http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/canaan/ Canaan, CT News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/canaan/content/24b63fb0b5f9317ea60f9de4b5f56762.html HARTFORD Selected local voting officials throughout the state will review ballots cast in last week's primaries including those at four precincts in Danbury as part of a qualitycontrol effort announced by Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/canaan/content/ed6a7da312ab63298247d683a950f06d.html To the Editor:It's time for the citizenry of Connecticut to join the other communities in the US leading the charge for a new way of recycling I have seen how this works in other communities and we are behind the pace As our economy evolves and bears the stresses of rising fuel costs and rising prices for the daily necessities of life there is value in recycling all types of materials I believe there will be an initial wave of resistance as there always is when the status quo changes Please put effort into getting House Bill 5138 passed so our generation and future generations can become thoughtful stewards of our country's resourcesAdam RamirezNew Canaan http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/canaan/content/578d43d3f304f50446010cb3fd511b6d.html The shaky credibility of a prosecution witness and the lack of eyewitness identification could lead to the acquittal of Alan Golder the alleged Dinnertime Bandit who targeted Greenwich mansions a decade ago said Stephan Seeger a Stamford criminal attorney http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/canaan/content/1c7b614bd985481e3e7afc9a070a3d25.html STAMFORD Ferguson Library will present a Fly Monarch Fly workshop at 2 pm Tuesday for children age 6 and older in the thirdfloor auditorium of the main library http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/canaan/content/4c0771d6a2feab265a2181fd15bdfee2.html NEW HAVEN Todd Paul was exactly where he wanted to beAt an Association of Tennis Professionals Tour event http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/canaan/content/cbf846444bd717f1a73fb4e22d50f692.html Art Faculty Exhibit at SilvermineThe annual School of Art Faculty Exhibition opens at the Silvermine Guild Arts Center Sara Victoria Hall in New Canaan on Aug 22 with a free public reception from 7 to 9 pm Each year the School of Art showcases current works of the distinguished artistteachers The exhibition represents every style and medium including painting drawing printmaking photography mixed media sculpture ceramics jewelry and silversmithing Works of faculty members such as Robert Baxter Martha Bloom David Dunlop Dean Fisher CJ Guerin Alex McFarlane and Raychel Wengenroth will be featured All art work in the exhibit is available for saleIn addition to being faculty members of Silvermine these talented artists have achieved success in other areas Dean Fisher and Josephine Robinson cowrote Teach Yourself Visually Drawing with many examples to look over including demonstrations of various techniques and inspiring galleries of master drawings The book was written to bring out the inner artist Well known New York figurative artist Mary Beth McKenzie a visiting artist at Silvermine offering workshops twice a year has 10 original works in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Claire Watson Garcia published her first book four years ago Drawing for the Absolute Beginner and is currently working on her second book Painting for the Absolute Beginner due out next year David Dunlop has a new PBS series that is currently airing Landscape through Time with David Dunlop The exhibit runs through Sept 14 Silvermine Galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm For information call 9669700 or visit wwwsilvermineartorg Members Group II Show opens Aug 22 at WAC The Westport Arts Center's Members Group II Show opens on Friday Aug 22 with a reception at the Westport Arts Center from 6:30 to 8:30 pm The exhibition runs through Sept 14 The Westport Arts Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating arts experiences that contribute to individual growth The Westport Arts Center's gallery is open seven days a week MondayFriday from 10 am4 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 pm Visit wwwwestportartscenterorg or call 2032227070Bird on a Wire: A Bird'sEye View of Bridgeport at LAA Gallery Loft Artists member Liz Squillace pronounced Squilahchee presents her latest serigraphs and paintings in Bird on a Wire: A Bird'sEye View of Bridgeport Many include birds and most show different viewpoints of Bridgeport where Liz recently relocated The exhibit runs through Aug 30 Squillace is a graduate of Rhode Island School of DesignThe LAA Gallery is located 845 Canal St Stamford on the second floor Hours are Friday Saturday amp; Sunday: noon to 5 pm or by appointment Directions and information at wwwloftartistscom or at th0e artist's site wwwparadoxinkcom http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/canaan/content/0261a5cdae4d005a675b482bb1b50f4a.html Change is not always easy to handle but sometimes it can bring a new found energy After last season had concluded the Greenwich girls tennis team had put the finishing touches on a perfect 220 season and had captured both the FCIAC and Class LL championship http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/connecticut/canaan/content/baaaa875144a1d59bd0fd1d8dbb5cc41.html His is a singular voice instantly recognizable making his own inimitable brand of music Chris Russo has been a sportstalk version of Bob Dylan Louis Armstrong or his idol Bruce Springsteen a face immediately matched to a sound coming through the airwaves