NY Yankees manager Aaron Boone dines in Greenwich
As does radio host Mark Simone
Scene… New York Yankees manager and Greenwich resident Aaron Boone was seen dining at the Tony’s at the J House in Riverside last weekend. Also seen at the popular spot was WOR radio host Mark Simone.
Out there… Sam Bridge Nursery’s 2023 Winter Market is now open Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market, on North Street in Greenwich, offers products from local farmers and artisans in the area including Sankow’s Beaver Brook Farm, Riverbank Farm, Wave Hill Breads, Silvia’s Kitchen, Om Champagne Tea, Empanadas On The Go, The Local Catch and Oronoque Farms, among others. Also offered year round is raw local honey and maple syrup. For more info, go to www.sambridge.com, or call 203-542-9390.
Out there… Greenwich Library’s Friends Friday Films is showing “Ticket to Paradise” on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Berkley Theater. The 2022 film about exes who join forces to stop their daughter from rushing into marriage on her Bali vacation features actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts .To register and for more info, go to www.greenwichlibrary.libcal.com.
Scene… Jean-Georges Vongerichten, celebrity chef and restaurateur, joined Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on “Today with Hoda & Jenna” Thursday morning and shared his recipe for sautéed shrimp with homemade chili oil. Vongerichten is the owner of the Happy Monkey on Greenwich Avenue, which opened last summer.
Out there… The Greenwich Exchange for Women’s Work on 28 Sherwood Place in Greenwich is holding their annual winter sale featuring an array of gifts, décor and clothing. The shop is open Thursday and Friday noon to 4 p.m., and Saturday noon to 3 p.m. For more info, call 203-8690229 or go to https:// www.greenwichexchange.org/.
Out there… The Breast Cancer Alliance’s charity poker tournament is taking place at Townhouse on Church Street in Greenwich on Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. The evening will offer cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as well as a Gas Bijoux trunk show. Poker begins at 8 p.m. Non-cash prizes will be awarded to the finalists. For more info and to register, go to www.breastcanceralliance.org.
Scene… The Bedford Planning Board has approved the controversial
plans to erect a 130-foot cell tower on land at 954 Old Post Road in Bedford, N.Y., owned by actor and former Pound Ridge, N.Y. resident Richard Gere and real estate developer Russell Hernandez. The duo that are owners of The Bedford Post Inn offered the land on the inn’s 14-acre property for the proposed tower.
Out there… Greenwich native and historian Missy Wolfe will speak at Greenwich Town Hall on Jan. 30 at 4 p.m. Wolfe will talk about the colonial era in Greenwich. She is the author of “The Great Ledger: Records of the Town of Greenwich,” Hidden History of Colonial Greenwich” and “Insubordinate Spirit.
“Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.”
– Roy T. Bennett
And that’s all for now. Later…