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Theatre Fairfield Opens Season With Political Tale Of 'Pack Of Lies'
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Theatre Fairfield, the resident production company at Fairfield University, will open its 2016-17 season with Hugh Whitemore’s award-winning 1983 drama "Pack of Lies," premiering Wednesday.Based on a true story, "Pack of Lies" centers on Barbara and Bob Jackson and their daughter, Julie, who in 1960, learn that their best friends and next-door neighbors, Helen and Peter Kroger, are spying for the Soviet Union.
After officers from MI5 — the British Intelligence service — are stationed in their house to monitor the couple across the street, the Jackson…
Bite Into Beefsteak Benefit At Ridgefield's Founders Hall
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The 2016 Wreath Festival will kick off Friday, Nov. 18, with the Beefsteak Community Feast/benefit at Founders Hall in Ridgefield.
Beefsteak guests will be treated to a night of beef, booze and boisterous fun. The event will put a contemporary spin on a 19th-century New York City tradition when groups of men would gather in dingy taverns to tell stories, sing ditties, eat steak, drink beer with abandon and occasionally raise funds for a local politician, according to a release from Founders Hall.
Without women, etiquette was set aside, along with plates, napkins and ute…
How Fit Are You? Take The FitClub Challenge At Darien YMCA
DARIEN, Conn. -- Starting Sunday, the Darien YMCA will offer its members and nonmembers The FitClub Challenge, a four-week fitness class challenge.Individuals who register for this challenge will have to complete 20 classes at the Darien Y by Saturday, Nov. 19, in order to receive their prize (which is hopefully in addition to improved fitness and weight loss).
Classes will include yoga, Pilates, spin, boot camp, TRX, boxing, Zumba and more from over 100 classes that the Y offers each week.
Participants registered for the FitClub Challenge will receive a free water bottle, 10 percent off th…
