‘Shiny Happy People’ – A Most Strange Courtship
It’s February, so love is in the air. In honor of Valentine’s Day, EG News presents the courtship story of Dan and Camille Speca (above), with some musical accompaniment from REM. By Sophia Richter Nestled in the back of a cafe on Main street, East...
End of Era: After 38 Years, Hartmans Sell Back to Basics
By Elizabeth F. McNamara It was the grandchildren that did it. Bob and Maryann Hartman opened Back to Basics in 1982 and have run it ever since, raising three children and moving the business three times (all on Main Street in EG) in the process. They might have kept...
A Little Bit of Christmas Magic on Main Street
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The Sliding Capos made a Christmas appearance Wednesday night but their show at the Greenwich Hotel had more than the usual festive holiday feel. It had a family feel. In particular, the Reed family. The three Reed brothers – Tom, Dick and...
Drone Captures Santa’s Arrival Saturday
Above: Santa arrives at Town Hall. Credit: Jeff Stevens Led by the festive Extraordinary Rendition Band and a variety of carolers and riding in an antique fire truck, Santa arrived at Town Hall Saturday to greet local children and light the Christmas tree. Our thanks...
The Gamm’s ‘JQA’
By Noelle Salisbury In a time when Americans eat sectionalism for breakfast, it’s easy to lose faith in the integrity of our great (but complicated) nation. However, some of that faith is being served up at the Gamm Theatre’s production of JQA, which opened Tuesday...Upcoming Events
Feb
22
Sat
1:00 pm
Fashion Icons from Marie Antoine...
@ East Greenwich Free Libary
Fashion Icons from Marie Antoine...
@ East Greenwich Free Libary
Feb 22 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fashion historian Kip Brott answers the question: What’s a Fashion Icon, Anyway? Legendary “fashion icons” have sparked admiration, emulation, and sometimes even outrage! Join us as we learn more about their remarkable lives and explore how[...]
Feb
26
Wed
6:30 pm
Discussing Mental Health – ASAPP
@ Swift Community Center
Discussing Mental Health – ASAPP
@ Swift Community Center
Feb 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, from 6:30-8:30 PM, the Swift Community Center will be the site for Discussing Mental Health-ASAPP. At a time when stress, anxiety, depression, gun violence, vaping, substance use and peer dynamics negatively[...]
Mar
2
Mon
9:30 am
2020-21 Kindergarten Registratio...
@ Swift Community Center
2020-21 Kindergarten Registratio...
@ Swift Community Center
Mar 2 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Children are eligible to enter Kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year if they have attained or will have attained five years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2020. Except for medical or religious reasons,[...]
Apr
4
Sat
7:00 pm
‘Thanks for the Mammaries’
@ EG Fireman's Hall
‘Thanks for the Mammaries’
@ EG Fireman's Hall
Apr 4 @ 7:00 pm
Performer Ida Zecco. An uplifting tale of music, theater and stand up comedy, sponsored by the Greenwich Bay Women’s Club and starring the incomparable Ida Zecco, with Jim Rice as music director/arranger, and John O’Neil[...]