Are these weird things to be asking about? Maybe. But what are the coolest / most fun to walk through book stores within driving distance ANDDD are there any jazz-y clubs near Stamford? (Don’t live here yet, will as of Saturday 🤣)

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takethecann0lis t1_jbn6i23 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 6:15 AM

No jazz clubs or mom/pop book shops but we have three vape shops and an entire street of mundane restaurants that become underage nightclubs at 10pm.

We also have a weird store that never seems to be open yet displays random health supplements in the window. (What’s up with that place?!?)

But sadly no one plays Herbie Hancock let alone Flip Fantasia

andbuks t1_jbovr44 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:26 PM

Amen to this. I guess this summer, we should just get the speakers out, play some Jazz, some BQQ and bring life to this graveyard town!

okjae t1_jbnuhmo wrote on March 10, 2023 at 11:32 AM

Friends bookshop in the main library has great discounted books. Diane’s books in Greenwich is probably the closest proper book store.

HotPast68 t1_jbn7fij wrote on March 10, 2023 at 6:26 AM

There’s a cute little book store up in Scott’s corner, other than that I can’t think of anything. There’s probably something in Darien too if I had to guess

Shortchange96 t1_jbnycid wrote on March 10, 2023 at 12:15 PM

Athena books in Old Greenwich is nice

freckleface2113 t1_jbto949 wrote on March 11, 2023 at 5:03 PM

Barrett's bookstore is in Darien! It's independently owned

genuineleland t1_jbobh1m wrote on March 10, 2023 at 2:10 PM

There’s a bookstore in New Canaan

RonRonner t1_jboet5f wrote on March 10, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Booksy Galore in Scotts Corners (little hamlet of Pound Ridge, NY, just north of Stamford) is a nice book store and it's a small but cute walkable strip of boutiques over there. The new bakery Breads n Bakes has the best French pastries in the area by far, and there are some nice design stores over there too. No leads for jazz clubs but The Bayou in Mount Vernon, NY (about a 35 min drive away) has live blues and zydeco music. It's been around since my mom was a kid, and it's a really cool space. Flies under the radar but it shouldn't.

Welcome to town!

Careless_Whisper10 OP t1_jbol1r1 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:16 PM

Very cool!! These are exactly the types of recommendations I was looking for thanks!

MortalKombat12 t1_jbohsol wrote on March 10, 2023 at 2:54 PM

Where are you moving from? There’s some amazing bookstores throughout CT- you could make a day of driving along 95 and popping into them.

Careless_Whisper10 OP t1_jbol5em wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:17 PM

Coming from the Poconos, so everything worth going to I’m used to driving roughly 45 mins for anyway lol

Party_Reflection1511 t1_jbre2xs wrote on March 11, 2023 at 2:58 AM

Haven’t been before, but Villa Italia has jazz on Tuesdays

Alifeinmotion t1_jbn104z wrote on March 10, 2023 at 5:15 AM

Following

4sneed4club t1_jbqkzp4 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 11:09 PM

Jazz club in Tarrytown

chirpotle t1_jbr1wpc wrote on March 11, 2023 at 1:19 AM

Jazz on Main in Mount Kisco