Remembering Stamford As A Small Town

Stamford native ad filmmaker Michael Macari will host a screening of his documentary Stamford: A Small Town Remembers that features interviews with dozens of residents and celebrities.

The program, which also will feature a discussion with Macari, will be at the Ferguson Library Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m.

To create the film, Macari teamed up with long-time friend and Stamford attorney, the late Joseph Richichi, to bring to light the history of their hometown—chronicling the rise of the city from its small town roots.

With the on-camera testimonies of more than 40 citizens and celebrities, and 70 plus contributors of photos, film and materials, Macari and Richichi capture the essence of Stamford, as told through the eyes of its citizens from the 20th century.

All materials produced in the making of the Stamford: A Small Town Remembers will be entered into the archives of the Stamford Historical Society this summer.

Macari is a 30-year veteran of the television and music industries, having written and produced more than 1,000 TV and video programs and more than 600 live events worldwide. Macari and his production company EVTV, formerly EagleVision, Inc., have received more than 40 national and international awards for documentary, concert and communications programming.

Macari is a student of epic classic films as well as TV series and the music that has defined the Baby Boomer generation. The Boomers, his first book as an author, debuted on Amazon and Barns and Noble.com last fall. He lives in Stamford with his wife Sally. They have five children and a granddaughter.

He has sat on numerous boards and commissions for educational, youth and civic organizations, and is a regular lector at Holy Spirit Church in his hometown.

For more information, call 203 351-8231. This event is free and open to the public and is part of Escape the Ordinary, the Library’s Adult Summer Reading Club programming. For more information on The Library’s summer reading club programs for adults, teens, and children, or to sign up, visit fergusonlibrary.org.

Contributed photos.