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Scene… The CBS series “FBI: Most Wanted” is filming in Westchester County, N.Y. Production for the crime drama starring Julian McMahon, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha CastleHughes and Nathaniel Arcand took place last week in Yorktown and Tarrytown. Filming for the Showtime series “City on a Hill,” starring actors Kevin Bacon and Jill Hennessy, also took place last week in Yonkers and at the College of New Rochelle.
Scene… Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano was seen giving an impromptu figure skating lesson to Jonny Moseley, an Olympic gold medalist in freestyle skiing, at the rink at Chelsea Piers in Stamford during a break from broadcasting the Olympics from the NBC Sports studios in Stamford last week. Mosely and Ashley Wagner, who won bronze in the team skating event at the Sochi Olympics, were also seen practicing a dance sequence for NBC Sports’ “Olympic Ice” show.
Scene… The Greenwich Library and Flinn Gallery are co-hosting an event called “Shoes: In Conversation with Jane Gershon Weitzman and Christina Chiu” at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at the library’s Berkley Theater. A Greenwich resident and founding vice president of Stuart Weitzman Retail, Gershon Weitzman will discuss the inspiration for the Flinn’s exhibition “Just Shoes: Where Art, Craft and Fantasy Meet” and share stories of her partnership with her husband, renowned shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, and how they built their business together. Chiu, the author of “Beauty,” where the main protagonist is a die-hard shoe lover, will lead the conversation. For more info and to register, go to www.greenwichlibrary.org.
Out there… The Greenwich Rotary will gather at the Sorokin Gallery on 96 Greenwich Ave. on Feb. 22 at the opening exhibit for works of artist Liana Moonie. The event, which takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., will offer complimentary wine and cheese. The exhibit runs through March 9. For more info, call 203-856-9048.
Out there… Community Concerts of Greenwich is featuring “A Celebration of African American Music” with nationally acclaimed artists Nathaniel Gumbs, director of chapel music at Yale University; Olanna Goudeau, a soprano who performed on “America’s Got Talent;” singer/songwriter and mezzo soprano Nedelka Prescod; and Showtime at the Apollo winner Melanie R. Hill, a gospel soul violinist at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at at Christ Church Parish Hall, 254 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich.
A reception will follow. For tickets ($25 per person; students and children free), go to christchurchgreenwich.org.
Scene… Gov. Ned Lamont, who lives in Greenwich, was seen dining at “The Lion” on Pemberwick Road in Greenwich last Saturday evening. The brasserie that opened last year at the former location of Centro in the Glenville section of Greenwich is owned by restaurateur Ron Rosa, owner of Polpo Restaurant and Saloon in Greenwich.
Out there… The Ferguson Library in Stamford is featuring an evening with prize-winning author Andrew Roberts at 6 p.m. Feb. 22. Roberts will discuss
his latest book, “The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George II,” which was chosen as the best biography in 2021 by The New York Times. Roberts is the bestselling author of “Churchill: Walking with Destiny; Leadership in War ; The Storm of War: A New
History of the Second World War;” “Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945;” and “Waterloo: Napoleon’s Last Gamble.” The Dilenschneider Group, Hearst Connecticut Media Group and the Ferguson Library sponsor the event. Books will be available for sale by Barrett Bookstore. For more info go to www.fergusonlibrary.org.
Out there… Stamford Downtown’s 2022 Winter Restaurant Weeks runs from Feb. 21 through March 6. Participating restaurants include Acuario Restaurant, Bar Rosso, Barcelona Wine Bar, bartaco, Bedford Hall Craft Kitchen & Bar, Blackstones
Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Capriccio Café, Cka Ka Qellu, Columbus Park Trattoria, Divina Modern Italian, FISH Restaurant + Bar, Hudson Social, Kotobuki Japanese Restaurant, Kouzina Greek Taverna & Bar, La Perle Restaurant & Bar and Siena Ristorante. For info and menus, go to stamford-downtown.com/ events/winter-restaurantweeks-2/.
“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.”
— President George W. Bush
And that’s all for now. Later…
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