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Washington Art Association Barn Dance at Waldingfield Farm

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tech <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/IMG_2692.PNG" style="width: 360px; height: 640px;"></p> <p>Love a good old-fashioned barn dance and country harvest festival? Then you don't want to miss this fantastic evening put together by <a href="http://www.washingtonartassociation.org/home">The Washington Art Association</a> and hosted by the well-loved <a href="http://www.waldingfieldfarm.com/">Waldingfield Farm</a>. There will be finger-lickin' barbeque, grilled foods, fresh garden salads, a pie contest and dancing for all!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/564055_10150951200115888_801728962_n.jpg" style="width: 556px; height: 319px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Waldingfield Farm in Washington, CT</p> <p>During the festivities, The Washington Art Associations invites you to take "a break from dancing, enjoy the art exhibition on the walls of the barn. Featured will be scenes from farm life: landscapes of barns and fields, portraits of chickens and cows, and much more!"</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/images.jpg" style="width: 280px; height: 180px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">The Washington Arts Association is located in the Center of Washington Depot, CT</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/drawing.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 397px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Drawing Classes at the Washington Arts Association</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/web-new-education.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 350px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Education and Promoting the Arts is at the Heart of The Washington Arts Association</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/waldingfield-15.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 309px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">A Lovely Entry to the Farm Stand at Waldingfield Farm</p> <p>Enjoy The Wool Hats band who will be playing your favorite reels and square dances! Family, friends and kids are welcome to enjoy this great night.<br><br> Place: Waldingfield Farm, 24 East Street, Washington, CT<br> Date: Saturday, September 26<br> Time: 5:30 - 10 pm<br> Price:<br> Adults -- $40 per person<br> Couple -- $75 per couple<br> Children -- $10 per child<br><br> Registration is required, please click <a href="http://www.washingtonartassociation.org/events/barndanceoldfashio/"> here</a>.<br><br> For more information, please contact The Washington Art Association by telephone at 860.868.2878 or by email at washingtonart@snet.net.</p> <p> </p>

Spectacular Designer Barn Sale In Roxbury, CT

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tech <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/3.jpg" style="width: 480px; height: 480px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">1940's Green American Pottery</p> <p>"The details are not the details. They make the design." This quote by Charles Eames resounds with all who love interior design. There will be exquisite details to add to your home including decorative objects, furniture, lighting and more at the Designer Barn Sale in Roxbury, CT. The event is next Saturday and Sunday, August 22nd and 23rd From 9 am - 5 pm each day.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/Barn.JPG" style="width: 541px; height: 537px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">The Buccolic, Beautiful Setting for the Barn Sale</p> <p>Renowned interior designer Glenn Gissler is doing the sale in collaboration with his long-time friend Tom Luciano – who co-founded the now well-known antique store Historical Materialism in NYC before moving to a fabulous storefront in Hudson for many years. Between these two design powerhouses, there many stunning pieces in the sale from seating, floor lamps and table lamps, artwork, cabinets, iron pieces, ceramics, tables, antique textiles and curiosities.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/4.jpg" style="width: 402px; height: 441px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">19th Century Gothic Starburst Hat Rack</p> <p>As confirmed by the host <a href="http://gissler.com/">Glenn Gissler</a>, the large barn is full and the delightful design pieces are spilling onto the lawn. We have our eye on several of the items but here is a taste of what will be in the sale.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/1.jpg" style="width: 598px; height: 751px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Chipped Wood Bureau</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/5.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 540px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Cobalt Blue Drip Glaze Lamp</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/2.jpg" style="width: 598px; height: 567px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Mid-Century Spider-leg Oval Chairs</p> <p>To see more images and for more details, visit Glenn Gissler's blog by clicking on the link <a href="http://gissler.com/glenn-gissler-designer-barn-sale-in-roxbury-connecticut/"> here</a>. While you are there, subscribe to this fascintaing design blog that is always inspiring, informative and fun! For directions to the barn sale, please view on Google Maps <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.561466,-73.2892712/Roxbury,+CT/@41.553791,-73.301545,14z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e7f1f4d2ef4dcb:0x57893b1ecaf56b6b!2m2!1d-73.3087285!2d41.5564843"> here</a>.</p> <p>We are thrilled to have know Glenn as a client and a friend many years and to have introduced him to the lovely home that he has transformed so beautifully.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/House%2C%20560%20px%20width%20%20(1).jpg" style="width: 560px; height: 371px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">A Lovely Property in Roxbury, CT</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/Designer%20Barn%20Sale%2Cjpg.jpg" style="width: 560px; height: 792px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">MARK YOUR CALENDARS!<br>  </p> <p> </p>

