Positively Connecticut™
Positively Connecticut Premieres June 16th only on CPTV.
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Thanks for helping me usher in what is shaping up to be a Positively Connecticut Summer! In case you hadn't guessed, summer is my favorite season, from the spectacular views at the Saybrook Point Inn on the shoreline to the rugged beauty of the Freund Family Farm in the Northwest corner of Connecticut, there is something for everyone to enjoy over the next few months. In this episode of Positively Connecticut we've tried our best to capture some of the flavor from the four corners of the state. |
To Market To Market
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Courtesy: Connecticut Department of Agriculture |
Courtesy: Connecticut Department of Agriculture |
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Farmers' Markets are some of the tastiest ways to enjoy summer. And this year there is a bounty of these open-air market places; well over 100 of them in fact, some on weekends, and some on weekdays. These sites are wonderful places for local farmers bring their fresh foods straight from the farm, picked that morning. In June there are beans, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, peas, radishes, rhubarb and strawberries all ripe and ready for your dinner plate! Make sure you look for meat, herbs, honey, cheese and bread, too!
Click on the link below to see a full list of markets in Connecticut and to find the ones closest to you! |
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Rose's Berry Farm:
It is fun to pick fresh fruit but my favorites are their jams, syrups and fresh baked pies. If you're planning to visit on a Sunday, enjoy their fresh breakfast at the farm. It's a great meal with a great view. My producer loves to take her children raspberry picking here. It's their favorite spot.
Rose's Berry Farm
295 Matson Hill Road
South Glastonbury, CT
860-633-7467
http://www.rosesberryfarm.com/
*Be sure to call or go on line to see what's in season & find out about picking conditions before you get into your car*
Fish Family Farm:
The ice cream is amazing and a few years ago I found out that milking a cow takes real technique!
Fish Family Farm
20 Dimock Lane
Bolton, CT.
860-646-9745
Beltane Farm:
You'll get hooked on their fresh and aged goat cheeses. I love the one with chives.
Beltane Farm
59 Taylor Bridge Road
Lebanon, CT
860-887-4709
www.beltanefarm.com
*Visit their website for details about the amazing Beltane Farm Dinner on June 28th.*
Ox Hollow Farm:
The shell steaks were very tasty and they have no hormones, steroids or antibiotics.
Ox Hollow Farm:
186 Rail Tree Hill Road
Woodbury, CT
203-263-6807
860-354-3315
www.oxhollowfarm.com
Looking for a particular Farmer's Market? Click here for text-based listings by county: http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=3260&q=398996
Click here for the PDF version of the Dept. of Agriculture's printed brochure:
Learn more about Farmers Markets, Farms in Connecticut as well as other agriculture stories on www.Ctgrown.gov
And there's a new website devoted to local farm fresh food:
www.buyctgrown.com
Want to learn more about the markets featured in our story?
Try these links:
www.hartfordfarmersmarket.org
Farmers' Market at Billings Forge
140 Russ St. S 101
Hartford, CT 06106
860.548.9877
Mystic Farmers' Market
Tuesdays from 2 until 6pm
Open now through October
50 Old Stonington Road in Mystic
Wholesome Wave Market at the
Westport Country Playhouse
25 Powers Court, Westport
Open now through October 23rd
10am-2pm Thursdays
Rain or Shine
New Vendors this year:
Whistle Stop Bakery-chicken pot pies, empanadas & pastries
Barberry Hill Farm-cut flowers, veggies & wool
Two Guys from Woodbridge-certified organic salad greens, herbs
Boxcar Cantina-handmade tamales, tomato salsa & guacamole
Smiley O's Organic Kid's Candy-organic chocolates
(As Rachel Ray would say, YUMM-O!)
Executive chef Jason Collins performed a live cooking demonstration at the Billings Forge Farmers Market. To see more about Executive Chef Jason Collins and his use of locally grown ingredients in his cuisine at the Firebox Restaurant click on www.fireboxrestaurant.com
Read all about chef Michel Nischan-he's an avid proponent of sustainable farming, local and regional food systems as well. Have a delicious meal at his Westport restaurant The Dressing Room and check out the exciting projects he's working on at:
www.westportfarmersmarket.com or www.michelnischan.com
Listen to my radio show on WTIC NEWSTALK 1080 every Tuesday morning at 8:20am when Ray and I feature the CT Grown Farmers Market of the Week. The kickoff to this special weekly feature is June 24th. I'm on the AM dial every weekday morning from 5:30am until 10am at Newstalk 1080. If you don't have a radio nearby, you can listen on line. Just click onto www.wtic.com
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Udder Genius
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Matt Freund told me that he originally considered calling them cows-pot, an acronym for Connecticut Organic Waste Solutions. But they feared folks might get that confused with cow-spot. He says the biggest challenge now is to come up with a label that actually sells the pot and gets the word out that their product is made out of manure and not peat.
Click here to read more about how the Freund Family created cowpots.
Want to read more about cowpots? Here are some past articles on this unique Made-In-Connecticut product.
http://cowpots.com/ourstory/about.htm
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18554247&BRD=2303&PAG=461&dept_id=478976&rfi=6 |
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Have a Hart!
Hart Seed Company |
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| Hart Seed Company was formed way back in 1892 and today is owned and operated by members of the third, fourth and fifth generations of the Hart family. Click here to read more. |
Gilbertie's Herb Gardens
www.gilbertiesherbs.com
Sal Gilbertie is an herb plant enthusiast. He promises that he gives his herbs so much special attention that you can smell and taste the difference. My producer
has many of Sal's herbs growing in her garden! Gilbertie's is the largest wholesale producer of herbs in the country. Why not check them out?
When we visited Sal at his beautiful farm in Easton, he told me that going green is nothing new for his company. "We've always been organic" Sal said, "We're basically herb and vegetable growers. Gilberties always grew organically and we always grew herbs. People use herbs fresh and so we always felt it was really important to stay organic and so everything we did was organic and we used organic fertilizers in particular."
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A Connecticut Woman Of Innovation
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DeCarol Davis
Courtesy: United States Coast Guard |
Ensign Select DeCarol Davis is a woman on a mission. I spent the afternoon with DeCarol one day in May and she's the kind of person you like instantly.
