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This week, we talk to New Canaan's Dede Bartlett about a new speaker series launching at New Canaan Library. The first installment of the Bartlett Lecture on Moral Courage will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, featuring Georgette Bennett (register here ).
This week, we talk to New Canaan Police Chief John DiFederico about the department's plans for enforcing the town's newly adopted summertime ban on gas-powered leaf blowers.
This week, we talk to Mary Fetchet , executive director of Voices Center for Resilience . The nonprofit organization's Building Bridges Luncheon , emceed by Brian Williams , will be held April 17 at the Country Club of New Canaan (sponsorship and ticket info here ).
In this installment of 0684-Radi0 , our free podcast ( subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Andrew Brooks, town treasurer in New Canaan. The treasurer role is an elected position, though some in town have argued before the Charter Revision Commission in recent months that it should be appointed.
This week, we talk to Fred Noyes, son of Harvard Five architect Eliot Noyes, ahead of the upcoming screening of the documentary "Modernism Inc: The Eliot Noyes Design Story" at The Playhouse on Elm Street. The film will show at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, followed by a Q&A with Fred Noyes and Gordon Bruce ( tickets here ).
This week, we talk to New Canaan Police Chief John DiFederico. The department is hosting a crime prevention presentation at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9 at New Canaan Library ( register here ). Police will field questions from attendee as part of the event.
This week, we talk to Duncan Chisolm. A New Canaan resident, Chisolm helps organize the United Methodist Church 's Midnight Run program, which sees a wide swath of community volunteers collect and deliver food, clothing, blankets and personal care items directly to New York City's homeless poor.
This week, we talk to Hannah and Alex Guerrero , children of the late longtime New Canaan resident and prolific artist Ben Guerrero . A fixture in town for decades, Ben Guerrero created a wide range of art work in his life, much of it curated for a new exhibition, titled " Our Friend Ben ," opening Jan. 29 at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society .
This week, we talk to Kathleen Corbet, chair of the recently appointed Charter Revision Commission .
This week, we talk to the Rev. Dr. Stephen Chapin Garner and Frank Lyon about the Congregational Church of New Canaan's recent trip to Taybeh, the last remaining all-Christian town in the West Bank. Garner and Lyon, who works for AmeriCares, will make a presentation at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14 at the Congregational Church about the visit and what they learned. All are welcome.
In this special Monday edition, we talk to New Canaan resident Dede Bartlett , who is leading a guided walking tour of Lakeview Cemetery at 2 p.m. Thursday. The tour is free for members of the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society , and $10 for nonmembers (info and tickets here ).
