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Michael Weymouth, Afternoon Sail, Pulpit Harbor, 2021, oil on canvas, 18 x 36". Courtesy of Turtle Gallery.

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fter a year spent mostly inside our homes, many are eager to devote this summer to re-immersing themselves back into the galleries, museums, and artist studios we’ve missed. And New England could not be more ready to welcome us back. An easy and pleasant drive from almost anywhere in the region, Maine has drawn artists to the state for centuries as they seek respite and draw creativity from its bountiful landscape and quaint seaside towns. Collectors, curators, and appreciators alike, looking to explore the new and exciting exhibitions on view, will have infinite choices as they traverse Maine this summer and beyond.

Working south to north and hugging the coast as you cross from neighboring Portsmouth, NH, you promptly arrive in the charming town of Kittery, ME, with its wealth of notable art spaces and our first destination—the Haley

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Art Gallery. Housed in an antique barn coowned by Jackie Abramian and her husband, this renovated open-air gallery offers original art and handmade items with an emphasis on sharing stories. Over the summer, several paintings by the gallery’s represented artists will be on display, including a series of impressionistic landscapes by Dean Diggins, environmental narratives by Anthony Montanino, built-up canvases of life-inspired moments by Barbara D’Antonio, and dynamic, textural abstractions

by Stephen Brandon. The gallery also features a social impact gift shop, providing unique items created by women worldwide. Abramian notes that after a difficult year they’re offering a great summer sale “to make it possible and even more affordable for people to engage with our artists.”

The Loomis Gallery is Kittery’s newest art space, so you must pay a visit as you’re explor-

ing the town. Maine newcomer Anita Loomis opened the intimate gallery with a selection of contemporary works in November, 2020. The collection inspires with its original artworks, display cabinets of blown glass and jewelry, as well as an outdoor viewing space featuring a number of larger pieces. Loomis conjures an encouraging optimism when talking about the gallery’s first season. “I tried to take a positive, proactive approach to the pandemic,” she says, “opening a small gallery just seemed perfect. I can support other artists, practice my own art, and participate in the Maine artists’ community in a positive way.” Over the summer you can expect to see a group of smaller artworks from notable New England artists whose inspirations, Loomis describes, range from “whimsical, abstract, architectural, and some rooted in the natural world.”

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While many visitors head straight for the namesake river and nearby beaches, take the opportunity to discover the Saco Museum on the historic Main Street. Here you’ll learn more about the city as well as catch one of their rotating art exhibitions. “I Have Always Found Much Pleasure in Painting”: Gibeon Elden Bradbury (1833–1904), on view through October 17, includes over 80 paintings, studies, and sketches by the artist that capture the natural beauty of the surrounding Saco River Valley.

Trained as an ornamental painter of wagons, sleighs, and carriages, Bradbury “loved landscape painting,” the museum’s director Tara Raiselis says, “he lived on the Saco River and spent a lot of free time walking in the woods, making sketches, and then going back to his house and painting them.” You can also take in the museum’s permanent exhibition, Making History: Art and Industry in the Saco River Valley, which features artifacts and artworks, including paintings by the prolific Deaf itinerant portrait painter John Brewster Jr., from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The renowned coastline past Saco is home to Portland, one of Maine’s largest cities. With its vibrant neighborhoods, prominent arts scene, and outstanding eateries, there is no shortage of places to explore in this seaside hub.

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Art inside and outside of the Loomis Gallery, Kittery, ME.

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the East Bayside, an 8,000-square-foot exhibition and event space run by codirectors John Danos and Kelley Lehr.

During the summer, you’ll encounter five distinct exhibitions including Bob Crewe: Discovery, Invention, Form (through July 10), Rising Fog (through July 24), Worldwide (through August 21), Kindred (through September 4), and Anthony Montanino, The Point at Biddeford Pool, 2012–2014, oil on canvas, 16 x 20". Courtesy of Haley Art Gallery.

