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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 stories—and some of those stories are told in the buildings themselves. The Litchfield Historical Society’s 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 Tour
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Read more: Step Back in Time: Artists of Litchfield Walking TourThe Litchfield Historical Society is offering its terrific Artists of Litchfield 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 Kwalick’s Impact on Litchfield Arts & Culture
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Read more: Celebrating Robert Kwalick’s 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 chapters—though his next chapter hasn’t 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 Breuer—one of the twentieth century’s most influential designers and visionary architects. OWL welcomes Budapest-based art historian and curator Ágnes Anna Sebestyén to discuss the Hungarian Museum of Architecture’s 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 Miller’s almost Everything Opens at Alofft Gallery
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Read more: Lyrical Abstraction: Steven Miller’s almost Everything 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 Alofft’s 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 “Two Potters,” featuring the work of Bantam’s own legendary traditional potter, Guy Wolff, and internationally acclaimed Afghan master potter, Matin Malikzada. While their paths couldn’t have been more different, their devotion to the wheel, to the integrity of raw…
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Discover the Bantam River Cultural District:Where History, Art, and Innovation Mingle
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Read more: Discover the Bantam River Cultural District:Where History, Art, and Innovation MingleThe independent and creative spirit of the Bantam section of Litchfield, centered on the one-square-mile Borough of Bantam, has been recognized and honored with its designation by the state as the Bantam River Cultural District. When Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz and other Connecticut dignitaries gathered for a celebration of the new distinction at Bantam Borough Hall on May 15,…