Mark your calendar and ready your totes—the seasonal Washington farmers market will soon be returning to The Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens beginning May 24! Your Saturdays are about to get a whole lot fresher with the bounty that comes from the fields, greenhouses and kitchens of Litchfield County’s best growers and makers.
Enjoy locally grown veggies, freshly baked breads and pastries, pasture-raised meats, artisanal cheeses, delectable dairy, scrumptious seafood and more. The market also features fresh-cut flowers and handmade pet food, too. Rotating musicians will also be performing during many of our farmers markets.
Catch the market every Saturday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm through November 22.
Follow the market on Instagram at @washingtonctfarmersmarket for the latest news and updates.
Farmers Market Opening Day
The Voice of Art's “Fine Art Festival" Returns on Memorial Day Weekend 2025!
- Spring: Sat-Sun, May 24-25, 2025 (10am-5pm)
- Fall: Sat-Sun, Sept 20-21, 2025 (10am-5pm)
- @Sharon Town Green, CT
- Free and Open to the Public
- Fine Art & Functional Art
The Voice of Art is thrilled to invite you to its fifth annual outdoor juried fine art show, “Fine Art Festival" in Sharon on the Green (formerly, Litchfield Art Festival)! This show will be a highlight for collectors and residents from the Tri-State region, New England and beyond. The Litchfield Hills have a history and reputation of featuring top fine artists from across the country, and also many well-known and beloved New England and CT artists who are widely admired by art enthusiasts.
Fine Non-Functional Art:
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Mixed Media
- Digital Art
- Graphics/Drawing
- Printmaking
- Photography
Fine Functional Art:
- Ceramics
- Glass
- Leather
- Fiber/Paper Art
- Wood Works
- Metal
- Jewelry
Food Corner:
- Crepe Royal
- The Tasty Empanada
- Repicci’s Italian Ice & Gelato
- Hoffman Bread
The Voice of Art's "Fine Art Festival" Sharon on the Green
In celebration of National Scavenger Hunt Day on May 24th, the David M. Hunt Library will be throwing a Super-Sized Scavenger Hunt. Use the riddles to find all the clues in and around the library grounds. Happy searching!
Super Sized- Scavenger Hunt
Saturdays in May t 10:30 AM
All Ages Welcome!
Saturday Storytime is BACK! Come to OWL for an all ages storytime in the children's room every Saturday at 10:30 then stay to play. In addition to our puppet theater, wooden blocks, and train set, and dollhouse! We also have an ongoing Scavenger Hunt with fun prizes for winners as well as a special weekly craft for older children. And most importantly come in to browse our collection of print books, Nutmeg nominees, and Wonderbooks!
Saturday's at OWL
Kids will see a real beekeepers outfit, touch bee wax, enjoy a bee presentation, and get to take home a coloring book along with other prizes all dealing with bees!
Ages 5+. Please register each child separately @harwintonlibrary.org/events
Honeybees and Me
Kenise Barnes Fine Art is honored to present an exhibition featuring hand-painted cyanotypes by Julia Whitney Barnes and drawings by Sarah Morejohn.
Julia Whitney Barnes is well known for her innovations in Cyanotype (camera-less photographic printing process) paintings. Whitney Barnes’ multi-step process includes harvesting flora (flowers and weeds being equally important) and combining several species into a single composition on photo sensitive cotton paper. After exposing the work to UV light, the resulting blue and white image is carefully hand-painted in many layers of watercolor, gouache, and ink, reanimating the vitality to the ghost of the objects. The artist is most interested in creating work that feels both beautiful and mysterious. Her artwork symbolizes resilience and are the records of the historical moment in which they were made, the process, and the artist’s will and interest in reasserting the presence of the image.
