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A Young Illustrator Shares a Whimsical World with ‘Whiskers and a Tail’
The Northwest Hills of Connecticut have long sung a siren song for artists, luring them to the region in much larger numbers since the 19th century. In some instances, generations of artists have worked here, and such is the case with contemporary potter Guy Wolff, who…Read Story
Local Authors’ New Book Is the Cat’s Meow
The relationship between cats and humans seems as old as civilization itself, stretching back more than 9,500 years to ancient Egypt, where felines were highly revered and often associated with Isis, goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility, and Bast, a protector goddess. Throughout the centuries, felines have been linked with cleanliness, with lust, with deviousness and cunning—even the Devil himself. They have been the subject of legend and superstition, of literature and visual art. Read Story
‘Pink Custard on Black Velvet’ Is Wacky and Wonderful
Salvador Dali once said “Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” Dali saw surrealism not as an instrument of rebellion, but felt it “… necessary to try to make of surrealism something as solid, complete and classic as the works of museums.” Read Story
TheatreWorks’ ‘Spelling Bee’ Is a Hilarious H-I-T
How do you spell hit? The answer is spelled out in TheatreWorks New Milford’s side-splitting production of the musical comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” With TheatreWorks veteran Beth Bonnabeau at the helm, an extraordinary all-adult cast portraying a quirky sextet of junior high spelling bee contestants and hilariously entertaining musical numbers, the TheatreWorks production is uproarious, endearing and outright fun. Read Story
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