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Shoreline Democratic Women Host Season Kick-Off Event at Saybrook Pavilion

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State Representative Diana Urban will be the guest speaker at the SDLW kick-off event, Sept. 6.

State Representative Diana Urban will be the guest speaker at the SLDW
kick-off event, Sept. 6.

The Shoreline League of Democratic Women (SLDW) hosts its 2013-14 Season Kick-off event on Friday, Sept. 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pavilion at Saybrook Point, 150 College Street in Old Saybrook. Special guest speaker will be CT State Representative Diana Urban, 43rd District.

All shoreline Democratic women are welcome to attend this free networking event.

To RSVP, call 860-669-7034 or 860-399-1147, or email:sldworg@gmail.com.

The SLDW draws membership from the towns of Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Lyme, Old Lyme, Centerbrook, Essex, Ivoryton, Deep River, Chester, Killingworth, Madison, Guilford and Branford. Visit their website for more information: www.SLDW.org.

Diana Urban was first elected to the General Assembly in 2000, and is currently serving her fifth term. She is a member of the Legislature’s Environment Committee, and the Program Review and Investigations Committee.  She is Chair of the Select Committee on Children, as well as Co-Chair of the Results Based Accountability Sub Committee of the Appropriations Committee.  She previously served on the Energy and Technology Committee and the Planning and Development Committee.

Urban has significant concerns about both the economy and environment, and is committed to finding and maintaining a balance to encourage sustainable growth within Connecticut.  She wishes to protect the most vulnerable children and provide ample educational opportunities to all children in Connecticut, recognizing the role they will play in the future.

She has been the legislative champion for addressing the “circle of violence” that recognizes that animal abuse too often is a harbinger of domestic abuse and criminal activity.  Urban’s legislative agenda reflects these values and she works closely with constituents and advocacy groups to craft legislation to impact these issues.

For 26 years Urban was employed as an Economics and Political Science professor.  Most recently she taught Micro and Macro Economics, Environmental Studies and Regulation as an Adjunct professor at Three Rivers College and Environmental Conservation at the University of Connecticut Avery Point.  She is currently a Senior Consultant with the Results Leadership Group in Washington DC.

Throughout her tenure in the General Assembly, Urban has led the fight for Results Based Accountability (RBA) in Budgeting in the State of Connecticut  She has also been recognized by Governing Magazine as a National Leader in High Performance Government for her work on RBA and recently the NCSL awarded Connecticut the Con Hogan Award for RBA and Work on Innovation in Government.  She fervently believes that accountability and transparency are essential to good government.

The Shoreline League of Democratic Women is a social and political fellowship that unites Democratic women along the shoreline, and focuses on issues important to women of all ages. Women are encouraged to join the SLDW and participate in the organization’s valuable work in the community.

Participation may be 30 minutes a month, or 30 minutes a year. As a part of the SLDW educational charter, members will be notified of important pending state and national legislation.

For more information on the Shoreline League of Democratic Women, send email to sldworg@gmail.com or contact Kathleen Skoczen at 860-669-7034 or Belinda Jones at 860-399-1147.

For more information about our events and organization, visit our web site at http://www.SLDW.org.

Cappella Cantorum Men’s Chorus Gives Concert at ‘The Kate,’ Sept. 29

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The 30 voice Men’s Chorus of Cappella Cantorum returns to the stage at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St. in Old Saybrook, on Sunday, Sept. 29th at 3 p.m.

Music features selections from Phantom of the Opera, a Civil War Medley, gospel, spirituals, and barbershop favorites by The Hill Top Four.  Barry Asch is the conductor with Deborah Lyon as accompanist.

In early October, the Men’s Chorus will conclude their performance schedule in Dennis, Mass., Cape Cod.

Tickets are $16, and may be reserved by calling The Kate at 877-503-1286 or online at www.thekate.org.

Country School Welcomes Families to Register for ‘Minds in Motion’ Gifted Student Enrichment Program, Oct. 5

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 The Country School hosts Minds in Motion, a student enrichment program featuring interactive, fast-paced, hands-on workshops for students in Kindergarten-8th Grade, on Saturday, Oct. 5, on the school’s 23-acre campus in Madison.  The event will also feature a program for parents and teachers.

Minds in Motion, the Connecticut Association for the Gifted’s signature student enrichment program, provides children opportunities to explore areas of interest that are rarely part of the everyday classroom.  While students participate in workshops, parents are invited to attend a thought-provoking keynote address and their own special-interest workshop.

Student workshops will range from ecology to global language, art and music to writing and book publishing.  Workshop faculty include Country School teachers as well as educators from Talcott Mountain Science Center,  Talcott Mountain Academy, the Connecticut Experiential Learning Center, the Summer Institute for the Gifted, Eastern Connecticut State University, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Aux 3 Pommes, Cool-Ology, Discovery Toys, Arts Center at Killingworth, School of Rock, Square Ruth Associates, and Oddfellows Playhouse.

To see the full list of offerings and faculty members and to register, visit the Connecticut Association for the Gifted’s website, www.ctgifted.org.  The deadline for registering is Friday, Sept. 20.  Spots will be offered on a first come, first served basis.

