Ron Howard seen dining al fresco, Noah Schnapp spotted THE DISH
WITH SUSIE COSTAREGNI
Scene... Director Ron Howard and his wife, author Cheryl Howard, were seen dining al fresco at Eastend on Greenwich Avenue on Tuesday evening. The couple celebrated the nuptials of their daughter Paige Howard to actor/ musician Tim Abou-Nasr in New York’s Central Park last weekend; Ron Howard officiated the ceremony.
Out there... The Domestic Violence Crisis Center’s 20th annual Voices of Courage spring luncheon takes place on Thursday at the Tokeneke Club in Darien from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s honorees are Grammy Award-wining artist, humanitarian and Westport resident Michael Bolton and best-selling author and advocate Jeff Benedict. The conversation will be moderated by DVCC Executive Director Suzanne Adam. For tickets and more info, go to www.dvccct.org/voices-ofcourage-2022.
Scene... Actor and Scarsdale native Noah Schnapp was seen at Gofer Ice Cream in Greenwich recently. The 17-year-old star of the Netflix horror series “Stranger Things” was
recently accepted to the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.
Out there... Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County’s 120th anniversary takes place June 3 at Serafina at the IC in Stamford. The event, “120 Club: An Intimate Evening with Vanessa Williams,” will feature the multi-award winning actress/singer and Chappaqua resident. DJ April Larken will provide the music at the event. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro ,DConn., will be awarded the CLC Champion of Children Award for her unwavering and longtime dedication to children. DeLauro serves as chair of the House Appropriations
Committee and sits on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. CLC, with eight locations, is licensed to serve almost 1,000 children who live across Fairfield County. For more info and tickets, go to www.clcfc.org.
Scene... ESPN Radio’s “GameDay” hosts Jordan and Shae Cornette were seen dining at Gabriele’s of Westport last month. Shae, an Indiana University graduate, and Jordan, a former University of Notre Dame basketball player, tied the knot in 2019.
Out there... The Junior League of Greenwich’s annual “Touch A Truck!” event takes place May 22 at Greenwich Town Hall on
Field Point Road from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature a fleet of powerful trucks including fire trucks, police cars, dump trucks, construction vehicles, motorcycles and ambulances, as well as live music, food trucks and more. For tickets and more info, go to www.jlgreenwich.org.
Scene... Actor Richard Gere has sold his 30-acre Pound Ridge, N.Y., estate at 81 Lyndel Road, which was listed for $28 million. The property listed was purchased by Gere in 1986 for $1.5 million. The 72-year-old actor and owner of The Bedford Post Inn and his wife, 38-year-old publicist Alejandra Silva, have relocated to a 1930’s Georgian
mansion in nearby North Salem, N.Y. with their two young children.
Out there... The 6th Annual Showdown on the Sound in Darien to honor Darien native Michael Taylor’s memory and help reverse the addiction crisis by raising funds for Shatterproof takes place on May 21 at Weed Beach in Darien, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature lawn games and a dunk tank, live music with the Connecticut-based quintet Vasudo, a silent auction, opening remarks and speeches, the boat parade and race and awards ceremony. Taylor, an allstate tennis player at Darien High School and Villanova University graduate, suffered
from addiction initiated by opioid painkillers prescribed after reconstructive shoulder surgery during his junior year at Villanova. He died in April 2016, after two months’ sobriety. Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to reversing the addiction crisis in the United States. Admission is free. For more info go to, www.showdown onthesound.org.
—William Shakespeare And that’s all for now. Later…