Recipes from Home: The Beauty of Rustic Greek Cooking w/ Chef Dino Kolitsas – Mon, Feb. 24 at 6:30
Step into the warmth of Greek tradition with Chef Dino Kolitsas in his hands-on cooking class, “Recipes from Home: The Beauty of Rustic Greek Cooking.” Inspired by treasured summers spent learning from his Aunt Assimina on the island of Andros, Chef Dino brings you recipes filled with heart and heritage. Discover the flavors of Tomato Keftedhes—crispy tomato fritters with herbs and feta, savor the comforting Chicken Fricassee with greens and a bright avgholemono sauce, and finish with the sweet, citrusy charm of Portokalopita, a luscious orange and yogurt pie. These beloved dishes, celebrated at his award-winning restaurant, now become yours to create and enjoy. Join us for an experience steeped in family, flavor, and timeless tradition!
The Silo Cooking School
44 Upland road
New Milford CT 06776
Recipes from Home: The Beauty of Rustic Greek Cooking w/ Chef Dino Kolitsas – Mon, Feb. 24 at 6:30
On Saturday, March 22nd at 1 pm the David M. Hunt Library, in partnership with Music Mountain, will host Zarifa Adiba, a violist from Kabul, Afghanistan and author of the memoir “Playing for Freedom”. Zarifa is one of the first two female conductors in Afghanistan and has conducted the Zohra Orchestra, Afghanistan’s first and only all female orchestra. Zarifa will speak about her experience of growing up in Afghanistan, finding opportunities to nurture her love of music in a culture that sees it as “sinful” and her work as an activist for girls and education. Zarifa will also share a recording of new music with the audience. This event is free and open to the public.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Author Talk — “Playing for Freedom”: The Journey of Afghan Violist Zarifa Adiba
The watercolors of Dorothy Spears evoke the natural delights of the northwest corner of Connecticut, sometimes explicitly, as in Warren Town Beach, Autumn (shown above) but always with fine restraint. This painting consists of a suggestion of two Adirondack chairs facing a hint of shoreline in muted fall color. The rest, including land, water, and sky, is only blank white watercolor paper, but the effect is eloquently seasonal and lake-like.
Spears says about her work, “For me, as a writer and an artist, it’s what remains unsaid or unseen—in my watercolors, for example, the white of the page—that gives shape to everything else.”
She writes regularly about art for the New York Times and many other magazines and newspapers. She studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Parsons School of Design in Paris.
Plein Air, Works on Paper by Dorothy Spears
March 1–April 12 at the Cornwall Library, 30 Pine Street, Cornwall CT
Artist’s Reception on Saturday, March 1, 5–7 PM
Registration requested for reception: https://cornwalllibrary.org/events/
The Cornwall Library
30 Pine Street
Cornwall, CT
Events
Peggy Mercury is please to announce our next exhibit RANGE LIFE by Gregory Thrasher.
Range Life by Gregory Thrasher
March 1st through April 20th
Opening Reception Saturday, March 1st from 4-6pm
Gregory Thrasher is a Mexican-American artist born and raised in the border town of El Paso, Texas. He lives and works between Brooklyn, NY, and rural Northwest Connecticut. Influenced by his ever-changing environments, the tableaus within these landscapes scrutinize the anxieties between our natural environment, industry, and Empire. His work is sardonic, without being cynical. One might feel disoriented or entranced when viewing his paintings as nothing is static; everything is in motion. The intention is to agitate the viewer, not as an infliction, but as an invitation: to help people access the psychic through the visceral and achieve gnosis through mania.
For more information email us at [email protected]
Peggy Mercury
Kent Barns
9 Maple Street, Unit 2
Kent, CT 06757
http://peggymercury.com
The Kent Singers will present their Spring 2025 concert The Gift to Sing on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 3:00 pm at St. Andrew’s Church in Kent, CT. The concert will be conducted by James Knox Sutterfield.
