Thu
Jul
10
Thu
Jul
10

Dates:  June 14 – July 27, 2025

Reception: Saturday June 14, 4 – 6 PM, public invited

Gallery hours: Thursday – Saturday 11:00 – 5:30, Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 and by appointment


Kenise Barnes Fine Art is honored to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Janna Watson. Watson is a conceptual painter based in Toronto, Canada. Poems Without Words is Watson’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery who has included Watson in eight other exhibitions and placed her work in numerous private collections. The gallery has represented the artist since 2017.


Through her practice, Watson works to reframe spirituality into objects that reflect fluidity, agility, and joy. She communicates this through a queering of the painterly process, into one that is diversely applied, gestural, and multi-oriented. Janna intentionally forgoes the use of borders on her paintings to create a sense of the infinite, and the inherent vulnerability of a spirituality that is not contained by a canon.


Janna Watson’s compositions and color choices are both careful and spontaneous, each gesture evoking an unstated emotional response. The paintings are generous passages of vivid color with swooping buttery paint strokes, and calligraphic marks floating on fields of saturated color. They are not spare, but they have an implied economy of language, each gesture gathered towards the others with an unseen gravitational force coalescing into a graceful equilibrium.


Part of the exhilaration I acquire from painting is being able to see shifts within myself manifested into a physical reality. The most truthful form of expression I have found in my life thus far has been the abstract language of painting.  – Janna Watson, 2025


Janna Watson’s work is widely exhibited internationally including in Canada, the United States and Taiwan. Watson’s paintings can be found in significant collections including Google, Air Canada, TD Bank Financial Group, Toronto, CIBC, Toronto, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Toronto, HBC Global Art Collection, New York, to name a few. Watson earned a BFA in Drawing and Painting from Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto.


Please contact Lani Ming Holloway, Associate Director, Lani@kbfa.com, 860 560 3085 with inquires or to arrange a preview of the exhibition.


7/10/2025
Repeating event
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts

Janna Watson - Poems Without Words

Dates:  June 14 – July 27, 2025 Reception: Saturday June 14, 4 – 6 PM, public invited...
Thursday
Jul 10
@
11:00 am
-
5:30 pm
Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Kent
Fri
Jul
11
Fri
Jul
11

Dates:  June 14 – July 27, 2025

Reception: Saturday June 14, 4 – 6 PM, public invited

Gallery hours: Thursday – Saturday 11:00 – 5:30, Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 and by appointment


Kenise Barnes Fine Art is honored to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Janna Watson. Watson is a conceptual painter based in Toronto, Canada. Poems Without Words is Watson’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery who has included Watson in eight other exhibitions and placed her work in numerous private collections. The gallery has represented the artist since 2017.


Through her practice, Watson works to reframe spirituality into objects that reflect fluidity, agility, and joy. She communicates this through a queering of the painterly process, into one that is diversely applied, gestural, and multi-oriented. Janna intentionally forgoes the use of borders on her paintings to create a sense of the infinite, and the inherent vulnerability of a spirituality that is not contained by a canon.


Janna Watson’s compositions and color choices are both careful and spontaneous, each gesture evoking an unstated emotional response. The paintings are generous passages of vivid color with swooping buttery paint strokes, and calligraphic marks floating on fields of saturated color. They are not spare, but they have an implied economy of language, each gesture gathered towards the others with an unseen gravitational force coalescing into a graceful equilibrium.


Part of the exhilaration I acquire from painting is being able to see shifts within myself manifested into a physical reality. The most truthful form of expression I have found in my life thus far has been the abstract language of painting.  – Janna Watson, 2025


Janna Watson’s work is widely exhibited internationally including in Canada, the United States and Taiwan. Watson’s paintings can be found in significant collections including Google, Air Canada, TD Bank Financial Group, Toronto, CIBC, Toronto, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Toronto, HBC Global Art Collection, New York, to name a few. Watson earned a BFA in Drawing and Painting from Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto.


Please contact Lani Ming Holloway, Associate Director, Lani@kbfa.com, 860 560 3085 with inquires or to arrange a preview of the exhibition.


