October 5, 2012

Friday, October 5, 2012
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Actress to Hold Holiday
Decoration Workshop
S A L I S B U RY — I n
preparation for the holidays, as well as the Noble Horizons Auxiliary’s
Festival of Trees (Nov.
17-Dec. 1), Noble Horizons will welcome Emmy
Award-winning
actress
and designer Linda Dano
to its campus on Oct. 20.
Using examples from
her own historic Litchfield
County home, Ms. Dano
will lead a holiday decorating workshop at 2 p.m.
in which she will feature
simple and original projects, unique design ideas,
and innovative decorating
strategies.
Ms. Dano is an accomplished actress, entrepreneur, author, former talk
show host, fashion advisor and designer. She is
best known as the flam-
boyant Felicia Gallant on
the daytime drama, “Another World, “ in which
she starred for 17 years
and for which she won the
1993 “Outstanding Lead
Actress “ Emmy Award.
Ms. Dano has appeared
in many television roles
and film roles, including,
“General Hospital,” “All
My Children,” “One Life
to Live,” “Port Charles”
and “Reservation Road,”
Off the set, she has co-authored the books, “Looking Great...It Doesn’t
Have To Hurt,” released
in 1997, and “Living
Great,” released in 1998
as well as regular monthly
magazine features in Soap
Opera Digest and New
Choices. Fans may also
remember her from the
show “Attitudes,” which
she co-hosted for six years
on the Lifetime Television
Network.
She has also been the
guest host and appeared
on many national talk
shows, including “The
Rosie O’Donnell Show”
and “The View.” Since
1993 she has created original fashion and home
decor lines for QVC, the
nation’s #1 electronic retailer.
During her diverse career she has worked for
the National Osteoporosis
Foundation, the National
Alzheimer’s Association,
Heart Share Human Services and as co-host of
“Shoes on Sale,” an annual event sponsored by
QVC and the Fashion
Footwear Association of
New York that raises mil-
Botanical Garden Plans Festival
STOCKBRIDGE,
Mass.—The Berkshire Botanical Garden’s annual
Harvest Festival, now in its
78th year, will take place
Oct. 6 and 7. The 2012 festival will feature autumnal
activities for the whole
family: continuous live
entertainment, a two-day
silent auction, distinctive
regional crafters, a farmers
market, a giant tag sale, opportunity clothing and an
expansive plant sale featuring mums and bulbs.
New this year will be
Accessorize, a place to buy
gently used purses, hats, ties
and the like.
Families can leap and
soar at the hay jump, get lost
in the hay maze, and take
a hayride. Get spooked at
the haunted house, try hula
hooping, have faces painted,
or take a turn in the bounce
house. Nuzzle with Misfit
Farm’s kid-friendly animals, take a (Western-style)
horseback ride, hunt for a
treasure from the Pocket
Lady, and be mystified by
Johnny Mystic’s magic.
There will also be a tent
full of kid’s crafts.
This year, guests can
challenge themselves on
an obstacle course by
Berkshire South Regional
Community Center. To
commemorate the day,
have a photo taken at the
monster photo booth.
There will be spinners,
weavers, leather workers,
handcrafted jewelry, wood
accessories,
ceramics,
wreaths, photography and
more. The Harvest Festival is a showcase for 70
local and New England-
Alliance Francaise
Mattatuck Tour
WATERBURY—The
Alliance Française of
Northwestern Connecticut (AFNWCT) will host
a tour of the Mattatuck
Museum’s exhibit, “In
the Shrine of St. Anne’s.”
The tour will take place
Saturday, Oct. 13, at 10
a.m. at the Mattatuck
Museum, located at 144
West Main St.
The exhibit tells the
story of the shrine’s
lions for breast cancer
awareness and research.
Most recently, her television appearances have
been as a frequent guest
on Scott Haney’s WFSB
television show, “A Better
Connecticut,” where her
lifestyle collections, interior design and culinary
skills are showcased. She
is also featured annually
on Mr. Haney’s popular
“100 Days of Holidays,”
which
highlights
Ms.
Dano’s holiday collection
and decorating ideas.
Registration is required for the workshop
and can be completed by
calling 860-435-9851, ext.
190, or online at www.noblehorizons.org. Founded
in 1972, Noble Horizons
is a not-for-profit, continuum of care retirement
village that provides five
levels of care, including
short-term rehabilitation.
It is located on 110 open
and wooded acres at 17
Cobble Road in Salisbury.
based artisans.
