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Kellogg Center in Derby to host afternoon tea workshop

DERBY - Enjoy a tea-rrific afternoon of crafting from 1-2:30 p.m. June 27 at the Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave.

This tea workshop will teach children the history of tea and will demonstrate the social “do’s and don’ts” of a tea party. Kids and the young at heart will make handcrafted herbal tea blends and tea accessories.

Come and enjoy this children’s afternoon tea workshop. Refreshments will be provided.

The program is free and appropriate for ages 8 and up. To register and for more information, call 203-734-2513 or email donna.kingston@ct.gov.


The Kellogg Environmental Center, operated by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.



This information is taken from an online community calendar sponsored by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the New Haven Independent.

Ansonia students to stage 'Guys and Dolls, Jr.' for 4 performances

ANSONIA - Ansonia High School and Ansonia Middle School students are bringing the classic musical Guys and Dolls, Jr. to the middle school stage.

The production is presented by Bright Light Musicals, LLC.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and June 11, and 12 in the Dr. Richard F. Nicolari Auditorium at the middle school, 115 Howard Ave.

Tickets are $10 in advance; $12 at the door.

At the dress rehearsal Monday students were clearly enthusiastic about being in a performance, which was a first for many of them, drama and musical director William Izzo said.

I was surprised to learn rehearsals only started in late March. The students and their teachers deserve plaudits for accomplishing so much in a short period of time.

I urge everyone to go see the show. You won't be disappointed! 
It's a romantic comedy set in 1940 New York City with memorable music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. 
Some of the songs are: A Bushel and a Peck, Luck Be a Lady, and Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat. All wonderful! You'll leave the auditorium humming the tunes. 


Some dress rehearsal photos are below:

















For information, contact:

William Izzo, Drama and Musical Director - 203-736-5070 or email: wizzo@ansonia.org

Mary Lynn Mott, Musical and Choreography Director – 203-736-5095 or email: mmott@ansonia.org

Elise Nicolari, Stage Manager and Production Coordinator – 203-751-1966 or email: enicolari@ansonia.org.

Ansonia High Class of '65 to hold reunion

ANSONIA - Members of the Ansonia High School Class of 1965 are planning a 50-year reunion on Sept. 19.

Read all the details in the Valley Independent Sentinel.

Griffin Hospital in Derby to offer health career classes

Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers in Derby is offering two sessions of its Accelerated Certified Nursing Assistant program this summer./ Contributed photo 

DERBY -The Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers, 300 Seymour Ave., Suite 206, is offering two sessions of its Accelerated Certified Nursing Assistant program this summer to help aspiring healthcare professionals quickly jumpstart their careers.

There will be a daytime session of the five-week CNA Program starting June 29 and a special evening session starting Aug. 17. Anyone 18 years of age or older with a high school diploma or GED may apply for admission.

The program runs for a total of 104 hours. The first four weeks of the program will be classroom education and skills training and the final week will include clinical experience at an extended care facility and Griffin Hospital for the required 40 hours for CNA certification completion.

The days and hours for the session starting June 29 are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for the first four weeks, and Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. for the final week.

The session starting Aug. 17 will be Monday through Thursday from 5-9 p.m. for the first four weeks, and the times for the clinical hours in the final week will be discussed in class.

Tuition is $1,250 and includes books, CPR training, and malpractice insurance.

For more information or to apply, call 203-732-1276 or visit griffinhealth.org/allied-health.

Griffin Hospital's School of Allied Health Careers was one of the first hospital-based schools of its kind to be authorized by the Connecticut Department of Higher Education and offers Phlebotomy and other professional educational programs to provide training, education, and certification in selected health careers. 

Classes are taught by certified instructors in the Griffin Hospital Medical Building, located at 300 Seymour Ave.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital. 

Performers to kick off summer with concert at Derby Public Library

Jan and Willie Nininger (photo from Derby Library website)

DERBY - The Derby Public Library has scheduled entertainers Willie and Jan Nininger to perform a Summer Kick-Off Concert at 6:30 p.m. June 29.

They will perform a variety of summer-themed tunes, from Under the Boardwalk to Up On the Roof.

This talented husband and wife duo will have toes tapping to songs by favorite artists 

such as the Beach Boys, the Beatles, Jimmy Buffett, the Drifters, the Everly Brothers, and more.

Willie and Jan have performed in the United States and Europe, bringing back fond memories as they perform a wide variety of music.

Registration is requested.

For more information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482, 

or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.

This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.

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