Written by Cindy Rinfret

of Rinfret Interior Design

Available at Amazon.com or
Rinfret Home & Garden
354 Greenwich Avenue / Greenwich, CT 06830
203-622-0204

THE GREAT ESTATES

GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT

1880-1930

By the Junior League of Greenwich

This deluxe coffee-table book is the only book to document the estate-building era in Greenwich, Connecticut. Originally published in 1986, it has been printed for only the third time and in limited quantity.

Makes a perfect gift for family and friends.

Provides an invaluable reference and resource book of Greenwich property, history and architecture.

Contains 25 full color plates and over 220 black and white photos of forty six great country estates built in Greenwich between 1880 and 1930.

Available at  Amazon.com or at the Junior League office,  231 E. Putnam Avenue.   Contact: 203.869.1979 or jlg@jlgreenwich.org

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

To Benefit Greenwich Hospital
at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich
1800 East Putnam Ave.
Old Greenwich, CT 06870

Friday, 3/2/2012
6:30 PM – 11:30 PM

Contact Information:

203-863-3863
GHFoundation@greenwichhospital.org

Signature dishes and wines from more than 60 of the finest restaurants, catering companies and wine distributors in Fairfield and Westchester counties will be served at Greenwich Hospital’s 27th annual Great Chefs fundraiser. This year’s event honors award-winning chef Alessandro Stratta. Currently preparing to open a restaurant in New York City, Stratta most recently showcased his talents at Wynn Las Vegas as executive chef of two namesake restaurants: ALEX, featuring modern French cuisine; and Stratta, highlighting Italian-American fare. He’s a hometown star, having grown up in Greenwich and graduated from what was then St. Mary’s High School.

Co-chairing the event this year are Carolyn Crabtree and Shelly Tretter Lynch of Greenwich. Your participation helps keep communities in Connecticut and New York healthy through a wide array of wellness, educational and support programs offered by Community Health at Greenwich Hospital.

For more information, call the Greenwich Hospital Foundation at 203-863-3863 or email GHFoundation@greenwichhospital.org.

YWCA of Greenwich
at the Hyatt Regency
Old Greenwich

Friday, April 20, 2012
7:00 pm

Contact Samantha Conetta
203-869-6501, ext. 102
s.conetta@ywcagreenwich.org

The Persimmon Ball, YWCA Greenwich’s largest fund raiser, is a black-tie dinner dance that annually attracts 500 attendees. It features world-class items offered in both silent and live auctions.

Proceeds support free services to victims of domestic violence…scholarships for preschool, afterschool, summer camps, and aquatic programs…free women’s leadership seminars…free racial justice activities…subsidies for YWCA programs not covered by dues and fees.

Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center
Greenwich, CT

The Department of Parks and Recreation announces that registration for Coed T-Ball will begin BY MAIL ONLY, Monday, February 27, 2012. There are two separate T-Ball programs. Five-year-old T-Ball is for children that will turn 5 by April 30, 2012. This program will use the T for hitting through out the program.

Six-year-old T-Ball is for children who will turn 6 by April 30, 2012. This program will be a combination of coach pitch, and use of the T. Children turning 7 years old by April 30, 2012, are not eligible. Please see the Parks and Recreation Small Fry program for information for those children.

The program will meet on Saturday afternoons April 28th – June 9th at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center Field. Each Saturday afternoon there will be a practice, and a three-inning game. The cost of the program is $87 and includes a team shirt and hat.

For more information, and a registration form please visit www.greenwichct.org, or call the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center at 203-532-1259.

Bendheim Civic Center
Greenwich, CT

The Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center is registering children in 1st – 4th grades for a basketball clinic during the School break winter recess Monday, February 13 – Friday February 17, 2012.

Boys and Girls in first – fourth grades will come from 9am – 12 noon. They will be split up according to ability and age, and taught basketball fundamentals and skills.

The program will be under the direction of John Czarnecki who has coached basketball at GHS, the Greenwich Flames, and the Boys and Girls Travel Teams. He currently is working with many HS and travel players in the area to improve their basketball skills.

So come to the Civic Center for some basketball fun. Space is limited, sign up early. The cost for the 5 day program is $225.00.

For more information please contact the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center at 203-532-1259, or visit  www.greenwichct.org.

Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
203-869-5272
http://greenwich.audubon.org

February Programs at the Audubon
1ST SUNDAY BIRD WALKS @ GREENWICH POINT
Sundays: February 5 / March 4
9:00-11:00 am
A monthly bird walk along the Long Island Sound shore. Leaders will bring spotting scopes and help everyone locate and ID wintering birds in the rich variety of habitats at Greenwich Point. All ages and beginners welcome. Held in collaboration with Wild Wings, Bruce Museum and Audubon Greenwich. Meet at the second concession stand. Wear warm clothes and bring binoculars. No charge or RSVP required. Questions? Call Cynthia Ehlinger at 203-413-6756 or Meredith Sampson at 203-637-9822.
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Winter Vacation Adventures
February 14-15 & February 21-22
Sign up and explore the winter season with Audubon’s experts. They will enjoy short nature hikes, learn how wildlife weathers winter’s tough conditions, and have fun making crafts with new friends. Sign up for one or all the days. For Grades K-5. $65 per day. ($75 for non-members) Registration forms & details are online. Questions? Call James at x224 or Ted at x230.
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Saturday, February 18
Great Backyard Bird Count: a ‘training session’
1:00-2:30 pm
A great way to get the kids involved with science that matters, the Great Backyard Bird Count (February 17-20) is a nationwide ‘citizen science’ effort to research where the birds are in late winter. Count at home, in parks or neighborhoods. On Feb. 18, come with Audubon Greenwich staff when they check the bird feeding area and take a walk to count birds. Then, return to the center and report the data to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology via the internet. Fun for all ages. RSVP to Ted at x230. To learn more, visit www.birdsource.org.
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*** NEW EVENT JUST ADDED ***
FILM: “Queen of the Sun” with film participant, Gunther Hauk – a renowned Biodynamic Beekeeper & Farmer

