Community news: Darien High's Quiz Bowl Teams to compete in national tournament, and more

After its strong finish at the Long Island Fall Tournament, the Quiz Bowl Teams from Darien High School proved worthy to compete on a national stage. Two teams will represent DHS at a 271-team national competition: National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ High School National Championship Tournament in Atlanta. Quiz bowl is a competitive academic activity for teams of four students. Darien has attended the High School National Championship Tournament eight times previously. Some of the students have nationals experience: Dong, O’Rourke and Wang played in the 2021 High School National Championship Tournament, while Pujara played in the 2021 Middle School National Championship Tournament and on the 2021 Middle School Individual Player National Championship Tournament. The teams will be coached by John Gearty and Dan Record. Tournament results will be updated throughout the three days of competition at www. The Darien League of Women Voters will hold its annual meeting and luncheon June 1 at the Wee Burn Country Club at 410 Hollow Tree Ridge Road in Darien. The annual luncheon will begin at noon and is open to the public. A two-time Tony winner and a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Naughton has advocated for legislation in Connecticut that would allow adults with a terminal illness to have the right to end their lives peacefully, in a dignified way, surrounded by family and loved ones. Naughton is known for his starring roles “Planet of the Apes” and “Gossip Girl” as well as for his work on the stage. To register for the annual luncheon with the League of Women Voters, visit www.

A Ukrainian-American woman from Darien has organized a concert of classical music with 100 percent of the donations going to fund the education of Ukrainian refugee children now living in Poland. Admission to the June 4 concert is free, but donations can be made via PayPal. The event is organized by the members of the local Ukrainian-American community with support from St. “My dear friends from my childhood have become outstanding, dedicated teachers and, like so many of their students, they are also refugees in Poland,” said organizer Olena Czebiniak. “This is the best way for them to help children and their families,” the Darien resident said. Many Ukrainian students who are refugees in Poland do not speak Polish. All donations from the concert will go toward the foundation’s efforts, providing the space and materials for Ukrainian students to continue their education. Among those who are performing at the concert are soprano Anna Torello, a native of Rome who currently resides in Wilton; baritone Robert Garner; and Eugene Sirotkine, a pianist whose family is from Poltava, Ukraine, where he spent his childhood. The Darien Community Association’s new membership year will begin June 1. The nonprofit organization is encouraging community members to join the DCA or to renew their memberships by visiting dariendca. A membership in the DCA provides critical revenue to support the organization’s mission and philanthropic ventures, including its 4-acre bird sanctuary and nature trail; the Darien High School college scholarship program; or the care of its historic buildings and gardens. The organization is headquartered at 274 Middlesex Road in Darien, where it provides a gathering space and a location for classes and events.

To pay by phone, call the DCA’s office at 203-655-9050, Ext. In the spirit of spring and new growth, the Darien Community Association is accepting new donations. All donations must be received by May 31 for the matching challenge. To make a donation to the nearly 100-year-old nonprofit organization, visit dariendca. The Darien Library will offer “Afternoon Tea and Royal Trivia” from 3 to 4 p. “No need to stretch your pinkies, but perhaps brush up on your royal facts,” say the librarians. Barrett Bookstore will welcome Jasmine Guillory, author of “By the Book;” Jean Hanff Korelitz, author of “The Latecomer;” and Emma Straub, author of “This Time Tomorrow,” to Darien for its Ladies of Summer 2022 event. It will be a dynamic in-person celebration of summer reading as the superstar authors lead an evening of conversation about the best summer books. Americans once sipped coffee and ate pie around communal tables, sharing their struggles and dreams with strangers at Horn & Hardart’s iconic Automat. A documentary film called “The Automat” will be screened at 6 p. Lifetimes ago, Horn and Hardart’s Automats nourished a sense of unity that bridged the diversity of class, language, gender and race in the urban melting pots of the East Coast. From the perspective of former customers — entertainer Mel Brooks, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Horns, the Hardarts, and key employees — “The Automat” shows how the business climbed to its peak success and then grappled with fast-food competition in a forever changed America.

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