cheshirecitizen.com
Volume 12, Number 30
Thursday, July 29, 2021
LIFT Performance celebrates 1-year anniversary with ribbon cutting
Local’s art featured in upcoming exhibit
A local business, owned by three brothers, celebrated its one year anniversary by holding an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.
A new exhibit opening at Gallery 53 in August features a Cheshire resident, along with two other artists. The upcoming show is titled “Painted Ladies.”
On Wednesday, July 15, the Cheshire Chamber of Commerce held the ribbon-cutting ceremony for LIFT Performance, which is co-owned by Bryan Clark, Connor Clark and Tyler Clark. The 613 West Johnson Ave. gym is located inside the D-Bat baseball and softball training facility and primarily focuses on training athletes who compete in those sports.
The gallery, located at 53 Colony St. in Meriden, will hold an opening reception Saturday, Aug. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibit will offer a selection of work from each artist, showcasing their unique style.
LIFT Performance also helps non-athletes who are looking to get in better shape by creating custom fitness and nutrition programs, tailored to the individual.
Artists Ellie Bender, Bonnie Potter, and Rita Sarris, along with G53 staff will be on site to welcome visitors and to discuss their work.
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Brothers Tyler Clark, Bryan Clark and Connor Clark, co-owners of LIFT Performance.
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Expert support, advice aims to ease return to school By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
school staff and parents are all working towards that goal.
It may seem early to be gearing up for back-to-school concerns, but those charged with making sure the vacation-to-education transition goes smoothly say now is the time to help kids prepare. Town services,
Cheshire Human Services is offering a Back-to-School Support Group program for middle and high school students and their parents that will begin in August. Topics planned for the program include anxiety, conflict
resolution, coping skills, structure and time management and other organizational skills. A lot of children don’t realize they are anxious, so emotions that often come out are anger or fear or sadness, said Michelle Piccerillo, the town’s director of human ser-
vices. Helping kids to identify what they are feeling and what the triggers are is just one of the ways the Back-to-School Support Group program can help. The program’s format was modeled with separate sessions for students
Fall Soccer Registration! For children age 4 and up. No prior soccer experience required.
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