0684-Radi0: New Canaan’s John Kao To Present ‘The World According to Jazz’ on March 3 (Feb. 29, 2024)
Release Date: 02/29/2024
0684-Radi0: GetAbout President Bill Post (Nov. 21, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Bill Post, president of the Board of Directors. Schedule a ride by calling 203-972-7433. Transportation are available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. an FAQ with the organization and on how to support GetAbout.
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0684-Radi0: Sheri West’s New Book ‘Confidence Unleashed’ (Nov. 14, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Sheri West, founder and CEO of , about her new book “.” (Signed copies are available through .)
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0684-Radi0: Dr. Andrew Gerber of Silver Hill Hospital (Oct. 31, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Dr. Andrew Gerber, president and medical director at Silver Hill Hospital, about the ’s .
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0684-Radi0: One Year After Rescue, Local Man Honors New Canaan’s Emergency Responders (Oct. 24, 2024)
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This week, we talk to New Canaan John Walsh. One year after benefitting from life-saving efforts by emergency responders here, Walsh is honoring police, firefighters and EMTs on National First Responders Day (Oct. 28). He also is planning to take the all-volunteer training (it’s being offered in January, ) to pay it back.
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0684-Radi0: US Modernist CEO George Smart (Oct. 17, 2024)
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This week, we talk to George Smart, CEO of , an organization that documents, preserves and promotes Modernist residential architecture, and serves as home to the nation’s largest open digital archive of Modernist houses. Smart is giving a at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the . for “.” ( for US Modernist’s weekly .)
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0684-Radi0: Rising Demand at ‘Person to Person’ (Oct. 3, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Nancy Coughlin, CEO of or “P2P,” a nonprofit organization known to many New Canaanites that supports families and individuals as they move toward stability with healthy food, clothing, housing assistance and a path to economic opportunity. Demand at the organization, which recently its second mobile food pantry, has grown by 2.5 times since the onset of the pandemic.
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0684-Radi0: ‘E-Bikes’ in New Canaan (Sept. 26, 2024)
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This week, we talk to New Canaan Police Officer Nicole Vartuli about electric bikes or “e-bikes,” whose misuse here is causing serious safety concerns. Please also note that Officer Vartuli will be at New Canaan Library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 to educate the community on scooter and motorized bike safety. During that event——the organization will collect bicycles at an outdoor drop-off location. Please note that rusty bikes cannot be accepted, nor can scooters, plastic toddler bikes or skateboards.
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0684-Radi0: ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’ Opens Friday at the Powerhouse (Sept. 5, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Heidi Xethalis, a New Canaan resident who is directing and acting in “,” which opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny (). It’s presented by the and Norwalk’s .
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0684-Radi0: Bristow Centennial Celebration Set for Sept. 7-8 (Aug. 29, 2024)
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This week, we talk to John Winter, executive director of the , about the Sept. 7-8 of Bristow Park, New Canaan’s bird sanctuary and wildwood preserve ( for free events). The centennial includes a (now live) and of limited editions of the new book, “.”
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0684-Radi0: Waveny’s ‘Navigator’ for Alzheimer’s Caregivers (July 17, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Rachel Takacs, director of Navigation at . The program that she oversees for the nonprofit organization, called “The Navigator: Alzheimer’s at home in New Canaan,” provides services for caregivers, including assessments, education, insurance assistance, emotional support and more.
info_outlineThis week, we talk to New Canaan resident John Kao, a former Harvard Business School professor and current Turing Fellow at Yale’s center for new media who also is a best-selling author and expert on jazz music. His presentation—titled “The World According to Jazz”—will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. Presented by the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society and the church, it is free and open to the public.