I interviewed DeCarol just a few days before she graduated from the academy.
She was excited to head to Washington where she was to begin her internship. That interview was originally scheduled for the end of April, but DeCarol was rushed to the hospital to have her tonsils out! She is a trooper, though. In the midst of preparing for her finals, her Senior Engineering Project and her commencement speech, DeCarol was in her dorm eating lots of ice cream and recovering from an emergency tonsillectomy.
Perhaps the first thing everyone wants to know, aside from what is it like to be the valedictorian of the Class of 2008 at the Coast Guard academy is, how did she get her name?
"My dad's name is DeQuincy, my mom's name is Carolyn, they got creative and said, oh yeah, DeCarol, "and the rest, as they say, is history. By the way, did we mention her dad was a marine? DeCarol says he had "the proud peacock chest going on" he was so filled with pride for his daughter.
DeCarol told me that she was really into the "shipmate" mentality and when she first visited the Academy, she noticed that people were waiting for each other outside the dorms. "It was very ideal" she says, "it was very selfless, you would wait for your classmate, it wasn't about just doing it on your own. And when people talked about studying, it was, you're gonna get a C because you were tutoring someone else to get a B +, you don't leave anyone behind. It was a friendship and that relationship was really important and you could see that in the Coast Guard it was very family oriented."
There are many women in our state blazing new trails. Log onto www.ct.org to read all about the Women of Innovation, Connecticut's outstanding women in Science and Technology.
www.womenofinnovation.com is a great online networking community. |
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Do you know a CT Woman of Innovation? If so, email me at Dianesmithct@positivelyct.com |
The Price Is Right
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Courtesy: Goodspeed Musicals |
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For 40 years the Price has been right at the Goodspeed Musicals. Michael Price has served as Executive Director of the landmark theater in East Haddam.
Michael's career is unprecedented. Here are some other highlights from the past 40 years:
Continuing restoration and maintenance of the landmark Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut as an icon building known worldwide
Achieving international acclaim for Goodspeed Musicals as the home of American Musical Theatre by pioneering the practice of rethinking, restoring and revitalizing America's musical theatre heritage.
Producing over 200 musicals since 1968 at the Goodspeed Opera House and since 1984 at The Norma Terris Theatre.
Being at the forefront of shaping the future of musical theatre by producing over 63 world premiere musicals, the largest body of world premiere musicals of any theatre in America.
Producing 16 musicals at the Goodspeed Opera House that have transferred to Broadway, earning more than 10 Tony Awards.
Leading Goodspeed Musicals to become the only theatre in America to receive two Tony Awards, one in 1980 for outstanding contributions to the American musical and a second in 1995 for distinguished achievement for a regional theatre.
Producing the world premieres of some of the most popular musicals that have played to audiences worldwide including Annie and Shenandoah.
Achieving the unprecedented status as the longest serving Executive Director of a regional theatre in America.
Click here to learn more about the Goodspeed's 2008 Season.
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Trailor Flash!
| The Connecticut Airstream Connection |
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http://connecticut.wbcci.net
That's the link for the Connecticut Charter Oak Chapter of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International. President Richard Kushman and his wife Kathy invited me in to tour their Airstream. It was quite comfortable inside, complete with space for his and hers computers! Their slogan is, "See More, Do More, Live More" and they certainly do! Members enjoy monthly rallies at sites across the state where they caravan then hunker down for the weekend and enjoy their Airstreams and each other's company. The first night always features a pot luck supper and time to catch up on the news. |
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Courtesy: Airstream Inc. |
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The Wally Byam Caravan Club International
www.wbcci.org
The WBCCI is the RV Club of Airstream Owners. It is named after Wally Byam, the inventor of the Airstream. The WBCCI is headquartered in Jackson Center, Ohio. To become a member of the group, you must own an Airstream.
Or, for those of you who prefer to travel by foot…. |
| Courtesy; Airstream Inc. |
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Go Take a Hike!
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As a girl scout, and later as a teenager and college student in upstate NY hiking something I really enjoyed. But I haven't done much of it in Connecticut so I really enjoyed a lovely spring day on the Blue Blazed Trails in Middletown. The forest and the reservoir combined for a real "wilderness" experience. Hard to believe we were only minutes from downtown. |
| Courtesy of: Ann Colson |
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Sometime I think names are destiny. Can you imagine - the trail manager who led our hike is named Chris Woodside.
Ann Colson just celebrated her 10th anniversary with the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and besides a Trail Conservation Coordinator, she's editor of the Connecticut Walk Book, an award winning guide to hiking all of the trails in Connecticut. The guide won the "Work of Significance" award for 2007 by the National Outdoor Book Award. Want to read more? Click here for more information.
By the way, the Connecticut Walk Book is available at many local bookstores and outdoors stores including Borders, Barnes and Noble, EMS, REI, and North Cove.
Ann used GIS to help write the Connecticut Walk Book. GIS is a tool used to create accurate maps. Click here to find out more information about GIS
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There are all kinds of hikers out there. From the pros to the "hesitant hikers" this is a great website to start from www.ctwoodlands.org
Connecticut Forest and Park Association has a long history of helping to maintain and preserve woodlands in our state. The CFPA, established in 1895, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to land conservation and trail building. The group is credited as an important early pioneer of the national land conservation movement as well as an early advocate of long distance trail building. The CFPA is also credited with helping preserve the home of William Gillette and Sleeping Giant State Park. |
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Disc: Oh Dog
CT Yankee Flyers Disc & Dog Club Photo of dog
"Letting the Fur Fly since 1999" |
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Photo Courtesy: David Bailey |
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Male or female, young and old, everyone is invited to join the Yankee Flyers Disc & Dog Club.
http://yankeeflyers.com |
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Photo Courtesy: David Bailey |
Saybrook Point Inn and Spa
What a picturesque spot for us to feature in our show. This Inn and Spa is nestled right in historic Old Saybrook and overlooks Long Island Sound. Be sure to check out their new scooter service for guests, too!
www.saybrook.com
Two Bridge Street
Old Saybrook, CT
860-243-0212 |
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That's all for now. I hope you enjoy the sunshine this summer and take advantage of all that our great state has to offer. I'll see you in the fall. |
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Diane |
Positively Connecticut™
Positively Connecticut Premieres April 10th at 10:00pm only on CPTV.
