Did you know that birch leaves can be used medicinally to treat gastrointestinal ailments and sore muscles, and as a tea to treat gout–plus the cambium wood layer can be cut into strips and boiled to create edible “birch noodles”? The leaves and bark of willow are a source of salicin/salicylic acid, the predecessor of […]
One of Woodcock Nature Center’s largest fundraisers, Under the Harvest Moon on Friday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m., welcomes 150 guests in its candlelit pavilion for an evening of great food, good music, silent and live auctions and great company. A highlight of the event is local as chef Sarah Bouissou of Sarah’s Wine Bar will […]
The Miller-Driscoll Early Learning Center is proud to announce that the PTA-sponsored Parent Social will be held at Old Town Hall on Friday, Sept. 20 from 7-10 p.m.. Tickets are $25 per person. Details to follow! Contact Liz Alleva via email for more information.
The trustees of the Wilton Library Association invite the community to the annual Friends Holiday Party. RSVP to 203.762.6321 or online. Please note that this celebration is for adults only.
Nine area artists will be showcased in Wilton Library’s first art exhibition of the new year, “Winter Interlude.” Wilton artists are Dawn Dahl, Gini Fischer, Dorothy Hyde, Trish Nelson, Rama Ramaswami, and Robert Tortorella. Other Artists include Frank Bordonaro, Norwalk; Bobbi Eike Mullen, Weston/Georgetown; and Dick Rauh, Westport (formerly Wilton). Their works represent a wide […]
Ten area artists will be showcased in Wilton Library’s art exhibition, “The Art of Firing Circuits Studios.” The artists are all from the Firing Circuits Studios in Norwalk and include Cecilia Fradet, Mari Gyorgyey, Lydia Larson, Emily Hamilton Laux, Cate Leach, Claudia Mengel, Valerie Rovens, Mark Schiff, Brian Walker, and Nancy C. Woodward. Their works […]
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz legend – and Wilton’s own — Dave Brubeck, the Wilton Historical Society will present a special exhibit, Remembering Dave: A Brubeck Family Album. Opening Friday, Feb. 21, the exhibition will run through April 18, 2020. When he bestowed upon the jazz great the prestigious […]
February brings Weir Farm's Artist-in-Residence Hannah Sklar to Wilton Library for a reception celebrating her work. By combining representational forms and imagery that denote the power, subjugation and performativity associated with gender, Sklar acts to implement her personal vision of an undefined spectrum of beauty and corporal strength using materials such as clay, paint, graphite and discarded sport objects to create […]
Join Weir Farm's February Weir Farm Artist-In-Residence reception with Hannah Sklar, co-sponsored by Weir Farm Art Center and Weir Farm National Historic Site, and presented by Wilton Library. There is no charge to attend but registration suggested. Register online or call 203.762.6334. By combining representational forms and imagery that denote the power, subjugation and performativity […]
A lecture by Dr. Kelly Marino, presented by the Wilton League of Women Voters and the Wilton Historical Society With 2020 marking the Centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, the Wilton League of Women Voters and the Wilton Historical Society have partnered to present a talk by Dr. Kelly Marino. “The Movement was […]
