New Canaan Sidewalk Sale July 18th

This Year’s Sidewalk Sale is Set for July 18, 2015!

Sponsored annually for 50 years by the Chamber of Commerce, the event’s root actually began in the 1920’s, when merchants put their wares on the sidewalks for sale.
The fair offers local residents and regional visitors an action packed, bargain filled, entertaining, and delicious way to spend a summer day in one of the most charming towns in Connecticut. The event has tons of activities planned and the merchants pull out all the stops! Sure, there’s a little inventory spring cleaning going on, where many of the best deals spawn from, but some merchant’s have specifically ordered their customers’ favorite items to be sold at discounted prices for just that day. There will be entertainment in all shapes and sizes!

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New Canaan Memorial Day 2015

NC Memorial Day Parade

May 25, 2015 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 pm

Parade begins at 9:30 am proceeds down Main Street Ceremony at  Lakeview Cemetery

Memorial Day BBQ at First Presbyterian Church of NC

The First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan is once again inviting the entire New Canaan community to its annual town-wide Memorial Day Barbecue and Family Fun-Fest.

The Memorial Day Barbecue will begin May 25 at 11 a.m., immediately following the town parade and dedication service at Lakeview Cemetery, and will run until 3 p.m. Attractions will include live entertainment, a petting zoo and pony rides, apple pie making, a bouncy house, dunk tank, water rides and of course a home-style barbeque.

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Walter Stewart’s will be open Memorial Day 8 am – 2 pm and Stewart’s Spirits will be open 9 am – 2 pm.

Walter Stewart’s NCHS Scholarship T-Bill Drive Results

Photo Description (taken by Valerie Stryker): Michael Schulte, Courtney Coutts and Lauren Peet, NCHS students; Doug Stewart, Walter Stewart’s Marketing Director; Jane Isherwood, NCHS student; Alex Stewart, General Manager; Hailey Coutts, NCHS student; and Ann Cheney, Store Manager.
Photo Description (taken by Valerie Stryker):
Michael Schulte, Courtney Coutts and Lauren Peet, NCHS students; Doug Stewart, Walter Stewart’s Marketing Director; Jane Isherwood, NCHS student; Alex Stewart, General Manager; Hailey Coutts, NCHS student; and Ann Cheney, Store Manager.

Thanks to your support
and patronage Walter
Stewart’s will donate
$2178.52 to the
NCHS Scholarship
Foundation! 
Walter Stewart’s Market is conducting its annual T-Bill Donation Days week to benefit the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation from Sunday, April 19 through Saturday, April 25.
Throughout the week, Walter Stewart’s customers are invited to donate “T-Bill” balances they earn shopping at the store. Walter Stewart’s will match the balances designated by shoppers with a monetary donation to the Foundation. Walter Stewart’s has been partnering with the NCHS Scholarship Foundation for 15 years. Walter Stewart’s and their shoppers raised $1707,65 in 2014 and Alex Stewart estimates that they have donated close to $40,000 to the NCHS Scholarship foundation over the course of their 15 year partnership.
The NCHS Scholarship Foundation is a longstanding community effort to provide need-based financial aid for NCHS graduates pursuing higher education.
The Donation Days T-Bill week is beginning on “Scholarship Sunday” April 19th. Students wearing T-shirts will go door-to-door in New Canaan to collect donations for the Foundation that will benefit their fellow students. Donations may be handed to the students that day, sent by mail to the NCHS Scholarship Foundation, New Canaan High School, 11 Farm Road, New Canaan, CT 06840, or made online at www.nchsscholarship.org.
Photo Description (taken by Valerie Stryker):
Michael Schulte, Courtney Coutts and Lauren Peet, NCHS students; Doug Stewart, Walter Stewart’s Marketing Director; Jane Isherwood, NCHS student; Alex Stewart, General Manager; Hailey Coutts, NCHS student; and Ann Cheney, Store Manager.
Walter Stewart’s Market is located at 229 Elm Street. For more information about Walter Stewart’s please call the store at 966-4848 or visit their website at www.stewartsmarket.com.

