Category: Norwalk

Hartford Gets $1.7 Million Fed Grant to Improve Pedestrian Access

How frustrating is it to residents in Norwalk when the only grants that ever get applied for are "planning" grants while other cities in Connecticut manage to land implementation grants?

 

Hartford: City Gets $1.7 Million Federal Grant For Street Improvements Near Union Station

The city has received a $1.7 million federal transportation grant to help improve pedestrian access to Union Station.

The grant will pay for improvements to a 1,620-foot stretch of Asylum and Farmington avenues. The upgrades will help create “safer, convenient and attractive routes to the station from surrounding residential, shopping and employment districts,” city officials said Wednesday.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

Norwalk Political Debate Schedule

October 20th 7-9 City Hall Community Room – Council Candidate @ Large
October 24th 7-9 City Hall Community Room – DISTRICT C Common Council & BOE (tent. plan for BOE 7-8, Council 8-9
October 26th 7-9 City Hall Community Room – DISTRICT D Common Council & BOE (tent. plan for BOE 7-8, Council 8-9
October 27th  7-9 City Hall Community Room – Mayoral Forum
November 2nd 7-9 City Hall Community Room - DISTRICT E Common Council & BOE (tent. plan for BOE 7-8, Council 8-9
November 3rd 7-9 City Hall Community Room - DISTRICT A Common Council & BOE (tent. plan for BOE 7-8, Council 8-9
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Roton Point Book Signing

We are having book signing and presentation for the “Roton Point” book at the following locations:

1. Reading Garden at Black Rock Library, 2705 Fairfield Ave, Bpt Sept. 13th 6:30pm, Rainy Faye Books will be supplying the event.

2. Darien Library, 1441 Post Road Darien, Sept. 14th 1:30pm

3. New Canaan Library, Oct. 17th 7:30pm

4. We will be doing a SOUTH NORWALK LIBRARY presentation and book signing on “Roton Point” on
Tuesday, November 1 at 6:00 pm there will be Food with a local SoNo restaurant, the presentation starts at 6:30pm with a signing at 7pm. Come one! Come all!

From the 1880s until 1941, Roton Point Park in Rowayton was a frequent destination for New Canaan church picnics and families, and the Town even had an opportunity (not realized) to buy it at the start of WW II. Now there’s a new book that covers Roton Point’s fabled history as an amusement park and big band venue, as told through the picture postcards of the day.

Book signing and presentation about “Roton Point” by the Roton Point History Committee; Lisa Wilson Grant, chair and members Cam Hutchins, Mary Ellen Pastore, and Pat Atkin.

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Norwalk Historical Society Delivers Rare Look Inside Gallaher Mansion

The Norwalk Historical Society is holding their annual gala, An Evening of Historical Proportions
on Thursday, October 6, 2011 from 7:00-10:00pm. This year the location is the exquisite Gallaher Mansion.

The rare glimpse of the interior of the Gallaher Mansion is well worth the trip up to Cranbury Park. Details below:

The Gallerher Mansion at Cranbury Park

325 Grumman Avenue Norwalk, CT 06851

Hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting

Silent Auction
Historic Norwalk items, art work, jewelry, restaurant gift certificates, Broadway tickets and much more!

~~In Advance~~
Members-$30/person Non-Members-$40/person
Not a member? Become one to receive the Member only discount.

Complete RSVP Card
Make Checks Payable to: Norwalk Historical Society
Mail to: Norwalk Historical Society, P.O. Box 1640, Norwalk, CT 06852

~~At the Door~~
$40/person

RSVP by October 1, 2011
info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org or 203-846-0525

Net proceeds to benefit the NHS Educational Programs. Check out the Little Red Schoolhouse program!

Earthquake!

At Norwalk’s Calf Pasture the beach during East Coast Earthquake 2011. Best reporting on the event was on Twitter. @theHourNews had the local angle covered. But the big story was the overloaded wireless circuits in NYC. The secondary story, Twitter ruled the news cycle with every reporter tweeting live and the #earthquake thread filling fast and furious. This is the MySpace moment for Facebook.

Meanwhile best tweet reports include @reachAngi with reports on a spontaneous rendition of Carole King’s “I feel the earth move under my feet” as the New Haven Open stadium evacuated. Another highlight from @psaffo “Massive post-quake looting underway in Manhattan! (Wall St traders allowed back into their offices.)”

UPDATE: Mashable says-

The 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Virginia and rolled through much of the east coast Tuesday caused more inconvenience than damage. Case in point: though no cellphone towers were knocked out, high call volume meant massive service interruptions for users of AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile.

But one cellphone-based service managed to work as normal,according to Bloomberg: RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger.

BBM, which can run on either a phone’s data connection or local Wi-fi, and uses unique wireless protocols, has gained a reputation for reliability and security. In the Chilean earthquake of 2010, and in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 in New York, it was the only service left standing.

