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Welcome to our Annual Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 8th. Bring your family and friends. New Canaan's Town Band will entertain with lively music, as you enjoy our delicious assortment of homemade cakes and Baskin-Robbins ice cream. We'll have special entertainment for children, and our museums will be open for tours. Antique cars will be on display along with the old-fashioned fire engine - which gives rides to children. Mark your calendars and join us for a wonderful afternoon in June as we welcome the approach of summer.

Members of the Society are invited to the Annual Meeting on Monday evening, June 9th from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Lindstrom Room.  The Board of Governors will be elected, followed by a short talk by the President.  A public reception will be held in the Town House (13 Oenoke Ridge) from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.   "The Eye of Don Beatty: Selective Images of a Photographer" will be on exhibition in the parlor, and members as well as non-members are welcome to view the new exhibit and enjoy refreshments.

Don Beatty describes his photographs as "observations of the significant mundane".. close-ups of both natural and man made forms and objects.  While some images are representational, in others the camera captures abstract patterns which become the dominate image.  Beatty invites the viewer to experience split second altered perceptions which may trigger a unique interpretation of the work.  Pursuing his study of form and color, he creates abstract images which focus on the striking minutiae within the obscure vastness, evoking a sense of landscape within a small object or composition.

The metaphor of landscape, the contrast between the vast and the minute, the whimsy amidst the decay, all come naturally to this artist born and steeped in Big Sky country - a third generation native of Bozeman, Montana.  His exhibition will include important early works shot in the Baja peninsula in the early 1970's - beautifully illuminated details in distinctive physical environments - as well as recent work with digital mediums which extend his unique style of abstract expressionism.  Included are photo collages and composites of two or more images.  In addition, Mr. Beatty will exhibit his important collection of Mexican silver jewelry from the 1970's. The New Canaan Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge, is open Tuesday through Sunday: 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.   On Saturdays, the gallery is closed between 12:30 and 2 p.m.   For further information, call (203) 966-1776 or visit www.nchistory.org