http://thegreenwichblog.com Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:32:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The YWCA of Greenwich invites the community to attend a Candlelight Vigil to raise awareness of domestic violence on Thursday, October 16 at 6 p.m.  October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the vigil will be held to remember victims of domestic violence, support victims who suffer, celebrate those who ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/ywca/2008/10/08/vigil-at-ywca-to-raise-awareness-of-domestic-violence-2/ The YWCA of Greenwich invites the community to attend a Candlelight Vigil to raise awareness of domestic violence on Thursday, October 16 at 6 p.m.  October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the vigil will be held to remember victims of domestic violence, support victims who suffer, celebrate those who ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/ywca/2008/10/08/vigil-at-ywca-to-raise-awareness-of-domestic-violence/ The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, presents a fascinating array of both famous and little-known works in its new exhibition and catalogue Paris Portraits: Artists, Friends, and Lovers. This is the first museum show to feature the great mosaic of Parisian art as a “group portrait” of its leading practitioners.   At ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/brucemuseum/2008/10/08/paris-portraits-artists-friends-and-lovers-september-27-2008-january-4-2009/ An exhibition of paired large-format photographs of mountains and glaciers, recorded in the early to mid-1900s and again from 2005 to 2007, that document the story of a warming planet in these panoramas of melting ice from Alaska to Switzerland. The exhibition is supported by the Charles M. and Deborah ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/brucemuseum/2008/07/08/double-exposure-aerial-photographs-of-glaciers-then-and-now-july-12-2008-october-26-2008/ The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through Earth’s history of climatic changes. From 700 million years ago, when the Earth may have been almost completely covered in ice, to today’s warming climate, examine the fossil and modern evidence for climatic variations. Learn how scientists mine ancient ice from Greenland’s ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/brucemuseum/2008/07/08/climate-change-from-snowball-earth-to-global-warming-june-28-2008-november-9-2008/ Join the Breast Cancer Alliance and presenting sponsors Starwood Foundation with Westin Hotels & Resorts and Omnicom Group, Inc. in the third annual Hands Across the Avenue walk to fund advances in research and promote breast health. The entry fee is $20.00 (children under six are free). The walk will be led by ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/breastcanceralliance/2008/04/21/breast-cancer-alliance-hands-across-the-avenue-walk/ Get ready for the ninth annual McArdle’s Sales Days, during which McArdle’s will generously donate 15 percent of every purchase to the Breast Cancer Alliance to fund breast cancer research, education and outreach.  The Sales Days start Thursday, April 24 and continue through Saturday, April 26. Owner James McArdle III has ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/breastcanceralliance/2008/04/21/mcardles-sales-days-to-benefit-the-breast-cancer-alliance/ "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."                                                                                       ---Native American Proverb One of the hottest trends in housing is creating a "green" home.  Many Greenwich homes are incorporating green designs in new construction and renovation projects.  In fact, in two places where Mother Nature has ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/realestate/2008/04/14/going-green/ HUGE COMMUNITY TAG & BAKE SALE  Saturday, April 5th      9am - 4 pm Nearly 20 vendors at this community event - Don't miss out on a bargain!!!!!   All welcome - someone's trash could be your treasure!!! Enjoy fresh waffles and coffee and a delicious assortment of HOME BAKED goods for sale: Pies, Cakes, Cookies, ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/banksvillecommunityhouse/2008/03/31/banksville-community-house-tag-bake-sale-2/ The Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of David Gilbert, will conclude its gala 50th anniversary season with concerts entitled “Divine Arabesques” on Saturday, April 12 at 8 p. m, and Sunday, April 13 at 4 p. m. at Greenwich High School Auditorium, Hillside Rd. off U.S. 1.  Famous Irish pianist ... http://thegreenwichblog.com/greenwichsymphonyorchestra/2008/03/28/greenwich-symphony-concludes50th-anniversary-season/