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Waterworks show usually takes viewers past the surface area – Salisbury Submit

SALISBURY — Waterworks Visual Arts Heart in Salisbury will existing Outside of the Surface area, a new exhibition opening Monday, Sept. 13. Waterworks invites all people to the opening reception and meet up with the artists event from 5:30-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17, at 123 E. Liberty Avenue. The party is free of charge be sure to RSVP to admin@waterworks.org.

Outside of the Surface involves 3 autonomous exhibits by 4 North Carolina artists: Sacred Areas 360, showcasing performs by Will James It is in the Genes: A Mother and Daughter Clearly show, showcasing will work by Phyllis Steimel and her daughter Beth Barger, and The Bodyweight of All That Is, that includes operates by Liz McKay. Both of those James and mom-daughter painters Steimel and Barger, credit their artistic skills as inherited items. James grew up in a family appreciative of artwork. His father was also an newbie photographer

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Bay Area dance scene bursting with elaborate options this fall
Parangal’s Jonathan Michael Mercado (left), Dio-Ann Valmores and Darren Garza of San Francisco Trolley Dances. Photo: Amani Photography

The Bay Area is one of the most important hubs for diverse dance activity in the world, and dance is raring back to life here this fall.

This season we’ve found more than a dozen significant dance events to keep on your radar. From the rhythms of Indian kathak to the intensity of butoh-inspired movement theater and the tap dance virtuosity of Caleb Teicher, dance is happening. Some performances are online, some are in person, but all are mindful of safety in re-gathering — and bursting with music and movement.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet

The versatile and energetic troupe is honoring company founder Michael Smuin, who died in 2007, by streaming four of his full-length works online, one per week over the course of September. The solemn “Stabat Mater,” created in the wake

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This Week’s Upcoming Fairfield Area Events

FAIRFIELD, CT — Curious about what to do in the Fairfield area this week? Below, we’ve included some of this week’s top events from throughout Fairfield. See what’s happening and what might interest you before you make plans.

Hot tip: If you want to see your event in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it’s free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community.

Here are a few events happening this week in and near Fairfield:

Featured Event: Congregation for Humanistic Judaism’s High Holiday Services

  • When: Monday, September 6th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Where: virtual
  • What: Free High Holiday Services The Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Fairfield County, (CHJ), gathers with Jews everywhere to celebrate the significance of the High Holidays – Rosh
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Retreating to your garden is healthy: Explore 10 well-designed private Portland area landscapes for inspiration

People have spent more time at home, most likely surrounded by plants, to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Not surprisingly, they felt better when they nurtured a flower in a pot or a small patch of ground cover.

Many people expanded their living space outdoors, to dine under the stars, read in a quiet corner of the yard and let the kids and dogs romp freely.

Gardening grew into a bigger hobby over the last two years, attracting more people who felt the joy of being outside, growing vegetables for home-cooked meals and helping greenery of all types thrive.

Horticultural therapists study the stress-relieving and healing benefits of being exposed to “green medicine,” the simple act of resting under a shady tree, feeling calmed by the sound of a water fountain and taking in the fragrant scent of lilacs and roses.

Try it out for yourself. Here’s one way:

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Fairfield Events Calendar: See What’s Happening In The Area This Week

FAIRFIELD, CT — Wondering what there is to do in the Fairfield area? Your Fairfield Patch community calendar is a great way to stay in the loop on what’s happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here are some events taking place in town this week.

Want to add an upcoming event? Whether you’re planning a speaker series, a barbecue, or a magic show, there’s no better place to share it than Patch’s event calendar. You can also spread the word in nearby communities by promoting your event. The cost is $1 per day per community.

Here are a few events happening this week in the Fairfield area:

Featured Event: FREE Trial Dance Classes, Studio Tour, Placement Evaluations @ Rockwell Dance Center in Trumbull

  • When: Monday, August 23rd at 3:00 p.m.
  • Where: Rockwell Dance Center, 18 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull, CT 06611
  • What: REGISTER NOW FOR
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THIS WEEK IN THE ARTS | Cars, live music, painting and more | Area

Downtown Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Third and Leavenworth streets.

Yard Art Classics Car Club Car Show, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Join the club for the 30th annual event with antique, sports and classic cars, as well as trucks and motorcycles.

Enter at 12th and Fremont streets.

Car auction, 9 a.m.-noon.

Mike’s Wrecker Service, 161 McDowell Creek Road.

Meet the doctors, hear a brief health talk and walk around Anneberg Park with them. Pets welcome.

Stonecreek Family Physicians, 4101 Anderson Ave.

Cars and Coffee, 9-11 a.m.

Bring your car and look around with a cup of complimentary coffee and a donut.

Also Tread Talk: 1970 Plymouth Superbird at 11 a.m. Brain Strouts will discuss the racer for approximately 30 minutes. All ages welcome, regular museum admission applies.

Midwest Dream Car Collection, 3007 Anderson Ave.

Back-to-School Bash, 9:30 a.m.

Also Saturday Pick Your Project workshop at 6:30 p.m.; DIY Bench Workshop at

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