Shearwater Coffee Bar– the Westport outpost of the Fairfield shop, in what was formerly Bertucci’s and, long before that, the Clam Box — closed permanently yesterday.
Word on the street is that it will be replaced by Greenology, a New Canaan vegan spot.
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Staples Tuition Grants helps hundreds of graduates each year.
Now some Staples students want to help too.
The 1st annual Staples Tuition Grants Fun Run — for youngsters in grades 3 through 5 — is set for April 6 (8 to 10 a.m., Paul Lane Field at Staples). Registration is just $25.
All proceeds benefit STG. Last year the organization awarded $407,000 to 116 students, in grants ranging from $1,000 to $7,500.
The morning includes races, a bounce house, face painting, temporary tattoos, a bake sale and raffle.
Medals will be awarded to winners at each age level.
The STG Fun Run is the brainchild of Staples junior Alexis Krenzer. She wanted to do something good and fun for her community, with a theme of “kids helping kids.”
Alexis got Sara Hollard Sports to coordinate the races, and rallied other students to help. Over 30 volunteers will work with the children that day. Others have been involved, for example creating the logo.
Staples cheerleaders will lend their support too, while and SCI mentors — a group encouraging kids to learn about science — lead the bake sale.
Click here to register for the run. Information can be found on Instagram (@stgfunrun).
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Frederic Chiu — Westport’s favorite internationally know pianist — comes “home” to MoCA next Saturday (March 23, 4 p.m.).
He’ll join with funky family-friendly poet David Gonzalez, to give Camille Saint-Saëns’ “The Carnival of the Animals” a new twist.
The Tortoise, The Swan, Wild Horses and the rest of the musical menagerie will be “reborn” with the duo’s performance.
The work includes 14 separate pieces, each suggesting a particular animal. It often serves as an introduction for young audiences to classical music.
Click here for tickets, and more information.
Frederic Chiu (Photo/Dan Woog)
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Earthplace’s 3rd annual Beer Garden & Tasting is not just for adults.
The Arbor Day “Toast to the Trees” event (April 27, 4 to 6 p.m.) includes sparkling beverages and arts and crafts for kids, and beer tastings for those over 21, along a self-guided trail walk.
Then everyone gathers in the Beer Garden for s’mores, lawn games, food trucks, and beers for purchase.
Click here for tickets, and more information.
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Fred Cantor is a man of many interests.
And many talents.
The Staples High School Class of 1971 graduate is an attorney, theatrical producer (“All Good Things”) and short film producer.
“The High School That Rocked!” explored the magical years when great bands — The Doors, Yardbirds, Cream, Remains — played at Staples.
Cantor’s latest documentary is “It’s a Hollywood Life!” The half-hour film focuses on longtime Westport resisdent Susan Granger’s 80-plus years connected to the movie business. (Spoiler alert: She started in childhood, appearing with some of the biggest stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood.)
The Ridgefield Independent Film Festival will screen Cantor’s movie May 18. Immediately after, there’s a Q-and-A with Granger, Keir Dullea, Mia Dillon, and directors, Laurie Valentina Gomez Acosta and Maya Weldon-Lagrimas.
Click here for more information.
Susan Granger on set with Wallace Beery and her father, director Sylvan Simon, in a still from Fred Cantor’s documentary.
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Today’s very cool “Westport … Naturally” photo shows the unnatural shape of Compo Beach sand.
It’s been prepped for the summer months. Soon the trucks and tire treads will be gone. And all will be “natural” again.
(Photo/June Rose Whittaker)
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And finally … here’s a toast to today!
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Coffee- it was a dime for a cup when I was young. I never had a cup of coffee until I was age 44. Now I’m at Starbucks every day wasting $7.00 a day. Yesterday Suzie Ormond had a message for young Starbucks drinkers. If you stop going to Starbucks at age 25, and put your money to work in safe investments, you’ll have a million dollars at age 65! I actually wish I never started drinking coffee at age 44. I feel badly that the coffee bar had to close. It’s a tough time when you have any business that has to close. But young people ought to give Suzie Ormond’s advice some thought. A million dollars at age 65 for not drinking coffee sounds good to me!
the coffee is not organic ? filled with pesticides.? so many of their drinks are unhealthy and loaded with sugar ?
Thanks for the post. I just wanted to add that that the film’s two very talented young directors have already earned honors for their prior work. Laurie Valentina Gomez Acosta is a recent Yale graduate who was awarded the school’s Howard R. Lamar Prize in Film; and Maya Weldon-Lagrimas is currently a senior who co-created the film that won Best Documentary at the 2023 Yale Student Film Festival.
Maybe I need another cup of coffee, but I looked on Instagram and can’t find any additional information on the run (e.g., distances for each grade level, times for the run for each grade level). Is there somewhere else where this info is posted? Thanks!
I’ve searched but can’t find any way to watch.”The High School that Rocked”. Anyone know where to stream, rent, or buy it?
Hi. Here are more details for the Fun Run!
pre-k is a 25 yard dash
K and 1st is a 50 yard dash
2nd- 5th grade is a100 yard dash.
Approximate race times:
8:30 Pre-K
8:35 K
8:40 1st Grade
8:45 2nd Grade
8:55 3rd Grade
9:05 4th Grade
9:15 5th Grade
And anyone that signs up by this Thursday gets a free T-shirt.
What was the reason of Shearwater closing? It seems many 06880 businesses are leaving. Why?
Well, for starters, scan the Yelp reviews – only 20 of them, & … a 3.0.
I think Dan recently posted that there were 60+ For Rent or For Sale signs on the Post Road. Am I correct, Dan?
Yes. That includes office buildings.