Now showing at the Thurston Putnam Gallery . . .

At stART last Sunday, Hank Stolz invited Laurel and me to visit on his Channel 3 show, WAKE UP WORCESTER. The episode will be taped Wednesday afternoon, with the broadcast either Thursday or Friday at 6 and 8 a.m. Thanks, Hank!

That was the summer that . . . was?

Among next week's stARTists are...

Surf's UP!

While the mops and buckets swing into overtime at the Benchley School, mark your calendars now for the Blackstone Canalfest, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 12 (rain date Sept. 19) on Harding Street between Temple and Water streets. Festivities include horse-and-wagon tours, music, entertainment, art displays and a 75-foot-long replica of the canal--guaranteed leakproof as opposed to Laurel and Gloria's. The event's free, with $1 parking at the Union Station garage. Visit www.blackstonecanal.org for more info. And be seeing you at stART in two weeks!