Roundup: Club 203, IRS, Madelyn Spira …

Club 203 doubles the fun at their next monthly get-together.

On tap for Westport’s social club for adults with disabilities: speed friending and karaoke. Both events are set for April 24 (6:30 to 8 p.m., Westport Library).

Speed friending is a fun, fast activity to build new friendships through similar passions, courtesy of Westport-based The Teen SLP.

Of course, everyone knows karaoke. Optional: Dress as your favorite musician, singer or rock star. Munchies are provided by The Porch at Christie’s and Sweet P Bakery.

Parents and guardians are welcome to stay at the Library.

Newcomers can click here to become Club 203 members. The Instagram is @club203_ct.

Last June’s Club 203 event, at the Westport Library. (Photo/Stacie Curran)

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I was surprised to see a long, Christmas-like line yesterday at the Westport post office.

(Photo/Dan Woog)

It was an ordinary Friday afternoon. In fact, today marks the start of our schools’ spring break, which means many folks already skedaddled a day or two earlier.

Then I realized: It’s almost April 15.

Tax day!

I wished all those standing line many happy returns.

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If you enjoyed Madelyn Spera singing last year as Sarah Brown in Staples Players’ “Guys & Dolls,” or Olivia in “Twelfth Night,” you should hear her now.

Actually, you can. Madelyn’s new single “Dying to Know” is out now. Click below to listen. Or check her out on your favorite streaming service.

PS: Madelyn is now a first-year student at New York University.

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Our “Westport … Naturally” feature usually highlights our town’s beauty and wonder.

Today, we’re showing nature at its most primal level.

Chuck Greenlee spotted this in his yard, off Wilton Road:

(Photo/Chuck Greenlee)

He contacted Carrie Gilbertie. The owner of Gilbertie’s Herbs & Garden quickly responded: “What you have here is Gymnosporangium rust — aka cedar apple rust.

“Do you by chance have an apple tree in close proximity to your cedar? Or possibly a neighbor has one? That is usually the case.

“It is not recommended to have the Eastern cedar near an apple tree for this reason. It is more apt to harm if not kill the apple than cause harm to the cedar.

“Usually a fungicide is not recommended. It should clear up on its own. If it continues to harm the tree I would contact an arborist to see what they would recommend.”

Bingo!

Chuck replied: “The closest flowering crab floribunda is about 100 feet away. I had never seen this gooey rust before. It was all through the tree. But by this late windy afternoon, it was virtually all gone.”

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And finally … based on yesterday’s post office line (see above), this is an appropriate song for many people’s weekend:

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