Saturday, February 25, 2012
6:30-9:00 pm (a reception, lecture, and film with Gunther Hauk)

Gunther Hauk, author of The Honeybee Crisis: An Opportunity to Transform Destructive Agricultural Practices and Real Food for Thought and Stomach: An Introduction to Biodynamic Agriculture, is one of the central inspiring figures in the hit feature film “Queen of the Sun”. He will attend this special screening at Audubon Greenwich, give an insightful lecture on the world of beekeeping, and introduce the film. Space limited. $10-$20 suggested donation. RSVP Required to Jeff Cordulack: 203-869-5272 x239 or jcordulack@audubon.org. More about Gunther Hauk: Gunther Hauk was a Waldorf teacher for 23 years and was co-founder of Spikenard Farm in 2006 and the Pfeiffer Center in 1996. Hauk is the author of Toward Saving the Honeybee (published by the Biodynamic Association). He and his wife Vivian are now located in Floyd, Virginia, where they are building up the honeybee sanctuary in which people can experience the healing of the land, the honeybees, and, ultimately, the human being. www.spikenardfarm.org.
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PLEASE NOTE: A printer-friendly Nature Program Calendar can be found here: http://greenwich.audubon.org/Programs_Calendar.html

NATURE PROGRAM FEES, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED:
Members: Adults $3.00/Children and seniors: $1.50
Non-members: Adults $5.00/Children and seniors $3.00
(Program fees include admission to the Center and Grounds):
For updated information about special events, newsletters, and a printer-friendly calendar of events, visit us on-line at: http://greenwich.audubon.org.
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AUDUBON GREENWICH NATURE STORE
‘Nature Store Newsflash’

IT IS NOW ‘HIKE & SHOP’ SALE DAYS!
Visit the Nature Gift Shop – Great Books & Toys for All Ages! Dozens of clearance items await! Find the perfect gift for the nature lovers in your life, while supporting Audubon’s conservation programs. So come for a hike and shop for unique holiday gifts with great holiday savings. What could be better?

Children’s Books, Toys, Puppets
Binoculars & Spotting Scopes
Nature Guide & Garden Books
Bird Feeders, Poles & Seed
Holiday Cards & Tree Decorations
2012 Calendars (Wall & Appointment)
Kitchens Items & Window Thermometers
Nature-inspired Jewelry and much more!

(*Sale excludes seed & suet)

Audubon Greenwich’s Nature Store Hours:
Tues-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m./ Sundays 12-5 p.m. / Store Closed Mondays

Weekend Volunteers Wanted:
Duties include greeting visitors, answering phones, selling goods and collecting admission. No experience needed but good customer service skills are required. Contact Gigi Lombardi to learn more at 203-869-5272 x223.
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KIERNAN HALL NATURE ARTS GALLERY
The Kiernan Hall Nature Arts Gallery is located inside the Kimberlin Nature Education Center. Stop in anytime from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday – Saturday and from 12:00 to 5:00 pm on Sundays. To visit during other hours, please call the Center Director for an appointment.

For more information about current and past exhibits, visit the Audubon Greenwich Nature Art Gallery website: http://greenwich.audubon.org/AboutUs_AudubonCenter_Kimberlin_NatureArtsGallery.html
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AUDUBON GREENWICH’S IN-FLIGHT NEWSLETTER:
View the current and past newsletters from Audubon Greenwich: http://greenwich.audubon.org/News_Newsletters.html
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AUDUBON GREENWICH SANCTUARIES
~Audubon Greenwich & The Kimberlin Nature Education Center (613 Riversville Road, Greenwich)
~Fairchild Wildflower Garden (North Porchuck Road, Greenwich)
~Gimbel Sanctuary (Sherwood Avenue, Greenwich)
~Oneida Drive Sanctuary (Oneida Dr. & Indian Harbor Drive, Greenwich)
~Mildred Caldwell Sanctuary of Walden Woods (Bible Street, Cos Cob)
~Wood Duck Swamp (Carissa Lane, Greenwich)
For locations and trail maps, see “Walking Trails in Greenwich and Surrounding Areas” available in the Audubon Nature Store. Also, see the maps located in the Kimberlin Audubon Center lobby. View the list of Audubon Greenwich Sanctuaries online.

NATURE SANCTUARY ADMISSION
Members: No charge
Nonmembers: Adults $3.00/Students & Seniors $1.50
(Please pay in the store)

OTHER “AUDUBON CONNECTICUT” CENTERS & SANCTUARIES
For a list of all Audubon Connecticut centers and sanctuaries, click here: http://audubonct.org/Centers_Sanctuaries.html
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L’Escale at the Delamar
Greenwich Harbor
500 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, CT

Saturday, February 4, 2012
6:30 pm – 11:30 pm

Gala tickets start at $375.
All Gala guests also receive both a:
- Free pass to the Avon Oscar®-Nominated Film Festival
- Free Ticket to the Oscar®-Night Party on Sunday, February 26.
To purchase tickets, call 203.661.0321

This year’s Avon Award will be presented to Susie Baker.

The red carpet Gala features:

Photos on the Red Carpet
Valet parking
Cocktails and Lavish Hors D’oeuvres
Gourmet Seated Dinner
Music and Dancing to the Bob Hardwick Sound
Silent Auction / Live Auction with auctioneer Gideon Fountain
Glamorous Hollywood Attire