The Harts Gallery brings Groundbreaking Contemporary Art to Litchfield County

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tech <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/Storefront%20Harts%20Gallery.jpg" style="width: 560px; height: 420px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">The Harts Gallery Window Front</p> <p>Artists, collectors and enthusiasts who love painting, sculpture, mixed media and creativity have been eagerly anticipating the debut of the Harts Gallery this summer. The inaugural exhibit, 'Love and Sacrifice', will have an opening reception this Saturday, August 1st from 5- 9 pm and the show will run through September 30th.</p> <p>This provocative collection of work will feature six local artists many of whom have exhibited in New York, Los Angeles or London and will be shown for the first time in Litchfield County. These talents include photographer Evan Abramson, mixed media/installation/sculpture artist Lauren Booth, photographer Tealia Ellis-Ritter and painter Sebastian Tillinger as well as local renowned mixed media artists Elizabeth MacDonald and Peter Wooster.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/Evan%20Abramson.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 367px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Evan Abramson</p> <p>Evan is an award-winning filmaker and photographer born in New Yrok City. Together with his wife Carmen Elsa Lopez, he writes, directs, shoots and produces films including their 2011 documentary Carbon for Water which has won nearly 20 festival awards. </p> <p>Evan’s photography has been published in National Geographic Adventure, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, FT Weekend and The Sunday Times.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/colt%2Bpistols%2B(reduced%2BHue-Sat)-NEW%20Ritter.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 432px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Tealia Ellis Ritter</p> <p>Tealia Ellis Ritter is an American photographer born in Illinois, who now lives and works in rural Connecticut. Ellis Ritter views photography as an explorative process, often examining personal experience, family history and photography's layered relationship to time and memory.</p> <p>Her work has been exhibited internationally, most recently by Aperture, The New Yorker, at PRC: Exposure, on Women in Photography, by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, at Catherine Edelman Gallery, by Taschen NYC and at the Humble Arts “31 Under 31” exhibition.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/Peter%20Wooster.jpeg" style="width: 550px; height: 436px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Peter Wooster</p> <p>Peter Wooster is renowned for design and renovation work for such luminaries as Stephen Sondheim and James Taylor. He has redesigned extremely successful venues such as the restaurant Orso in Manhattan and its sister locations in Los Angeles and London.</p> <p>More recently, after a stroke, Wooster sought alternative methods of creative expression. He drew in charcoal and dabbled in watercolor and made dazzlingly colorful pictures in colored pencil. Emerging from a fascination with playing with colored paper and overlapping them, his artistic expression was channeled into intensely soulful collages.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/Elizabeth%20MacDonald.jpeg" style="width: 500px; height: 767px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth MacDonald</p> <p>Potter and sculptor Elizabeth MacDonald of Connecticut and New York works in clay. Her most intriguing designs are rectangular slabs with an archaeological or geological effect. <br><br> Earth-toned layers and striations of these shapes give the effect of a mountainous landscape and geode like beauty. This artist strips aways the most basic layers to reveal the haunting, gorgeous details under the earth.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/orange-2white_neon%20Lauren%20Booth.jpg" style="width: 566px; height: 494px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Lauren Booth</p> <p><br> Lauren Booth's professional life in the visual arts took root in London of 2001 where she opened her first studio and began selling and showing her work. In 2011, she relocated to rural Connecticut where she currently lives and works. She collaborates with other talented people, creating works in neon, resin, bronze and other media.<br><br> Her most recent work with light and resin has taken on a more experiential quality as the pieces react to the changing light around them. These pieces have come together over several months of sketching, pouring resin, polishing, working with fabricators and re-inventing them.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/Tillenger.jpeg" style="width: 550px; height: 562px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Sebastian Tillinger</p> <p>Sebastian Tillinger grew up in Roxbury, CT and now lives in Washington, CT. He sees this part of the world is very special. Influenced by emotion, he struggles with impermanence, and within that search he stumbled upon a state of being that transcends time.</p> <p>The artist voices his truth, " I paint because I'm alive and I am vibrating color. My eyes have always sensed a veil of color in front of all the images I see. These paintings hold moments in time. The intention is important. I work every day to make sure I'm not living anyone's life but my own."</p> <p>One of the gallery owners, Pilar DeMann told us the impetus for opening the Harts Gallery, "Carmen Abramson and I started the gallery because both our husbands are artists and we know so many artists. Modern art is not strongly represented in our community and it seems you have to go to New York or other areas for it. We thought the community would love to see some unique art from local artists (to start) and we also thought that this is just what is missing from Bank Street."</p> <p>The Harts Gallery, the first contemporary art gallery of its kind in Litchfield County, is located in the town of New Milford, Connecticut at 20 Bank Street, a historic 5,000 square foot storefront. Don't miss this wonderful new exhibit of local artists works which opens August 1st and will be shown through September 30th.</p> <p>For more information on the Harts Gallery, please click on the link <a href="http://www.thehartsgallery.com/">here</a>.</p> <p><br><br>  </p> <p><br>  </p> <p> </p>

