 |
 |
The next time you misplace your glasses, lose your car keys, or can’t recall someone’s name, take heart. Forgetting is not necessarily a failure of your mind. It is a required function that helps your mind to work best.
“Elm Street, 1978, Oblong Valley,CT”
Tom Zetterstrom of North Canaan, Conn., is more than just a photographer of trees and more than just a specialist in preserving and maintaining tree health. He is both. Learn more this month at his show and workshops at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens. Photo by Tom Zetterstrom
It’s easy to take Tom Zetterstrom of North Canaan, Conn., for granted. He’s always there, working hard to protect the trees of our landscape (especially the elms). He doesn’t really ask for our help, he just …gets to it.
Jenny Elliott of Tiny Hearts Farm in Hillsdale, N.Y., will teach classes on growing dahlias, and arranging them, as part of a full weekend of classes billed as The Workshop Experience Weekend on Sept. 11 and 12 in Hillsdale, N.Y. Photo courtesy Jenny Elliott
A group of merchants in the Columbia County village of Hillsdale, N.Y., has put together a weekend of workshops on everything from growing dahlias to studying the history of stone markers.
Crescendo brings a choral concert of much-loved selections from the classical repertoire to the outdoor Veterans’ Field Pavilion in Sharon, Conn., on Friday, Sept. 3.
If you were intrigued by the artist Robert Andrew Parker, who was profiled in our August special issue of Compass (dedicated to artists and their studios), you can take advantage of a rare opportunity to actually visit Parker in that same studio.
Sadly, concerns about the regrowth of COVID-19 infections has begun to have an impact on cultural and community plans for this autumn.
The much-loved Fall Festival in Salisbury, Conn., has been postponed until 2022.
Peter Lerman, who now sports a full beard, will talk about the art and commerce of audiobooks on Aug. 31. Photo from www.lermanvo.com
If you want to hear Peter Lerman’s raspy, folksy delivery as an accomplished audiobooks narrator you can easily go to his website at www.lermanvo.com. There he promises “the truth and nothing but the truth” — as he specializes in nonfiction (and has done the audio recording for nearly 100 books).
The response has been positive and enthusiastic to our August special Compass Arts and Entertainment section, with profiles of artists in their studios (and a selection of their favorite books).
The White Lotus is a darker, funnier version of the film classic “Grand Hotel,” and is one of the best and most unusual shows of the year. Image courtesy IMDB
Most TV shows slide easily into one genre or another, but occasionally something unique comes along. Here are two remarkable new shows that resist any kind of label.
The North Water
When I lived in New York City, I loved that there was always something new to explore, a shop or restaurant or neighborhood or museum.
Copyright The Lakeville Journal
860-435-9873
PO Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039
All Rights Reserved