Whitney Barnes recently completed permanent public installations in The Botanist’s Mural, Vassar College/Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, Brooklyn Botanical: PS 253 (glass commission), Public Art in Public Schools/Percent for Art, Brooklyn, NY, Planting Utopia (interior installation), Albany International Airport, Albany, NY, Planting Utopia (interior and exterior installation), Shaker Heritage Society, Albany, NY. The artist has received the following honors and awards; Maker-Creator Research Fellowship, Winterthur Museum, Library & Garden (2024-25), Individual Artist Grant, (partnering with Shaker Heritage Society), New York State Council on the Arts (2018), Individual Artist Commission, NY State Decentralization Grant, Arts Mid-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY (2015), Gowanus Public Arts Initiative Grant (ArtsGowanus, The Old Stone House & District 39), Brooklyn, NY, Residency with Site-Specific Installation & Fellowship, Fjellerup I Bund I Grund, Fjellerup, Denmark, to name a few. Her work has been featured in Architectural Record, Times Union, The B Magazine, The Jealous Curator, Create Magazine, American Art Collector Magazine and many other publications and podcasts. Julia Whitney Barnes earned her BFA Fine Arts, Painting, Parsons the New School for Design, New York, NY and her MFA Fine Arts, Painting & Combined Media, Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY. The artist lives and works in NY.
Sarah Morejohn’s fascination with non-linear patterns in nature drives her work. Through drawing, she considers how the relationship to nature is mediated both by objective understanding and subjective imagining of it. Considering the symbolic connections between nature, the body, and climate change Morejohn draws partial six-fold symmetries. By building a drawing line by line, sharp angles soften and wiggle, cell-like shapes minnow along while branches and flowers become a part of the flotsam disconnected from the earth. Figurative snow crystals become interlaced with one another and their environment, jumbling towards their own future transformations. Morejohn’s drawing process is intuitive and organic, artifacts of the process, drips, spills, flaws and mistakes are embraced. By collaging the imperfect pieces of her drawings together the work becomes a metaphor for the ever-changing uncertainties of life.
Sarah Morejohn’s work in in the collections of Heustis Hall, 1% for Art Oregon Arts Commission, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Echo Laboratory, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, Ursell Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Project Art & Medical Museum, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA. She was awarded residencies at Jentel Artist Residency, Banner, WY and Playa Art and Science Residency, Summer Lake, OR. Morejohn earned her BFA in Painting and Drawing, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. The artist lives and works in CA.
Please contact Lani Ming Holloway, Associate Director, Lani@kbfa.com, 860 560 3085 with inquires or to arrange a preview of the exhibition.
Convert Light Energy
Just in time for warmer weather! In this 2 hour workshop Andrea Dener will teach you how to properly create a beautiful, and useful, macrame plant hanger. You will leave this workshop with a ready to go planter and the knowledge of how to make more on your own! One clay pot is included with this workshop (plant not included). This workshop is $15 with an additional $15 materials fee paid to the instructor the day of class, cash or checks accepted!
Macrame Hanging Planter Workshop with Andrea Dener
🔍 Discover a new way to see the world through your lens! Whether you're using a professional camera or just your phone, this workshop will transform how you capture images.
Join photographer Terry Tougas for an engaging discussion on photography composition, where you’ll learn how to frame, balance, and enhance your shots with expert techniques. Then, take your newfound skills into the heart of downtown New Milford on a guided photo walk, where you'll uncover hidden details, dynamic perspectives, and one-of-a-kind moments waiting to be captured.
🌟 See beyond the ordinary. Capture the extraordinary. 🌟
📸 No experience needed—just bring your camera or phone and your creative eye!
📌 Spots are limited—sign up today and start seeing the world differently!
11 Railroad Street
New Milford, CT
The Art of Seeing: Photography Composition Class with Terry Tougas
Relax and unwind while doing origami!
Origami Workshop
Please join us for the Artsit reception of Frank Rosen , Wood / Art Saturday May 24. 3-6 pm at the Souterrain Gallery of the Wish House acompanied by music , great nibbles and refreshments ; )
“Frank Rosen is a nontraditional woodworker who also uses wood for painting and sculpture. His work moves in different directions: geometric to flowing, flat to textural, colorful to subdued. Surprise and humor are also media in which he dabbles.”
more info at www.souterraingallery.net
Artist Reception - Frank Rosen , Wood / Art
Saturday, May 24th 6:30-9:30PM
"Gather, Sip, and Create – A Night of Art and Fun!"
