BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Meetinghouse - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://meetinghouse.life X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Meetinghouse REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260515 DTSTAMP:20260411T092932 CREATED:20250618T163708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T165059Z UID:10004495-1775952000-1778803199@meetinghouse.life SUMMARY:Art x 4: Four Artists\, Four Visions DESCRIPTION:On display in The Meetinghouse Gallery \nArt x 4\nFour Artists\, Four Visions\nLinda Berry\, Bonnie Figgatt\, Angela Liptack\, and Peggy Thomas \n  \nApril 12 – May 24\, 2026\nShields Hall\, The Meetinghouse \nThe Gallery is open Tuesdays – Sundays 8:00 am – 4:00 pm for viewing. (Closed Mondays). \n  \n  \nArtists’ Statement\nWe are four friends in art\, a circle of artists with varied visions interpreted across disparate media: monotype\, oil and acrylic\, color pencil\, pen and ink\, watercolor\, graphite\, fabric\, and clay. We share ideas\, offer encouragement\, and critique each other’s work. When one is juried into a show\, we all cheer. When one learns a new technique\, she shares it. We keep each other posted on show openings and other opportunities to experience art together. This show\, Art x 4\, exhibits our individual works\, from landscape to portrait and from still life to fantasy. URL:https://meetinghouse.life/event/art-x-4-four-artists-four-visions/ CATEGORIES:Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://meetinghouse.life/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ART-X-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T092932 CREATED:20250825T185620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T193155Z UID:10004956-1776002400-1776009600@meetinghouse.life SUMMARY:Art x 4: Four Artists\, Four Visions | Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:On display in The Meetinghouse Gallery \nArt x 4\nFour Artists\, Four Visions\nApril 12 – May 24\, 2026\nLinda Berry\, Bonnie Figgatt\, Angela Liptack\, and Peggy Thomas \n  \nOpening Reception\nSunday\, April 12 from 2pm to 4 pm\nShields Hall\, The Meetinghouse \nThe Gallery is open Tuesdays – Sundays 8:00 am – 4:00 pm for viewing. (Closed Mondays). \n  \n  \nArtists’ Statement\nWe are four friends in art\, a circle of artists with varied visions interpreted across disparate media: monotype\, oil and acrylic\, color pencil\, pen and ink\, watercolor\, graphite\, fabric\, and clay. We share ideas\, offer encouragement\, and critique each other’s work. When one is juried into a show\, we all cheer. When one learns a new technique\, she shares it. We keep each other posted on show openings and other opportunities to experience art together. This show\, Art x 4\, exhibits our individual works\, from landscape to portrait and from still life to fantasy. URL:https://meetinghouse.life/event/art-x-4-four-artists-four-visions-2/ CATEGORIES:Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://meetinghouse.life/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ART-X-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T092932 CREATED:20260122T175951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T172527Z UID:10012683-1777215600-1777222800@meetinghouse.life SUMMARY:Special Writers’ Open Mic with WCSU DESCRIPTION:Join Western Connecticut State University’s Department of Creative & Professional Writing Program for a Writers’ Open Mic with Pop-up Book Shop and Featured Reader\, Cameron Phillips!\n\nHosted by Poor Yorick\, the MFA program’s affiliated literary journal\, this event celebrates both WCSU’s lifelong community of writers and the vibrant literary voices of the Greater Danbury Area. We’re excited to share our program’s long-standing tradition of these open mics with the local community beyond the boundaries of our campus with an evening of storytelling\, poetry\, and prose of every kind at The Market at The Meetinghouse. This event will feature a Pop-up Book Shop hosted by Rainy Day Paperback Exchange of Bethel\, CT\, offering a curated selection of used books.\n\n\nThis event is open to the public! All writers are welcome to read their works* and all readers invited to sit back and enjoy!\n\n*Please note: Current WCSU MFA students will receive priority for reading opportunities. URL:https://meetinghouse.life/event/open-mic-at-the-market-3-4/ LOCATION:The Meetinghouse\, 602 Ridgebury Rd.\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://meetinghouse.life/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/April-PY-Open-Mic-1.pdf ORGANIZER;CN="meetinghouse.life":MAILTO:connect@meetinghouse.life END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T190000 DTSTAMP:20260411T092932 CREATED:20260327T201038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T201038Z UID:10012812-1778000400-1778007600@meetinghouse.life SUMMARY:Art x 4: Four Artists\, Four Visions | Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk\nTuesday\, May 5\, 2026 from 5pm to 7pm\nThe artists represented in Art X 4 see the artist talk as a conversation between viewer and art maker. To get the conversation going\, each will share aspects that influence their work. \n\nLinda Berry: The choice of paper is a key concern in her works on paper.\nBonnie Figgatt: Her earlier\, exquisitely detailed botanical drawings have informed her more abstract prints.\nAngela Liptack: What moved her to go from using fabric as a medium for quilt making to a medium for wall art.\nPeggy Thomas: How nature – from tree bark to polar bears – inspires her clay art.\n\nThe artists hope the viewers will take it from there with questions and observations. \n  \nOn display in The Meetinghouse Gallery \nArt x 4\nFour Artists\, Four Visions\nApril 12 – May 24\, 2026\nLinda Berry\, Bonnie Figgatt\, Angela Liptack\, and Peggy Thomas \nShields Hall\, The Meetinghouse \nThe Gallery is open Tuesdays – Sundays 8:00 am – 4:00 pm for viewing. (Closed Mondays). \n  \nArtists’ Statement\nWe are four friends in art\, a circle of artists with varied visions interpreted across disparate media: monotype\, oil and acrylic\, color pencil\, pen and ink\, watercolor\, graphite\, fabric\, and clay. We share ideas\, offer encouragement\, and critique each other’s work. When one is juried into a show\, we all cheer. When one learns a new technique\, she shares it. We keep each other posted on show openings and other opportunities to experience art together. This show\, Art x 4\, exhibits our individual works\, from landscape to portrait and from still life to fantasy. