Save The Date: Giant Balloons, Bands To Step Off In Stamford Parade Save The Date: Giant Balloons, Bands To Step Off In Stamford Parade
Save The Date: Giant Balloons, Bands To Step Off In Stamford Parade STAMFORD, Conn. — The holiday season is just around the corner — and so is the 24th annual Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular, set to step off at noon on Sunday, Nov. 19. One of the largest parades of its kind in the U.S., this year’s march will include 12 giant helium balloons floating down downtown streets for the enjoyment of more than 200,000 spectators. Among the parade units this year are Samba New York!, a world-renowned samba performance company dedicated to the music and dance of Brazil, Silver Steel Band, the Fairfield County Police Pipes and Drums, NYPD Emerald Society Pipe &am…
Monsters Can March In Westport For Annual Children's Halloween Parade Monsters Can March In Westport For Annual Children's Halloween Parade
Monsters Can March In Westport For Annual Children's Halloween Parade WESTPORT, Conn. -- Ghouls and goblins will walk the streets of Westport when the town hosts its annual Children's Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 26. The event is sponsored by the Westport Parks and Recreation Department, the Downtown Merchants Association and Westport P.A.L. Children and parents will meet at Main Street and Post Road at 3:30 p.m. The event is for children of all ages, especially those 8 and under. The parade will proceed up Main Street, turn right onto Avery Place, then turn left on Myrtle Avenue to Town Hall and Veterans Green. Children may trick-or-treat along Main St…
WestConn Prof Explores Colonists & Witchcraft At Darien Historical Society WestConn Prof Explores Colonists & Witchcraft At Darien Historical Society
WestConn Prof Explores Colonists & Witchcraft At Darien Historical Society DARIEN, Conn. – Just in time for Halloween, the Darien Historical Society will present “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,” a discussion focusing on the Colonists’ preoccupation with the supernatural with Leslie Lindenauer, a professor of history at Western Connecticut State University. The talk will be held Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bates-Scofield Homestead Museum, 45 Old Kings Highway N., Darien. The program is free for members of the Society and $20 for non-members. Lindenauer, whose research focuses on gender and religious culture in early America, will discuss why so…
Author Of Most Popular ESPN Story To Speak At SHU In Fairfield Author Of Most Popular ESPN Story To Speak At SHU In Fairfield
Author Of Most Popular ESPN Story To Speak At SHU In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Kate Fagan, author of “What Made Maddy Run,” the most-watched feature on ESPN digital media, will speak at Sacred Heart University on Oct. 23. Fagan, who expanded her story on Madison Holleran, a track and field athlete who committed suicide, to a full-length book, will take the stage at the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. Fagan writes for espnW, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She is a panelist on ESPN’s “Around the Horn” and has appeared on “Outside the Lines.” Her espnW story on Holleran got over 3 million hits. A companion video for SportsCenter has…
'Road To Victory' For Multiple Myeloma Research Ends In Fairfield 'Road To Victory' For Multiple Myeloma Research Ends In Fairfield
'Road To Victory' For Multiple Myeloma Research Ends In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The grand finale of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s “Road to Victories” seven-week, coast-to-coast cycling event will culminate  Saturday, Oct 21 at Jennings Beach in Fairfield where hundreds of cyclists and supporters will gather to celebrate and cheer on the riders.  The last 62-mile leg of the 3,400-mile ride will start in Bristol. at 7:15 a.m. and finish in Fairfield at approximately 1:30 p.m.  The Cowabunga food truck will be on hand serving lunch. The 3,400- mile coast-to-coast began on Sunday, Sept. 3 in Manhattan Beach, CA. and is filled with dedicat…
Mile For A Smile In Ridgefield Raises Money For Cleft Surgeries For Kids Mile For A Smile In Ridgefield Raises Money For Cleft Surgeries For Kids
Mile For A Smile In Ridgefield Raises Money For Cleft Surgeries For Kids RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Ridgefield resident Steven Christofor and his daughter Isabel Christofor will host their fourth annual "Mile For A Smile" fundraising and awareness walk on Sunday, Oct. 22 benefiting Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity. The walk, which is open to the public, will start at 9 a.m. in front of the Toy Chest located at 441 Main St. in downtown Ridgefield and will go to the Cass Gilbert Fountain and return to Planet Pizza located at 411 Main St. for a group photo. Everyone who walks will get a free slice courtesy of Planet Pizza. Partners Ann Lathrop from …
