is a new series of solo artist exhibitions that showcase mid-to-late-career artists who have yet to receive sufficient attention from museums or galleries. The series debuts with painter Leslie Lerner -- the choice of KMA Executive Director Neil Watson. Lerner, who came to artistic maturity in the counter-culture of 1960s San Francisco, paints in a manner combining the color and fantasy of a Watteau painting with a contemporary, haunting sensibility. Part science fiction, part psychedelic apparition, Lerner's paintings are ultimately meditations on his California experience. 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Katonah
Museum of Art Julie
Downing, Author and Illustrator in The Learning Center, Katonah
Museum Through November, 2008 Farmer's
Markets: Greenwich, New Canaan, Fairfield, Westport The Westport Farmers Market at Fairfield Theatre Company takes place from 10 AM to 1 PM rain or shine, every Saturday through April and offers locally grown produce, fresh baked goods, honey, potpies and much more. Location: Thursdays, July - October 23, The Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport CT. Location: Sundays, July - October, The Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford Street, http://www.westportfarmersmarket.com
The Stamford Farmers Market is open on Saturdays through November. Come celebrate the farmers market with exciting new vendors offering the freshest fruits, vegetables, flowers, baked goods and more! Straight from the farm and right to your home. Location: Bedford Street at Forest, Stamford, CT, 9 am - 2 pm Through October, 2008 The Schooner SoundWaters
SoundWaters offers a range of fun educational opportunities including floating classroom programs for schools and groups, overnight leadership and teambuilding programs for children in 7th to 12th grade and public ecology and sunset sails. Or you can make your own adventure by chartering the schooner. For a schedule of the 2008 Public Sails, click here: http://www.soundwaters.org/schooner/public.shtml Schooner
SoundWaters at Brewer Yacht Haven Marina Public Night at the Bowman Observatory: Greenwich, CT
The
Astronomical Society of Greenwich Through September, 2008 Exhibitions: Guggenheim Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will open four distinct exhibitions highlighting works selected from the museum’s permanent collection during the upcoming summer season. Equally known for its landmark Frank Lloyd Wright building and its superlative permanent collection comprising Modern and contemporary art from 1867 to the present, the Guggenheim Museum will offer visitors increased access to some of the Museum’s treasures. The exhibitions to be presented are Selections from the Collection: Louise Bourgeois from June 27 – September 28; New York in the 1940s from June 13 – September 8; Toward Abstraction: Works on Paper from the Guggenheim Museum, from June 23 – September 8, The Thannhauser Collection, opening at the end of June, and Vasily Kandinsky: Beginnings, also opening at the end of June. For more information on these artists, click here: www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors (65+). Children under 12 are free. Included in the price of admission is a complimentary audio guide to the permanent collection offered in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. The museum is open Saturday to Wednesday, 10 AM to 5:45 PM; Friday, 10 AM to 7:45 PM. The museum is closed on Thursday. For general information, please call 212 423 3500 or visit www.guggenheim.org. Solomon
R. Guggenheim Museum Through November 9, 2008 Climate Change: From Snowball Earth to Global Warming The exhibition, on display in the Arcade Gallery, takes visitors on a journey through Earth’s history of climatic changes. From 700 million years ago, when the Earth may have been almost completely covered in ice, to today’s warming climate, examine the fossil and modern evidence for climatic variations. Learn how scientists mine ancient ice from Greenland’s ice sheet and the Andes mountains to reveal the history of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. A self-contained living biosphere display demonstrates the complex interplay of water, air, earth and organisms to maintain the balance for sustaining life on Earth. Examine mounts, fossils and other specimens that illustrate the impact of climate change on the evolution of life. Look through a microscope at the tiny organisms that provide a record of sea surface temperatures, or try a fun quiz to test your knowledge on ways to reduce your carbon footprint. The
Bruce Museum Through November 30, 2008 Interactive Exhibition: Phenomenal Weather Explore the science behind wind, rain, snow and extreme events like hurricanes in this family-friendly interactive exploration of the weather. Touch a tornado and listen to the sounds it makes. Learn to be a sky watcher, forecasting the weather from cloud observations and scanning the skies for rainbows, halos and glories. Enjoy freaky weather factoids and examine the history of weather observations across cultures through artifacts and historical scientific instruments. The exhibition is supported by the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund and a Committee of Honor. The
Bruce Museum Through October 26, 2008 Exhibition: Double Exposure - Photographing Global Climate Change An exhibition of paired large-format photographs of mountains and glaciers, recorded in the 1930s and again from 2005 to 2007, that document the story of a warming planet in these panoramas of melting ice from Alaska to Switzerland. The exhibition is supported by the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund. The
Bruce Museum Through November 30, 2008
In this family-friendly interactive exploration of the weather, on display in the Science/Ethnology Gallery, visitors will be able to explore the science behind wind, rain, snow and extreme events like hurricanes. Touch a tornado and listen to the sounds it makes. Learn to be a sky watcher, forecasting the weather from cloud observations and scanning the skies for rainbows, halos and glories. Enjoy freaky weather factoids and examine the history of weather observations across cultures through artifacts and historical scientific instruments. The
Bruce Museum Please Note: Since events can change due to a variety of factors, we highly recommend double-checking information with the sponsoring organization prior to making your final plans. www.homeresourceguide.com does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this calendar. For the most up-to-date information, contact the event organizer. |
The
Greenwich Farmers Market is open seasonally through
November on Saturdays, 9:30-1:30 and offers unique annuals and perinnials
for the garden, fresh herbs, greens, juicy ripe greenhouse tomatoes,
jams and jellies, yogurt and cheeses, breads and pastries, farm
fresh milk and eggs, freshly cut roses, and a whole lot more. Location:
Horse Neck Parking Lot (Directly across from I-95's exit 3) Greenwich,
CT.
The
New Canaan Farmers Market is open through November
25th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm every Saturday, rain or shine. Voted
"Best Farmers Market of the Gold Coast", it features fresh
Connecticut grown fruits, vegetables, organic produce, fresh pork
and beef products, honey products, and baked goods. Plus, you can
"make your own" floral bouquets from Uncle Buck's Secret
Gardens and purchase perinnials, flowers, herbs, and more. Location:
The Old Center School Municipal Parking Lot (on the corner of South
Avenue and Maple Street), New Canaan, CT. 
Come
aboard the Tall Ship SoundWaters, a three-masted, 80-foot schooner
styled after a nineteenth-century sharpie, for an unforgettable
adventure. From April till November, the schooner sails throughout
Long Island Sound educating children and adults on the wonders and
beauty of the Sound.
Located
on the grounds of the Julian Curtiss Elementary School in central
Greenwich, on the corner of Milbank Avenue and East Elm Street (north
end), one block south of East Putnam Avenue (US 1), the Observatory
contains a 12 1/2" Meade reflecting telescope. It is open to
the public, free of charge, on the second and fourth Tuesday of
every month, year-round (weather permitting). Opening time is 7
PM in winter, 8 PM in spring and fall, and 9 PM in summer.
Interactive
Exhibition: Phenomenal Weather, Bruce Museum