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Litchfield Author Gabriele Davis Publishes ‘Peaches’
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Read more: Litchfield Author Gabriele Davis Publishes ‘Peaches’When Litchfield author Gabriele Davis’ father and his siblings moved north from Lynchburg, VA, her Aunt Paulene brought along the family’s culinary traditions and one of them was a delicious peach cobbler, her father’s favorite. Davis shares his love for ginger peach cobbler in the summer and peach cobbler enhanced by nutmeg in the winter,…
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Litchfield Landscape Artist Jim Laurino Wins Another Award
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Read more: Litchfield Landscape Artist Jim Laurino Wins Another AwardAbove, “Bantam Barns” Litchfield landscape painter Jim Laurino recently received an Award of Merit at the Lyme Art Association’s “Ship to Shore” exhibit and has three paintings in the show that continues through May 30. The award went to his painting “Little Neck View” and the exhibit also includes “Monhegan Surf” and “Steep Hill Beach.” (Gallery…
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Artists of Litchfield Walking Tour
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Read more: Artists of Litchfield Walking TourThe Litchfield Historical Society’s popular weekly walking tours have resumed with the beginning of the new season and the focus of the May 11 Walking Tour is Artists of Litchfield. The approximately one-hour tour begins at 10 a.m. at the Litchfield History Museum, located at 7 South St. The cost for non-members is $10 and…
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Music Camp Workshops at Litchfield High School
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Read more: Music Camp Workshops at Litchfield High SchoolThe Black Bear Americana Music Festival has joined forces with Art Tripping and the Region 20 school district to present May 4 Music Camp Workshops at Litchfield High School that will take participants beyond the band and chorus rooms to create arrangements, experience new genres, learn how to become street performers, and more, while improving…
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Land & Sky: A Photography and Printmaking Exhibition
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Read more: Land & Sky: A Photography and Printmaking ExhibitionOliver Wolcott Library Art Opening April 18 Land & Sky: A Photography and Printmaking Exhibition, featuring work by Wendy Costa and Sally Frank, will be on view from April 15 to May 30 in the gallery at Oliver Wolcott Library, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on April 18. See the library’s…
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“There and Back Again” Festival at Bantam Cinema & Arts Center
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Read more: “There and Back Again” Festival at Bantam Cinema & Arts CenterPart One of the Bantam Cinema’s “There and Back Again” Festival features screenings of the extended versions of the Hobbit movies. Guests are advised to come prepared to feast like a dwarf, show off your knowledge of Middle Earth, and dress to impress in costume contests. Doors open at 5:45 for each film, with trivia…
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Meet Robert Piazza, Litchfield’s Poet Laureate
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Read more: Meet Robert Piazza, Litchfield’s Poet LaureateWritten by Thomasina Levy In February 2021, Oliver Wolcott Library officially announced its search for a Poet Laureate for the Town of Litchfield under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. The Board created this position to encourage the appreciation of poetry, good writing, and the spoken word. This extraordinary opportunity was awarded to writer…
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Painter Eileen Cooper Exhibiting at Kent Art Association
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Read more: Painter Eileen Cooper Exhibiting at Kent Art AssociationEileen Cooper, who lives and paints at Woodridge Lake in Goshen, is having her first major showing at the Kent Art Association as part of the March Invitational Show, on view from March 8 to 30. The exhibit opens with a reception Friday, March 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. Cooper will be displaying 20 works…
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Bantam Arts Factory Mural Will Bring the Community Together
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Read more: Bantam Arts Factory Mural Will Bring the Community TogetherAbove, a detail of the mural design; see the bottom of the post for the full design. The Litchfield Arts Council will bring the community together beginning this spring to create a mural for the elevator shaft of the Bantam Arts Factory. Measuring eight feet wide and 35 feet high, the mural with exuberant colors…