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$mall Business $aturday
Shoehorned in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is tomorrow’s much-less-ballyhooed event: Small Business Saturday. I am not making this up. According to (naturally) the Small Business...
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Amy Kaplan Challenges Cancer
Alert “06880″ reader Amy Kaplan asked me to mention an upcoming event — one very close to her heart. But I could never have done it the justice she does. Today’s post is hers. I have been a cancer...
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Westport’s Oral Histories: A True Hidden Treasure
It’s easy to overlook the tab at the top of the Westport Historical Society website. “Oral History,” it says. You probably figure it provides a bit of info about whatever oral histories the WHS has...
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One More Local Loss: Max’s Art Supplies To Close
In mid-September the Westport Y leaves downtown, for new digs at Mahackeno. A few days earlier, another longtime Post Road anchor will also go. Max’s — a legendary art supply store (and, just as...
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Counting Down The Minutes At Max’s
The countdown has begun for Max’s Art Supplies. The legendary 59-year-old downtown store’s last day of business is Saturday, August 30. Much of the stock has already been sold. But intriguing items...
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Max’s Time To Go
After reading yesterday’s “06880” post about the final days of Max’s Art Supplies, local artist Miggs Burroughs hustled down to the store he’s loved for so many years. He wanted the iconic Karron’s...
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Max’s Art Supplies Lives On — For One Day
When Max’s Art Supplies announced it was closing, Amy Kaplan shared the sadness of many. The Westport artist mourned not only the end of a special place, but the loss of a community. Though Max’s is...
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Remembering Top Drawer
While it did not have the townwide presence of a Silver’s or Max’s Art Supplies, Top Drawer joins those 2 venerable businesses on an unenviable list: “Closed.” The women’s clothing store in the small...
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Be Part Of Westport’s Photographic History!
In 1981, Max Kaplan had already owned his art supply store for 24 years. Shirley Mellor had worked there for over a decade. She and Max had been married for 5. That July, Westport photographer Nancy...
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Max’s Final Moment
The iconic Max’s Art Supplies sign came down for the final time this afternoon. And — in a reprise of the famed 1981 photo, showing 100 Westport artists gathered in front of their favorite store — Dave...
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An Art Director Draws On The Past
The removal last weekend of Max’s Art Supplies’ iconic sign — and the snapping of a group photo reminiscent of a 1981 shot with 100 artists, not to mention a recent “06880” post connecting the end of...
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Time For A Mystery
Over a year ago — as Max’s Art Supplies was ready to close, and everything inside was for sale — I posted a story. Miggs Burroughs wanted the iconic Karron’s Jewelry clock. Rescued once from another...
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Where Westport Meets The (Art) World
“06880” is not in the business of promoting upcoming art exhibits. There are too many worthy ones — how can I single out any? But rules are made to be broken. Two upcoming events are well worth your...
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Sherri Wolfgang Masters Painting
As a 12-year-old Queens girl — visiting her divorced father here in 1969 — Sherri Wolfgang fell in love with Westport. She was a camper at Mahackeno, and later became an art counselor there. Her dad...
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Nina Royce Heads West
She’s not a politician. She’s not a civic volunteer. She’s not a noted artist. But politicians, volunteers and artists — especially artists — all love Nina Royce. And we’ll all miss her, now that she’s...
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Happy 90th, Shirley Mellor!
From across town and across the country — and from Westport’s artistic present and past — over 100 folks paid tribute today to Shirley Mellor. The former owner of beloved Max’s Art Supplies — the Post...
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Friday Flashback #115
At first glance, Fred Cantor’s 1976 photo of downtown Westport seems timeless. (Photo/Fred Cantor) The facades on Post Road East look very familiar. More than 40 years later, little has changed. But...
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Friday Flashback #128
It’s been an almost snowless winter thus far. I hope I don’t jinx us. But this is what Westport once looked like, this time of year: (Photo/Kevin Slater) Photographer Kevin Slater says he took the Post...
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Pic Of The Day #923
The old Max’s Art Supplies’ brown color scheme is changing. The new tenant will be LoveSac, a modular furniture store. (Photo/Kathie Motes Bennewitz)
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Remembering Shirley Mellor
Shirley Mellor — the beloved former owner of the almost-as-beloved Max’s Art Supplies — died yesterday. She was 92 years old. Three years ago in March, over 100 people — from across town and across the...
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