The Essex Theatre Company’s production of The Birds opens this weekend at its air-conditioned theatre in the Masonic Hall in Essex. And it is a thriller! Following a weekend of preview performances before, thankfully, appreciative audiences, we are putting on some finishing … [Read more...] about The Birds, Directed by Ted Cornell, Through 8/5 at Essex Theatre Company
Jim Carroll
Westport Chamber of Commerce Meeting Discusses Regional Goals
I attended the Westport Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on November 12th at the Westport Heritage House along with about 40 other attendees. I was there as part of the representation for the Depot Theatre, of which I'm currently the Box Office Manager, however, I learned much … [Read more...] about Westport Chamber of Commerce Meeting Discusses Regional Goals
Best Fall Foliage? Travel + Leisure Readers Vote for the Adirondacks
A colorful autumn shoutout to Jim Carroll for putting us onto a local-ish fall foliage showcase featured on Thrillist. The post, "Fall's 10 most gorgeous American towns, voted by Travel + Leisure readers", includes some familiar postcardy standbys peppered with a couple of … [Read more...] about Best Fall Foliage? Travel + Leisure Readers Vote for the Adirondacks
Westport Hotel to Essex Inn: The Grand Hike on Champlain Area Trails
Three months ago, Rick Dalton, owner of the Essex Inn, and Chris Maron, executive director of Champlain Area Trails (CATS), sat down to talk about creating an inn-to-inn hike that would be the first of its kind in the Adirondacks. The hike would be on trails that CATS is … [Read more...] about Westport Hotel to Essex Inn: The Grand Hike on Champlain Area Trails