In addition to classic
festival fare, such as cotton candy, visitors will find
a plethora of local food
vendors serving up farmfresh sausages from Raven
and Boar, and a variety
of tasty treats from Ronnybrook Farm, Berkshire
Mountain Bakery Pizza,
and Lakota’s Barbeque.
The Garden’s own Botanical Bakery and Cafe
will serve hot mulled cider, home-baked pies and
cookies, sandwiches and,
of course, the Red Lion
Inn’s famous Butternut
Bisque.
There will be continuous music all weekend
long from bands such
as Alan Chartok’s The
Berkshire Ramblers and
Terry a la Berry songs for
kids. Others in the lineup
include The Lucky Five’s,
8 Mile River Band, Higher Help, Down Home,
Frank Schapp, a wandering banjo player and
more!
Drop by for informal
classes on seasonal topics including seed saving,
garden wrap-up, pickling
and invasive plant control.
Berkshire Botanical
Garden’s Harvest Festival runs from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. both Saturday
and Sunday, Oct. 6 and
7. Parking is free. Admission fee will be $5 for
adults, children younger
than 12 are admitted free.
Proceeds support educational programing at the
garden. A complete list
of activities, vendors and
entertainment is available
through www.berkshirebotanical.org.
founding and development, the largely FrenchCanadian
community
that flourished around
it, and the new efforts
to renovate this beautiful French Gothic shrine.
Ruth Glasser, professor
of urban planning at the
University of Connecticut, will conduct the tour
in English.
At 11 a.m., a parishioner of St. Anne’s will
address the group in
French. Light refreshments will be served.
Car pools can be arranged.
There is no charge
for the program, but reservations are essential.
Call 203-263-4096 or email [email protected].
The hay jump at last year’s Berkshire Botanical Garden
Harvest Festival in Stockbridge, Mass.
LITCHFIELD COUNTY TIMES / A17
A painting by Susan Dorazio.
Dorazio Open Studio
COLEBROOK—Animal artist Susan Dorazio
invites visitors to her open
studio scheduled for Oct.
13 and 14 from noon to 5
p.m. at 26 Ruth Cross Hill
Road.
On display will be a large
collection of her art, reflecting the diversity of her ac-
complishments in oil, watercolor, drawings, pen and ink
and prints. Subjects include
equine art, animals, sporting
art, landscapes and still lifes.
The Dorazio studio is
located 10 minutes from
Winsted, near Riverton.
Ms. Dorazio’s Web site is at
www.susandorazio.com.
Lawrence Exhibit to
Aid City Meadow
NORFOLK–Acclaimed
artist J. Vinton “Vint” Lawrence will open a show of his
iconic work at Infinity Hall
gallery, with an opening reception Sunday, Oct. 7, from
3 to 5 p.m.
A former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer, Mr. Lawrence
was stationed in Laos from
1962-1966. He is married to
former National Public Radio reporter Anne Garrels,
and they make their home in
Norfolk.
All of the images in the
exhibit, except for one—an
image of Michael Jackson—
are digital reproductions of
negatives made from the
original drawings. They represent works created by Mr.
Lawrence between 19702000, when he published two
or three drawings weekly for
a number of Washington,
D.C.-area publications, such
as the New Republic and the
Washington Post. In addition
to the framed images on the
wall, signed and numbered
reproductions of each image
in a limited edition will be for
sale in the Infinity store.
Half of the proceeds from
the show will be donated by
Mr. Lawrence and Infinity
Music Hall owner/founder
Dan Hincks to support the
reclamation and renovation
of the City Meadow immediately behind Infinity Hall.
The plan is to convert what
is now a polluted wetlands
depression into a storm water garden that will filter and
clean the dirty storm water
run-off that currently fills
the depression after storms.
The funds collected will be
held for the Town of Norfolk
by the Coalition for Sound
Growth.
Mr. Hincks said he is
thrilled to feature an artist
of Mr. Lawrence’s stature in
the hall gallery and pleased
that proceeds from the show
will be used to help improve
something in Norfolk. “The
town of Norfolk has been so
welcoming and supportive
of Infinity Hall,” Mr. Hincks
said in a release. “It’s a pleasure for us to be able to give
something back.”
Now in its fourth year
of operation, Infinity Music
Hall & Bistro is located on
Route 44, 20 Greenwoods
Road, Norfolk. The box office telephone number is 866666-6306, or tickets maybe be
purchased online.
Visit InfinityHall.com for
complete calendar and other
information.
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