The show repeats on: April 12th at 6:30pm, April 13th at 10:30pm
Our newest episode of Positively Connecticut features:
Dream It Up and Do It
I had the good fortune to catch up with Dr. Ballard and experiencing
what he does best, exploring! Now you can have the
same opportunity.
Check out these websites to see when and where
Dr. Ballard is travelling and how you can be a part of
his next expedition! www.immersionpresents.org
Dr Ballard is also a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Science Advisory Board. Want to learn more?
Visit www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov or www.explore.noaa.gov
Check out our National Marine Sanctuaries at www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov
Click on here http://montereybay.noaa.gov to learn more about the sanctuary I explored with Dr. Ballard.
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Dr. Bob Ballard |
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Photo Courtesy of: Institute for Exploration |
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Mystic Aquarium is home to Dr. Ballard's Institute for Exploration. Click on the link below to see what exciting programs are available now, plus information on planning your visit to the exhibit center, Challenge of the Deep!www.mysticaquarium.org or www.ife.org
Dr. Ballard has 13 honorary degrees and 6 military awards. In 1996, he received the National Geographic Society's prestigious Hubbard Medal for "extraordinary accomplishments in coaxing secrets from the world's oceans and engaging students in the wonder of science." Dr. Ballard has been featured in several National Geographic T-V programs, including the record breaking, Secrets of the Titanic. He is currently a National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence.
Check him out at www.nationalgeographic.com |
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Dr. Bob Ballard shared with me his vision for future exploration. |
I'll have a circular room in my home when we go into what used to be the T-V room and the den and the walls come up and you'd have a room in your house and the walls are going to come on and you're going to rent a robot from Hertz and go for a drive in the Serengeti. I'd say that's gonna happen in my lifetime, just think about it. No more burning of the fossil fuels, you could move the spirit much quicker and with much less energy." - Dr. Robert D. Ballard |
Rewriting History
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8th Grade History Students at Shepaug Valley Middle School in Washington, Connecticut are still talking about their year long project in which they pieced together the tragic life story of Abner Mitchell, a Civil War soldier from their home town. Their efforts resulted in a book and an exhibit at the Gunn Historical Museum. Interested in checking out the museum for yourself? Log on to www.gunnlibrary.org for more information.
Copies of Abner Mitchell, A Life in Letters are now available!
You can also pre-order The Fremonts: A Lifelong Journey.
Send $15 (checks made out to SVMS Fund) to
Mike Croft
Shepaug School
159 South Street
Washington, CT 06793
You can email your purchase request too-simply send it to croftm@region-12.org
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Abner Mitchell
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It's a Grand Celebration at the Gunn Museum and Library.
Check out upcoming celebrations for 100 years of History at www.gunnlibrary.org
Gunn Museum Curator Stephen Bartkus told me that this project is impressive and he hopes, inspiring.
"This is a great project and Mike Croft has done an amazing job with his students. I think it shows Social Studies doesn't have to be about memorizing State Capitals, there's really more to History, it is about people and you can really tell the story of these people through projects like this. There are 169 cities and towns in Connecticut and each one of them has at least one museum or Historical Society. I really hope that teachers throughout the state of Connecticut look at this project that Michael Croft started and start their own project. Contact your local History Museum, see what they have in their collections and really bring local history back into the classroom."
Stephen Bartkus-Curator, The Gunn Memorial Museum |
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Hocus Pocus Focus
Online: www.Stamfordsocietyofyoungmagicians.com
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Photo Courtesy of:Society of Young Magians |
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| Interested in Magic? Kids from all over CT between the ages of 7 and 17 are eligible to join the Society of Young Magicians, which meets monthly at the Villa Maria Education Center. Visit their website at www.villamariaedu.org |
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Monthly meetings offer coaching from seasoned magicians. Want to see more magic by some of the top young magicians in the area? Make plans to attend the upcoming,
Future Stars of Magic 20th Anniversary Show
Saturday, May 3, 2008
6:30 pm
Saxe School, 468 South Avenue, New Canaan
Doors open 6:00pm & Magic begins at 6:30
Go to www.stamfordsocietyofyoungmagicians.com for ticket information.
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Interested in other magic groups in Connecticut and across the country?
Log onto www.magicsym.com for a complete listing of all SYM Chapters. |
The Domino Effect
There are currently two Domino Leagues in CT the Bridgeport Domino Federation and the Borincan Domino League in Hartford. We also witnessed some great matches at the Puerto Rican Society of New Britain. |
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Photo Courtesy of: Michele Russo |
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They're always looking for more players, so if you are interested, contact one of the Northeast USA Domino Association Representatives:
Delegates:
Victor Quinonez
Vicquinqmaster@yahoo.com
Maggie Diaz
Mar8794@aol.com |
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Every culture has a slightly different twist on the rules and some use different Domino lingo. Learn more about the game at www.domino-games.com
Many Hollywood stars are playing a new version of Dominoes called, Mexican Train. Log onto www.pagat.com/domino/train to learn more.
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Women Of Innovation
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There are many women in our state blazing new trails. Log on to www.ct.org to read all about Women of Innovation, Connecticut's outstanding women in Science and Technology. |
| Suzan DeGarmo |
| Go directly to the site to read all about the winners of the 2008 Connecticut Technology Council's Fourth Annual Women of Innovation Awards.
http://www.ct.org/Women_of_Innovation.asp
www.womenofinnovation.com is a great online networking community.
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| I've hosted several of the awards dinners and each year I am amazed at the stories of the women who attend. When I met Suzan DeGarmo I knew I had to share her story with you. I hope you'll meet many more Women of Innovation in future episodes of Positively Connecticut. |
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Suzan DeGarmo |
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Do you know a CT Woman of Innovation? If so, email me at Dianesmithct@positivelyct.com |
Picture This
Housatonic Museum of Art
900 Lafayette Boulevard
Bridgeport, CT 06604
203-332-5052
www.hcc.commnet.edu
The Housatonic Museum of Art has the most significant art collection of any two-year college in the country, boasting works by Picasso, Matisse and Chagall. Visit the Museum for the unusual opportunity to experience works by the masters on continuous display throughout the College and campus grounds. The Housatonic Museum of Art also presents lectures, programs and exhibitions in the Burt Chernow Galleries. Log onto the website to see all upcoming exhibitions.
