The good news: Eversource has restored power to more than 90,000 customers since Saturday night’s storms. Almost all the remaining 34,000 — about 2.6% of all Connecticut customers — will have electricity by Tuesday night, “most sooner” the utility says.
The bad news: The percentage out is higher in Westport.
And much higher in Weston.
As of 7:50 a.m. today, 627 Westport customers — 4.9% of the town — remain without power.
In Weston, it’s 1,262 customers: a whopping 32.1% overall.
Click here for Eversource’s interactive map.
Damage on Hazelnut Road, off North Avenue. (Photo/Tommy Greenwald)
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Woodstock came to Westport last night. And man, it was groovy.
Back to the Garden 1969 — a Woodstock tribute band — packed the Levitt Pavilion. Channeling every band from The Band, The Who and Jefferson Airplane to joe Cocker, Santana and Sly & the Family Stone, they had the crowd dancing and flashing peace signs.
Going down to Yasgur’s farm. (Photo/Susan Garment)
But the highlight was Michelle Pauker. The 2013 Staples High School graduate (and Staples Players star) joined the group 6 months ago. Her Grace Slick and Janis Joplin performances were every bit as good as those legends were, nearly 60 years ago.
And … it was her 31st birthday.
She celebrated it in style. With, of course, a little help from her (Westport) friends.
Michelle Pauker, singing Janis Joplin’s “Piece of My Heart.” (Photo/Miggs Burroughs)
As Sly & the Family Stone say: Dance to the music! (Photo/Susan Garment)
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Verso University — the Westport Library’s lifelong learning and education initiative — does not take the summer off.
Their July/August offerings range from vibe coding and songwriting to beer tasting. Here’s the full list:
Mah Jongg Open Play in the Library Café (July and August, Thursdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; $5).
Vibe Coding: Build a Website with AI (July 9, 16, 23 & 30, 6:30 to 8 pm; $40).
Fairfield University Art Museum Curator’s Tour (July 15, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; Quick Center for the Arts/Walsh Gallery & Ballarmine Hall Galleries; $5).
History of American Beer/Beer Tasting/America 250 (July 17, 3:30- to 5:30 p.m.; samples from Fox Farm Brewery included; $10).
Women Laughing Film Screening & Panel Discussion with Liza Donnelly & Roz Chast (July 20, 7 to 8:30 p.m.; $5)
Book Event: “A Daring Enterprise,” moderated by Daniel Gross (July 22, 7 to 8 p.m.; free)
GarageBand Music Lab for Tweens (Monday-Thursday, August 3, 4, 5 & 6, 10:30 am to 12:30 p.m.; $25). Need equipment? Email jconnon@westportlibrary.org.
Moss & Mingle Creative Workshop (August 5, 6 to 8 p.m.; all material provided, plus wine and light snacks; $15).
Songwriting: 3-Evening Intensive with Jack O’Neill (Thursdays, August 6, 13, & 20, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; $25).
Mah Jongg Instruction (Beginner: Tuesdays, July 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; July 14 & 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m; Advanced Beginner: Tuesdays, July 7, 2 to 5 p.m.; July 14 & 21, 2 to 4 p.m.; $125).
Writing Sprints (Online) (Tuesdays with Tessa Smith McGovern, 12 to 1:30 p.m; Wednesdays with Alexandra Soiseth, 6 to 7:30 p.m.; free).
Click here for details, and registration.
Beer here! Or at least, at the Westport Library …
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In its century of existence as Connecticut’s first state park, Sherwood Island has maintained much of its natural look.
Including — as shown in today’s “Westport … Naturally” image — its weeds.
(Photo/Wendy Levy)
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And finally … in honor of the Westport Library’s Verso University class “GarageBand Music Lab for Tweens” (story above), here are 3 of the best garage bands ever:
PS: “06880” connection: ? and the Mysterians played at the short-lived Nines Club discotheque. We know the former ice skating rink today as the Westport Tennis Club.
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For those that have not looked at the Evergreen website, there is a statement that repairs are forecast for houses in my area of Green’s Farms for July 7 at 11:45PM.