Compass A&E

When it comes to transitioning your home décor from summer to autumn, the experts suggest deploying your major senses: sight, smell and touch. The changes needn’t involve major renovation or extravagant expense, just a mélange of additions that set the mood for a season of cozy nesting and homey entertaining.

Autumn is an enchanting time in Litchfield County. The air is crisp and the hillsides come alive in a kaleidoscope of colors. What better time to lace up your hiking shoes and head for the hills in search of breathtaking views?

At Serevan Restaurant in Amenia, N.Y., Chef Serge Madikians serves his favorite Golden Delicious Apple and Cauliflower Soup every autumn when apples are harvested in the Hudson Valley and cauliflowers mature.

The kilns are stacked. The fires are roaring. The clay is baking.  Clay Way, the two-day fall extravaganza which traditionally coincides with autumn’s splendor, is back, and bigger than ever, according to organizers. The annual event, featuring tours of the great clay studios in Northwest Connecticut and beyond, is set for Saturday, Oct.

I have a lot of sweaters, and they all get worn under different circumstances.

First thing you need to decide: Am I going to wear a sweater under a sport coat? As a stand-alone garment, or under some type of coat?

Second thing: Do I have the physique for a thinnish, clinging sweater?

If you are looking to get into the Halloween spirit and learn about the history of horror film, this is your year to hit up big-screen October showings in the Tristate region. Between these four events, you can get the full range of horror film history and genres.

It’s Alive: The Horror Film Is Born

Award-winning history teacher Peter Vermilyea from Housatonic Valley Regional High School will talk about his seasonally appropriate book,  “Witches in Litchfield County,” on a Zoom presentation through the Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury, Conn., on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 5.30 p.m.

The Sharon Audubon Center on Route 4 in Sharon, Conn., is hosting a Pumpkin Trail, open daily from dawn until dusk from Thursday, Oct. 28, through Thursday, Nov. 11, with special night time viewing events on Friday, Oct. 29, and Saturday, Oct. 30, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. (BYO flashlight).