The Washington Green Fair has Fun, Food and Activities for All!

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tech <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/tumblr_nqh9h4mhGG1tdir62o1_540.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 360px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">A Wagon Ride with Magnificent Percheron Horses</p> <p>This Saturday, July 11th, the Green Fair returns to Washington, CT with activities for families and numerous booths of plants, home baked goods and vintage delights. The fair opens at 10 am and runs until 2 pm. There are plenty of parking spaces available next to the Washington Green (follow the signs) and the address for those using a GPS device is 6 Kirby Road, Washington, CT.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/tumblr_n8lv21KREj1tdir62o2_1280.jpg" style="width: 580px; height: 387px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Talented Local Musicians peforming at Last Year's Fair</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/tumblr_nqh8opaWfu1tdir62o1_540.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 360px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Games that the Whole Family will Enjoy!</p> <p>The doors to a gigantic tag sale open an hour earlier at 9 am. Here you will find vintage linens, hard to find board games, china and glassware as well as clothing and decorative onjects. The silent auction items has been generously donated by local residents and businesses and include hotel stays, restaurant and local merchant gift certificates and gift baskets, golf clubs and bag, landscaping services, fly fishing lessons and more... The thrilling live auction starts at 12:30 pm with guest auctioneer Bill Faribairn.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/tumblr_nqrhl79pzV1tdir62o2_540.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 540px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Exquisite sculpture donated by Paul Doherty and David Behnke will be in the Live Auction</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">If you need some great summer reads for the beach or by the lake, the book sale at the meeting house has fiction, gardening, cooking and a large selection of children's titles to choose and fill a box or bag.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/tumblr_nr595kVowx1tdir62o1_1280.jpg" style="width: 580px; height: 387px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Aisles and Aisles of Books!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/tumblr_n8lv21KREj1tdir62o5_1280.jpg" style="width: 580px; height: 387px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Delicious Baked Goods of all Varieties.</p> <p>For lunch there is an open-pit BBQ and pig roast as well as hot dogs, hamburgers, pork sandwiches, egg sandwiches, and more! The Green Fair will have wonderful activities and games for children including a bouncy house, dunk tank, face painting and hay rides. It is a perfect day to enjoy with the whole family.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/tumblr_n8lxswpddC1tdir62o1_1280.jpg" style="width: 560px; height: 747px;"></p> <p>For your interest, take a walk around the Washington Green Historic District which consists of a group of 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century buildings on and near the Green in the Town of Washington, Connecticut. This includes the Gunnery School, which is next to the Green. The houses are made of wood, painted white, giving the district an overall Colonial/Colonial Revivial look. This Saturday, July 11th make the Green Fair and this historic area your family fun destination.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p> </p>

Day of Design at The Mayflower Grace

Design by Justin Shaulis

Design by Justin Shaulis

Interior Designers, Architects and Industry Experts return to The Mayflower Grace for a 'Day of Design' on Saturday, June 13th. These design experts and industry gurus will discuss their inspirations, style secrets and design aesthetic. We are thrilled to be a sponsor of this event which introduces another stellar group of panelists to the area. There will be an al fresco lunch provided by the restaurant ‘Muse by Jonathan Cartwright’ and a VIP ‘Meet the Designers’ cocktail party with a book signing with Robert Couturier and Susanna Salk

Stacey Bewkes, Robert Couturier and Susanna Salk

Stacey Bewkes, Robert Couturier and Susanna Salk at last year's event.

