Westport in Brief Too!
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Sunday, May 03,
2009
Quick Article Index . . .
Partners Village
Store celebrates 30 years of retailing.
“Don’t Cry For Me” judged “most appealing culinary
painting” by Bayside Restaurateur Bob Carroll.
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Partners
Village Store celebrates 30 years of retailing. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, May 03, 2009
Nancy Crosby and partner Jan
Hall operate Westport’s most eclectic and perhaps most “browse-able”
specialty gift store in the area. And the social events that are held there
are known far and wide. When something is happening in Westport, it’s usually
happening at Partners. Left: Watercolor by
Westport artist Sarah Desjardins. She won the competition conducted by the
Westport Art Group during Partners grand opening. On Saturday, May 2nd Partners celebrated their 30th Anniversary with an Ice
Cream Social out on the beautiful outdoor patio they added last fall. “We
are happy to be celebrating our 30th Anniversary in our new home at 865 Main
Road. The beautiful Victorian house that we spent three years renovating is
just a half mile from our former location.” Click
here to read about the
unique history behind Partner’s new home. Click
here to see photos of
Partners grand opening in October 20 and 21, 2007.
Left: Partners hangs their
WHC plaque - September 14, 2007. Right: Partners grand opening – October 20,
2007 A Tale of Two Westports!
Partners
Village Store has grown to include a unique selection of gifts, toys, jewelry, specialty foods, books and paper goods with an emphasis
on the local community. In 1980 a kitchen was opened which now
offers soup, sandwiches and other freshly made goods to be enjoyed in the
store or taken home or to the beach. An intimate, independent bookstore was
added in 1990 offering good reading, new and old books, local authors and
publications. In 1999 they published their first book, A Joyful Noise under their
new imprint, Partners Village Press. Last
fall, they added a beautiful new stone patio for outdoor dining. “The
thing I’ve enjoyed most about Partners over the years has been working with
staff, both young and older,” Ms. Crosby said. “And of course our customers.”
“We’re
still the same cozy welcoming Partners you’ve come to know and love. Thank
you for your support over the past 30 years!”
From left to right: (1) Partners’ Lisa Cusick serves a hot fudge
sundae to Marina Gela; (2) Partners
celebrates their 30th Anniversary with an Ice Cream Social out on their beautiful
new patio; and (3) 30 toppings, one for each year of operation, make a hot
fudge sundae even more irresistibly delicious. For
more information, contact Partners at (508) 636-2572 or email info@partnersvillagestore.com or visit www.partnersvillagestore.com. “Don’t Cry For Me” judged “most appealing culinary
painting” by Bayside Restaurateur Bob Carroll. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, May 03,
2009
The Westport
Art Group proudly presented “Bon
Appétit”, an
open juried show and sale with a culinary theme on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. 38
local area artists presented 56 amusing and engaging paintings, all vying for
cash and the distinction of being selected “most appealing culinary
painting.” But
only one could win and that was Don’t Cry for Me (pictured left)
painted by Lois Marshall. Dappled Apples by Jacklyn William won First Prize. “A most
powerful “up front” interpretation of the theme,” said Juror Al Albrektson. “Superb handling of the candy-coated
apples – one can almost feel the sticky coating.” Well-known
artist Al Albrektson, beloved teacher who has exhibited his award-winning
paintings throughout the South Coast area, was the juror. Mr.
Albrektson received his art education at Rhode Island School of Design. He
made his career in the advertising field as Art Director with an agency and
finally operated his own advertising art studio, from which he has since
retired. He is a member of Rockport Art Association, North Shore Arts
Association, Providence Art Club, Rhode Island Water Color Society, New
England Watercolor Society and other art organizations.
From the left; (1) Dappled Apples by Jacklyn William; (2)
Dinty for Dinner, Again? by
Meredith Cornell; and (3) honorable mention pick Jam Session by Westport artist Dennis Broadbent deserves an award
for cleverest title. The
reception and awards ceremony was held on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. First
prize was $100, second prize $75, and third prize $50 with a very special
prize for the “Most Appealing Culinary Painting” chosen by Robert Carroll,
owner of Bayside Restaurant in Westport. They’re
all so good,” said Nancy Burkholder, former WAG president. Second
place winner Dinty for Dinner, Again? by Meredith Cornell was painted on
an old cupboard door, complete with handle still attached. “A great example
of the old saying “it’s not what you paint, it’s how you paint it,”
Albrektson said. “Good creative concept here – emphasizing the “old kitchen”
feeling by painting on a cupboard door.”
From the left: (1)
Jacklyn William with Dappled Apples;
(2) former WAG president Nancy Burkholder contemplating; (3) Robert Carroll
of Bayside Restaurant and sponsor of “Bon Appétit”; and (4) Heide
Hallemeier, WAG president, presenting second
place award to Meredith Cornell for Dinty
for Dinner, Again?.
With
names like Jam Session, Dinty for Dinner, Again? and Gorgonzola Picnic, the art show was a
virtual smorgasbord of edible canvases whose titles were as clever as the
paintings themselves. Four Paintings Win Honorable Mentions Sue Prideaux, Little Green Apples is “a
very competent painting in every sense – a great feeling of strong light on the subject and the
pleasure of seeing the brushstrokes.” Heide Hallemeier’s Martini Lunch is “a good handling of a difficult subject matter – not
overworked and with a great sense of sunlight.” Honorable mention pick Jam Session by Westport artist Dennis Broadbent deserves an award
for cleverest title. “A well-handled, tightly composed pastel painting – good
handling of the medium. The tiles in the background serve as a nice foil for
the still life.” Terry Shapiro’s Bernie’s Lunch caught Bob Carroll’s culinary eye. This honorable
mention pick “is a delightful little painting – straightforward with a
“no-pretense” feeling. The light focuses on the hotdogs and everything else
moves backwards as it should.” Click here for a list of
all entries and artists.
Ms. Hallemeier remarked that she saw
a couple in downtown Boston having martinis at an outdoor café, and was so
captured by the moment she took a photograph. “I tried to make it appear I
was taking a picture of something else,” she said. As with all of WAG exhibitions “Bon Appétit” was free and open to the public. Call
(508) 636-2114 for more information or visit their web site: www.westportartgroup.com View
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