7/11/2025
Repeating event
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts

Janna Watson - Poems Without Words

Dates:  June 14 – July 27, 2025 Reception: Saturday June 14, 4 – 6 PM, public invited...
Friday
Jul 11
@
11:00 am
-
5:30 pm
Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Kent
Sat
Jul
12
Sat
Jul
12

Our Volunteer Guides will lead this easy to moderate 2-to-3-mile hike at Deer Pond Farm. Enjoy birdsong, summer blooms, and good company on this casual hike.  

PLEASE NOTE: This program meets at 57 Wakeman Hlll Rd, Sherman CT

Please register here

FREE

7/12/2025
Single event
Outdoors & Nature
Hiking and Walking

Second Saturday Hike at Deer Pond Farm Nature Preserve

Our Volunteer Guides will lead this easy to moderate 2-to-3-mile hike at Deer Pond Farm. Enjoy...
Saturday
Jul 12
@
9:00 am
-
11:00 am
CT Audubon Society Deer Pond Farm Sherman, CT in Sherman
Sat
Jul
12
Sat
Jul
12

Dates:  June 14 – July 27, 2025

Reception: Saturday June 14, 4 – 6 PM, public invited

Gallery hours: Thursday – Saturday 11:00 – 5:30, Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 and by appointment


Kenise Barnes Fine Art is honored to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Janna Watson. Watson is a conceptual painter based in Toronto, Canada. Poems Without Words is Watson’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery who has included Watson in eight other exhibitions and placed her work in numerous private collections. The gallery has represented the artist since 2017.


Through her practice, Watson works to reframe spirituality into objects that reflect fluidity, agility, and joy. She communicates this through a queering of the painterly process, into one that is diversely applied, gestural, and multi-oriented. Janna intentionally forgoes the use of borders on her paintings to create a sense of the infinite, and the inherent vulnerability of a spirituality that is not contained by a canon.


Janna Watson’s compositions and color choices are both careful and spontaneous, each gesture evoking an unstated emotional response. The paintings are generous passages of vivid color with swooping buttery paint strokes, and calligraphic marks floating on fields of saturated color. They are not spare, but they have an implied economy of language, each gesture gathered towards the others with an unseen gravitational force coalescing into a graceful equilibrium.


Part of the exhilaration I acquire from painting is being able to see shifts within myself manifested into a physical reality. The most truthful form of expression I have found in my life thus far has been the abstract language of painting.  – Janna Watson, 2025


Janna Watson’s work is widely exhibited internationally including in Canada, the United States and Taiwan. Watson’s paintings can be found in significant collections including Google, Air Canada, TD Bank Financial Group, Toronto, CIBC, Toronto, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Toronto, HBC Global Art Collection, New York, to name a few. Watson earned a BFA in Drawing and Painting from Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto.


Please contact Lani Ming Holloway, Associate Director, Lani@kbfa.com, 860 560 3085 with inquires or to arrange a preview of the exhibition.


7/12/2025
Repeating event
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts

Janna Watson - Poems Without Words

Dates:  June 14 – July 27, 2025 Reception: Saturday June 14, 4 – 6 PM, public invited...
Saturday
Jul 12
@
11:00 am
-
5:30 pm
Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Kent
Sat
Jul
12
Sat
Jul
12

Mela is a 4th Generation Clairvoyant Liaison with over 35 years experience in spirit communication.

Clairvoyance is the ability to perceive that which most others cannot. This is in direct communication with spirit. No one spirit can be guaranteed to come through in any session. Whoever is the one with the message, will present themselves.

7/12/2025
Single event
Fitness, Health & Wellness
Healthy Living & Self-Care

7/12 SAT CLAIRVOYANT , PSYCHIC MEDIUM MELA RISPOLI

Mela is a 4th Generation Clairvoyant Liaison with over 35 years experience in spirit...
Saturday
Jul 12
@
12:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Tarot in Thyme in Kent
Sun
Jul
13
Sun
Jul
13

Enjoy a shady stroll along the trails of Deer Pond Farm and discover the various ferns common to the Northeast. CT Audubon Society Volunteer Naturalist Diane Nizlek will lead this walk and share the basics of fern identification and reproduction. Join us as we learn a few fun facts about some of the oldest plants on Earth and how they support local wildlife. 

