Garden Education Center
130 Bible Street
Cos Cob, CT
Tuesday, November 8
11:00am – 3:00pm

Keep Spring alive throughout the Winter! Fill your home with wonderful house plants such as orchids, ferns and succulents to help keep those dreary Winter days brighter. Visit the greenhouse for plants that will cheer you up all winter long. Open to the Public

Greenwich Point Park
Sunday, October 9, 2011
9:00am – 10:00am

5K Charity Run for Susannah Chase

Annual fundraising run to remember Greenwich High School graduate Susannah Chase, who was murdered in Colorado 14 years ago. The Chase family started the race in 1998 to raise money for the Susannah Chase Memorial Scholarship Fund. It is given to a graduating high school female who exhibits athleticism, sportsmanship and a commitment to environmentalism, just as Susannah, an avid runner, had in life. Chase, a University of Colorado student, was attacked just a block from her Boulder home on Dec. 21, 1997. She died the next day.

For more information contact: Threads & Treads at 203-661-0142

The final Jazz on the Sound Concert series for this summer will be on Sunday, August 14, 2011.  The rain date will be on Sunday, August 21^st.  The concert will feature a Dixieland Jazz band which will play on the 4:00pm Island Beach ferry, continue on Island Beach and play again on the return trip on the 5:30pm ferry.

Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy some Dixieland Jazz at Island Beach.  This is your last chance of the summer to attend this wonderful event. For more information, call the Recreation Office at 203-618-7649, or visit www.greenwichct.org.

For rain postponement information call the Parks and Recreation weather line at 203-618-7650.

Swim Across America
96 Cummings Point Road
Stamford, Connecticut
Saturday June 25th, 2011

The annual Greenwich – Stamford event begins with registration at 6:00 a.m. and will conclude by noon after brunch, with an Awards Ceremony.

7:00 am: Registration at ACGT
8:00 am: Swimmer safety meeting and group photograph.
8:30 am: 1.5 Milers Launch
8:45 am: 1/2 Milers Launch
Approx. 10 am: Awards Ceremony. Bring the whole family for food and fun!

Swimmers must be at least 12 years-old (exceptions to be reviewed by Event Director)

For more information on the Greenwich – Stamford event, contact

Jacque Lang -  jacque@swimacrossamerica.org

Kerry Anderson - kerry@swimacrossamerica.org

Directions

Take Connecticut Turnpike (I-95) to Exit 5. At the traffic light at the end of the ramp, take a right onto East Putnam Avenue (U.S. route 1). At the first light, take a right onto Sound Beach Avenue. Bear right at the rotary and continue on Sound Beach Avenue to end (approximately 1.9 miles). Turn left onto Shore Road. Proceed to third stop sign (approximately .8 miles), turn right onto Cummings Point Road. Follow Cummings Point until you are approaching a road barrier that reads “No Trespassing/Do Not Enter.” Before reaching the barrier, turn left between stone columns.

Montgomery Pientum
Sunday, April 10, 2011
2pm

A 3-mile hike and enjoy the natural beauty of Cos Cob protected by generous gifts of open space given to the Greenwich Land Trust, Audubon Greenwich and the Town of Greenwich over a 40-year period.  Together, these properties comprise a contiguous area of 115 acres of woodlands, streams, and ponds in the center of Greenwich.

The hike will start at the 55 acre Montgomery Pinetum given to the Town of Greenwich by Colonel Robert Montgomery in 1953,  then continues through Audubon’s 26 acre Caldwell Sanctuary given by Mildred Caldwell in 1972 and finally into the Old Stone Bridge Preserve given to the Greenwich Land Trust by the Jill Montgomery Trust in 1992. This continuous greenway in central Cos Cob provides excellent wildlife habitat, protects Strickland Brook from pollutants, and provides the many benefits of open space to Greenwich residents. Enjoy the majestic trees and the impressive rocky outcroppings, and look for the signs of early spring along the way with the help of naturalists and guides.

Parking at the Montgomery Pinetum. Parts of the trail are steep and may be wet. Hiking boots and insect protection strongly suggested.  Free. Refreshments will be served.

Co-Sponsors: Greenwich Land Trust, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Audubon Greenwich, Town of Greenwich

The Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the Greenwich Skatepark will open Sunday, March 13, 2011 weather permitting. The park will be opened on weekends from 12 to 6 pm, and on weekdays from 3:30 pm to 6 pm.

 The Greenwich Skatepark is a fun, safe, supervised park for youths 6 years of age and up to Skateboard and inline skate.  The Park is located at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park next to the Arch Street Teen Center.

Annual Memberships and Ten (10) day passes are available to residents at the Town Hall, Parks & Recreation Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday.  An annual membership cost $175.00 and entitles the cardholder to use the park whenever it is open, and receive discounts on classes and competitions.  Ten-day passes cost $60.00 and may be used by the cardholder whenever the park is opened.

Day passes and our new Monthly memberships may be purchased at the Skatepark.  The day pass fee is $5.00 per day on weekdays, and $10.00 per day on weekends.  The new Monthly membership costs $25.00 per month.  It will entitle the member to use the park whenever it is open for the entire month and can be purchased anytime the park is opened.
 
All skaters 17 years or younger must have a parent or guardian sign the Waiver release form before they can skate.  Full pads are required.

For more information stop by the Department of Parks & Recreation, or visit  www.greenwichct.org.

Sunday morning from 9am to 12:30pm, November 21 – April 10, 2011

The Friends of Greenwich Point in cooperation with the Town of Greenwich Parks Department, is again sponsoring the Safe Roads Program during the off-season at the Point. Joggers, cyclists, bladers and walkers can enjoy open roads.

Most traffic is restricted from driving past the main parking area. Some vehicles have special permits to pass, so please be alert.

111th Annual Christmas Bird Count
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Pre-Dawn – 5:00 pm

Join dozens of Audubon volunteers in search of birds throughout the region during this annual tradition. Use a form inside to count at home or sign up to join a team for all or part of the day. A compilation meeting & dinner will be held at the end for all involved. Learn more at www.audubon.org/bird/cbc & call Ted Gilman to join a counting team at 203-869-5272 x230.

The Department of Parks and Recreation announces there will be a Roller Skating Party at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center on Wednesday, December 29^th.  The session will be offered for children in kindergarten through 6^th grade from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm.  The cost to skate is $5.00 and includes the skate rental if needed (your own roller blades or skates may be worn).  A parent or guardian must accompany children during the session.

Sherry Kline, who runs the very popular roller skating program at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, will also run the program here at the Western Greenwich Civic Center.  She will direct a fun filled day of games, and contests, and skating for everyone.

Tickets are limited; sign up in advance at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center, 449 Pemberwick Rd.

For more information call the Frank Gabriele at the Civic Center 203-532-1259