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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Storm Sandy ...
Due to storm conditions, please note that the Stamford Downtown Special Services District office and the Stamford Town Center will be closed Monday, October 29, 2012.
Please heed warnings issued by our local government, and be safe. Link here for more info from news Channel 12. Remember, the best downtowner is a safe downtowner. : )
And as of 8pm on Monday night, the Stamford Downtown Special Services District office will be closed on Tues, October 30 as well....
Station Eats Treats for Halloween - Oct 27 - Oct 31
Station Eats Phone: 203-588-0960 Fax: 203-602-8858 | $$ | 3 Landmark Square | Centrally located. Great prices. Good fun. Watch your burger, veggie burger or hot dog grilled to perfection in 90 seconds, then pick from 30 toppings to make your own delicious creation. |
Saturday, October 27, 2012
“Drinking Beer Sonata” at Opening of New Franklin Street Works Exhibit « OmNomCT
“Drinking Beer Sonata” at Opening of New Franklin Street Works Exhibit « OmNomCT
Saturday, 10/27, from 5-8 pm, a reception for Working Alternatives: Breaking Bread, Art Broadcasting and Collective Action.
Franklin Street Works Phone: 203-595-5211 Fax: | 41 Franklin Street | A not-for-profit contemporary art space, café, and social gathering place showcasing original on-site and off-site exhibitions, artist projects, and innovative cultural programming. |
Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Get your Spook on - Check what's happening downtown...
Black Bear Saloon Phone: 203-324-4448 Fax: 203-325-2505 | $$ | 261 Main Street | Classic American style pub with an outdoor patio boasts a moderately priced menu featuring the best burger and happy hour in Stamford. |
Bobby Valentine's Sports Gallery Café Phone: 203-348-0010 Fax: 203-359-9395 | $$ | 225 Main Street | Voted Connecticut's #1 Sports Bar for over 30 years. Over 40 HDTV's. All major sports packages available. Outdoor patio. Happy hour. Full menu available all day. |
Bradford's Grill & Tavern Phone: 203-961-9999 Fax: 203-961-0801 | $$ | 83 Bedford Street | Burgers, salads, pizza & more. Open for lunch & dinner until midnight, catering anytime. Outdoor rear patio. Late nite bar menu with DJ’s, Thurs, Fri & Sat. Private function room for up to 120 people. |
Grand Phone: 203-323-3232 Fax: 203-323-3236 | $$$ | 15 Bank Street | This stunning bi-level space offers unique dining. Serving cocktails and nightlife in the large bar and lounge areas. Special events featuring an eclectic catering menu and top notch service. |
Tiernan's Bar & Restaurant Phone: 203-353-8566 Fax: 203-252-2267 | $$ | 187 Main Street | Delicious American cuisine with Irish specialties. Live bands Thur, Fri and Sat. Happy hour Mon-Fri 4pm-7pm. Party packages available. |
....and please party responsibly.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Isn't it on your bucket list to be in a parade? Volunteer with us!
Among the many balloons, The Lorax and Red Fraggle will make their debut this year. Don’t miss our Master of Ceremonies, Alan Kalter from the Late Show with David Letterman. Award winning marching bands will add pazzaz to the day. The Westhill and Stamford High School marching bands will march along with bands including Brentwood, Harrison, Norwalk, Trumbull,The Lorax and Red Fraggle will make their debut this year. Don’t miss our Master of Ceremonies, Alan Kalter from the Late Show with David Letterman. Award winning marching bands will add pazzaz to the day. The Westhill and Stamford High School marching bands will march along with bands including Brentwood, Harrison, Norwalk, Trumbull,Alan Kalter from the Late Show with David Letterman. Award winning marching bands will add pazzaz to the day. The Westhill and Stamford High School marching bands will march along with bands including Brentwood, Harrison, Norwalk, Trumbull, Uniondale High Schools and the NYPD Emerald Society Pipe & Drum Band and other marching bands from all over Connecticut and New York. So, don’t let the parade pass you by, step off is
Monday, October 22, 2012
Loft Artists Association-“OPEN STUDIOS 2012” Life Inside the Lofts! - Nov 2
Friday, October 19, 2012
Station Eats fall recipes are here!
More on next page.....Here is the rest.
