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Tula Telfair: Invented Landscapes

Tula Telfair: Invented Landscapes

Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition Tula Telfair: Invented Landscapes, featuring a group of evocative and awe-inspiring paintings.

Make This Year’s Mid Week Valentines Day Extra Sweet

Make This Year’s Mid Week Valentines Day Extra Sweet

This year, Valentine’s Day falls on a Tuesday. So, having a romantic night out might not be in the cards. However, there is nothing stopping you from giving your love(s) a mid week treat that shows them how much you care.

Your 2017 Local CAMP Guide! Photos Clickable to Websites

Your 2017 Local CAMP Guide! Photos Clickable to Websites

We have so many incredible camp options in New Canaan! From traditional camps, to music, to theater, and beyond! It’s always overwhelming to figure out exactly what is available. To make it easier, here is your 2017 Summer Camp guide!

Nature Center – Winter Break Programs, for kids 3-7

Nature Center – Winter Break Programs, for kids 3-7

Out of school and looking for some wintry fun and adventure? Come on down the hill and join other enthusiastic kids as our expert staff lead you on a variety of winter-themed adventures on our 40-acre campus!

Syrup Season Starts this Weekend at the NC Nature Center!

Syrup Season Starts this Weekend at the NC Nature Center!

Families/individuals/groups get a chance each year to adopt the New Canaan Nature Center’s sugar maple trees and enjoy the nature center from a unique and exciting perspective where they actually participate fully in this time honored tradition of New England.

Bacon Bloody Mary for Super Bowl 2017!

Bacon Bloody Mary for Super Bowl 2017!

Planning to have friends over for Super Bowl tomorrow? South End is sharing their famous Bloody Mary recipe with us. If you plan to get out for the game, head to South End and have the pros make them for you!

Meet Caryn!

Meet Caryn!

I grew up in New Canaan and just recently moved back from Los Angeles where I lived for many years. We are so happy to be back and our two boys, ages 4 and 6, are enjoying their new schools, friends and the seasons! New Canaan is such a special place to raise kids,...

Know Someone with A Heart of Gold? Let Them Know this Valentine’s Day!

Know Someone with A Heart of Gold? Let Them Know this Valentine’s Day!

Special Heart of Gold Canvas Tote Bag Available Through February 9th Only!
Know someone with a heart of gold? Make a $100 donation in his or her name for Valentine’s Day this year and The Inner-City Foundation will send your friend a special Heart of Gold canvas tote bag, along with a card telling them that someone – you! – thinks they have a heart of gold!

Suped Up Super Bowl Sunday

Suped Up Super Bowl Sunday

The super bowl is approaching and if your house is anything like mine, it’s the one day a year your husband and his friends take over the living room, get loud and have a good time watching America’s favorite sport.   I’m not a fan of...

The Chocolate Expo returns to The Maritime Aquarium

The Chocolate Expo returns to The Maritime Aquarium

The Chocolate Expo returns to The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk on Sun., Jan. 29, not only with gourmet chocolates, baked goods and specialty foods but also with free celebrity appearances and presentations.

Meet Robin & Jessica!

Meet Robin & Jessica!

Where are you from originally? Robin (on left): New Jersey Jessica (on right): Pulaski, New York (30 minutes north of Syracuse) How long have you lived in New Canaan? Robin: 6 Years Jessica: 5 years How many kids and their age(s)? Robin: Four Children: Three girls –...

LiveGirl Mother/Daughter Workshop

LiveGirl Mother/Daughter Workshop

LiveGirl will host a free mother/daughter workshop on Wednesday, February 1st at 7 pm in the Saxe Middle School Cafeteria. The featured speaker is Laurie Wolk, who recently published Girls Just Want to Have Likes: Raising Confident Girls in the Face of Social Media Madness.

Author Event with Abby Fabiaschi

Author Event with Abby Fabiaschi

Abby Fabiaschi’s I LIKED MY LIFE (St. Martin’s Press; January 31, 2017; hardcover) is a poignant and fresh look at the fraught sacrifices of motherhood and the nuances of mourning between a hormonal teen and a powerful alpha male father.

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