UPCOMING EVENTS
IAMWILD Greenwich Grand Opening – April 25, 20197:00 pm
202 Field Point Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
Featuring The Wild Horses of Sable Island
To Register – Click Here
River House Adult Day Center Silver Jubilee – April 25, 2019
6:30 pm
Co-chairs Karen Grund and Leah Marmon joyfully invite you to the Silver Jubilee, an event celebrating the 25th Anniversary of River House’s Garden Party!
We hope you will join us at Riverside Yacht Club at 6:30 PM on Thursday, April 25th! The festivities of the evening will include cocktails, passed dinner, a silent auction, and music by special guest, DJ April Larken. This special event will honor Lori Ann Contadino, Director of the Commission on Aging for the Town of Greenwich and long-time friend of River House. Festive cocktail attire is encouraged!
For additional information, for questions regarding sponsorship opportunities, or if you would like to donate an auction item, please contact events@theriverhouse.org.
YWCA Greenwich Stand Against Racism – April 26, 2019
Friday, April 26th
12:00 – 12:30 pm
Greenwich Town Hall
This annual town-wide event accentuates the importance of combating bigotry and racism wherever it exists. The free public event is part of a national YWCA initiative in which more than 300,000 people across the United States take part in helping to advance the YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism and promote racial justice and civil rights.
Guest Speaker: Claudia Connor
The event is free and open to the public.
For More Information – Click HERE
To register your organization to be added to the poster, go to: www.ywcagreenwich.org/standagainstracism
For questions, contact Joan Mockler, Director of Communications and Racial Justice, YWCA Greenwich, at j.mockler@ywcagreenwich.org or 203-869-6501, ext. 104
Ability Beyond 2019 Gala – April 27, 2019
Saturday, April 27, 2019
6:30 pm – 11:30 pm
The Amber Room Colonnade
2019 Co-Chairs: Toni Subramaniam, Sara Bartow, Barbara Harty
REACH Prep Annual Benefit Luncheon – April 29, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Hyatt Regency Greenwich
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Join us in celebrating REACH Prep’s 25th Cohort of Scholars and our independent school partners at the Annual Benefit Luncheon on Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich! Early Patron tickets are now available and additional ticket levels will be available in February 2019.
Fashion & Bubbly Countdown Celebration for the 5th Annual Fearless Angel Project “Dancing with the Angels Gala” – May 1, 2019
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Mary Jane Denzer at the Ritz Carlton
to benefit “Dancing with the Angels Gala.” Personal appearance with famed knitwear designer Alessandra Vicedomini.
Find your dress for the gala or anything your heart desires. Dress attire for gala is white, silver or any shade of blue! 10% of all purchases will be donated to The Fearless Angel Project.
Kindly RSVP to alexandra@thefearlessangelproject.com
Mill River Park Collaborative Dinner in the Park Gala – May 2, 2019
A Curated Myx – May 2, 2019
Myx Fitness
The 2019 Preservation Leadership Award – May 5, 2019
Sunday, May 5, 2019
5pm – 7pm
The Round Hill Community House
Please join us to honor lifelong resident and preservation advocate, Norma Bartol. Through her weekly Greenwich Time column, she has shared her love for our local history and the urgent need to protect it. With wit, wisdom and passion-from the 1972 fight to save the magnificent Pickwick Arms Hotel to the ongoing effort to preserve the timeworn Thomas Lyon House-Norma has been a constant source of inspiration!
To purchase tickets please click HERE
Center for HOPE 2019 Annual Luncheon with Mary Cregan – May 8, 2019
Wee Burn Beach Club
6 Anchor Road, Rowayton
Longtime Family Centers Board Member and former Board Chair Jan Dilenschneider will also be honored with the “Ray of HOPE Award.”
Round Hill Club
For more information and to purchase your tickets – Click Here
YWCA Greenwich Old Bags Luncheon – May 9, 2019
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Belle Haven Club
Established in 2006, and a tremendous success since its inception, the Old Bags Luncheon features silent and live auctions of new handbags, designer bags and vintage bags, donated by designers, manufacturers, retailers, and individuals. Proceeds exclusively help fund YWCA Greenwich Domestic Abuse Services.
