Teens to design own water bottles at Huntington Branch Library in Shelton

Teens: DIY Water Bottle (Grades 9-12)
Date: Aug. 22
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Location: Huntington Branch Library, 41 Church St., Shelton

Register online: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2661&EventID=565031&PK=
or call 203-926-0111.

Teens in grades 9-12 can design their own water bottle using the provided water bottles and library materials. Snacks will be provided.

Shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Seymour Pink opens 2024 T-shirt design contest for students

Our 2024 T-shirt design contest is open now! All Seymour resident middle school, high school, and college age students are eligible to enter.

Visit our website to learn more about the contest and download the entry form.

The winning designer will earn a $1,000 scholarship bursary and your design will go on thousands of 2024 Seymour Pink shirts!

http://www.seymourpink.com/2024-t-shirt-design-contest/

This is shared from Seymour Pink's Facebook page.

Design a canvas book tote Saturday at Derby Public Library

Ditch the Plastic!
D.I.Y. Days at Derby Public Library (All Ages)
Saturday, Sept. 16 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Drop-in event. No registration required.

Connecticut has said "no" to plastic bags. DPL has you covered! Get creative in designing your own canvas library book totes bag. 

One bag per person. All materials supplied/while supplies last.

The only fee is to remember your book bag each time you come to the Library!

Derby Public Library is at 313 Elizabeth St.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page. 

Teen Room at the Ansonia Library to hold jewelry-making class Thursday

 The Library is at 53 S. Cliff St., Ansonia.

Ansonia Library to hold leather working class Thursday for teens

 The Library is at 53 S. Cliff St., Ansonia.

Seymour Pink hosts contest in April to design 2021 Pink Challenge race medal

 

Shared from the Seymour Pink Facebook page:

"Seymour Pink is asking YOU to design this year's medal for the Pink Challenge!

"The pink challenge has participants take on a 5k (3.1 miles) & 10k (6.2 miles) across race weekend. An amazing feat in the fight against breast cancer!

"Learn more about the contest, entry requirements, and download the entry form on our website at http://www.seymourpink.com/new-contest/

"Contest is open the entire month of April. Get your creative caps on!"

Seymour Pink unveils winning 2019 T-Shirt design

Morgan Mehaylo / Contributed photo

SEYMOUR - Each year Seymour Pink holds a contest where a local student designs the nonprofit organization's annual T-shirt.
This year the winning artist is Morgan Mehaylo. Her design was chosen for the official 2019 Seymour Pink T-shirt. 
It reads "Together we are stronger than any battle." 
Morgan will graduate in June from Seymour High School and will attend Central Connecticut State University in the fall.

Long and short sleeve shirts are available at the Seymour Pink Gift Shop, 3 Franklin St.

*Congratulations to Morgan on her winning design!

New parking lot at Ansonia Nature Center featured in newsletter

Dear readers,

In today's Valley Voice newsletter Ralph wrote about the newly-paved parking lot at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center. We also highlight an Ansonia High School graduate who received a scholarship from the Ansonia Rotary Club. 

Thanks for reading!

Patti

Meeting planned on Route 34 design in Derby

Public invited to charrette in Derby next week

DERBY - Mayor Anita Dugatto is inviting residents to the Charrette, the culminating public event of Downtown Now! Derby’s Blueprint for Progress.

The Charrette, an intensive and interactive multi-day design workshop, will be held at The Ballroom at 33 Elizabeth St. and will be led by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ) – world leaders in traditional urban design.

The five-day event will start on Monday and run through Nov. 18. During this time, the public will have several opportunities, through scheduled drop-in times and formal presentations, to weigh-in and help define the redevelopment plan for the south side of downtown Main Street.
“At the Charrette, members of the DPZ team will put pen to paper, giving shape to the ideas that have been collected from the community leading up to this point,” Dugatto said. “Members of the design team will take inspiration from the vision shared by citizens at the two preceding public workshops and will anchor that vision in reality.”

To facilitate the work of the DPZ team, The Ballroom will be transformed into an architect and urban designer studio.
“The Charrette is an intensive and highly visual event. We will be starting with blank sheets of paper and will fill them in with drawings and ideas as the week progresses,” said Marina Khoury, DPZ team leader. “Input by the public at this creative stage in the design process is very important to the future of the redevelopment site, downtown Derby, and the city as a whole.”
On Tuesday, community members are invited to attend a public meeting where a preview of the preliminary design ideas will be presented. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at The Ballroom.

As planners and designers develop design alternatives, the public is encouraged to drop in and comment on what the DPZ team is doing. 
Citizens will be able to interact with the team by viewing their progress, offering feedback, and asking questions.
Drop-in sessions are as follows: Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday’s hours are abbreviated to allow the DPZ team time to complete the design and prepare for the presentation of the preferred design alternatives.

Preferred design alternatives will be presented at a public meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at The Ballroom. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

The City of Derby has appointed a citizen Advisory Committee to guide the development of the plan. Advisory Committee members include: Shane Mangado, Jack Walsh, Christian Meagher, Jim Gildea, Christina DiMartino, Natasha Kelly, Virginia Russo, Willetta Capelle, Beth Colette, and Sarah Widomski.

With offices in Miami and Washington, D.C., DPZ Partners is one of the country’s preeminent urban design and planning firms, having designed over 400 new and existing communities in the U.S. and abroad.

For Downtown Now! DPZ Partners has joined forces with CDM Smith who will provide infrastructure and environmental engineering support; The Williams Group who will conduct market analysis to determine what the market can support, develop, and finance; Urban 3 who will analyze the tax revenue implication of proposed alternatives; Gianni Longo and Associates who will lead public engagement; New Haven-based Robert Orr Associates who will focus on the unique character of Derby’s urbanism and architecture; and Good Earth Advisors (GEA), also based in Connecticut, who will assist with community outreach and act as a local liaison. 

Community offers ideas for future of downtown Derby

Kayleigh Apicerno, standing at right, facilitates a group Thursday night at a Community Voices workshop in Derby. The well-attended session was held to get ideas from members of the community for the future of the downtown district.