Archive for February, 2010
Food for Thought Expo
Fuel for Learning Partnership is hosting a Food For Thought Expo on Saturday, March 27 from 10am to 4pm at Fairfield Warde High School. Honoring National Nutrition Month, the Expo will feature local farms and business with healthy and sustainably produced foods, speakers, children’s activities, and cooking demonstrations throughout the day. The event is free. If you’re interested in participating, contact Michelle McCabe at planitny@hotmail.com.
February 28, 2010 at 5:15 am fairfieldfamilies Leave a comment
Maple Syrup Open House
Learn how Ambler Farm makes its very own maple syrup on Saturday, February 27 and Saturday, March 6 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm.
Bundle up and learn about the Native American origin of maple syrup, the amazing flow of sap and how to boil the sap down to make syrup. The program will wrap up with some tasting of Ambler Famr’s very own maple syrup over vanilla ice cream. It’s a great activity for the whole family. The event is free but email amblerfarm@gmail.com to pre-register.
February 26, 2010 at 3:16 am fairfieldfamilies Leave a comment
Fairfield is All Abuzz
Can you spell “DEDICATION”? Continuing a nearly three-decade tradition, the Junior Women’s Club of Fairfield will once again sponsor its town-wide spelling bee for fifth-graders. The 29th annual event, scheduled for Thursday, February 25 at 7 pm in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School auditorium, promises to keep audience members on the edge of their seats as the chosen young scholars vie to outspell their opponents. (Snowdate is Wednesday, April 21, same time and location).
The participants include 47 classroom winners from fifth-grade classes in Fairfield’s public and private schools, plus a corresponding number of alternates. The top winners of the town bee will receive savings bonds donated by local banks and will advance to the Connecticut Junior Women, Inc. State Spelling Bee to be held May 15 in Portland, CT.
Family members who attend are being asked to bring a new board book for second- through eighth-grade readers. The books will be donated to the JWC’s 2010 charitable partner, Brady’s Smile, which operates support programs for children and families at Bridgeport and other area hospitals. In addition to the spelling bee, the Junior Women’s Club hosts a Touch-a-Truck to fund scholarships for high school women and “A Visit to Santa’s House,” which supports local charities. For more information about the club, visit www.jwcfairfield.com.
February 24, 2010 at 7:30 pm fairfieldfamilies Leave a comment
Junior Women’s Club Monthly Meeting
The Junior Women’s Club of Fairfield will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Osborn Hill School Library, 760 Stillson Road. The club will be preparing for the 2010 Townwide Spelling Bee for fifth-graders, scheduled for the following evening, February 25, and prepping for a March 31 membership drive and blanket-making party for charitable partner, Brady’s Smile. Open to women in Fairfield and surrounding towns, the JWC is a non-profit service organization that gives members the chance to make new friends while giving back to the greater community, through social and personal enrichment programs for women and fundraisers such as Touch-a-Truck and “A Visit to Santa’s House.” To learn more about the club, call Membership Chair Bridget Perry at 203.254.4660 or visit www.jwcfairfield.com.
February 22, 2010 at 5:42 am fairfieldfamilies Leave a comment
FRESH Screening
You are invited to a very special screening of the documentary food film FRESH on Saturday, February 27 from 2pm to 4:30pm at Audubon Greenwich. Immediately following the film, a panel of prominent members of the local/sustainable food movement will discuss the critical role we each play in supporting local farms and creating a local market for sustainable products and offer practical ideas about small but important steps we can take to join and strengthen this grass roots movement. Afterwards, enjoy complimentary organic wine and local cheese in the exhibition area.
Space is very limited and tickets are available in advance only. Buy tickets for $7 online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/91186. (If tickets/space remains, admission will be $15 at the door so please buy in advance.)
Doors open at 2pm / Movie at 2:30pm. Movie length: 72 min. Snow date: February 28.
A special educational program for children is being offered free of charge from 2:30pm to 3:45pm so the whole family can enjoy an afternoon at the beautiful venue. Be An Animal Tracks and Traces Detective: Learn about the different tracks and traces left by our local animals and then join us for a short walk outside to search for animal signs. Ages 5 & up. RSVP required for this program. Sign up by calling the store at 203-869-5272 x221.
Co-sponsored by: Fairfield Green Food Guide and Greenwich Audubon
For more information, please visit: http://fairfieldgreenfoodguide.com, http://audubon.greenwich.org and www.FRESHthemovie.com
February 18, 2010 at 3:41 pm fairfieldfamilies Leave a comment
Bowling Bonanza
Looking for indoor fun during February school break week?
Nutmeg Bowl is offering a Kids Winter Break Special from February 15 to 19, 10am to 1pm: Get 2 games with shoes, hot dog and soda for only $10 per person.
February 15, 2010 at 4:46 am fairfieldfamilies Leave a comment
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Learn the history behind Cupid and Valentine’s Day.
February 14, 2010 at 2:01 am fairfieldfamilies Leave a comment
Year of the Tiger
It’s Chinese New Year’s Eve! 2010 is the Yearof the Tiger.
Like the lion in Western culture, the Tiger is the proverbial King of the Jungle, and admired for its vivid stripes that symbolize the balanced forces of `yin’ and `yang’. One of the most dynamic signs in the zodiac, Tigers are truly a force of nature. They are by turns dependable, unpredictable, fearless and stout-hearted, tender and loving. For all the world appearing at times to be quiet homebodies, Tigers may just as suddenly change course, and pack up to travel to some far-flung exotic destination. Read more.
Celebrate the Chinese New Year holiday with festivities at Beardsely Zoo today from noon to 3pm or with crafts/activities at home.
February 13, 2010 at 5:04 am fairfieldfamilies Leave a comment
