02/25/12 Greenwich Weekend Events

Sunday Events In Greenwich

Family Centers, a Greenwich-based nonprofit, will host its inaugural Polar Bear Plunge at 10 a.m. Feb. 26 at the waterfront offices of Geneve Corporation, located at 96 Cummings Point Road in Stamford. A $25 registration fee includes entry to the Polar Bear Plunge, a limited edition event T-shirt and onsite food. The event will be emceed by WABC-TV meteorologist Bill Evans. A post-plunge party will be held at Tiernan’s Bar and Restaurant in Stamford beginning at 1 p.m. All proceeds benefit Family Centers’ Bright Beginnings programs, which provide education, health and counseling services to Fairfield County children and families.

Teen pianist Conrad Tao will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Greenwich Library Cole Auditorium. Tao, a 17-year-old Chinese-American pianist and violinist, made his concerto debut at age 8. He is currently a Gilmore Young Artist and an eight-time consecutive winner of the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer award. He is also an award-winning violinist, winning the 2003 Walgreens National Concerto Competition at age 8. This series is made possible through the generosity of private donations. Free and open to all, seating is first come, first served. For information, call the Friends of Greenwich Library office at 203-622-7938.

Audubon Greenwich will host a beekeeping workshop with Gunther Hauk from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 26. This workshop is for current beekeepers and those who are interested in learning more about beekeeping with natural approaches, including biodynamic beekeeping. Space very limited. A $50 workshop fee will be donated to the Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary efforts and Audubon Greenwich’s conservation and education initiatives. RSVP required to Jeff Cordulack: 203-869-5272 ext. 239.

Les Beaux Arts Gallery at Round Hill Community Church will host “ColorSoundGrammar_3,” an exhibition by artist Ellen Hackl Fagan Feb. 26 through March 29. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to noon Sunday; closed Saturday. Round Hill Community Church is located at 395 Round Hill Road. For more information and directions, call 203-869-1091 or visit www.roundhillcommunitychurch.org.

Other Ongoing Greenwich Events

The Greenwich Library’s Flinn Gallery will show “New York State of Mind” through March 14. Each of the six in the exhibition has a different perspective on the urban environment and each expresses it using various mediums and styles. The featured artists are Paul Balmer, John Dorish, Mary Jane Duffy, Scott Mlyn, Elinore Schnurr and John Varriano. The artists will talk about their work at 1 p.m. Feb. 25. The Flinn Gallery is located on the second floor of Greenwich Library, 101 W. Putnam Ave.

The new exhibition, “Coming Full Circle: The Greenwich Art Society Celebrates 100 at the Bruce Museum” will be on view at the Bruce Museum Feb. 11 through April 1. The show highlights each decade of the Greenwich Art Society’s history through 43 paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture by members who were exhibiting artists and/or teachers, such as Leonard, Mina Fonda and Dorothy Ochtman; Childe Hassam; Simka Simkhovitch; Margaret Brassler Kane; Ann Chernow; and Leo Manso. Many of the works are drawn from the Bruce Museum’s collection. The Bruce Museum is located at 1 Museum Drive. General admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and students, and free for children under five and museum members. Free admission to all on Tuesdays. For more information, call 203-869-0376 or visit www.brucemuseum.org.

The Greenwich Historical Society invites you to check out “Everyday Heroes: Greenwich First Responders” Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. “Everyday Heroes” chronicles the history of Greenwich’s fire, police and emergency medical services. The exhibition delves into headline-making Greenwich disasters from 1873 to 2010, examines how first responders dealt with past emergencies and illustrates how first response practices have evolved as the combined result of firsthand experience and technology. Kids can try on real equipment and learn what it takes to become a first responder in a hands-on gallery. Closed Christmas day. Members free. Nonmembers: Adults $10; seniors and students $8; children under six free. Through Aug. 26. Storehouse Gallery, 39 Strickland Road, Cos Cob. For more information, visit www.greenwichhistory.org or call 203-869-6899.

The Bruce Museum will present the exhibition “Bijoux: The Origins and Impact of Jewelry” from July 16 through Feb. 26. The exhibition features an array of different types of jewelry, as well as samplings of minerals, precious stones and other materials from which artists have created an infinite variety of human adornment. The exhibition investigates the wide range of materials used to make jewelry, delves into the genesis of these natural materials, and explores the economic and environmental impact of our universal attraction to sparkle. The jewelry on display comes from all over the globe, including Myanmar and India. For more information, visit www.brucemuseum.org.

Les Beaux Arts Gallery at Round Hill Community Church will host “ColorSoundGrammar_3,” an exhibition by artist Ellen Hackl Fagan Feb. 26 through March 29. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to noon Sunday; closed Saturday. Round Hill Community Church is located at 395 Round Hill Road. For more information and directions, call 203-869-1091 or visit www.roundhillcommunitychurch.org.