Listed below are the recorded videos from prior meetings.

PAST FRIDAY ZOOM MEETING VIDEOS

Calendar 2026:

February 27, Jared Woodard, Managing Director of the Research Investment Committee at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research – Capital Market Views View Meeting Video
February 20, Dr. Joseph Polisi, Author – Past President of The Juilliard School View Meeting Video
February 13, Mike Curran, Historian & Author – Battle for Fort William Henry View Meeting Video
February 6, Keith Simpson, Historian – New Canaan’s Early History View Meeting Video
January 30, Thomas Graham, Author – Discuss Russian, US and Ukraine relations View Meeting Video
January 23, William Tong, Connecticut State Attorney General – Review current topics View Meeting Video
January 16, Ellen Crovatto, NC Library CEO & Cheryl Capitani, NC Library Director – New Canaan Library Update View Meeting Video
January 9, Ralph White, Author – Getting out of Siagon View Meeting Video

Calendar 2025:

December 5, John DiFederico, New Canaan Chief of Police – An update on the department and the town View Meeting Video
November 21, Ajene “AJ” Oden, Global Investment Strategist – JP Morgan – Investment Market Overview View Meeting Video
November 14, Robert Grieves, Chairman, Hamilton Advisors Limited – Hong Kong Today View Meeting Video
November 7, Amy Lehaney, Director of Health, New Canaan Health Department – Assessment of New Canaan’s current health and trends. View Meeting Video
October 31, Jay Helmer and Matt Slattery, Habitat for Humanity – Building Affordable Homes: Past, Current, and Future Activities View Meeting Video
October 24, Laura Budd, Executive Director, New Canaan Chamber of Commerce – What is going on in New Cannan View Meeting Video
October 17, Manda Riggs, General Manager, Elm Street Books – Elm Street Books, History and inner workings View Meeting Video
October 10, Peter Barhydt, New Canaan Sentinel, Editor-in-Chief – History and challenges of running a local paper View Meeting Video
October 3, Tom O’Dea, CT state Representative – State Government Update – Due to technical difficulties, we were unable to record this presentation.
September 26, Robin Bates-Mason, Executive Director, New Canaan Land Trust – New Canaan Land Trust Update – Due to technical difficulties (no internet), we were unable to record this presentation.
September 19, Elena Imbimbo – Mystery author of Splendor for Nothing View Meeting Video
September 12, Tom Ferguson – Weather and Climate Change: A New Canaan Perspective View Meeting Video
September 5, David Shea – The Great Football War: 1959-1966 View Meeting Video
August 22, – Leo Karl, President, Karl Chevrolet – EV Update View Meeting Video
August 8, – Albert “Albe” Bassett, Fire Chief, Director of Fire Services, New Canaan Fire Department – New Canaan Fire Department Update & Community Connect. View Meeting Video
July 25, – Gina Blum, Executive Director, Saying Put – There is No Place Like Home View Meeting Video
July 11, – Jake Gorst, President of Mainspring Narrative Films – American Look – This 1958 promotional film highlights the Chevrolet automobile line as a showcase of American industrial design and style. View Meeting Video
June 27, – Scott Hobbs, Chairman, New Canaan Housing Authority – Affordable Housing in New Canaan View Meeting Video
June 20, – Sean Corenki, General Manager, the Darien Gardener’s Center – Tips for sustaining and growing healthy plants and flowers! View Meeting Video
June 13, – John Kavanagh, Author – The Dangers of Political and Religious Ideologies  View Meeting Video
June 6, – Keith Richey – Past New Canaan Men’s Club President – Memorial  View Meeting Video 
May 30, – Bryan Luizzi – New Canaan School Superintendent Update of New Canaan Public Schools View Meeting Video
May 16, – Bill Flynn – New Canaan Nature Center Project Updates and Future Plans View Meeting Video
April 25, – Dr. Schuster, M.D. – How to Live to 120 Years Old Without Disabilities View Meeting Video
April 11, – Dionna Carlson, New Canaan First Selectman – Update on Goals and Priorities View Meeting Video
April 4, – Alec Wiggin – Birding and Bird Migration View Meeting Video
March 28, – Bill Lucey, Soundkeeper – Saving the Sound through Protection, Restoration and Policy View Meeting Video
March 21, – Ceci Maher, CT Legislative Update View Meeting Video
March 14, – Mike Bencivenga, The Double Life of Mike Bencivenga, Life in the entertainment business View Meeting Video
March 7, – Dr. Andrew Gerber, Silver Hill Hospital – The Past and Future of Mental Health View Meeting Video
February 28, – Luke Parker Bowles, CEO of Cinema Lab – Cinema Lab, The Playhouse, and the Movie Industry View Meeting Video
February 21, – Jonathan Yates and Marina Kitaychik,  Norwalk Symphony View Meeting Video
February 14, – Andrew Wilk with John Brandt – Creating Music, Theatre, Dance and More for Broadcast, The presentation was not recorded at the speaker’s request.
February 7, – Brother Guy Consolmagno – When Science Goes Wrong: The Desire and Search for the Truth View Meeting Video
January 31, – Frank Doherty, Author – Only the Light Moves, Flying Covert Reconnaissance Missions in the Vietnam War View Meeting Video
January 24, – Brian Walker – A Life in Cartoons View Meeting Video
January 17, – Skip Hobbs – Harnessing Vulcan’s Might –  An Overview of Geothermal EnergyView Meeting Video
January 10, – Tim Pettee – A History of New England Lighthouses and The Restoration of Greens Ledge Lighthouse View Meeting Video
January 3, – Phil Vitiello – Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Civil War Hero View Meeting Video

