E-bikes are growing in popularity and are more than just a trend. As people are challenged by rising fuel prices or want to get back into bicycling but struggle with hills, e-bikes may be an ideal solution. Yet purchasing an electric bike can be an overwhelming, confusing and costly experience. Some bicycles can be retrofitted. […]
Connecticut Public’s Civility Initiative focuses on ways to build stronger communities by connecting residents to conversations that foster understanding. On April 27, Connecticut Public's Lucy Nalpathanchil talks with Mónica Guzmán and Wilk Wilkinson of Braver Angels about their work building bridges across differences. They share strategies everyone can use. Guzmán is a Senior Fellow at […]
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library invites the public to our Makerspace Open House to celebrate National Library Week, "There's More to the Story." Stop in and learn from library volunteers as they demonstrate the photo and slide scanner; a Cricut cutting machine; an embroidery machine, and a converter that can turn old VHS tapes and DVDs […]
The Museum is pleased to offer this very popular guided tour in Polish. Learn about highlights of the NBMAA's permanent collection on this hour-long tour lead by Docent Joanna Biscupski. Please join us! Zapraszamy do obejrzenia naszych zbiorow. Tura w jezyku polskim, Sobota, 29 kwietnia, godzina 11. Wstep jest bezplatny. New Britian Museum of American […]
Carla A. Harris, Author of "Lead To Win," will host a book signing on May 1 at Stamford's Ferguson Library. The event will feature a discussion led by Harris, followed by a question and answer session and a book signing. Her book will also be available for purchase at the event.
Mathew Duman embarked on a “grotesque safari,” traveling to 10 universities around the country to photograph the unique grotesques and gargoyles roosting on academic buildings. He collected his findings in the book The Grotesque 10. Duman will present a selection of grotesques and gargoyles in an illustrated lecture, giving you a taste of the variety […]
Join Stephen Petegorsky for an Artist Talk about his work in Ansel Adams and the Legacy of the American Landscape: Photographs from the NBMAA. Stephen Petegorsky’s creative work includes black and white landscapes, Polaroid emulsions lifted onto panels covered with gold leaf, color images of taxidermied animals, and photographs documenting efforts to assist people with disabilities in […]
Join Stephen Petegorsky for an Artist Talk about his work in Ansel Adams and the Legacy of the American Landscape: Photographs from the NBMAA. Stephen Petegorsky’s creative work includes black and white landscapes, Polaroid emulsions lifted onto panels covered with gold leaf, color images of taxidermied animals, and photographs documenting efforts to assist people with disabilities in […]
May 2023: Woodbury CT: A multi-media gallery show "We Are Here Now Hidden in Plain Sight 1978-2023" is coming to the Studio Hill Gallery, Woodbury CT. Curated and hosted by filmmaker Nancy August, this show celebrates one of the most important districts in the history of American arts and culture: the East Village of Manhattan. […]
