The exhibition will open on Friday and will be visible until May 8.

The exhibit will feature artwork by 26 undergraduate art students, who are candidates for the school’s Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts this year.

An opening reception for the exhibition will be held Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Art Gallery of the Visual and Performing Arts Center, VPAC, at the school.

The welcome and the exhibition will be free and open to the public.

The 2022 art exhibit will also feature 10 art students with a concentration in graphic design, four in illustration, and six in photography and studio art.

The following 2022 Undergraduate in Art applicants from the following communities will present selected works in the concentrations:

– Graphic design: Peter Buck, of Sandy Hook, Ralph Capriglione, of Yonkers, NY, Abbi Debes, of New Milford, Rebecca DeLucia, of New Milford, Christopher Ehlers, of Norwalk, Connor Feeney, of Monroe; Hope Johnsky, of Bristol, Nicole Medina, of Carmel, NY, Sean Price, of Naugatuck, and Yadira Torres, of Norwalk,

– Illustration: Amy Caco, of Watertown; Tallulah Comaskey, of New Milford; Kiana Diaz, of Newtown; and Bryana Sarsoza, of Stamford,

– Photography: Ethan Baur, of New Milford, Ryan Bulkley, of Shelton; Alex Linares, of Mamaroneck, NY, Emily Pelella, of Monroe, Sophia Putney, of Boxford, Mass., and Kaylee Wasacz, of Poughkeepsie, NY, and

– Art Studio: Lucy Gallagher, of Waterbury; Daisy Gesualdi of Bethel, Alexander Hesse of Brookfield, Denise Izidorio of Danbury, Corrine Kozlow of Danbury; and Kat Moran, of Newtown.

Pre-registration is required at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com.

Gallery hours and exhibit open days will be 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The center and gallery are located on the university’s Westside campus at 43 Lake Ave. Extension.

The artist will propose a special program

Western Connecticut State University Class of 1996 graduate ShawnaLee W. Kwashnak offers a special program to teach an online course of a historical nature to Connecticut art students ages 12-18.

Kwashnak is a professional portrait painter.

The class, “Pandemic Portraiture: Reflections of Healing,” will be held from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays through June 30 on Zoom.

The participation of selected students is free. The program is available with the support of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts

Applications are available by emailing [email protected]

Kwashnak has a website at shawnalee.com.

Opening of the solo art exhibition “Scratching the Surface”

Still River Editions’ gallery is hosting a solo art exhibition titled “Scratching the Surface: David Haislip”.

The free exhibition will be open to the public with a reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Light refreshments will be provided.

The exhibition will consist of abstract and mixed-media works of art on paper, artboard, glass, wood and metallic materials by David Haislip, a longtime Danbury resident and former businessman and studio owner. downtown string instrument repair shop. He lives in Oxford.

The exhibition will be on view until June 30.

The gallery is located at 128 East Liberty St. in Danbury.

Regular gallery days and hours are: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The art gallery has a website at stillrivereditions.com.

Danbury Library Friends For Sale

Friends of the Danbury Library is hosting a spring clearance sale at the Friends Little Red House Book Store from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 28 through Saturday, April 30.

Used books for children and adults, CDs and DVDs will be on sale.

For $20, customers will receive a Friends cloth bag to fill with items they purchase during the sale.

The books will be distributed free of charge from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday April 30.

Proceeds will go to library programs and services.

The bookstore is located at 15 Main St.

Scholarships available for students

The Heidi Norcross, Regent, Roger Sherman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a New Milford High School student graduating this year and attending college in the fall.

Applications are available at New Milford High School, through Naviance, or from Mary Schenzer, who is the scholarship chair, at [email protected] The deadline for receipt of complete applications is April 30.

The parents’ association will host the STEAM festival

The Redding Elementary School Parents and Teachers Association will be hosting a STEAM Festival from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the school.

The educational event will explore the topics of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics, or STEAM, through outdoor-inspired crafts, experiments, explorations, and activities. air.

The event will be elementary-focused and will educate students about the world around them through STEAM.

The event will also be an Earth Day celebration and will feature crafts, science, experiments, engineering activities, and more.

The K-4 school’s science fair will also be on display to celebrate the school’s budding scientists, engineers and researchers.

