Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Rotarians ready to host Shelton Day Sunday
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| Aerial view of Howe Avenue on a previous Shelton Day. Credit: Derby-Shelton Rotary Club website. |
The festival features continuous live entertainment on two stages, informational booths from local businesses and organizations and vendors offering food, crafts and more.
The event was started in the mid-1980s by the Shelton Business District Association and has turned into an annual celebration for the city.
Proceeds from the festival benefit the community, in the form of scholarships for Derby and Shelton High School graduating seniors and other projects.
Handicap parking will be available in the lot off of White Street, behind Echo Hose, Hook and Ladder Company firehouse.
Information in this post was taken from the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club website.
Seymour Library slates activities for kids, book sale, more
This calendar of events is from the Seymour Public Library Facebook page.
Update:
The library announced two changes to the calendar:
Origami on Oct. 17 has been changed to 3:45 p.m. Oct. 22, and Danny Magic will perform at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Derby Library to host book talk, author visit
DERBY - The Derby Public Library scheduled its next Lunchtime Book Discussion for
12:30 p.m. Oct. 29.
The selected title is The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd.
This novel by the author of The Secret Life of Bees is set in pre-Civil War South Carolina.
It follows Sarah, the daughter of the wealthy Grimke family and slave Hetty "Handful" Grimke, her handmaid.
The story, which follows 35 years of their lives, was inspired by real-life historical figure Sarah Grimke – feminist, suffragist,and abolitionist.
It goes beyond the recorded history and explores the inner lives of all the characters, both real and imagined.
Multiple copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.
Participants are asked to bring a sandwich and a friend as they “chat and chew."
Dessert and beverages will be provided.
Registration is requested.
Author to discuss sweet treats
The Library has scheduled a visit from author and bakery owner, Maria Bruscino Sanchez, at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27.
The Library has scheduled a visit from author and bakery owner, Maria Bruscino Sanchez, at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27.
She will discuss her newest cookbook, Small, Sweet and Italian: Tiny Tasty Treats from Maria’s Bakery and share her journey from baking as a young girl with her family, to opening her own bakery in Waterbury, to writing several cookbooks.
Books will be available to purchase.
Registration is requested.
For more information about either program 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.
Food bank in Derby needs donations
Cupboard is bare at St. Vincent De Paul
DERBY - Cindy Barbian, manager, St. Vincent De Paul Helping Hands of the Valley Thrift Shoppe and Food Pantry, said today in a release the organization desperately needs food donations.
"Our shelves are empty, Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming up and we are servicing
six-plus families a day," she said.
"We don't have the food to pack," Barbian said. "We are in desperate need of soup, stew, canned ravioli/spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, canned fruit, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, boxed potatoes, canned corn, canned carrots, you name it, we need it."
The store and food bank are located at 237 Roosevelt Drive. For information call 203-734-7577.
The nonprofit's hours are 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
*If you're looking for a place to donate food or supermarket gift cards, consider donating to St. Vincent De Paul Helping Hands of the Valley.
The nonprofit provides support for local needy families throughout the year, not just at holiday time!
Barbian and director Sandi Bailie deserve to be commended for their continuing efforts to help the less fortunate.
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| Contributed photo |
DERBY - Cindy Barbian, manager, St. Vincent De Paul Helping Hands of the Valley Thrift Shoppe and Food Pantry, said today in a release the organization desperately needs food donations.
"Our shelves are empty, Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming up and we are servicing
six-plus families a day," she said.
"We don't have the food to pack," Barbian said. "We are in desperate need of soup, stew, canned ravioli/spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, canned fruit, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, boxed potatoes, canned corn, canned carrots, you name it, we need it."
The store and food bank are located at 237 Roosevelt Drive. For information call 203-734-7577.
The nonprofit's hours are 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
*If you're looking for a place to donate food or supermarket gift cards, consider donating to St. Vincent De Paul Helping Hands of the Valley.
The nonprofit provides support for local needy families throughout the year, not just at holiday time!
Barbian and director Sandi Bailie deserve to be commended for their continuing efforts to help the less fortunate.
Art for every taste on exhibit at Derby restaurant
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Ansonia resident Ralph Villers (my spouse) checks out Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo's entry, 'Bigger, Better,' during Thursday's opening reception of the council's 'Delicious II' show at Marco Pizzeria and Restaurant in Derby.
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5K to benefit Derby schools wins support
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| Derby resident Kiley Drezek, 10, nears the finish line Saturday at Derby's B.E.S.T. 5K Run/Walk. |
DERBY - The city's four public schools received a lot of enthusiastic support Saturday.
Runners from the Valley, Bridgeport, Bethany, Cheshire, Hamden, Middletown, Milford, Naugatuck, Newtown, Prospect, Suffield, Waterbury, West Haven, and Diamond Point, N.Y. took part in Derby's B.E.S.T. 5K Walk/Run.
The runners were joined by walkers of all ages. Derby teachers and administrators took part in the fun.
It almost made me want to take up running. Almost.
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