Alan Barry Photography

The first morning panel, ‘Styling the Collection’ will bring together Kathryn McCarver Root of KMR Arts Gallery with designer Alan Tanksley and the Editor in Chief of New England Home Magazine, Kyle Hoepner to discuss how to curate, style and display your collections.

styled collection by Alan Tanksley

A styled collection by Alan Tanksley

The second morning panel is ‘The Narrative of Wallpaper’. Our friend, dynamic interior designer Philip Gorrivan and Fromental North America Director, Melissa Mittag will give an informative talk on how wallpaper can transform a modern interior.

Exquisite wallpaper

Exquisite wallpaper from Fromental

The first afternoon talk covers ‘Bold Moments in Design’ a subject that examines what are those elements of design that make the strongest statement. The three panelists have rich backgrounds; Stacy Kunstel is a designer, stylist and a writer for national magazines who also founded the design company Dunes and Duchess with her partner, photographer Michael Partenio. Katie Curtis and Justin Shaulis are young energetic interior designers with an eye for what is fresh and exceptional.

Design by Kati Curtis

Design by Kati Curtis

Following this panel is a discussion of ‘Designing Paradises’ with internationally renowned Robert Couturier who is included in Architectural Digest’s prestigious annual list of the best decorators. From Morocco to South America to the Litchfield Hills, the residences that Couturier has built and decorated are the houses of dreams.

Design by Robert Couturier

Design by Robert Couturier

The moderators for the panels are two of the most preeminent style setters and design mavens in the industry. Susanna Salk, a Litchfield County resident is a prolific author of highly regarded design books including her latest publication, ‘Decorate Fearlessly!’. Stacey Bewkes, founder and writer of Quintessence, has a mantra to ‘Experience, inspire, inform – it’s all about living well with style and substance.’ After 17 years as an art director in New York City, she left the corporate world for Connecticut. She adds, “It is a continuing love of design that led to the creation of this lifestyle blog, a discerning online guide to those special discoveries that make life just that much better.”

Reservations are required and can be booked by calling Christine Afiouni at The Mayflower Grace 860-868-9466

ASAP! Workshops and Events enrich Washington Community

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tech <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/ThreeBeast1.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 179px;"></p> <p>The After School Arts Program's mantra is 'enriching lives through the arts'. This non-profit organization enhances the lives of young people by providing the opportunity to express themselves in music, the visual arts and in creative writing.</p> <p>Founded in 1999, ASAP' has continued to expand programs and workshops offering them to more age groups and in more Connecticut towns. This March, a variety of workshops will begin; from fashion to maple sugaring and the art of making masks.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/maplesugaring1.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 216px;"></p> <p>Workshops:</p> <p><strong>Fashion Fun with Lesley Neilson-Bowman</strong> (Grades 3-5)</p> <p>Washington Primary Art Room, Washington</p> <p>Begins Wednesday, March 11th</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Maple Sugaring</strong> (All Ages! A Family Special!)</p> <p>Flanders Nature Center, Woodbury</p> <p>Saturday, March 14th</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sing! Shout!</strong> (Pre K)</p> <p>Sari Max</p> <p>Wersebe Hall, Washington Green</p> <p>Begins Wednesday, March 18th</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/missionASAP.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 234px;"></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Magnificent Masks</strong></p> <p>Lesley Neilson-Bowman</p> <p>Burnham School Art Room, Bridgewater</p> <p>Begins Thursday, March 18th</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Potions & Lotions</strong> (Grades 3-5)</p> <p>Jessie Mayer</p> <p>Burnham School Art Room, Bridgewater</p> <p>Begins Thursday, April 23rd</p> <p> </p> <p>It is also time for submissions for the tenth annual Celebration of Young Writers which will take place at The Gunnery School on May 30th. The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 23rd and you can obtain more information by clicking on the link <a href="http://afterschoolartsprogram.org/asap-events/celebration-of-young-writers/"> here</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/young_writers_montage1.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 259px;"></p> <p>In celebration of the 10th anniversary, there will be a special event at The Gunnery which will honor <a href="http://denisleary.com/">Denis</a> & <a href="http://annleary.com/">Ann Leary</a> and <a href="http://www.susannasalk.com/">Susanna Salk</a>, all of whom were instrumental is the shaping, staging and development of this event from the very start.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/DenisLearyandYoungWriter1.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 346px;"><br>  </p> <p>The Frank McCourt Prize for Excellence in Teaching will also be presented there will be a Benefit Auction, which allows ASAP to continue its mission of providing artistic and cultural opportunities for all children.</p> <p>To read more about the wonderful work of the After School Art Program or to register for workshops, please click <a href="http://afterschoolartsprogram.org/">here</a>.</p>

