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Art classes for seniors offered at Noble Horizons

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SALISBURY—Paint Café, a therapeutic art program for older adults, will be presented at Noble Horizons by Hannah Jung on Tuesdays, Feb. 25 and March 4, 1:30 to 4 p.m.

“Sunflowers” by Vincent Van Gogh. Photo contributed

The first class will offer participants an opportunity to recreate Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers.” Click here to register

Vincent van Gogh: “Sunflowers.” The second session will focus on Claude Monet’s “Water Lillies.” Click here.

  • Jung, a professional artist and art educator, will guide attendees with step-by-step instructions to help them learn by re-creating masterpieces. No experience is required, and all levels are welcome. Students will leave the classes with finished pieces. There will be up to 12 seniors in each class.
  • Instruction fees will be covered by the grant but supplies, which will be supplied, cost $20 for those 65 years of age and older; $30 for persons ages 60-64, and $40 for adults younger than 60.

For more information, click here. Noble Horizons is located at 17 Cobble Road. 

“Sunflowers” by Vincent Van Gogh. Photo contributed
Kathryn Boughton
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Kathryn Boughton has been editor of the Kent Dispatch since its digital reincarnation in October 2023 as a nonprofit online publication. A native of Canaan, Conn., Kathryn has been a regional journalist for more than 50 years, having been employed by both the Lakeville Journal and Litchfield County Times as managing editor. While with the LCT, she was also editor of the former print Kent Good Times Dispatch from 2005 until 2009.

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