As a Rowayton Newbie (only being here for 5 years), I am still amazed at the variety of interests that are expressed in such a small community like Rowayton. In just a rural square mile there thrive music and the arts – painting, printing, sculpture, photography… and education and recreation, writing and reading, acting, producing, growing, cooking, building, talking, and dancing and so much more. My purpose here and now, today and tomorrow, is to help anyone who is interested, who takes a moment to read my latest post, gain access to these wonderful Rowayton endeavors (not that we can claim them as our own). Reports of Rowayton goings-on will go on right here… everything that is… just right for Rowayton. So stay tuned. Let me know your Rowayton thoughts and I promise to share mine (and everyone else’s).
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saturday, August 14, 2010
At the Rowayton Library
On Tuesday, August 31st from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, the Goodwives Quilters and the Rowayton Library will bring to the Rowayton community Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project. Everyone in the community is invited to add quilting stitches to this fabulous community quilt. This quilt has been a work in progress for many months and Norwalk citizens have come together at public places to help create this quilt. When the quilt is completed (hopefully in September), it will be installed at Stepping Stones Museum for Children, along with the long list of collaborators which will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the museum. The theme for this quilt is “Growing Together.” This project was conceived in 2007 as a way to enhance the lives of young people and elders in the city of Norwalk by bringing them together in a common endeavor. Peace by Piece is generously supported by The Norwalk Children's Foundation. Quilt making offers unique social and emotional benefits in the form of team-work, artistic expression, cultural literacy, stress reduction, skill development, and friendship. Collaborative projects involving children and adults have incorporated design and craft input from throughout the greater Norwalk community. All works are designed and crafted by the members of Peace by Piece. They are machine pieced, or appliquéd by hand from many small patches of fabric, then hand quilted on a frame with thousands of tiny stitches. The Goodwives Quilters are happy to join in this collaboration and invite the Rowayton children and adults to share in this project. Take a moment on Tuesday, August 31st and put in your 6 stitches. The finished quilt is a metaphor for the community that produced it, showing that good things happen when many come together as one. For more information on Peace by Piece, you can contact Lizzy Rockwell at (203) 434-2469 email: lizzyrockwell@mac.com.
The Summer Reading Challenge prizes for the week of August 16th are Yellow/Red/Orange Crazy Bands for every 5 books read. And don’t forget about the Read to Achieve T-Shirt courtesy of the New York Knicks. All shirts are “size-large”. Just bring your “Starred Notebook” with 25 or more stars and collect your shirt (while supplies last).
And, if you can spare an extra jar of peanut butter and jelly, the Christian Community Action Food Center Food Pantry in Norwalk could really use them. So far, we have collection about 20% of our goal of 500 jars and only a few weeks left in our food drive. Let's help our neighbors.
The Rowayton Library has a complete collection of the Norwalk Public Schools reading list books available. Come in – do a little summer reading/browsing – kindergarten through high school. For more information on Rowayton Library programs, please call (2030) 838-5038. All programs are free and open to the public. Some may require a courtesy reservation. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
The Summer Reading Challenge prizes for the week of August 16th are Yellow/Red/Orange Crazy Bands for every 5 books read. And don’t forget about the Read to Achieve T-Shirt courtesy of the New York Knicks. All shirts are “size-large”. Just bring your “Starred Notebook” with 25 or more stars and collect your shirt (while supplies last).
And, if you can spare an extra jar of peanut butter and jelly, the Christian Community Action Food Center Food Pantry in Norwalk could really use them. So far, we have collection about 20% of our goal of 500 jars and only a few weeks left in our food drive. Let's help our neighbors.
The Rowayton Library has a complete collection of the Norwalk Public Schools reading list books available. Come in – do a little summer reading/browsing – kindergarten through high school. For more information on Rowayton Library programs, please call (2030) 838-5038. All programs are free and open to the public. Some may require a courtesy reservation. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Volunteering in Rowayton
If you are interested in volunteering in Rowayton, the Rowayton United Methodist Church is looking for volunteers for their first “Steeple Chase” event on Saturday, August 28th. Please email LauristonAvery@gmail.com or call 203) 838-0049 if you can help with food, set up, inspiration, etc… thanking you in advance for your support.
