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Sharon Audubon Center, Route 4 in Sharon hosts its annual Audubon Kids' Day on Sunday, October 28 from 1-4:15 p.m. This fun-filled autumn family event features various nature crafts and games for young children. Among the crafts under the tent this year will be spiral snakes, nature crowns, potato prints, and the always-anticipated Merry Marsh. Games such as "Feed the Frog" and "Pin the Eyes on the Owl" are also popular with the children. More ... Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Rd. in Farmington is marking Thursday, November 1 as a special day of renewal and remembrance. Admission fees will be waived that day. The 1901 mansion will be open from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., with guided tours of the period rooms and the renowned collection of French Impressionist masterpieces by Manet, Monet, Degas, Whistler and Cassett. Visitors may partake in tours on the hour and half-hour; the last tour begins at 3 p.m. From dawn to dusk, visitors may ramble the grounds and woodland trails, linger in the tranquil sunken garden, and take in views of the distant Litchfield Hills. More ... Prot (Kevin Spacey) shares his view of the world with psychiatrist Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges) in K-Pax. More ... Road Kill Press invites the public to tour its workshop at 13 Lane St. in Kent on Saturday, October 27 from noon-4 p.m. Demonstrations of etching, lithography, monotype and letterpress printing will be given. All guests will have the opportunity to try the process of creating their own embossed print. Prospective members will be able to view the facility and inquire about membership. Print collectors can learn more about the methods used by artists to create original hand-pulled prints. A variety of etchings, woodcuts, lithographs, linocuts and monotypes created by Road Kill Press members will be for sale, and the artists will be available to talk about their work. More ... |
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