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Blueprint CT Kitchen

Local Kitchen Store with a Global Perspective

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Good & Sweet & Smart & Simple

Brian Levy’s Sweets without Sugar

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Lake Waramaug’s Beauty and History

Lake Waramaug’s Transcending Legacy

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Arethusa’s Cheese Wizards

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Power of the Horse

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Flemming’s Hidden Valley

American Dood with an Asian Twist

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Momma’s Terrific Tacos

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June 25, 2022

Book Signing and Reading with Lisa Taddeo

June 25, 2022

Kent Memorial Library Annual Benefit

June 25, 2022

Summer Solstice: A Night at the Copa

June 25, 2022

BILL CHARLAP TRIO: Twilight Jazz & More Opening Concert

June 25, 2022

Weekly Walking Tour of Litchfield

June 26, 2022

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Five Points Art Center @fivepointsartsct is offering a free ...

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Jun 25

Five Points Art Center @fivepointsartsct is offering a free summer art lab for teens to create art in their labs!

The environment allows teens to work with a variety of materials, explore new techniques, and experience the joy of making art.

All students will create artwork that is entirely personal and experimental, with a focus on sustainability and skill building. Guided by enthusiastic and talented instructors, classes are created to engage students ranging in age from 13-17. Schedules are structured to be flexible, with full and half day options. Students who register for the full day experience will participate in additional lunchtime art activities that are community minded, collaborative and fun!

The funding of scholarships was made possible by the Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust. If interested please contact Jenni Freidman- jfreidman@fivepointsarts.org

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What happens when 130 performers scattered across the world,...

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Jun 24

What happens when 130 performers scattered across the world, young and old, amateur and professional, come together as strangers to contribute their voices, one-at-a-time, on their cell-phones, in their living rooms to a choir of like-spirited others?

After a year of their own losses, setbacks and challenges, October Project @octoberproject creators of award-winning music & events, proves the power of art and community to enliven, heal and lift the broken heart of the world with their Worldwide Choir of Return to Me, featuring lead singer and Kent resident Marina Belica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv9fbUHq6ks

A song of yearning and the power of love to sustain us, Return To Me, one of October Project’s best known songs, has a history of 50 million views on YouTube.

Band photo credit: Nina Goodheart Photography

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It’s here! I don’t think I’ll ever tire of getting the...

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Jun 22

It’s here! I don’t think I’ll ever tire of getting the first issue of the magazine fedexed to me while still hot off the press. One of the perks of my job! 😁

And….The food issue hits stands next week! Be ready for some great food and restaurant content plus a little summer thrown in. Let’s keep supporting our local restaurants and businesses. It ain’t easy out there, folks. Subscribe now and we will be sure to send you a copy. Subscribe link in bio. As always, thank you for your support. We love connecting you with the best of Litchfield County.

And If you haven’t signed up yet for our first electric bike tour event there are still a few spots left. It’s this Sunday for a few hours. Private tours of some special places. If you haven’t ridden an electric bike yet, I can’t encourage you enough. Join us! Link in bio for that too. 😘😘😘 🚴 🌲 🪴 🍫 🏠 🍲

See you around town! Mary Beth

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The annual Kent Fireman’s Ball was held at the KVFD ...

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Jun 22

The annual Kent Fireman’s Ball was held at the KVFD firehouse on Saturday, June 11. The celebration included an evening of dinner, dancing, and of course community. There was a variety of fun raffle prizes—an outdoor adventure package, a Joy Brown sculpture, a writing table by Elizabeth palace of Berkshire Place tables, and a health and wellness package. What a fun night!

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Join Happening in the Hills in collaboration with KC&E ...

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Jun 19

Join Happening in the Hills in collaboration with KC&E Adventures @kce_adventures for a scenic e-bike ride through Litchfield County on June 26, 2022. KC&E Adventures curates small group and private active experiences and adventures across New England and internationally. They believe in the power of authentic travel and unique, local experiences on and off the bike.

10am:
We will start and finish at Tapping Reeve Meadow, located just off the Litchfield Green, the site features elements of the historic landscape and includes a children’s garden, education pavilion, small orchard, a chestnut grove, a wet meadow, and stone walls.

Our first stop:
Thorncrest Farm @thorncrestfarm, located in Goshen, provides a sustainable friendly environment for their family of long lived cows, so that they can create fresh artisanal chocolates and a pure wholesome cream line milk. During your visit you can step into the beautiful stable to see the cows that are producing the delicious milk for the chocolates.
Second stop:

North Street Antique Litchfield Home tour:
This Colonial Revival house was built in 1886 as a summer home by Frederick A.P. Barnard while he was the 10th President of Columbia College (now Columbia University) in NYC. Situated on the northern end of North Street the house is part of the Litchfield Historic District which was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1969.

Third stop:
English Garden tour:
Right down the road from the Barnard House, we will tour Glenn Hillman’s garden. Designed in a classic formal English style, it unfolds into a series of rooms each distinctive yet linked by a restrained palette.

Final stop:
After the Garden we will celebrate our tour with a glass of prosecco and a delicious Greek lunch (provided by Greca in New Milford) served picnic style at Tapping Reeve Meadow. Finish time will be approximately 1pm.

Price per ticket is $100. $10 of which is being donated to Hope for Ukraine.

For general information about this event and to purchase tickets, please click the link in our bio!

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50 degrees and rain didn’t put a damper on ...

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Jun 19

50 degrees and rain didn’t put a damper on @prideinthehillsct !! What an incredible evening finished off with an amazing concert by @bettywho #lgbtq #pridemonth #pride #pride🌈 #pride2022 #nwct #litchfieldcounty #litchfieldhills

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