Compass A&E

Portraiture in sculpture has long reflected the aspects of the culture rather than synthesizing the individuality of the subject.  

The  Egyptians idealized portraits, typified by the bust of Queen Nefertiti, which transcends mortality and depicts the subject without imperfections — a sacred god-like form. 

The Hudson Valley outpost of a New York City reading series, Crystal Radio Sessions Upstate is devoted to transmitting compelling literary expression through the ether. 

Scallywags of all ages can step into a world of pirates on Saturday, July 23, and, Sunday, July 24, when purchasing a ferry ride ticket to Sheffield Island from Norwalk, Conn., for the annual Pirates Weekend hosted by the Seaport Association in Norwalk.

The last time Ann Leary came to the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon’s Annual Summer Book Signing in Sharon, Conn., it was 2016, and her book, “The Children,” was earning kudos for its sharp, funny portrait of an uber-Wasp family and their inherited lakeside house, somewhere in northwest Connecticut. 

Players from beginner to expert are invited to weekly backgammon events this summer in Sharon, Conn., hosted by Backgammon of Northwestern Connecticut.

The games will be at the Sharon Historical Society & Museum and at Le Gamin restaurant. 

Professional summer theater productions at the Sharon Playhouse  in Sharon, Conn., lure audiences to the area and have been doing so for years. The advantages to Northwest Corner towns are many.

My entry into the Sandman Universe started with Death. This seems a little backward in any world where life begins, extends and then ends. But for Neil Gaiman, whose mind is folded with drapes of fantasy, a tilt in the timeline is as commonplace as making tea.

Every August for 19 summers, my family and I would pack up my grandparents’ car and embark on our annual family vacation to Rhode Island.

It’s been almost seven years since our last trip together, but I can still picture our favorite beaches, summer rentals, traditions and routines as if we’d never left the beach.