This week, we talk to Bobby Troup, who at 7 p.m. Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny is performing “The Life and Times of Poppa Blue.” Presented by the Town Players of New Canaan, the show includes anecdotes shared by Troup about his own father, Robert Troup or “Poppa Blue” as scores of New Canaanites knew him. 

This week, we talk to Dr. Raquel Harrison, a New Canaan resident who is one of the founders of a new initiative. New Canaan Unplugged is a parent-led effort to help families navigate the social media and smartphone landscape, with a focus on thoughtful boundaries around technology. (Their newsletter sign-up is here.)

This week, we talk to Vin Farrell, whose architectural photography goes on display this week at Gores Pavilion in Irwin Park. The New Canaan Museum & Historical Society is hosting an opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 at the Gores Pavilion. The show will run through October, and after the reception visitors can book an appointment with NCM&HS to view the exhibition.

This week, we talk to two committee members helping to organize the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan’s 50th annual Scottish Heritage Sunday, Rab Ker and Steve Van de Graaf. Free and open to the public, the festive event will be held this coming Sunday, May 5, following the church’s 10 a.m. service.

This week, we talk to Peter Green, director of “Alice In Wonderland”—and a different version than many are familiar with—which opens April 26 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny (tickets here). Presented by the Town Players of New Canaan, the show runs weekends through May 12. 

This week, we talk to Colleen Prostor, executive director of New Canaan CARES, about important upcoming programs—namely, Destigmatize Mental Health For Teens (9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on March 14) and ‘Social Media and Your Kids’ Featuring Max Stossel (7 to 8:30 p.m. on April 4)—as well as the nonprofit organization’s 2024 Home Tour on May 31. Sign up here for the CARES newsletter.

This week, we talk to New Canaan resident John Kao, a former Harvard Business School professor and current Turing Fellow at Yale’s center for new media who also is a best-selling author and expert on jazz music. His presentation—titled “The World According to Jazz”—will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. Presented by the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society and the church, it is free and open to the public.

This week, we talk to Janet Dinger, program and events manager at the Carriage Barn Arts Center, and Lexi Gazy, market master of the New Canaan Farmers Market, about the second annual Farm To Table Brunch. Launched last year to celebrate 25 years of the Farmers Market, it’s scheduled for March 3.

This week, we talk to New Canaan High School Principal Bill Egan about the NCHS Scholarship Foundation and the major fundraiser coming up to support it, the Color Drop, scheduled for Saturday, March 23.

This week, we talk to Lenore Skomal, co-founder and director of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, and Deborah Burke, creative director at the Town Players of New Canaan, about a partnership that will see 10 new plays—written by locals—produced at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny (deadline is March 10, more info here).

This week, we talk to Deborah Burke, a local actress, director, producer, set decorator and costumer, who works as creative director for the Town Players of New Canaan. She’s leading a new 8-session acting class that’s set to start Jan. 23. We talk about the Town Players, its productions and especially its acting classes.