Eye on the Arts: Local Dance Company Inspires Audiences with Emotional Performances
By Bina Thomson Garet Wierdsma began dancing as a young child, but it didn’t become a passion until her teenage years. Now she runs Garet&Co, a contemporary dance company that offers breathtaking performances to audiences throughout northwestern Connecticut. The company will be making a welcome return to Norfolk on March 9 with a performance in […]
GMF Partnering with Yale School of Architecture
New research program explores sustainable forestry and building design By John Perkins What does forestry have to do with architecture? A lot, says Alan Organschi, senior critic at the Yale School of Architecture in New Haven, and director of Innovation Labs at Bauhaus Earth in Berlin, Germany. Organschi is also a design principal and partner […]
Winter Pickleball in Botelle Gym
By Janet Gokay Mead For anyone eagerly awaiting updates on the burgeoning pickleball scene in Norfolk, there’s good news: Botelle School has opened its gym to the popular sport on Wednesdays from 6 to 8:15 p.m. You can leave your pickleball shoes with ice cleats at home for the day and play on one of […]
Library as Community Center
Library Associates Celebrate 50 Years of Supporting the Library By Ruth Melville The Library Associates are 50 years old this year, and to celebrate, the Norfolk Library Board of Trustees threw them a party and invited the whole town. The party was held at the library on Saturday, Jan. 20. Although it was a cold, […]
West Lowe to Perform as Mark Twain at the Norfolk Library
Script made up of original Twain writings By Michael Cobb West Lowe is reviving his one-man show as Mark Twain for a Feb. 13 performance at the Norfolk Library. For those who have never seen Lowe as Twain, the actor embodies the writer by wearing period clothing and makeup, something he’s been doing for nearly […]
As Challenges to Library Books Surge, Norfolk Library Celebrates the Freedom to Read
By Bina Thomson What began as a pushback against book bans has become a modern fight against censorship. Established in 1982, Banned Books Week, generally held the first week of October, is an annual event recognized by libraries, bookstores and intellectual associations across the United States. To further educate the public on the issue, the […]
Proposed Firehouse Advances to Planning and Zoning Commission
Public hearing set for Nov. 14 By Joe Kelly Plans for a new Norfolk firehouse have received financial backing from the State of Connecticut and approval from the town’s Inland Wetlands Agency—two milestones for a project that could reshape Norfolk’s emergency response capabilities for years to come. Attention now shifts to Norfolk’s Planning and Zoning […]
Canaan Regroups for Economic Revival
By Daryl Wilson Downtown North Canaan, slightly edgier and perhaps more of a bargain than Great Barrington, 15 minutes to its north, is not generally included in the cultural sphere of the Berkshires, but that may be changing. An expanding economy in the Southern Berkshires based on recreational, cultural and food experiences brings with it […]
Fire Claims home of longtime norfolk family
while battling blaze, firefighters experience hydrant failure By Joe Kelly A longtime Norfolk family has lost the house they called home for more than 50 years. Early in the morning of Sunday, Sept. 10, as intense lightning storms swept through the Norfolk area, the home of Jenny and Michael Langendoerfer, located south of the village […]
The Greenwoods Puppet Festival Returns
Handmade puppets tell timeless tales By Bina Thomson Eileen Fitzgibbons, events coordinator for the Norfolk Library, stayed busy this summer preparing for the return of the Greenwoods Puppet Festival. Fitzgibbons was initially inspired by several puppet theater performances she attended in 2018 and says she knew instantly that she wanted to bring puppetry to Norfolk. […]
