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Scene... Former NFL quarterback and NBC Sunday Night Football analyst Drew Brees was seen having brunch at L’Escale at the Delamar Hotel in Greenwich last Sunday.
Out there… The Bedford Playhouse in nearby Bedford, New York is featuring a screening of the holiday classic “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” followed by a cocktail ugly sweater contest and sing along on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more info, go to www.bedfordplayhouse.org.
Scene... Kayleigh McEnany, Fox News contributor and former White House press secretary in President Donald Trump’s administration, was seen at L’Escale recently. McEnany is married to Major League Baseball pitcher and free agent Sean Gilmartin.
Out there… The Historical Society of Greenwich Winter Market runs Thursday, Dec. 2 through Saturday, Dec. 4 at Christ Church on East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich. The curated market will feature 35 vendors offering the finest in gifts, jewelry, clothing, specialty foods, flowers and more. The event will feature a jazz trio and cocktail reception on opening night, Dec. 2 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; and jewelry appraisals by Doyle jewelry experts on Friday, Dec. 3, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more info, go to www.greenwichhistory.org.
Scene… Brian Cashman, general manager of the New York Yankees, will once again rappel from the Landmark Building in Stamford’s Landmark Square on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. for the annual Heights & Lights Rappelling Santa event. Cashman and Santa and friends will descend down 22 stories of Stamford’s highest building and then zip-line to the Ferguson Library followed by a display of fireworks. The annual tree lighting will take place in Stamford’s Latham Park on Bedford Street after the event.
Out there… Westport Country Playhouse’s Youth Council will host a Winter Fun Fest on Saturday,
Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Playhouse courtyard and Lucille Lortel White Barn. The festival, organized and run by the Playhouse Youth Council, a group of local high school students, will feature winterthemed activities including games, story readings, a scavenger hunt, bingo, crafts, snacks, hot drinks, music by the Staples High School Orphenians and Chamber Orchestra and photos with Santa ($5). Food Truck Refinery will be on site with their specialties available for purchase. Proceeds from the event benefits Homes with Hope, a Westport-based
organization dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in Fairfield
County. For more info, tickets and photo reservations visit, http:// www.westportplayhouse. org/winterfunfest, call the box office at 203-227-4177, or visit Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, off Route 1,
Scene… Actor/producer Wes Brown, the star of several Hallmark Channel movies, was seen shopping at Walmart in Norwalk last week.
Out there… The third annual Festival of Tabletop Trees takes place at the Greenwich Historical Society lobby on Strickland Road in Cos Cob Thursday, Dec. 2 through Saturday, Dec. 4 as well as the Holiday Festival Family Night for children and on Friday, Dec. 3, 4 to 7 p.m. featuring gingerbread decorating and crafts presented by Greenwich’s own Black Forest Bakery; story telling in the barn; a holiday sing along; sweets, treats and festive drinks; photos with Santa; and candlelight holiday tours of the Bush-Holley House. For more info and tickets, go to greenwichhistory.org.
Let there be light… The Holiday Lights are back on Greenwich Avenue but they need your support to keep them lit. To help support the expenses for the lights, log onto www.greenwichave.org.
“Love the giver more than the gift.” —Brigham Young And that’s all for now. Later...
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