Exploring Senryu: A Japanese Poetry Writing Workshop with TRL Librarian Kristine Techavanich

This craft club features a free gourd painting workshop with Connie Simpson. All materials are provided and all skill levels are welcome. Limited spots are available. Please RSVP to reserve your spot.

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For Craft Club attendees:

Bring a project to work on, or help yourself to our free collage supplies. We’ll provide paper, old journals, books, glue, scissors, pens, and more.

Every 2nd and 4th Sunday at Marmo from 11 am-2 pm

Free/Public

Join us on Saturday, June 7th for the opening reception of Pattern & Structure from 5-8 pm.

Marmo Gallery is pleased to present Pattern & Structure, a group exhibition co-curated by Isa Radojcic and Molly Wheat Baker. This show features contemporary fiber artwork by Paige Anderez, Jean Mandeberg, Kelsey Sizemore, Taylor Hurley, Kelly Elizabeth Watson, and Molly Wheat Baker. 

Pattern & Structure invites viewers to engage with fiber artworks that highlight the tactile, conceptual, and aesthetic dimensions of the medium. The exhibition explores the dual nature of textile art–its capacity to embody both structure and spontaneity, repetition and disruption.

Join fellow fiber art enthusiasts.

Bring a fiber art project to work on, whether knitting, spinning, felting, crocheting, sewing, mending, quilting, or something else!

Every 1st and 3rd Friday from 3-6 pm
Free/Public

Exploring Senryu: A Japanese Poetry Writing Workshop with TRL Librarian Kristine Techavanich

Join us for poetry open mic with featured reader, Rick Barot.

Read your poetry, short prose, or fiction for a suggested 5-minute time limit. Show up early to sign up. Limited reading slots are available.

Free/Public

Join us for the monthly Artist Exchange!

The May 30th Artist Exchange will feature a talk with local artist and arts facilitator, Erika Naficy, on her work with Enterprise for Equity.

This is a meet-up for local artists and art institutions in Shelton and surrounding areas to exchange ideas and build community. Have a glass of wine or tea, and mingle.

Meet-ups occur on the last Friday of every month.

Free/Public

Bring a project to work on, or help yourself to our free collage supplies. We provide paper, old journals, books, glue, scissors, pens, and more.

Every 2nd and 4th Sunday at Marmo from 11 am-2 pm
Free/Public

Join the Marmo Book Club!

Led by local librarian, Cameron Miller, Book Club is currently exploring books in the mystery genre.

Book Club meets on the second Saturday of every month.

For more information email: marmobookclub@trl.org

Free/Public

In Irish, the word dindsenchas means, the lore of places. Places are holders of deep wisdom, allowing generations to define and redefine their identity against the timelessness of location. As writers, it is our responsibility to constantly (re)engage with place - responding to its stimuli and lensing its meaning through our prose.

In craft, place is often forgotten when a writer develops an early work-in-progress, favoring instead perhaps more enticing devices such as character or plot. But what if we considered place as a character itself? What if we treated place as a fundamental motivator which drives narrative forward? In this class, partly driven by close reading and partly by responsive generative prompts, we'll take several opportunities to engage with place within ourselves and our work. We'll look to the work of Katrina Carrasco, Toni Morrison, and Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe for inspiration and guidance. 

Free, RSVP recommended

Join fellow fiber art enthusiasts.

Bring a fiber art project to work on, whether knitting, spinning, felting, crocheting, sewing, mending, quilting, or something else!

Every 1st and 3rd Friday from 3-6 pm
Free/Public

Mother’s Day at Marmo, Sunday, May 11th

Join us for a morning of artful celebration during Craft Club Sunday. In addition to our full menu, we will have special brunch offerings for the occasion. Reserved tables will be set with curated collage supplies for making something handmade together.

✨ Reservations are $30 and available for parties of 2 to 4. The full amount will be applied toward your bill.

Each reserved table includes:
– A guaranteed seat at either 9 AM or 12 PM
– Curated collage materials to enjoy at your own pace

Walk-in seating will still be available indoors and outside for those joining spontaneously. However you celebrate, we’d love to spend the morning with you.

Join the Shelton Film Society!

May Screening: Alice (1988 Film)

We'll be screening cool flicks at Marmo on the second Friday of every month including classics, Italian films, art films, horror, & more!

Wine, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages are available for purchase. Spend a cozy evening with us, bring a cushion or blanket if you'd like.

Produced in partnership with the Shelton Timberland Library & Kanopy

Free/Public

Join us for a kick-off fundraiser party for Shelton City Council member, Miguel Gutierrez.

Miguel is proud to pursue the values that encourage inclusion, self-actualization, social justice, and progressive activism.

$5 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds).

Join fellow fiber art enthusiasts.

Bring a fiber art project to work on, whether knitting, spinning, felting, crocheting, sewing, mending, quilting, or something else!

