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Schubert Club Performing Works Of American Composers On Sunday
POUND RIDGE, N.Y. – The Schubert Club of Fairfield County presents Music by American Composers on Sunday at 3 p.m.
The composers include Seymour Barab/Dorothy Parker, Amy Beach, Alma Hamilton, Lerner & Loewe, Marcia Preston, Robert Puleo, Eugenie Rocherolle, and Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Performers at the event include Sylvia Corrigan, soprano; Denise Eposito, mezzo-soprano; Alma Hamilton, pianist; Kate Humphrey, soprano; Denise LeVan, soprano; Justine Macurdy, pianist; Cathy Newman, flutist; Robert Puleo, tenor; and Aram Tchobanian, tenor.
The event will take place at the Pound…
Susannah Volpicelli, Of Darien, 85, Former Kraft Foods Hand Model
DARIEN, Conn. – Susannah Wright Volpicelli, 85, of Darien, died March 15, 2015.
She was born in Chappaqua, N.Y. Feb. 10, 1930. Volpicelli graduated from Horace Mann School and received a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University.
She was married to Louis Joseph Volpicelli Oct. 30, 1953. Volpicelli had a career in television and advertising, working for J. Walter Thompson as a talent agent and supplementing her income as a hand model for Kraft Foods. With the birth of her only child Elizabeth, she became a full-time wife and mother which she believed was her greatest achievement.
She…
Janet D. Wright, Of Bridgeport, 79
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Janet D. Wright, of Bridgeport, died Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Bridgeport Hospital. She was 79.
Born in Raleigh, N.C. to Jerman and Mary Alston Hill, Wright had been a resident of Bridgeport the past 62 years. She was employed as a private duty nanny. Her spiritual needs were met as a disciple of Messiah Baptist Church for 40 years, where she served on the Outreach Ministry and the Senior Choir.
In addition to her parents, her husband, Horace Wright; her companion of 52 years, Willie Allen; a son, Duke Wright; a brother; and two sisters predeceased her.
She is su…
Anthony Canale Jr., 84, Of Stamford
STAMFORD, Conn. – Anthony J. Canale Jr., a Stamford resident, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Stamford Hospital. He was 84 years old.
Born on June 1, 1930, in Waterbury, Conn., the son of Anthony J. Canale Sr. and Annette (Bandolilo) Canale. He was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 38. Canale served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Janice McGaughey. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Theresa (Sabato) Canale; his son, Tom Canale and wife, June; his daughter, Jacquelyn Vartuli and husband, Ralph; his son-in-law, Mi…
Donna Jean Paoletta, 73, Of Bridgeport, Retired Hoffman Fuel Employee
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Donna Jean Paoletta, 73, of Bridgeport, beloved sister and aunt, died Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, Wallingford.
Born in Bridgeport Aug. 7, 1941, she was a daughter of Silvio and Jennie Scinto Paoletta. Paoletta was a customer service associate and retired from Hoffman Fuel with 48 years of dedicated service.
A graduate of Warren Harding High School, she was a devoted parishioner of Holy Rosary Church and St. Margaret Shrine. She volunteered at every St. Anthony Feast at Holy Rosary and was a member of the St. Theresa Ladies Guild and the…
Garrison's Boscobel Expands Children's Programs In 2015
PUTNAM, N.Y. – Boscobel House & Gardens, a historic site in Garrison, has expanded the activities available for children during 2015, which will include an exceptional learning experience as well as a challenge.
Boscobel’s museum educator, Lisa DiMarzo, is busy preparing for the new season. “We introduced several new programs for young families and school groups last year. For 2015, we are expanding that roster to include activities for Scouts, homeschoolers and daycampers,” DiMarzo said.
Starting in April and continuing through August, numerous entertaining and educational opportun…
