Walter Wick (b. 1953) Mirror Maze from I SPY Fun House, 1993 Pigmented Inkjet photograph, 50 x 36 in. (c) Walter Wick Studio

Bruce Museum
One Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT

http://brucemuseum.org/

• New Exhibition! Coming Full Circle: The Greenwich Art Society Celebrates 100 at the Bruce Museum, on view February 11 – April 1, 2012.
• Sunday, February 12, 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Astronomy Family Day.
• Tuesday-Friday, February 14, 15, 16, 17, 10:30 am. School Vacation Workshops: Fine Arts in Greenwich for grades 1-3.
• Monday, February 20, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. The Museum is open for the President’s Day Holiday.
• Thursday, February 23, 12:30 – 1:15 pm. Look and See for Young Museum Visitors: Can You See What I See? For children ages 3-5 with an adult.

Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich
4 Horseneck Lane
Greenwich, CT

3 ON 3 HOCKEY JAMBOREE

Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Join the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich at their annual 3 ON 3 HOCKEY JAMBOREE! This is an annual fundraising event that draws adults from the community for competitive play. This year’s two day event will feature a live performance from The Zambonis, Connecticut’s own indie “hockey” rock band set to release their new record, Five Minute Major (In D Minor). Cost of registration is $1,500 per team of up to six (6) players and a goalie. If you cannot provide a goalie, we will have one for you. Food and entertainment will be provided at the Club. $50 per family spectator tickets for the event will be sold online and at the door. There will be FREE admission for each registered player and his/her family. Winners receive trophies and bragging rights for a full year! Register your team online, at the Club (4 Horseneck Lane, Greenwich, CT), or by emailing Kathy Seiden at kseiden@bgcg.org

REGISTER ONLINE: BGCG3ON3JAMBOREE.EVENTBRITE.COM

With Dr. Jane Martin

Monday, January 23, 2012

9:30-10:45 am

Bang & Olufsen Greenwich

365 Greenwich Avenue

Greenwich, CT

Where did you put those keys? Learn about the mental and physical workouts that can stave off forgetfulness and preserve your brain health, in a conversation with expert Jane Martin, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Martin will also talk about the differences between changes in memory function that are part of normal aging versus changes that can signal a need for special evaluation.

Don’t forget to mark your calendar! $10. Purchase tickets at jccgreenwich.org or send check to JCC Greenwich, One Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich, CT 06830.(203) 552-1818.

The light show at the Paul Tudor Jones III’s Belle Haven Estate in Greenwich is one of the most popular holiday attractions in the area. The song Do You Hear What I Hear with Caroline Jones highlights the 2011 light display. Click the watch button on the YouTube video if you didn’t get a chance to see it live this year.

at The Performing Arts Center
Purchase College

You know it’s the holidays when Rob Mathes takes the stage and performs his annual Rob Mathes Christmas Concert!  Rob and his beloved brand of holiday musical magic is back for an 18^th year with three shows presented at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, at 8:00 p.m., on Friday, December 16, and Saturday, December 17, and at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 18.  Tickets are available at The Performing Arts Center Box Office, www.artscenter.org or 914-251-6200, or through The Music Source in Greenwich, Conn., at www.themusicsource.org or 203-698-0444.

Rob brings an extraordinary mix of world-class musicians, holiday originals and remarkably reworked classics to the magical season. Rob’s band includes some of the best in the business, including Will Lee on bass, Billy Masters on guitar, Joe Bonadio on drums, Rick Knutsen on keyboards, vocalists James “D-Train” Williams, Ian Cron and Tabitha Fair, a full horn section, and a 30+ member choir.

“I love doing three concerts as opposed to one,” noted Mathes, who was limited to just one concert last year due to his hectic schedule.  “I love it so much more. For me it is the music making, and to get that superstar band up there, it is a feast, and we rip the roof off the joint. This year will be no different. I come home from a year of madness to what is home for me, and those three concerts are the focal point of my year in many ways. Without them I wouldn’t want to do anything else. Please join us. There will be some surprises for sure.”

Rob Mathes is a Grammy and Emmy-nominated arranger/composer, nationally renowned music producer/director, and a performer. In the past year he has been working a great deal with Sting, recently directing Sting’s 60^th Birthday Concert with artists Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blige, Herbie Hancock, Vince Gill, Will.i.am, Rufus Wainwright, Branford Marsalis, Billy Joel and Chris Botti.  In addition to musically directing the live concerts, Rob produced three records for Sting in 2011: Symphonicities, Live In Berlin, and the deluxe box set, Sting: The Best of 25 Years, and arranged much of the music for Sting’s Symphonicity tour with the Royal Philharmonic, serving as that tour’s Music Producer/Director. He is currently working on a new project with Sting for release in 2012.  He also produced the debut Matthew Morrison CD, the star of the TV show Glee, including duets with Sir Elton John, Sting and Gwyneth Paltrow; and produced a new version of Walk on the Wild Side with Lou Reed.  In addition, he produced a new CD with Butch Walker for Panic! At The Disco, and was a judge of Abbey Road’s 80^th Anniversary Anthem Competition.  In April, he created and directed a special evening of songs for Maya Angelou.  Rob has also been the long-time music director for the Kennedy Center Honors (2011 will mark his 9th year), and musically directed the televised Dedication to Service honoring George Bush Sr., hosted by Bill Clinton, featuring Mavis Staples, Cee Lo Green, Sam Moore, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Kid Rock and others.

