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New American History Lecture Series Comes To Ridgefield
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The Keeler Tavern Museum has announced a new spring lecture series, on a wide range of American history topics, beginning Monday, April 11.
Currier & Ives -- Monday, April 11, 7 p.m. -- $5 for members, $10 for non-members -- Come enjoy an in-depth look at the beautiful work of Currier & Ives, with KTM President Joel Third.
Colonial and Continental Glassware -- Sunday, April 17, 4 p.m. -- $5 for members, $10 for non-members -- Explore the history of glassware with fine examples of colonial and continental glass. Robert Schweitzer and members of the Southern Conn…
Two From University Of Bridgeport Honored As Women Of Innovation
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Connecticut Technology Council has included engineering professor Dr. Jani Macari Pallis and PhD candidate Wafa Elmannai, with the University of Bridgeport, among its 2016 Women of Innovation.
The pair will be honored on Wednesday, April 6, for distinguishing themselves as leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, who are involved in volunteer efforts in their community.
Pallis has reached pre-college students and teachers, engineering colleagues, university students and informal education groups with her innovative and creative curriculum…
Stratford Library Hosts Afternoon Of One-Act Plays By Local Authors
STRATFORD, Conn. -- The SquareWrights Playwright Group will present "Quickies in the Stacks: Quoth the Bard," six original short one-act plays, on Saturday, April 2, at the Stratford Library.
The staged reading festival features works inspired by quotes from Shakespeare, in honor of the Bard's birthday and the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23. The plays, all by Stratford playwrights, are
"A Wise Man," by Beatriz Allen;
"To Thine Own Self Be True," by Steven Otfinoski;
"The Vexed Ear," by Jack Rushen;
"The Stuff that Dreams are Made…