Cheers For Beers: Redding Beer Company Opens Saturday Cheers For Beers: Redding Beer Company Opens Saturday
Cheers For Beers: Redding Beer Company Opens Saturday REDDING, Conn. -- It's finally here. Redding Beer Company will host its grand opening TapFest on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The party, at 7 Main Street, will feature local fare by Uncle Leo's and delivery from Lombardi's Trattoria. Guests are also welcome to bring their own food. The new brewery, run by the father/son team of Jim and David Baulsir, operates under the motto "tapped into nature."  Beers at the TapFest will include American Wheat Ale, Irish Red Ale, East Coast IPA, American Pale Ale, and English Special Bitter (ESB). Go HERE for earlier Daily Voice sto…
Get Ready To Take A Bite Out Of Restaurant Week In Newtown/Sandy Hook Get Ready To Take A Bite Out Of Restaurant Week In Newtown/Sandy Hook
Get Ready To Take A Bite Out Of Restaurant Week In Newtown/Sandy Hook NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The second annual Newtown/Sandy Hook Restaurant Week is slated to run from Monday, Oct. 9, to Sunday, Oct. l5. So get ready to work up an appetite -- and start making your reservations. The motto of the event, after all, is "Savour the Flavor." Among the restaurants participating: Cafe Xpresso, Barnwood Restaurant, Beef & Barleys, Burrito Shack, Cover Two, Dere Street, Farmhouse Restaurant. Foundry Kitchen & Tavern. Fusion 25, King's, Kolam, My Place, Murphy's Pub, Red Rooster Pub, Sal & Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro, Tambascio's Italian Grill, Vil…
Attention Foodies: Newtown Restaurant Week Announces Lineup Attention Foodies: Newtown Restaurant Week Announces Lineup
Attention Foodies: Newtown Restaurant Week Announces Lineup NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The second annual Newtown/Sandy Hook Restaurant Week is slated to run from Monday, Oct. 9, to Sunday, Oct. l5. So get ready to work up an appetite -- and start making your reservations. The motto of the event, after all, is "Savour the Flavor." Among the restaurants participating: Cafe Xpresso, Barnwood Restaurant, Dere Street, Farmhouse Restaurant. Foundry Kitchen & Tavern. Fusion 25, My Place, Murphy's Pub and more.  Go to www.newtownsandyhookeats.com/ for more details.
Writer Of Little Known Holocaust Story To Speak, Sign Books In Bridgeport Writer Of Little Known Holocaust Story To Speak, Sign Books In Bridgeport
Writer Of Little Known Holocaust Story To Speak, Sign Books In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn-- Yvette Manessis Corporon is a three-time Emmy Award-winning writer, author and producer at NBC's "EXTRA" who tells other people's stories for a living. But when it came time to tell her own, it took a while. The Westchester, N.Y., resident grew up listening to her grandmother’s stories about how the people of Erikousa, a small Greek island, hid a Jewish family—a tailor named Savvas and his daughters—from the Nazis during World War II. Nearly 2,000 Jews from that area died in the concentration camps but even though everyone on Erikousa knew Savvas and his family …
Half Full Brewery Gets Into The Fall Spirit With Stamford's 'CanToberFest' Half Full Brewery Gets Into The Fall Spirit With Stamford's 'CanToberFest'
Half Full Brewery Gets Into The Fall Spirit With Stamford's 'CanToberFest' STAMFORD, Conn. -- It's "CanTober." Half Full Brewery's "CanToberfest" is an Oktoberfest-style event featuring a garden-themed pop-up beer garden, lawn games, a can stein hoist competition and some of the best food trucks in the county. It takes place Saturday, Sept. 30 in Stamford's Mill River Park. The festival is held in support of the Mill River Park Collaborative and is held on the North Lawn and Grand Steps. Tickets are $15 and include 1 free beer ticket and admittance into the park. Night of tickets are $20 and cash only. The event goes from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m…
Radio City Rockettes Kick Up Their Heels To Honor Sandy Hook Family Radio City Rockettes Kick Up Their Heels To Honor Sandy Hook Family
Radio City Rockettes Kick Up Their Heels To Honor Sandy Hook Family NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Talk about a real "kick." The Rockettes will be visiting Newtown on Friday, Sept. 22 in celebration of the Marquez-Greene family. The family lost their daughter Ana Grace at Sandy Hook in 2012 and have a foundation in her name. Each year as the Christmas Spectacular gears up -- the famous Rockettes holiday show, the dancers' “Gift of Joy” program honors fans and families throughout the tri-state area.  The family was selected because of their devotion to others in the community. The Ana Grace Project is dedicated to promoting love, community, and connection for …