PLEASE NOTE: This program meets at 57 Wakeman Hill Rd., Sherman, CT 06784 

Please register here

$5 members; $10 non-members

7/13/2025
Single event
Outdoors & Nature
Hiking and Walking

Fern ID Walk at Deer Pond Farm Nature Preserve

Enjoy a shady stroll along the trails of Deer Pond Farm and discover the various ferns common to...
Sunday
Jul 13
@
10:00 am
-
12:00 pm
CT Audubon Society Deer Pond Farm Sherman, CT in Sherman
Thu
Jul
17
Thu
Jul
17

Have you ever wondered how birds survive the “dog days” of summer? Join us at Deer Pond Farm for our Summer Bird Behaviors program. Starting in the classroom, avian expert Lori Lichtenauer will discuss how parent birds care for fledglings, bird molting patterns, when and how birds prepare for their long-distance migratory journeys! We will hit the trails for the last hour of the program. 


PLEASE NOTE: This program meets at 57 Wakeman Hill Rd., Sherman, CT 06784 

Please register here

$5 members, $10 non-members   


7/17/2025
Single event
Outdoors & Nature
Hiking and Walking

Summer Bird Behaviors (Class & Walk) at Deer Pond Farm Nature Preserve

Have you ever wondered how birds survive the “dog days” of summer? Join us at Deer Pond Farm for...
Thursday
Jul 17
@
10:00 am
-
12:00 pm
CT Audubon Society Deer Pond Farm Sherman, CT in Sherman
Fri
Jul
18
Fri
Jul
18

Outside of the World

Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside of the World” recent painting by Deen Modino.


With inspirations ranging from 60s sci-fi movies and Looney Tunes scene-scapes to Holiday Inn muted carpets and pop art flower bedspreads, Modino’s paintings are like stills in a moving diorama. At once familiar and unfamiliar, these works buzz with an underlying tension of drama and even revolt.


Email hithere@peggymercury.com or DM us on IG @itspeggymercury for more information.

For more information about Deen Modino:

deenmodinopaintings.com

@deenmodino

Peggy Mercury

9 Maple Street

Unit 2

Kent, CT 06757

7/18/2025
Ongoing event
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts

Outside of the World by Deen Modino

Outside of the World Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside...
Friday
Jul 18
@
11:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Peggy Mercury in Kent
More Events
Sat
Jul
19
Sat
Jul
19

Blacksmithing Workshop

July19th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us as we explore blacksmithing techniques and methods through a hands-on workshop at the Eric Sloane Museum. Have you ever wondered how hand forged metal objects are created? This hands-on class will be taught by blacksmithing expert, Ian McCarthy. Students will learn the basics of hand forging and design layout all while using traditional tools and methods to create a one of a kind finished product. Pre-Registration is required. Register Today

7/19/2025
Single event
Arts & Culture
History

Blacksmithing Workshop

Blacksmithing Workshop July19th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Join us as we explore blacksmithing...
Saturday
Jul 19
@
10:00 am
-
4:00 pm
The Eric Sloane Museum in Kent
Sat
Jul
19
Sat
Jul
19

Mela is a 4th Generation Clairvoyant Liaison with over 35 years experience in spirit communication.

Clairvoyance is the ability to perceive that which most others cannot. This is in direct communication with spirit. No one spirit can be guaranteed to come through in any session. Whoever is the one with the message, will present themselves.

