A Weekend of Puppets, Marionettes and Stiltwalkers: The Greenwoods Puppet Festival
A busker walks out from behind the puppet stage, ukulele in hand, and sings a brief history of the art of puppetry. There was Punch and Judy, of course, but also Pulcinella, escaped from the commedia dell’arte; Guignol, of the sharp wit and heavy cudgel; Karagöz, the Turkish shadow puppet; and Kaspar and Gretel, originally […]
Convenience at Its Best
Berkshire Country Store to Launch “Norfolk Store 24” By Doug McDevitt We all enjoy convenience. While fishing the Housatonic River for many years, one of my convenient stops afterward was at a little corner store in Cornwall where I could enjoy a hot beverage or sandwich. It was warm and quaint inside and finished my […]
Discussing the Future of Farming with Presidential Hopeful
Amanda Freund raises awareness of ecological advantage of farming By Colleen Gundlach The future of the farming community, and of northwestern Connecticut farmers in particular, was brought into the national spotlight when Amanda Freund of East Canaan had the opportunity to question a potential Democratic presidential candidate about his thoughts on the matter. Freund, whose […]
Bibliomania: The Passion for Books and for Collecting Them
New exhibition opening at the Historical Society Museum By Ruth MelvillePhoto, top, of curator Lucy Mookerjee at the Norfolk Historical Society, by Bruce Frisch.In the late 18th century, a popular hobby, especially among English gentlemen, scholars and clergymen, was collecting books. In his 1809 book “Bibliomania; or Book Madness,” the English bibliographer Thomas Dibdin satirized […]
Learning a Craft
Kholey Chausse practices weaving in the Loom Room during the September 21 Makerspace Open House. Makerspace open houses take place on the third Saturday of every month, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Battell Chapel, and feature a variety of crafts. Photo by Kelly Kandra Hughes
Local Bocce Team Looks Toward Fall Tournament
The bocce court in the fenced paddock behind 10 Station Place is usually quiet, the tables empty and the umbrellas folded. But on a recent September evening, a group of colleagues from the Norfolk Hub were enjoying a friendly game. “I’m of Italian extraction,” said Dawn Whalen, third from left above, “so I’ve played before, […]
Michele Sloane Retiring as Tax Assessor
By Colleen GundlachPhoto by Bruce Frisch An era will come to an end when Norfolk’s long-term and well-respected tax assessor retires next month. Michele Sloane, who also serves as chairman of the town’s Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z), recently took some time from organizing her move to Florida to reminisce about her years in Norfolk […]
Eliza Little Lays Out Latest Findings About Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
By Susannah WoodPhotos by Bruce Frisch On Saturday, Aug. 10, Eliza Little gave the annual Ted Byers lecture at the Doolittle Club in front of a standing-room-only audience. The lectures are free and open to the public. Little, a postdoctoral researcher at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven for the past two years, […]
Little Red Barn Brewers Is Part of the Renaissance of Winsted
By Jeremy WithnellPhoto by Bruce Frisch Nils Johnson, co-owner of Little Red Barn Brewers in Winsted, speaks of his brewery in much the same way a parent does of their infant child, with pride and mild exhaustion. “Might be nice to get some more sleep one of these days,” he confides. Still, through the entire […]
New Year, New Beginnings at Botelle
By Virginia Coleman-PriscoPhoto, of some of Botelle School’s new staffers this year (from left: Melissa Asselin, Winter Thorne-Kaunelis, Erin Dubecky, Lauren Montagna, Tyler Yelsits, Mary Krusch, Erica McCleary and Shana Bazelmans), by Virginia Coleman-Prisco As summer winds down, Botelle Elementary School is already buzzing with activity in preparation for the new school year. The Botelle […]
