The Bowling Green Scene Spring has sprung By amy bayne
Spring has Sprung Spring is in the air, and the town of Bowling Green is waking up to fresh foods, finds, and finishing touches. Not only do we have new storefronts dotting our cozy downtown this season, but events in March are poised to inspire and delight. Bowling Green will be poppin' color and creativity in March of 2022. On March 6, The Painted Horse Gallery, located at 114 N. Main Street, is offering a special class for hard-working educators. Finding Joy is a collaborative and healing paint project using mixed media to create one large canvas. To paint, facilitators Alice Stone-Brooks and Deborah Howard will guide you with word prompts to help you express your experiences on canvas. Each participant will sign and receive a printed image of the final project. The painting you create will hang in the gallery for one month, and then it will be donated to the place of the group's choice. There will be refreshments, free gifts, and 10% off at the shop. In addition to three make-andtake workshops in March, The Painted Horse will also host its first juried invitational exhibit: Spring Break. Artists solicitations have been open since the beginning of February and will close on March 12, 2022. The cost to enter three pieces is $25. Jurors for Spring Break include Barbara Croson, accomplished scenic designer and Painted Horse partner; Joseph Di Bella, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg; and Professor Bob Worthy, Assistant Curator for the Frederick Gallery at the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts. Prizes include a $300 first place, $150 second place, and $50 third place, as well as non-monetary honorable mention
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categories. Spring Break will open on March 26th and hang through April 30, 2022. Find out more about the exhibit and all workshops at thepaintedhorse.org. The Dainty Chic Roadside Stand, located at 115 Chase Street, will host Spring at the Stand on March 26, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Owner Emily Schantz writes, "Spring is just around the corner, so bring your girlfriends for some shopping with the best local ladies around. Spring at the Stand will be a market to celebrate spring and things beautiful and bohemian. For opening day, I will have some of my favorite local gals joining me at the Stand bringing their amazing wares along with a few furry friends. We will have great surprises for you too! Did I mention an adult easter egg hunt? See ya'll March 26th." Keep your eye out for the Bowling Green Farmer's Market Opening Day in late March or early April. There will be further agricultural and cultural events throughout the spring. Come enjoy a sunny Saturday this spring in your closest happening hamlet in the heart of Caroline County. We're Bowling Green, Virginia, and we've got something for everyone.
Amy Bayne is a writer, artist, and educator who lives with her family and a menagerie of fur babies in Bowling Green, Virginia.
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