Calendar of Upcoming Events

October 6th thru December 16th, 11-1 pm, Sundays, (or by appointment)
Artist reception, October 5th, 5PM, Burke Hall Gallery

Copake artist Peter Nicholas Fritsch, (a.k.a.“Nick,”) studied painting and drawing at the School of Visual Arts and the Art Student’s League in NYC. His teachers included artists Herb Katzman, Don Eddy, Gilbert Stone and Robert Cenedella.

Inspired by the traditions of mid 20th century American realism, his streetscape paintings explore the mystical qualities of night, evoking a quietly dramatic sense of place. The artist finds his mysterious imagery in the quiet buildings, silent roads and nocturnal skies of Copake, New York. Several of Fritsch’s paintings include local historic Copake sites such as the abandoned Copake Depot, the First Town Meeting house, the former Knox and Wilsey store, etc. The nocturnal landscape paintings on view in this exhibition, inspired by night walks in the town of Copake with his wife, Lesley Doyel and dog, Munchkin, evoke both a sense of quietude and a striking reflection of reality. These night scenes of Copake in all seasons, present to us, the viewer, a mystical and intimate experience of the natural world.

Artist reception, October 5th, 5PM, Burke Hall Gallery. Open, 11-1 PM, Sundays, and by appointment, contact, Lucy Eldridge, ‪518-329-0530.
View paintings at peternfritsch.com

Sharon Hospital announces fall community programs

Sharon, Conn. — October 8, 2019 — Sharon Hospital will host several community programs this fall on the hospital campus, 50 Hospital Hill Road.

Programs range from prevention health talks and support groups to childbirth education, and from quitting smoking to weekly exercise for older adults aimed at preventing arthritis.

Due to limited seats, registration is requested for most offerings. To learn more about Sharon’s community programs, visit healthquest.org/events.

Schedule:

Sharon Stork Club — new

Saturday, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 14; 10 a.m. to noon

Cost: No cost

Birthing Center ground floor lobby

To register: Call 860-364-4124 (TTY: 800-842-9710)

Once a month, Sharon Birthing Suites offers the Sharon Stork Club –

a prenatal educational program for pregnant women at any point in their pregnancy and their partners. Small group sizes allow time for individual attention to answer questions about childbirth, post-partum recovery and more. Maternity unit tours are offered after the sessions for anyone interested.

Mental Health First Aid training program

Sunday, Oct. 20, Monday, Dec. 16; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: No cost

Board Conference Room 2

To register: Call 860-364-4493 (TTY: 800-842-9710)

The Mental Health First Aid training program aims to help communities with the knowledge and skills to help individuals experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. Participants will learn about common risk factors, warning signs of mental health issues, how to better assist someone experiencing a crisis, and offer answers to key questions such as “What do I do?” and “Where can someone find help?”

Lunch and Learn: Intro to Integrative Medicine

for Women

Tuesday, Oct. 22; noon-1:30 p.m.

Board Conference Room 2

To register: Call 845-554-1734 (TTY: 800-842-9710)

Integrative medicine can provide women with a personalized care plan that supports the whole person and addresses physical, emotional, mental and social aspects of well-being. Fellowship trained in integrative medicine, Dr. Susan Parisi, OB/GYN, will discuss complementary therapies that support women’s health.

Medication Take-Back Day

Saturday, Oct. 26; 10am-2pm

Connecticut State Police

Troop B Headquarters

463 Ashley Falls Road, Canaan, Conn.

Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue and can lead to accidental poisoning, misuse and overdose. To address this crucial public safety concern, local law enforcement and Sharon Hospital will team up to help community members dispose of unwanted prescription, over-the counter and pet medications. The service is free and anonymous. Medications should be kept in original packaging with the patient information removed. Participants will receive a tote bag for participating while supplies last.

Lunch and Learn: Painful Joints—Arthritis and Beyond

Wednesday, Nov. 6; noon-1:30 p.m.

