Upcoming Craftsbury Happenings:
***Check out the new photos of Memorial
Day and also the curtain
restoration in the photo gallery!
Sunday, July 5: Craftsbury Chamber Players On the Common
7 PM - rain or shine. Bluegrass, featuring Kenji Bunch.
Citigrass
Admission: Free! (Contributions Appreciated!)
Sundays, July 5-August 9: Story Telling with Watercolor
6:30-8:30 PM with Sarah Mutrux, studio fee $18, class $90. Beginning with an
opening circle and verse, this quiet, relaxing class combines simple story telling
with intuitive illustration. Students will learn the wet-on-wet watercolor technique
to bring to life the stories told at the beginning of each class. Sutdents will
come away with a bound book of their own stories and illustrations. Students
need to bring two burshes, about .5" & 1". Stop
by The Art House, call 755-6345 for details, or visit the website at The
Art House.
Mondays (& some Saturdays), starting July 6: Hunting the Image, Digital Photo
Composition
7-9 PM at The Art House. $120, taught by Steve Wright. Open
to beginning photographers who want to improve their compositional techniques.
Students will concentrate on developing the basic skills needed to begin
to define their personal photographic goals. Materials: a curious mind
and a digital camera. Stop by The Art House, call 755-6345 for details,
or visit the website at The Art House.
Monday, July 6: Craftsbury Website Meeting
7 PM Craftsbury Town Hall.
Tuesday, July 7: Craftsbury Selectboard Meeting
7-8 PM Craftsbury Town Hall.
Tuesdays, July 7-August 11: Introduction to Acrylic Painting
6-8 PM, taught by Kathryn Lovinsky, studio fee $20, class $90. Introductory
class focusing on fundaments of acrylic painting. Sutdents will learn how to
build a painting, starting with constructing, sketching and preparing their own
canvas, using traditional methods of sketching and underpainting to arrange an
image on canvas. Students will investigate basic color composition and mixing
techniques, as well as how to use color, perspective, and acrylic mediums to
create a three-dimensional representation of still life images. Materials include
basic set of acrylic paints, 2-3 brushes, palette and a small palette knife. Stop
by The Art House, call 755-6345 for details, or visit the website at The
Art House.
Saturday, July 11: Children's Summer Workshop
10 AM-Noon. Create sheets of colorful marbled paper to use
as gift cards, wrapping paper and more. $15/person at The Art Place. Stop
by The Art House, call 755-6345 for details, or visit the website at The
Art House.
Saturday, July 11: 39th Annual Antiques & Uniques Festival
10 AM. - 4 PM on the Common. A beloved Vermont summer event
featuring over 100 purveyors of antiques, hand-crafted jewelry, furniture,
beautiful fiber items, pottery, stoneware, quilts, collectibles and
so much more. Live Celtic music with Trinity. The Grill Tent and Legendary
Bake Sale keep guests fed and happy. Free face painting is available.
And all on the beautiful Craftsbury Common to benefit services for children
and families. For more information contact Cheryl at 655-0006 or cherrick@vtcas.org.
Saturday, July 11: Craftsbury Public Library Book Sale |
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 Welcome to Official Town Website for Craftsbury Vermont
Located in the Northeast Kingdom, Craftsbury is a picturesque
Vermont Country town with rolling hills, white picket fences and family
run dairy farms. The town of Craftsbury includes Craftsbury Common, Craftsbury
Village, East Craftsbury, Collinsville and Mill Village.
 Cross-country
skiing and snowmobiling is enjoyed in the winter, maple sugaring in the spring,
Farmer's Markets and music concerts on the Common in the summer,
in addition to breathtaking foliage in the fall. The tradional Old Home
Day in August with games and a parade is a highlight of the summer.
We encourage you to visit Craftsbury and partake in its beauty.
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CONGRATULATIONS SOPHIE!