 

 

 

Peeps Show Opening/Pop-Up Gallery-August 24. 6:30-10pm. SONO

NORWALK–  Twelve Firing Circuit Artists will be exhibiting at the mARTket Pop-Up Gallery

136 Washington St., South Norwalk, Ct. (home of the old Sweet Rexies/next to Donavan’s).
Opening Reception: Wednesday August 24, 2011 from 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Gallery Hours:
Thursday and Friday – 4 pm – 10 pm
Saturday – 3 pm – 10 pm
Sunday – 12 noon – 6 pm
or by appointment (contact any artist below)

Special Events:
“DRAW WITH THE ARTIST”
demo and instruction by Lori Lohstoeter.  Thursday from 7-10pm (description below)
“IT TAKES A VILLAGE”
collaborative clay installation project with Denise Minnerly.  Friday from 7-9pm (description below)

“DRAW WITH THE ARTIST” WITH LORI LOHSTOETER
ALL AGES/ALL LEVELS – BYO-SUPPLIES AND FOLDING CHAIR
Watch how an artist sets up an interesting still life using every day objects.
Watch how an artist builds an image starting with line and adding value for creating dimension.
Enjoy talking with an artist about drawing.
Enjoy a free drawing lessons filled with tips and shared techniques.
Lori is an experienced art instructor. She teaches drawing at Norwalk Community College as well as creative computer programs with private students: artorg911.com your creative computer help line.  For complete information on Lori, go to her website: loriloh.com

“IT TAKES A VILLAGE” WITH DENISE MINNERLY
ALL AGES/ALL LEVELS
Come and participate in a collaborative installation project.  Each participant will mold their own ball of clay into a small house to be included in a future gallery installation.  Artist Denise Minnerly will guide you through the process of creating your version of a home with her intuitive imagination and vision.  For complete information on Denise, go to her website: deniseminnerly.com

EXHIBITING FIRING CIRCUITS ARTISTS AND SITE LINKS:
Heather Braxton heatherbraxton.com, Mario Cipri/845-490-4402, Mari Gyorgyey (facebook/mari georgyey and her art), Elisa Keogh elisakeogh.com Karen Larocque kdlart@optonline.net, Susan Leggitt susanleggitt.com, Regina Sender Levin reginaslevin@gmail.com, Lori Lohstoeter loriloh.com, Denise Minnerly deniseminnerly.com, Derek Uhlman uhlman.com, Karen Vogel karenvogelstudio.com, and Carla Wales carlawalesart.com

SPACE DONATED BY Tom Rich, managing Partner of T.R. SoNo Partners, an FD Rich Company affiliate.

EVENT SPONSORED BY Norwalk 2.0 whose mission is to engage residents, businesses and community organizations to work together and create an authentic, creative, economically diverse and sustainable future.
For information check out the website at www.norwalk2.org.

Norwalk Artists Pop Up on Washington St

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Head down to Washington Street Saturday and Sunday for Norwalk 2.o’s extraordinary art pop-up gallery,
the mARTket. Featuring over 20 local artists and hundreds of works of art. From noon till 10 pm Saturday and noon till 5 pm Sunday ONLY!

The new exhibit taps into the rich talent that greater Norwalk has to offer. The mARTket, located at 136 Washington Street in Norwalk Connecticut, in the former Sweet Rexies location. The show will feature work in textiles, jewelry, photography, sculpture, paintings and several artists will be working on site.The exhibit features the work of artists who have studios, work in Norwalk or live in Norwalk. Many have participated in public arts projects and local exhibits throughout the year. Artists Jahmane and Duvian Montoya have organized the show in the pop up style that has been successfully launched in the space earlier this year. Recently Jahmane held a screen printing workshop for the Carver Summer Camp. (see photo)
Some of the artists showing include Liz Squillace, Lauren Rosito, Elisa keogh, Carrie Brady, Carla Wales, Derek Uhlman, Steve Hunter, Daniel Sharkey, Jackie Lightfield, Dana Laird, Patricia Eljaiek, Francine Funke, Tony Mobilia, Susan Leggitt, Loren DePalma, Dionne Pia, Steve Wallerstein, Duvian Montoya, Jahmane, A. Nailah, Ammon Archie and more.Tom Rich, Managing Partner of T.R. SoNo Partners, an FD Rich Company affiliate, has donated the space to support emerging artists and incubate local produced talent. A strong supporter of the arts in Fairfield County, TR SONO Partners has donated space and supported programs throughout the county.Saturday night, come to the artist reception August 6, at 7:00 pm.

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Click here to Take the SurveyBig changes start with little projects, and this is only one of a few projects we’ve started to change the world.You can learn more about each project at norwalk2.org or follow us @norwalk2.

Tonight EyeCandy Art Exhibit Opens in Norwalk

Eye Candy Opening Exhibit @ the mARTket

Gallery 305K , Norwalk 2.0 and TR SONO Partners are proud to present Eye Candy. Inspired by the candy store that once occupied the space that will be hosting the show on 136 Washington Street in Norwalk Connecticut, The show will feature work that seems to view life through a child’s eye. Without naivety but with an eye to the visually bold, magical, and simply fun.

The art explores the power of competing and vying color. It includes visual elements that speak to magical and improbable themes as well as the deliciously enticing. Artists reach the viewer on all sensory levels and we are tempted to consume the work on many levels.

Artists include Mark DeRosa, Liz Squillace, Frank Foster Post, Emily Habansky, Andrew Perkowski, Darrin Green, Jason Streater, and E.S. Barraza. The show is curated by Eileen Walsh, of Gallery 305K. The Artists are all a large part of the creative bloom that is happening in Bridgeport Connecticut. We are all very happy to bring a taste of our culture to Norwalk, a city that serves as an inspiration and example of how The Arts can invigorate a city.

When:  Thu Jul 21 6:30pm – Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:30pm Eastern Time
Where:   136 Washington St (map)

City of Norwalk Finally Posts Council Meeting Videos

Finally, someone over in Norwalk City Hall discovered the Internet. And figured out that for less than $100, they could post up the video of the Norwalk Common Council meetings for the public to see. Of course, telling the public about it seems to be some mysterious process that eludes them. Note the Norwalk Common Council page’s lack of link to the video channel or even mention of the availability of them:
The link.

But let’s stick to positive here, thanks The Hour for the timely tweet, and behold the video:

City of Norwalk CT – Common Council Meeting June 28, 2011 from City of Norwalk on Vimeo.

The City of Norwalk Vimeo Channel is here.

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