Here and There (July 15 to mid-September). While some floral arrangements and thoughtfully composed of the exhibitions showcase artworks made in still lifes. Later in the summer from August other parts of the world, Danos suggests that 5 to 28, the gallery will feature a selection of “there’s usually some connection to Maine.”

David Driskell’s paintings, collages, and mixed For example, Danos describes Worldwide as “all media works. A highly regarded artist, scholar, Maine photographers, but photographs and curator, Driskell’s vibrant paintings and of foreign lands,” and for Here collages combine reflections on the American and There, “most if not all of the landscape, especially of Maine and its towerartists in the show split their ing pine trees, with imagery from the African time between New York and diaspora. Driskell may be best known for his Maine.” In addition to a landmark 1976 exhibition, Two Centuries of Black full exhibition schedule, the American Art: 1750–1950, which was the catalyst gallery will host a series of for the recent HBO documentary, Black Art: In events, including book signthe Absence of Light. ings, live performances, and After exploring Portland’s bustling waterartist talks. front, divert from the coast to take a drive north Another important stop to Lewiston where Bates College Museum of in Portland, across town in the Art will be welcoming the public this summer center of charming Old Port, is with free admission and two extraordinary exhithe long-established Greenhut bitions. Running through August 28 is Taking Galleries—showing throughout Notice, the first exhibition in New England the month of July the colorful and devoted to the work of African American artgestural paintings of Colin Page. ist, Joseph Delaney. “[Delaney] was a repreWorking in a range of subject sentational artist who drew life around him,” matters, Page’s paintings capture says the museum’s director Dan Mills. These the essence of watching the sun’s dynamic drawings, watercolors, and paintings light raking across a harbor or the of New York City’s parades, parks, and people, alluring stillness of a remote landare a joyous reminder of the celebrations and scape. In the side gallery, you can moments of life that have been fondly missed experience the works of Maret this past year. The second exhibition, on view Hensick—a mixed media artist through October 16, is Carl Benton Straub: His with an acute eye for intricate Enduring Legacy, an honor to Bates College’s

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NEW ENGLAND revered faculty member and dean. This exhibition combines works from Straub’s personal collection with artworks acquired through an endowment he established for the museum.

From breathtaking oil paintings to meditative pastel drawings and black-and-white photographs, this exhibition’s vast interpretations of the American countryside will fill you with a greater understanding and appreciation for our country’s natural splendor.

Traveling further inland to the central city of Waterville, you’ll find the sprawling, scenic campus of Colby College and the esteemed Colby College Museum of Art. Offering free admission and an impressive collection of diverse artworks, you can easily spend an entire day exploring this museum. Currently on view through November 1 is Inside Out: The Prints of Mary Cassatt. An artist best known as a painter that exhibited alongside the Impressionists, this exhibition explores Cassatt’s prolific work as a printmaker, touching on themes similar to her paintings, including family life and personal identity. Another exhibition on view, Bob Thompson: This House is Mine, is the first major retrospective of Thompson’s work in more than 20 years. The exhibit showcases Thompson’s figurative paintings and works on paper, often with inspiration drawn from historic European paintings. Should these richly colored and visually complex works leave you awestruck, you can return to spend more time with this critical exhibition through January 9, 2022.

Continuing northeast on the seemingly endless Route 1 will take you right to Ellsworth,

a charming city located in the heart of the Acadia region. Housed in Ellsworth’s historic courthouse and registry of deeds, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art blends modernity and tradition in perfect harmony. From July 12–August 6, the gallery celebrates the 90th birthday of Maine artist William Irvine with William Irvine, Sunset Sails II, oil on canvas, 24 x 30”. Courtesy of Courthouse Gallery Fine Art. Sea Change, a oneman exhibition and preview of a film on his life and career, with Along the coastline that many travel en route dates to be announced. The exhibition highto Bar Harbor, Penobscot Bay offers a charming lights the abstraction and representation of life diversion for those looking to avoid the sumin Maine in Irvine’s work, and pays tribute to mer crowds. At the base of Blue Hill, you will his impressive career that spans over 70 years, find Cynthia Winings Gallery just off the main cementing him as a 20th-century American road. Operated by artist Cynthia Winings, this and Scottish master. On view from August 9– renovated two-floor barn has been an exhibition September 10 are three exhibitions by Maine space for more than 40 years. Formerly known artists: Fragments, abstract collages by Rosie as the Leighton Gallery, Winings took over in Moore; Botanical Alchemy, cyanotypes by Lisa 2013 and has continued the gallery’s legacy as Tyson Ennis; and Edge of Light, oil landscapes an instrumental resource to the New England

