Ridgefielders Anna Kuhn (foreground) and Lila Cumming work with the cake decorating tools and supplies campers will use this summer at Camp Cake Box.
Cake Box camp for young bakers
This summer, budding bakers can don aprons and roll up their sleeves at The Cake Box at 1 Big Shop Lane, Ridgefield’s cake and cupcake bakery, in order to learn the art of cake decoration.
With instruction and guidance from the bakery manager, Anna Burns, Camp Cake Box campers will create their own two-tiered cake, which they will take home at the end of the camp. Jordan Gregory, co-owner of The Cake Box and executive pastry chef, will also spend time with the campers, sharing her knowledge and expertise.
Campers will learn about making buttercream, working with fondant, applying frosting, making decorations by hand, and putting it all together into a delicious masterpiece. In addition, campers will receive a free Camp Cake Box T-shirt and free beverages.
Camp Cake Box will have two sessions, each Tuesday through Friday, 9 to 11:30 a.m.: July 16 to 19, and July 23 to 26. Register at The Cake Box or by phone at 203-403-2558. Campers must be 8 years of age or older. The fee is $250 per camper per session. There is a 10% discount for enrolling multiple siblings.
For more information, thecakeboxofct.com.
Collapse-A-Pail is redesigned
Last year mompreneur/inventor Allison Brush-Stern began selling her collapsible beach pails, Collapse-A-Pail.
Since that time she was invited on the Anderson Cooper daytime talk show in New York City, where she won the contest for best invention and innovation and was awarded a $10,000 check by AJ Khubani, chief executive officer and founder of Telebrands. He is also known as the “as seen on TV infomercial guru.”
The money went toward continuing to develop Collapse-A-Pail, a product of Collapse-It-All LLC.
Ms. Brush-Stern has since redesigned the pails and expanded the line in bright colors. She has sold her first batch of pails to the owner of the Toy Chest, and they will be sold here in Ridgefield and in the Wilton and New Canaan stores this summer. The pails will also be sold on her website, www.collapse-a-pail.com.
Colors are watermelon pink, kiwi green, apricot orange, big apple red, and nautical navy.
She is planning more shapes and sizes for the kids and will also exhibit in the launch area at the International Toy Fair in New York City and possibly the Surf Expo in Orlando, Fla.
A percentage of her proceeds goes to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Bike ride covers Ridgefield history
The Ridgefield Bicycle Co. will pay tribute to the Keeler Tavern Museum, which is celebrating its tricentennial, with a community ride for cyclists of all ages and skill levels. The ride will benefit the museum and the Ridgefield Historical Society.
Three levels of rides Saturday June 15 start at 9 a.m. and will all originate and end at 22 Catoonah Street, former quarters of the Ridgefield Bicycle Co.
The rides include:
- Family Fun: This will be 1.5 miles on flat ground along Main Street. Most historical sites will be included in this ride.
- Midlength Meander: This 8.5-mile loop will include some hills and a visit to the longest-standing farm in Ridgefield history, originally operated by the Lounsbury family.
- All In, All Sites: This 39-mile ride will challenge even serious cyclists, with several notable climbs, and includes ride-bys of more than a dozen homes of Ridgefield residents famous in business, broadcasting, publishing, entertainment, and more.
The cost will be $15 per person and $25 per family. All but $5 goes to the museum and society.
Routes have been created and will be led by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld of Weston.
Paul Davis Restoration helps project
Ed Nardella, owner of Paul Davis Restoration at 679 Danbury Road (Route 7), will donate $1,000 along with the company’s expertise and construction work to the New Jersey State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association Foundation in commemoration of the Sandy Ground Project: Where Angels Play playground projects.
The donation will apply to the newest projects at Long Lots Elementary School, 13 Hyde Lane in Westport, and another slated to be built at the Penfield Pavilion Complex, 323 Fairfield Beach Road in Fairfield.
Twenty-six 100% handicapped-accessible playgrounds will be built in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut coastal areas that were hit by Hurricane Sandy.
In addition to Mr. Nardella’s office’s participation, Paul Davis franchise owners in the region have donated their expertise and construction work to the projects.
Lynn Nussbaum joins center
Lynn Nussbaum, a pediatric nurse-practitioner, has joined the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, 901 Ethan Allen Highway.
Ms. Nussbaum has more than 20 years of experience working with children of all ages and varied socioeconomic backgrounds and clinical settings.
After working for many years as a registered nurse in the NICU at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, she obtained a master’s degree from Boston College and became a clinical nurse specialist and pediatric nurse-practitioner.
She led the NICU transport team at North Shore University Hospital, worked as a nurse manager at a sleepaway camp, acted as triage nurse at a pediatric office, and taught classes on infant care to expectant parents. Most recently, she has been working at Bridgeport Hospital, providing primary care to high-risk adolescents from low-income urban areas.
The Center for Advanced Pediatrics will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. All are welcome and may enjoy a custom cake by Carlo’s Bakery.
Coldwell gets a top ranking
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage reports that its parent company, NRT LLC, was again ranked the No. 1 residential real estate brokerage firm for the 16th consecutive year by the REALTrends 500.
Coldwell Banker, combined with residential brokerage firms in Fairfield County owned by NRT, ranked first in sales volume in Fairfield County and among the top real estate firms in the region for closed transactions on the REAL Trends 500 list, with more than $2.5 billion in closed sales volume and 2,901 closed transactions sides.
“In the real estate industry, the REAL Trends 500 ranking of companies is among the most prestigious, and we are proud of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s placement on this list,” said Cathleen Smith, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y.
For more information, visit ColdwellBankerMoves.com.
Astaire Studios plans show
The students and staff of Fred Astaire Dance Studios Fairfield County will be at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, June 9, at 3 p.m. when the pros and their students put on a dance show.
“It will be a high-stepping trip through ‘Tinsel Town’ with a special presentation of ‘A Night at the Movies,’ a ballroom dance production,” said Susan Dumont-Bengston of the Playhouse.
A post-performance cocktail reception with cash bar from 6 to 7 p.m. will include a meet-and-greet with the staff and students of Fred Astaire Dance Studios.
For tickets ($25), call the box office at 203-438-5795 or order online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org.