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This week, we talk to Margaret Riley, executive director of the New Canaan YMCA , and Bridget Philipp, the Y's vice president of healthy living and membership, about the organization's chronic disease programs .   

This week, we talk to Luke Parker Bowles , co-founder and CEO of CinemaLab , the company that operates The Playhouse movie theater, event space, pub and concession on Elm Street . Note that CinemaLab recently entered into a partnership with London' s famed National Theatre and now has the ability to broadcast live select multi-award-winning plays on the big screen at The Playhouse. While " Hamlet...

This week, we talk to Bill Post, president of the GetAbout Board of Directors. Schedule a ride by calling 203-972-7433. Transportation services are available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Here's an FAQ with the organization and here's information on how to support GetAbout.

This week, we talk to Sheri West , founder and CEO of LiveGirl , about her new book " Confidence Unleashed: 10 Kickass Strategies To Grow as a Leader (Without Changing Who You Are) ." (Signed copies are available through Elm Street Books .)  

This week, we talk to Dr. Andrew Gerber , president and medical director at Silver Hill Hospital , about the New Canaan Behavioral Health Alliance 's Community Health & Well-being Survey .   

This week, we talk to New Canaan John Walsh . One year after benefitting from life-saving efforts by emergency responders here, Walsh is honoring police, firefighters and EMTs on National First Responders Day (Oct. 28). He also is planning to take the all-volunteer New Canaan Emergency Medical Services training (it's being offered in January, details here ) to pay it back.  

This week, we talk to George Smart, CEO of US Modernist , an award-winning organization that documents, preserves and promotes Modernist residential architecture, and serves as home to the nation's largest open digital archive of Modernist houses. Smart is giving a talk at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society . Register here for " Accidental Archivist: Preserving...

This week, we talk to Nancy Coughlin , CEO of Person to Person or " P2P ," a nonprofit organization known to many New Canaanites that supports families and individuals as they move toward stability with healthy food, clothing, housing assistance and a path to economic opportunity. Demand at the donor-supported organization, which recently launched its second mobile food pantry, has grown by 2.5 ti...

This week,  we talk to New Canaan Police Officer Nicole Vartuli about electric bikes or "e-bikes," whose misuse here is causing serious safety concerns. Please also note that Officer Vartuli will be at New Canaan Library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 to educate the community on scooter and motorized bike safety . During that event— details here —the organization Northeast Community Cy...

This week, we talk to Heidi Xethalis, a New Canaan resident who is directing and acting in " The Marvelous Wonderettes ," which opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny ( tickets here ). It's presented by the Town Players of New Canaan and Norwalk's Crystal Theatre .  

This week, we talk to John Winter , executive director of the New Canaan Land Trust , about the Sept. 7-8 centennial celebration of Bristow Park , New Canaan's bird sanctuary and wildwood preserve ( register here for free events). The centennial includes a silent auction (now live) and sale of limited editions of the new book, " A Songbird Heaven: The 100 Year History of Bristow Park ."

This week, we talk to Rachel Takacs , director of Navigation at Waveny LifeCare Network . The program that she oversees for the nonprofit organization, called " The Navigator: Alzheimer's at home in New Canaan ,"  provides services for caregivers, including assessments, education, insurance assistance, emotional support and more.  

This week, we talk to Ted Grogan , a 1988 New Canaan High School graduate who works as executive director of The Serenity Project . A nonprofit organization that helps people recover from all forms of trauma, The Serenity Project will hold its annual spring fundraiser—" Gallop for Good: A Night at the Farm "—on Saturday, June 1 ( tickets here ).

This week, we talk to Bobby Troup , who at 7 p.m. Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny is performing "The Life and Times of Poppa Blue." Presented by the Town Players of New Canaan , the show includes anecdotes shared by Troup about his own father, Robert Troup or "Poppa Blue" as scores of New Canaanites knew him. 

This week, we talk to Dr. Raquel Harrison , a New Canaan resident who is one of the founders of a new initiative. New Canaan Unplugged is a parent-led effort to help families navigate the social media and smartphone landscape, with a focus on thoughtful boundaries around technology. (Their newsletter sign-up is here .)  

This week, we talk to Vin Farrell, whose architectural photography goes on display this week at  Gores Pavilion in Irwin Park. The New Canaan Museum & Historical Society is hosting an opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 at the Gores Pavilion. The show will run through October, and after the reception visitors can book an appointment with NCM&HS to view the exhibition.

This week, we talk to two committee members helping to organize the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan 's 50th annual Scottish Heritage Sunday, Rab Ker and Steve Van de Graaf. Free and open to the public, the festive event will be held this coming Sunday, May 5, following the church's 10 a.m. service.

This week, we talk to Peter Green, director of " Alice In Wonderland "—and a different version than many are familiar with—which opens April 26 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny ( tickets here ). Presented by the Town Players of New Canaan , the show runs weekends through May 12. 

This week, we talk to Colleen Prostor, executive director of New Canaan CARES , about important upcoming programs—namely, Destigmatize Mental Health For Teens (9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on March 14) and 'Social Media and Your Kids' Featuring Max Stossel (7 to 8:30 p.m. on April 4)—as well as the nonprofit organization's 2024 Home Tour on May 31. Sign up here for the CARES newsletter.

This week, we talk to New Canaan resident John Kao , a former Harvard Business School professor and current Turing Fellow at Yale 's center for new media who also is a best-selling author and expert on jazz music. His presentation—titled " The World According to Jazz " —will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan . Presented by the New Canaan Museum & His...

This week, we talk to Janet Dinger , program and events manager at the Carriage Barn Arts Center , and Lexi Gazy , market master of the New Canaan Farmers Market , about the second annual Farm To Table Brunch . Launched last year to celebrate 25 years of the Farmers Market, it's scheduled for March 3.

This week, we talk to  New Canaan High School Principal Bill Egan about the NCHS Scholarship Foundation and the major fundraiser coming up to support it, the Color Drop , scheduled for Saturday, March 23.  

This week, we talk to Lenore Skomal, co-founder and director of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival , and Deborah Burke, creative director at the Town Players of New Canaan , about a partnership that will see 10 new plays—written by locals—produced at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny (deadline is March 10, more info here ).

This week, we talk to Deborah Burke , a local actress, director, producer, set decorator and costumer, who works as creative director for the Town Players of New Canaan . She's leading a new 8-session acting class that's set to start Jan. 23. We talk about the Town Players, its productions and especially its acting classes. 

New Canaan's Gwen North Reiss this year saw one of her poems, "After Watching Film Clips of Calder and His Circus," published in the Connecticut Literary Antholog y .