Information available at www.stationeats.com or 203 588 0960 CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The Men's Store - Oct 20, Saks Fifth Ave in Stamford
Saks Fifth Avenue Phone: 203-323-3100 Fax: 203-948-1466 | Department Store | 140 Atlantic Street | Luxury specialty store offering exclusive designer fashions for men and women as well as shoes, accessories, cosmetics and fragrances. |
COME AND VOLUNTEER AT THE PALACE THEATER
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Ballet School of Stamford - Kyla Rae Tillem Memorial Performance Oct. 19th
Kyla Rae Tillem Memorial Performance Oct. 19th
We hope you will join us on
Friday October 19th at 7:00 for a benefit concert in memory of Kyla Rae Tillem. For those who didn't know Kyla she was a lovely young dancer who studied with us and made us all smile. She lost her battle with pediatric cancer last April.
Kyla's friends are producing this benefit in her memory at John Jay High School. We are pleased to participate along with groups from her high school. We will present Kyla's Dance choreographed by faculty member Ashlee Knapp to music from Kyla's favorite band Mayday Parade.
Kyla's passion was ballet and we loved watching her dance. Her parents have created the Kyla Rae Tillem Memorial Dance Scholarship Fund to provide tuition assistance for young dancers at our school. We are honored by their choice. Proceeds from this performance will be donated to this fund along with any tax deductible donation you make. Please contact us for additional information.
Kyla and Michael
The Ballet School of Stamford
Old Town Hall
175 Atlantic Street Stamford CT 06901
203-358-8853
info@balletschoolofstamford.org
The Ballet School of Stamford is a non-profit organization proudly serving our community for 14 years.
Ballet School of Stamford, The Phone: 203-358-8853 Fax: n/a | 175 Atlantic Street, Old Town Hall | Offers excellent ballet training to students age 3 to adult for both the recreational and pre-professional student. Promotes and encourages cultural diversity in ballet. |
Monday, October 15, 2012
New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association Inc on Nov 12.
New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association Inc.
50th Anniversary Banquet .
The Sheraton Stamford Hotel
Saturday, Nov. 12, 2012
www.nhrhta.org
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
ROYAL DRUMMERS and DANCERS of BURUNDI - OCT 19th
ROYAL DRUMMERS and DANCERS of BURUNDI - OCT 19th
SPECIAL OFFER
any seats for $20+box-office charge.
ENTER Coupon code Bujumbura at the checkout. Valid till Oct 18th for advance purchase online.
One of the greatest percussion ensembles in the world and their live performances are the ultimate African drum experience.
Watch Preview:
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=3F9JQ96HCcU&feature=player_embedded
From a tiny country in Central Africa comes one of the most gifted and celebrated percussion ensembles in the world — Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi. Their dance and drumming performances are based on ancient sacred traditions that have been passed down from father to son for centuries, yet these distinctive early rhythms sound as modern as any contemporary beat. The thunderous drum sound — the “Burundi beat”— has gained the rapt attention of audiences worldwide and influenced popular Western contemporary artists like Joni Mitchell, Adam and the Ants, and Bow Wow Wow.
Originally used exclusively for ceremonial occasions, the distinctive drums are made from hollowed tree trunks and animal skins. Come witness ancient Burundi culture with its thunderous percussive rhythms and mesmerizing movements brought to the stage by this remarkable ensemble!
Here is the rest. Palace Theater, Stamford, CT
Tickets: http://www.scalive.org/
http://www.worldonstage.org/
Tel: 203.325.4466
Friday, October 12, 2012
Stamford, Take Off Your Clothes! - Oct 20
- Clean, gently-used, seasonally-appropriate clothing and outwear for men, women, teenagers, children and infants;
- Accessories such as footwear, scarves, gloves, hats, ties, handbags, briefcases, backpacks and belts;
- Socks and pajamas for children.
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
5th Annual Pro-Am Charity Chili Cook-Off- FOOD Bank Fundraiser on Oct 13
CAST YOUR VOTE FOR
"THE BEST CHILI IN STAMFORD"
5th Annual Pro-Am Charity Chili Cook-Off
to benefit
The Food Bank
Saturday October 13
12PM to 3PM
At The Unitarian Universalist Society in Stamford
20 Forest Street (across from the Avon Theater)
Free Parking at the Bedford Street Garage!!!!
Suggested Donation for Admission
$10 per person
OR
$5 per person
if you bring a bag of non-perishable food items to donate
Kids under 14 are free!
Amateur chefs will go Head to Head
To determine who has
Stamford's Best Chili!!
YOU DECIDE THE WINNER!!
