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MASSACHUSETTS
Andy Newman, Painter
Andy Newman has his studio at the Emerson Umbrella for the Arts in Concord, Massachusetts. He is represented by more than ten galleries in Canada, England, France, Italy and Portugal in addition to the United States, and he has had solo museum exhibitions in Portugal and Macau. His work has been praised by critic Donald Kuspit for its "sophistication and intelligence." View more at andynewman.net
NEW YORK
Barbara Lehman is the creator of Brown Dog Books & Gifts logo!
Award-winning commercial artist, illustrator, and children's book author Barbara Lehman has been praised for her imaginative, colorful cartoon art, which has appeared in both her own books and those with texts by other writers. In 2005 she was honored for her talents when The Red Book, a wordless picture book that captures the excitement and adventure to be found through reading, earned Lehman a prestigious Caldecott Honor designation. Lehman was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in New Jersey. As a child, she loved to visit the art museums in nearby New York City. She began to draw at an early age, inspired in part by the prints of John Tenniel's illustrations for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland that her father hand-colored and hung over her crib. To prepare herself for a career as an artist, she attended New York City's Pratt Institute and earned a B.F.A. in illustration. As a professional artist as well as an illustrator, she has worked as an animator, a graphic designer, and a window designer, although she admits that creating book illustrations gives her the most satisfaction. Inspired by Lehman's view of the landscape from high atop a Manhattan skyscraper, The Red Book finds a young girl carried on a magical journey after she discovers a bright red book peeking out of a snow bank on a cold winter day during her walk to her city school. In Barbara Lehman's imaginative picture book The Red Book a young girl takes a journey of the imagination that leads her to a new friend. (Text and illustrations copyright © 2004 by Barbara Lehman. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company.) Opening the book at school, she realize that it is magical; its pictures move, revealing a sun-lit island scene and a boy perusing a similar book. With a turn of the page, the boy's view zooms in, revealing the girl sitting at her desk in the city, and suddenly the two children are able to see each other! Inspired by the book, the girl buys a large bunch of balloons and rises into the air, determined to find the boy's island and leave her own world behind. Telling its story through Lehman's pen-and-ink, watercolor, and gouache illustrations and ending with an interesting twist, The Red Book was praised by Horn Book contributor Joanna Rudge Long for presenting a "pleasing puzzle that will challenge young imaginations and intellects." "As visually uncluttered as it is conceptually rich, Lehman's red book is a little treasure of its own," wrote a Publishers Weekly contributor, while in School Library Journal Kathy Krasniewicz deemed the book a "perfectly eloquent" work that "captures the magical possibility that exists every time readers open a book." In Booklist Jennifer Mattson recommended The Red Book as "ideal for fueling creative-writing exercises." Read more: Barbara Lehman (1963–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2294/Lehman-Barbara-1963.html#ixzz0sYvqAHdF Ms. Lehman is the creator of Brown Dog Books & Gifts logo
VERMONT
The Valley Stage
Welcome to the Valley Stage! The third annual Valley Stage Music Festival took place in the Huntington Valley in 2009 and was blessed with a gorgeous day while other parts of Vermont were experiencing torrential downpours and occasional hail storms. The great music and food were supplemented by vendors and sponsors with green/sustainability themes. There was even an assessment of the carbon footprint that the event had on the environment. Thankfully, Brighter Planet provided the effort necessary to "offset" us. The day's performances began around 1:00 with Nashville based singer/songwriter Christopher Williams, followed by Michigan natives May Erlewine and Seth Bernard at 2:45, The Defibulators out of Brooklyn at around 4:45, followed by the San Francisco based quartet and our headliners this year, The Waybacks at 7:00 p.m. The Valley Stage is proud to be sponsored by Huntington Valley Arts , a not for profit organization. Sorry, no pets or glass at the event.
VERMONT
Rick Damon
Custom Bagpipe Cases hand constructed from cherry woods, rounded-over dovetail corners, brass catches, hinges, leather strap and a matching toolbox.
VERMONT
Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck
This band started up as organically as possible. It is hard to calculate the exact time of conception, but one might say it was the night Jeff Berlin was called upon to sit in on a New Years' Eve gig at a local Vermont roadhouse. Bow and Jeremy go back to the days of Elbow and the bluegrass ensemble Jethro in the mid-90s along with Steve Mayone who also co-founded the twisted, old-timey sounding Benders. In the wake of many incestuous bands and off-the-cuff line-ups, it basically came down to who was willing to swim upstream (I-93 to I-89) and play long gigs for short money. For a while it was just the Bow Thayer band and everybody in Somerville, MA was in it. But alas, it was that 3-hour drive that filtered the line-up as it stands today. Jeff and his wife succumbed to the magical allure and raw beauty of central Vermont and moved into an old farmhouse in Barnard, just a 10-minute drive from Bow's house–quite a feat considering everything in Vermont is at least an hour away. Steve settled even further into the urban frontier of Somerville and Jeremy headed north from Rhode Island and made it as far as Uxbridge, Massachusetts. So it is safe to say rehearsal is difficult or even non-existent, which is where the name "Perfect Trainwreck" comes into play. If you have ever been in a band—and it seems like everyone is these days—then the term "trainwreck" usually implies that a disastrous mistake has occurred due to the performers being unrehearsed. Well, with these boys that shit just don't matter because there is a common musical language being spoken here that only comes with experience and grueling hours practicing the lack of discipline. So if you're at a show and hear something that doesn't sound like it does on one of the records—that's OK with us, in fact it's perfect.
VERMONT
Janice A. Bauch Photographer
My professional position in today's highly technical photographic world has evolved over the years from a partnership of 20 years in a general photographic studio in eastern Massachusetts and 20 years teaching in the Hallmark Institute of Photography in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. My passion is photography so I moved to Vermont several years ago, following my teaching career, to be closer to family, pursue my photographic loves of capturing the essence of flora, fauna and animals. Here is a sampling of my work that has brought me great joy....hope you enjoy also.
VERMONT
Good Times Cafe
Welcome to Good Times Café! You’ll enjoy our authentic stone baked pizza made with fresh ingredients. Each crust is carefully hand-rolled and made with a “pinch” of salt. Our homemade sauce is a blend of fresh garlic, crushed pear tomatoes, olive oil, and herbs. Create your own pizza or choose from one of our specialty pizzas. Stop by for lunch or dinner and try a cajun stew: crawfish etouffé, jambalaya or gumbo. Our soups are created daily, our salads are made to order and we offer delicious sandwiches made with our homemade panini bread. Enjoy a made to order take and bake pizza and discover the advantages of a Good Times Café home cooked pizza. Ask for details. We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have... and above all... have a Good Time! We only accept cash & checks Ask us about catering options! LIVE MUSIC! Wednesday Nights Call for details
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