For more information – Click Here
Jim and Ginge Cabrera, Cathy and Jeff Dishner
YMCA of Greenwich A Night In Positano Gala – May 10, 2019
Friday, May 10, 2019
6:30pm
Roger Sherman Baldwin Park
Honoring Jim & Ginge Cabrera
Honorary Co-Chairs Cathy & Jeff Dishner
Entertainment – DJ April Larken
For more information contact Elaine Grant – egrant@gwymca.org or call 203.869.1630 x112
Co-Chairs: Amanda Armstrong Wilson, Olivia Langston, Erin Glasebrook
An Evening in the Enchanted Garden – The 32nd Bruce Museum Gala – May 11, 2019
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Greenwich Country Club
Greenwich Hospital Under the Stars 2019 – May 17, 2019
The Warwick Family
Shreve Crump & Low / The Walker Family
Karen Santucci, MD
Master of Ceremonies
Jeff Glor, anchor, “CBS Evening News”
DJ April Larken
BCA 5k Run and Walk for Hope – May 19, 2019
Children of the Fallen Patriots Inaugural NYC Gala – May 22, 2019
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Cipriani, 110 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
The Inaugural New York City Gala gives Gold Star families and supporters of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation the opportunity to come together and celebrate the success of the scholars we aim to serve.
For more information contact – nyc@fallenpatriots.org or call 866-917-2373
Greenwich International Film Festival
Greenwich International Film Festival is proud to
announce the 2019 Festival dates:
May 29 – June 2, 2019
Mark Your Calendars!
For more information – Click Here
YWCA Greenwich Gala Celebrating 100 Years– June 1, 2019
Saturday – June 1, 2019
YWCA Greenwich
259 East Putnam Avenue
In honor of the individuals who have made YWCA Greenwich the community treasure it is today, we are planning a special celebration. A formal dinner will be served as well as the opportunity for guests to showcase their moves on the dance floor! A live and silent auction will be held, and the proceeds will go to raising funds for the programs and services at YWCA Greenwich.
Master of Ceremonies: Donna de Varona
Auctioneer: Bobby Valentine
Honoree: Jill Plancher
Honoree: Sandy Waters
For Information and To Purchase Tickets: Click Here
Breast Cancer Alliance 7th Annual 2019 Golf Outing – June 4, 2019
The Golf Club of Purchase
1pm – Shotgun Start
5:30pm – Cocktails, Dinner Buffet, Prizes
5th Annual Luncheon to benefit the Inner-City Foundation– June 5, 2019
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Belle Haven Club
The host of the Emmy-nominated popular PBS-TV series “You Are Cordially Invited,” Holly will be sharing with us a behind the scenes look at two of the most notable, privately owned homes in England: Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey!) and Blenheim Palace. While filming PBS television episodes at both homes Holly toured with The Countess of Carnarvon at her Castle and Lady Henrietta Spencer- Churchill, the eldest daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, at her childhood home, the grand Palace. From this very private experience, Holly will share what contributes to creating these timeless, classic interiors and offer simple secrets that you can use in your own home.
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Lake, Julie Graham, Lisa Errico, and Amanda Lynch Not pictured – Patti Fast
Family Centers’ 2019 Benefit Under The Tuscan Sun – June 7, 2019
98th GRTA Horse Show, Elegant Country Luncheon and Silent Auction – June 9, 2019
Sunday, June 9th
8:00 am
Held on the property of The Milliken Family
39 Pierson Drive, Greenwich, CT
Save the Date! LifeBridge Building a Brighter Future Gala – June 12, 2019
936 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield, CT
Save The Date!
Please join us for cocktails and hors d’oeuvre, live auction, and a night of LifeBridge impact.
To learn more, please contact Lori Goertz at (203) 368-5581 or lgoertz@lifebridge.org.
REACH Prep’s Junior Council Presents – I Love the 90s! – June 14, 2019
Friday, June 14, 2019
7:30 – 10:30 PM
Arch Street Center
Greenwich, CT
A totally rad fundraiser benefiting REACH Prep with great food, cocktails, dancing and your favorite ’90s trends.
A tribute to Bayside High, MC Hammer, snap bracelets, the Discman, 90210 and 25 years of REACH Prep!
Party like it’s “1994”, REACH Prep’s founding year, and get ready to sport your favorite ’90s styles!
