Enjoy a special meal with friends and neighbors, featuring local performing artists. This affordable dining experience promises expansive views and excellent company. The evening will take place in the River building’s Commons—a 6,900 square foot glass room appointed with social community tables built from trees harvested on the grounds, comfortable sofas, and a coffee bar serving our very own Heavenly Roast. Menu:
Mexican Street Corn Salad
Tilapia Tostadas
Mint and Lime Bars
Please note: We always have a vegetarian option inspired by the main dish. It may be decided up to the night of to ensure the freshest local produce.
While many constellations are seasonal, circumpolar constellations can be seen throughout the year. Join New Canaan High School Planetarium Director, Tim Haag, and Grace Farms Foundation Nature Initiative Director, Mark Fowler, as we learn about Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Drawco, Ursa Major, and Ursa Minor. Please bring your binoculars. Telescopes will be available, but visibility is dependent on the weather.
Harvard researcher and best-selling technology writer, David Weinberger, joins us for a conversation about Artificial Intelligence. Discover the complexities hidden in the seemingly simple idea of fairness and learn how A.I. can lead us into difficult but necessary discussions about the conflicting values we support and the sort of world we want to build. The Demand for Ethical Supply is a series of conversations exploring emerging strategies in the fight against labor trafficking in our supply chains. Other conversations include Conscious Consumerism on May 3 and Blockchain as a Force for Global Good on June 7.
Join Grace Farms Foundation, Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants (CIRI), and Save the Children for an important conversation about the global refugee crisis. Moderated by Anne Richards, the former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, and featuring Claudia Connor, President and CEO of the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants; Casey Harrity, Senior Director of Humanitarian Programs at Save the Children; and Mohamed Almasri, a refugee from Syria resettled in Norwalk in 2016, the discussion will explore the crisis from displacement to resettlement. The panelists will address the factors that force people to flee their home countries, protection and education of displaced children, and how resettlement and integration transforms – and saves – lives.
Enjoy a special meal with friends and neighbors, featuring local performing artists. This affordable dining experience promises expansive views and excellent company. The evening will take place in the River building’s Commons—a 6,900 square foot glass room appointed with social community tables built from trees harvested on the grounds, comfortable sofas, and a coffee bar serving our very own Heavenly Roast. Menu:
Strawberry Arugula Salad
Roasted Shredded Pork with Chimichurri Sauce
Baked Potato and Apple
Rice Crispy
Please note: We always have a vegetarian option inspired by the main dish. It may be decided up to the night of to ensure the freshest local produce.