Board Conference Room 2

To register: Call 845-554-1734

Dr. Alexander Clark, Sharon Hospital Medical Practice orthopedic and sports medicine physician, will discuss different options for living with arthritis and other painful joint diseases.

Freshstart Smoking Cessation program

Monday, Nov. 18 and 25, Thursday, Nov. 21; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Cost: No cost

Board Conference Room 2

To register: Call 860-364-4493 (TTY: 800-842-9710)

Quitting smoking can be difficult, but with the right tools smokers can learn how to eliminate their tobacco dependency. The American Cancer Society program is designed for individuals interested in learning successful tools and strategies for quitting smoking.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Every other Wednesday; 10 a.m. to noon

Sharon Hospital, Birthing Center main lobby

To register: Call 860-364-4124 (TTY: 800-842-9710)

Sharon Hospital’s Breastfeeding Support Group is where moms share their experiences and receive support from lactation consultants.

Community Exercise Program 

Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Fridays, 1-2 p.m.

Cost: $7/session, $12/couple

Room 260N

To register: Call 860-364-4065 (TTY: 800-842-9710)

This class will help participants reduce pain and stiffness as well as increase overall muscle strength, coordination and endurance. A certified therapeutic recreation specialist trained by the Arthritis Foundation will help people manage arthritis symptoms, maintain mobility and safely improve fitness levels. Activities are appropriate for most and can be modified to match participant skill levels. Please come in sneakers and with water.

Stroke Support Group

Fridays, noon to 1 p.m.

Cost: No cost

Zelman Room

To register: Call 860-364-4065 (TTY: 800-842-9710)

Sharon Hospital provides ongoing stroke support for stroke survivors of all ages. This group welcomes spouses and caregivers to join in the conversation. The group discusses a variety of topics with a focus on life after stroke. Guest speakers highlight specific areas of interest, including physical therapy, pet therapy, massage therapy and diet/nutrition.

CONTACTS

Marina Ballantine, Public and Community Affairs Associate

O: (845) 554 1734 | mballant@health-quet.org

About Nuvance Health

Nuvance Health is a family of award-winning nonprofit hospitals and healthcare professionals in the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut. Nuvance Health combines highly skilled physicians, state-of-the-art facilities and technology, and compassionate caregivers dedicated to providing quality care across a variety of clinical areas, including Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Oncology, Orthopedics, and Primary Care.

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practice locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations. For more information about Nuvance Health, visit our website.

GROUP ART EXHIBITION

SPIRIT ANIMALS

October 26 through November 30, 2019

Reception: Saturday, October 26, 4-6PM

Salon with Master Conservationist Ginny Apple, Saturday, November 16, 4PM

David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main Street, Falls Village, CT 06031

860-824-7424, www.huntlibrary.org

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” –Anatole France

In October and November, The David M. Hunt Library in Falls Village (CT) will present the group exhibition Spirit Animals featuring 45 local artists from the tri-state area and an ark-full of feathered, furred, and finned beasts.  An opening reception with refreshments will take place on Saturday October 26, 4-6PM.  An art salon talk with Master Conservationist Ginny Apple will take place on Saturday, November 16 at 4PM.  The exhibit will remain on display through Saturday, November 30.  These events are free and open to the public.  For more information call the Library at 860-824-7424 or visit huntlibrary.org.  Hours: Tues & Thurs 10-5, Fri 3-7, Sat 10-1, Sun 11-2.  David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main Street, Falls Village, CT, 06031.

In a request to artists, curators Lilly Woodworth and Garth Kobal proposed the following, “Extract yourself from the quotidian for a couple of minutes and imagine blinking open your eyes to see yourself in the form of an animal.  What animal best describes your nature and/or spirit?  Does the very nature of these times, this season, your life experience or, daresay, personal moment, elicit a response in you?   Is there an animal spirit or form that leaps to mind or a slow realization of an alternative animal inside?”

