Author of Fairfield’s One Book One Town speaking
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A Caroline House Benefit Concert is going to take place March 10 at the Fairfield Theatre Company, at 70 Sanford St.
The fundraising goal for the event is $50,000.
General admission tickets are $35 with doors opening at 7 p.m. and VIP tickets are $85 with doors opening at 6 p.m. The show will start at 8 p.m.
VIP includes an open bar, beer, wine and appetizers.
Purchase tickets, become a sponsor, or donate to the cause at thecarolinehouse.org/events/chbenefitconcert.
The Caroline House is a language school in Bridgeport that has been empowering under-served women and children on the East Side since November 2005.
Fairfield University program ranked
The Fairfield University online graduate education program ranked among the top 30 percent of the Best Online Graduate Education Programs by the U.S. News & World Report magazine.
The school rose 74 spots in the 2022 U.S. News Best Online Graduate Education Program Rankings, to a 102nd place tie in the Best Online Master’s in Education Programs category out of 337 schools.
The methodology used for the ranking is broken into categories for engagement, expert opinion, faculty credentials and training, services and technologies, and student excellence.
Resident shares photo of a snow squall
Fairfield resident Matt Podolsky recently emailed a photo of one of the two snow squalls to Hearst Connecticut Media on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 8:45 p.m.
Trinity Spiritual Center welcoming French speaker
The Trinity Spiritual Center in Southport is hosting Raphael Liogier, a French sociologist, author, speaker, practitioner and philosopher.
Mark Grayson, the center’s director, will speak with Liogier in an in-person and livestreamed discussion “The SpirChallenges of Modernity,” at 3 p.m. on March 6.
Liogier is the author of “The Anguish of the Void.” The book asserts that the rising violence around the globe that many people see as a product of religious fundamentalism, or political polarization, is symptomatic of a larger problem.
The event will be open to all people with advance registration and costs $25.
Register at tsc_raphael_liogier.eventbrite.com.
The Trinity Spiritual Center is located at 651 Pequot Ave. in Southport.
Call 203-255-0454 with any questions.
Sacred Heart University Community Theatre to host book author
The Sacred Heart University Community Theatre and the Fairfield Public Library are partnering to host a “One Book One Town,” event with author TJ Klune. It will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the theater, located at 1420 Post Road.
The event is free. Registration is required.
Visit fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/OBOT/ for details.
Klune is the author of “The House in the Cerulean Sea,” this year’s “One Book One Town” selection.
The award-winning book is the story about caseworker, Linus Baker, who is sent to the isolated Marsyas Island Orphanage to report about its charges — children who have been blessed and cursed by their magical powers.
Fairfield University hosts movie screening, Q&A
Jason Berry, a journalist and filmmaker, will introduce his movie, “City of a Million Dreams,” and host a question- and-answer session after the screening at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The in-person event will take place in the Fairfield University Barone Campus Center Dogwood Room, at 1073 N. Benson Road in Fairfield.
The event is free and open to the public, and will be livestreamed for virtual attendance.
Register at fairfield.edu/undergraduate/academics/centers/center-for-catholic-studies/.
The movie is a documentary that illustrates how the city’s jazz funerals, and Sunday second line parades absorb the pain of death, and the legacy of racism, and soars to a joyful, and transcendent rebirth.
Young professionals organization celebrates birthday
The members of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce Fairfield Emerging Leaders Organization recently celebrated its seventh birthday, which also raised money for scholarships.
The annual event is an opportunity to meet new people, and network with many local, and emerging leaders.
The organization’s mission is to provide a platform for young professionals to engage in business sponsored activities, and connect individuals, who will enhance professional skills, while promoting social, and civic opportunities for the enrichment of the community at large.
The organization has awarded $19,000 in scholarships since 2015.
People, who are interested in learning more, can call 203-255-1011.
Fire school to offer CPR/AED certification classes
A number of community classes are going to take place at the Fairfield Regional Fire School, located at 205 Richard White Way.
Anyone with questions regarding any of the courses can call 203-254-4708, or email [email protected].
The CPR/AED – First Aid Certification, will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 13. It costs $100 per student.
The Heartsaver Layperson CPR/AED Certification will be 7 to 10 p.m. on April 21, for $50 per student.
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