A protester at a rally against the proposed ICE detention center location in Chester New York. Photo by Tony Ramirez, CCSM Multimedia Organizer. Community Local Immigrant Aid Organizations Prepare for Escalating ICE Enforcement New Chester New York detention center plans alarm regional advocates. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Valentine Vortex: Songs & Readings A mixed-media program that brings together local writers and musicians for an exploration of love—romantic, ambivalent, fractured, and unresolved. By Jamie Larson •
Location: Torrington, CT “Creatura” and “Unleashed” at Five Points Gallery, Torrington Five Points Gallery presents two concurrent exhibitions that examine the animal world as both subject and metaphor. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Organ Master Renee Anne Louprette in Housatonic "The Baroque Dance Masters," performed by acclaimed organist Renée Anne Louprette at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House. By Jamie Larson •
Arts 6 Films to Catch in February at Local Indie Theaters From Jarmusch and Waits’ long-awaited reunion to quiet literary adaptation and urgent global cinema, February picks at local indie cinemas. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community New Documentary Highlights Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley A new DEC-produced documentary “The Nature of Nature” celebrates the Hudson Valley’s extraordinary range of life—and the people working to understand and protect it—ahead of a screening at Bard College on February 8. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Author Talk: Brian Schaefer "Town & Country" The Roe Jan Library welcomes local author Brian Schaefer for an afternoon conversation about his debut novel. By Jamie Larson •
The Friendship Dynamic-14th Annual 10x10 New Play Festival Arts Barrington Stage Co. 10x10 New Play Festival Brings the Heat to Upstreet Barrington Stage Company’s annual relay of brand new 10-minute plays, returning for its fifteenth season as a signature event of the Upstreet Winter Arts Festival. By Jamie Larson
The Collector, Sita Gomez, 1999, acrylic on masonite, 32.5” x 47” Arts Must-See February Art Exhibitions Together, these exhibitions reflect a moment when restraint, material intelligence, and historical awareness feel extra important. By Brian K. Mahoney
Real Estate National Register Listed Colonial in Watertown A historic artifact just minutes from Watertown’s center. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Modern Conversion of an 1865 Barn in Becket The property’s 3,000 square feet of living space unfolds with soaring double-height ceilings, exposed timber framing, and expansive windows that bring the landscape inside. By Jamie Larson •
Arts "A Vivaldi and Mozart Candlelight Experience" This evening blends the music of Antonio Vivaldi and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the warm ambiance of hundreds of candles. By Jamie Larson •
