Newsmen spotted dining in Greenwich
Scene…. News anchor Greg Kelly and his wife, creative director Judith Gray, were seen having dinner on the patio at Valbella Restaurant in Riverside a week ago with Greenwich resident Mark Simone of 710 WOR Radio in New York. Kelly, host of “Greg Kelly Reports” which airs at 7 p.m. weeknights on NewsmaxTV, and his wife welcomed a baby girl in February.
Out there… Fairfield County LOOK will feature a live Zoom conversation on “Happy Marriage: Sex, Love and Children” with speech coach and author Tracy Fox at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9. Demetra Ganias, founder of the Ganias Media Lab, a speech coaching and media training business, will moderate the conversation. Fox offers coaching on creating and maintaining a “Happy Marriage” with a book and e-course of the same name. For more info, RSVP to production@fairfieldcountylook.com.
Out there… The Greenwich Library will welcome author Steven Wright virtually for its AuthorsLive event at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. Wright is the author of “The Coyotes of Carthage,” which explores American politics in a small South Carolina town. He is a clinical associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, where he co-directs the Wisconsin Innocence Project. For more info, go to www.greenwichlibrary.org/ authorslive.
Scene… Actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds of Bedford, N.Y., took to Instagram last week to address the protests against police brutality. The couple revealed that they recently contributed $200,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Lively also shared her thoughts in saying, “It’s the least we can do to honor not just George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Eric Garner,
but all the black men and women who have been killed when a camera wasn’t rolling.”
Out there… The Greenwich Historical Society’s highly anticipated biannual Story Barn event takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11. “Greenwich Together” will focus on stories of residents coming together and lending a helping hand during this challenging time of the coronavirus pandemic. Greenwich resident Bonnie Levinson, lead storyteller with “The Moth,” will emcee the event that encourages residents to join in and share their personal stories. To participate in the free Zoom event, go to greenwichhistory.org/event/storybarn-greenwichtogether/. (A $15 donation would be welcomed.)
In more good news, the Greenwich Historical Society’s museum on Strickland Road in Cos Cob is planning a safe reopening of its galleries, archives and store spaces on Saturday, June 20. For more info, visit www.greenwichhistory.org or call 203-869-6899.
Now open…The Versailles Farms has opened its Summer Stand at 56 Locust Road in Greenwich from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. Patrosn must follow COVID-19 protocols: No mask no entry; social distancing of 6 feet; you touch it, you buy it; no pets; only three persons in the tent at a time; and cash only. For more info, go to www.versaillesfarms.com or call 203-862-0400.
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