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Remembering September 11, 2001

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It’s been 20 years since that tragic day, September 11, 2001—how far away in years, yet how close in my memory it remains.

Spotlight on Granby Artists

Insight into the creative process

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Name: Avis Akers Cherichetti

Medium: Pottery

Address: 31 Barndoor Hills Road, Granby

Phone: 860-841-8675

Instagram: @avischerichetti

Website: honeyhillpottery.us

Email: hhpots@sbcglobal.net

Member of Granby Artists since: 2002 (charter member)

Avis Cherichetti grew up in a family that made things. Her mother quilted and her father was a woodworker so she grew up knowing it was acceptable to be an artist.

Events

GAA Open Studio Tour returns Oct. 16 & 17

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By Lori Catlin Garcia

Members of the Granby Artists Association are excited to again offer the annual Open Studio Tour on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants have been working hard for many months creating beautiful works of fine art and functional pieces to wear, adorn your home and give as gifts.

The Arts

FV Chorale returns to live rehearsals

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The Farmington Valley Chorale announces its return to “safe and sound” in-person rehearsals starting Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. Now in its 51st year, the chorale has met virtually since the start of the pandemic.

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Survivors

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How wonderful these days to see people’s smiling faces, to not have to rush indoors to the isolation of the house, to see neighbors out walking and stopping to chat, and to be out and about more in the world.

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Thoughts While on a Walk

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What a Blessing it is to see the flowers blooming in the yards,
To hear songbirds singing in the now leafed trees,