The Burt Chernow Galleries are open to the public Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm. Thursdays until 7:00pm and Saturday 8:30am-3:30pm. Admission is free.
The exhibit, “CT Illustrations: People, Places and Things” is no longer on display at the Burt Chernow Galleries, but you can see the exhibit on line at www.hcc.commnet.edu. Stay tuned to our website, I hear the exhibit may go on the road. If that happens, I’ll be sure to let you know.
Another suggestion I’d like to pass along is to visit the New Britain Museum of Art as well for an impressive collection of Illustrations. The Sanford B.D. Low Illustration Collection is a remarkable gathering of American Illustrators and has been called one of the best in existence. Named in memory of the first Museum Director, it features a vast range of media and subject matter. The collection also includes important works by such noted illustrators as Normal Rockwell. Visit www.nbmaa.org for details on the collection as well as upcoming shows.
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT
Telephone 860-229-0257
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
211 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-529-0612
Log onto http://www.webb-deane-stevens.org to learn more about the Joseph Webb House, The Silas Deane House and the Isaac Stevens House.
Make plans to visit the trio of historic homes in Wethersfield. The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is owned and managed by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. The museum operates hands-on history classes and programs for preschoolers through college age students. The Webb Barn is also available for weddings and event rentals.
Don’t miss the bi-annual Tags & Treasure Sale, sponsored by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
The popular event features hundreds of household items, including antique and vintage goods donated by some of Connecticut’s oldest families.
Saturday, April 26 10am to 4pm and Sunday, April 27 10am to 2pm
Location: Webb Barn at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
Visit the website for detailed list of hours and prices.
The Barnum Museum
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Positively Connecticut would also like to thank the Barnum Museum for their generosity and hospitality for helping with the production of this program.
Visit www.barnum-museum.org to find out the latest events for children and adults at this spectacular museum in downtown Bridgeport.
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Thank you for Watching, See you next time. |
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Diane |
Positively Connecticut™
Positively Connecticut Premieres November 21 st at 8:00pm only on CPTV.
The show repeats on: December 10 at 9:00pm, December 23 at 3:30pm, December 24 at 11:00pm, December 27 at 8:00pm
We have some great stories in my newest episode of Positively Connecticut:
OUT OF THE ORDINARY INN
Winvian
Morris, CT
Online: www.winvian.com
It all started when 15 architects got together to brainstorm with Winvian owner, Maggie Smith. They put on their thinking caps and designed 18 stand-alone cottages on 113 acres of farmland tucked away in the Litchfield Hills.
Here are some of my favorites.
Photos Courtesy: Winvian
Beaver Lodge
Architect: John Carino
A wood cabin featuring a gigantic stone double fireplace and a bed with a beaver dam embedded in the ceiling. Wait until you see the footboard on the bed.
Camping
Architect: John Martin
It’s airy and open with a screened porch snuggled in the woods. Camping without the creepy crawlies!
Charter Oak
Architect: Carl Frenning
The most spacious cottage at Winvian is built around an imposing oak tree. Rumor has it that the tree was spawned from an acorn of the original Charter Oak that stood in Hartford.
CT Yankee
Architect: Malcolm Appleton
Based on the Mark Twain book, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, this cottage has a medieval feel. The bathroom features an imposing granite slab reminiscent of Stonehenge.
Golf
Architect: David Sellers
The floors undulate and you’ll want to pull out one of the antique putters so you can play through, and enjoy the private green outside, too.
Greenhouse
Architect: Barry Svigal
Plenty of glass and aluminum give this cottage a modern feel and it can be decorated for you with flowers or plants to suit any occasion.
Winvian features original works of art in the public spaces as well as the cottages. All paintings and wooden sculptures are available for purchase. Click onto the website to see more.
Other Cottage ideas rejected for now:
*A Circus Cottage-Manager Heather Smith said it was “too cute.”
*An Alien Spaceship Cottage-Owner Maggie Smith says the cottage, which would have been tilted on its side, with burn marks on the dirt and radiation hazard signs tacked to nearby trees was “Too far out there for now”.
Stay tuned! They might change their minds. With 113 acres, they still have room for a few more.
Insider Information about Winvian:
*Like to snoop? During the week staff will take guests into up to 6 other cottages that are not occupied to get a first hand look!
Maggie Smith’s first hotel is the Pitcher Inn in Warren, VT. She calls Winvian “The Pitcher Inn on steroids”.
Online: www.pitcherinn.com
Peek at other posh places to stay in Connecticut.
CTvisit.com suggests the following:
-The Delamar in Greenwich: www.thedelamar.com
-The Inn at National Hall in Westport: www.innatnationalhall.com
-The Mayflower Inn and Spa in Washington: www.mayflowerinn.com
-The Homestead Inn in Greenwich: www.homesteadinn.com
Interested in discovering other Connecticut getaways?
Click onto www.ctvisit.com
Michelle da Silva Richmond is a Connecticut resident and a freelance travel writer and editor as well as a member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), American Society of Journalists and Authors of New England Writers. Michelle is editor of Avon Life and a contributor to Hartford magazine.
FIRE ON ICE
Del Arbour Designs
Online: www.delarbourstore.com
Del Arbour designs costumes worn by beginners and Olympians. She dresses Deep River Junior Skater Chelsea Rose Chiappa, who hopes to win a spot in the 2010 Olympics. You met her in our story, now visit Chelsea’s website at http://chelsearose.juniorskaters.com
Courtesy: Chelsea Chiappa
United Technologies Symphony on Ice Producer Susie Dee remembers when Del began creating costumes in the basement of her home for her own daughters. Susie often calls on Del to whip up some magical costumes for this annual event. Tickets are free but it will cost you one new unwrapped toy to get in. Learn more by clicking onto http://symphonyonice.tripod.com
Read more about U.S. Figure Skaters, events and results at http://www.usfigureskating.org
A PATH TO THE FUTURE
Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame
Online:
www.cwhf.org
Congratulations to the 2007 inductees
Dorothy Hamill of Greenwich
Joan Joyce of Waterbury
Glenna Collett Vare of New Haven (1903-1989)
Read more about these women and the other hall of famers at www.cwhf.org
Joan Joyce has been named by Sports Illustrated as one of the 13 th greatest sports figures in Connecticut history. Read more about her career with the Stratford Brakettes softball team at www.brakettes.com
Dorothy Hamill - Learn all about this Olympic gold medalist at www.dorothyhamill.com. Dorothy just wrote a memoir called A Skating Life and it’s available in stores now.
