Gold for Jacobellis; country star coming to Stamford
Scene… Roxbury resident Lindsey Jacobellis won another Olympic gold medal this week, this time while competing in mixed team snowboard cross. Last week she won gold in women’s snowboard cross. The 36-year-old Stratton Mountain School graduate made her Olympic debut at the 2006 games in Turin, Italy, where she won the silver medal in women’s snowboard cross. She is also a 10-time snowboard cross champion at the X Games.
Out there… Combining cooking and cocktailing to benefit the Greenwich community, Chef Geoff Lazlo, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Starr Films and the Greenwich United Way have teamed up once again for One Table One Town.
The event on Feb. 24 is both in-person and virtual. Attendees can dine at The Country Table, 1 Glenville St, Greenwich, or pick up their meal (and wine) to enjoy at home. In addition to the live/virtual cooking class, Lazlo will provide cooking tips. To register, go to greenwichunitedway.org or email jnappi@greenwichunitedway.org.
Out there… The Byram Veterans Association on Delavan Avenue in Greenwich is holding a benefit concert with Connecticutbased band Six2GO on Feb. 19 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. There is a $10 cover charge. And 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to Hudson Valley Honor Flight, a nonprofit organization that honors veterans by transporting them to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials at no cost to them. For more info, call 203-531-9846.
Out there… The Palace Theatre in Stamford is featuring a concert with award-winning country singer Chris Janson on Friday at 8 p.m. Shane Profitt will open the show, followed by Ray Fulcher and then Janson. For tickets, priced $35 to $60, go to www.palacestamford.org or call the box office at 203325-4466.
Out there… The Greenwich Historical Society on Strickland Road in Cos Cob is holding a Curator Gallery Talk, “Cos Cob’s Lower Landing Through Artists’ Eyes,” on Feb. 23 at noon with Maggie Dimock, curator of exhibitions and collections. The gallery talk is based on the recently acquired painting, “The Red Mill, Cos Cob,” by renowned 19th-century American impressionist Childe Hassam during his first visit to the Holley family boarding house in Cos Cob. For more info, go to www.greenwichhistory.org or call 203-8696899.
Let’s go dancing… For those of you who want to celebrate Valentine’s Day by dancing the salsa and the rumba, Ballroom Elegance Dance Studio on the Post Road East in Westport is holding Valentine’s Day dance dates on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. For more info, go to ballroomdancewestport.com.
And happy Valentine’s birthday to my incredibly kind, loving, strong and beautiful mother, Lillian.
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, and penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
— Maya Angelou
And that’s all for now. Happy Valentine’s Day, Got a tip? Seen a celebrity? Email Susie Costaregni at thedish2@yahoo.com.