To Purchase Your Tickets – click HERE
TRAVEL
Marvelous Montreal
20 Cool Things to Do in Montreal This Summer
It took my family weeks to stop greeting everyone at home with “Bonjour, Hello!” after five days in Montreal. It’s a bilingual city so everyone hedges their bets and uses both salutations, then continues the conversation in whatever language you answer in. This was just one way the city makes it easy for visitors. Montreal is clean and safe, the subways are easy to use (and kids ride free on weekends), people are friendly, it’s incredibly international, and there’s such an amazing number of things to do and neighborhoods to explore that five days didn’t feel like enough. Read More…
Mountain Trek – A World-Renowned Fitness+Hiking Experience in the Canadian Rockies
Strong. Active. It’s a state of being we yearn for. But in today’s tied-to-your computer/car/ iPhoneworld, it’s hard to achieve. Sometimes you just need to get away and refresh. That’s where Mountain Trek comes in—a celebrated fitness retreat in the spectacular mountains of British Columbia. This luxe, all-inclusive boutique bootcamp helps visitors detox, lose weight, and reduce stress in some of most breathtaking scenery in North America. Read More…
The New Poconos
The iconic image representing the Poconos has morphed from a couple sitting in a giant Champagne glass-shaped hot tub full of pink bubbles into kids careening down a water slide or snow tubing. The Pocono Mountains, about two hours from Fairfield County, are much more known now for family fun than kitschy honeymoons. Read More…
LIFESTYLE
Combating the Inevitable
“My favorite age is right now,” Kirsten Dunst. Let me preface… I live by a philosophy, that I can be strong and sexy at any age, and whatever it takes, I am determined to make that happen. Certainly, we cannot freeze time but we can continue to change our lifestyle choices to stay healthy and happy. Read More…
GIFF Profile: JENNA BUSH
Congratulations to GIFF Board Member, Jenna Bush Hagar on her new position as co-host of the Today show with Hoda Kotb.
She’s a TV news personality, editor-at-large for Southern Living magazine, and the daughter of an American president. In-person she’s kind of like the girl next door. Jenna Bush Hager started out intending to devote her career to being a teacher, but along the way she wrote a couple of books and The Today Show came calling … and calling. “I loved teaching. I never thought I would leave,” says Jenna. Read More…
LOOK Faces of Philanthropy and HOBBS London Fashion: Janie and Lyle Gestal
Jumping in Feet First
When she returned to Greenwich after a 12-year absence, Janie Gestal was asked by a friend to serve on the board of the Inner-City Foundation. “I jumped in feet first,” says Janie. It didn’t take long for her grown daughter, Lyle to jump in right along with her. That’s the way it is with the Gestals: embracing life and challenges together at every turn. Read More…
LOOK Faces of Philanthropy: Adrianne Singer – A Greenwich Town Champion
Adrianne Singer’s touch is felt throughout Greenwich. It’s in the systems that help run the town’s government, in the transparency that keeps residents informed, in pioneering efforts to address domestic violence, and it’s in the countless lives she’s improved. Today, after decades of tireless commitment to the Town, Adrianne is being honored by Laurel House as a Greenwich Town Champion. Read More…
YMCA of Greenwich – Swimming to Success
The YMCA pool lies behind a shimmering glass curtain of windows. Stand close and you can almost hear the water splashing and laughter bubbling up. The swim programs at the YMCA is vibrant, thriving, and growing stronger. Home to the YMCA Swim School and the Marlins Swim Team, the YMCA has everyone in the pool. Historically, the Swim School and the Marlins program were not just separate, they competed with each other. Read More…
LOOK Health and Fitness: Rest, Recover, Repeat
Just last week, my 17-year-old son came home complaining of a pinched nerve in his shoulder. He is an athlete and rows all year round. Actually, I would say he is a newer athlete. He came into his own at 16. He has to row 5 days a week and weight train about three times a week. This sparked me to delve a little more into what we, as athletes (and that goes for all of us, even if you get on that Peloton three times a week), can do to properly rest and recover -so that whatever we do we do it well, and we are strong. Let me say, this research isn’t just for my son, it’s for me as well. Read More…
DESIGN
Gilles Clement, Interior Designer and Bon Vivant
I was born in Paris, France, into a family of artists. My parents, Serge and Marina Clement have been famous painters for as long as I can remember and lived in a Hotel Particulier where they were always organizing parties with friends who were movie directors, actors, painters, sculptors, industry heirs, along with fashion designers and cloth makers. It was sort of an urban jungle with guests like Milos Forman, Jack Nicholson, Joe Dalessandro, Grace Jones, Umberto Ecco…Read More…
PREtty FABulous ROOMS with Leta Austin Foster
Leta Austin Foster started her interior design business in Palm Beach in 1975. Her career quickly took off after Imogen Taylor of Colefax & Fowler spotted Foster’s design work, inviting her to London for an apprenticeship and hiring her to work for the label in Palm Beach. With access to a top-tier clientele, Foster became highly sought after and has since retained many of her client relationships for over 40 years. Read More…