Would you like directions on how to get Dorothy’s classic wedge cut?
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Glenna Collett Vare was a driving force in women’s golf in the 1920’s.
Born in New Haven (1903-1989) she was an American Hall of Fame golfing champion who has been called the greatest female golfer of her day. She began playing golf at the age of 14 and in just two years she was good enough to compete in the 1919 United States Women’s Amateur Golf Championship and won her first-round match. At age 18 she was the Championship Medalist for shooting the lowest qualifying score.
The Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame currently offers an exhibit of 70 plus pieces, all portable. “We Fight for Roses, Too: Connecticut Women and the Quest for Equality” shares the stories, struggles and achievement of its inductees. If you would like to host this exhibit please contact the Hall of Fame at 860-768-5642. There is no cost to borrow this exhibit.
The Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame is the proud founder of the Connecticut Women’s Heritage Trail, a constellation of 13 museums and historic houses around our state committed to the interpretation of women’s history and culture.
Click http://www.cwhf.org/community/womens_heritage_trail.htm to find out more.
Who would you induct into the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame? Email me at dianesmithct@yahoo.com with your suggestion and I’ll pass your nominations on to the Executive Director, Katherine Wiltshire.
Congratulations to Connecticut Public Television for being honored by the CT Women’s Hall of Fame. CPTV is proud to be the home of UConn Women’s Basketball for more than a dozen years. The Hall of Fame honored CPTV with a special recognition award for its contributions to women in sports and credited CPTV with redefining the relationship between women’s college athletics and the media. CPTV President Jerry Franklin accepted the award and thanked UConn fans for creating what he called the most popular local programming in the history of Public Television. YES, you read correctly, he said the history of all Public Television. Now that’s quite an achievement!
Harriett Beecher Stowe Center
http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org
Harriett Beecher Stowe’s Hartford home is one of the stops on the Women’s Heritage Trail and on the Connecticut Freedom Trail. The grounds are noteworthy as one of Connecticut’s Historic Gardens. Thinking of visiting with your kids? Why not try the children’s tour? It’s family friendly and it’s perfect for kids ages 5 to 12. It is offered every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and every day during school-year vacation weeks.
Fascinating Facts about Harriett Beecher Stowe
*Stowe is best known as author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, but she wrote more than 30 books in all!
*Stowe presented herself as an average wife and mother but wrote books on homemaking, raising children, religion as well as poetry and essays.
*Stowe was a prolific painter and enjoyed painting flowers. Some of the paintings are believed to be from the gardens at her homes in Hartford, Connecticut and Florida.
*When Harriett and Calvin Stowe moved to Hartford, she first built her dream home, Oakholm, but the high maintenance cost and the encroachment of factories forced her to sell it in 1870. In 1873 she moved into her last home on Forest Street where we taped part of our program.
*Harriett and her husband had 7 children however only 3 survived them.
*Stowe had a very famous neighbor who was also an author. Can you guess his/her name? (Clue: The answer is on the Stowe Center website.)
Content Courtesy: Harriett Beecher Stowe Center
The Stowe Center is celebrating the holiday season with an exhibit titled “Reforming the Season”, a Holiday Shopping Soiree and “Carols, Crafts and Cookies”.
Visit the website for details.
Fruit of their Labor
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Let me share some brief history of the Killingworth Cranberry Bog.
At the turn of the century, Cyrus D. Evarts and his family purchased Pond Meadow, removed the swamp muck and planted cranberries. A section of it has been a cranberry bog ever since and as you saw in my story, is still worked by the Evarts family. On the adjacent parcel, the land is maintained by the Killingworth Land Conservation Trust and volunteers are beginning to raise cranberries there, too.
http://klct.homestead.com/home.html
Cranberry Trivia & Facts:
*Cranberries are almost 90% water.
*Good, ripe cranberries will bounce.
*Another name for cranberries is Bounceberry!
*It takes about 200 cranberries to make one can of cranberry sauce!
*What makes a cranberry bounce? There are pockets of air inside them.
Source: The American Cranberry |
My favorite cranberry recipes include this one my sister Suki makes every year for Thanksgiving.
Suki's Cranberry Sauce with Port and Cinnamon
Makes about 2 1/2 cups
1 cup ruby port
2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
1 cup dried cranberries (about 6 oz)
1 12 oz bag fresh cranberries
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
- Bring ruby port and broken cinnamon sticks to boil in heavy medium saucepan.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes.
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Add dried cranberries to saucepan; simmer until slightly softened about 3 minutes.
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Add fresh cranberries, 3/4 cup water, and sugar; bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
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Reduce heat to medium low; cover and simmer until sauce thickens and is darker in color and berries collapse, stirring often, about 20 minutes.
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Transfer sauce to bowl; cool.
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Discard cinnamon sticks.
Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temp before serving.
Originally published in Bon Appetit
Another favorite from my family cookbook is:
CRANBERRY-GOAT CHEESE SALAD.
My husband Tom and I like to whip this up when we’re serving pork or chicken.
Newman's Own Lighten Up Low Fat Sesame Ginger Dressing
Spring mix salad greens
Dried cranberries
Candied or spicy pecans
Slices of goat cheese
Toss everything but the cheese in the dressing.
Plate the salad and place slices of goat cheese on top.
Can’t get your fill of Cranberries? Why not visit the Cranberry World Museum.
225 Water Street
Plymouth , MA 02360
508-747-2350
REALLY HOT PHOTOS
Lt. Kevin McKeon
www.Ctfireapparatus.com
Do you have a question for Kevin? Perhaps you know of a piece of firefighting equipment that hasn’t been photographed yet. Hard to believe he doesn’t have it covered, but you can contact Kevin at jkevinjackie@sbcglobal.net
Question:
He’s criss-crossed the state, spending countless hours visiting fire stations in all 169 cities and towns in Connecticut. What is his all time favorite piece of firefighting apparatus?
