Conversational Italian, 13-sessions, is not a beginner class. It will be held on Fridays, April 25 to August 1, 9:15 to 11:15 a.m., with no class on May 30 or July 4. It is designed for those with a knowledge of basic Italian grammar and good vocabulary.  The required text is Conversational Italian: In 20 Lessons (Cortina Method) by Michael Cagno,  available online at abebooks.com.  

View the works of local artist DJ Stenson at the New Hatford Artistans Guild.

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.

Come see a lively and fantastical performance of ST George and The Dragon: A Medieval Fantasy & Celebration. The play is written and directed by Leslie Elias, with costumes by Ellen Moon. The play will feature theater campers , and adult Grumbling Gryphons actors in an interactive show with live music by Brian Bender on keyboards and trombone. If you are interested in acting & helping out by participating in the 12 person Dragon Puppet, kindly email: Leslie Elias-Artistic Director in advance to join the merry makers and puppeteers!

Refreshments will be served after the show!

LARP @ Your Library! Fridays at 1pm 

Registration Required.

LARP /lärp/ noun

• a type of interactive role-playing game in which the participants portray characters through physical action, often in costume and with props.

Play LARP with us! 

7/11 Character Creation: Make an original hero to play LARP and discover your own personal legend.

7/18 DIY Projects: Build your own LARP gear and learn to think creatively and make solutions.

7/25 Playing your Character: Time to celebrate all your hard work and apply the skills you have learned!

Book signing, reading, and reception in the Museum on Friday, July 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Hike to the Little Pond Boardwalk with Kate Kyres: Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.

Author Kate Kyres’ life has been shaped “by countless walks that I have taken on the Boardwalk at Little Pond.” Kate has photographed her daughter at the majestic Crack Willow. This willow plays an important role in Kyres’ beautiful, whimsical book, “Wren the Weeping Willow Fairy.”

Come to the Nature Museum on Friday evening, July 11, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm for a reading, signing, and reception celebrating Kate’s delightful book!

On Saturday morning, July 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., Join Kate for an interpretive stroll along The Little Pond Boardwalk to Wren’s Willow. Meet at the main entrance to the Little Pond Boardwalk at 121 Whites Woods Road. Please pre-register: www.whitememorialcc.org FREE… Donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses.

Our Summer Concert Series continues!

The Tradesmen is a high energy 4-piece group performing a wide variety of classics & favorites.

The Morris Town Green is located at the intersection of Routes 61 and 109. Convenient parking either at the Morris Town Hall or at James Morris School.

Grab your lawn chair and blanket, pack a picnic dinner and join us for some LIVE music!

Friday, July 11

6:00 pm

Morris Town Green

FREE!

(In case of inclement weather, please visit this Facebook page and our website (www.morrisct.gov) for updates.)

A Friends of the Thomaston Public Library Fundraiser! This is an adult only 21+ event. Tickets include ONE alcoholic beverage, soft drinks, appetizers, and entry to visit all the furry and scaly friends! We will have many animals for you to pet, hold, and take pictures with. Cash bar available. 

All money raised will go to support programming at the library. Tickets can be purchased at the library. Tickets are $30 if bought in advanced, and $35 at the door. 

The David M. Hunt Library and the Falls Village Recreation Committee are excited to offer a summer concert series on the lawn of the David M. Hunt Library. On July 11th at 6 pm the library will host Jonny Grusauskas. Jonny is a founder of the Music Cellar in Millerton, NY, a space dedicated to music education. He performs solo and as part of the band lespecial. Pack a picnic, bring chairs or a blanket, and join us on the library lawn for music this summer! These events are free and open to the public. 

Friday, July 11th, at 7:00 PM, 2nd Home will have Brian DuFord and 2nd Home's own Sean P. McGlynn. Brian will be playing a great renaissance and classical music set from 7:00 - 8:00, and then Sean will join him from 8:00 - 10:00 for two hours of 60's - 90's classic rock.

For reservations call 860-238-4500 or email us at momanddad@2ndhomelounge.com

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Paint and sip located above Toothpick on Water Street in Torrington!

BYOB! Painting new types of still life's every week.

All materials included in price

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Explore the dynamic possibilities of sculptural ceramics with an emphasis on small hand-built forms. Designed for all levels of experience, you will experiment with form and texture, learning techniques in handbuilding, slab construction and surface decoration.

Instructor: Falcon Laina

Saturdays, June 28, July 5, 12 & 19, 2025

9 AM - 12 PM

Members: $225 / Non-Members: $250

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