Cool Cats Jazz Brunch

The Branford Compassion Club hosts Cool Cats Jazz Brunch, a benefit emceed by News Channel 8 anchorman Darren Kramer, featuring the esteemed Jeff Fuller and the Premier Jazz Ensemble of the Neighborhood Music School.

The buffet brunch is Sunday, Nov. 8 at 11:30 a.m. at Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club, 2 Club Parkway. There is a donation of $45 a person. Reserve by Nov. 1 by email at bccspecialevents32@gmail.com or call 203-444-0653. For more information, visit www.branfordcompassionclub.org.

There will be wine basket raffles, silent auction theme baskets and the chance to enjoy one of the Shoreline’s best brunches, not normally available to the public, at the club, with its stunning views of the Thimble Islands to a soundtrack of sophisticated jazz. Proceeds benefit BCC’s mission to rescue, care for and adopt out homeless felines and for operating expenses at its Feline Rescue and Adoption Center, 2037 Foxon Road, North Branford.

If Sundays mean football, you can kick back over a great brunch with hip music and be home in time for kickoff. Whether a jazz aficionado or a neophyte curious about the great American music genre, you’ll enjoy the cool and laid-back vibe.

The Yale School of Music-trained Fuller, an award-winning bassist and composer, has been a fixture

around the New Haven jazz scene for decades. He has toured worldwide with such luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie, Mose Allison, “Papa” Jo Jones, Gerry Mulligan and Clark Terry. A faculty member at the Neighborhood Music School, and ACES Educational Center for the Arts, he gets to pick from the cream of the crop for the Premier Jazz Ensemble, composed of NMS students and faculty.

Kramer, the popular weeknight anchor of WTNH News Channel 8, gives generously of his time for charities and has a large and faithful following on Twitter, where he is a prolific Tweeter of both wry commentary and news postings.

Branford Compassion Club is an all-volunteer-run non-profit organization founded in 1997. Its shelter, which opened in 2011, celebrated its milestone 1,000^th cat adoption on Oct. 3.

Dog Adoption Clinic on Broadway Today 11am-3pm

"The Friends of New Haven Animal Shelter will be on Broadway Island to help you meet your new best friend. There will be a Therapy dog meet up, and free dog treats for your four-legged friend. So come on by and help a friend out!"

"The New Haven Animal Shelter is the second largest municipal animal shelter in the State of Connecticut, with over 65 dog runs, attracting over 3,200 visitors annually. The Animal Shelter takes in about 1,400 dogs and cats each year. Through its partnership with the Humane Commission, Friends of the New Haven Animal Shelter, and the North Shore Animal League, the Animal Shelter has sponsored several adoption events throughout the year, leading to an adoption rate of 75 percent, or roughly 1,500 dogs and cats."

The adoption clinic will run from 11am until 3pm on the Broadway Island. See map below.

Audio: Seagulls

Other Forms of Life in #Nhv

Photo taken by Enrique&Leslie's kid 

This little critter is a Horn Worm, also known as a Goliath Worm, it was spotted on Edwards Street yesterday afternoon during a period of time where the rainfall had mitigated for a moment.  It was probably out for a stroll just like the rest of everyone else.

Also worth noting about the #nhv are the variety of fishes available to be seen at the Koi Fish pond at the foot of Kroon Hall, which is an excellent adventure.  There's a map of these places below.  Working on other map projects as well.

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Praying Mantis Seen in Backyard during Kubb Game

The state insect, Praying Mantis, was seen in the backyard of a house in East Rock
photo cred:  Jess Angle  (Sam Adelman held the stick for the game "Kubb")