Stone Quarry Hill Art Park

06/17/2026

🌱 When businesses invest in their communities, the impact reaches far beyond a single day.⁠
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A heartfelt thank you to the team from VIP Structures, who spent their Day of Purpose at Stone Quarry Art Park helping with landscaping projects around the park.⁠
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Their time, energy, and generosity helped enhance a space that welcomes artists, visitors, and community members year-round.⁠
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Days like these are a reminder that meaningful places are sustained by people who choose to care for them.⁠
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Thank you to everyone who spent the day planting, volunteering, and giving back. 💚

06/16/2026

06/16/2026

Join us Saturday, June 27, for the premiere of “a flower in a forest of troubles,” a new outdoor play by Visiting Artist grace otten. 🥀⁠
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Main Character (MC) runs away to the forest in search of answers.⁠
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Instead, they find a giant talking flower. 🌼⁠
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Presented in the Secret Garden, “a flower in a forest of troubles” transforms the landscape into an outdoor stage.⁠
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🌸 HAPPENING: “a flower in a forest of troubles” by grace otten⁠
🌸 Saturday, June 27⁠
🌸 Gather at 6:30 PM⁠
🌸 Performance begins at 7 PM⁠
🌸 The Secret Garden, Stone Quarry Art Park⁠
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Free & open to all!⁠
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🌷Content note: The play includes themes related to bodies, sexuality, and gender.🌷

Learn more: https://sqhap.org/happenings/grace-otten-a-flower-in-a-forest-of-troubles

06/13/2026

Gnomen by Frank Gonzales, 1995

06/11/2026

STONE + SCRATCH returns June 25 🥀⁠
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This month, Visiting Artist grace otten invites guests into the world of “a flower in a forest of troubles,” a new outdoor play premiering at Stone Quarry Art Park.⁠
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Spend the evening with grace, learn about the project, and help create a mosaic sculpture that will become part of the performance itself.⁠
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Seasonal bites by From Scratch — Kitchen and Farm Anna&Caroline and Hilltop House interiors curated by 2026 Fellow Patricia Christakos.⁠
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🌸 Thurs, June 25 | 6–8 PM⁠
🌸 $10 | Limited spots⁠
🌸 Register via link in bio⁠
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🥀 Then join us Saturday, June 27, for a free HAPPENING and the premiere of “a flower in a forest of troubles.” 🥀 June 27, 7 PM⁠
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☀️ STONE + SCRATCH is a monthly series at Stone Quarry Art Park pairing artist talks with seasonal tastings inside the Hilltop House, the mid-century home of Art Park founders Dorothy and Bob Riester. ☀️

06/10/2026

The Hilltop House library doesn’t follow a single discipline.⁠
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Art sits beside ecology. Poetry beside architecture. A book on perception leads to one on landscape, then another on creative practice. The collection rewards curiosity more than efficiency.⁠
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🍎 This summer, 2026 Hilltop House Fellow is opening the doors to the Hilltop House library.⁠
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Bring a book with you or borrow one from the shelves. Settle in. Let the afternoon stretch a little.⁠ ⁠
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Open Reading Hours at Hilltop House Library⁠
Fridays, 2-4 PM⁠
Through September 4⁠
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Browse the collection. Read a while. 🍎

06/09/2026

Where the North Country Trail runs through Stone Quarry Art Park, stewardship becomes a shared effort. 🌲⚒⁠
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Last week, volunteers from North Country Trail Association helped clear and maintain trails through the North Field and along the pond near the Secret Garden at Stone Quarry Art Park, helping ensure these paths remain accessible for hikers, snowshoers, and visitors throughout the year.⁠
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The day was filled with hard work and plenty of trail wisdom:⁠
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🥾”Trim as if you won’t be doing maintenance for 3 years.”⁠
❄️”Trim high so that you can snowshoe down the trail on 3 feet of snow.”⁠
💧”Don’t make a trail where the water runs naturally.”⁠
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Thank you to the volunteers whose time, knowledge, and dedication help keep these trails welcoming for all who explore them. 🌿

06/06/2026

Evening light across the hilltop.⁠
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Open daily from dawn to dusk 🌞🌙

06/04/2026

The Hilltop House library is part reading room, part archive, part gallery.⁠
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Collected by Dorothy Riester over decades, the shelves reveal a web of influences, interests, and ongoing questions. Some volumes still hold notes in the margins, offering glimpses into the conversations that shaped Dorothy’s artistic life.⁠
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🍎 This summer, 2026 Hilltop House Fellow Patricia Christakos is opening the doors to the Hilltop House library.⁠
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Bring a book with you or borrow one from the shelves. Settle in. Let the afternoon stretch a little.⁠
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LIBRARY HOURS⁠
Fridays, 1-3 PM
Jun 5-Sep 4⁠
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Browse the collection. Read a while. 🍎

Learn more: https://sqhap.org/happenings

06/03/2026

Last month, guests explored the Art Park through cameras, phones, and handmade pinhole cameras during the season’s first STONE + SCRATCH.⁠
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The images in this carousel were created along the way and shared by participants, offering a glimpse of the park through many different perspectives.⁠
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This week’s gathering is sold out. The next STONE + SCRATCH is in July. Stay close, registration will open soon. 📸⁠
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☀️ STONE + SCRATCH is a monthly series at Stone Quarry Art Park pairing artist talks with seasonal tastings inside the Hilltop House, the mid-century home of Art Park founders Dorothy and Bob Riester. ☀️