Meet Mela in this short video

7/19/2025
Single event
Fitness, Health & Wellness
Healthy Living & Self-Care

7/19 SAT: CLAIRVOYANT , PSYCHIC MEDIUM MELA RISPOLI (In Person or Virtual)

Mela is a 4th Generation Clairvoyant Liaison with over 35 years experience in spirit...
Saturday
Jul 19
@
12:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Tarot in Thyme in Kent
Sat
Jul
19
Sat
Jul
19

"The whole is greater than the sum of the parts". So it is with Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn. As individual artists, they have more than made their mark in music. As a duo, they have created something extra, engaging and extremely entertaining. Bonet's voice and violin, and Flynn's guitar and voice, have echoed through the United Nations, Lincoln Center and Mountain Stage. They have shared stages with REM, Cyndi Lauper, Richard Thompson, Warren Zevon, Sarah McLachlan, Alan Toussaint, and many others. Special Guest Concert Opener - Bruce T. Carroll

7/19/2025
Single event
Arts & Culture
Concerts & Live Music

Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn

"The whole is greater than the sum of the parts". So it is with Deni Bonet & Chris Flynn. As...
Saturday
Jul 19
@
7:30 pm
-
9:30 pm
Merryall Center in New Milford
Sun
Jul
20
Sun
Jul
20

Outside of the World

Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside of the World” recent painting by Deen Modino.


With inspirations ranging from 60s sci-fi movies and Looney Tunes scene-scapes to Holiday Inn muted carpets and pop art flower bedspreads, Modino’s paintings are like stills in a moving diorama. At once familiar and unfamiliar, these works buzz with an underlying tension of drama and even revolt.


Email hithere@peggymercury.com or DM us on IG @itspeggymercury for more information.

For more information about Deen Modino:

deenmodinopaintings.com

@deenmodino

Peggy Mercury

9 Maple Street

Unit 2

Kent, CT 06757

7/20/2025
Ongoing event
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts

Outside of the World by Deen Modino

Outside of the World Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside...
Sunday
Jul 20
@
11:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Peggy Mercury in Kent
More Events
Thu
Jul
24
Thu
Jul
24

This is a Spiritual Guided Meditation with Interpretation which is designed to not only relax you, but to also allow you to reach levels of connection with your higher self. This is also a necessary part in further activating your birthright of intuition. Psychic Interpretation in this type of meditation helps an individual to gain necessary wisdom to help on their particular life path.


Chair meditation with option of yoga mat.

Feel free to bring your own pillow and blanket.

7/24/2025
Single event
Fitness, Health & Wellness
Healthy Living & Self-Care

7/24 Thurs 6PM Spiritual Guided Meditation & Interpretation with Mela Rispoli: Clairvoyant, Psychic-Medium

This is a Spiritual Guided Meditation with Interpretation which is designed to not only relax...
Thursday
Jul 24
@
6:00 pm
-
8:00 pm
Tarot in Thyme in Kent
Fri
Jul
25
Fri
Jul
25

Laurel Canyon, California has long been synonymous with some of the greatest songwriters of the late 1960s and early 70s. Among the artists living there and inspiring each other were Joni Mitchell, Carol King, Mamas and the Papas, Jackson Brown, Linda Ronstadt, Buffalo Springfield, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. You’ll be treated to performances by Rob Brereton, Nick Patrone, Noelle Chave, Emily DeMasi, Missy Alexander, Bill Petkanas, George Mallas, and Susanna Marker. Feel free to don your love beads for this special evening of music and nostalgia.

7/25/2025
Single event
Arts & Culture
Concerts & Live Music

Merryall Presents: A Journey Through Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon, California has long been synonymous with some of the greatest songwriters of the...
Friday
Jul 25
@
7:30 pm
-
9:30 pm
Merryall Center in New Milford
Sat
Jul
26
Sat
Jul
26

Charm casting is a divination ritual that draws on traditions present in many different cultures for thousands of years. Pairing charm casting with Tarot adds a unique element to a reading, provides insight and clarity in various aspects of your life and helps you determine the best actions to take as you navigate your life's path.

Meet Patti in this short video


Sessions are ONE ON ONE ONLY.

You may record the Session on your phone. Virtual sessions are recorded via Zoom.


7/26/2025
Single event
Fitness, Health & Wellness
Healthy Living & Self-Care

SAT 7/26 TAROT & CHARM READINGS WITH PATTI KITSON (IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL)

Charm casting is a divination ritual that draws on traditions present in many different cultures...
Saturday
Jul 26
@
12:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Tarot in Thyme in Kent
Sun
Jul
27
Sun
Jul
27

Outside of the World

Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside of the World” recent painting by Deen Modino.