This concert features the World Premiere of a newly commissioned setting from composer Jonathan Woody of the uplifting poem The Gift to Sing by James Weldon Johnson.
The program also includes Stephen Paulus’ setting of “The Road Home” by the American poet Michael Dennis Browne, which was performed in January at the funeral service for President Jimmy Carter.
Tickets are $20 at https://kentsingers.com/category/tickets/ or at the door.
The commission project is supported in part by an Alfred Nash Patterson Grant from http://www.choralarts-newengland.org/
St. Andrew’s Church
1 N. Main St.
Kent, CT 06757
860.927.3486
https://kentsingers.org/
Baby Time
Tuesdays at 10:30am
Perfect for 0-12 months, but fun for everyone!
Meet us in the Children’s Room for Baby Time! This calm, cozy program is designed for pre-walkers who aren’t quite ready for the high energy of Rhyme Time. We will focus on nursery rhymes, lullabies, and bonding with your baby.
Oliver Wolcott Library
160 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759
https://www.owlibrary.org/childrens-events.aspx
Be a Nutmeg Reader: Take Home Book Club
Best for grades 2-3, but fun for all elementary readers and their families.
Each month read two Elementary Nominees for the 2025 Nutmeg Book Award. By April you will have read all the nominees and will be ready to vote for your favorite! We know families are busy and schedules are packed so this is a Take Home Book Club. Beginning on the first of each month check out copies of the two featured books and receive a Book Club Kit with Discussion Questions, Further Reading Suggestions, and an activity!
March’s books :
Wombats! Go Camping by Maddie Frost
Albert and Pickles are best friends on a camping adventure! Albert can’t wait for a rustic experience, while Pickles is imagining a luxury resort. When a baby koala stumbles onto their campsite in need of its mama, the two friends must put aside their differences.
Yoshi’s Big Swim: One Turtle’s Epic Journey Home by Mary Wagley Copp, art by Kaja Kajfez
Yoshi, an injured loggerhead sea turtle, was rescued by fishermen who brought her to an aquarium for care. As she grew, she captured the hearts of all she came in contact with. Twenty years later, Yoshi was ready to return to her true home.
Oliver Wolcott Library
160 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759
https://www.owlibrary.org/childrens-events.aspx
OWL Virtual: Masterpiece Mayhem
For families!
Join us for our third year of OWL Virtual: Masterpiece Mayhem! March may go out like a lamb here in New England but it comes in like a lion! We know the end of winter can still be a tricky time to get to a Library program–the uncertain weather, and those last lingering winter germs…we get it! That’s why every Tuesday in March Ms. Tricia will upload a video where she shares a picture book biography of an artist and then creates an art project in their signature style. Each video will be available for one month after it is posted.
Come to OWL each week in March to check out your copy of the book and to grab any craft materials you might need.
Week 1 (posted on 3/4): Fearless World Traveler by Laurie Lawlor, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
Week 2 (posted on 3/11): Just Being Dali by Amy Guglielmo, illustrated by Brett Helquist
Week 3 (posted on 3/18): Paper Son by Julie Leung, illustrated by Chris Sasaki
Week 4 (posted on 3/25): Little Frida by Anthony Browne
If you post any pictures or videos of your family creating-along with Ms.Tricia, be sure to tag OWL!
https://www.owlibrary.org/childrens-events.aspx
Every scribble can be a masterpiece! Join us at the library for a special Scribble Story Time on National Scribble Day, March 27th at 10:30am as we learn about making masterpieces from mistakes and having a great time with any kind of art. Children of all ages encouraged, with snacks and crafts provided by the library.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Scribble Story Time
Celebrate the man who made apple (and pear) trees bloom across the U.S. at our special Johnny Appleseed Story Time on March 11th at 10:30am! We will share fun stories about Johnny Appleseed before creating apple-inspired art and eating apple treats! Children of all ages encouraged, with snacks and crafts provided by the library.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Johnny Appleseed Story Time
