Honorary parade marshals wanted

TORRINGTON — The Torrington Veterans Support Committee is seeking nominations for honorary parade marshals for this year’s Memorial Day parade and ceremony.

Nominee must be a resident of Torrington, and be willing and able to accept the honor, participate in the parade, and be recognized during the ceremony which takes place in Coe Memorial Park after the parade. Posthumous nominations accepted, if family member(s) agree to participate.

To nominate a veteran, submit the nominee’s name, address, telephone number, and email (if available) along with their branch of service, rank, and the years they served, a brief reason for the nomination, your name and telephone number. Nominees must be able to provide proof of their honorable discharge.

If chosen, the person or the person nominating them must provide a short biography of public, military, and family life, for publication in the Memorial Day ceremony program booklet.

Send to the information by mail to Torrington Veterans Support Committee, Attn: Honorary Marshal 2018, 140 Main St, Torrington, CT 06790; or email to: vetactcom@yahoo.com with the subject: Honorary Marshal 2018 For information, email vetactcom@yahoo.com. The deadline for nominations is April 20.

Library presents architectural program

LITCHFIELD — The Glass House-Noyes House: A Comparison With Frederick Noyes, will be held April 5, 7 p.m. at the Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield.

Eliot Noyes, architect of the Oliver Wolcott Library, and Philip Johnson were two major architectural figures of the last generation with worldwide reputations. Similar in age and Harvard trained, both settled in New Canaan, each building an iconic personal house with widespread influence. Frederick Noyes, Eliot Noyes’ son, will discuss these two houses in a close comparison, along with the men behind them.

Frederick Noyes, FAIA, is immersed in his twined passions of architecture, biology, and education. He trained at Harvard and holds an AB in biology, a M.Arch from the Graduate School of Design. He was elected to the AIA College of Fellows and was awarded an honorary doctorate of education from the Boston Architectural College in 2007.

Noyes was raised in New Canaan, where he was weaned on the influences of the first generation of great modern architects Marcel Breuer, Philip Johnson, and his father, Eliot Noyes. He has run his own architectural firm for more than 30 years designing everything from houses to hospitals.

Noyes has remained close to academia, as a student — a decade of graduate studies in biology — and teacher — visual studies and Harvard; lecturer in biochemistry at Harvard Extension; biology at Miles and Wheelock colleges. Associated with the Boston Architectural College since 1974, Noyes has taught at all levels and chaired the board of directors from 1995-99. He is an overseer there.

Space is limited. Registration is required and can be done by calling 860-567-8030 or visiting owlibrary.org and clicking on Events/Adult Events.

Professor to present ‘The Perpetual Crisis in U.S. Education’

SALISBURY — Stephen Keith Sagarin, associate professor at the Sunbridge Institute in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., and executive director and faculty chair at Berkshire Waldorf High School in Stockbridge, Mass., will present “The Perpetual Crisis in U.S. Education,” at 4 p.m., April 7 at the Scoville Memorial Library, 398 Main St.

Sagarin will discuss decreasing enrollment, burgeoning costs, standardized tests, Common Core, the expanding role of technology, student attitudes and behaviors, budget cuts, the need for teacher training, along with the history of education in America and how it has led to the schools we have today, the impact of technology, the need for new educational models, and the options available.

He will talk about the serious challenges confronting those who reside in rural areas and how we can make good decisions which will lead to healthy, vibrant educational opportunities for all students.

Women’s Forum welcomes children’s book author

LITCHFIELD – The Women’s Forum of Litchfield will present “Spectacle and Substance: Tracking a Tale of Victorian America” at the Litchfield Community Center at 421 Bantam Road in Litchfield at 2:30 p.m April 5 .

What do Connecticut native P.T. Barnum and the Brooklyn Bridge have in common? Find out as April Jones Prince, author of children’s book “Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing” reveals the “story behind the story” of discovering a fascinating nugget of American history.

You’ll also get a behind-thescenes look at how picture books are made and what makes them an engaging, unique art form. She writes for children, but her discussions are enjoyed by all ages.

Prince is a children’s book author and freelance editor who has worked in children’s publishing for 20 years. She holds a degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a certificate in publishing from the Radcliffe Publishing Course. Prince has worked in the editorial departments at William Morrow and HarperCollins Children’s Books and has been a ghostwriter, children’s bookseller, and book reviewer. She edits and represents children’s book authors and illustrators at Studio Goodwin Sturges in Providence and teaches part-time at Rhode Island School of Design.

The event will be open to nonmembers with a $10 fee at the door, which includes a high tea reception. For information, call 860-567-3966 or go to womensforumoflitchfield.org.

For information, call 413-2983800 or 860-435-2838.