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    » Articles from October 2008

    Get Involved Locally…Your Vote CAN Make a Difference

    October 31, 2008 | Barn Notes | No Comment
    Get Involved Locally…Your Vote CAN Make a Difference

    It’s almost over! The political signs on roadsides and lawns around the region that multiplied like rabbits are beginning to look a little weathered.

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    Sip & Sign! Holiday Booksigning in Millbrook from 2-5 pm

    October 31, 2008 | Barn Notes | No Comment
    Sip & Sign! Holiday Booksigning in Millbrook from 2-5 pm



    7 Dutchess Grand Opening & Shop Late Night in Millerton

    October 18, 2008 | Barn Notes | No Comment
    7 Dutchess Grand Opening & Shop Late Night in Millerton

    This Saturday, October 18th –

    Hammertown cordially invites you the Grand Opening of its new Millerton venue — 7 Dutchess (behind Sapersteins).

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    Liza Donnelly - Hammertown’s Favorite Cartoonist

    Liza Donnelly - Hammertown’s Favorite Cartoonist

    Reprinted with permission of author

    Our latest from New Yorker cartoonist, Liza Donnelly!

    Liza  also recently created a drawing especially for our upcoming Hammertown “Shop for a Cause!” event. You can read more about that by clicking the link above.

    Learn more about Liza Donnelly at her website:

    http://lizadonnelly.com/



    Design Talk: Meet “The Queen of Ambiance”

    Design Talk: Meet “The Queen of Ambiance”

    Melissa Sorman is many things: a talented gardener and landscape designer, florist, party planner and stylist. But the thing that really sets her apart from others in these fields is something she always calls “ambiance”. Yes, she’s a talented gardener…but her vegetable garden, for example, isn’t just a series of straight rows…it’s a vegetable Versailles. Yes, she can do a floral arrangement…but hers are always stunning works of art.

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