This weekend in Ridgefield
There’ll be be music, dance performances, and opportunities to give this Flag Day weekend. Johnny Cash fans are in luck this Friday the 13th — a tribute band is visiting the Playhouse. Flag Day will be...
View ArticleSwordsmanship at next Generator
The Ridgefield Arts Council will host the second installment of its networking series for local artists and creative professionals dubbed The Generator at 7:30 p.m., Monday, June 16, at Watershed...
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Playhouse Notes: A Small Family Business is Live in HD
A Small Family Business comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse Wednesday, June 25, at 6 p.m. —Photo courtesy of National Theatre London Direct from London’s National Theatre, award-winning playwright Alan...
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Playhouse Notes: Three operas Live in HD
Puccini’s La Rondine will be in Live in HD at the Playhouse on Wednesday, July 2. —Metropolitan Opera photo The best seats in the house for three stunning operas from the Met are at The Ridgefield...
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Explosion, gas tank fire on Pump Lane
Firefighters at 5 Pump Lane surrounded the gas tank that was on fire to keep an eye on it as they let the fuel burn off Friday. —Macklin Reid photo An explosion was reported in the area of 5 Pump Lane...
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Playhouse Notes: Comedian Jim Breuer
Jim Breuer Named one of Comedy Central’s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, Jim Breuer is one of the most recognizable comedians in the business, known for his charismatic stage antics, dead-on...
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Photo: RLGA Charity Day
The Ridgefield Ladies Golf Association held its annual Charity Day tournament at Ridgefield Golf Course on May 20. This year, the RLGA sponsored Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield, which provides more than...
View ArticleZoners want official off board over rudeness
Facing complaints from several developers over the last year, the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that the Board of Selectmen not reappoint Helen Dimos to the Architectural Advisory...
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School retirees take centuries of experience with them
Branchville Principal Jason McKinnon, center, chokes up while giving a retirement speech for secretary Vicki Modzeleski, left, and fifth grade teacher Patricia Nash, right, at Monday night’s Board of...
View ArticleDistrict again fails to meet lunch nutrition standards
Same story, different year. The school district will once again fail to meet the Connecticut Nutrition Standards for the 2014-2015 school year and, therefore, miss out on a potential $20,000 in federal...
View ArticleFlag Day ceremonies Saturday evening
Flag Day ceremonies will be conducted on the steps of town hall at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. The program is not only about honoring the flag, but also what it symbolizes. Freedom — freedom to...
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Ridgefielder Treschitta joins Conservation Corps
Michael Treschitta The Maine Conservation Corps recently welcomed Michael Treschitta of Ridgefield to serve as a field team member and AmeriCorps national service member for a six-month, 900-hour term...
View ArticleHigh tech gifts for two schools
The Board of Education accepted a pair of high tech gifts for East Ridge Middle School and Ridgefield High School Monday. East Ridge’s PTA donated $15,000 to purchase a video system and TV monitors...
View ArticleLibrary offers summer programs
“Discover…@ the Ridgefield Library” is this year’s theme for the library’s Summer Reading program, which is open to children going into grades kindergarten through fifth. Children read books, tally...
View ArticleFoot doctor attends injury prevention conference
Dr. Allan I. Rosenthal, of the Advanced Foot Care Center, recently attended a conference on Spring Running-Injury Prevention, a benefit lecture for the Connecticut Special Olympics. Dr. Rosenthal along...
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Playhouse Notes: Glenn Miller Orchestra lives on
The Glenn Miller Orchestra is coming to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, July 12 A legend lives on! The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, the most popular and sought after big band in the...
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Retirement party for ‘Flan’ is planned
Joyce Flanagan Joyce Flanagan, known as Flan, is retiring after 36 years of teaching, 35 of them in Ridgefield. She is leaving her position as as choir director and the Visual and Performing Arts...
View ArticleMusic and poetry at the library Friday
Ridgefield Library will host a summer celebration with the writers, poets and musicians of Fairfield University’s master of fine arts program in creative writing. The program takes place on Friday,...
View ArticleFor summer reading, theme is ‘Discover…’
This year’s Adult Summer Reading theme is “Discover…” The program once again coincides with the long-running children and teen summer reading programs that begins on Monday, June 23, and runs through...
View ArticleMonkey Music at the library
Monkey Monkey Music will perform a concert to celebrate the new preschool summer reading program at the Ridgefield Library. Children’s entertainer Meridith LeVande of Monkey Monkey Music has created...
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