Millstone Farm Pickles, Tomato Sauce, Salsa, & Bloody Mary Mix

millstone_picklesFresh local lettuce, tomatoes, and organic eggs from this private farm in Wilton have long been a big draw at Stewart’s as well as some of the finest restaurants in Fairfield County. Now Millstone has come up with the perfect way to preserve their seasonal bounty. Enjoy resident farmer Annie’s secret recipe for scrumptious pickles, tomato sauce, salsa, and bloody mary mix all season long. These beautifully packaged jars also double as thoughtful gifts for friends and family who love fine food and appreciate local CT fare.
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Peter’s Stocking Winner and Holiday T-Bill Donation Days Results

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Peter’s Stocking winner Leighton Busby, age 5, with Ann Cheney and Alex Stewart

Five year old Leighton Busby was the happy winner of this year’s Peter’s Stocking drawing. In the Holiday spirit of giving, Leighton kept a few toys for herself and generously donated the rest of the toys to Karl’s Chevrolet’s Toys for Tots drive. The memory of the late Peter Lewis lives on with this favorite holiday tradition, which he started in 1978.
Walter Stewart’s sent checks totaling $2545.13 to participating local non-profit organizations this week, proceeds from the market’s annual “Holiday Donation Days T-Bill drive” held in December.
“The Holiday T-Bill drive caps off another successful year for our Donation Days program. We’re pleased to support our shoppers’ favorite local organizations!” said Alex Stewart, General Manager of Walter Stewart’s, and great-grandson of the store’s founder.
Walter Stewart’s shoppers designated T-Bill Rewards to the following participating organizations:
NC Food Pantry ($994.94); NC Community Foundation ($395.21); NC Cares ($189.18); Strays & Others ($185.63); ABC ($166.92); Horizons ($89.74); Staying Put ($77.75); NC Nature Center ($58.40); Get About Van ($56.86); Visiting Nurse ($49.50); NC Historical Society ($46.10); NC Society for the Arts ($45.68); Outback Teen Center ($41.97); Arts for Healing ($38.70); NC Library ($32.16); Day Care Center of NC ($28.62); Red Cross ($26.61); NC Sewing Group ($21.16)
Stewart’s shoppers receive “T-Bill” rewards when they shop which they can use to help provide financial assistance to participating non-profits during Donation Days fundraisers held throughout the year. This year through the T-Bill Donation Days program Walter Stewart’s has donated a total of $4715.13 to participating local non-profits, $1707,65 to the NCHS Scholarship Fund, as well as over 100 Thanksgiving turkey dinners to Person-to-Person for local families in need.
Shoppers who would like to participate in the Donation Days program may obtain a courtesy card from the store’s customer service staff or sign up online.

The Town Players’ A Time to Kill

John Grisham’s A Time to Kill

October 24th – November 8th.
The Town Players of New Canaan,
Powerhouse Performing Arts Center,
Waveny Park, New Canaan
The Town Players of New Canaan will debut the Connecticut premiere of “A Time To Kill,” the stage adaptation by Tony Award-winning writerRupert Holmes of John Grisham‘s first novel, on Friday, Oct. 24. The book, which was released in 1989 and made into a movie in 1996, revolves around a Mississippi murder trial of a black father intent on justice following the vicious rape of his 10-year-old daughter by white racists. He is defended by a young, white defense attorney who ends up having to make sacrifices of his own in his pursuit to save the life and freedom of his client.
Powerhouse Theatre at Waveny Park, 679 South Ave., New Canaan. Oct. 24-Nov. 8. $20; $15 students/seniors. 203-966-7371, www.tpnc.org.
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Fare Walk for Food Allergy Awareness

