Events from our friends at Connecticut Cottages and Gardens!

Cortney Wall: An African Safari  November 5 - 30 Southport Galleries invites you to celebrate a collection from award winning emerging artist, Cortney Wall. Wall combines her love of wildlife and painting in a whimsically inventive way; incorporating photorealism and colorful abstraction.  She has exhibited in solo, group, juried and invitational shows and is featured in permanent collections throughout the USA. Cocktail Reception: Friday, November 5 (6-8pm); Exhibit runs November 6-30; Galleries hours: Tuesday - Saturdays, 10am - 5p; Sunday noon-4pm; Southport Galleries; 330 Pequot Avenue, Southport, CT; (203) 292-6124; www.southportgalleries.com Nutcracker Signing Event at Hoagland's November 6 Come to Hoagland's of Greenwich for an exciting Nutcracker signing event this Saturday afternoon and have your Ulbright Nutcracker purchase signed by Gunther Ulbricht himself! Saturday, November 6 (1 - 4pm); Hoagland's of Greenwich; 175 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT; (203) 869-2127   Lux Bond & Green Presents the Emerging Designers Collective November 12-13 Lux Bond & Green invites you to join them on Friday (Nov.12) and Saturday (Nov. 13) to showcase the fabulous collections of emerging jewelry designers Pamela Froman, Suzy Landa, and Julie Romanenko of "Just Jules." Whether you're in the market for a unique gift for the holidays or just for a bit of self-indulgence, you're sure to find exactly what you're looking for among these diverse collections! Friday, November 12, & Saturday, November 13 (10 am to 5 pm); Lux Bond & Green; 136 Main Street, Westport, CT; (203) 227-1300; www.lbgreen.com   Aldrich Undercover: A Secret Art Sale and Benefit November 19 CTC&G is proud to sponsor the third annual Aldrich Undercover, a much-anticipated event that will feature approximately 250 new works by many of the museum's alumni artists. Each work, created especially for this event, will sell for just $300; it will be signed on the reverse, so it can be displayed anonymously during the sale. The identity of the artist who created each work will be revealed only after purchase. Patron Ticket · $1,000; Individual Ticket · $150; Friday, November 19 (7pm to 10 pm); The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum; 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT; (203) 438-4519 x48,www.aldrichart.org    Luncheon for the Cure Valerie Wilson Travel and CTC&G held their 6th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness luncheon at Barcelona in Greenwich on Tuesday, October 5th.  The event raised $9,400 to benefit the Connecticut affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. More than 60 guests attended the luncheon to support the cause and hear the courageous story of honored speaker and breast cancer survivor, Sue Cruikshank of Wilton, CT, as she talked about her experience fighting the disease.

Carlisle Recap The Carlisle Collection's showroom in Greenwich partnered with Connecticut Cottages & Gardens Magazine to bring together design savvy mothers and daughters to select and model their favorite looks from the latest Carlisle and Per Se holiday collections. Per Se designer and event emcee, Susan Klope was the grand master of design as she spoke about her inspiration for the holiday collection. The featured models included Diane James, of Diane James Designs, with daughters Cynthia James Matrullo and Carolyn James McDonough; Ashley Dodgen-McCormick of ASHA by ADM with her mother, Mayling McCormick; and Whitney Roberts from Boxwood Interiors with her mother, Petra. To make an appointment at the Carlisle/ Per Se showroom in Greenwich, call 203.422.2464 or visit at 283 Greenwich Ave, 2nd Floor;www.carlislecollection.com, www.persecollection.com.