Compass A&E

When the sun is shining brightly outside and the snow has finally reached that perfect balance between soft and sleek, what could be better on a winter afternoon than taking a sled to the top of the nearest hill and coasting downward?

For a young musician or dancer, the opportunity to do a formal recital in front of an audience can be thrilling, memorable and perhaps a little terrifying.

For budding future artists, there is perhaps no greater inspiration than to see other young people performing live.

Norfolk, Conn., is a small town (population 1,628) in a fairly remote part of Litchfield County, but it’s full of interesting history and activities if you know where to look.

Three African American artists of the Harlem Renaissance will be the focus of a Monday, Feb. 28, program hosted on Zoom by Noble Horizons and the Scoville Library in Salisbury, Conn.

Kent Art Association hosts its 30th annual Student Show until Thursday, Feb. 24. The show features work by area high school students. Judges are Bill Morrison and Ellie Place from Morrison Gallery in Kent, Conn. Awards were presented to the best of each school at a Best In Show event on Feb. 12 .

This weekend offers a trifecta of excuses for making nachos: The Olympics, the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re having a gaggle of friends over to watch sports communally, or you want to make something special (and easy) so your mate can take a day off from cooking chores, nachos are the answer.

It’s that cold outside these days that I can barely stir myself to go get coffee at The White Hart, minutes from my house in Salisbury, Conn., wrapped in fleece and topped with a Carhart beanie.

“Landscapers”

Susan and Chris Edwards were a devoted couple who lived a quiet life in London and later in France. In 2013 they were ordered home by British police and arrested for killing Susan’s parents 15 years earlier and burying them in their backyard garden.