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My bad.
I was so excited to announce yesterday that Staples High School’s Candlelight Concert will be streamed, that I gave the wrong date.
It’s not Christmas Day. The correct date for the streaming is Thursday, December 23, (8 p.m.). To access the stream that day of the concert (recorded earlier), just go to www.StaplesMusic.org.
Then sit back and enjoy.
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Speaking of holiday music:
The Unitarian Church of Westport’s Community Carol Sing is set for this Sunday (December 19, 4 to 5 p.m.).
It’s COVID safe: outdoors in the large parking lot (10 Lyons Plains Road).
A French horn will accompany songs (words provided), with everything from classic carols and fun favorites to Hanukkah songs. Hey — it’s the Unitarians!
Everyone is invited.
PS: There’s hot chocolate too.
There’s no need to dress up to join the Unitarian Church carol sing. But you can.
=======================================================There’s no better new activity for young kids than chess. It teaches a variety of skills, in a social environment.
And what better way for youngsters to learn than from others just a few years older?
Westport Continuing Education introduces a new after-school program for 1st through 5th grades. “Chess Buddies” pairs students from the Staples Chess Club with aspiring grandmasters (or anyone else who wants to learn).
The program begins next month, in all 5 elementary schools.
Stapleites will be paired with adult teachers, who assist. The cost is $169, for 8 sessions. Click here to register. For more information, email conted@westportps.org, or call 203-341-1209.
Staples Chess Club members Oscar Scher, Oliver Saitz and Jordan Chiu-Skow.
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Here’s just one of 6 turkey vultures that stopped this week at Elmwood Road.
Photographer Franco Fellah — who snapped this amazing “Westport .. Naturally” shot — says, “They are magnificent, a bit spooky, but certainly majestic.” He estimates their wingspan at about 7 feet.
(Photo/Franco Fellah)
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And finally … this week marks the 100th anniversary of the Bloody Mary.
Who knew?
Well, USA Today did. They say the never-out-of-style drink was invented at Harry’s Bar in Paris a century ago.
Fix yourself a cocktail, and read the full story here.
FUN WESTPORT FACT: Westport’s own Kelli O’Hara starred in the 2008 Broadway revival of “South Pacific.” (She was Nellie Forbush, however — not Bloody Mary.)
Coincidentally, when driving on the Post Rd this past week, I saw about 5 turkey vultures flying in circles overhead between Maple Ave N. and Turkey Hill Rd. N. That’s not far from the yard where the birds mentioned above roosted. Though I always figured that wild turkeys gave Turkey Hill it’s name, maybe turkey vultures were the reason!