Calendar 2024:

December 13, – Dr Joe Feuerstein – Stimulating the Endo-Cannabinoid System in Our Body to Help Reduce Pain, Inflammation and Anxiety View Meeting Video
November 22, – Kathleen Benevento, Waveny LifeCare – Navigator Program – A Community-based Service for Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia View Meeting Video
November 15, – Matt Hyland – Perspectives on Cyber Warfare in Today’s Armed Services View Meeting Video
November 8, – Dr Jeff Katzman – The Impact of Loneliness on Our Mental Health and Potential Interventions View Meeting Video
November 1, – Joe Gianquinto – The Jack Benny Radio Program – a Twenty-Three Year Success Story View Meeting Video
October 25, – Anthony Whitworth – A Brief Gaze into the World of Commercial Maritime Transport View Meeting Video
October 18, – Gary Liska – The Monarch Butterfly – The presentation was not recorded at the speaker’s request.
October 11, – AARP – Fraud Watch Network – The presentation was not recorded at the speaker’s request.
October 4, – Thomas Graham – Getting Russia Right – Why Russia Became an Adversary and How to Deal with It View Meeting Video
September 27, – Phillip James Dodd – An American Renaissance in New York View Meeting Video
September 20, – Frank Sparks – The Stories of 3 Highly-Decorated Marines and a Green Beret Paratrooper View Meeting Video
September 13, – Brian Cruikshank – Restoring a Jaguar XKE View Meeting Video
September 6, – Mark Argosh – Catalyzing Social Change in CT View Meeting Video
August 23, – Dr. Alan Sheiner, DDS – Common Dental Issues in Older Adults View Meeting Video
August 9, – Mark Perlman – Author, The Reluctant Soldier View Meeting Video
July 26, – Julie Jason – Financial Advisor and Author – The presentation was not recorded at the speaker’s request. 
June 21, – Charles Antin – Wine Distributor/Collector View Meeting Video
June 21, – Robin Fryer – The health benefits of exercise View Meeting Video
June 21, – Dr. Frank Sparks – The Gatorade Story View Meeting Video
June 14, – Lou Marinelli – New Canaan Football Coach View Meeting Video
June 7, – State Senator Ryan Fazio – The State of the State: Our Future, Economy, and Neighborhoods View Meeting Video
May 31, – Bryan Luizzi – New Canaan Public Schools Superintendent View Meeting Video
May 17, – Hamish Lutris – “Burned by the Heathens:” The Vikings in Ireland View Meeting Video
May 3, – Laurence Jurdem – Rough Rider and the Professor View Meeting Video
April 26, – Dick Sandberg – Traumatic Brain Injury a treatment and obstacles to implementation.  At the speaker’s request, the presentation was not recorded. 
April 19, – Dionna Carlson, First Selectman – Goals and Priorities for New Canaan – View Meeting Video
April 12, – Michael Miller – Author of High Bridge – At the speaker’s request, the presentation was not recorded. 
April 5, – Dr. Fabian Laage Gaupp – Prostate artery embolization for benign prostatic hyperplasia – View Meeting Video
March 22, – Ed Hynes – Revolutionary War in Fairfield County – View Meeting Video
March 15, – John Schultz – St. Peter’s Rome: A History of Architects, Artists, Councils and Relics – View Meeting Video
March 8, – Keith Duggar – The AI Generation: Navigating the Nexus of Promise, Peril, and Hyperbole  – View Meeting Video
March 1, – Norwalk Symphony Orchestra  – View Meeting Video
February 23, – John Blankley – Democracy in America  – View Meeting Video
February 16, – Russ Kimes – New Canaan Emergency Manager Director  – View Meeting Video
February 9, – Bob Heussler – Ranking the Great Sportscasters: Golden Age to the Digital Age.  – View Meeting Video
February 2, – Daniel Franklin – The Economist – View Meeting Video
January 26, – Seth Grae – New Technology & Nuclear Power – View Meeting Video
January 19, – Nancy Geary – New Canaan Historical Society – View Meeting Video
January 12, – Rick Coyle – Outlook for Interest Rates, Housing and the Mortgage Market  and Garry Russo – How an NFL Game Broadcast is Produced– View Meeting Video
January 5, – Mark Albertson- The Monroe Doctrine – View Meeting Video