Tickets for Westport Rotary Club’s LobsterFest (this Saturday, September 17, Compo Beach, 3 to 7 p.m.). are all sold out.
But individual donations are still welcome to help fund the Rotarians’ many great projects.
And volunteers are still needed, to help throw Westport’s greatest crustacean-focused event.
Click here to donate; then click “Please Donate or Sponsor.”
Use the same link to volunteer; then click on “Sign up As a Volunteer. Volunteers will be offered a hamburger and unlimited drinks at no charge.
LobsterFest volunteers
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There’s still time to sign up for Sunday’s William Raveis Ride + Walk (September 18, Calf Pasture Park, Norwalk, 8 a.m.).
The event includes 2 bike rides (12 and 24 miles), a 5K walk (or run), and a 100-yard dash for kids.
Sign up as part of the “Way to Go Westport” (as a Westport office participant), or form your own team. Click here to register, and for more details.
All proceeds go directly to the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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Tickets are going fast for Earthplace’s party under the stars.
Woodside Bash is set for Saturday, October 1 (7 to 10 p.m.). The night includes enjoy a harvest dinner, an open bar, signature cocktails, live music (Pimpinella returns for the 4th year in a row), and (of course) a mechanical bull.
Click here for tickets and more information.
The next day (Sunday, October 2, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), Earthplace hosts a family-friendly Fall Festival. Among the attractions: apple slingshot, donut on a string, climbing wall, animal encounters, food trucks and more. Tickets can be bought that day, or in advance here.
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Eating disorder specialist Erica Adler joins with registered dieticians Alyssa Lavy and Amy Schwarz have created a special group for teenagers who struggle with self-esteem as it relates to body image. It meets weekly, starting September 22 at 4:30 p.m.
For more information, email hellonorthstarwellness@gmail.com, or call 203-246-7615.
Erica Adler
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There were smiles all around at yesterday’s ribbon-cutting for Bridgewater Chocolates. The new business — Westport’s 3rd chocolate shop — is located in Parker Harding Plaza, near GG & Joe’s.
And why wouldn’t everyone be smiling? As soon as the ribbon was cut, there were samples for all.
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Not far from Bridgewater Chocolates, magic of another kind took place.
A crew from Terrain got down and dirty, making sure the planters outside Mrs. London’s Bakery look autumnally great.
(Photo/Dan Woog)
Those planters are parts of Westport we take for granted. But they don’t just happen.
They take real work — the kind that’s seldom seen. Unless you’re in the right place, at the right time.
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Happy Panda Mandarin School opened 12 years ago, in the basement of a Weston home. It grew quickly, and relocated to Wilton.
Now it’s moved again: to 2nd floor space in Westport’s Nash’s Plaza (179 Post Road West).
Classes include Chinese HSK (1-6 levels), Chinese Made Easy (1-4 levels), Writing and Homework Help.
For more information click here, email info@hpmandarinschool.org, or call 203-291-9228. (Hat tip: Felicia Catale)
Happy student at Happy Panda.
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The Black Feathers make a rare local appearance October 1 (8 p.m.). They’ll be a Voices Café, at the Unitarian Church.
Both the UK duo and the church share a strong commitment to social justice. A portion of the proceeds of the concert benefit community organizations including anti-racism, identity and equity, and immigration and refugee efforts, plus local programs that serve under-resourced communities.
Click here for in-person or livestream tickets.
The Black Feathers
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Seen on this port-a-potty on Caccamo Lane:
The handmade sign says: “NO dog poop bags in portable toilet or dumpsters.”
The bottom line adds: “Are you kidding?”
The potty is on a private work site, in a residential neighborhood. It shouldn’t be too much to ask area residents to 1) clean up after your dog, and then 2) dispose of your dog poop at your own home.
No s—.
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Leaves are not the only things that awe us with their fall (well, almost) colors.
Danielle Dobin spotted this beautiful “Westport … Naturally” sight yesterday, on Compo Beach Road:
(Photo/Danielle Dobin)
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And finally … famed saxophonist and bandleader Cannonball Adderley was born on this day in 1928. He died in 1975, just 46, after a stroke.
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