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SUMMARY:Arts & Ancestry Circle: the Stitches Between Us
DESCRIPTION:Take time to create in the company of others. Bring your person
 al handwork/art/craft projects to work on over this 1.5-hour casual get-to
 gether with other creatives and aspiring creatives. Work with your hands w
 hile enjoying conversation\, tea\, and a nibble\, with time to reflect usi
 ng creative prompts based on the arts-and-ancestry theme.\n\nWith each ses
 sion\, a visiting artist/craftsperson\, Circle member\, or museum director
 \, Polly Raine\, will briefly introduce a medium\, a technique\, or a proc
 ess that might inspire your personal work. Then\, dive in to experiment wi
 th what you’ve just learned using the provided supplies\, or get to work
  on your personal projects. The women of “The Big House” have been kni
 tting\, crocheting\, stitching\, mending\, beading\, drawing\, painting\, 
 scrapbooking\, journaling\, writing in-community for 160 years. Let’s co
 ntinue their traditions and the handwork heritage of our own pasts in one 
 another's company.\n\nPut Arts & Ancestry on your calendar and make the sp
 ace to create! Arts & Ancestry is FREE\, including supplies for experiment
 ing with new mediums and techniques. Location: our circle will meet in the
  museum\, on the veranda\, or in the carriage barn\, depending on the spac
 e required to accommodate participants\, the session’s materials/techniq
 ues\, and the weather. RSVPs required for each gathering. DATE: October 22
 . Reserve your space for one or all.
LOCATION:Park McCullough Historic Governor's Mansion\n1 Park Street\, Benni
 ngton\, VT 05257
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