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Harriet Tubman comes alive at Windsor Historical Society!

Windsor Historical Society 96 Palisado Ave, Windsor, CT, United States

Make Windsor Historical Society a part of your Black History Month observance with this dynamic performance by one of the country’s most accomplished living history artists. Renowned historical interpreter Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti presents a stirring portrayal of Harriet Tubman’s 1896 speech at the National Association of Colored Women in Washington, D.C. You will not want to […]

$20

Lunar New Year Celebration

Wethersfield Community Center 30 Greenfield Street, Wethersfield, United States

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with Connecticut’s vibrant Asian American Pacific Islander community! Let’s unite as friends, neighbors, and supporters to welcome prosperity and good fortune in the year ahead. Enjoy food, crafts, live performances, and more at this family friendly event. Free and open to all! Note: This event will be held at […]

Free

Chopin’s Chamber Works by Mihai Tetel and Angelina Gadeliva | Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut | 2024

New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT, United States

Internationally renowned pianists present the works of Fryderyk Chopin and other musical masters. February 25: Chopin’s Chamber Works by Mihai Tetel and Angelina Gadeliya March 24: Antonio Oliveira April 28: Shai Wosner May 19: Jerome Lowenthal Learn more at chopinsocietyct.org ADMISSION "Members Sit First" at select music events, including this one. Museum Members and Chopin Society Members will be seated […]

What’s Your Dream Open Art Studio: Black History Month

Join us for the second program in our Celebrating Community series!  This series focuses on celebrating different communitities and cultures.  To celebrate Black History Month we will be hosting a special session of our Open Art Studio.  Participants will learn about Dr. Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech and then create an art […]

Yoga – An Artful Practice at the New Britain Museum of American Art

New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT, United States

Led by certified, experienced instructors: Ysanne & Heather from YWCA New Britain All levels are welcome! Please bring your own mat. For more information please contact: hlabbe@ywcanewbritain.org Yoga in the NEW/NOW Anila Quayyum Agha installation: Agha’s sculptures are created from intricately cut steel illuminated by a single light source—dramatically filling the room with ornate patterns of light and […]

Women Take Flight

New England Air Museum 36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks, CT, United States

Meet pilots, engineers, and aerospace professionals from around the region, participate in hands on activities, climb aboard our historic aircraft, win prizes at Women Take Flight bingo, and more! Hear from Keynote Speaker Terry VandenDolder, Lt Col USAFR (Ret), CAPT, B-777, American Airlines, who will speak at 11AM. Fat City Kid food truck will be […]

“Residence” exhibition Reception (II) + Gallery Talk: “Black Women Figurations”

Joanne Toor Cummings Art Gallery at Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT, United States

As Amanda Russhell Wallace’s solo exhibition Residence comes to a close (March 8), the artist will discuss how women figure into her thinking and artistic production. Afterall, Residence is an umbrella for explorations of migration, genealogy, domesticity, and other broad parameters of home-making. Additionally, this timely closing reception/talk corresponds to the start of Women’s History […]

Free

Behind the Scenes: True Crime at the Museum

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

Forgeries, theft, arson, and murder — our museum is full of artifacts that tell stories of long-ago crime and punishment. Join us for a custom collections tour focusing on true crime stories! Tickets are $15 per person.  $10 for Connecticut Museum members, free for NARM-level members of the Connecticut Museum. Space is limited! Get tickets […]

$10 – $15

Virtual Distinguished Lecture: Catharine M. Rogers Lecture Series | Dr. Nancy Siegel – “An Uphill Climb, from Mountain Tops to Critical Acclaim: The Artistry of Susie M. Barstow”

New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT, United States

A prolific artist, Susie M. Barstow (1836-1923) captured on canvas and paper the larger American landscape experience as it evolved across the nineteenth century. A notable figure in the field of American landscape painting, Barstow is featured in the exhibition Women Reframe American Landscape. Dr. Nancy Siegel’s lecture examines the life and career of this fascinating […]