Ellen’s Work Blog
February 2024
For it being the dead of winter, we sure have rolled out a lot of activities for 2024. On January 18 we hosted a fabulous Manufacturing Ambassadors event with Paul Lavoie, Chief Manufacturing Officer for the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development. I met some of the most interesting people doing remarkable work in support of manufacturing in this state. Many of them give professional advice to young people who are entering the workforce. I am looking forward to this group visiting again.
Last Friday, the 26th, we rolled out the first event of our Fourth Fridays Happy Hour Piano Series. Jazz pianist Jen Allen played beautifully for an incredible crowd. She is sheer talent. Everyone I spoke with announced they were coming back for the next Fourth Friday. We may have to purchase more chairs and fortify the bar!
And now, on to February and the annual Friends of Main Street Bubbles and Truffles party. This year it’s at Winsted’s Little Red Barn Brewers on Friday, February 9, at 5:30pm. Come on out! It’s such a fun way to support our town.
At AMP, two long-awaited events are ahead this month. On February 17, the much-loved band Nikita opens up our LIVE @AMP season with some of the best R&B, rock, soul, and funk around. Can’t wait for that magic energy of the crowd in our giant space, dancing on all three levels. Nikita is guaranteed to make that happen. Get your tickets soon. I predict a sell-out.
On the following Saturday, February 24, my friend Edwin Raymond, former NYPD lieutenant, will sign his recently published book An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. Edwin is depicted in the mural and, over the past five years, I have come to know and admire him more and more. Edwin will talk and show a clip from the award-winning documentary Crime + Punishment, which features his story. Having read his book, I think of Edwin as this generation’s Serpico. His experiences in policing seem to exceed possibility for someone so young. I am so excited for you to meet Edwin!