From the Rowayton Historical Society
Are you interested in our local cemeteries? Ever wonder about who's buried in the old Raymond Cemetery next to the United Church? The RHS is putting together a special exhibit which will open this September featuring the cemetery which was founded in 1782 and hosts many important names from Rowayton's past, including veterans of the Revolutionary War. The show will feature the Raymond Cemetery and will also include information on the Hoyt-Bouton, Union, and Brookside cemeteries. A walking tour of Raymond, located on Rowayton Avenue next to the United Church, will be available with historical information signs set up in the graveyard. So, stay tuned for more information….
In the News
Ever consider fostering a dog? Leader of the Rescue Pack is a group of Rowayton women determined to help as many dogs as they can. They find them on the road, lonely and scared and lost, or they help save them from euthanasia at the shelters. Sometimes they also receive owner surrenders, who for whatever reason, can no longer care for their pet -- they might have had to move away, or can't afford the pet or lost their homes, etc, through no fault of the dog. They believe that a pet deserves to have a second chance in life, and Leader of the Rescue Pack helps to make that happen. They are in need of foster homes, to take in ONE dog at a time. It can be anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks. If you have a desire to work and help animals, but can't really have one long term, or your lifestyle doesn’t allow time for a dog, then maybe you can still help by fostering one......you will be a HUGE part of helping rescue dogs that are waiting for their future homes, and then helping to make room to save more!! Call to find out more at (203) 854-9896.
From the Rowayton Arts Center
The Rowayton Arts Center will present awards for paintings by some of Fairfield County’s finest artists during an opening reception for its “Just Paint: Oil and Acrylic Art” exhibit from 4-6p.m. on Sunday, August 15 (Susan O’Shea, exhibit chair). The award winners will be selected by artist Wendy Nylen of Westport. The RAC gallery at 145 Rowayton Avenue is open from Noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from 1: -4 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free. The exhibit will continue through September 6.
Wendy Nylen is a portrait and landscape artist working in pastel, watercolor, acrylic and oils. Her works have been shown at Paint and Clay Club in New Haven, Faber Birren Color Show in Stamford, The Quick Center at Fairfield University, The Discovery Museum and City Lights Gallery in Bridgeport, and the Friends of Hall-Brooke Annual Mother's Day Show in Westport. Nylen, an artist and Westport native with an art history degree from Harvard University, owns Picture This/Nylen Gallery in Westport. She managed Picture This from 1990 to 1999 and returned as gallery owner in December 2007. During the interim, she worked in digital printing at Image Works of Westport with Don Sigovich and Mark Bunger making fine art giclées. She also studied with Jakki Kouffman and David Dunlop at Silvermine Guild Arts Center, where she received a scholarship from the Pastel Society of America. The reception at RAC on August 15 is free and open to the public.
Wendy Nylen is a portrait and landscape artist working in pastel, watercolor, acrylic and oils. Her works have been shown at Paint and Clay Club in New Haven, Faber Birren Color Show in Stamford, The Quick Center at Fairfield University, The Discovery Museum and City Lights Gallery in Bridgeport, and the Friends of Hall-Brooke Annual Mother's Day Show in Westport. Nylen, an artist and Westport native with an art history degree from Harvard University, owns Picture This/Nylen Gallery in Westport. She managed Picture This from 1990 to 1999 and returned as gallery owner in December 2007. During the interim, she worked in digital printing at Image Works of Westport with Don Sigovich and Mark Bunger making fine art giclées. She also studied with Jakki Kouffman and David Dunlop at Silvermine Guild Arts Center, where she received a scholarship from the Pastel Society of America. The reception at RAC on August 15 is free and open to the public.
Around Rowayton
On Friday, August 20th from 6-8 p.m., Brendan’s 101 will be hosting the opening reception for artist Lynn Stephens Massey’s new exhibition “Summer Treats.” Lynn Stephens Massey is a watercolor artist whose style and theme are ever evolving. She has been a Rowayton resident for more than 10 years. Currently, Lynn is in her “paper bag” period, combining her artist’s eye with an eco/recycling ethic to bring beauty to her latest works on brown paper bags and recycled papers. Also, using her unique style, Lynn brings life to found objects from coastal artifacts to bugs and insects. Her adept use of color and design make her pieces both dramatic and unusual. Everyone is invited to the reception. The show will run through September 8th. For more information, go to Brendan’s 101 at 101 Rowayton Avenue or visit their website at www.brendans101.com.
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