Little things (like one vote) can have a BIG impact on an election. Connecticut’s Old State House brings you a season full of little things - like cartoons, conversations and cake - to help you make a BIG impact locally this election season. The center piece of the “Go Big. Vote Local.” series is a […]
Connecticut’s Old State House will host “Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and Cartoons of Clifford Berryman.” Election season in the modern era elicits a barrage of amusing and pointed memes – but historically, editorial cartoons have swayed opinions and helped shape elections for generations! Clifford Berryman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist with The Washington Star and […]
The Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival will once again return this year to the City of New London from Saturday, September 9 through Sunday, September 10. This premier event ‘Celebrating the Sea, Uniting Our Shores’ will feature: special opening ceremonies, free ship tours, boat rides, children and family activities, demonstrations, food and beverage and artisan vendors, […]
In May 2024, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will depart from the four points of the compass in continental America – north, south, east and west – processing the Blessed Sacrament to Indianapolis for a National Eucharistic Congress in mid-July. The eastern pilgrimage route of will originate at the tomb of Blessed Michael McGivney in New […]
Irish thriller writer Adrian McKinty comes to The Mark Twain House & Museum to discuss his latest Sean Duffy novel, The Detective Up Late, with WNPR’s Colin McEnroe. Born in Belfast in Northern Ireland during “The Troubles,” Adrian McKinty traveled to the United States as an illegal alien, finding work in bars, on building sites, […]
This is a storytelling event organized with the Black Infinity Collective, Nonprofit Accountability Group, and Connecticut Renews that aims to raise awareness about housing injustice and combat harmful stereotypes about homelessness. Speakers will share their experiences of housing emergencies, local organizations will discuss the work and advocacy they are involved in, and attendees will be […]
Come celebrate one of the greatest franchises in American sports history with award-winning sportswriter and author of The Ultimate New York Yankees Time Machine Book, Marty Gitlin. See exciting and nostalgic videos of the finest teams, players, moments and events in Yankees history. This evening will cover the best of the best of the Bronx […]
Come celebrate one of the greatest franchises in American sports history with award-winning sportswriter and author of The Ultimate New York Yankees Time Machine Book, Marty Gitlin. See exciting and nostalgic videos of the finest teams, players, moments and events in Yankees history. This evening will cover the best of the best of the Bronx […]
Connecticut Public and the University of Hartford host a unique conversation between Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and former Governor M. Jodi Rell, Wednesday, September 13 on the campus of the University of Hartford. Moderated by Connecticut Public’s Lucy Nalpathanchil, the panel discussion features our 89th governor, Ned Lamont, a Democrat, who was sworn in to […]
