Architecture pg 1 7-31-14
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PUTNAM — The Aug. 1 First Fridays will celebrate architecture in all its forms, from historic buildings in northeast Connecticut, to famous structures around the globe. In this fourth month in the 2014 First Fridays season, patrons will be greeted with a variety of vendors, live entertainment, and community art from 6 to 9 p.m.
Architecture will be prominently featured in much of the month’s entertainment and visual displays. Visitors to the festival will see a sand castle in progress, and can watch as artists work to transform a simple pile of sand into a sculpted work of art.
The Putnam Puppet Troupe Collaborative will take a playful look at architecture with a puppet show featuring the three not-so-little-pigs and their attempt to build a strong house. Spectators can expect problems when the wolf “house inspector” comes to survey what they’ve built!
Architecture is not limited to physical constructions. During the August First Friday, patrons will be encouraged to think outside the box by the entertainment for the evening. The musical duo, The Hornitz, challenges audiences to rethink the structure of a song by using human beat boxing and live looping. The result of this experimentation with instrumentation and looping is a dynamic spectacle not to be missed.
First Fridays was created to bring the community together to celebrate the arts. And what better way to bring people together than working on a collaborative art project! The Community Arts Committee will be signing out disposable cameras throughout the evening, encouraging participants of all ages to snap photos of downtown Putnam. The photos will then be used to create a cityscape of Putnam and will be displayed throughout the month for all to see.
Ongoing throughout the First Fridays 2014 season is the Faces of Putnam project, which invites the public to create individual self-portraits on ceramic tiles. This project brings to life the concept that it is the many faces of a town that combine to truly form a community. The October First Fridays event will mark the end of the project, with the tiles compiled over the season to be used to construct an obelisk. Tiles may be found at the Community Arts table and all ages are welcome to create their own self-portrait.
The public is invited to downtown Putnam. The events are free and there is ample parking. To learn more about upcoming First Fridays events, visit www.discoverputnam.com.
Serene pg 1 7-31-14
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Serene Green
This Japanese maple leaf lives in the Palmer Arboretum in Woodstock. More photos on page 6. Linda Lemmon photo.
Then and Now pg 2 7-31-14
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Then
This is Day Kimball Hospital around 1910. Putnam Town Crier file photos.
& Now
This is Day Kimball more than 100 years later.
Grants pg 3 7-31-14
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Grants OK'd
WATERFORD — Charter Oak Federal Credit Union approved 15 grant requests in its second-quarter totaling $19,000.
“We’ve been in the community for 75 years, and have always made an effort to give back to the communities we serve,” said Brian A. Orenstein, Charter Oak’s CEO. “Giving back is what we do; whether it be monetary donations to a local non-profit, employees to clean-up a park, or a donation to a member in need – Charter Oak prides itself on relationships beyond banking.”
This past quarter, 15 local groups received a financial boost through Charter Oak’s Community Giving Grants Program. Grant recipients included: FRESH New London; Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board; Fairview, Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut; Higher Edge; Horses Healing Humans; Ledyard Youth and Social Services; Little Angels Program; OIC of New London County; Seabird Enterprises; Thames Area Citizen Advocacy Program, Inc.; The Arc New London County; Groton Parks and Recreation; Read to Ride, Inc.; Windham Harm Reduction Coalition, Inc.; and the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut.
Each group received a grant ranging from $500 to $2,500.
Local non-profits are welcome to apply for a third-quarter grant. Grant applications can be found at CharterOak.org/community and are due by Oct. 1.
Since the inception of Charter Oak’s Community Giving Program in 2009, it has disbursed nearly $900,000 to local organizations, non-profits, college students, and members in need. For more information, visit CharterOak.org/community.