The sponsors, guests and local organizations of the event will be:

– the New Pond Farm educational center,

– the Mark Twain Library,

– Home Front Farmers,

– Dandelion Energy,

– The Redding Land Trust,

– Holbrook Farms,

– the Redding Garden Club,

– Veolia,

– the Redding Water Pollution Commission,

– the Joel Barlow science club,

– the Redding Nursery,

– The robotics team of the First Tech Challenge, of the FIRST® LEGO® League,

– the Redding Conservation Committee,

-Waffle Cabin Connecticut, and

-Tony Neapolitan Pizza.

13,000 acres of protected land

The Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy has achieved a new conservation milestone: 13,000 acres of permanently protected land and water. The newly conserved lands of Bridgewater, Kent, Sharon and Washington include a public nature reserve, working farmland and habitat for rare species.

The organization aims to protect an additional 2,500 acres of land by 2025.

In Bridgewater, the group completed two conservation projects in 2021. The first, a land bequest from longtime resident Susan Hansen, protected 73 acres of central forest with biodiversity and established a permanent wildlife corridor to other retained lands of the city. The second was the permanent protection of the 100-acre Jane Pratt farm, in partnership with the Bridgewater Land Trust.

Conservation guided the land trust through the process of selling a conservation easement to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, for the conservation project, ensuring the community resource will remain available for agricultural use forever, according to information from a press release.

Conservation has a website at ctland.org.

U.S. Organization Mrs. President Announces Election Winners

Candidates from the nonprofit Mrs. President US took to the stage at Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, March 27, and competed to become their city’s next Mrs. President US.

The election followed eight workshop-style sessions over the past six months organized by the nonpartisan organization.

Comedian Christine O’Leary was the emcee and officiated the free and open to the public event, which was attended by more than 250 people and another 230 people watching via Zoom.

Students, in grades four to eight, had a wide range of campaign platforms, including: increasing bike lanes and bike safety, using the arts to address mental health needs, promoting the power of vegetarianism , etc.

Six of the contestants won the title.

Connecticut League of Women Voters President Laura Smits was also in attendance and shared the historic struggle for women’s suffrage and equality.

Many additional elected officials were also in attendance, in person and on a Zoom live stream, testifying to next-generation leaders.

State Senator Julie Kushner, D-Danbury, State Representative Aimee Berger Girvalo, D-Ridgefield, Ridgefield First Selectman and Chairman of the Board Rudy Marconi, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett, Wilton Selectwoman Kim Healy, former state senator and board member Toni Boucher, Ridgefield voter registry member and board member Wayne Floegel, and Darien’s former first draft pick Jayme Stevenson were included. among officials.

After an election cycle and voter decision-making process, one Ms. President of the United States from each of the six cities was elected to serve in a leadership position and follow local authorities.

From Danbury, Aiza Lateef was elected Mrs. President US Danbury, promoting after-school activities for children with disabilities.

Zooming in from Gilbert, Arizona, Kaia Chiarella, who ran on a platform about special needs inclusion in education, picked up the win for her city.

Gopika Sheth, who is a seasoned U.S. President, Hamden participant, was elected on her platform of vegetarianism and climate change prevention. Mrs. President of the United States Norwalk, Juliet Centeno, advocated for menstrual fairness.

In an election in Wilton, Anaya Uttamchandani emerged victorious, championing diversity and inclusion.

US President Ridgefield for 2022-23 is Valentina McManus, who led a campaign on allergy awareness and school lunch equality.

Greek Mythology Storyteller, Talking Poet

Susan A. Katz, Greek mythology storyteller and Washington resident, will give an author talk on her recently released book, “The Limits of Light,” at Waterbury’s Silas Bronson Library at noon April 30.

Pre-registration is available by calling the library at 203-574-8225, or by visiting the library’s website at bronsonlibrary.org.

More information about Katz’s works and her book is available by visiting her website at poetladykatz.com.

Opening of the garden, welcoming spring talks on the barn

Hollister House Garden will open for the season from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday

The garden will be open to the public on Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Additionally, Hollister House Garden gives a series of “Barn Talks”. Lectures are taught by experienced garden professionals and are designed to inspire and educate both new and experienced gardeners. Reservations are strongly suggested.

The program is available at hollisterhousegarden.org/lectures.

Members pay $25, others pay $35.

The garden will also offer a full program of art and photography workshops. A complete list of dates, times and registration links for all upcoming events is available at www.hollisterhousegarden.com/events.