Month: February 2010 - Page 30

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Sunrise Rotary Donates to Food Closets

The Westport Sunrise Rotary Club food drive on Saturday resulted in 197 bags of food delivered to the Norwalk Open Door Shelter and the Westport Woman’s Club Food Closet.
Food bags gathered by Westport’s Sunrise Rotary Club are loaded into a truck for delivery. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

The drive was held at the Super Stop & Shop on Post Road East. Club members asked shoppers entering the store to add one or more nonperishable items to their shopping lists and drop donations off on their way out.

Shoppers responded generously, leaving 197 bags of canned fruits and vegetables, cereal, rice and pasta, and paper goods and other food preparation disposables.

“We thank everyone who supported this drive,” said George Masumian, who heads the club’s food drive program.

Winter Dusk and No Snow

A pretty sunset Saturday as seen from Westport’s Compo Beach. While it felt and looked like snow much of the day, the mid-Atlantic storm stayed south of the Connecticut coastline. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Sunday, February 7, 2010

11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Staples Field House – Westport Parks & Rec Football Clinic (boys and girls, grades 6-8)
Noon – 4 p.m. – Westport Arts Center – “The Judge: Jazz Photographs by Musician Milt Hinton”
Noon and 5 p.m. – Seabury Center (45 Church Lane) – Center Stage Theatre Company: “Beauty and the Beast”
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Cedar Point Yacht Club (1 Bluff Point) – Summer Junior Sailing Program Open House (ages 8-17, membership not required)
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Westport Public Library – Embroidery Guild celebrates National Embroidery Month
1:10 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Westport Senior Center – Super Bowl Tailgate Party
2 p.m. – Westport Public Library – Music@the Library: Bennet Harris Acoustic Blues Trio
2 p.m. – Westport Community Theatre (Town Hall) – “Ice Glen”
3 p.m. – Music Theatre of Connecticut (246 Colonial Green) – “The Story of My Life”
4 p.m. – Westport Country Playhouse – Laura Ingalls Wilder
4 p.m. – Westport Arts Center – Bridget Kibbey and Claire Chase: works by Bach, Britten, Paganini, Takemitsu, Piazzolla, and Carter
4 p.m. – Steinway Piano Gallery (501 Post Road East) – Stamford Symphony violinist Liz Lim Dutton performs Bach, Prokofiev, and Sarasate

See more events: Celebrate Westport Calendar

“Fresh” Soup and a Movie

At the Unitarian Church in Westport tonight more than 70 people came in from the cold to enjoy fresh homemade soup and a free screening of the movie “Fresh,” a film that celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are helping create a sustainable food system. Frances Sink leads a discussion over dessert and coffee following the film. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Monique Bosch for WestportNow.com

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Surf’s Up

While the mid-Atlantic states reeled under heavy snow, Westport’s Compo Beach today was cold and generally deserted with some rough surf. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Puzzle Winners

The winners at today’s 11th annual Westport Public Library crossword puzzle contest posed with New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz (2nd l). They are (l-r) first place winner Peter Rimkus, a software developer from Ashford, Conn., and runners-up Jan O’Sullivan and Alice Dutton, both Connecticut residents. After completing the assigned puzzles, the three winners each had to solve a final puzzle in an allotted time on a board on the stage while the other contestants followed along but were not scored. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

Up and Down Words

The Westport Public Library’s 11th annual crossword puzzle contest today drew more than 100 entrants. New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz presided. The three finalists filled in their puzzles on stage. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

Puzzle Fans

Westport’s Ann Sheffer was among those helping out today at the Westport Public Library’s 11th annual crossword puzzle contest. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

Concentration

Participants in today’s crossword puzzle contest at the Westport Public Library spent a lot of concentration time on their entries. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

Special Signing

Puzzle Director Will Shortz autographs his latest book “Coffee Break Crosswords” for Staples senior Lexi Preiser, the youngest competitor at today’s crossword puzzle contest at the Westport Public Library. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com