Every 1st and 3rd Friday from 3-6 pm
Free/Public

Bring a project to work on, or help yourself to our free collage supplies. We provide paper, old journals, books, glue, scissors, pens, and more.

Every 2nd and 4th Sunday at Marmo from 11 am-2 pm
Free/Public

Join us for poetry open mic with featured readers.

Read your poetry, short prose, or fiction for a suggested 5-minute time limit. Show up early to sign up. Limited reading slots are available.

Free/Public

Join us for the monthly Artist Exchange!

Local Artist, Llyn De Danaan will be leading a talk and workshop.

This is a meet-up for local artists and art institutions in Shelton and surrounding areas to exchange ideas and build community. Have a glass of wine or tea, and mingle.

Meet-ups occur on the last Friday of every month.

Free/Public

Join fellow fiber art enthusiasts.

Bring a fiber art project to work on, whether knitting, spinning, felting, crocheting, sewing, mending, quilting, or something else!

Every 1st and 3rd Friday from 3-6 pm
Free/Public

Bring a project to work on, or help yourself to our free collage supplies. We provide paper, old journals, books, glue, scissors, pens, and more.

Every 2nd and 4th Sunday at Marmo from 11 am-2 pm
Free/Public

French Wine Tasting with Daniel Bianchi-Green

Join us for a thoughtfully curated French wine tasting with Daniel Bianchi-Green, a specialist in natural and minimal-intervention wines. Together, we’ll explore four distinct wines—one sparkling, one white, and two reds—each chosen to showcase the diversity and character of French winemaking.

Daniel will guide us through the tasting, sharing his insight into how wines made with organic and low-intervention methods better express their origins while being better for us and the environment. Whether you're a longtime wine lover or just getting into it, this is a chance to taste and learn in a relaxed, welcoming setting.

Small bites will be available to complement the wines.

Tickets are $15

Spaces are limited, so secure your spot today!

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Join the Marmo Book Club!

Led by local librarian, Cameron Miller, Book Club is currently exploring books in the mystery genre.

Book Club meets on the second Saturday of every month.

For more information email: marmobookclub@trl.org

Free/Public

Join the Shelton Film Society!

April Screening: Party Girl

We'll be screening cool flicks at Marmo on the second Friday of every month including classics, Italian films, art films, horror, & more!

Wine, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages are available for purchase. Spend a cozy evening with us, bring a cushion or blanket if you'd like.

Produced in partnership with the Shelton Timberland Library & Kanopy

Free/Public

Atia Sattar is a Pakistani-born poet whose writing explores the embodied intersections of grief, gender, race, and motherhood. Her creative work has been supported by PEN America, Anaphora Arts, the Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow, and Hypatia in the Woods. Her poems have been published in Rogue Agent (Pushcart Nomination), West Trade Review, Michigan Quarterly Review: Mixtape, and SWWIM Every Day, among others. Atia’s essays appear in Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Academe, and the Cambridge Quarterly for Health Care Ethics. She is Associate Teaching Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Southern California. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

Atia Sattar is currently the artist-in-residence at Hypatia-In-The-Woods.

Free/Public

Join fellow fiber art enthusiasts.

Bring a fiber art project to work on, whether knitting, spinning, felting, crocheting, sewing, mending, quilting, or something else!

Every 1st and 3rd Friday from 3-6 pm
Free/Public

Join local artist Annie Jones for a hands-on exploration of pastels! In this beginner-friendly workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of pastel painting through an engaging talk and demonstration, followed by time to create your own still-life composition. Annie will guide you through the unique qualities of pastels, from layering and blending to color harmony and texture, helping you discover the joy of this expressive medium.

All materials are included, including a matte for easy framing, so you can take home a finished piece ready to display.

Date: 4/4/25
Location: Marmo 217 West Cota Street
Cost: $75 per person, Tickets Available Here

No experience necessary—just bring your creativity and curiosity!

Join us for poetry open mic with featured reader: Emily Van Kley

Read your poetry, short prose, or fiction for a suggested 5-minute time limit. Show up early to sign up. Limited reading slots available.

Free/Public

Join us for the monthly Artist Exchange!

The March 28th exchange will feature a talk by local artist and PAA leader Julie Bowman: “What is Art?”

This is a meet-up for local artists and art institutions in Shelton and surrounding areas to exchange ideas and build community. Have a glass of wine or tea, and mingle.

Meet-ups occur on the last Friday of every month.

Free/Public

Marmo Gallery is delighted to present Multimodal Anthropology // Everything Is Self-Portrait, a solo exhibition showcasing two bodies of work by Llyn De Danaan.

This exhibition marks the debut of De Danaan’s retablos–large multimedia works that transform her anthropological sensibility into an art form, incorporating photographs from her vast archive. It also features a series of self-portraits by De Danaan, inspired by surrealist artists.