by Tom Curry. Curry’s exhibition includes sevart community. Earlier in the spring, Winings eral new portraits of Chatto, an island close to focused on redesigning the gallery’s garden his home in Brooklin, ME, that has become the so that visitors could have a comfortable place inspiration for an ongoing series of more than to relax and discover the sculptural work of 60 paintings.

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NEW ENGLAND ence animals and quiet moments of domestic life. Also, from June to September, you can see the wheel-thrown, hand altered pottery of Sequoia Miller, and striking blend of architectural and industrial elements in Lynn Duryea’s structural forms. In addition, the gallery showcases rotating groups of gallery artists throughout the season, many of which have lived, worked, or been inspired by Maine including the boating woodcuts of Gene Shaw, lyrical landscape prints of Karl Schrag, and the vividly realistic watercolors of Marjorie Glick.

Return to Maine’s incredible coast and visit the town of Lincolnville, where Petrea Noyes keeps a studio. While Noyes’ studio is not open to the public, her work can be seen at the River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta and the Portland Art Gallery. A digital mixed-media artist and painter, Noyes began experimenting with digital programs and printing techniques over 20 years ago when she and her husband Melita Westerlund, Seedling #1, in the outdoor sculpture garden of the Cynthia Winings Gallery. ran an auto repair shop. Noyes draws her greatest inspiration Carbone, in new and surprising ways. Inside, from people and is currently working on buildtwo group exhibitions highlight the abstract, ing collages in which she adheres printed imagfigurative, and narrative paintings of Robin es onto canvas and then applies her signature Reynolds, David Hornung, Carson Fox, Ingrid painting elements. For example, in Epic (2021), Ellison, Avy Claire, and Tessa Green O’Brien.

Noyes has taken a digitally altered vintage Winings is excited about these artists' new works family photograph and placed it alongside a and anticipates that visitors will be inspired carefully composed, yet visually abstracted Art by their visual approach to this moment in our Deco sign. The work is accented even further lives, filled with hope and new beginnings. by a border created with her unique technique For those interested in taking a step off the of dripping white gesso over a black canvas in coast, be sure to make your way south over the airy, sporadic forms. For an artist that’s been Deer Isle suspension bridge, crossing through creating since 1962, Noyes says, “I don’t like Little Deer Isle to find The Turtle Gallery, doing the same thing all the time,” which is located in the village. This long-standing galmade clear in both the spontaneity of her techlery, boasting a nearly 40-year history, resides niques and the expansive collection of works in on the island most famously known for the her portfolio. Lincolnville is also home to wellworld-renowned Haystack Mountain School of groomed hiking trails and wildlife preservaCrafts. This summer, the gallery will be showing tions with sprawling views, including Maiden’s the sculptural hand-made books and naturePreserve, Bald Rock Mountain, and Fernald’s inspired prints of Rebecca Goodale, as well as Neck Preserve. Once you’ve conquered the Treacy Ziegler’s multimedia works that refertrails, reward yourself with a glass of wine at

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Heading south along U.S. Route 1, you’ll find Rockland, a thriving arts hub nestled along the Maine coastline. Opportunities for inspiration in this city abound, with the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) at the forefront. 2021 marks five years of the beloved art institute in Rockland, and CMCA is celebrating with community-wide events and exhibitions, including outdoor markets, tours, artist talks, and more. Running through September 12 are four shows: The Shape of Things, the first major exhibition of artist and master printmaker David Row; Nor’East, S.B.Walker’s unique visual record of life in Maine after traveling more than 100,000 miles across the state; Will o’ the Wisp, an interactive and collaborative

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NEW ENGLAND installation with works by Joy Feasley, Paul Swenbeck, Asata Radcliffe, Aaron Igler, Virgil Marti, Clint Takeda, Kelsey Halliday Johnson, and Shannon Bowser; and on-screen works by artist and filmmaker Cherrie Yu. Rockland is so fun to explore, and you could easily spend a few days dining around town and perusing the many shops. Enjoy a ferry ride to North Haven and spend the afternoon.

Another fun excursion, from either Port Clyde or New Harbor, ferries you to tranquil Monhegan Island, a scenic islet with a longstanding reputation for being an artists’ sanctuary. When you arrive on shore, walk over to the Monhegan Museum of Art & History to see Cape Ann and Monhegan Island: Contrasted New England Art Colonies. The exhibition groups pairs of paintings or prints by artists who visitJUST UNVEILED

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ed, lived, and/or worked in Cape Ann (Rockport and Gloucester, specifically), MA, and Monhegan Island. Artists Theresa Bernstein, Eric Hudson, Leon Kroll, Hayley Lever, James Fitzgerald, Lester Stevens, Stow Wegenroth, and many more compare the two artist colonies through their work. After closing September 30, the exhibition will then head to the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, MA. The Monhegan Museum of Art & History is also home to the estate and studio of artists James E. Fitzgerald and Rockwell Kent. The museum offers open studio visits three times per week, as well as guided tours of the home.

Once back on the mainland, continue south along the coastline to find an excellent spot to settle down for an overnight or extended stay—the lustrous Topside Inn, nestled within Marsden Hartley, Portrait Arrangement No. 2, 1912–13, oil on canvas, 39½ x 31¾".

Vilcek Collection. Courtesy of Bates Museum of Art. the archipelago-speckled coastline of Boothbay Harbor. Ranked as one of the most romantic inns within the U.S., Topside restaurants. Though a spectacular breakfast is provides endless opportunities to fall in love included in your stay, Mark asserts that this with coastal Maine. Innkeepers Mark Osborn is no ordinary B & B. From sedulously crafted and Brian ‘Buzz’ Makarewicz have created grazing boards adorned with local cheeses and something timeless on the highest point in fresh meats, to socializing in Topside’s brandtown. Perched upon a hill that offers one of the new BAR ONE, guests can expect nothing short most picturesque views of Boothbay Harbor, of excellence at all hours. Topside also acts as staying at Topside is an idealistic coastal escape. an art gallery, you’ll find local art displayed all The guest experience extends outside of the Inn throughout the grounds. Pieces by Allen Bunker as a swift walk transports you from your room and Roger Milinowski hang in guest rooms and to the charming Boothbay Harbor shops and William Royall’s impressive sculpture Glacier

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is perched on the lawn. After a busy day, settling into one of the perfectly aligned white Adirondack chairs with a coffee or local craft beer beside you, and a stunning view of the sailboats on the water in front of you, is a work of art in itself.

This summer we’ll all be traveling more than usual. Day trips and long weekends will be more popular than ever and somehow distances don’t seem as far this summer. New England is open and accessible. After your “Maine stay,” consider planning a trip around one of these quintessential New England events and destinations over the next few months.

VERMONT Just shy of a 30-minute drive southeast of Burlington, VT, will land you at the Birds of Vermont Museum, tucked within the Green Mountains in the town of Huntington. For over 30 years, the museum has been educating visitors on the extraordinary population of birds throughout the area. The Museum is not just a beacon for natural history in Vermont— it’s also become a premier art museum thanks to the museum’s creator, Bob Spear, who came to the realization that within so many natural history museums, the use of taxidermy sets up most conversations to revolve around the demise of the creature. Spear wanted to create a new conversation, one about the life, habitat and flourishment of birds. His unique idea centers representation of the bird displays around wooden carvings and art pieces. Spear, who passed away in 2014, was a carver himself and is responsible for most of the pieces within the collection. His work transformed the museum out of the bounds of a natural history museum and into a beautiful combination of art and nature. Executive director Erin Talmage describes how this quaint and special institution is keeping up with important topics of discussion that infiltrate our current world. The Birds

of Vermont 2021 exhibition titled Expanded Voices: Perspectives in Birding, on view through October 31, allows for conversations of race and personal identities to blossom through birding.

The show welcomes 40 artists, photographers, writers and poets to express individualistic experiences brought to them by the pandemic, faith and social issues.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Poised on a road that will take you directly to scenic Lake Winnisquam, The Lakes Gallery at Chi-Lin is New Hampshire’s hidden gem for fine contemporary art. The Gallery had previously called Meredith, NH, its home for 35 years, however it has now moved back to its original location—an 18th century farmhouse in Laconia. The gallery represents New England

WilliAM irvinE “Celebrating his 90th Year” july 12 – AuGuSt 6 Courthouse Gallery is celebrating iconic painter William irvine with Sea Change, a one-man show of his recent work and a preview of A Life in Art, an upcoming film on his life and career.

Owners Karin and Michael Wilkes represent over 50 artists displayed in Ellsworth’s historic courthouse, a beautifully restored 1830s Greek revival building. A must see destination for art!

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NEW ENGLAND local contemporary artists and contemporary Asian artists. On July 2, The Lakes Gallery is opening Process—a terrific, fresh-styled exhibition showing multiple artists’ artistic processes that we, as viewers and lovers of art, so rarely get to see. The show will display completed art works as well as the elements of the processes that went into their development. So, you’ll see a beautiful piece of fused glass, and also the powders and colors that are at the very core of glass making. The driving force behind The Lakes Gallery is gallery owner, Suzanne Lee. Lee has owned the farmhouse since 1980. She notes that the house served as her countryside escape back when she was working in New York City. The creaks and character of the home complement the contemporary art in an inviting

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and comforting fashion. In the winter months, the gallery hosts poetry readings where guests can enjoy the company of others by a crackling wood burning fireplace. Creative thinkers of all disciplines are enticed by The Lakes Gallery’s warmth, seclusion, and positive energy.

CONNECTICUT Connecticut Women Artists, Inc. has been supporting women artists throughout the state for 91 years, allowing for remarkable women artists within one of the smallest states in the country to extend their talents to highly reputable museums, galleries and more. 140 members strong and counting, the organization encourages each artist to show their individuality yet also creates the space for them to find strength in numbers

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Will o’ the Wisp at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art.

as carefully curated group shows demonstrate coming together of creative minds. CWA is fortunate to be run by co-presidents Diane Cadrain and Carol Vinick, who met each other through quilting. Each year, CWA hosts their Annual National Juried Open Show Exhibition, juried in 2021 by Susan Fisher, executive director of the Mystic Museum of Art. The show invites women artists from all over the country to participate and show their work in some of the most prestigious art settings in the region. The show is on view August 21 through September 19. Also, through August 21, Where are the Women? Rediscovering the Origins of Connecticut Women Artists is on display at the University of St. Joseph. This exhibition steps back to acknowledge CWA’s impressive beginnings by showcasing 23 of its founding members’ work.

Many of the pieces on display have been drawn from prestigious private collections, never before seen by a public audience. *Admission for both events are free to the public. Online reservations are required.

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Exhibit Dates: August 21 - September 10, 2021 To be held at Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066 Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 1-5 pm (860) 871-8222 for more info Opening Reception & Award Ceremony: Saturday, August 21, 1-3 pm Juror: Susan Fisher, Executive Director of the Mystic Museum of Art

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NEW ENGLAND international artists and photographers, including Craig Easton, Hyung Sun Kim, Phil Mello, and Zimoun. “DATMA’s WATER 2021 brings more exciting art from around the world and puts it on display for the public—fantastic photographs of people and marine life, and a sculptural sound exhibition that shows how the James Fitzgerald, At the Graveyard, oil on canvas, 27½ x 38". Monhegan Museum of Art & History, James integration of techFitzgerald Legacy. Gift from Ann Hubert. nology and design creates art. Best of MASSACHUSETTS all, our entire programming season is spread In this ever-evolving world, it’s become increasthroughout downtown, within walking distance ingly imperative that design, art and technolfrom each other, free and accessible to people ogy must unite and collaborate to protect of all ages and interests,” shared Nicholas humanity as well as our planet. Launched Sullivan, DATMA board chair in a press release. in 2016, DATMA (Design Art Technology Guaranteed to spark questions and challenge Massachusetts) has surpassed all expectagrowing minds, DATMA makes for a perfect tions, redefining how we view art; how we family excursion. [Read more about the event understand technology; and how we apprecion page 22.] ate design. It delivers inspiring public art and After a day (or more) of exploring DATMA, provocative, educational exhibits that fascinate, head south for a few more minutes to enjoy confound, inspire and delight regardless of age. a popular, self-guided studio tour making a From June 17–October 17, DATMA is presenttriumphant return this summer. Roughly 30 ing three outdoor exhibitions—all exploring the minutes south east of Providence, RI, and an subject of water—accompanied by virtual and hour directly south of Boston, MA, is a stunning in-person programming. Exhibitions showcase coastal route full of artist studios, fresh salt air

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and seaside vistas. Celebrating its 13th year, Art Drive—a three-day art tour through the gorgeous towns of Dartmouth and Westport, MA— is taking place Friday through Sunday, August 6–8. A 15-mile radius in all makes it possible to visit most of the 32 participating artists, all of whom are juried. During their collective sabbatical in 2020, Art Drive artists focused on their craft, returning to their respective studios to hunker down and make work. There’s so much great art, Friday was brought back to the event this year, and that extra day will come in handy.

“Art Drive is meant for people to be able to visit working artists in their studios or homes, it’s about that one-on-one personal interaction so they can ask questions and see processes,” explains Jodi Stevens, Art Drive’s administra-

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NEW ENGLAND tor. Ask questions, don’t be shy, the artists are happy to share their thoughts and stories. Plan to visit Art Drive’s website for brochure locations and to preview the artists. You’ll also learn where to pick up lunch, snacks, and, of course, ice cream. Make it a picnic! With many of the work presented outside, under a tent, or in a studio garage, Art Drive’s team placed their order for sunshine with Mother Nature months ago. Apply sunscreen and enjoy!

Looking ahead to September, here’s a great incentive to make a cool plan in a cool place—scenic Hudson Valley—over Labor Day Weekend. Celebrating their 14th year, Art Studio Views (ASV) is an in-person, self-guided tour across five towns along the Hudson River (Germantown, Red Hook/Tivoli,

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Rhinebeck, and Hyde Park). With 31 artists participating, an invigorating array of art forms are on view. The ASV experience is simple—art lovers can check out the ASV brochure that details each artist, their location, and their specialty, and then plan an itinerary. There is no cost and you visit the artists at your own pace.

ASV director, Joanna Hess, recommends preplanning your ASV tour based upon mediums of interest, allowing you to spend time with the work that most excites you, and enjoying the sites of the Hudson Valley along the way. Hess became involved with Art Studio Views due to her fascination with the unseen processes of art making. From the onset of an idea, to the accumulation of tools, and finally a finished product, there is so much behind each piece of

art that often goes unseen. ASV changes that— here you’re learning and connecting with the artists themselves. Art Studio Views takes place September 4 & 5 from 11 to 5. Its brochure and website share more details.

Summer is for exploring and beginning new traditions—or revisiting old ones with fresh eyes. As you plan your journeys over the next several weeks, consider adding these stops to your itinerary. One of New England’s best characteristics is that no matter which direction you choose, you’ll find artists, stories, and many reasons to return.

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