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Granby students share the stage with Yale a capella group

By Granby Drummer | January 27, 2016

By Rebecca BrewerThe Granby Education Foundation presented An Evening of A Cappella Music on Dec. 5 to benefit its Arts Endowment. Audience members were treated to opening performances by the Kelly Lane and Wells Road schools’ fifth and sixth grade combined choir and the GMHS Chamber Singers. Headlining the event was Yale’s only co-ed a cappella group, Redhot & Blue. Concert-goers enjoyed a mix of musical genres during the evening including jazz, pop, R & B and even a holiday standar […]

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​Simsbury Bank makes donation to Granby Camera Club

By Granby Drummer | January 27, 2016

By Susan PresuttiSimsbury Bank was pleased to make an $800 donation to the Granby Camera Club in exchange for photos, taken by club members, that are featured in the bank’s 2016 full-color calendar. Simsbury Camera Club members also contributed photos in exchange for a donation from the bank.The bank has published a free calendar of local photos each year since 2003. The calendar continues to feature beautiful images of local scenes and landmarks. Granby Camera Club members Wanda Colman, P […]

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Artists provide insights and more at GLT Art Talk

By Granby Drummer | December 10, 2015

By Trish Percival“This is so exciting, I just want to soak this all in,” said Steve Linde, an accomplished artist and high school art teacher. “I’m used to talking to teenagers. You all are still listening!”In fact, about 45 people (admittedly all adults) were hanging on Linde’s every word. They had come together to hear Linde and other artists discuss their techniques, their artistic processes and their inspirations at the Granby Land Trust’s Art Talk. […]

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Granby Land Trust and Granby Artists Association host 10th annual art show

By Granby Drummer | December 10, 2015

By Trish PercivalTen years ago, Granby Land Trust President Rick Orluk had a vision to create a juried art show that celebrated Granby’s natural beauty. With the support of the GLT board of directors, he asked Carole Day and members of the Granby Artists Association for their help. He then approached a number of GLT supporters for financial backing. Before long, the land trust had an event sponsor and the funding to create 10 substantial awards. GLT members, GAA members and friends jumped into […]

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​Granby Artists Association hosts Winter Wonders Fine Art Sale

By Granby Drummer | December 10, 2015

By Claudia KarimiSixteen members of the Granby Artists Association will sell their artwork at the fourth annual “Winter Wonders Sale,” held at Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres Road in North Granby. This is a popular and inspiring event with artists working in a variety of mediums, including blown glass, pottery, sculpture, lamps, calligraphy, paintings and high-quality prints.Experience an evening of fine art, meet the artists and be the first to see their exciting new pieces at th […]

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​Chorale to Present Holiday Concert

By Granby Drummer | December 10, 2015

Ten Granby area residents will perform in the Farmington Valley Chorale’s annual holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m., at First Church of Christ, 689 Hopmeadow St. (Route 10), Simsbury. The Chorale will present four settings of the Magnificat, or Cancticle of Mary, by Vivaldi, Mozart, Rutter and Stanford, along with traditional songs of the season.According to the chorale’s artist director, Ellen Gilson Voth, numerous composers over the centuries […]

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​Pizzicato and Puppies featured in Memory Café Programs

By Granby Drummer | November 4, 2015

By Marilyn SponzoOn Nov. 5, Tara’s Memory Café will host violinist Kate O’Brien, who will delight audiences with music from a variety of genres—elegant classical, swing and jazz, country fiddling, popular songs and ethnic music. She’ll also share the secrets of her custom violin and play personal favorites on request. The program will take place at the Granby Senior Center, 15C North Granby Road, from 2 to 4 p.m.O’Brien has been playing violin in orchestras s […]

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GMHS presents Inherit the Wind

By Granby Drummer | November 4, 2015

This November the Granby Memorial High School Drama Club presents Inherit the Wind. This powerful courtroom drama is based upon the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, involving a teacher from Tennessee who defied state law and taught the theory of evolution in his classroom, instead of the state-mandated theory of Creationism. This drama thrives on the intense disputes between lawyers based on William Jennings Bryan, a strict interpreter of the Bible, and Clarence Darrow, a defender of science and the ri […]