All Entries in the "Lectures" Category
Jewels of the American Heiress
Bruce Museum One Museum Drive Monday, April 5, 2010 1pm Greenwich Antiques Society Lecture “Jewels of the American Heiress” by Joyce Jonas, an appraiser, historian and lecturer, will present. Tea reception follows lecture. For lecture reservations and information, call 203.637.0359 or 914.631.9439. Free to members, $15 for guests.
Sports Concussion Program at GHS
UPDATE: CANCELLED DUE TO SCHOOL CANCELLATION. Sports Concussion Program for Greenwich High School Students Greenwich High School 10 Hillside Road Parents and Coaches March 18, 2010 Did you know…? Concussion is the most common type of brain injury sustained in sports. Most concussions do NOT involve loss of consciousness. You can sustain a concussion even [...]
Baseball Injury Lecture
Preventing Throwing Injuries Old Greenwich Riverside Community Center 90 Harding Road Old Greenwich March 9, 2010 6:00pm ONS Sports Medicine Specialist Paul Sethi, M.D. to talk about preventing throwing injuries. The OGRCC will host Preventing Throwing Injuries, a free seminar for parents and their kids who play baseball. Sports medicine and shoulder specialist Dr. Paul [...]
2010 Regional Conference on Learning Differences
LANDMARK COLLEGE, GREENWICH EDUCATION AND PREP, AND THE WHITBY SCHOOL March 11-12, 2010 8:30am-4:00pm at The Whitby School 969 Lake Avenue Arming Students for Success – Evidence Based Practice and Transitioning to the Next Step For K-12 Parents and Educators http://www.landmark.edu/greenwich/index.cfm This information packed two day conference will be led by Educational Specialists at Landmark [...]
Bob Bigelow on Organized Sports
Parents Together and Old Greenwich Riverside Community Center 90 Harding Road Old Greenwich Tuesday, February 2, 2010 (snow date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010) 7pm Bob Bigelow, former NBA 1st-round draft choice, will discuss Adults and Children in Organized Youth Sports: Who Wins, Who Loses? Bob’s mission is to put the “youth” back in youth sports [...]
Free Ski Injury Seminar
On Tuesday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m., orthopedic and sports medicine physicians from ONS (Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists) in Greenwich will present a free ski injury prevention seminar. Orthopedic surgeons Steven Hindman, MD and Katherine Vadasdi, MD will discuss the causes of the most common skiing injuries and how many injuries may be avoided. Physical [...]
High Efficiency Residential HVAC Systems
Audubon Greenwich 613 Riversville Road Tuesday, December 15, 2009 7:00pm – 9:30pm Do you want to improve the energy efficiency of your home, but your house isn’t suitable for an alternative energy system such as geothermal or solar? A range of options exist to make your conventional HVAC system more efficient and less costly to [...]
Former Ambassador to El Salvador to Speak at Cos Cob Library
League of Women Voters of Greenwich at the Cos Cob Library Monday, November 16, 2009 1 pm Meet Former Ambassador to El Salvador, Charles Glazer Charles Glazer served as Ambassador to El Salvador from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Glazer will speak on Latin American diplomacy, the diplomatic corps and his unique experiences as ambassador. Come [...]
The Island at the Center of the World
The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich will present the William C. Crooks Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, featuring Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World. An archivist’s “find” in the New York State Library inspired this landmark tale about the Dutch people’s crucial role in making [...]
Red and Green Jewels Not Just for Christmas
Garden Education Center 130 Bible Street Cos Cob Thursday, November 5, 2009 10:00 a.m. Simon Teakle of Betteridge Jewelers, will heighten the senses discussing the glamour and folklore of rubies and emeralds as well as other red and green gemstones. In addition to gems Simon will explore the variety of jewelry design with this color [...]
Internet Smarts
Greenwich Town Hall Cone Room – 2nd floor Parents Together Monday, September 21, 2009 9:15 a.m. Coffee served at 9 a.m. Internet Smarts: Online Safety and Social Networking in a Changing World Richard J. Colangelo, Jr., Senior Assistant State’s Attorney, will discuss tools and strategies for addressing your child’s use of popular social networking sites: [...]
