Positively Connecticut

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Summer in Connecticut is strawberry festivals and sailing regattas. It's lazy days on the beach and twilight concerts on the green. It's kayaking around the Thimble Islands and taking tea amid formal gardens. It's all this and much more.

Celebrate the spirit of summer as Diane takes readers on an unforgettable tour of the summer season. Her book is Summer in Connecticut. Read a review now.

Chester Wants Your Dog to Join Him in The Purina One 30-Day Challenge!

Diane Smith Honored at Norwalk Seaport Association Dinner Auction: “If Wishes Were Fishes”

Diane Smith was unanimously chosen to receive the 2004 community service award of 2004 for outstanding work promoting not only the Seaport Association but also the entire state’s efforts to promote tourism and community spirit. Details

Positively Connecticut™ on CPTV

Positively Connecticut™ Premieres April 10th at 10:00pm only on CPTV.
The show repeats on: April 12th at 6:30pm, April 13th at 10:30pm, Tuesday, May 6 at 10:30p.m. and Saturday, May 10 at 6:30p.m.

Dream It Up and Do It (Mystic) – His name is synonymous with the Titanic, but there’s so much more to discover with oceanographer Bob Ballard as he prepares to explore the “unknown America.”

Rewriting History (Washington) – When a woman unearthed letters from her great grandfather serving in the Civil War, she turned to eighth grade history detectives in Washington, Connecticut, for help.

Abracadabra (Stamford, Bridgeport, various) – Levitating, card tricks, daring Houdini-like escapes – it’s magic and these illusionists are children!

Domino Effect (Hartford, New Britain) – It is a way of life in Latin America and now dominoes is becoming positively Connecticut.

Connecticut Women of Innovation (Stratford) - At five feet 2 inches tall, Suzy DeGarmo may not look like the Army’s secret weapon, but when a Blackhawk helicopter survives hostile gunfire, they have this young engineer to thank.

Captain Diane Smith trained with the First Company Governor's Horse Guards. Though the troop mainly escorts the Governor and marches in parades, the Horse Guards can be called upon at any time to serve the State in other ways. See the complete story at the CPTV Website.

Check Out Diane's Public Appearances Diane will be making giving speeches, hosting events, and signing copies of her books throughout the state in upcoming months. Here's a partial list of her appearances.

Photos by Tom Woodruff

Leadership funding for the program has been provided by Peoples United Bank with supporting sponsorship by the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism and by Comcast.

Mark Twain Award

The Connecticut Press Club has given their 2002 Mark Twain Distinguished Journalist of the Year Award to Diane . Read the press release.

Toastmasters Award

Diane Smith was honored as the 2003 winner of the Communication and Leadership Award at the District 53 Toastmasters Conference. The award is made to " an individual who has demonstrated effective communication skills, through their leadership in the community or political arena." For more information http://www.district53toastmasters.org/

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