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Did you ever want to be a Clown, or Fly a Giant Balloon? Volunteer in the UBS Parade Spectacular by Oct 26...
Clown volunteers must attend two training sessions which are scheduled for November 7 and November 14. Both training sessions are about three hours long and will start at 5:30. (More info to come)
On Thursday, November 8th at 12 noon, we will hold a press conference for the parade -- we ask that all balloon handlers try to attend because we will offer a short training on how to handle the balloons.
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By TrainMetro North trains running between New Haven & Grand Central Station make several stops each hour at the Stamford Transportation Center.
The parade route is just a 5 minute walk from the Transportation Center.
By CarI-95 North or South, take Exit 7 or 8. Follow signs to parking.
Merritt Parkway Northbound or Southbound take exit 34 or 35. Follow signs to parking.
Parking is available at Landmark Square, Stamford Town Center, Stamford Government Center, Bell & Bedford Street Garages as well as several other convenient lots downtown.
Friday, October 5, 2012
FRANKLIN STREET WORKS: SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, Oct. 27, 6:00-10:00 pm BIRTHDAY PARTY
FRANKLIN STREET WORKS: SAVE THE DATE! OCTOBER 27 BIRTHDAY PARTY + SEPTEMBER EVENTS
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Reading and Music, Thurs, Sept 20
VHS THE EXHIBITION:
Sept 6 - Oct 14
RECEPTION:
Thursday, Sept 13, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
VHS The Exhibition, which is the brainchild of guest curator Rebecca Cleman, explores the use of this format for artistic experimentation. The exhibition includes works by Robert Beck, Sadie Benning, Dustin Guy Defa, James Fotopoulos, and Trevor Shimizu. Artworks are accompanied by ephemera from ‘80s-era analogue home video culture, such as the glitchy computer-generated, anti-corporate corporate spokesman Max Headroom, to give a broad perspective on the cultural shifts created by this technological phenomenon in entertainment, life, and art.
According to Cleman, "The VHS tape was merely one element in a now-defunct system that greatly altered how individuals related to television and commercial media, encouraging a new participatory and personalized relationship to the technology," adding, "Artists relate to VHS as an historic artifact and as a symbol of the distribution and exhibition of art, while also exploiting its unique properties as a medium. Grouped together, the works in VHS The Exhibition make use of VHS and home video to provoke familiar definitions of art and art making." To find out more check out the Rebecca Cleman's introductory text HERE and Scott Gargan's Stamford Advocate article on the show HERE.
Kent Evans: Reading and Music Performance
September 20, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Franklin Street Works is proud to present an evening of music and readings with Kent Evans, author and multi-platform artist on Thursday, September 20 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Kent Evans' forthcoming novel A Crash Course on the Anatomy of Robots releases September 17, 2012, from Pangea Books. Please join us for a free, public presentation, that will include readings from his newly released novel, and a live music performance accompanying various parts of the book. Kent Evans will play guitar, Laura Wilson will be on violin, and Andrew Trudeau will join in with multiple instruments.
Evans' book has been met with high praise, such as Walt Whitman Award-winning author Elana Bell's insights, "A Crash Course On the Anatomy of Robots reads like a collision between Hunter S. Thompson and Pico Iyer. Expect to be surprised." While Kent Evans travels extensively these days, he grew up nearby, in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Franklin Street Works is proud to collaborate with Evans on his Stamford appearance!
Franklin Street Works is a new, not-for-profit contemporary art space, café, and social gathering place in Stamford, Connecticut. It produces original on-site and off-site exhibitions, artist projects, and related programming. Located in renovated row houses on Franklin Street, the two-story space includes three galleries and a café. Franklin Street Works embraces innovative art and exhibition practices, a DIY attitude, and a workshop approach to its programming, audiences, and organizational structure. The activities and attitudes of the café reflect and expand on the organization’s mission as a contemporary art venue.
Franklin Street Works
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Stamford--One of 9 Cities You Wouldn't Think Are Hubs for Tech Startups | Slideshow | Entrepreneur.com
9 Cities You Wouldn't Think Are Hubs for Tech Startups | Slideshow | Entrepreneur.com
Stamford--Why it's hot: Like many cities that neighbor New York City, Stamford made a name for itself when big companies fled the big city for lower operating costs. But now, Stamford hopes to foster homegrown talent, and in a bold move to reinvent itself as a tech hub, it has transformed its old city hall into the Stamford Innovation Center. See more...
Check out http://stamfordicenter.com/
& Directions to
175 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT 06901