Friday, September 13, 2019
www.southingtoncitizen.com Produce available at the Twin Pines Farms table during The Southington Farmers Market on Friday. The market runs every Friday on the Town Green from 3 to 6 p.m. Bailey Wright, Record-Journal
Food, art, fun at farmers market By Bailey Wright Record-Journal staff
Endless produce, fresh breads, and friendly community members can be found at the Southington Farmers Market on the Town Green every Friday afternoon.
About nine core vendors show up every week, plus a handful of rotating eateries or artisans. “It’s not just produce,” co-organizer Alisa DelMonte said on Friday. “I know a lot of See Farmers market, A16
Lamont visits Sign Pro, promotes Connecticut made product agenda By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
Monday afternoon, Gov. Ned Lamont walked past a van wrapped with a blue logo featuring a peacock, the mascot of St. Peter’s University in New Jersey. Then he walked past a vintage truck, which boasted rows of beer taps along its sides. It will soon bear the logo of a local craft beer brewery. Both vehicles were parked along the manufacturing floor of the Sign Pro building on Westfield Drive. The 40,000-square-foot Plantsville facility has been in operation for four years. Last year, it became fully so-
Gov. Ned Lamont speaks with Will Arcari, Sign Pro graphics coordinator, during a tour of the Southington business on Monday. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
lar powered. Lamont was touring it to advance a “Connecticut Made” agenda. “This is the coolest damn company around,” Lamont See Sign Pro, A13
Actors bring Barnes family legacy to life A man sits at a desk in an ornate study. He wipes his eyes and writes in a diary. We watch. For a moment it feels like we are intruding. “Please excuse me,” the man tells his visitor. “I haven’t been
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myself since Leila passed away. The house seems so empty without her.” He writes in Leila’s diary, attaching an addendum to her final entry. “End of world for me … My all gone forever,” he says as he writes.
his death. This moment, brought to life by local actor Charles Miceli, was part of The Barnes Museum’s Living History Tour, held Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7, at the museum located at 85 North Main St.
The man is Bradley Barnes and the year is 1952, 21 years before
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Sat, Sept 21, 2019 • 9:00am–12:00pm Klingberg Family Centers, 370 Linwood St, New Britain, CT
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Actors portrayed members of the Barnes family during a living museum event Saturday in Southington.
General: $10 • Seniors (65+): $8 • Children 12 & under: Free Spectator parking will be on Klingberg Family Center’s campus
KlingbergMotorcarSeries.org This is the final event of the season, featuring a traditional car show (pre-1979), a display of vintage supercars, and activities for all ages.
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