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Summer Weekend Roundup August 4-6

Summer Weekend Roundup August 4-6

FRIDAY

Sherman Artists “August Light”
The Sherman Artists Association is featuring a show “August Light”. This is the first time the Sherman Artist Association has had a show in Kent and there are over 30 artists participating with over 100 works of art! The opening reception is Friday, August 4, from 6 – 8 pm!

Movies @ the Park: Kiss me Goodbye
Screening of Kiss Me Goodbye at The Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens. Event is free and open to the public. BYO blankets, chairs, food and beverages. Movies roll at dusk. Leashed pets only.

First Fridays
Hollister House Garden invites you to Come, have a glass of wine in the barn. Then enjoy a walk in the garden. A perfect start to a summer weekend, August 4, 6-8 PM.

Kent Sidewalk Sale
Catch more than just one good bargain during the Kent Sidewalk Sale Days scheduled for Thursday August 3 through Sunday August 6, 2023.

SATURDAY

Bantam Lake Ski Show
The 65th Annual Bantam Lake Ski Show will be taking place August 5 & 6 at 2 PM at Sandy Beach! Head to the beach to enjoy the sun, snack on some food, and see the next generation of Bantam Lake Skiers!

Goshen Open Farm Tour
This Goshen Grown tour highlights the unique and diverse farms that call Goshen home. Come learn, explore and experience this special agriculture community August 5th and 6th 10 AM to 4 PM!

Ellie and the Clouds
Join the Eric Sloane Museum for an exciting day of S.T.E.A.M-based learning as we take to the clouds at the Eric Sloane Museum. August 5 from noon to 2 PM!

Antje Duvekot
Head over to New Milford on August 5th at 8:00 PM to listen to Antje Duvekot, one of Boston’s top singer songwriters! Tickets $25!

Wanda Loves William!
A musical benefit to support the production of Romeo & Juliet, featuring Wanda Houston and the HBH Band. Head over to the River Walk Pavilion on August 5th with picnicking starting at 5 and music at 5:30 PM. 

Modernism and Tradition
Jennifer Homans, author of the George Balanchine biography, Mr. B and Hugh Eakin, author of Picasso’s War, will engage in a wide-ranging conversation about the United States and Europe, modernism and tradition, and the individuals who ultimately laid the foundations for contemporary American art and culture. Saturday at 4 PM. 

Hike Mount Tom Preserve
Join us for a tour of “the other” Mount Tom Preserve. This guided hike will follow a 1.3-mile loop trail. August 5, 9 AM to 11 AM.

The Sculpt Society 
Journey to our idyllic countryside inn for our August installment of Move at the Mayflower with an exclusive, in-person event with The Sculpt Society’s leading trainer, Katy Schuele, on Saturday, August 5th at 11 AM. 

Make Art From Your Life
Come to the Cornwall Library on August 5 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM when collagist Roxana Alger Geffen is offering a workshop for adults interested in creating collages!

SUNDAY

Ulysses Quartet & Oskar Espina Ruiz, Clarinet
On Sunday, August 6 at 3 PM, head over to Music Mountain to hear Ulysses Quartet & Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet. Free pre-concert special at 2 PM!

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