Events

Check out the Connecticut Public Community Calendar for events in your local community. If you have an event you would like to add, submit it through the calendar below and it will go through our approval process.

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Inspired By Clara Schumann

First Presbyterian Church 1101 Bedford Street, Stamford, C, United States

Clara Schumann, wife of Robert, dear friend of Brahms, duo partner of violinist Joseph Joachim and champion of Mendelssohn and Chopin. Her influence was significant as a performer, teacher and composer and during her long career she changed the format and repertoire of the piano recital by lessening the importance of purely virtuosic works. In […]

$35.00

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

Young Professionals Night: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt 2B

Playhouse on Park 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT, United States

An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick, this fast-paced romp re-examines the world’s most famous detective story with a bold new feminist lens. In this highly theatrical, small-cast escapade, oddball female roommates Sherlock (yes, it’s also a girl’s name—wait, is it a girl’s name? Is it even […]

$25.00

United Way Women United Red, White & Chocolate

Dunkin' Park 1214 Main St, Hartford, CT, United States

Red, White & Chocolate is the must-attend event of the season! Spend your evening tasting wine, spirits, and of course … chocolate! New this year is a “Best-Of Tasting” including cuisine selections from the finest restaurants in our community! Support Women United’s mission by participating in the robust drawing with highly sought-after items and experiences. You […]

$125.00

Flora & Fauna Art Quilt Exhibition at Guilford Art Center

Guilford Art Center 411 Church Street, Guilford, CT, United States

Flora & Fauna Quilt Exhibit Begins Tour at Guilford Art Center Gallery Flora & Fauna, a new exhibit of art quilts, begins its tour of Connecticut at the Guilford Art Center (411 Church Street, Guilford, CT) in February. Come view the show and meet some of the artists at a reception on Friday, February 9, […]

Free

Winter Jazz with Organ Monk

Parrish Art Museum 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, NY, United States

Co-presented with the Hamptons Jazz Fest, this performance is for the record release of our sixth studio album, Organ Monk Going Home, which is also our first with Sunnyside Records. We are pleased to announce that it was highlighted in The New York City Jazz Record as a "Best of 2023" and also featured in […]