Historic Wethersfield

Wethersfield, CT

Cove Side Carnival

October 17th, 18th, & 19th. Keane Foundation Cove Side Carnival 2025

Rides for all ages, vendors, music, games, and family fun! Bring the entire family. Ride all day for one low price! At Cove Park near DMV, 60 State Street.

– Friday Oct 17th 5-10pm
– Saturday Oct 18th 12-10pm
– Sunday Oct 19th 12-6pm

For more information: www.keanefoundation.org.

Cove Side Carnival

October 17th, 18th, & 19th. Keane Foundation Cove Side Carnival 2025

Rides for all ages, vendors, music, games, and family fun! Bring the entire family. Ride all day for one low price! At Cove Park near DMV, 60 State Street.

– Friday Oct 17th 5-10pm
– Saturday Oct 18th 12-10pm
– Sunday Oct 19th 12-6pm

For more information: www.keanefoundation.org.

Cove Side Carnival

October 17th, 18th, & 19th. Keane Foundation Cove Side Carnival 2025

Rides for all ages, vendors, music, games, and family fun! Bring the entire family. Ride all day for one low price! At Cove Park near DMV, 60 State Street.

– Friday Oct 17th 5-10pm
– Saturday Oct 18th 12-10pm
– Sunday Oct 19th 12-6pm

For more information: www.keanefoundation.org.

Cow Portrait Workshop

October 11th, 10:00am – 1:00pm. Workshop to Paint a Unique Cow Portrait with Sylvina Rollins

Sponsored by the Wethersfield Art League at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Wethersfield.

Join accomplished artist Sylvina Rollins as she guides you step by step to create an eye-catching work of art. Students should bring an 8×10 or 9×12 canvas and acrylic or oil paints. Beginner to intermediate. The fee is $40 for art league sponsors and $50 for the public. Send check to Wethersfield Art League, 193 Wells Road, Wethersfield CT 06109. Please include your phone and email information. Questions: wethersfieldartleague@gmail.com.

Art League Free Demonstration

October 2nd, 6:30pm. Wethersfield Art League Free Demonstration by Artist Sylvina Rollins

Join the Wethersfield Art League at the Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield Street. Oil artist Sylvina Rollins loves painting landscapes, pet portraits, and farm animals, especially cows! She will demonstrate her technique to paint her favorite cow portrait & will offer a workshop on 10/11.

All are welcome & you are encouraged to bring a friend. The demo follows a brief business meeting.

An Evening of Spirit Messages

October 2, 6:00pm – 8:30pm. An Evening of Spirit Messages with Scott Allan

Join WDS in the historic Webb Barn for an extraordinary evening with Scott Allan,
evidential medium featured on “Dark Echoes.” Having witnessed grief as both funeral director and medium, Scott brings authentic, heartfelt messages from the spirit world with unexpected warmth and humor. This moving experience includes a mediumship demonstration with members from the audience and book signing for “In the Presence of Light”. VIP guests enjoy priority seating and an exclusive post-event Q&A with the chance to win a personal reading.

Tickets: General Admission $40 | Members $35 | VIP Experience $60

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*Ages 16+. Doors open 6:30pm. Not everyone is guaranteed a personal reading, but Scott aims to
deliver as many messages as possible.

Oil Painting: Still Life or Mastercopy

September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15 | 4:00pm – 8:00pm. Oil Painting: Still Life or Mastercopy

Step into the world of artistic mastery, where brush meets canvas and tradition meets discovery. In this oil painting and still life mastercopy class, artists will explore time-honored techniques from Renaissance classics to 19th-century masterpieces—from the delicate layers of the Flemish tradition to the luminous realism of Bouguereau. Led by Veronique Fournier-Wynne, this course offers guided instruction in the fundamentals and finer nuances of creating rich, realistic paintings in oil. Open to both youth and adult students, this class welcomes artists of all skill levels, whether you are just beginning your journey or refining your craft. Artists select their preferred three-hour block for instruction.

For more information or to register visit, www.wethersfieldarts.org. Classes and workshops are held in person at the Wethersfield Academy for the Arts, 431 Hartford Avenue in Wethersfield, CT. Questions, feel free to call at 860-994-8304 or email at info@wethersfieldarts.org.

Sculpting the Skull

September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13| 6:30-8:30pm. Sculpting the Skull

Taught by renowned artist Kimberly Monson, this sculpture class uses the human
skull as inspiration to build sculpting skills with clay. Emphasis is placed on armature building, observation, proportion, form relationships, measurement techniques and clay application. Working with the skull shows how smaller forms interlock and relate to the whole. The class is taught to the individual creating an environment where each student improves at their own pace. All skill levels welcome.

Head and Figure Drawing

September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm. Head and Figure Drawing Fundamentals

Taught by Pete Anderson, this class guides students through essential drawing techniques while working from a live model to develop strong head and figure block-ins. Students will be introduced to essential tools and techniques for success, including measuring, material use, and the importance of control, line quality, mark making, tonal values, and shape design. Each lesson will progress naturally, with new skills building on the last, as we work from a live model to construct a solid block-in of the head and figure.

Glass Garden Sculpture Workshop

September 13th, 10:00am – 1:00pm. Glass Garden Sculpture or Bird Bath Workshop with Christine Diffley

Join the Wethersfield Art League at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Wethersfield. Christine Diffley of New Life Glass Works will teach you how to create using crystal and found glass objects. Feel free to bring your own treasures and immortalize Grandma’s crystal as a cherished keepsake.

The fee is $40 for art league sponsors and $50 for the public plus a $15 material cost. The project will require drying time and your art can be picked up 9/15 or 9/18 or during any open studio times Mondays or Thursdays at the Schoolhouse.

Send check to Wethersfield Art League, 193 Wells Road, Wethersfield CT 06109. Please include your phone and email information. Questions: wethersfieldartleague@gmail.com