The response from artists was strong and passionate, creating an exhibition of 45 artists, featuring a pack of wolves, a stampede of elephants, a murder of crows, bears, bunnies, goldfish, racoons, rhinos, deer, owls, seagulls, moths, a mouse, a panther, a wild boar, a dog named Turtle, and many more.

Artists featured in the exhibit include Jeanne Allen, Marsha Altemus, Lori Barker, Megan Berk, Pamela Berkelely, Louise Black, Allen Blagden, Janet Andre Block, John Brett, Jane Capellaro, Eileen Cooper, Erika Crofut, Robert Cronin, Patricia Decker, Lesley Ehlers, Louis Farkovitz, Zoe Fedorjazcenko, Sergei Fedorjaczenko, David Fertig, Emily Fuller, Richard Griggs, Lazlo Gyorsok, Shaari Horowitz, Michelle Iglesias, Joey Jablonski, Sallie Ketcham, Mark Liebergall, Tom Lotas, Danielle Mailer, Sarah Martinez, Kimburly McDowell, Roger McKee, Terri Moore, Patty Mullins, Ken Musselman, Catherine Noren, Randy Orzano, Robert Andrew Parker, Susan Rand, Bernie Re, Diane Shapira, Joel Shapira, Jude Streng, Carol Timolat, Justine Valla, Lilly Woodworth, and Judith Wyer.

Most of the artworks in Spirit Animals are priced under $500 and a portion of each sale benefits the David M. Hunt Library.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Gunn Memorial Library is pleased to announce the opening of a select group of recent paintings by the extraordinary colorist and New York City based contemporary abstract artist Steven Miller on exhibit from Sat November 2-Dec 15, 2019.  A reception will take place Sat Nov 2 from 12-2:00pm.

Mr. Miller works in oils on canvas in combination with images inspired by nature. He works in a series of paintings, usually working on from two to three at a time. He states that “These works still hold a strong fascination for me and continue to provide me with boundless inspiration. The work I produce is all about color, form and simplicity”. Life quite simply as a force of nature captured on canvas.

Miller maintains studios in NYC and in Litchfield County.  He often travels outside of the country and is influenced by the various international cultures that he comes into contact with.  Steven Miller has exhibited his work across the United States from New York to Los Angeles, and in Europe from London to Cologne. He is a Vinalhaven Fellow, a  Rubenstein Scholar, and a Parsons School of Design Scholar. His work has been featured in “Sex in the City”, on the tv sitcom “Frasier” and is frequently featured in major Hollywood films.

Mr. Miller’s work is in many private and public collections in the United States, Europe and Asia. His work is in the permanent collections of the University of Virginia’s Bayly Art Museum, the Savannah College of Art & Design Museum in Georgia, Chase Manhattan Bank, Walden International and most recently to MOMA’s collection.

For additional information please contact by email at steven.miller286@gmail.com  www.stevenwmiller.com

Gunn Memorial Library

5 Wykeham Rd

Washington CT 06793

860-868-7586 M/W/F 9:30am-5:00pm/Tues-Thur 9:30-8:00pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Byrde + the b is pleased to announce an exhibition of artist Santo Bruno opening Sat November 9 from 4-6:30pm and continuing through December 5, 2019.

Santo Bruno has worked in two and three-dimensional media as well as installations.  His art is primarily abstract and is known for its deceptive simplicity and inventiveness.  His interest has been to strike a balance between order and intuition while focusing on emotional, spiritual and intellectual ideas.  He believes that randomness is inherently constructive and he is interested in ideas that involve multiple visual and sensory permutations.

He has exhibited internationally and has been active in Philadelphia, Rome, Atlanta, New York City and Connecticut. His work is in the permanent collection of the High Museum of Art.

