LAST ART STROLL OF 2010 USHERS IN THE HOLIDAYS

COME JOIN US! as we celebrate the last Art Stroll of 2010 and usher in the Holiday Season.

Firehouse Gallery is entertaining the viewers with a new exhibit "Small Works" - nothing larger than 18" x 18". This is the last exhibit for 2010! It takes place Thursday, November 11 from 6pm to 8pm. The works will be on exhibit until December 16th with Firehouse Gallery closing for 2010 on December 19th. Firehouse Gallery will re-open with a new exhibit - "Interiors" - on February 3rd, 2011.

Emily Bett, a well-known painter, printmaker and potter in the Greater New Haven area is the juror for this exhibit. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, has a BFA degree from the University of Chicago, an MFA in printmaking from Southern Connecticut University and attended graduate studies at Carnegie Mellon University.

When Firehouse closes for the evening, walk down to SoBoBo Art Gallery to see a wonderful new exhibit that will WOW you...

Come enjoy lively conversations over coffee and...

SoBoBo Art Gallery is open year round - Thursdays and Fridays 11:00 am to 4:00 pm; Saturdays Noon - 7:00 pm and Sundays Noon - 6:00 pm...

Come in, meander about and find that unusual, unique, sublime gift for the person who has everything! "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus..."

Just Because It's Open House Day - Saturday, June 13th...

Just Because...we must sacrifice it doesn't mean we will be without. Sacrifice does lead to wonderful experiences. This year, many of us will be experiencing the sacrifice of that long awaited vacation to go to Hawaii, or Las Vegas or overseas.

Instead, the Staycation will take its place. Home will be our base - not a hotel. Staying close - not visiting the Taj Mahal (either in Las Vegas or India). Enjoying our surroundings - Walnut Beach on Long Island Sound and not the Pacific or Indian Oceans. Enjoying family and friends - not the French or Hawaiians.

Just Because...we will be reforging bonds thought lost, finding lost treasures in our state - art galleries, museums, sea aquariums, the Beardsley Zoo, Audubon Societies - we will ultimately realize that staying close to home isn't as bad as we thought after all.

Just Because...you are close to home, we ask that you do come join us as we experience our Staycation on Saturday, June 13th, celebrating Connecticut's Open House Day. June 13th is the day Connecticut opens its doors to its citizens - their family members and friends - to become reacquainted with Connecticut's treasures. Your company is requested between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

• Enjoy the art of 23 artists and artisans at SoBoBo and...Just Because... you visited you will receive a print of an original artwork done by a local artist/artisan for FREE.

• Enjoy the culinary art of Walnut Beach Creamery where ice cream is made on the premises and...Just Because... you buy ice cream, you will receive a FREE T-Shirt.

• Enjoy in a wonderful discussion about the art or music playing when you have coffee, tea, or lattes and eating culinary treats at Walnut Beach Cafe and...Just Because... you buy one drink you will get one drink for FREE.

To receive your FREE item(s) - you need to show your Connecticut Driver's License or Connecticut State I.D. at each establishment to show us you are a citizen of Connectitcut. It is our discretion to give the free items to people from out of state.

Just because... you sacrificed that vacation for a staycation, you found more - things to do, places to go, people to visit!

ALL OF THIS ON SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH IS JUST BECAUSE...

Walk the Talk of the Town - May 21st Art Stroll - From Firehouse Gallery to Walnut Beach Cafe and Around the Corner to SoBoBo

Walk the talk of the town!

Join in the upcoming Art Stroll on Thursday, May 21st from Firehouse Gallery at 81 Naugatuck Avenue down to Walnut Beach Cafe & Gallery at 37 Naugatuck Avenue and around the corner to SoBoBo Art Gallery at 17 Broadway. Greet old friends, meet new acquaintances as you listen to the art of "Figuratively Speaking." Firehouse Gallery will be hosting a juried exhibit entitled "Figuratively Speaking," from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Walnut Beach Cafe & Gallery, as always, is the place where the food and drink flows. SoBoBo Art Gallery has 23 artists and artisans showing their unique and yet sublime art from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. (image above is by Caitlin TurnerWoods, entitled "Lack of Oxygen II" - graphite on dur-a-lar)

When all is done, stop in Walnut Beach Creamery at 19 Broadway (right next door to SoBoBo) and enjoy an evening dessert -- ice cream made right on the premises. Flavors of all kinds -- the ice cream melts in your mouth titilating your tastebuds!

See you there!