Ready for some serious fun with friends? Picture this: laughter, creativity, and a pottery wheel at your fingertips!
Join us for a super fun 2-day pottery adventure. On day one, you'll dive in and create your first masterpiece on the wheel. Then, come back for day two and give it a perfect trim. On your third visit, you can glaze your creation however you like (no rush, take your time!). All this for just $129 each. It’s the perfect blend of fun and art—grab a spot and let’s get spinning!
pre-registration is required.
Can't make this one? Check our website for other dates.
Located at 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT
(860) 354-4318
https://www.villagecenterarts.org/eventscalendar
Women, Wine, & Wheel
Saturday, May 24th, at 7 PM, 2nd Home welcomes back Orb Mellon with Dave Robbins. Orb Mellon (https://www.facebook.com/orbmellon/) is the blues moniker of Mike Malone, founder and guitarist of the seminal 1990s indie rock band and Sony/Epic recording artists Dirt Merchants. Orb Mellon mines the raw energy of 20th Century American roots music, particularly whiskey fueled house party delta blues. They are one of the most dynamic performers we've had, and we don't use "don't miss" lightly. We are very much looking forward to having them back!
For reservations call 860-238-4500 or email us at momanddad@2ndhomelounge.com
See our complete event list - https://2ndhomelounge.com/events/
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524 Main Street, Winsted
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Orb Mellon w/Dave Robbins at 2nd Home Restaurant/Lounge
Are you ready to embark on an extraordinary journey through time? Introducing the Chabad of Northwest CT JLI Course: Colorful Profiles, where we will dive into the lives of twelve remarkable characters who shaped Jewish history in ways you never imagined! Over the course of four enlightening weeks, you'll meet a tapestry of personalities from courageous converts to wise royal advisors, from daring captives to inspiring philanthropists. Each story is a vibrant thread in the rich fabric of our heritage, offering you a kaleidoscope of experiences that will leave you captivated and craving more.
Discover the sacrifices that paved the way for future generations, the adventures that defied the odds, and the achievements that illuminate our collective past. This course is not just a lesson in history; its a celebration of resilience, identity, and the colorful spectrum of Jewish life. Don't miss out on this chance to enrich your understanding and appreciation of our peoples legacy come join us and let the stories unfold! After all, history is best told through the vivid colors of its characters!
Classes meet in-person on four Sunday mornings at Chabad Lubavitch Of Northwest CT.
RSVP: chabadNW.org/JLI (zoom option available)
Colorful Profiles
The Voice of Art's “Fine Art Festival" Returns on Memorial Day Weekend 2025!
- Spring: Sat-Sun, May 24-25, 2025 (10am-5pm)
- Fall: Sat-Sun, Sept 20-21, 2025 (10am-5pm)
- @Sharon Town Green, CT
- Free and Open to the Public
- Fine Art & Functional Art
The Voice of Art is thrilled to invite you to its fifth annual outdoor juried fine art show, “Fine Art Festival" in Sharon on the Green (formerly, Litchfield Art Festival)! This show will be a highlight for collectors and residents from the Tri-State region, New England and beyond. The Litchfield Hills have a history and reputation of featuring top fine artists from across the country, and also many well-known and beloved New England and CT artists who are widely admired by art enthusiasts.
Fine Non-Functional Art:
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Mixed Media
- Digital Art
- Graphics/Drawing
- Printmaking
- Photography
Fine Functional Art:
- Ceramics
- Glass
- Leather
- Fiber/Paper Art
- Wood Works
- Metal
- Jewelry
Food Corner:
- Crepe Royal
- The Tasty Empanada
- Repicci’s Italian Ice & Gelato
- Hoffman Bread
The Voice of Art's “Fine Art Festival" Sharon on the Green
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