Answer: Look in the back of book three to find out!
Lt. McKeon’s favorite fire sites:
http://www.fireapparatusjournal.com
http://www.ct-trolley.org/Firemuseum
http://www.cfpa.freeservers.com/
http://www.1strespondernews.com/
http://www.firenews.org/
http://www.westshorefd.com
DOUGH NUT
Famous Joe Carlucci is a member of the World Famous Pizza Tossing Team. Read more about him and his friends who are really rolling in the dough! http://www.worldpizzachampions.com
Breaking Pizza News!
Famous Joe Carlucci has just been notified that he’ll be featured in a new book published by Scholastic (a Danbury, CT Company) Look for Joe in The Weirdest at bookstores in 2008.
Want to whip up your own dough to try to toss?
Click here for the recipe: http://www.worldpizzachampions.com/recipes.php
WARNING: Do not eat this dough. This recipe is strictly for dough tossing.
An easier way to learn to toss is by using what’s called the Pro Dough.
It looks and feels like real dough, but it’s really an artificial, silicon-based plastic disk. It’s a safer way to practice and hey, it glows in the dark!
http://www.prodoughusa.com/
Pizza Tossing Tips:
*Remove all watches or rings.
*Place dough slightly off center on the palm of your throwing hand.
*Make a fist with the other hand, knuckle side up, place it under the dough beside your throwing hand to support the other side.
*Turn the palm of your throwing hand toward you, then twist your hand outward and up to launch it into the air.
Remember, practice makes perfect!
Still don’t own a copy of my holiday book, Christmas in Connecticut?
It makes a perfect gift for folks living instate or perhaps family or friends who’ve moved away. It’s a wonderful way to help rediscover Connecticut during my favorite season of the year.
You can’t find it in stores anymore, but you can order one directly by contacting me at DIANESMITHCT@YAHOO.COM
Photo courtesy: Globe Pequot Publishing
You’re Invited….
Why don’t you stop by and say hello to me at the Lights of Branford 2007?
The annual Holiday House Tour will showcase 10 homes. I’ll be there Friday night at the Lights of Branford Wine Reception selling signed copies of my books, to benefit the Blackstone Memorial Library. www.blackstone.ioninc.org
This wraps up our fourth and final show for 2007. I’m looking forward to sharing more Positively Connecticut stories with you next year. Do you know of someone or someplace that’s Positively Connecticut? Email me your story ideas at dianesmithct@yahoo.com and you might see it on CPTV in 2008!
See you next year and thanks for watching,
Diane
Positively Connecticut™
Airs September 6 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22 at 6p.m.,
Sunday, October 7 at 10:30p.m., Tuesday, October 16 at 11:30p.m., Thursday, October 18 at 9:30p.m.,
Sunday, October 28 at 6p.m.
In this Fall's episode of Positively Connecticut™, Diane Smith endures rigorous training with the governor's First Company's Horse Guards, gives you a tour of Phillip Johnson's Glass House, and spills the secrets of the Blue Ribbon Bakers.
This edition of Positively Connecticut™ features:
First Company Governor's Horse Guards
Locale: Headquarters at 232 West Avon Rd.
Avon , CT 06001 - Phone:
(860) 673-3525
Best time to call is Thursday evenings between 7 & 11pm or email them at govhorseguards@yahoo.com
Troop drills every Thursday night at 7pm. The public is welcome to observe.
What does it take to be a recruit?
Commitment and more says Staff Sgt. Bree Berner of Glastonbury
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Captain Diane Smith, Governor's HorseGuards |
Diane: What is the role of the recruits?
Bree: I like to say that we have no present without our past and the future of the troop is the recruits who join this organization year after year. So, we make a big investment in training new people, acclimating them to the military side of it, teaching them horsemanship, safety and teaching them actually how to ride. It’s not something that you learn in a month’s time. It takes at least a year to really get comfortable doing the things that we do.
Diane: What does training of recruits involve?
Bree: We give them as much info as we can but most of them are like me (when I joined) where putting on a uniform is a new experience. The first couple of weeks they’re kind of rough around the edges and the other troopers like to size them up and make their observations about the newbies.
They put a lot of effort in. This isn’t an organization you just decide “Oh, I think I’ll try this for a little while”; it is something you commit to from day one. They go home and polish their boots and do their ironing and pressing and make sure every piece of brass is placed properly and they take it pretty seriously because that’s what we expect of them.
Diane: What do you teach recruits?
Bree: I oversee the training schedule but my specialty is the actual riding part so every Sunday we’re working with the horses in a progressive method and giving them that actual saddle time that can’t be taught any other way.
Diane: What will a recruit learn during training?
Bree: You start slowly start with basic familiarization; how to safely work around large animals, how to pick up their feet, how to be in charge of the horse. That’s very important. From there we teach them our very specific method regarding the use of historic cavalry tack and equipment and from there we get them onto the horse, all using a prescribed methodology. From there we start to walk and we work on position. It’s a very physical endeavor and we work on control of the horse and we just keep building on the training.
Recruits received their spurs at Camp Rell.
To learn more about this National Guard Training camp click here: http://www.ct.ngb.army.mil/armyguard/facilities/history.asp
North Stonington Fair
www.northstoningtonfair.org
2007 North Stonington Baking Contest Winners:
Adult Baking Category:
Marci James, Tolland.
Junior Baking Category:
Jessica James, Rockville
Dawn James, Rockville
Two Crusted Apple Pie:
Vicky Ahern, Westerly, RI
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As viewers saw in Diane’s piece, Julia may have captured second place, but the judges still thought her recipe was top notch! Julia graciously shared her recipe and her baking secrets with Diane.
Julia Armstrong’s Double-Crust Apple Pie
Filling
3 Granny Smith Apples ¼ tsp. Nutmeg
3 Fuji Apples 1/8 tsp. Salt
1 Braeburn Apple ½ cup Golden Raisins
½ cup White Sugar (soaked in Rum)
½ cup Brown sugar (divided) 1 tsp. Lemon Rind
½ tsp. Cinnamon 1 tbsp. Lemon juice
1 tbsp. Butter
*Preheat oven to 4000
*Mix sliced apples with white sugar, ¼ cup brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and lemon rind. Cook over low heat approximately 25 minutes. Cool apples on cookie sheet. Place cooled apples in colander and collect juices in pot the apples were cooked in. Add 1 tbsp. cornstarch to juice and cook until thick. In bowl, combine apples, thickened apple juice, lemon juice, remaining ¼ cup brown sugar and raisins.
