Michael Franti + Spearhead Bring Positive Energy to Levitt Pavilion
Michael Franti + Spearhead rocked the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts tonight as hundreds jumped to their feet with every song and story the musician belted out under the setting sun. The show was opened by Tropidelic, a band from Cleveland who shook the Saugatuck with “an interesting mix of reggae, hip-hop, and high energy funk.” “The most exciting concert we’ve seen here yet!” one exclaimed as they alighted the stairs after the final song had finished. WestportLocal.com photo
Supporting Small
Shoppers support Savvy + Grace, one of Main Street’s locally owned businesses, during the Westport Downtown Association’s Sidewalk Sales. WestportLocal.com photo
Wheels2U Brings Westporters to Sherwood Island for Free this Summer
Press Release:Wheels2UWestport has a new service this summer. Its new Park Connect service provides free rides to and from anywhere in the Wheels2U service area and Sherwood Island State Park. Rides are available between 9 am and 6 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and summer holidays such as July 4th. Rides must begin or end at Sherwood Island State Park.
To get a ride just use the same Wheels2U app you use to book a Wheels2U ride to or from one of Westport’s train stations. Request a ride using Sherwood Island as the destination and the shuttle will pick you up from anywhere in the Wheels2U Westport service area and take you to Sherwood Island State Park and back.
Peter Gold, Director of the Westport Transit District, said “Summer in Westport is all about going to the beach and Sherwood Island has one of the best beaches around. Now, with this new service, both Westporters and visitors to Westport will have easy, free access to Sherwood Island and its beautiful beach.”
For more information about Wheels2U and Park Connect go to www.wheels2uwestport.com and https://www.wheels2uwestport.com/parkconnect#FAQ. For more information about the Westport Transit District’s services for the elderly and people with disabilities go to www.WestportTransit.org
ParkConnect to Sherwoood Island is operated by Norwalk Transit District through a partnership with Westport Transit District. This free service is made possible by funding from the Connecticut Department of Transportation. For Governor Lamont’s press release announcing Park ConneCT go to https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2022/05-2022/Governor-Lamont-Announces-ParkConneCT-Program-Will-Resume-This-Summer
Saugatuck Rowers Take Home National Awards at Youth National Championship
Press Release: (L-R): Coach Greg Harvie, Rosie Lundberg, Victoria Bazarko, Claudia Chadwick, Alexandra Cowan, Maia Freeman, Leighton Davis, Mia Kirkorsky, Phoebe Bryan and Charlotte Seymour. This past week in Sarasota, Florida, Westport’s own Saugatuck Rowing Club competed at the USRowing annual Youth National Championship. Continuing a long tradition of gold medals on the women’s team, the U17 4+, comprised of (Above: L-R) Maddie Speller, Anna Cuesta, Hannah Makmale, Ella Hecker, and Madeline Casano, defended their national title. The category was also won by the Saugatuck women last year.
Additionally, the U17 8+: (L to R) Coach Greg Harvie, Rosie Lundberg, Victoria Bazarko, Claudia Chadwick, Alexandra Cowan, Maia Freeman, Leighton Davis, Mia Kirkorsky, Phoebe Bryan and Charlotte Seymour took bronze in their category. Also on the women’s team, the first and second varsity eights took seventh and eighth in the nation respectively.
The women's U16 8+ came twelfth. The girls are coached by Mike O’Hara and his staff: Greg Harvie, Amra Sabovic, and Casey Fuller. Head Coach O’Hara said of the team, “We're extremely proud of how our teams battled all season. They performed so well in Sarasota and really solidified a foundation on the type of team we will be in the near future. It's an exciting time at Saugatuck for sure. Our Junior Team are outstanding kids. It's a privilege to know and coach them all.”
(L-R): Felipe Artia, Jesse Herman, Jack Kiely, George Bentley, Adam Pushner, Victor DiPasquale, Finn Kiely, George Karasconyi, and Gavin MarshallThe SRC men’s team also had a historically exceptional season. Coached by Dave Grossman and Alex Vogt, the first varsity eight, (pictured L to R) Felipe Artia, Jesse Herman, Jack Kiely, George Bentley, Adam Pushner, Victor DiPasquale, Finn Kiely, George Karasconyi, and Gavin Marshall, took sixth in the country; the best they have done in recent years. The men’s 2V8+ got seventh in the country.
Other boats that competed on the men’s team include the U16 8+ (Pictured L to R: Campbell Cohen, Tommy Wright, Davis Evans, Finn Nestor, Ryan Seeliger, Tristan Andreski, Westley Dick, Dexter Chadwick, and Owen Bernheim) which took sixth, the U17 4+, seventh, and the U17 4x, seventeenth.
U16 8+ (L-R): Campbell Cohen, Tommy Wright, Davis Evans, Finn Nestor, Ryan Seeliger, Tristan Andreski, Westley Dick, Dexter Chadwick, and Owen Bernheim. Overall, this has been a great season for these hardworking young athletes, and Westport is excited to see what great things they will accomplish in the future.