An Exhibit of the Abstract Works of Iconic American Painter Brendan O'Connell at The Matthews Group

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tech <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/abstract%2B24.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 300px;"></p> <p>The Matthews Group proudly announces the opening of its latest art show featuring the paintings of Brendan O’Connell. A significant collection of the artist’s abstract works will be shown for the first time in Washington, CT. The exhibition opened on January 31st and will continue through the spring.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/Candyaisle96x60acryliconmasonitesold.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 308px;"></p> <p>Brendan O’Connell is best known for his paintings of iconic brands and the aisles of Walmart. O’Connell infuses these modern day environments with a magical quality that transforms both shoppers and products into art. It has been written about the artist that, “his interests vary widely between popular culture and mystical traditions.” His abstract work, the focus of this exhibition, makes a statement with bold palettes and strong composition.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/image009.jpg" style="width: 338px; height: 332px;"></p> <p>After graduating from Emory University, O’Connell moved to Paris to teach languages and write a novel about artists. Once there, he picked up a pencil and discovered that he had a natural affinity and talent for drawing and painting. His artistic interpretation of the contemporary shopping experience has brought him much acclaim including a visit to Comedy Central’s, ‘The Colbert Report’. O’Connell’s work is collected by celebrities such as Alec Baldwin and Darrell Crate, the former chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party. In 2012 he was honored with a Rubin Foundation Award.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.usmre.com/5739/blog/IMG_1076.JPG" style="width: 324px; height: 432px;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">The paintings of Brendan O'Connell exhibited at The Matthews Group</p> <p>The abstracts in this collection are all available for sale. The individual paintings are stunning and they also make a strong statement when displayed as a group.</p> <p>Presently Brendan works out of a barn in rural Connecticut where he lives with his wife, landscape painter, Emily Buchanan, and their two children. To read more about the artist, click <a href="http://www.brendanoconnell.com/">here</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

Conversations on the Green hosts Eben Alexander, M.D., author of 'Proof of Heaven'

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'Proof of Heaven' is a book that everyone should read. Eben Alexander, M.D. recounts his experiences during a near death experience and his journey into the afterlife. This narrative, written by a respected neurosurgeon, is one of my favorite books of all time. Though many may be skeptical, the questions and visions in the book encourage us to think about the very concept of heaven.

Because of his profession, Dr. Alexander has an interesting perspective: "Still, he said, he has a trump card: Having trained at Duke University and taught and practiced as a surgeon at Harvard, he knows brain science as well as anyone. And science, he said, cannot explain his experience." wrote Leslie Kaufman in an article in the New York Times.

How exciting that the interactive Town Hall series Conversations on the Green kicks off with Dr. Eben Alexander. The event takes place Sunday, August 3rd event at 3 p.m. and will be staged at the Parish House of St. Johns Church in Washington, CT. Dr. Lisa Jane Miller, Director of the Spirituality & Mind Body Institute at Columbia University will join Dr. Alexander in discussing the symbiosis between spirituality and science.

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Scientists have long scoffed at near death experiences, dismissing them as fantasies. Dr. Alexander, who trained at Duke and taught at Harvard, was one of those skeptics. Then, he contracted deadly bacterial meningitis and spiraled into a deep coma for 7 days. His survival was called a miracle. But, Dr. Alexander asserts the real miracle was what he learned from his near death experience: that consciousness is independent of the brain, that death is an illusion, and that an eternity of perfect splendor awaits beyond the grave.

