Mattatuck Museum - Alex Katz - Selections from the Whitney Museum of Art

The Mattatuck Museum's feature exhibit is Dancing in the Moonlight: Nocturns by Charles Yoder, that is on view through March 2, 2014.   

This exhibition takes us on a walk through the forest at night, moving between trees to find your way in these mysterious places filled with dark shadows and changing light. Charles Yoder started creating these natured-based paintings because of what he saw in his backyard one winter’s night. This vision of the light from a full moon shining down through pine boughs, and the shadows it made on the snow covered forest floor inspired Yoder. The very real, abstract shapes evoked the question, “How can I paint this?” and he has been following that thought ever since.

Charles Yoder, born in Germany in 1948 and raised in the States, is an artist living in Tribeca. His college education began at the University of Maine (Orono) and he graduated with a BFA from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn) with honors.  Over the years he has supported his art making habit with various jobs including director of Castelli Graphics and curator to the artist Robert Rauschenberg. Presently he paints full time and teaches printmaking part time at the School of Visual Arts.

About the Mattatuck Museum

Visit www.MattatuckMuseum.org or call (203) 753-0381 for more information on all of the museum’s adult and children’s programs, events and exhibits. The Mattatuck Museum is operated with support from the Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development, CT Office of the Arts which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and is a member of the Connecticut Art Trail, a group of 16 world-class museums and historic sites (www.arttrail.org). 

Located at 144 West Main Street, on the green in Waterbury, CT the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Free parking is located behind the building on Park Place.

For area information www.litchfieldhills.com

Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall the Place to be Presidents Week

The skiing is terrific at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area located in the heart of the Litchfield Hills in Cornwall Connecticut. The lifts are running and 24 slopes are open and covered with over 14 inches of fresh new white powder on top of an amazing base making this year a perfect time to go skiing. 

Mohawk has big plans for Presidents week holiday, starting on Saturday, Feb. 15 and running through Sunday, Feb. 23, the ski lifts will start turning at 8:30 a.m.  For you early birds, the lodge will be open at 7:30 a.m. for your convenience.

If you are renting skis, it is easy to convert your single day rental to a multi-day rental, which will save you time and money. Multi-day rentals are simply daily rentals that you keep for the length of your visit.  You are required to take your equipment home with you which saves you time picking them up the next day when you want to hit the slopes again. Best of all if you rent skis for three days, you get a 10% discount on all three days, rent them for 5 days and get 15% off.

Mohawk's Snowsports Discovery Center is offering ski and snowboard lessons for kids from 5-12 every day at 10 am for first timers and 1 pm for all levels of skiers.  All levels of snowboarders are welcome at either session. This program has an excellent teacher -student ratio and is never overbooked making it a popular and worthwhile program. To reserve a spot call 860-672-6100 x 133 or email snowsports@mohawkmtn.com.

Mohawk Mountain Ski Area is located on 46 Great Hollow Road Cornwall Connecticut for information www.mohawkmtn.com.  For information on Litchfield Hills - where to stay, dine and shop visit www.litchifeldhills.com

This years schedule for President's week holiday at Mohawk is:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014

• Midweek prices, open 9:30 am to 10:00 pm
• PINE LODGE open 11 am to 7 pm
• Triple Espresso open 3 to 9 pm
• Learn to ski or board with a sweetheart deal!  Our SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL is available on this Valentine’s Friday night! Lift/lesson/rental package for only $45.00 per person. It’s everything you need to get out on the snow – ski or snowboard options available.  Lesson offered at 6:30 pm.  No pre-registration required!  Forget about love – ski or board with the one you’re with!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2014

• Holiday prices, open 8:30 am to 10:00 pm
• PINE LODGE open 9 am to 7 pm
• Triple Espresso open 9 am to 6 pm
• No Yeti Club or Mountain Division program

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2014

• Holiday prices, open 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
• PINE LODGE open 9 am to 3:30 pm
• Triple Espresso open 9 am to 3:30 pm
• No Yeti Club or Mountain Division program

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014

• Holiday prices, open 8:30 am to 10:00 pm
• PINE LODGE open 9 am to 6 pm/ Triple Espresso open 9-6 pm

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014

• Holiday prices, open 8:30 am to 10:00 pm
• PINE LODGE open 9 am to 6 pm/ Triple Espresso open 9 am – 6 pm
• PAY A VISIT TO THE LL BEAN BOOTMOBILE! The bootmobile will be parked near the Main Lodge from 11 am to 2 pm! Come say hi to our friends from LL Bean, take some great photos, play games and win great prizes!  It’s a very cool vehicle, and gets a ton of SMILES per GALLON!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014

• Holiday prices, open 8:30 am to 10:00 pm
• PINE LODGE closed for private function
• Triple Espresso open 9 am to 6 pm

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014

• Holiday prices, open 8:30 am to 10:00 pm
• PINE LODGE closed
• Triple Espresso open 9 am to 6 pm

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014

• Holiday prices, open 8:30 am to 10:00 pm
• PINE LODGE open 11 am to 7 pm
• Triple Espresso open 9 am to 6 pm

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014

• Holiday prices, open 8:30 am to 10:00 pm
• OLYMPIC TORCH RUN! Show your pride in Team USA and join us in an Olympic style Torch Run down Arrowhead at dusk. We’ll gather at the top of Arrowhead as soon as darkness falls, extinguish the trail lights, and ski or ride down in formation. Each person will carry a foam light-up tube that they can take home. We will have an option for joining the parade near the top of the Nutmeg chair for those skiers and boarders that have not yet mastered blue trails. Limited to first 600 participants. Registration required/participant must be wearing a lift ticket or season pass/ no additional fees. 
• PINE LODGE open 9 am to 7 pm
• Triple Espresso open 9 am to 6 pm

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014

·                Holiday prices, open 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

·                PINE LODGE open 9 am to 3:30 pm

·                Triple Espresso open 9 am to 3:30 pm