Kayleigh McEnany reports on July 4 fireworks for Fox THE DISH
Scene … Former White House press secretary, political commentator and Fox News contributor Kayleigh McEnany was seen at Waveny Park in New Canaan, where she was reporting on the Fourth of July fireworks.
Out there … Greenwich resident, author and cartoonist Maria Scrivan will lead a graphic novel workshop for students in grades 4 and up at the Greenwich Library from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. Scrivan will discuss her background as a cartoonist and how she developed her “Nat Enough” series, including her latest graphic novel “Absolutely Nat.” Her books will be available for purchase courtesy of Diane’s Books. For more info and to attend, contact children@greenwich library.org or call 203-6227940.
Scene … British actress Emily Blunt and her husband, actor John Krasinski, were seen dining with their daughters Hazel and Violet at the The Inn at Pound Ridge by JeanGeorges in nearby Pound Ridge, N.Y., on June 26. Acclaimed chef JeanGeorges Vongerichten recently opened the Happy Monkey on Greenwich
Avenue at the former location of Little Beat Table.
Out there …Stamford Downtown kicks off its first Alive at Five concert on Thursday in Mill River Park with the All-American Rejects at 5 p.m., with opening band Cometa. For tickets — general admission tickets are $25 in advance, $35 day of concert — visit http://stamford-downtown .com/events/alivefive-5/. Over 21 only will be admitted.
Scene …Grammy Awardwinning singer-songwriter Paul Simon and his wife, singer/songwriter Edie Brickell, sold their 32-acre New Canaan estate with a Georgian mansion for $10.8 million last week. The couple, who paid $16.5 million for the home in 2002, also own a duplex apartment in Manhattan’s Upper West Side; a 30-acre oceanfront compound in the Hamptons, N.Y.; and a 10-acre estate in Allen, Texas.
Out there …Christ Church Greenwich is holding a Grill & Chill: BBQ & Bluegrass Music event at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The rain date is Friday. The event hosted by the church’s Gatherings Committee and takes place outdoors at the Tomes-Higgins House next to the church at 216 E. Putnam Ave. They will dish up Southern-style smoked slow-cooked Farmboys BBQ with grilling onsite, salads, Bluegrass music by WMD (Will, Matt and Dave), wine offerings and samplings from The Brewer from Kent Falls Brewery. Open to all. Tickets, $35 per person, are limited. For more info and tickets, go to christchurchgreenwich.org.
Out there … Abilis will be selling GrahamBerries, its popular farm-fresh organic blueberries, beginning Monday at Abilis Gardens & Gifts, The Café at Greenwich Library, the Island Beach concession stand, the Cos Cob firehouse, and the Old Greenwich Farmers Market. GrahamBerries come from a partnership with Blueberry Hill, an organic farm in upstate New York owned by Peter and Philippa Orzulak, whose son Graham is an Abilis program participant. To place an order — $6 per pint or $10 per quart — call 203-531-GIFT.
Out there … The Greenwich Historical Society’s Music on the Great Lawn is featuring local classic rock and blues band King’s Highway from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday. For more info and tickets, go to www.greenwichhistory.org.
“In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.”
– Carl Sandburg
And that’s all for now. Later…