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University of Hartford’s Annual Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King on Jan. 31

Lincoln Theater, University of Hartford 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT, United States

The University of Hartford will commemorate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 12:45 p.m. in Lincoln Theater. The 2024 theme is “Love: Hate Is Too Great A Burden to Bear.” The observance will include the presentation of the 2024 MLK Beloved Community Awards. […]

Free

Connecticut Democracy Center Awards

The Connecticut Democracy Center (CTDC) will host the first annual Democracy Awards at Connecticut’s Old State House on February 1, 2024, to pay tribute to business, community, and philanthropic leaders including The Honorable Alvin W. Thompson, Citizen Travelers, the non-partisan civic engagement initiative of The Travelers Companies, Inc., and Mary Gawlicki, Gawlicki Family Foundation. The […]

$100

2024 Oscar®-Nominated Film Festival

Avon Theatre Film Center 272 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT, United States

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 […]

$9 – $14.50

Connecticut Democracy Center Awards

Connecticut's Old State House 800 Main St, Hartford, C, United States

The Connecticut Democracy Center (CTDC) will host the first annual Connecticut Democracy Center Awards at Connecticut’s Old State House on February 1, 2024, to pay tribute to business, community, and philanthropic leaders including The Honorable Alvin W. Thompson, Citizen Travelers, the non-partisan civic engagement initiative of The Travelers Companies, Inc., and Mary Gawlicki of the Gawlicki […]

$100

Oppenheimer: Connecticut Connections

Public Library of New London 63 Huntington Street, New London, CT, Estados Unidos

Come to the Public Library of New London where historian and Scholar Philip Devlin will be giving a lecture that explores four connections between J. Robert Oppenheimer and Connecticut residents. These connections include a Harvard classmate of his, Dr. Ettore F. Carniglia, a New London resident named Harry Daghlian, who died of radiation poisoning at […]

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

South Windsor Library 1550 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, CT, United States

Since the Revolutionary War generations of African Americans have served the armed forces, but it was not until World War II that Black women joined the Army as part of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). In February 1945 members of the 6888th Central Postal Battalion arrived in Birmingham, England. Nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight,” they […]

Free

Artist and Writers | Carol Lacoss

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

For the exhibition Women Reframe the American Landscape, Docent Carol Lacoss will link Susie Barstow and other women painters from the Hudson River School with the nineteenth-century writers Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Jacobs, and Emily Dickinson—drawing parallels with their imagery and perception of nature, as well as the courage, perseverance, and independent spirit these artists and […]

Film Screening- Paradise Now

South Windsor Library 1550 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, CT, United States

Join the South Windsor Library for a free movie screening of Paradise Now, followed by a post discussion. "Khaled (Ali Suliman) and Said (Kais Nashif) are Palestinian friends recruited by a terrorist group to become suicide bombers in Tel Aviv. Armed with explosives, they attempt to cross into Israel, but are pursued by suspicious border […]

Free

Timna Tarr Trunk Show

Arts Center East 709 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT, United States

As part of our Fiber Arts Exhibit in February, Arts Center East is thrilled to welcome fiber artist, Timna Tarr, to our Eureka Gallery to show her artwork and speak about her process. "Timna is known for making fun, colorful, award-winning quilts. Join her for a trunk show of her quilting journey. She talks about […]

$5