Among the early casualties of COVID-19 last March: dozens of young performers, in the final days of rehearsals for school plays. Months of work went for naught.
Many students in canceled shows are in the acting program TheaterCamp4Kids! Broadway Academy. Owner/artistic director Laura Curley Pendergast decided to create a “Canceled Concert” video. The selection of short clips allows her young actors — from high school down through elementary age — to perform their “lost songs.”
Selections come from “Wizard of Oz,” “Seussical: The Musical,” “Shrek: The Musical,” “Legally Blonde,” “Beauty and the Beast” and more.
David Bibbey — an Emmy Award winner and talented producer of the Westport Library’s media studios — shot the video. Now just click on, sit back and enjoy!
It’s a good thing no one commutes to New York anymore.
After Tropical Storm Isaias, the town has used the Greens Farms railroad station parking lot as a spot to dump trees, branches and debri.
A few months ago, that would have wreaked havoc. Today: no problem.
There’s even plenty of room to expand.
(Photo/Bob Weingarten)
Always dreamed of being a justice of the peace?
Now’s your chance!
Westport voters who are not members of a major political party but are interested in becoming a JP can request an application (email tclerk@westportct.gov) between now and November 1.
A voter must have been an unaffiliated or minor party member voter since May 1. Registered Democrats and Republicans must be named by their parties, and cannot now become unaffiliated to apply as an unaffiliated JP.
Justices of the Peace have authority to take oaths and depositions, perform marriages, and handle other duties.
Justice of the Peace Wally Meyer (left) performed a marriage at Old Mill Beach, during the first days of the pandemic lockdown.
Like so many nonprofits, Friends of Sherwood Island State Park is reinventing their annual appeal.
Theirs — an evening of food and drink at the pavilion, called the “FUNdraiser” — will this year be called … “Shorefest on a Roll.”
On Sunday, September 20, guests will enjoy a “rolling tour of the park.” As they drive through the 236-acre gem — Connecticut’s oldest state park — a podcast will describe its history and features.
There’s entertainment, including whirligigs, kites, disc golf, music and model plane flyovers. Plus: a lobster roll-to-go feast.
Proceeds support the Friends’ efforts, including the newly renovated Nature Center, tree planting, maintenance of the vast purple martin colony, and the 9/11 Memorial.
Tickets will be available soon on www.friendsofsherwoodisland.org.
And finally … true?
Wally is a great JP🙏
It was so fun to be out performing again in these uncertain times! Thanks to Laura and all the campers 🙂
Laura Pendergast! Wow! Incredible opportunity for these young performers! Thank you Laura Pendergast for making a difference in so many young students lives. Bravo!
Laura is incredible. She goes above and beyond for her students and has a heart of gold.