Crust
2-1/2 cups flour ¾ cup butter
2 tbsp. sugar ½ cup shortening
1 tsp. Salt 6-8 tbsp. Ice water
Cut butter and shortening into small pieces; freeze 25 minutes. In food processor combine dry ingredients. Add chilled shortening and butter and process to pea-sized pieces. Transfer mixture to bowl and add ice water until the mixture holds together. Form two discs and refrigerate at least two hours or overnight. Roll dough to fit 10” pie plate. Brush bottom crust with egg wash; place in freezer while rolling top crust.
Place prepared filling in shell; dot with butter and cover with top crust. Crimp edges; make vent holes in top crust and brush with egg wash.
Bake approximately 1 hour.
Julia's Tips to baking a Blue Ribbon Pie:
- Use fresh grated nutmeg and fresh squeezed lemon
- Precook apples, simmering on low heat to avoid pectin break down or apples will get mushy
- Crust: make it the day before and chill it before rolling - Julie uses unbleached flour because the protein is a little bit less than some of the other flours. When baking pastry a lower protein is desirable because it doesn’t develop gluten, which makes pastry tough.
- Keep crust cold while rolling it and roll it on a cold surface.
- Carefully measure butter and shortening for buttery taste and tenderness.
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Blue Ribbon Baking Tips from the North Stonington Judges:
- In a contest with a published recipe, follow the directions carefully.
- Use only fresh spices, as they age they lose flavor.
- Use only fresh nuts – ones stored too long can taste “off”.
- Clean your oven before baking as the “burned” flavor from a previously burned pie can affect the next one.
- Looks count – so transport your products when fully cooled and stabilized for delivery.
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CT Agricultural Fairs
For a complete list of 2007 CT Agricultural fairs
plus all of the recipes featured in our story
visit www.ctfairs.org
Have a question or comment? Write to the Association of CT Fairs at Info@ctfairs.org
Philip Johnson Glass House
Locale: 199 Elm Street New Canaan , CT 06840 - Offices: (203)594-9884
Glass House Visitor Center & Shop - Phone: (203)966-8167
Tickets MUST be purchased in advance (Tickets sold out for 2007).
“Once I discovered architecture as a need of my nature, that enthusiasm knew no bounds.”
New York Times Interview -
February 28, 1992
Click here to watch entire 1978 CPTV interview with Philip Johnson. (coming soon)
Click here to see what other masterpieces he designed.
Click here for WNPR’s Philip Johnson Glass House Tour story
Click here for WNPR’s Philip Johnson Glass House: open for tours story
Click here for to see WNPR’s Philip Johnson Glass House photo gallery
Love Architecture?
Love Movies? Have we got a classic for you!
Director of Visitor Experience and Fellowships at the Philip Johnson Glass House, Dorothy Dunn, suggests renting the 1948 classic, “Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House,” available on Warner Home Video.
The film, starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, was shot partly on location in Connecticut, at about the same time Johnson was building the glass house. The gingerbread-y house in the film contrasts dramatically with the house Johnson designed as his own dream house.
Announcing the New Canaan Modern Home Survey.
This is a comprehensive survey of 90+ architect designed mid-century modern residences, outbuildings and landscapes in New Canaan. The research collected will provide a model and framework for the assessment of other modern communities. Want to find out more? Contact Christy_Maclear@nthp.org
URL: www.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org
Walking Weekends
One your mark, get set, WALK! Enjoy 100 free guided walking tours. Tours offered October 5-8 and October 12-14
For a complete list of free walks visit www.thelastgreenvalley.org
Where did Diane walk?
Roseland Cottage
A National Historic Landmark
Route 169
Woodstock, Conn. 06281
860-928-4074
www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/roseland.htm
Hull Forest Products
101 Hampton Road
Pomfret Center , CT 06259
1-860-974-0127
www.hullforest.com
Taylor Brooke Winery
848 Rt. 171
Woodstock , CT 06281
1-860-974-1263
www.taylorbrookewinery.com
Want to visit other Connecticut Vineyards?
www.ctwine.com
Fall into more autumn fun at www.ctvisit.com and www.cultureandtourism.org
The Lobster Lady
Published by Flat Hammock Press
5 Church Street
Mystic, CT 06355
860-572-2722
$14.95 a copy
Where else can you buy the book?
www.flathammockpress.com
Bank Square Books
53 West Main Street
Mystic, CT
Borders in Waterford
Positively Connecticut™
Airs May 30 at 8:30 p.m., June 22 at 9:30 p.m., June 28 at 8 p.m., and on June 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Sailing the high seas, making beautiful music, painting the sky with colors and transforming blight spots into bright spots; they’re all part of the celebration of summer in the new edition of Positively Connecticut™, airing on May 30 th at 8:30 p.m. Travel through the state with award winning broadcast journalist and author Diane Smith as she reveals some of the glories of the season.
This edition of Positively Connecticut™ features:
Bringing Beauty Back
Locale: New Haven
Bringing Beauty Back ( New Haven) – Big changes are taking place in New Haven as blight spots become bright spots. Neighbors are taking back the streets thanks to the help of Urban Resources Initiative, Inc. (URI). See how URI is arming residents with the know-how and the resources to revitalize sections of the city. Barren lots become bird sanctuaries, front yards are filled with flowers and former eyesores are now blooming. What started as a town-gown partnership is now transforming the Elm City.
