Avon Theatre presents the 2024 Oscar®-Nominated Film Festival! All shows are at 11 AM https://bit.ly/47V7uu6 Your last chance to watch the best films of 2023 selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences! Ticket Prices: Avon Members $9 General Public $14.50 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1_thlAVkvA Past Lives Sat. 2/3 Run Time 105 Mins. Rustin […]
This new film series was made possible by the City of Stamford through a generous grant from the Stamford Arts and Culture Commission. Admission is free and includes a complimentary popcorn and soda. Movies That Build Community tickets are only available through our box office. Call (203) 967-3660 or visit in person to reserve your […]
Join Senator Chris Murphy and Former Rep. Bob Inglis (currently the Executive Director of RepublicEn) for a timely discussion about the importance of bi-partisan cooperation on the issue of climate change. Hear about Senator Murphy’s legislative progress on environmental issues with Republican colleagues in Congress and learn about Mr. Inglis’s evolution on this issue, along […]
️ http://bit.ly/37KJsok Thu. 2/29 at 3:45 pm 7:30 pm Fri. 3/1 at 3:45 pm 7:30 pm Sat. 3/2 and Sun. 3/3 at 12 pm 3:45 pm 7:30 pm Mon. 3/4 - Thu. 3/7 at 3:45 pm 7:30 pm Ticket Prices: Avon Members $9 General Public $14.50 Students & Seniors (Mon. - Thu.) $11 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Way9Dexny3w […]
This event will feature Uché Blackstock, MD, Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity and author of LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. In a conversation with Connecticut Public’s Lucy Nalpathanchil, Dr. Blackstock will share insights from her memoir, exploring why profound racial health inequities still exist in this country today and […]
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 […]
Jesse Cole, founder of Fans First Entertainment and owner of the Savannah Bananas, will be speaking at UHart as a part of the Rogow Distinguished Lecturer Series, on Tuesday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Chase Arena. If you've heard of the Savannah Bananas, you're likely already aware that Cole is no stranger to […]
Have you ever wanted to learn ASL? Get a head start with this free class offered through the Ledyard Public Library and taught by an expert from Signing Basics! This class will cover the basics of ASL including the Alphabet and some basic phrases, pleasantries, sentence structure, and more! Registration is required and there is […]
The Legacy Foundation of Hartford's Black Excellence Speaker Series brings prominent thought leaders to Hartford to discuss current and relevant issues of race, diversity, social justice, and the future of black excellence. The inaugural event of the series on Thursday, March 7 will feature Charles F. Coleman, Jr., an esteemed figure in civil rights law […]
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 […]
You've heard of CPR but have you heard about QPR? This program is named TEACH, which stands for Training to Establish an Alliance Centered on Hope. We aim to offer hope to those at-risk of suicide by forming an alliance of community members who are trained in QPR. This training teaches individuals how to identify […]
The Conquering Unforgiveness Mastermind at Bloomfield Public Library FREE ONLINE EVENT Wednesday March 13th, 2024 Join us for this immersive 2-hour experience with Dionne Nicholls-Germain, aka “The Joy Coach," creator of the powerful Conquering Unforgiveness Mastermind and the author of The 90-Day Conquering Unforgiveness Journal. As a professionally trained Life & Leadership Coach, Dionne helps people who struggle with letting go […]
True Crime: Forced Marriage in the U.S. - Crime Junkie’s Ashley Flowers Explores United States’ Forced Marriage Problem An Unchained At Last Hybrid Parallel Event at the 68th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women March 14, 2024 12:30 p.m. ET – 1:30 p.m. EST Attend in person at: Church […]
Come out to the Museum to hear storytellers tell true stories about lived experiences, led by 45-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks. Tonight’s theme is “Sportsing — Games, Athletics, and Other Things.” Doors open at 6:00 pm; come early to view our exhibitions, including “We’re Game: Sports and Community.” Performance starts […]
What are American values and where did they come from? Join LWV Greenwich, Greenwich Library and Connecticut Public for this thought-provoking discussion featuring UPenn law Professor Kermit Roosevelt, III in conversation with Yale law Professor Akhil Reed Amar. The two will discuss and debate Professor Roosevelt’s new book, The Nation That Never Was. Professor Roosevelt, […]
With the approach of planting season, and in honor of the first day of spring, the South Windsor Library presents a program to educate on the dangers of non-native invasive plants within our community and the importance of native flora to the health of the ecosystem. You will also learn how to use these plants […]
Discover how women in World War II ushered in new economic and social changes that would forever alter the role of women in American society. Following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States mobilized for war. The Women’s Army Corps brought women into the effort. Female Soldiers were lauded for their professionalism and […]
Hike up your petticoats and meet us in Hartford for "A Night at the Public House: Let Them Vote!" Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Susan Campbell (and special guests from Sea Tea Improv) will be on hand to tell the story of Isabella Beecher Hooker and the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association’s fight for the enfranchisement of women […]
Pollinator Pathway Stamford Speaker Series with Mill River Collaborative, "Healthy Yards for Pollinators, Pets & People" kicks off with "Organic Lawn Care for Homeowners." You can have lush green lawn without using chemicals harmful to children, pets and wildlife. Peter Newcombe of PJC Organic will cover the basics of how to grow healthy turf using […]
MAR 28, Thurs, 12-1:30PM, free webinar with PURA Chair, Marissa Gillett and Rep. Jonathan Steinberg In order for Connecticut to transition to carbon-free electricity, we will need to rethink our electric grid. Today’s grid was designed in a different age for a different mix of power producers and consumers. Even today, it has areas of […]
SATURDAY, MARCH 30th 11am - 5pm at Playhouse on Park Cost: $300 Learn from Lisa’s three decades of standup experience in “Finding Your Funny Voice,” a class offered by Playhouse on Park in West Hartford, CT. In the one-day class, Lisa will give students the basic building blocks of a standup comedy/storytelling performance, […]