Fare AllergyWalter Stewart’s was proud to sponsor this year’s FARE Walk for Food Allergy. Over 500 individuals from Fairfield County came to Sherwood Island State Park Saturday,September 27, to support Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to food allergy. FARE’s efforts raised $100,000, to fund food allergy research, education, advocacy and awareness initiatives.
More information can be found by clicking here. 
Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) works on behalf of the 15 million Americans with food allergies, including all those at risk for life-threatening anaphylaxis. This potentially deadly disease affects 1 in every 13 children in the U.S. – or roughly two in every classroom. FARE’s mission is to find a cure for food allergies, and to keep individuals with food allergies safe and included. We do this by investing in world-class research that advances treatment and understanding of the disease, providing evidence-based education and resources, undertaking advocacy at all levels of government and increasing awareness of food allergy as a serious public health issue. For more information, please visitwww.foodallergy.org and find us on Twitter @ FoodAllergy, Facebook, YouTubeand Pinterest.

Elegant Late Summer Entertaining Cooking Demo at Library

fairfield-green2Elegant Late Summer Entertaining
with Fresh, Seasonal Foods

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014

6:00-7:30 pm

New Canaan Library

$25 per person, Register Here
Please join Chef Silvia Baldini of the innovative culinary group Strawberry & Sage and Analiese Paik of Fairfield Green Food Guide  for an evening of cooking and education. In this hour-and-a-half event Chef Silvia will teach you to transform fresh, seasonal vegetables into elegant and delicious soups, tarts and crudite fit for home entertaining. Yes, you can do this yourself with the chef tips and tricks she’ll be demonstrating and the resources I’ll be sharing for finding these local-in-season ingredients at farms, farmers’ markets and for the very busy, online farm-to-door services.
Our community partners – Olivette, Wave Hill Breads, Farah’s Farm, and Walter Stewart’s Market – are generously supplying extra virgin olive oil, artisan bread, chicken and duck eggs, and fresh fruit and cheese, respectively, for Chef Silvia’s demonstration. We are proud to be working with such fine ingredients and products!
Each guest will take home recipes from Chef Silvia and an insider’s guide to finding the freshest, farm-raised food and other organic ingredients from me. We can’t wait to see you!
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Final Week of the Summer Theatre

351This is the last week of the season to enjoy a New Canaan Exclusive: a Broadway quality musical and a Delicious Picnic Meal – Dinner and a Show! The Summer Theatre of New Canaan wraps up their season this week with Hairspray the Musical and kid’s shows (Charlotte’s Web and the Little Mermaid Jr.). Critics have been raving all season about Hairspray the Musical! “STONC delivers the beat that can’t be stopped!” “Hairspray explodes in dizzying delight!” Find out what all the buzz is about and enjoy an excellent picnic meal from Walter Stewart’s delivered to you at the show (at Waveny)!
Order your tickets here.
And your picnics here.

Sidewalk Sale this Saturday!

slider-hp-sidewalksale2014Sidewalk Sale (Village Fair)

Saturday,  July 19th: 9am – 5pm

Sponsored annually for almost 50 years by the Chamber of Commerce, actually has roots in the 1920’s, when merchants put their wares on the sidewalks for sale.
The fair offers local residents and regional visitors an action packed, bargain filled, entertaining, and delicious way to spend a summer day in one of the most charming towns in Connecticut. The event has tons of activities planned and the merchants pull out all the stops!
Sure, there’s a little inventory spring cleaning going on, where many of the best deals spawn from, but some merchant’s have specifically ordered their customers’ favorite items to be sold at discounted prices for just that day. There will be entertainment in all shapes and sizes!
Look for Walter Stewart’s farm stand on Elm Street with great deals on the best local produce! 

And Fun Entertainment for the whole family!

Al Fresco Food Court
Located this year at the Pop Up Park
Face Painting for the Kids
Adventure Entertainment Fun For All!
Courtesy of Karl Chevrolet
School of Rock
Inspiring kids to rock on stage and in life
The Great Scirico
Sponsored by People’s United Bank
The Money Machine
Courtesy of Bankwell
Drawings and prizes for all at the Chamber tent!

Village Fair & Sidewalk Sale