The Rob Mathes Christmas Concert is the one time of year that Rob takes center stage and performs to the delight of his fans.  The concert is a benefit for World Vision and supports causes close to Rob’s heart.  Come join the fun and get in the holiday spirit with the Rob Mathes Christmas Concert!  For more information, visit http://www.robmathes.com or http://www.facebook.com/robmathesmusic.

St Catherine of Siena Church
4 Riverside Ave
Riverside, CT
Friday, December 2, 2011
at 7:30 pm
Tickets are $20 general admission and $10 students
To charge tickets by phone call 203-637-3661

As St. Catherine of Siena Church in Riverside nears the end of a nine month, three million dollar renovation/restoration, the church is celebrating with a performance of Handel’s Messiah, featuring its Festival choir, members of the Greenwich Symphony, soloists soprano Elisabeth Franklin, Tracey Martineau, Connie Bowman, mezzo soprano Abby Powell, tenor Michael Imbimbo, and Baritone David Bennett. The performance will be conducted by Music Director Mark Kaczmarczyk.

The capital campaign to perform extensive renovation of the physical plant began more than two years ago, when a group of parishioners approached Msgr. Alan F. Detscher, Pastor, with the proposal to repair and restore the complex in anticipation of the parish’s one hundredth anniversary in 2013. The complex includes a 500 seat church, parish hall, parish offices and priest’s residence, and school, which currently provides Religious Education classes to more than 800 children on a weekly basis.

“I was astonished and delighted when members of the parish donated more than three million dollars for the Capital Campaign, during the height of the financial crash in the fall of 2008,” said Monsignor Detscher. “The generosity and involvement of the parishioners during this project has been extraordinary.”

The renovations include replacement of the slate roofs on the church and rectory, repointing of the bricks, replacement of heating and air conditioning systems in the church, and interior painting. Most noticeable will be the extensive updates to the church hall, in the basement of the church. Previously neglected when the church was built due to lack of funds, the parish hall now boasts state of the art lighting, extensive wainscoting, and the installation of an elevator servicing the main church and hall. Like all renovations, accommodations were made during the updates. The parish spent a hot summer without air conditioning, and leaks in the roof were numerous leading up to the repairs.

As the parish approaches its one hundred year anniversary, the over 2,000 parishioners can now begin to enjoy a completely renovated complex, beginning with a performance of Handel’s oratorio Messiah, on Friday December 2nd at 7:30 pm, 4 Riverside Ave, Riverside. Tickets are $20 general admission and $10 students. To charge tickets by phone call 203-637-3661.

The Voter’s Guide published by the League of Women Voters and the Greenwich Time is an excellent resource for the upcoming elections.  You may take the guide into the privacy booth with you as well for last minute decisions.  Get your copy here.

Rich Granoff

Meet renowned local architects Rich Granoff of Granoff Architects, Chuck Hilton of Hilton-Vanderhorn Architects and McKee Patterson of Austin-Patterson-Disston Architects at the Bruce Museum on Tuesday evening, November 8th, as they present some of their most impressive Greenwich home renovation work.  Hear their fascinating stories of how they helped local homeowners successfully navigate from initial concept through final completion while avoiding all the pitfalls in-between.  Wine reception begins at 6pm, panel lecture series begins at 7pm.  Admission is free.

Home renovation is often a great dream of many homeowners; everyone loves an amazing transformation with astounding before and after photos.  Granoff, Hilton and Patterson are all award winning architects and are responsible for some of the most beautiful home renovations in Greenwich.  Through the eyes of each of these gifted professionals, all attendees will fully appreciate the design possibilities in their own homes.  Each will present the audience with a visual and storied description of some of their recent work in Greenwich, showing before and after images and helping everyone understand the process from concept to completion.

This seminar is part of the Greenwich Architecture Lecture Series, an ongoing, local effort to highlight the great architecture and interior design in Greenwich by bringing an interesting presentation to the community.  The series is hosted and sponsored by Coastal Point Construction and East Coast Home + Design.

RSVP FLyons@CoastalPt.com or 203-969-5224.