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Roundup: Polar Plunge, Pizza, Post-Ruth Mannes …

Posted on January 2, 2025 | Comments Off

Usually, the New Year’s Day Polar Plunge experience involves wading quickly into — and even more quickly out of — Long Island Sound.

This year’s experience was better — as in, warmer. At least, the air was not frigid yesterday.

There were 3 Polar Plunges yesterday, at Compo Beach. All were special experiences — especially the one that raised funds for Experience Camps.

That’s the Westport-based national, no-cost program for grieving children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. The Polar Plunge celebrated the opening of their newest location, set for KenMont and KenWood Camp in Kent, Connecticut this August.

Missed the Plunge (by mistake, or on purpose)? You can still donate. Just click here.

Click here for Dave Briggs’ video.

(Photo/Dave Briggs)

A bit later, this was the scene at the Polar Plunge to benefit Abilis:

(Photo/June Rose Whittaker)

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Forget s’mores and hot cocoa. Winter is really pizza time.

All winter long, Tony Pizza Napolitano continues making his wood-fired, Neopolitan/Brooklyn-style pies at Wakeman Town Farm.

Every Monday, he posts his weekly menu on his Facebook page (TonyPizzaNapolitano and confirms) whether he will be at the Farm (usually Tuesday).

Then: Pick it up. And enjoy!

Tony Pizza Napolitano, at Wakeman Town Farm’s wood-fired oven.

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There is always something new at MoCA CT.

Soon, there will be a new executive dirctor.

After 5 years at the Newtown Turnpike institution, Ruth Mannes has stepped down.

MoCA CT is searching for a new executive director.

Durng her tenure, 100,000 visitors have enjoyed 26 exhibitions by artists like Helmet Lang, Anselm Reyle, and Ann Weiner, plus 60 musical performances by Wynton Marsalis, Samara Joy, the Danish String Quartet and others.

MoCA has become the home of the Heida Hermanns International Music Competition, while Camp MoCA and other programs have served 4,000 learners of all ages.

A search committee has begun the process of appointing Mannes’ successor. Questions, nominations and resumes can be sent to careers@mocact.org.

Ruth Mannes (Photo/Kerry Long)

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Last night marked the final day of Hanukkah. There were plenty of happy faces at Steve and Linda Stein’s house — including this one:

(Photo/Linda and Steve Stein)

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Before the New Year’s Eve thunder, there was this bank of clouds over Saugatuck Shores.

A final sendoff to a stormy 2024? An omen of the year to come?

Or just a mesmerizing photo for “Westport … Naturally”?

You decide.

(Photo/Lou Rolla)

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And finally … Roger Miller was born on this date in 1936. The country music singer/songwriter died in 1992, at 56, from lung and throat cancer.

(Did we mention it’s a new year? And that means you can make a 2025 contribution to support “06880”? Just click here — and thank you!)

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Roundup: Pizza, Pequot Library, Parkway …

Posted on April 14, 2021 | 2 comments

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The Westport Farmers’ Market opens next month. But if you thought you were following them on Facebook, you might have missed the news.

During the winter, the WFM page was hacked. They lost over 8,000 followers — and the chance to inform them about news, vendors, special events and more.

They created a new Facebook page, and are rebuilding their following. But many people don’t realize they’re no longer “friends” with the WFM.

A generous supporter offered a “matching” Facebook challenge. If they reach 1,000 followers, the supporter will make donate $1,000 for WFM programs.

So, whether you think you follow the Farmers’ Market on Facebook or not, click here, then click the “Like” button. Then share that post with friends and family.

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Speaking of farms and food, here’s a way to keep ’em down on the farm: Pizza.

On Tuesdays starting May 4 (4 to 7 p.m.), “Tony Pizza Napolitano” will make 16-inch wood-fired cheese pizzas live at the Wakeman Town Farm oven.

Tony lives in Weston, and the pizzas he makes at The Grange are an 0688e legend. He uses “only top-quality local, organic ingredients — and love.” Click here for a rave review from Stephanie Webster’s CTBites.

Go to Facebook. Find “Tony Pizza Napolitano,” click “like” and follow the page. The weekly menu is posted every Monday morning. To order, send Tony a private message for a time slot. Once it’s confirmed, pick it up the next day at the Cross Highway farm..

It’s a perfect dinner — particularly if you’re already at Wakeman Field picking up the kids.

Tony Pizza Napolitano

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I don’t know whether the long-running Merritt Parkway project is done.

But — after a couple of years at least — all the construction equipment is gone from the Exit 41 parking lot.

It doesn’t look great. But it sure looks a lot better than it did.

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The Westport Library is seeking candidates for its Board of Trustees. Of particular interest: people with expertise in finance, fundraising and development for non-profits; knowledge and understanding of current trends in digital media and information technology, or a background in municipal government and/or not-for-profit law.

Trustees serve 4-yeare terms. Click here for more information.Interested candidates should email a resume and letter of interest to rpowell@westportlibrary.org. The deadline is April 23.

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Speaking of libraries: The Pequot’s great John James Audubon “Birds of America” exhibit is on display through May 2.

What’s the Westport hook (besides the fact that many “06880” residents love the historic Southport institution)?

The exhibit — and the many Pequot collections — are now safe for (hopefully) another 125 years.

A $1.5 million project to rehabilitate the endangered terra cotta roof was steered by 2 trustees, both from Westport.

Coke Anne Murchison Wilcox — member of a famed Texas family — majored in architecture at Princeton, then studied at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture. She worked for several architects, including Philip Johnson. In the early 1990s Wilcox purchased The Maidstone Arms in East Hampton. She and her husband, Jarvis Wilcox, have 3 adult children.

Charlotte Rogan spent 25 years as a writer before her first novel was published in 2012. The Lifeboat was included on The Huffington Post’s 2015 list of “21 books from the last 5 years that every woman should read,” and has been translated into 26 languages. Her second novel, Now and Again, continued to explore issues of morality and justice. Rogan attended Greens Farms Academy when it was an all-girl’s school, studied architecture at Princeton University, and worked for a large construction firm before turning to writing.