For the adult portion of the day, Dr. Laurie Bottiger, Head of School at The Country School, will deliver this year’s keynote address, Full STEAM Ahead: Why an Integrated Curriculum Makes So Much Sense for Children.  Dr. Bottiger will share research in cognitive and social neuroscience showing that integrated science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (or STEAM) activities enhance creativity, problem solving, memory systems, and analytical skills, allowing young learners to find meaning in their school curriculum.

Workshops for parents and teachers include Mindset: The Key to Success for Your Child with Katie Augustyn, MA, CAG Board of Directors; Design Thinking with Amy Leidtke, an artist, industrial designer, and educator at the Rhode Island School of Design who will talk about the importance of design thinking and project-based learning; and a panel of parents of gifted children sharing tools and techniques to advocate for children.

The Minds in Motions event is sponsored by the Summer Institute for the Gifted (www.GiftedStudy.org) and by Cool-ology (www.cool-ology.com).

The Country School, founded in 1955, is a coeducational, independent day school serving students in PreSchool through Grade 8.  At The Country School, a rigorous academic program is accompanied by a commitment to hands-on learning and discovery and a focus on the whole child.  The Country School prepares students to meet the future with confidence, encouraging them to reach their highest, both in school and in life.

Learn more about The Country School at www.thecountryschool.org or contact communications@thecountryschool.org.  The Country School is located at 231 Opening Hill Road in Madison.

‘Summer Nights at Harkness,’ Featuring Duke Ellington, Moved to the Garde for This Evening’s Show

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The Duke Ellington band will perform at the Garde in New London on Thursday.

The Duke Ellington band will perform at the Garde in New London on Thursday.

Old Lyme resident Frank Bombaci, Sr., President of Bring Our Music Back, Inc., presents the final concert in the “Summer Nights at Harkness” series on Thursday evening.  The concert, which features Duke Ellington, has been moved to the Garde Arts Center in New London due to the inclement weather expected.

The “Night at the Opera” concert, which had been planned for Aug. 15, has now been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.  Tickets from that night are now welcome at the Duke Ellington concert.

Doors open Thursday at 5 p.m.

The performance schedule is as follows:

6 – 6:45 p.m.  The Real Ambassadors (Youth Performance)

15 intermission

7 – 7:45 p.m.- String of Pearls

8 – 8:45 p.m.  The Duke Ellington Orchestra

20 minute intermission

9:05 – 9:50 p.m. -The Duke Ellington Orchestra 

Shoreline Web News LLC, owner of LymeLine.com, is proud to be a sponsor of “Summer Nights at Harkness.”

The Duke Ellington Orchestra is perhaps the greatest of all Jazz bands.  The group stayed together for over 50 years, recording and writing some of America’s greatest music.  Artistically the era of “swing” and of the big bands was dominated by the orchestra of Edward “Duke” Ellington, the first great composer (and self-arranger and one of the most prolific in the entire history of music) of jazz music.
Ellington’s reputation has increased since his death, with thematic re-packaging’s of his signature music often becoming best-sellers.  Posthumous recognition of his work includes a special award citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board.

Bring Our Music Back, Inc is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the enrichment of life and healing through music in support of aspiring musicians, programs and services within our communities.  The initiative of their concerts is to give burgeoning talent a voice and venue with national recording artists while providing a platform to raise funds to give back to music initiatives within the community.  This is Music with Purpose.

Concert tickets are $25 in advance; $35 at the door and ticket packages for all concerts are available.  Group sales rates are offered  for 15 or more.

To purchase tickets, visit www.bringourmusicback.org, call 860-434-1882 or stop by The Bowerbird or Songbird Cafe in Old Lyme.

Old Saybrook Farmers Market Offers Crafts, Music, Fresh and Local Foods

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Since 1998 the Old Saybrook Farmer’s Market has offered Connecticut grown or made products and produce to an appreciative crowd, growing from two vendors in the first season to 24 in 2013.

Open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Oct. 30, vendors supply an abundance of high quality produce picked only hours before the market opens, along with breads and bakery items baked fresh that day.

Also available are organic and pesticide free fruits and vegetables, local honey, free range eggs, beef, pork and fish, award-winning jams, relishes, guacamole, salsa, pesto, specialty sauces, hummus and more – all hand made with local ingredients.

Live music is always a special attraction at the Old Saybrook Farmers Market.

Live music is always a special attraction at the Old Saybrook Farmers Market.

There’s more than just food at the Old Saybrook Farmer’s Market.  Fine crafted items such as hand woven linens, hand dyed yarn, local wool, hand made clothes, bags, soaps, pottery, a variety of plants and flowers and more, are valuable additions to this market.

On Saturdays, grab a cup of fresh roasted coffee and a delicious bakery item or a hand scooped Italian ice while relaxing and enjoying live music performed by artists such as Glenn Roth, an innovative fingerstyle guitarist and folk artist Geoff Kaufman to name a few.

There are demonstrations scheduled from the local martial arts studio Middlesex Tang Soo and other craftsmen and women.  Check the website for more details at www.oldsaybrookfarmersmarket.com.

Old Saybrook Farmers Market is certified by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture and guarantees that everything sold at the market is Connecticut Grown
or made.