For those familar with the American Girl franchise, two Norwalkers are bringing history to life with a full scale mutlimedia history edutainment project. From the Advocate:
Bringing history to life for children is what the film’s producers hope to do. The film is only one aspect of a larger project they designed to create new ways of teaching history and civics to middle school students.
Funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Young American Heroes project will include an interactive Web site and a graphic novel.
South Norwalk, Conn., May 7 2008– After 55 years and 14 one-man shows at New York’s Kraushaar Galleries, the distinguished American painter Joe Lasker is pleased to present his works in his first one-man show in Connecticut. www.joelaskerexhibition.com The exhibition and sale will take place on Saturday, May 31, from noon to 5 pm., Pre-sale by appointment from May 25-30.
The exhibition and sale of cityscapes, landscapes, portraits, fantasies, interiors, seascapes and still lifes will take place in the home of Mary Pugh at 9 Outer Rd. Norwalk CT, which boasts dramatic views of the marshlands and Long Island Sound that have long inspired Mr. Lasker. The mid-century house itself is an important work by architect Edgar Tafel, author of Apprentice to Genius: Years with Frank Lloyd Wright.
The allure of Bridgeport drives many a businessman to investigate the opportunities. From the big shot developers like Donald Trump and Steve Wynn to the local entrepreneurs, the untapped downtown remains an enticing citadel in a sea of suburban Fairfield County. But all that glitters is not gold, and Bridgeport’s hard economic realities and entrenched bureaucracy have stymied more than helped development.
Come celebrate preservation with the
Norwalk Preservation Trust Saturday, May 17, 4 - 6 PM
at theLockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
The Norwalk Preservation Trust will be presenting the 2nd annualValle Weber Fay Preservation Awards to honor the citizens who preserved the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion as well as other Norwalk preservationists.
Wine and refreshments will be served.
Guided tours of the Mansion’s magnificent first floor will be available.
A donation to support the work of the Norwalk Preservation Trust is requested — $50 per person or $75 per couple for nonmembers; $40 per person or $65 per couple for members. You may join the NPT at the event. Member discounts apply for Lockwood Mathews Mansion Members. Donations and memberships are tax deductible.
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Tourism, School Programs Need The Rogers-Rich Merritt House
by Ralph S. Bloom
The recent articles about defunding the Rogers-Rich-Merritt House project for Mill Hill Park prompts the following questions.
The house, due to its size and not the era in which it was built, is planned to occupy the last approved building site in Mill Hill Park - what will take its place?
With summer around the corner, the hint of a great line up of concerts beckons. April has been officially declared Jazz Appreciation Month and the Norwalk Symphony lands a grant to expand its audience. First from the Hour:
“We should appreciate one of America’s home treasures — jazz came from America,” said Mayor Richard A. Moccia, before three local musicians took over. “Jazz is an original American art form that affirms the noblest aspirations of our national character.”
Moccia later read a proclamation declaring April Jazz Appreciation Month in Norwalk.