With inspirations ranging from 60s sci-fi movies and Looney Tunes scene-scapes to Holiday Inn muted carpets and pop art flower bedspreads, Modino’s paintings are like stills in a moving diorama. At once familiar and unfamiliar, these works buzz with an underlying tension of drama and even revolt.


Email hithere@peggymercury.com or DM us on IG @itspeggymercury for more information.

For more information about Deen Modino:

deenmodinopaintings.com

@deenmodino

Peggy Mercury

9 Maple Street

Unit 2

Kent, CT 06757

7/27/2025
Ongoing event
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts

Outside of the World by Deen Modino

Outside of the World Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside...
Sunday
Jul 27
@
11:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Peggy Mercury in Kent
More Events
Wed
Jul
30
Wed
Jul
30

Discover the flowers, birds, and butterflies of Deer Pond Farm with Sanctuary Manager / Naturalist Lori Lichtenauer. Starting in our pollinator garden, we will discuss the phenology (seasonal cycles) of native flowering plants and how this impacts the insect and bird communities. Then we will explore the life in and around our nature preserve! 

PLEASE NOTE: This program meets at 57 Wakeman Hill Rd., Sherman, CT 06784 

Please register here

$5 members, $10 non-members

7/30/2025
Single event
Outdoors & Nature
Hiking and Walking

Bird & Nature Walk at Deer Pond Farm Nature Preserve

Discover the flowers, birds, and butterflies of Deer Pond Farm with Sanctuary Manager /...
Wednesday
Jul 30
@
9:00 am
-
11:00 am
CT Audubon Society Deer Pond Farm Sherman, CT in Sherman
More Events
Thu
Jul
31
Thu
Jul
31

Outside of the World

Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside of the World” recent painting by Deen Modino.


With inspirations ranging from 60s sci-fi movies and Looney Tunes scene-scapes to Holiday Inn muted carpets and pop art flower bedspreads, Modino’s paintings are like stills in a moving diorama. At once familiar and unfamiliar, these works buzz with an underlying tension of drama and even revolt.


Email hithere@peggymercury.com or DM us on IG @itspeggymercury for more information.

For more information about Deen Modino:

deenmodinopaintings.com

@deenmodino

Peggy Mercury

9 Maple Street

Unit 2

Kent, CT 06757

7/31/2025
Ongoing event
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts

Outside of the World by Deen Modino

Outside of the World Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside...
Thursday
Jul 31
@
11:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Peggy Mercury in Kent
More Events
Fri
Aug
1
Fri
Aug
1

Outside of the World

Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside of the World” recent painting by Deen Modino.


With inspirations ranging from 60s sci-fi movies and Looney Tunes scene-scapes to Holiday Inn muted carpets and pop art flower bedspreads, Modino’s paintings are like stills in a moving diorama. At once familiar and unfamiliar, these works buzz with an underlying tension of drama and even revolt.


Email hithere@peggymercury.com or DM us on IG @itspeggymercury for more information.

For more information about Deen Modino:

deenmodinopaintings.com

@deenmodino

Peggy Mercury

9 Maple Street

Unit 2

Kent, CT 06757

8/1/2025
Ongoing event
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts

Outside of the World by Deen Modino

Outside of the World Peggy Mercury is pleased to announce the opening of its next show “Outside...
Friday
Aug 1
@
11:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Peggy Mercury in Kent
More Events
Sat
Aug
2
Sat
Aug
2

Mela is a 4th Generation Clairvoyant Liaison with over 35 years experience in spirit communication.

Clairvoyance is the ability to perceive that which most others cannot. This is in direct communication with spirit. No one spirit can be guaranteed to come through in any session. Whoever is the one with the message, will present themselves.

8/2/2025
Single event
Fitness, Health & Wellness
Healthy Living & Self-Care

8/2 CLAIRVOYANT , PSYCHIC MEDIUM MELA RISPOLI

Mela is a 4th Generation Clairvoyant Liaison with over 35 years experience in spirit...
Saturday
Aug 2
@
12:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Tarot in Thyme in Kent