How you gonna keep ’em away from the farm?
Wakeman Farm Town announces a slew of interesting events.
A “Rockin’ Lawn Party” (Wednesday, August 5, 6 p.m.) includes live music and a customized picnic box by Terrain Cafe. Tickets ($80 for 2; ages 21+ only) include a donation to WTF. BYOB (blankets — or chairs — and beverages). Click here to order.
An outdoor movie — “The Pollinators” — is set for Friday, August 7 (gates open at 7:30 p.m., film at 8:30). The filmmakers will be on hand, and WTF hopes to sell honey from their hives. The ticket price of $15 includes fresh popcorn from Sport Hill Farm; wood-fired pizza is available to order. Click here to order.
Noted chef and caterer Alison Milwe Grace celebrates summer’s bounty with a 4-course farm feast on Tuesday, August 25. The $90 ticket includes a WTF donation. Click here to order.
To learn more about WTF — including an online workshop on CBD (Monday, August 3), click here.
Tomorrow’s ReOpen Westport Advisory Team meeting welcomes a special guest.
David Lehman — commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development — joins the discussion, and answers questions from the community.
The Thursday, July 30 virtual event begins at 11 a.m. The meeting will be live streamed on www.westportct.gov, and broadcast on Optimum channel 79 and Frontier channel 6020. Residents may email questions prior to the meeting (reopenteam@westportct.gov).
Lehman will provide an update on modified rules for business sectors, and the decision to delay Phase 3 of reopening.
Your house may be old. It can also be famous.
The Westport Historic District Commission is seeking nominations for its annual Westport Preservation Awards. Properties should show:
- Rehabilitation and Adaptive Re-use: making a property compatible for new use by preserving features that convey historic, cultural, or architectural values.
- Restoration: returning a property to its form at a particular period of time.
- Reconstruction: new construction depicting the original form, features and details of the non-surviving historic structure.
- Special recognition of individuals or organizations that advance the cause of historic preservation.
A structure must be at least 50 years old, and fit at least one of these criteria:
- designed by a significant architect
- the property is associated with a significant event or person;
- the structure is indicative of a significant architectural style or period.
Nominations can be made by private residents, not-for-profits, commercial firms, and government institutions and officials. Please include photos and a brief narrative describing why the property or person deserves an award. Nominations should be emailed to rwmailbox@aol.com, by August 14.
A 2018 Preservation Award winner, at 75 Kings Highway North.
Next up in the Westport Library’s Camp Explore program: science TV host Emily Calandrelli.
The “Bill Nye Saves the World” and “Xploration Outer Space” star will be online this Monday (August 3, 4 p.m.).
Calandrelli makes science-related topics easily understandable, for audiences ranging from from Google, Pixar, MIT and CERN to colleges and schools around the country. Her topics include science communication, space exploration and women in STEM.
Click here to register for the Camp Explore event.
And finally … one of the best in our parade of classic summer songs.
Is Westport back to normal? It sure sounds like it from all these events. That’s all well and good but let’s see if people use good sense and follow recommendations from health officials. All it takes is one! As I know you found out the hard way
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It’s too late for Westport, they tore down most of the old houses.