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5 Things All About Westport: August 23

Parks & Rec Commission to meet; young innovators to share their ideas at TEDx Conference; "Suddenly Last Summer" opens at Westport Country Playhouse and more.

Patrick Barnard, Neighbor
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  • The Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 9 a.m. in Town Hall Room 201. The commission will vote on a proposal to allow the Longshore Men’s Golf Association to use of the Longshore Golf Course for an event, to be held on Sept. 22, to benefit the , which is raising funds for a new halfway house near the ninth hole.
  • Young innovators from Westport’s will share their ideas during the TEDx Conference at 10 a.m. at the . Presenters will include: Isaac Stein, Staples '12, who will discuss investigative reporting in a new media world; Logan Rosen, Staples '12, who will talk about living a technologically-integrated life; Adam Yomark, Staples '11, who will talk about the Staples Cares (for senior citizens) initiative he founded; and Carson Einarsen, Staples '12, who will present his Faces art project, where he drew a face a day for a year. TEDxWestportLibrary is spearheaded by Ben Meyers, Staples ’11. While at Staples, Meyers ran the radio station and was head of Ecofest.
  • Tonight at the it’s the playing its unique blend of Texas-style fiddling and swing. The free concert starts at 8 p.m.
  • Did you know that one of the main causes of hearing aid failure is earwax build-up in the device? , 830 Post Road East, is offering free hearing aid cleanings today from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition the store is offering complimentary, no obligation hearing evaluations and consultations, on request.
  • The ’s production of Tennesee Williams’ “,” directed by David Kennedy, opens to previews tonight. “A handsome poet has died under mysterious circumstances, and only the beautiful woman who was there knows the shocking and terrible truth of what happened,” the Playhouse website states. “Will she tell her story no matter the consequences, or succumb to the pressure to protect the legacy of an influential and powerful family? This is one of Tennessee Williams' most poetic, sensual and evocative works.”
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