CraftWestport Opens

Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe cuts the ribbon to officially open the 40th annual CraftWestport event today at Staples High School presented by the Westport Young Woman’s League (WYWL). The event, which attracts over 5,000 visitors each year according to WYWL president Meg Himes, runs until 6 p.m. today and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Joining Marpe are (l-r) Tina Roche, event co-chair, Rhannon Lloyd, event chair, Meg Himes, WYWL president, and Pat Shea of Carver, Mass who chaired the event in 1977 and 1978 when she was a Westport resident.  Shea, who moved away from Westport in 1983, said she drove from Carver to Westport today with two girlfriends to attend the event opening. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com