Clay Play
Saturday:
October 4th or November 8th
1:00 – 3:00PM
Grab your friends and have fun with clay! This class is for all ages!
(7 and under can sit on parents lap)
This is your chance to try the pottery wheel and get your hands in some clay.
We show you how, then you get on the wheel right away. This class is perfect for all ages—little ones are welcome to sit on their parent’s lap and join the fun. $50 ea.
Each date is the start of a new class.
Pre-registration and payment is required.
Needs a minimum of 4 people to run this class.
Village Center for the Arts
12 Main Street, New Milford, CT
Call us for more information or to register (860) 354-4318
Village Center for the Arts
12 Main Street, New Milford, CT
https://www.villagecenterarts.org/eventscalendar
Join us for our first installment of Meet the Makers, an autumn culinary series at the Mayflower Inn & Spa designed to honor the craftsmanship and terroir that define our region’s rich gastronomic heritage. Experience an enchanting evening with Staglin Family Vineyard, celebrated for crafting elegant, expressive wines that embody the essence of Napa Valley. Discover Executive Chef Luke Dowdy’s curated seasonal four-course menu inspired by the late harvest, thoughtfully paired with Staglin’s storied vintages. Gather in the Chef’s Garden for an intimate countryside dinner where vibrant flavors, world-class wines, and heartfelt conversation create a night to remember.
Thursday, September 25th | 6:00pm
$250+ per guest, includes four-course dinner, paired pours of Staglin Family Vineyard wines
Located in the Chef’s Garden
Chef’s Garden at Mayflower Inn & Spa
https://www.exploretock.com/mayflower-inn-spa/event/566780/meet-the-makers-staglin-family-vineyard
Join Charym Yoga Studio and instructor Michael Torrant for a relaxing morning of yoga here at the Conservancy! Afterwards, walk the grounds and visit with the birds! Tickets available HERE
Sunday, September 14th
9AM
55 Duck Pond Road, Litchfield CT
$15/non-member
$5/ripley member
Bring your own mat, blocks & water – Class is held outdoors – Chary memberships & cards not usable for this class
CANCELLED
Morris Beach & Recreation and the Morris Fire Company are thrilled to collaborate once again and present our seventh annual collaborative…
CAR SHOW ON THE BEACH!
No cut – offs! Classics – domestic & foreign; street rods; customs; antiques; old & new muscle… All makes / models welcome!
You love your wheels? Come show them off at an absolutely beautiful location – the Morris Town Beach – on the shore of Bantam Lake, the largest natural body of water in the State!
Motorcycles and Tractors welcome!
Trophies – Music – Food – Raffles – 50 / 50 !!
Sunday, October 19
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
(Gates open at 9:30 am)
Morris Town Beach / 83 East Shore Road, Morris
(Rain date: Saturday, October 26)
$15 per car / motorcycle / tractor
Spectators FREE!
All proceeds to benefit the Morris Fire Company and Morris Beach & Recreation.
The Morris Town Beach
83 East Shore Rd.
Morris, CT 06763
https://www.morrisct.gov/entities/beach-recreation
Get ready for fabulous food & fun at the Greater Waterbury LGBTQIA+ Pride Coalition‘s festive fundraiser: a Drag Brunch at Mattatuck Museum!
Seating 11:00 am, Showtime 12:00 pm
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month at the Mattatuck Museum with Greater Waterbury LGBTQIA+ Pride Coalition’s festive fundraiser! Hosted by the sizzling Summer Orlando, this brunch buffet features two hours of family-friendly Halloween-themed songs, comedy, and celebrity impressions sure to captivate all ages.
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
P (203) 753-0381
Free parking is available in the lots on Park Place.
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/drag-brunch/
Intermediate Art Workshop: Creating Clay Vessels
October 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Come enhance your art skills with us! In this art lesson, youth (ages 11- 18) can come join us in the classroom to learn sculpting basics and techniques. Using air dry clay students will be able to create vessels without the need for a kiln. Students with previous sculpting experience are also welcome to join and use this as a place to practice. All supplies provided.
