Darien Junior Sailing Team Still Has Spots Available for Classes this Summer

DCA Class on Sparkling Wines Taught by Experts from Nicholas Roberts

YWCA Gardening Classes Are Back: Register Soon

DCA Offers Bridge Classes: Register Soon

New Visual Arts Instructor at Darien Arts Center Will Teach Cartooning Class

Learn Mah Jongg: Six-Week Class at Darien Library Starts Jan 12

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Prevention Class Starts Jan 5

Two Options to Learn & Play Mah Jongg at the DCA

Meet Stephanie Lush-Mastriano, a New Visual Arts Instructor at Darien Arts Center

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Name: Summer Picnic Series | End of Summer Family-Friendly Celebration at Grace Farms
Start: 2022-08-19T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2022-08-19T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Grace Farms

Darien Junior Sailing Team (DJST) is Darien’s best kept secret! There are still some spots available for this summer. Learn to sail without the hassle of owning a boat. Instruction for all levels of sailing and racing for youth ages 8-16 is at Weed Beach. For online registration and details, go to the DJST website. Questions about the program can be emailed to dariensailing@gmail.com. Here’s more bout DJST from the group’s website:
DJST provides all Darien families the opportunity to try the sport of sailing without the hassle and expense of owning your own boat!

Sparkling Wine DCA class Nicholas Roberts 04-28-17

The Darien Community Association (DCA) will feature a class about sparkling wines with Nicholas Roberts from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday. Join us to experience champagne alternatives that will tickle your nose, sparkle your palate and satisfy your budget. We’ll explore and taste a Prosecco, a Cava, a domestic sparkling wine, and a Crémant. And we’ll throw in the real thing, too, to completely satisfy your taste buds! Fees are $55 for DCA members and $60 for the public.

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The YWCA Darien/Norwalk is pleased to bring back our very popular gardening classes with sought-after Darien landscaper Sara McCool. Courses offered are Pruning/Green Garden, Perennial Garden and the highly personalized Landscape Design and Practice, where Sara will visit each participant’s home to review their current landscaping and offer advice on the the latest in landscape design. Space is limited, so register early at www.ywcadn.org/gardening

The Darien Community Association (DCA) is offering two bridge classes starting in March. Bridge Supervised Play

This will be a one day class with supervised play and hands covering the following topics: Defense, More defense, D.O.N.T., Negative Doubles, Take out Doubles, Michael’s Cue Bid, and Unusual 2 NT. Instructor Joan Bergen.

Bridge Supervised Play will be held on Tuesday, March 14th from 9:30am-11:30am. Course fees are $30, or $25 for DCA members. Prepayment is required, and registration closes on Monday, March 13.

The Darien Arts Center is happy to announce the addition of a new Visual Arts instructor, Emily Evans, who is teaching cartooning for 7-12 year olds on Mondays from 4:10-5:10 p.m. from Feb. 6 through May 22. Evans is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and draws and co-writes a monthly comic strip, Polly Tries. ___________

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She has previously worked as a teaching assistant at the Bush-Holly House in Greenwich and the Silvermine Art Guild in New Canaan. In Evans’ cartooning class, students will design their own characters and learn to use one-panel cartoons and three-panel comic strips.

Learn to play American Mah Jongg and enter a fascinating world of bams, dragons and dots. Mah Jongg is an absorbing tile game of skill and chance. Over six weeks, longtime Darien resident Donna Holt will teach players the basics of understanding the tiles and current Mah Jongg card, and how to select and strengthen a winning hand. Rules and strategies of play as well as game etiquette will be covered. REGISTER HERE

This program has multiple sessions
Please check your schedule to ensure you can attend all the listed sessions.

Grace Farms Norwalk Police Domestic Violence Self Defense 912-31-16

Register today for this informative course from Grace Farms Foundation and the Norwalk Police Department, designed to educate women and girls on how to protect themselves and reduce their chances of becoming victims of assault and/or domestic violence. The course — including a self-defense demonstration — will address the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and the impact drugs and alcohol have on student behavior. The class will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays for five weeks at the West Barn, Grace Farms in New Canaan. Admission is free, but registration is required for the five week course. REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Classes will be held January 5, 10, 12, 17, 24, 26, and 31.

Popular instructor and longtime Darien resident Donna Holt is at the Darien Community Association (DCA) to teach two different classes to learn and play Mah Jongg based on your ability.

Option One:

Mah Jongg for Beginners classes: Try this four week session with longtime Darien resident and instructor Donna Holt. Beginners will learn the basics: how to identify tiles and understand the Mah Jongg card, and how to select and strengthen a winning hand. Rules and strategies of play as well as game etiquette will be covered. Please order your 2016 card at nationalmahjonggleague.org once class is confirmed. This class is offered on four Tuesdays (Jan.

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The Darien Arts Center is happy to announce the addition of new Visual Arts instructor, Stephanie Lush-Mastriano, who is teaching Drawing and Painting for 10-15 year olds on Wednesdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m. from Jan. 4 through March 15. Lush-Mastriano is a ceramicist, painter, and mixed media artist originally from the Hartford area. She has taught art programs at the Hartford Academy of the Arts, The Wadsworth Atheneum, The New Britain Museum of American Art and the Westport Arts Center. She studied Fine Arts and Art Education at Manchester Community College, Connecticut Central State University in New Britain and Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven.