Contributed photo A painting by Trix Render, one of 25 Wayne County artists who will open her studio to visitors this weekend. Render’s paintings draw from images and experiences of her childhood in the vast Orange Free State region of South Africa, where, as Render says, “You could see tomorrow yesterday.”

Studio tour

A weekend arts sampler

Friday, August 25 through Sunday, August 27. 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Self-guided tour throughout Wayne County; brochures with directions available. Free. www.waynecountyartsalliance.org or 570/253-6850.

The Wayne County Arts Alliance spends every summer cooking up treats for local (and visiting) arts aficionados, and for the last four years they have saved one of their best goodies for last: the weekend-long Studio Arts Tour. For three days, open house is held at a couple of dozen locations all over the county, while visitors ramble country roads, dropping in at the studios of artists and artisans who produce items of beauty ranging from chairs to chiaroscuro.

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‘Roebling Resonance’

Art, history, magic and technology come together at Roebling Bridge

MINISINK FORD, NY—A never-before attempted artistic and digital happening, Roebling Bridge Arts, will occur on Thursday, August 24 at the Roebling Bridge, which spans the Delaware River from Minisink Ford, NY to Lackawaxen, PA.

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Upstairs, downstairs, in my lady’s chamber

NACL’s ‘Mystery of Lakewood House’ keeps the audience on the move

HIGHLAND LAKE, NY—NACL will close this summer’s 7th annual Catskill Festival of New Theatre with the return of an extraordinary theatre experience for all ages, “The Mystery of Lakewood House.”

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Other stories in this issue:

• Healing the Heart: Private Emotion/Public Expressions
• Homes under the hammer
• Grant writing seminars: dates and places
• Harvest festival kicks into gear
• Stone arch bridge makes it to Colorado
• Moonlighters at Resort
• Visit Friends in Grahamsville
• Talented young pianists enthrall patients at CRMC
• DIGital appetizers at the Sidedoor Gallery
• Expedient escapes