All proceeds will benefit Greenwoods Counseling Referrals, Inc. a non-profit agency that provides referrals for affordable mental health and social services in Litchfield County.

Levels of Support

Tickets, tax deductible, are available in two levels:

  • Individual tickets are $45.
  • Angels on the Green tickets are $250 per person and include preferred seating and attendance at a reception with Drs. Alexander and Miller following the conversation.

Seating is limited. To reserve your place:

Call Greenwoods at 860-806-6003 or email: greenwoodspresents@gmail.com.

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Art Night Out in Litchfield

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Art Night Out is the second annual town wide art opening, celebrating regional contemporary artists by exhibiting work for sale in venues throughout the town.


Litcfield 2The opening night,Thursday July 3rd, 5 - 8pm, would be a great time tobring your family and friends for a stroll along West Street to viewing the best of local artists, listen to live music and enjoy refreshments along the way.

Curatorial collaborative, JaneTerzian, brings you Susan Spencer at Serendipity, Jane Doyle & Geoffrey Young at Workshop, Lisa Brody at The Corner, Richard Pasquarelli at R. Derwin Clothiers, Matthew Best at Ollie's Pizza, Joan Morosani at Kitchenworks and Gourmet Gifts,Visko Hatfield at The Village, Ted Gahl and Camille Hoffman at R. Derwin Women's.


*PS Gallery and Tillou Gallery will be featuring artists of their choice.

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All artwork will be on exhibit & for sale throughout July

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Day of Design at the Mayflower Grace

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Mayflower poolWe thoroughly enjoyed our participation in a 'Day of Design' at the Mayflower Grace. The event took place onSaturday, June 14thwhen an engaging group of panelists and moderatorsgathered at the 5 Star Relais & Chateaux property.The day included morning and afternoon panels, lunch and a VIP 'Meet the Designer' Cocktail Party.

Cj, harold, sue and glennPictured her is top designer blogger CJ Dellatore,Architect Harold Tittmannwith interior designers Susan Bednar Long and Glenn Gissler.

The first morning panel, Global Finds: Searching the World for the Unique and the Unusual. brought together Richard Lambertson and Suzanne Cassano of Privet House with David Whitman and Peter Stiglin of Pergola to discuss shopping excursions to Morocco, France, India and Japan. The second morning talk covered Tabletop: Inspirations for Summer, a subject that melds aspects of design with the art of entertaining. The three panelists had rich backgrounds. Stacy Kunstel is a designer, stylist and a writer for national magazines. She also founded the design company Dunes and Duchess with her husband, photographer Michael Partenio. Amy Beth CuppDragooof ABCD Design is an artist, designer and stylist who splits her time between New York and Litchfield County. These two ladies were joined byinterior designer Ron Norsworthy who has worked with many cultural icons and celebrities including Tyra Banks, Mariah Carey and Madonna.

Lunch Scene at the MayflowerThere was a spectacular lunch on the patio with all the designers, moderators and participants. The afternoon panels were again fascinating with top design professionals in the area. First up was Art, Fine Art Photography and Wall Decoration in Interior Design. Dynamic interior designers Philip Gorrivan and Florence de Dampierre were joined by KMR Arts gallery owner Kathryn McCarver Root. KMR Arts has become quite a cultural force in the county especially after a groundbreaking exhibition of Diane Arbus photographs just last year. Following this panel was a discussion of Architectures Influence on Interior Design with internationally renowned Robert Couturier who is included in Architectural Digests prestigious annual list of the best decorators and architects in the world. Joining him on the panel were Robert Passal, a NY and Miami based architect and designer and Brussels born architect Harold Tittmann, who has designed some exquisite residences in the county.

Pels and AnnieHere I am with the author Annie Kelly in between panels. Themoderators for the panels were two of the most preeminent style setters and design mavens in the industry. Our friend, Susanna Salk, a Litchfield County resident is a prolific author of highly regarded design books including Room for Children, Weekend Retreats, C.Z. Guest: American Style Icon, Be Your Own Decorator (all Rizzoli) and A Privileged Life: Celebrating Wasp Style (Assouline).Stacey Bewkes, founder and writer of Quintessence, has a mantra to Experience, inspire, inform its all about living well with style and substance.

A great day with great designers!

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