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Salsa dancing is more than a hobby, it’s a lifestyle
For Yevgeniya “Jane” Shinsky, who dances at the Palms in downtown Stamford on Thursday nights, it took exactly one lesson in the freer style she dances now (after years of a stiffer version learned at a major chain school teaching many forms of dance). Salsa, the Latin dance descended from African rhythms and Cuban mambo, with influences from Puerto Rico and other points, has shown an enduring… → Read More
‘Old Bags’ luncheon returns to Greenwich in May
GREENWICH — Handbags by Gucci, Dior, Louis Vuitton and others — new, vintage and “gently used” — will be sold in live and silent auctions at the 11th annual YMCA Greenwich Old Bags Luncheon next month to benefit the organization’s domestic abuse services. The YWCA chapter is the only licensed agency in Greenwich providing domestic violence services, including counseling, shelter, court services… → Read More
Greenwich open house to double as art show
[...] she is lining up 14 artists, some from the Greenwich Art Society and Wilson Avenue Loft Artists, to display landscapes, portraits, still lifes and abstract works in a variety of media. A flexible floor plan allows some of the bedrooms to be converted into a home office, guest room or exercise room, said Audett, who is an agent in the Greenwich office of Houlihan Lawrence. “Hopefully, this… → Read More
Breast Cancer Alliance to hold 20th anniversary celebration
The Mitchell family, whose stores include Richards in Greenwich, is a corporate sponsor of the Alliance, helping with events such as the Junior Fashion Show coming in April, and the fashion show and survivor celebration at the annual luncheon in October. Based in Greenwich, the Alliance covers a wide area, funding research and one-year postgraduate breast surgery fellowships from Boston to Johns… → Read More
Greenwich Historical Society plans water tour for Experience the Sound
The area also includes the watery site of the sinking of the “Sugarboat” — officially named the Thames — that caught fire and sank 100 yards off Greenwich Point in 1930, carrying 100 tons of sugar, plus wool shavings and oil. Participants will meet at the dock at Old Greenwich Yacht Club and are advised to dress appropriately for the weather, wear boat shoes or other footwear with soft,… → Read More
Greenwich Civic Center to house 40th Glass Collector show
On April 9 and 10, visitors will be able to view shelf after shelf of glass bowls, lamps, art glass and other items, some dating back to the 1700s. Attendees can ask experts at an identification booth to examine glass items they bring to determine how old the works are and who made them. The experts won’t be able to estimate an item’s monetary value, but they will be able to tell if something… → Read More
Former Greenwich photographer honored in international competition
Susannah H. Snowden-Smith, underwater photographer, had spent several minutes swimming away from the former submarine rescue ship to get a long shot, while counting on a school of jacks to strike just the right pose in the foreground. In written comments, a contest judge, Alex Mustard, praised Snowden-Smith’s shipwreck photo for its composition and called the silverside photo “one of the most… → Read More
Greenwich Academy celebrates its roots and history
GREENWICH — A boy’s dark green athletic outfit might seem out of place in a historical display at the Greenwich Academy, considering it has been an all-girl school for more than a century. “Most people don’t know we were co-ed,” said Kristen Erickson, director of the school’s Luchsinger Gallery and curator of the show. [...] the public can take a tour of that history, from the academy’s founding… → Read More