KTM and HC will be offering games from the past
The Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center offers remote social games such as hoop and stick, corn hollows, badminton and croquet every Wednesday from 1 p.m. 4pm until August 26. All games have the weather. For updates, stop on the Facebook page.
All games will be organized and supervised through “coach” Chris Browne, manager of camp Keeler Kids. Parents can leave their children and/or in the walled garden (socially remote). For the protection of all and in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines, participants must use the hand disinfection station upon arrival and wear a mask at all times. Games and all touch surfaces will be disinfected after each use. Visitor Center bathrooms will only be open to outdoor gaming participants.
Participation is limited to 10; Pre-registration is recommended. The fee is $25 consistent with the child with $20 for other members and siblings. Payment will be made on the site on the day of contactless processing matches of credit card or cash/check at the order of KTM – HC.
To register, keelertavernmuseum.org.
Free concerts this summer
The Keeler Tavern Museum – History Center (KTM – HC) and the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra (RSO) offer loose summer concerts on the grounds of the KTM-HC campus.
The concerts will be held primarily on Sunday afternoons on the patio of the Museum’s Visitor Center on Main Street in Ridgefield. Performers include musicians from the RSO, along with other local artists and bands.
Full scheduled functionality includes:
July 26 — 3 p.m., Paula Gallo & The 5 O’Clocks.
August 2 – p.m., Eric Christensen.
August 9 – 3 p.m., The Cara Quartet – Musician and friends of RSO.
August – 2 p.m., Angry O’Haras.
August 2 – p.m., Peter Wikul Quartet.
Aug. 29 — 4 p.m., Gold Coast Brass — RSO musicians & friends.
For more information, https://keelertavernmuseum.org/.
College essay workshop via Zoom
The Ridgefielder Jenny Cox, a high school English instructor with 8 years of pleasure in writing successful college essays, teaches a week-long college essay workshop taught by Zoom from July 27 to 31 in five-and-a-half-hour sessions.
The course is designed for academic consultants through the procedure of writing a university essay in easy-to-manage steps, from brainstorming essay topics to final modifications. Students will get commands on “what to do and what not to do” for college essays, and then stick to the writing and editing tasks step by step to produce their educational essays. The review procedure will come with peer editing and one-on-one training sessions with Cox.
The class will be limited to 12 students. A second session will be offered in August. To register or for more information, visit coxwriting.com.
Kids create movies about silent films
Children in grades 7 and above can be filmmakers and receive information on how to make a silent film. There is still time to register at Keeler Kids Summer Camp, session 3, which begins on July 27 and ends on July 30. The 5-day consultation fee is $150 for members; $165 for non-members.
Campers will be hired as administrators to create silent films from the 1890s and 1920s and attend live organizing sessions with Corrine Huhnke, a New York-based dress designer, to discuss the topic and activities of the day. These live sessions will come with practical paintings under Huhnke’s artistic direction. Campers will also have the opportunity to schedule individual meetings or calls as needed during the day to discuss issues and issues.
At the end of the week, all films will be released at the Keeler Kids Indepfinishent Film Festival for administrators and their families.
For more information, add schedule or register, stop at keelertavernmuseum.org.
Live webinar: “Voting COVID-19”
On Tuesday, July 28 at 6 p.m., the Ridgefield Women’s Electoral League and Ridgefield Library will offer a live webinar on how to vote the COVID-19 era to address some of the considerations raised about voting in the upcoming elections.
The program will be directed through Ridgefield voter registrars Cindy Bruno and Wayne Floegel and city Secretary Wendy Lionetti. “Members of the public” will have the opportunity to ask Zoom Q and A questions.
Topics will include who, how and where eligible citizens can register to vote; who can vote at number one on 11 August and the opportunity to vote by absentee voting; in-person and postal voting for elections number one and 3 November; protective and physical fitness precautions taken in polling stations; and the protection and security of mail in polls.
The Registrar and the Registrar will also discuss voting registration deadlines; Request surveys by mail Opening hours of the town hall; polling stations and schedules; How to find out if you are a registered voter and how to complete a voter registration application, a mail-in poll application and a mail poll and where to return them.
Program partners include the Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center, Ridgefield Historical Society and the Give Drum Hill Chapter. To register, ridgefieldlibrary.org or call 203-438-2282 to get the Zoom webinar link.
Online presentation on sy watching
The Ridgefield Library and RACE will provide a bird and bird webinar on Tuesday, July 28 at four p.m. with Ben Oko
Oko will communicate about birds, bird watching and bird conservation. You will also read about trends in the bird population and the big question that other people ask the questions: “Are there more birds this year?”
Oko has been active in conservation for a long time. He has chaired the Ridgefield Conservation Commission for 10 years, is a member of RACE and the city’s Energy Task Group, a member of the Audubon Connecticut Board, and has been concerned about regional conservation efforts. Enjoy bird watching, he is a member of the West Connecticut Ornithological Club and founded a bird watching organization at Ridgefield Men’s Club.
This program is a component of the Celebrate 50 Years of Earth Day series, co-sponsored by RACE and the Ridgefield Library. It is also a component of the library’s adult summer reading program, which can be imagined through the Friends of the Ridgefield Library. To register, stop at ridgefieldlibrary.org or call 203-438-2282.