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No, you won’t get busted for taking part in your office Super Bowl pool.
But Westport’s Sunrise Rotary Club is sponsoring a legal, fully documented one.
And the payout is great: $1,000 for being assigned the randomly generated winning score box; $500 for winning each of the first 3 quarters.
After the 50% payout, all proceeds support the group’s many charities. Tickets will be sold through the morning of the number drawing (2 days before the Super Bowl). The drawing is set for Friday, February 11 (10 a.m., Westport Library). Participants (18 and older) will be notified by email of their numbers.
If the first 100 squares are sold, the Rotary Club may add other grids.
Click here for more information. Click here to purchase a square.
*Trick question. There are no “ups” in football. Only downs.
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Want to buy an electric vehicle, but clueless about them?
Try “Electric Vehicles: Pros & Cons.”
On Monday (February 7, 7 p.m.), Wakeman Town Farm sponsors a talk by Brady Kresch and Analiese Mione, of the EV Club of CT.
They’ll describe different types of electric vehicles, how to charge the battery, and the climate effects of an EV.
You don’t even have to drive your old gas-powered car there. This is an online event. Click here to register.
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With temperatures in the 40s today, the ice is melting.
But on Tuesday, Jonathan Rosenoer spotted some ice rescue training at Compo Beach’s Ned Dimes Marina. He sent this photo:
(Photo/Jonathan Rosenoer)
I asked who conducted the training.
“Sorry,” he replied. “It was too cold to ask.”
Thanks to whoever is out there — keeping us safe, as we stay warm.
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“Cocktails and Conversation” return to MoCA on Thursdays — starting today.
The events run from 6 to 7 p.m. They include expert speakers, views of current exhibitions, and a chance to purchase custom cocktails. The events are free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested. Click here for links.
Tonight (Thursday, February 3): Co-curator Kathleen Motes Bennewitz. She’ll be joined by “ThingsILove203,” with their range of high-end fashion and home acessories.
February 17: “An In-Depth Discussion on Tom Wesselmann” with Huffa Frobes-Cross, Tom Wesselmann catalogue raisonné project manager at the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, New York and Paris.
February 24: “Ekphrastic Writing Workshop” with Diane Meyer Lowman, Westport poet laureate
March 3: “WestPAC Teaching Gallery Talk” with WestPAC Director of Education and Learning Gallery curator Ive Covaci, and Cecily Anderson, Westport Public Schools educator
March 10: “WestportREADS Book Discussion.”
Diane Meyer Lowman will be at MoCA on February 24.
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“Family Festivities Shows” return soon to the Westport Country Playhouse.
The famed theater presents 2 performances of “Rosie Revere, Engineer & Friends” on Sunday, March 13 (1 and 4 p.m.).
The 60-minute show — aimed at youngsters in grades K to 4 — features Rosie, Iggy Peck and Ada Twist, as they bring their passions and curiosity to stage in a musical spotlighting the STEM curriculum.
The Playhouse says: “Based on the books by Andrea Beaty, it might just inspire bright kids to pursue their dreams,” Click here for tickets, and more information.
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Last weekend’s storm is now just a memory. But Jamie Walsh captured this robin at rest, preserving its color and beauty for “Westport … Naturally” readers.
(Photo/Jamie Walsh)
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And finally … Hargus “Pig” Robbins died last week, at 84.
You may not have heard of him — I sure hadn’t — but he was a noted Nashville session pianist. He was also blind, having lost his sight at age 3 in a knife accident.
Beginning in 1959, Pig worked with George Jones, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Kenny Rogers and Tammy Wynette. He also played on Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde, and with Neil Young, Shania Twain, John Hartford, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and Ween.
Click here for a full obituary. (Hat tip: Michael Taylor)