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://meetinghouse.life/event/art-x-4-four-artists-four-visions-artist-talk/ CATEGORIES:Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://meetinghouse.life/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ART-X-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260706 DTSTAMP:20260411T092932 CREATED:20260318T155505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T164440Z UID:10012807-1780185600-1783295999@meetinghouse.life SUMMARY:Rika Markel: Built Over Time | Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:On display in The Meetinghouse Gallery \nBuilt Over Time\nAbstract Oil Paintings by Rika Markel\nMay 31 – July 5\, 2026\n  \nOpening Reception:\nSunday\, May 31\, 2026 from 2-4 pm in the downstairs gallery.\nThe Gallery is open Tuesdays – Sundays 8:00 am – 4:00 pm for viewing. (Closed Mondays). \n  \n“Built Over Time” refers both to the way the paintings are made and what they reflect.\nEach piece is developed in layers of oil paint\, using different tools to gradually build texture\, depth\, and movement. \nThis process mirrors how experience and emotion take shape—not all at once\, but over time. What is visible on the surface is only part of what has been built underneath. \n  \nARTIST’S BIOGRAPHY\nRika Markel is an abstract artist working primarily with oil paint\, creating layered compositions using a variety of tools and techniques. Her work explores emotion\, consciousness\, and the unseen inner world that shapes human experience. \nAlthough creativity had always been part of her life\, Rika only began painting during the pandemic\, finally fulfilling a lifelong dream to express herself through art. Her intuitive process builds depth through layers of color\, texture\, and movement\, allowing each painting to evolve organically. \nHer work invites viewers to pause\, feel\, and discover their own meaning within the canvas. \n  \nARTIST’S STATEMENT\nMy work is an exploration of the inner world—emotion\, energy\, and the invisible forces that shape our experience of life. I paint intuitively\, allowing color\, texture\, and movement to guide the process rather than beginning with a fixed plan. \nWorking primarily with oil paint\, I build my pieces in layers using a variety of tools. Each layer represents a moment\, a feeling\, or a shift in energy\, gradually revealing a composition that feels alive and expressive. \nPainting became part of my life during the pandemic\, when I finally gave myself permission to follow a lifelong creative calling. Since then\, the canvas has become a space for reflection and discovery. \nRather than telling a single story\, my work invites viewers to experience their own emotions and interpretations within the layers of color and movement. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n  URL:https://meetinghouse.life/event/rika-markel-art-show/ LOCATION:The Meetinghouse\, 602 Ridgebury Rd.\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meetinghouse.life/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Purple-thoughts.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="meetinghouse.life":MAILTO:connect@meetinghouse.life END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T092932 CREATED:20260318T155346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T164418Z UID:10012806-1780236000-1780243200@meetinghouse.life SUMMARY:Rika Markel: Built Over Time | Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:On display in The Meetinghouse Gallery \nBuilt Over Time\nAbstract Oil Paintings by Rika Markel\nMay 31 – July 5\, 2026\n  \nOpening Reception:\nSunday\, May 31\, 2026 from 2-4 pm in the downstairs gallery.\nThe Gallery is open Tuesdays – Sundays 8:00 am – 4:00 pm for viewing. (Closed Mondays). \n  \n“Built Over Time” refers both to the way the paintings are made and what they reflect.\nEach piece is developed in layers of oil paint\, using different tools to gradually build texture\, depth\, and movement. \nThis process mirrors how experience and emotion take shape—not all at once\, but over time. What is visible on the surface is only part of what has been built underneath. \n  \nARTIST’S BIOGRAPHY\nRika Markel is an abstract artist working primarily with oil paint\, creating layered compositions using a variety of tools and techniques. Her work explores emotion\, consciousness\, and the unseen inner world that shapes human experience. \nAlthough creativity had always been part of her life\, Rika only began painting during the pandemic\, finally fulfilling a lifelong dream to express herself through art. Her intuitive process builds depth through layers of color\, texture\, and movement\, allowing each painting to evolve organically. \nHer work invites viewers to pause\, feel\, and discover their own meaning within the canvas. \n  \nARTIST’S STATEMENT\nMy work is an exploration of the inner world—emotion\, energy\, and the invisible forces that shape our experience of life. I paint intuitively\, allowing color\, texture\, and movement to guide the process rather than beginning with a fixed plan. \nWorking primarily with oil paint\, I build my pieces in layers using a variety of tools. Each layer represents a moment\, a feeling\, or a shift in energy\, gradually revealing a composition that feels alive and expressive. \nPainting became part of my life during the pandemic\, when I finally gave myself permission to follow a lifelong creative calling. Since then\, the canvas has become a space for reflection and discovery. \nRather than telling a single story\, my work invites viewers to experience their own emotions and interpretations within the layers of color and movement. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n  URL:https://meetinghouse.life/event/rika-markel-opening-reception/ LOCATION:The Meetinghouse\, 602 Ridgebury Rd.\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meetinghouse.life/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Purple-thoughts.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="meetinghouse.life":MAILTO:connect@meetinghouse.life END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR