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AITA Cider Project Part I: Hard Cider in America
Since we first tried it last fall, 0ne of our favorite seasonal mixers with Art in the Age SNAP is apple cider! The sweet cider is the perfect compliment to ... Read More
Punch may not have originated in America, but like pizza and military dominance, we’ve embraced it as our own. The original punch recipes came from India, went to ... Read More
Custom AITA Letterpress Coasters by Rise and Shine
Our friends Ryan and Leslie at Rise and Shine recently finished printing a batch of our signature AITA letterpress coasters! Printing coasters is a labor of love at Rise and Shine. ... Read More
NEW: ART IN THE AGE ORIGINAL MOCCASINS
Art in the Age is excited to announce our very own hand-crafted leather moccasins for Fall 2011! We have selected the finest genuine American suede and Deerskin for consistent quality. Each moccasin ... Read More
Art in the Age has teamed up with Philadelphia artist NoseGo to produce a truly amazing one of a kind collaboration! NoseGo has transformed four Art in the Age totes ... Read More
How To: Art in the Age Bottle Terrariums
Terrarium making can be a rewarding and educational experience. Here we will explore making one from an empty ROOT bottle. The results serve as interesting "green" conversation pieces, bringing life to ... Read More
May Exhibition Workshop: Art in the Age Sustainable Terrariums
Photograph and Terrariums by Dave Seator Who: Louis Cook and Dave Seator What: Join veteran terrarium builders, Louis Cook and Dave Seator, who will demonstrate how to build terrariums within ... Read More
Spring at The Farm & Tamworth Lyceum Updates!
Spring has sprung in Tamworth! See shots below from our recent Spring cleanup at the farm and the completion of the double-decker back porch of the Tamworth Lyceum! Just this morning, ... Read More
Looking for something unique to blow everyone away this holiday weekend? A guaranteed crowd pleaser is the ROOT and Orange Glazed Ham created by The Reverend Michael Alan. We had ... Read More
ROOTmere at Di Bruno in the Ardmore Farmer’s Market
We will be doing our final tasting this Saturday for the Di Bruno/Art in the Age winnimere at Di Bruno's NEW location in the Ardmore Farmer's Market. We will be ... Read More
ROOT and SNAP at Dig into Spring at Terrain
Come visit Art in the Age at Terrain this Saturday and Sunday for their Dig into Spring event. Saturday we will be sampling ROOT and SNAP for all of the ... Read More
Anticipating The Best Summer Ever: Tamworth Lyceum Construction & Photo Update!
WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL SUMMER! Suspend your disbelief for a moment: The snow is gone, the Swift River is rushing contentedly along, the smell of fresh brewed coffee wafting through the ... Read More
News from NH: Store Construction at Full Steam, Veggie Experiments Proceed
Renovations to the village store/future Tamworth Lyceum in Tamworth, New Hampshire are moving full steam ahead! Despite the the low temperatures, epic snowbanks, and continuing snowfall (another 9 inches predicted ... Read More
Driving Down Interstate ROOT-93: Hooksett, New Hampshire
ROOT is fully stocked on both Northbound and Southbound Interstate Route - 93 Or rather, ROOT-93!!! Grab a bottle en route to your Spring travel destinations. ROOT is on sale in New ... Read More
AITA Spirited Beer Dinner at North 3rd
Check out the photos from the Spirited Beer Dinner at North 3rd. Had a blast! [gallery link="file"] --- Art in the Age and North Third will be hosting a Spirited Beer Dinner on Monday, ... Read More
News from New Hampshire – A Tamworth Video Vignette: White Gates Farm
(from facebook.com/whitegatesfarm) A most welcome reminder of warmer, greener, delicious days ahead! White Gates Farm is an interactive vegetable and livestock farm on Cleveland Hill Rd in Tamworth, New ... Read More
Art in the Age and Di Bruno: ROOTmere
Art in the Age has partnered with esteemed Di Bruno Bros. specialty Stores, of Philadelphia, to release a limited edition ROOT washed Winnimere cheese. This semi-soft, cow’s milk cheese ... Read More
Recap: Photos from the ROOT Colorado Cocktail Competition
We are back from the ROOT Cocktail Competition in Colorado and couldn't be happier with the event. The Squeaky Bean is such a beautiful venue and there was a great ... Read More
A Gentle Reminder To Young Men & Women: A Tamworth Lyceum Internship Awaits!
Applications for the Summer Internship Program at the Tamworth Lyceum are rolling in, and THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS TODAY! Are you an undergraduate majoring in Fine Arts, Visual Studies, ... Read More
Leather Journal Workshop with Tyler Scaife
This past week AITA hosted a workshop with photographer Tyler Scaife as part of his month-long exhibition at the AITA gallery. Tyler demonstrated how to create hand-bound leather journals out ... Read More
February Workshop: Repurposed Leather Journals
Who: Photographer Tyler Scaife What: Join photographer and February AITA exhibitor, Tyler Scaife, as he demonstrates how to create antique bound journals out of old scrap leather and recycled paper. All ... Read More
February First Friday: A Multimedia Photography Exhibition by Tyler Scaife
The past is only a shadow emerging from nowhere. -Julia de Burgos A Multimedia Photography Exhibition by Tyler Scaife February 4th – 28th, 2011 Opening Reception: First Friday, ... Read More
January Crocheting Workshop at Art in the Age
Crocheting with Recycled Wool Workshop at Art in the Age Who: Elissa Meyers (BlueRedYellow) and Erin Legg (Art in the Age) What: Join Elissa Meyers and Erin Legg for a night of ... Read More
Winter Exhibition – HISTORY AND HOLIDAY
HISTORY AND HOLIDAY: Art in the Age Examines The Origins of Winter Traditions Exhibition Dates: December 3rd – January 31st Opening First Friday: December 3rd, 6pm-8pm tra·di·tion ... Read More
New Year’s Resolution: To Write More
In this day of Facebook, Twitter, E-mails and texts, the art of writing a handwritten letter seems to have been lost. You can not get the same feeling of going to ... Read More
News from the Tamworth Lyceum: A Video Introduction to Our Town
In August, we began a collaborative documentary project about the town of Tamworth, the Art in the Age Farm, the future Tamworth Lyceum building, and some of the friendly faces ... Read More
New SNS Herning Has Landed at AITA!
Be the first to pick up the SNS Herning Spring '11 Collection! SNS Herning uses a unique knitting technique that keeps in warmth and stands up to hard weather. They have ... Read More
We received a cheerful email today from Caleb and Jade, two enthusiastic individuals from New England who went on a bit of a ROOT excursion. Here, Jade can be spotted with ... Read More
Holiday Recipes with The Reverend Michael Alan: ROOT DIVINITY
This year Art in the Age has teamed up with resident cooking guru, The Reverend Michael Alan, to create a series of ROOT and SNAP inspired food and drink ... Read More
Holiday Recipes with The Reverend Michael Alan: SNAP Spiced Pumpkin Mousse
This year Art in the Age has teamed up with resident cooking guru, The Reverend Michael Alan, to create a series of ROOT and SNAP inspired food and drink ... Read More
Snow Globe Workshop at the AITA Store
Last night snow was falling inside and outside of the Art in the Age store. Resident craft expert, Nicole Hutnyk, lead a fun and informative workshop on how to make ... Read More
1. JP Designs: Reclaimed Apothecary Matchstick Bottle $20 2. AITA: Compass Tote $15 3. Book: A Love Letter For You $19.95 4. MCMC Fragrance: Hunter Roll-On $45 5. Sort of Coal: Kuro Cube $25 6. ... Read More
The Orpheus Club held their annual black tie, "Ratpack Christmas" party this past Saturday and Art in the Age ROOT had the pleasure of providing the cocktails! Glad everyone had a ... Read More
SNAP Caramel Demo at Williams-Sonoma
Thanks William-Sonoma! ------ If you happen to be in the Glen Mills area on Sunday, December 12th, come visit Art in the Age and The Reverend Michael Alan at the Brinton Lake ... Read More
ROOT Free or Die: Art in the Age Spirits in New Hampshire!
Art in the Age ROOT's arrival in New Hampshire Liquor Stores is definitely an occurrence not to be taken for granite. Residents of The Granite State/First State to Vote in National ... Read More
December Workshops at Art in the Age
December Workshops at Art in the Age Gingerbread House Building with The Reverend Michael AlanThursday, December 9th, from 6-8PM Learn how to build a classic gingerbread house with AITA’s resident baker, The ... Read More
SNAPPY HOLIDAYS! ROOT and SNAP On Sale for the Month of December
SNAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE! For the entire month of December, ROOT and SNAP will be on sale for $30.99 in PA. Make sure to stock up for mixing plenty of yummy Holiday ROOT ... Read More
Holiday Hop with AITA, Reward, and Topstitch Boutique
Stop by Art in the Age, Reward, and Topstitch on Wednesdays in December to find great holiday deals and featured gift ideas. All stores will have extended hours until 9PM, ... Read More
Holiday Shipping at Art in the Age
Make sure the perfect gift gets to your special someone on time! And don't miss out on FREE SHIPPING for the entire month of December with a minimum order of ... Read More
Check out the shopping event photos from the folks over at Rogues Gallery! Full blog post at PTLDME blogspot. --- During our recent travels through New England, we had the pleasure of ... Read More
ROOT at Today’s Headhouse Market
If you were brave enough to head out on the eve of Thanksgiving to gather all the necessary goodies for the upcoming feast, then we salute you. Headhouse Market was booming ... Read More
Black Friday at Art in the Age
Make sure to stop in to the Art in the Age store this Black Friday for so many gift options! We will have treats and complimentary cocktails, plus gift wrapping ... Read More
Portland, Maine Adventures – Day 2
Early to bed, early to rise, makes AITA-folk healthy and wise! Day 2 in Portland began with a very early morning walk to the East End & Munjoy Hill neighborhoods, ... Read More
Portland, Maine Adventures – Day 1
Ahoy, Maine-eys! Five hours and several cups of coffee later, we arrived on Maine's coast in the lively city of Portland! Two days of windswept hair, bellies full of fish, ... Read More
TAMWORTH LYCEUM RENOVATION: Meet The Crew, The Project Begins…
We are pleased to introduce a roster of awesome & able individuals comprising the Tamworth Lyceum Renovation Crew. Over the next four months, we'll be restoring and re-designing the ground ... Read More
AITA Spirits– From Philly to Pittsburgh in just 2 days!
Art in the Age Spirits was busy this past week mixing up cocktails at both the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Whiskey Festivals! ROOT and SNAP were showcased in signature cocktails. We had ... Read More
ROOT TRIP! Art in the Age Spirits Heads to North Country
Northward, ho! Art in the Age Spirits/ROOT are heading New England! Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine spirits stores, bars, and restaurants will all be getting their first tastes of ROOT ... Read More
Please sit back and enjoy the visual delight of our newest screen-printed canvas tote. Be the first on your block to own one. Available in store and online. Read More
Art in the Age Presents: Bilenky Cycle Works In-Store Exhibition
Bilenky Cycle Works was founded in Northeastern Philadelphia in 1983 with the goal of meeting the specific needs of the individual cyclist. Stephen Bilenky recognized the need for specially proportioned ... Read More
Art in the Age Founder Steven Grasse to Open Tamworth Lyceum
With ardent aims and buoyant spirits, we are proud to announce the newest project from Art in the Age founder, Steven Grasse...The Tamworth Lyceum (formerly The Tamworth Village Store). Betwixt ... Read More
Our resident confectionaire, The Reverend Michael Alan, has created a special Halloween Recipe featuring Art in the Age SNAP. These SNAP caramels call for simple ingredients, and are easy to ... Read More
The AITA Drink of the Season: APPLE SNAP
After a recent trip to Linvilla Orchards, our resident AITA mixologist, The Reverend Michael Alan, whipped up a batch of delicious SNAP Mulled Apple Cider. This warm & spicy creation ... Read More
NJ & CO Residents: Help Spread the Word about AITA ROOT!
RESIDENTS OF NEW JERSEY & COLORADO...ART IN THE AGE WANTS YOU! We are seeking gregarious individuals to represent Art in the Age and ROOT in Colorado and New Jersey! Because ... Read More
Wonky Harvests & What To Do With Them
wonky (adj.) - shaky, groggy, unsteady (British slang) from Random House Dictionary 2010 All hail Harvest Season. All hail the nothing-short-of-amazing SUPER Harvest Moon last week. But what to do if ... Read More
First Friday: AITA Presents Walter and Margaux Kent Featuring Darla Jackson
This Friday, October 1st, Art in the Age is proud to present the work of Walter and Margaux Kent, featuring sculpture by Darla Jackson. A collection of woodworking, photography, paintings, sculpture, ... Read More
Hay Ho, Let’s Go: The Final Harvest
Hay season/field restoration 2010 is drawing to a close! The results from Year One of restoration efforts are in: All of the fields responded well to treatments of calcium lime, ... Read More
Pond Restoration 101: Taking Back Leech-ey Lake
New Hampshire Agro-Paradise is missing something...a veritable old fashioned swimming (or...dipping?) hole! Below is a photograph of THE POND...smack dab in the middle of the front yard. Spring-fed, it was ... Read More
The “Rosella Rush” Takes First Place at the 2010 SNAP Cocktail Competition
This past Monday, September 13th, Art in the Age SNAP sponsored a cocktail competition featuring bartenders from 16 local Philadelphia restaurants competing for the best original SNAP cocktail. The competition took ... Read More
At last, our brand new fall line of artist tees have arrived! These six new designs for guys and gals feature the work of Matt Leines, Jungil Hong, Rebecca Suss, Kaitlin ... Read More
Putting Food By: Experiments in Preservation
Inspired by the advice in this classic tome, I've resolved to refrain (in as many ways as possible) from the grocery store for as long as my health can handle ... Read More
ROOT Heads Out West to Colorado!
ROOT is making its way into Colorado and the folks of the mile-high city are already catching on! Pictured above is our friend Mike of Colt & ... Read More
New Art in the Age Spirit Displays!
At Art in the Age we believe in true craftsmanship in everything we do. We hope that our hand-built Art in the Age spirits displays represent the true craft that ... Read More
Organic Vegetable Tsunami Report
Until this week, I was unaware that northern New Hampshire was blessed with a Tsunami Season. I'd heard of Mud Season. Hell, I survived one already. Black Fly Season...old hat ... Read More
Hand-Crafted ROOT/SNAP Displays En Route to PA State Stores!
PA State Stores are about to get a serious upgrade thanks to our good friend Brian Barto– creator of these one-of-kind AITA Spirits displays. These impressive works of art are making ... Read More
Stop by the Art in the Age store from Friday August 20th through Sunday August 22nd to check out our $10 tee sale. You asked, we delivered. Read More
Recipe From The Farm: SNAP Raspberry Rhubarb Pie
INGREDIENTS CRUST 3 cups unbleached flour2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter3 tblsp. frigid cold water1 tsp. sea salt1 tblsp. sugar FILLING2 cups chopped fresh rhubarb2 cups raspberries1 tblsp. diced ginger1/4 cup SNAP1/4 cup ... Read More
Raleigh Denim Trunk Show and Meet & Greet
When: Thursday, August 26th from 6 to 8PM Where: Art in the Age located at 116 N. 3rd Street What: Art in the Age is hosting an exclusive Raleigh Denim ... Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 5 – So This SNAP Walks Into A Party…
Unexpected company? Delight your guests and get the conversation started with a SNAP cocktail and a crispy ginger snap cookie! Not enough time to make a batch from scratch? Take ... Read More
20% Select Artist Tees in August
Check out "Stuff We Make" in the Art in the Age Online Store and grab select Artist tees for 20% off. Runs the entire Month of August! Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 4 – Oh, The Culinary Possibilities…
Now that you've wet your whistle, let's move on to filling your belly... Via home experimentation, I've found that in cooking, SNAP pairs well with fruits and other piquant flavors. It ... Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 3 – Cocktails of Courage & Adventure
You've SNAP-ped; you've mixed; you've imbibed, and subsequently enjoyed. Where is the next frontier of SNAP home-mixing? "Just over that horizon" is actually no further than the pantry. A few ... Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 2 – Simple SNAP Classics
So you've popped your first bottle of SNAP, slowly swirled the ginger liquid around your mouth, and perhaps tried adding a few drops of citrus, ginger ale, vinegar, or bourbon ... Read More
SNAP USER GUIDE: Installment 1 – SNAP-ing For The First Time
This weekend, I SNAP-ped for the very first time. It's now Monday, and I have no more SNAP. This is a good sign in my book, and I will share ... Read More
Adventures in Agronomy: First Vegetable Harvest!
Pictured: Cucumber Hugs This morning was spent reveling in utter disbelief and inexplicable relief that the shrubbery in the garden is now VEGETABLE-LADEN! After suffering from a week of ... Read More
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Walter Benjamin!
The progenitor of our namesake essay, Walter Benjamin, turns 118 years old today! Read all about Benjamin's philosophical contributions and our interpretation of his theories HERE So PARTY DOWN in His Honor ... Read More
VIDEO: Baking “The Good Reverend’s Ginger Snap Cookies” with Reverend Michael Alan
The Reverend Michael Alan is the exclusive illustrator behind all of the Art in the Age SNAP artwork, and is also a very talented baker. He has collaborated frequently with ... Read More
The First Fruits at The Farm: “Stay Gold, Berry-Joy, Stay Gold”
New Hampshire's first fruit is redHer tastiest hue, it's said. Her early leaves are berries; One needs a bucket to carry Then pink subsides to ruby. And fingers rose to duty, So we ... Read More
VIDEO: Reverend Michael Alan makes SNAP Haymakers Punch
The Reverend Michael Alan is the exclusive illustrator behind all of the Art in the Age SNAP artwork, and is also an accomplished mixologist. He has created a ... Read More
Cheering for the Under-Chicken: Pecking Order Theory
"Pecking order" is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as: 1. A hierarchy among a group, as of people, classes, or nations: "The astronauts had developed a pecking ... Read More
“Lebkuchen” was invented by German monks in the 12th century and first appeared in America in the late 1600s when German Anabaptists looking for religious freedom ... Read More
GARDEN UPDATE: Of Silver Bells, Cockle Shells, Pretty Maids, etc.
Q: Robin McDowell, Armed With A Trowel, How Does Your Garden Grow? A. With coyote pee... (a natural predator deterrent) and greenery... (Johnny's Seeds Wild Arugula, to be exact) ...and fluffy cats trampling ... Read More
GARDEN UPDATE: “Ode On A Greenish Thumb”
THOU still unravish'd seed of quietness, Thou foster-child of Soil and slow Time, Sylvan landscape, who canst thus express A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme: What ... Read More
Egg Bombs: The Hens Are Serious Business
The hens are getting serious about egg-laying. We are moving at a rate of 5-6 big brown eggs each day, and until more human company arrives, friends and neighbors are ... Read More
Hay Season 2010: We Get Organic With A Little Help From Our Friends
We are so stoked to be working with our neighbors at Schoolhouse Farm to restore the hay fields at the farm using best and organic practices, beginning this summer! Norman/Wendy/Schoolhouse ... Read More
Chicken Update: Terror In The Night!
We returned to the farm a recent evening to discover that some New Hampshire megafauna – coyotes, bears, foxes – had pilfered from our chicken coop. Where once ... Read More
RECHEDULED – THURSDAY 5/27 – SOLAR BUGBOTS DESCEND ON ART IN THE AGE
The Solar BugBot event has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 27th, from 6 to 8:30PM. Art in the Age apologizes for any inconvenience. Please R.S.V.P. to Nicole@artintheage.com --- No, this isn’t a plot line ... Read More
Raspberry Reveries, Chapter 1: And So It Begins…
2 humans + 8 hours + 2 wheelbarrows + 1000 prickly dead canes + 1 deer tick incident = THE BEGINNING OF RASPBERRY SEASON 2010!!! In 3 months time, our freshly ... Read More
A New Hampshire Hearthside Dinner
A hearthside dinner at the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm in Tamworth, NH leaves one full of delicious local foods cooked "the old fashioned way", in addition to the ... Read More
Cheese Making – Our Recent Adventures at the Remick Farm
From milk to pot and heat Then, curdle, gather, repeat You formed into a ball Which amazes us all Oh cheese, you, I can't wait to eat Courtesy of the Remick ... Read More
Nostalgic Candy Now Available at the Art in the Age Store
Here at Art in the Age, we love to reminisce with old time favorites. This time we’re offering a spread of nostalgic candies and our favorite, Root Beer Barrels! A ... Read More
so much depends / upon / the white chickens
INSPIRATION: A-Frame Pasture Shelter featured in Backyard Poultry Magazine... OUR COOP COMIX: A Coop On Wheels! Imminent Omelets! THE PROCESS... Procure Lumber & Materials... 45 degree angle cuts... Assembling the A-frame... Height check... Pretty A's all in ... Read More
SPRING FARM UPDATE: These delights thy mind may move…
Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields.And we will sit upon compost heaps, Seeing ... Read More
VIDEO: Art in the Age & Printeresting Present…COPY JAM!
A fast & furious trip to Philly for the de-install of THE FARM luckily and happily coincided with another awesome event...COPY JAM! A Printeresting Curatorial Project... THE FORMULA One night + One ... Read More
Security and Adventure: Spreading Our Seed
We have spread our seed. We have installed into the good earth the first kernels of future feasting. Our closet laboratory (link to previous installment) is finally ... Read More
The Blushing of Spring: “The world is mud-luscious”
New-England-born poet, e.e. cummings described the view out my back door the best with his poem "In Just–"... In Just- spring when the world is mud- luscious ... Read More
Cold nights, sunny days...New Hampshire has begun to shake off its winter torpor. This particular weather pattern is also the harbinger of Maple Sugar season! The expansion and contraction caused by ... Read More
RECAP: Dream Catching at Art in the Age
Thank you to everyone who came out for the Dream Catcher Workshop with Reverend Michael Alan hosted by Art in the Age yesterday! If you couldn't make it, then you really ... Read More
Chris Kline – February Artist of the Month!
For the month of February we will be celebrating the work of Artist of the Month, Chris Kline. Chris Kline, a.k.a., Salty Snacks, lives in Philadelphia, and is a member of ... Read More
POSTPONED!! Dream Catching with Reverend Michael Alan at Art in the Age
Join Art in the Age and Reverend Michael Alan for an Evening of Dream Catching When: Thursday February 11th POSTPONED TO: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18TH Time: 6:30 to 8:30pmWhere: Art in the ... Read More
