Rowayton Gardeners Plant Sale
May 1st, 9:00am-Noon
Rowayton Community Center

The Rowayton Gardeners proposed last fall to begin clean up at the Rowayton School Field and Pond area as part of their Civic Beautification program. In January, the Norwalk Parks and Recreation Department began extensive work in the area. Invasive plants, strangling vines, thorny thickets of underbrush, and poison ivy were removed, as well as some sassafras trees that were being pulled down into the pond. Some shrubs could not be saved due to the strangling vine growth.

After clean up, a volunteer planting day will be scheduled in May. Date and contacts will be published on the RCA website and the Rowayton Gardeners Facebook page. If you're interested in volunteering, please contact Nancy Schlater at ctschlaters@hotmail.com.

Gardeners will also contribute corsages and boutonnieres for the Father/Daughter Rowayton Library fundraiser, “Through the Looking Glass.” Other Club contributions are: Bayley Beach (rock garden and containers); Community Center gardens and flag pole garden; Rowayton School Courtyard Garden; Rowayton Library (Weekly Flowers); Monthly Senior Projects (Hilltop, Elderhouse & Broad River); McKinley Triangle Garden; White Bridge Triangle Garden; Pinkney Park flag pole herb garden; and Armillary, Pedestal, and Benches at Community Center.

The Rowayton Gardeners meet on the first Thursday of each month at 9:00am at the Community Center. New members are welcome! Please contact Membership Chairperson, Dossie Sullivan at 853-8109. Also see their website at www.rowaytongardeners.com and Facebook page for more information.

Annual Rowayton Elementary School
Spring Carnival
Friday and Saturday, May 7th & 8th
Friday, 6-10pm, Saturday, 11am-6pm

This is a great way to jump start the spring season while supporting a good cause. As Rowayton Elementary School’s major fundraiser, the Carnival supports cultural enrichment and art appreciation programs, as well as class field trips to local museums. Come to the school field for games, rides, delicious food including award winning chili, pulled pork sandwiches, shrimp kabobs and more! Be sure to save room for the many desserts offered by the Bake Sale.

Volunteers are always needed at this long-standing Rowayton tradition. Consider baking a cake for the Cake Walk or brownies for the Bake Sale. If you have ever wanted relive your mischievous childhood by filling water balloons or tins with whipped cream for the pie-throwing contest – we have a job for you!!! If you like to socialize, try out our Food Tent, flipping burgers or making change at the cash register. Be sure to stop by one of the Carnival's new additions this year... the Booktopia tent! Best-selling books, games and activities for all age levels can be purchased, with a percentage of the proceeds going towards the Rowayton Elementary Reading initiative.

For more information on how to obtain Carnival tickets, or to volunteer, contact Lisa Ives at 858-2757 or lives7066@hotmail.com,
or Georgie Farrar at 831-9310 or georgie.farrar@me.com.

RCA’s Comedy Night is back again!
Saturday, May 8th at 6:30pm

Join us again under the tent at the Community Center for Comedy Night 2010. Craig Spinney, Rowayton resident and stage manager for Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, will once again bring us big name comedians that will surely have you laughing! In addition to being a great time for all, Comedy Night is one of two major fundraisers for the Rowayton Civic Association.

Tickets go on sale at the Rowayton Market on Monday, April 19th, and include top rate entertainment, seating at a table, beer and bottled water (BYO picnic and other spirits). This event sells out quickly, so gather your friends, pack a picnic and join the fun while supporting your town at the same time!

For more information, contact event chairs Jill Klein at jillgklein@mac.com, or Kat Curtin at pkcurtin@optonline.net, or visit the RCA website at www.rowaytonct.com. This event is for ages 21 and over.



	Photo: Lisa Grant Wilson

This is the second year for this great Rowayton event. It’s “our chance to give back to the community” by patronizing our wonderful local merchants. There will be entertainment, food, giveaways, discounts and specials from participating merchants in downtown Rowayton, also known as “the village.” The event is on Saturday, May 15th (rain date is Sunday May 16th) from 10:00am-2:00pm in the parking lot next to the Darien Rowayton Bank in Rowayton. For more details go to www.shoprowayton.com.

Miles for Myles Fun Run/Walk
Saturday, May 22 – 8:00am Registration,
9:00am Fun Run/Walk Begins

The Miles for Myles Fun Run/Walk will be held, rain or shine, on Saturday, May 22nd. Registration will be from 8:00-8:45am, and the Fun Run/Walk begins at 9:00am at the Rowayton Community Center.

Held in memory of Myles Beringer, 5/23/95-1/4/99, all proceeds from the event provide direct funding for Rowayton projects that benefit and improve the lives of children and serve to advance pediatric cardiac research at Yale University School of Medicine.

For more information, contact Dana Beringer at 202-2807 or dkberinger@aol.com, or Erica Merrill at 853-7977 or ammetm@optonline.net. You can also find more information at the Myles M. Beringer Foundation or on the website at www.milesformyles.org.

Kick off Summer at Rowayton’s Annual Memorial Day Parade
Sunday, May 30th at Noon

Celebrate our town spirit at the annual Memorial Day Parade! Pick your favorite spot along Rowayton Avenue or McKinley Street and cheer for our veterans, Brien McMahon and Roton School marching bands, our commissioners, volunteer firefighters, Little Leaguers, Scouts and all the many other enthusiastic marchers (even four-footed ones!).

After the parade, join fellow residents at Veteran’s Cannon to honor those who died in their service to our country. Then stroll on over to the Fire House for hot dogs and soda, hosted by our local firefighters and their families. Be sure to check out The Rowayton Arts Center’s Annual Art Show and don’t forget to sample some of the famous homemade strawberry shortcake, made by Rowayton Methodist parishioners. This event is truly New England and Rowayton at its finest. It’s a perfect kick-off to summer!