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Faces, places, treasures, and trends that caught our attention
Alex Katz
Starting Memorial Day Weekend Craven Contemporary will feature four large flower prints by renowned painter and printmaker Alex Katz.
Summer is a welcome time for a break from traditional schooling, but it doesn’t have to be a break from learning.
Krista Adams, Head Gardener at Hollister House Garden
The Hollister House Garden—recognized on the National Register of Historic Places—offers experiences as unique as those who wander through it.
Rebecca Pollak
Beth Fowler’s goal is to connect the community through flowers, natural curiosities, and other endeavors that honor the land’s bounty.
Rana Faure
In collaboration with DWB Botanical Designs, Mark Drendel and Chad Conway's antique home boasts beautifully landscaped gardens.
Juan Paolo Alicante
Thanks to the generous support of the Litchfield Education Foundation, Art Room Atelier, Litchfield’s award-winning family art studio, offers Beyond Face Value: Art, Race, and Empathy.
WAA is a nurturing place for those of all ages and ranges to take part in creative exploration. They showcase a wide range of art in all media, bringing art to the community through events such as lectures, field trips, workshops, parties, art sales, and educational programs. Their 2021 Member Show exhibition is being held now through February.
Ryan Lavine
During this pandemic, as we have all searched for new diversions, the Cornwall Library has created “Cornwall Reads Great Fiction,” a nine-week virtual course on Anna Karenina with Roxana Robinson. The course began on January 12 and runs through March 9. To date, over 108 people have signed on—including myself.
Ryan Lavine
“The Judy Black Park has completely revitalized the center of town,” opines Denise Trevenen, Board President of the Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens, adding that the park benefits retail businesses. “The farmers market brings a flow of people in on Saturday mornings, and it has become a lively, vibrant place.
Humberto Cantu
Blueprint CT Kitchen born in its current location at 7 West Street in Litchfield, with expansion plans in February across the street at 43 West Street. The expansion allows Lemieux and his mother Therese to showcase more of their curated specialty foods, innovative kitchen items, globally sourced linens and tabletop (vintage and modern).
Two image-making titans have combined expertise to create a leading center for beauty, now offered at one picturesque Washington Depot location. Partnering with the award-winning Byrde + the b team is Dr. Jeffrey LaFrance, a specialist in advanced and innovative non-surgical techniques.
Ryan Lavine
Torsten Gross is one of the coolest people you are ever likely to meet. Despite breaking his neck at the age of 15, today at 42 he is, as he says, ”the world’s only quadriplegic rescue SCUBA diver.” He designed his own smart home in Sharon. He was a senior executive at J. Walter Thompson and Deloitte. He tells corny jokes. And he sells his own line of honey. But not just any honey.
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