The Dish: It s a winter wonderland in Greenwich for the holidays
Susie Costaregni
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Check out the wonderful winter scenes inside and out at Sophia’s on Liberty Way.Contributed / Susie Costaregni /Show MoreShow Less
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Check out the wonderful scenes inside and out at Sophia’s on Liberty Way.Contributed / Susie Costaregni /Show MoreShow Less
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Winter wonderland… Check out the wonderful scenes inside and out at Sophia’s on Liberty Way. Owner
Sophia Scarpelli, a Cos Cob native, has operated the mainstay store for nearly 40 years in town. Shoppers can delight in the warmth of the holidays glow from the decorated window displays.
FRANCONIA, NH â North Country Chamber Players, a fixture of northern New Hampshire cultural life for more than four decades, recently announced the addition of award-winning violinist Gabriela Diaz to their roster of members.
Critics have acclaimed Diaz as âa young violin master,â âone of Bostonâs most valuable players,â and praised her âindefatigably expressive,â âvivid and elegantâ playing, and her âpolished technique.â
A member of the violin faculty at Wellesley (Mass.) College, Diaz serves as co-artistic director of the celebrated Boston-based chamber music and outreach organization Winsor Music. A childhood cancer survivor, she has committed a significant part of her musical career to support cancer research and treatment and, in 2004, was awarded a grant from the Albert Schweitzer Foundation to create the Boston Hope Ensemble, which she directs. A believer in the healing properties of music, she and her colleagues in