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GOOD To Watch/Attend: Upcoming Town Board/Commission Meetings and Events

Monday, May 25: Memorial Day

  • Town Hall Offices Closed
  • Memorial Day Parade at 10 a.m. in Wilton Center
  • Memorial Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. at Hillside Cemetery

Tuesday, May 26: Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting at 7 p.m., via Zoom [agenda] [Zoom link]

Wednesday, May 27:

  • Board of Trustees — Trust Fund for Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Special Meeting at 7 p.m. [details TBD]
  • Wilton Employees Retirement Plan Investment Committee Special Meeting at 7:30 p.m. [details TBD]

Thursday, May 28: Inland Wetlands Commission Meeting at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom only [agenda] [Zoom link]

GOOD To Celebrate: Fourth Annual Wilton Pride Festival Returns May 31

Credit: Justin Baiad Photography

The fourth annual Wilton Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, May 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Wilton Town Center. The festival is co-sponsored by Wilton Pride and Wilton Library. The rain date is Sunday, June 7.

This year’s festival will feature an array of interactive activities, including music, live mural painting, performing arts, an artisan market, exhibits, a scavenger hunt, food, drinks, and much more.

“This event is a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together and demonstrate that Wilton is Where You Belong,” Wilton Library Executive Director Caroline Mandler said. “We look forward to seeing everyone in Wilton Center on May 31st!”

“Four years in, this festival keeps growing because this community keeps showing up for each other, for our youth, and for the values we share. The Wilton Pride Festival is more than a celebration; it’s a living reminder that belonging isn’t just a slogan, it’s something we build together. ” Wilton Pride Board Member Heidi Tsapelas said.

Once again, Marché Artisan Market, founded by Wilton residents Katie Nelson and Kerry Ray, will offer a curated “Pride Market” that will feature an array of handcrafted goods, including art prints and paper, bath and beauty products, candles, clothing, fiber arts, jewelry, pottery and specialty items.

Also at the festival, artist Erwin Ong will lead an interactive community mural art project with festival attendees themed on love, respect, freedom, equality, hope, joy and belonging.

For more information, including a schedule of events, featured activities and available food and beverages, visit the Wilton Pride website.

GOOD Talent: WHS Nominated for 18 Halo Awards

The cast of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” Credit: Lara Smithson Paschalidis / WHS Theater Arts

Congratulations to the Wilton High School Theater Arts department and everyone involved with this year’s theatrical productions. The school received 18 Halo Award nominations.

Since 1993, the Halo Awards have recognized excellence in high school theatre in the areas of performance, design, music, and technical achievements. Theater professionals attend performances and adjudicate high school plays and musicals at public and private schools across all eight counties of Connecticut throughout the school year.

This year, Wilton High School has been nominated for:

Shakespeare in Love

  • Best Performance of a Featured Male Role (play): Zach Helgesen as Ned Allyn
  • Best Performance of a Featured Female Role (play): Maria Paschalidis as Queen Elizabeth I
  • Best Performance of a Comic Male Role (play): Sophia DeVito as Henslowe
  • Best Performance of a Supporting Male Role (play): Nick Somma as Lord Wessex
  • Best Performance of a Leading Male Role (contemporary play): Quinn Dickinson as Will Shakespeare
  • Best Performance of a Leading Female Role (contemporary play): Nicole Allen as Viola de Lesseps
  • Best Running Crew
  • Best Stage Management: Hayden Zapotosky, Ishaan Bherwani and Lucia Kwei
  • Best Contemporary Play

Disney’s the Little Mermaid

  • Best Performance of a Supporting Female Role (musical): Maria Paschalidis as Ursula
  • Best Performance of a Leading Male Role (contemporary musical): Ryan Hough as Prince Eric
  • Best Performance of a Leading Female Role (contemporary musical): Ellis Nichols as Ariel
  • Best Contemporary Musical
  • Best Special Effects: Will DeBernardis
  • Best Orchestra
  • Best Dancing

GOOD To Ride: Teen E-Bike Safety Courses Coming to Wilton Library

Two e-bike riders photographed Monday, Dec. 4 after driving erratically and dangerously on River and Horseshoe Pond Rds. Credit: contributed

With e-bikes and e-scooters becoming increasingly popular among local teens, Wilton Library is hosting two hands-on safety courses this summer for students in grades 6-12.

Led by Kate Haavik, founder and CEO of bike safety training company Ride On!, the 90-minute sessions will combine discussion about rules of the road with an outdoor obstacle course designed to help teens safely navigate bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters.

Courses will take place Sunday, June 28 and Sunday, July 12 at 10 a.m. in the Wilton Library parking lot. Helmets are required, only non-motorized traditional bikes are allowed, and registration (on the library website for June 28 and July 12) is mandatory due to limited space.

Participants will meet on the sidewalk near the “Wilton is Where You Belong” crosswalk.