Perrot Library Welcomes The Yale Alley Cats: An A Cappella Group
Please join us on Wednesday, November 13, at 7 pm for a concert by The Yale Alley Cats, an a cappella group. The concert will be held on the “green” (the green carpeted center of our Youth Services Department), Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial Library.
The Yale Alley Cats, founded all the way back in 1943, are Yale’s classiest, most upbeat, and on-point a cappella group. Though we started out as a jazz group and continue to sing many American jazz classics, our repertoire has expanded over the decades to include pop hits, Motown, and many other genres as well. Our diverse selection, combined with our engaging performance style and musicianship, enables us to entertain all sorts of audiences, from students of all ages to world leaders and celebrities. In recent years, we have sung to President Barack Obama, her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and the United Nations. The Yale Alley Cats have also had the privilege of traveling to all corners of the globe. This year, we had the opportunity to visit members’ hometowns in Chicago, San Diego, and Beijing, in addition to tours in Hawai’i, Switzerland, and South Africa. We also recorded 6 tracks for our upcoming studio album.
To register for this event, click here.
For more information, contact Lisa Thomas at 203-637-1066 x20 or at lisat@perrotlibrary.org.
The Nurse Is In: Free Blood Pressure Screening
On the first Monday of each month, a nurse from Greenwich Hospital will be here at Perrot Library from 10 to 11 am to take free blood pressure screenings. The screenings will take place in the Rand Room, Waid Building, not the Radcliffe Children’s Library. The next screenings are scheduled for Monday, November 4th.
For more information, contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 or at lending@perrotlibrary.org.
Qigong Class @ the Library
Donna Bunte of Donna Bunte Whole Health will teach a qigong class at Perrot Library on Monday, November 4th, from 9:15 to 10:15 am in the Program Room, Radcliffe Children’s Library.
Qigong is a form of meditation in motion that is at least 2,000 years old. It is a very calming routine used to increase mindfulness, and it is also used for building strength, balance, flexibility, and resiliency. The practice of qigong can be done standing or sitting and can be practiced by almost anyone young or old.
Donna has been practicing Chinese medicine since 1996 when she graduated from Chinese medical school in New York City and became a licensed acupuncturist in New York and Connecticut. Qigong and tai chi were her first introduction to Chinese medicine and energy exercises in 1980 in New York City, years before she studied Chinese medicine. Donna has studied with a variety of teachers, including Robert Peng and Daisy Lee, and began teaching qigong in Greenwich in 2017. She has taught classes locally since then, as well as online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To register, click here.
For more information, contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 x15 or at lending@perrotlibrary.org.
