Radio host Danny Lyons marks 35 years with WEBE
host of the Lyons Den on WEBE-108 FM, celebrated 35 years at the radio station on March 23. Sky Mercede, of Forever Sweet Bakery in Norwalk, surprised Lyons with a cake, as well as sandwiches from the new Nardelli’s Grinder Shoppe in Norwalk.
Out there… The Old Greenwich Yacht Club is holding an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the clubhouse at Tod’s Point. Patrons will have the opportunity to meet club members and learn about club offerings, which include sailing, boating, fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding, yoga and special events. Refreshments will be served. For more info, email Michael Sullivan, OGYC membership director, at membership@ogyc.org.
Out there… The Chicken Coop, formerly Chicken Joe’s, celebrated its grand opening last week at its location at 364 W. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich. New owners Jessica and Joseph Passero of Port Chester, N.Y., bought the business from Anthony Marini, whose brother Joe Marini still owns Chicken Joe’s flagship location in Cos Cob.
Out there… The Greenwich International Film Festival is paying tribute to Ukraine by spotlighting “Bad Roads,” which was that nation’s official submission for the 2022 Academy Awards. It is the debut feature from director Natalya Vorozhbit and is available March 31 through April 2 on GIFF’s digital platform for $10. For more info, go to www.greenwichfilm.org.
Out there… The Greenwich community and Gov. Ned Lamont came out for a candlelight vigil for Ukraine at Christ Church Greenwich last Sunday evening. Lamont took the podium to speak passionately to those in attendance: “If there’s any silver lining that we’re seeing for the last few weeks, witnessing the hell that we’re witnessing on the poor people of Ukraine, is that the world is not indifferent. When I look at these candles right here, and I see that those are candles all over this state, all over this country, all over this world, people are standing up. There are demonstrations far and wide, there are prayer vigils far and wide, from Christ Church in Greenwich all the way to Red Square, and people are standing up. And you stand up with your prayers and you stand up with your heart and you stand up with your actions.” The church also organized an emergency packathon Saturday morning to provide more than 36,000 packages of nutritional meals for Ukrainian refugees on the
border of Poland. For more info, go to christchurchgreenwich.org.
Out there… Aux Delices cafe, owned and operated by Debra Ponzek and her husband Greg Addonizio, are doing their part to help the people of Ukraine by matching the first $10,000 donated by customers to help the children of the war-torn country. All proceeds will be sent to Fairfield-based nonprofit Save The Children’s Ukraine Relief Fund. For more info, go to
www.auxdelicesfoods.com.
Out there… Greenwich Library’s AuthorsLive program is featuring awardwinning author Gregory Zuckerman at 7 p.m. Thursday. Zuckerman will discuss his book, “A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine.” This event, co-sponsored by Greenwich Economic Forum, will be held both in person and online. The event is free, and copies of the book will be distributed to the first 150 attendees.
For more info, go to www.greenwichlibrary.org.
Game On… Arch Street is hosting a March Madnessthemed benefit April 2. Attendees will be able to catch the first of the final basketball games on a big screen TV while enjoying bar food, an IPA tasting and a performance by the band 8 Track. The event will support Arch Street’s programming. General admission is $250. For more info, go to www.archstreet.org.
And on a final note… The outpouring of support from my Greenwich community, First Selectman Fred Camillo and Greenwich Animal Control in my ongoing search for my tabby kitten, Puddy, has been amazing to say the least. Although he is still missing, words can’t express how heartwarming your concern and willingness to help mean to me.
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” — George A. Moore And that’s all for now. Later…