Non-Members – $10
Members – $10
Adventure Passholders – $0
Waterbury Public School Students – $0
Support provided by the American Savings Foundation; the Elisha Leavenworth Foundation and the David, Helen and Marian Woodward Fund
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
P (203) 753-0381
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/intermediate-art-workshop-creating-clay-vessels/
Barn Talk: Frances Palmer’s Life with Flowers: Inspiration and Lessons from the Garden
October 11 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Hollister House Garden is thrilled to welcome renowned potter and master gardener Frances Palmer back to the barn! Frances Palmer has spent decades creating ceramic art that has enchanted designers, artists and writers around the world. But there is another vibrant side of her creative life that she’s equally passionate about and devoted to – flower gardening and arranging. She will be here to talk about her new book, Life with Flowers: Inspiration and Lessons from the Garden, a thorough, practical, and gorgeous guide to growing and arranging flowers. Learn her technique of planting in waves, ensuring there are always beautiful blooms for her to photograph in her vases.
Following the presentation, enjoy coffee and light refreshments and Frances will sign copies of her new book. To be assured of a copy, we recommend purchasing one with your reservation.
Frances Palmer is a celebrated author, ceramist, gardener and photographer. She trained as an art historian at Columbia University and for the past 38 years has focused on the process of changing ideas into form in her functional work -handmade ceramics. Her work is represented in leading private craft and contemporary art collections around the world and has been exhibited and sold internationally at venues including the Garden Museum, Fotografiska, Neue Galerie, Object & Thing, and Wave Hill. Frances has been featured in publications such as House & Garden, Neptune Papers, Vogue, and the World of Interiors. She is also the author of Life in the Studio: Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity.
HHG Members $30
Non-members $40
Book $35
Hollister House Garden
300 Nettleton Hollow Road
Washington, CT 06759
Frances Palmer’s Life with Flowers: Inspiration and Lessons from the Garden
Art Workshop: Garden Watercolor Journaling: Vignettes
October 3 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Join us as we use our garden journals to create several watercolor vignettes celebrating the glorious autumn garden. With Hollister House and its picturesque pathways and garden rooms as inspiration, learn how to capture multi-element, garden scenes and vistas. Class demonstrations and a step-by-step approach will provide plenty of drawing and watercolor tips, both inside the barn and outside in this beautiful garden setting. All skill levels are welcome, and beginners are encouraged to join! Bring a bag lunch. Water and snacks provided.
Required Materials: Journal and pen, $30, are required for all new garden journaling students and should be purchased with your reservation. If you participated in a Hollister House Garden journaling workshop previously and wish to use the journal and pen you previously purchased, please be sure to bring them to class.
Journaling Materials List
Betsy Rogers-Knox is an award-winning watercolor artist enchanted by the full lifecycle of plants and their habitats. She holds a certificate in botanical illustration from the New York Botanical Garden. Her work has been widely exhibited and is held in the permanent collection at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Lindley Library in London and at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
HHG Members $90
Non-Members $120
Journal and Pen $30
Hollister House Garden
300 Nettleton Hollow Road
Washington, CT 06759
Garden Watercolor Journaling: Vignettes
Barn Talk: Using Native Plants to Enrich Habitat and Support Migrating Birds
Presented by: Ian Stewart, PhD
September 20 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Many of our songbirds are in decline, for a variety of reasons. The main reason is loss of habitat, but a secondary reason may be the degradation of the remaining habitat by non-native, invasive plants. These are less valuable to birds because they do not support many of the insects they feed upon, especially during periods of high energy use like migration. Learn how you can help both migrating and resident birds by using a diversity of native plants to create a garden that is both beautiful and filled with food. This presentation coincides with the peak of southward migration and will be followed with a relaxing walk around the idyllic garden in search of birds.
Ian Stewart, PhD, was raised in Newcastle, England, and received a doctorate in biology from the University of Leicester. He has conducted research on tree swallows and bluebirds and studied how local land management activities are affecting bird numbers and diversity throughout the year. Ian is the Staff Ornithologist at the Delaware Nature Society and is currently researching how alien plant removal impacts nesting birds. Ian conducts public bird banding sessions and gives presentations to audiences of all ages about aspects of bird biology.
HHG Members $30
Non-members $40 (includes admission to the garden)
Hollister House Garden
300 Nettleton Hollow Road
Washington, CT 06759
Using Native Plants to Enrich Habitat and Support Migrating Birds
“Theories Behind the Divine Matrix” with Jan Dow
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Free, Donations Welcome
* Pre-registration encouraged.
Do we want to create a better world? The power to do so is in our own thoughts and emotions.
Our thoughts and attitude such as love, hate, fear, compassion, anger, fear, peace and joy can influence other people and CAN change the world.
Join Jan Dow, local author and Professor Emeritus of Western Connecticut State University as she shares her insights and experiences.
Litchfield Community Center
421 Bantam Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
860-567-8302
www.thecommunitycenter.org