URI: Urban Resource Initiatives
Sailin’ in the Summer
Locales: New London & Norwalk
Two if by Sea ( New London and Norwalk) – You don’t need your own boat to spend a summer day on the Sound. Step aboard – the state’s waters are alive with opportunities. Grab your sunscreen and join Diane in discovering the Connecticut coast. Take a tall ship out of New London for a sail into history. The Mystic Whaler offers a refreshing ride, fresh sea food and sea chanteys. For a more scientific view of life above and below the surface of Long Island Sound Diane heads to Norwalk, for a cruise on the Maritime Aquarium’s Research Vessel, Oceanic. Don’t forget your camera, though you may be just as intrigued by what you’ll see in the microscope on board.
www.mysticwhaler.com
www.maritimeaquarium.org
Maestro Gustav Meier
Locale: Bridgeport
Gustav Meier Conductor |
Symphony in the City ( Bridgeport) – He’s known world wide and we’ll celebrate a major milestone for the Maestro of the Park City. For an extraordinary 35 years Gustav Meier has been at the helm of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony, helping transform it into a top rated orchestra. Diane sits down for a private chat with the maestro and explains how he may live in Ann Arbor, but his heart belongs to Bridgeport. As other symphonies struggle we’ll hear his secrets to success and a sold out season.
www.bridgeportsymphony.org |
| Other Photos: |
Deborah Wong, Concert Mistress
Practicing before the Opera |
Scarpia was played by:
Todd Thomas, Baritone |
Photos by Tom Woodruff
Connecti-KITERS:
Locale: Various: Madison/Milford/Etc.
There’s Something in the Air ( Madison, Milford) – Next time someone tells you to go fly a kite, why not take them up on it? Diane introduces the members of the Connecti-Kiters, who are passionate about “painting the sky” with colorful kites. Fighting kites, mammoth kites and home-made kites, you’ll see them all and learn a few flying tips from the pros in this vivid segment that’ll make you want to “go fly a kite!”
www.connectikiters.org
->Click here for Kite flying tips from expert Gary Engvall
For more information on these Positively Connecticut segments:
Mystic Whaler
New London
1-800-697-8420
www.mysticwhaler.com
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
Marine Life Study Cruises & Creature Cruises
1-203-852-0700
10 Water Street in Norwalk
www.maritimeaquarium.org
Urban Resources Initiative (URI)
205 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-432-6570
www.yale.edu/uri
Greater Bridgeport Symphony
446 University Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
203-576-0263 (tix & office)
www.bridgeportsymphony.org
Colonial Concert
First Church of Christ
250 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
1-860-529-1575
www.firstchurch.org
Kiting
Connecti-Kiters
www.connectikiters.org
for flying schedule & contact information
Stratton Brook State Park in Simsbury
149 Farms Village Road
Simsbury
(Route 309)
www.ct.gov/dep
(click on outdoor recreation)
2007 Premiere of Positively Connecticut™
Airs March 26 at 9 p.m. and March 31 at 6:30 p.m.
A slurp test, chess on ice, crystalline creations and the world's stinkiest flowers are featured in an all-new episode of Positively Connecticut premiering on Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) on March 26 at 9 p.m. It will be rebroadcast on March 31 at 6:30 p.m.
The program is hosted by author and award winning broadcast journalist Diane Smith. Positively Connecticut is made possible through leadership funding from People's Bank. Additional funding comes from Comcast and the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.
This edition of Positively Connecticut features:
Tea Time (Fairfield) - R.C. Bigelow has been producing tea since 1945. Diane spends the day with Cindi Bigelow, granddaughter of the founder, now at the helm of this nationwide company based in Fairfield CT. Cindi and her sister are responsible for taking Bigelow to a whole new level. They've created teas with fruit juice and teas that taste like eggnog and pumpkin pie, just to name a few. Their Fairfield facility is home to their test kitchen and state of the art, computerized tea-blending tower. It is here that more than a third of the one billion tea bags that Bigelow sells each year are produced. Join Diane as she tours the plant, visits the test kitchens and takes part in the quality control "slurp test."
www.bigelowtea.com
Curling (Norfolk) -This sport was seen during the Olympics when it was carried by MSNBC (Must Show Northing But Curling, as it was dubbed at the time), but rarely do people see it in person, much less in here in Connecticut. The Norfolk Curling Club, celebrating its 50th season this year, has teams for men, women, mixed leagues and teenagers. Join Diane to learn more about this once obscure but interesting sport. It is a game of strategy some say is akin to chess on ice. The Norfolk Curling Club, is a great little gem hidden in the Northwest corner of Connecticut. We'll meet the club's founder - a woman who always curled in a skirt. Diane gets out on the ice to teach us all about this winter game of finesse, skill and strategy. www.norfolkcurlingclub.org
Curling Clubs in CT:
http://www.norfolkcurlingclub.org/
www.nutmegcurling.com
http://www.usacurl.org
Ice Matters - (Waterbury, Chester)
Ice carving is increasingly popular, with entire websites and contests devoted to it. These crystalline creations decorate weddings, restaurants, banquets and corporate events. And for that finishing touch on your special event, the price tag
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Carving an Eagle with a Chain Saw |
ranges from several hundred to several thousand dollars for a work of art that will melt away not long after your guests go home. The detail work can be intricate and for some artists, the bigger the better! Positively Connecticut shows the beginners and the experts taking a crack at creating a breathtaking centerpiece from a 300-pound block of ice. We'll visit a local winter festival featuring an ice carving contest. Diane also showcases one of the country's top ice carvers, a Connecticut man who has been the national champion. He'll teach Diane about the skill and the art of carving and let us watch as he works to carve his way into the Guinness Book of World Records.
www.icematters.com
The GREENHOUSE Effect! - (Storrs)
Few people know it, but The University of Connecticut is the home of "THE" botanical garden of Connecticut. The greenhouses at Storrs boasts a world-class collection of some 2,500 different types of plants, the most diverse collection in the Northeast. Right now the vanilla orchid is in bloom and the chocolate tree has delicious pods. Bananas, mangoes, olives and papayas provide a little taste of the tropics up north. The voodoo lily is stinking up the joint. This plant is a smaller cousin to the most stinky "corpse flower" that 22,000 people stopped by to see when it bloomed a few years ago.
UConn Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Plant Growth Facilities Website:
http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/
Web Extras for this episode:
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Positively Connecticut began as a series of features Diane Smith made famous during her 16 years as a news anchor and reporter at WTNH-TV8 (the ABC affiliate in New Haven). After leaving WTNH, Smith joined Ray Dunaway as co-host of the top-rated Morning Show on WTIC-AM NewsTalk 1080 and Positively Connecticut found a new home on CPTV. Smith has received two Emmy Award nominations for her Positively Connecticut series.
