Creativity is intertwined in Litchfield County’s history, transcending times and genres. Many have settled here, drawing inspiration from the area’s tranquility while contributing to its artistic legacy.

Among the most prolific 20th century artists, Alexander “Sandy” Calder created kinetic sculptures—mobiles featuring wire-connected forms that dazzle in midair—that have attracted worldwide acclaim.

Workstead is a multidisciplinary studio celebrated by the AD100 as a global leader in design. From their Brooklyn office, more than 15 professionals create one-of-a-kind buildings and interiors that are comprehensive in vision and exacting in detail.

Their next show, NOWHERE, is a series of paintings, sculptures, and shaped panels by artist Danielle Klebes that feature a disorienting mixture of real and invented scenes.

Filled with wordplay, Van Doren’s poems vacillate between the extremes of joy and despair, by turns witty and chagrined, punning and reflective.

Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill, partners in life and business through interiors and architecture studio Hendricks Churchill have published their first book, Our Way Home: Reimagining An American Farmhouse, which was released this past September.

Looking to experience a picturesque bike ride through the heart of New England? Consider taking a journey on the Connecticut stretch of the Western New England Greenway, a multi-segment, multi-state bike route from Norwalk to West Cornwall.

The Kent Historical Society is proud to bring its collective history forward with the latest exhibit, PLACES OF KENT.

Opened just this past Memorial Day in New Milford, Vegas is the kind of Mexican restaurant no town should be without. Walk into this friendly, boisterous space for the first time and you can immediately sense that the margaritas will be top-notch (I highly recommend bartender Dennis Daly’s skinny margarita), the nachos will be piled high, and the enchiladas will be thick and cheesy.

We are collecting images from YOU, our readers, that you think best capture the essence of autumn in Litchfield County.

Few landscapes have been loved for as long as John Tillinger has tended his 20 acres in Roxbury. When he bought the scenic parcel in 1981, it was cleared and already boasted the pond which became the focal point and touchstone for the whole scene.

“Hi Ho Silver!” The Lone Ranger, the iconic hero of the Old West, comes to life in Litchfield thanks to Al Singer who has turned his massive collection of cowboy memorabilia into a museum.