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๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐๐ญ: ‘… ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ญ
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Read more: ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐๐ญ: ‘… ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ญThereโs something transporting about slowing down to watch an artist capture light, shadows, and local life on canvas. This month, Plein Air Litchfield is bringing a touch of ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ (on a Saturday) to our backyardsโand you’re invited to be part of the picture! Highlight Event: ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐…
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Discover the Architecture of Litchfield on a Walking Tour
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Read more: Discover the Architecture of Litchfield on a Walking TourLitchfield’s historic streets are filled with storiesโand some of those stories are told in the buildings themselves. The Litchfield Historical Societyโs Architecture of Litchfield walking tour offers a chance to slow down, look more closely, and discover how the town’s architecture reflects the lives, ambitions, and choices of the people who lived here. The approximately one-hour walk…
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The 31st Litchfield Jazz Festival is Here
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Read more: The 31st Litchfield Jazz Festival is HereThe 31st Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival takes place this weekend at The Frederick Gunn School in Washington, continuing a tradition that began in 1986 in the Activity Field at The White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield. A Nod to Roots: From White Memorial to Today Before the festival found its current home at the Thomas S. Perakos…
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Step Back in Time: Artists of Litchfield Walking Tourย
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Read more: Step Back in Time: Artists of Litchfield Walking TourยThe Litchfield Historical Society is offering its terrific Artists of Litchfieldย walking tour on July 19 and Aug. 9, allowing guests to experience the Historic District through the eyes of artists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring their words, sketches, and paintings. Whether you are a lifelong resident, an art enthusiast, or a…
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Celebrating Robert Kwalickโs Impact on Litchfield Arts & Culture
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Read more: Celebrating Robert Kwalickโs Impact on Litchfield Arts & CultureAfter five years of transformative vision, Robert Kwalick is retiring from his post as Executive Director of the Bantam Cinema & Arts Center and concluding his tenure as Co-Chair of the Litchfield Arts Council. Robert leaves both organizations structurally sound, vibrant, and well positioned for their next chaptersโthough his next chapter hasnโt yet been revealed.…
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From Tubular Steel Chairs To Brutalism: The Marcel Breuer Collection
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Read more: From Tubular Steel Chairs To Brutalism: The Marcel Breuer CollectionThe Oliver Wolcott Library invites you to a fascinating presentation exploring the legacy of Marcel Breuerโone of the twentieth centuryโs most influential designers and visionary architects. OWL welcomes Budapest-based art historian and curatorย รgnes Anna Sebestyรฉnย to discuss the Hungarian Museum of Architectureโs incredible collection, tracing Breuer’s journey from his early pioneering furniture designs to his monumental…
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The Countdown Is On for Plein Air Litchfield
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Read more: The Countdown Is On for Plein Air LitchfieldThe countdown is on for the 3rd annual Plein Air Litchfield fine art painting festival coming in September. The 30 distinguished landscape artists chosen to participate include returning award-winners and nationally acclaimed masters who will be spreading out across our scenic hills, historic districts, and countryside to capture the timeless essence of Greater Litchfield. Save…
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Lyrical Abstraction: Steven Millerโsย almost Everythingย Opens at Alofft Gallery
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Read more: Lyrical Abstraction: Steven Millerโsย almost Everythingย Opens at Alofft GalleryAlofft Gallery is presenting a new solo exhibition by contemporary painter Steven Miller. Titled almost Everything, the show features a powerful, cohesive body of large-scale abstract oil paintings that find their perfect home in Alofftโs light-filled, modern architectural space at 41 West St. across from the historic Green. For Miller, the artistic philosophy guiding this collection…
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A Dialogue in Clay: Guy Wolff and Matin Malikzada at the Oliver Wolcott Library
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Read more: A Dialogue in Clay: Guy Wolff and Matin Malikzada at the Oliver Wolcott LibraryThe Jamie Gagarin Gallery at the Oliver Wolcott Library is hosting an extraordinary visual conversation in its special exhibit โTwo Potters,โ featuring the work of Bantamโs own legendary traditional potter, Guy Wolff, and internationally acclaimed Afghan master potter, Matin Malikzada. While their paths couldnโt have been more different, their devotion to the wheel, to the integrity of raw…