Byrde + the b 10 Titus Rd Washington, CT 860-619-0422 www.byrdeandtheb.comTues-Sat 10am-6pm

Based on the interest in last summer’s RJHS exhibition, The Hidden History of the Roe Jan Region, our culminating public program this fall will focus on the fascinating backstories and newly unearthed history discovered as an outcome of the exhibit itself. These include a long lost high school ring unearthed and returned to its owner after 61 years, rare documentary photos of the “last” Taghkanic basket maker Elizabeth Proper, unseen since 1973, a long forgotten and historic boundary marker located in the underbrush at Boston Corner, and how Roeliff Jansen, our region’s namesake, once owned 62 acres of lower Manhattan, part of which later became New York City’s first public park.

The program will feature several of the people who made these discoveries, and several special and surprising new additions to the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society’s ever-expanding collection of local history!
Admission is free & light refreshments will be served.

At the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society Museum – 8 Miles Road, Copake Falls ,NY

October 6th thru December 16th, 11-1 pm, Sundays, (or by appointment)
Artist reception, October 5th, 5PM, Burke Hall Gallery

Copake artist Peter Nicholas Fritsch, (a.k.a.“Nick,”) studied painting and drawing at the School of Visual Arts and the Art Student’s League in NYC. His teachers included artists Herb Katzman, Don Eddy, Gilbert Stone and Robert Cenedella.

Inspired by the traditions of mid 20th century American realism, his streetscape paintings explore the mystical qualities of night, evoking a quietly dramatic sense of place. The artist finds his mysterious imagery in the quiet buildings, silent roads and nocturnal skies of Copake, New York. Several of Fritsch’s paintings include local historic Copake sites such as the abandoned Copake Depot, the First Town Meeting house, the former Knox and Wilsey store, etc. The nocturnal landscape paintings on view in this exhibition, inspired by night walks in the town of Copake with his wife, Lesley Doyel and dog, Munchkin, evoke both a sense of quietude and a striking reflection of reality. These night scenes of Copake in all seasons, present to us, the viewer, a mystical and intimate experience of the natural world.

Artist reception, October 5th, 5PM, Burke Hall Gallery. Open, 11-1 PM, Sundays, and by appointment, contact, Lucy Eldridge, ‪518-329-0530.
View paintings at peternfritsch.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Holiday Papercrafting with Leslie Watkins

The Norfolk Hub, Station Place, Norfolk, CT

10/26, 11/2, 11/23, 12/14, from 10am – 1pm

Contact:Leslie Watkins, 860-542-3920, email leslie@lesliewatkinsdesign.com

Holiday Papercrafting Classes at The Hub

Saturdays, 10am – 1pm

10/26, 11/2, 11/23, 12/14

Learn to make beautiful cards, gift boxes and tags embellished with watercolor and a little sparkle. Leslie Watkins will present a series of adult papercrafting classes just in time for the holidays at The Norfolk Hub. The classes are perfect for beginners and those who’d like to get creative for the holiday season. The materials fee includes everything needed, $35 for each class or $99 for all four. Preregistration is required. Call 860-542-3920 or email leslie@lesliewatkinsdesign.com for more information.

10/26Halloween & Thanksgiving

Autumn themed cards, treat boxes and place cards. Take home 4 different projects. Great for beginners, very easy.

11/2    Christmas Cards

Stamp and paint with watercolors. Take home 4 different cards. Great for beginners, very easy.

11/23Christmas Boxes & Tags

Ready to make and embellish, gift tags and boxes. Take home 2 boxes and 2 tags. Learn heat embossing and die cutting.

12/14Fancy Gift Boxes

Learn box building basics and decorate using an assortment of materials. Create a one-of-a-kind gift box for someone special, or to keep for yourself.

Leslie Watkins’ watercolor designs are featured in “Decorative Gift Boxes”,“Floral Gift Labels”and “Holiday Gift Labels”, published by Dover Press. Clients include Tiffany & Co., Caspari, and various publications. She presents watercolor painting and papercrafting workshops throughout the year.

lesliewatkinsdesign.com