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Ann Caron was a judge for the Avon Theater’s essay contest, “Why Film Matters,” which was open to high school students in the Stamford School system. She read some excellent essays on the importance of films in their lives and the messages they received from watching good films. Ellen Hackl Fagan’s interactive project, The Reverse Color Organ, in collaboration with Judson Wright, will be featured at the Synthetic Zero Event at the BronxArtSpace on Saturday, July 3, from 7-10 p.m. and Wednesday, July 7, from 6-9 p.m. These events feature experimental and interactive art/film/performance/music and are curated by Mitsu Hadeishi. BronxArtSpace is located at 305 E. 140th St., #1A, Bronx, NY 10454. 718 772-4961, http://www.bronxartspace.com. In addition, Ellen will curate Einstein, Ephemera & Crank, Fearless Explorers of Alternative Surfaces, Glazes and Ceramic Installation at the Casa Frela Gallery, Ilse Gordon’s exhibit, GREENWICH REVISITED: ONE HUNDRED SUMMERS LATER, continues through August 11 at the Greenwich Historical Society, 39 Strickland Road, Cos Cob, Wednesday through Sunday, 12-4 p.m. For directions please visit www.hstg.org. Lucy Hedrick, Mary Ann Hoberman, and Shashi Khorana have been appointed to the Book Selection Committee for the 2011 Greenwich Reads Together program. Greenwich Reads Together is a community-wide reading experience which will engage all of Greenwich in exploring a single book. All Greenwich Pen Women are encouraged to suggest their favorite books at In order to be selected, the book should be of high literary quality, reflective of universal issues and capable of generating thought-provoking discussions. It should lend itself to engaging public programs and appeal to a diverse population. It must also be currently in print and available in large quantities and in multiple formats, including paperback, e-book, audiobook and large print. The suggestions will be evaluated by the Book Selection Committee. Several community organizations have formed a Steering Committee to lead this effort including the Greenwich Arts Council, the Greenwich Boys and Girls Club, the Greenwich Historical Society, Greenwich Library and the YWCA of Greenwich. The book will be selected for Winter/Spring 2011, and will be explored through discussions, programs and lectures. Lucy Hedrick will teach her three-hour workshop, “How to Write an Irresistible Book Proposal,” at the Westport Writers’ Workshop on Saturday morning, July 17, 9 a.m.-12 noon. For further information or to enroll, go to http://www.westportwritersworkshop.com/creative-writing-workshops.htm#resist Sarah Littman’s second novel, LIFE, AFTER, is available in hardcover and Kindle from Scholastic Press on July 1. Her first novel, PURGE, is now available in paperback. Liana Moonie will exhibit her monoprints at The Watermark, 3030 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, from July 1 to August 27. A reception, including a talk by the artist, will take place on Monday, July 12, at 2 p.m. Directions: Merritt Parkway to exit 46 toward CT 59, turn left at Jefferson Street. Continue about a half mile to Park Avenue. Right on Park Ave. for about 2.2 miles. Kay Langan As the ‘second oldest graduate,’ Kay Langan has just earned her M.A. in creative writing from Manhattanville College. For her final project, she turned in 50 pages for her memoir, “Checking My Rearview Mirror: Eighty-plus Years of Women- Kay is the Co-author of Your Job in Distribution, published by McGraw-Hill in 1968, and revised as Your Career in Marketing, in 1976. She also authored articles in Greenwich Magazine, The Vassar Quarterly, The Woman MBA and Forum, as well as newspapers in Westchester and Fairfield counties. Kay is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received the Betty Hinckley Award from the Junior League of Greenwich, as well as the Outstanding Service to Vassar Award. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the American Historical Association.
Ban White’s favorite subjects to paint are the beaches of Lake Michigan where she spends every summer. At this moment, she is hard at work on a new beach scene, but “it’s not finished yet.” Although Ban says she can’t be rushed, she has had a distinguished career as a Over the years, Ban has been admitted to more than a dozen juried shows, as well as the annual Members Art Show at the Belle Haven Club. She was honored in 2006 when the Sacred Heart School in Greenwich offered her a one-woman show, which was so successful that they invited her to return again in 2007 to open their brand new Gallery. For the 2008 ‘Progressions’ exhibit in the Bendheim Gallery, Ban wrote: “My artwork is happily centered around the things I love most – family, the sky, the water and beaches of Lake Michigan and boats. It is a joy to work on theses with lots of love and wonderful color. Painting is such a happy talent to have.”
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watching,” which she intends to finish. In it, Kay has highlighted her female influencers – “my live-in psychiatrist, my housekeeper; my mother, my grandmother, my mother-in-law, teachers, and neighbors.” She talks about “where we all were when The Feminine Mystique (“the bomb shell”) came out," plus the baby boom. As the mother of seven children, Kay is amused to hear young women today talk about “multi-tasking” as if it is something new.
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