Kingfield Art Walk returns Friday, Dec. 7

PHOTO: Stoneware by Jean Benson of Carrabassett Clayworks, the High Peaks Artisan Guild's Artist of the Month, will be featured Dec. 7 at the Kingfield Art Walk. (Submitted photo)

KINGFIELD — Kingfield’s Friday Artwalk returns from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and will feature antique autos, carols at a local restaurant, leatherwork, a local author and more.
Red flags will indicate participating venues.

Webster Free Library, on Depot Street, will host a display of holiday quilts created by members of Stichers in the Snow, a local quilting group. Light refreshments will be offered. In addition to its usual displays, the Stanley Museum, on School Street, will feature the Steam Team, a group of volunteers who care for the museum’s cars as well as others’ antique vehicles. They will be available for to answer questions about Stanley Steamers, their upkeep and their history. This in addition to the museum’s collection of all facets of Stanley family history and memorabilia — airbrush painting and photography, photographic dry plate technology, violins and examples of Stanley steam cars. Hearty refreshments will be served.
Polly and Rob MacMichael invite everyone to the second annual Jingle Ball at Rolling Fatties. The restaurant is featuring Lee Stetson in his Fatties debut, playing seasonal tunes from 5 to 8 p.m. in addition to offering their usual locally sourced fare. Red Barn Upcycle Market on Main Street, features owner Barbara Wiencek’s collection of repurposed furniture, china and more — many items with a seasonal theme. The market’s featured artisan this month is Susan Catino, of Highland Beadworks, who creates the beverage/wine charms and necklaces carried by the shop. Light refreshments will be served.
High Peaks Artisans Guild’s December Artist of the Month, Jean Benson, of Carrabassett Clayworks, art will will be featured at the shop, on Main Street. The store will also host L.E. Hughes, who will give a reading from her latest collection of columns “Away With Words.”
R.J. Gray Jr. is a guest artist this month, and will show some of his relief prints and sell handmade leather items. Additional art featured by the other guild members includ: fiber arts, knitting, oil and watercolor painting, photography, woodwork, woodturning, glass art and jewelry. A variety of refreshments will be available. Ulrike Stadler’s Stadler Gallery of Contemporary Art, also on Main Street, features paintings, prints and stained glass as well as other artists’ work, including Tatiana Maxsimic’s paintings.