The October Road begins at Interwoven, opening it's doors more frequently in the cooler weather, we are launching new workshops all month led my an array of Artists thoughout the creative community. 
Interwoven's "Game Unplugged" with music on a Monday night featuring local musicians and board games, hence the "unplugged" version of things, is beginning to wrap up for the 2022 season.
​Be sure to check out Roots Run Wild on October 19th! There will be a brief hiatus in November and then back in December and we are done. 
Check out what's going on the first Tuesday of each month on our new calendar.  
Gwen LeBlanc and Amber Vaughn join the core group of Artists at Interwoven teaching various ways to collage with fabric and what Amber describes as "garbage" but Gwen and I like to call it re-purposed, or re-claimed goods. You will find many personalites, identities, as well as skills during our events. So if you need something to do, or would like a change of pace, discover the local creatives that make music, fabric, craft and interesting conversation! This is Interwoven - a venue created by an Artist for Artists with more events on the way.
This is where the story gets told.

If you have an idea for a workshop or event, email Rhonda at interwovenmakerspace@gmail.com. 

I love song lyrics that reference a move on a chess board.  "Your Move" by YES, is one of those great, now classic tunes that I never get tired of hearing. It has everything I love in a vinyl recording: instruments, clear sound without any technology, loaded lyrics that tell a story within the story and let's not forget the magnificent art work of an album cover, back in the day this was the access to art that my young
eyes adored.
I would spend hours looking at some of them,  laying on the floor, hands under my chin, seeing the little things without glasses... and then the song explodes into the rock and roll stratosphere, lifting you up and out of this world. That's the magic of a well made album.
Yes! to listening to the entire compilation of songs. This is the art of compostion in sounds. Listening to one song is like tearing a page from a book, it becomes isolated from the rest of the story. This is what is lost in today's digital discography of downloads. Besides, you cannot get your albums signed by recording Artists who wander into your studio before the show starts at the Narrows Center for the Arts to buy gifts for their wives...or themselves.

If you love board games and music as much as I do, then I invite you to "Game Unplugged with Music on a Monday Night" at Interwoven. Thanks to a grant from the New Bedford Cultural Council there is a budget for musicians, new and seasoned, who would like to jam out for a couple of hours while we play our games "unplugged."
On quiet Monday nights in downtown,
Turn off, Take a seat, and Let's play. 

First Mondays of each month, unless otherwise noted, for however long the funds last. 
July 4th (closed) & 18th - musical guest - tbd
August 1st & 15th - musical guest tbd
September 
​October

Learn to Play 6-7         Live Music 7-9         Limit Time 10ish

Coffee, tea and goodies will be available. Donations only.
This is an alcohol free event.  Space is limited.

A sweet little portion of dessert with a set of my handwoven placemats and napkins. Interwoven offers classes in weaving and natural dye wearables. 
Visit the gallery/makerspace to shop local. Gift certificates available for the Holidays and anytime of the year. 

Contact me if you have any special requests. Private classes are available.

2-3 apples - I use the spotty kind for my jam and desserts - peeled and diced or sliced. I eat the pristine looking apples of course.
1 handful of cranberries
Generous pinches of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves or to taste
Saute pan on medium heat
   -melt 1 Tbs of butter, add fruit, saute for 2 minutes 
   -add 1/4-1/2 cup of water
   -drizzle maple syrup to taste
   -1 Tbs sugar is optional 
​Cook until the fruit is tender and the cranberries "bleed" their color. Cook down the liquid until it begins to create a bit of syrup. In a different pan, use the same ingredients (omit fruit and water) to toast the oats. Toast until light brown, adding the syrup just before it is done. Serve with whipped cream or a drizzle of farm fresh heavy cream. So good! The best part is that there isn't a big pan hanging around.
​Just a serving or two.  Simple and fresh. 
​I enjoy the tart flavor however, sweeten more if desired.

Cooking with La Rhonda, the South Coast Sicilian!
What do you do with the vegetable overload during havest season? More important than that - how do you cook eggplant? Let me show you how easy cooking can be as you watch me prepare simple and fresh foods at the New Bedford Farmer's Market and Coastal Foodshed pop-up markets ever week through September. 

New Bedford Farmers Market at Brooklawn Park is each Monday (except Labor Day) 2-6.  Cooking demo 2-4.

The Coastal Foodshed pop up market will be at Clasky Common every Friday from 2-6. Cooking demo is 2-4.

Where the street has a name...634 Pleasant Street! We will be open Friday August 6th from 5-8pm. Stop by and see what Interwoven is all about.