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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Still Life Painting | Kathleen Smits

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

Join artist Kathleen Smits for a Beginner Painting from Still Life class. Explore the colors of light and shadow by painting from a still life. Learn the basics of drawing shapes with paint while learning to mix colors for light and shadow, what the basic brushes do and a variety of basic brush strokes. Thursdays, October […]

Studio@4 (Ages 9-12) | Photograms

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

Studio@4 exposes kids ages 9-12 to various art-making processes and techniques. Join us on Thursdays from 4-5:30 p.m. each month to work with different guest artists and master a new medium! In this studio’s lesson, students will learn how photographers use light, shadow, and silhouette to capture or create an image. Students will then make […]

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Rockville Public Library 52 Union Street, Vernon, CT, United States

Evergreen Family Theatre’s new Sprouts program opens with “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” adapted by Dwayne Hartford from the book by Kate DiCamillo, on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. on the upper parking lot of the Rockville Public Library. Seating and fun starts an hour before the show! […]

free

FREE SEMINAR – Beyond monitoring: Leverage AIOps for observability

Courtyard by Marriott Edgewater NYC Area 3 Pembroke Place, Edgewater NYC Area, New Jersey, United States

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Free

First Friday | Al Fenton Big Band, Inc.

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

Our signature social event features live music, art, food, spirits, and good friends. New Britain’s best Happy Hour, since 1995! Cash bar available; access to Museum galleries is included with your ticket. Event doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Please Note: First Friday is a 21+ event. For the safety of all patrons, the attendance […]

Other People’s Poems

Hartford Flavor Company 30 Arbor St # 107 (way in the back), Hartford, CT, United States

Every first Friday, come to Hartford Flavor Company and read a poem that you love - out loud and everything - to a room full of smiling people who are so glad you're there! -Do i HAVE to read a poem? No, but you'll feel better if you do! -May I read more than one? […]

Free

TRU

Brookfield Theatre 184 Whisconier Rd, Brookfield, CT, United States

"Tru" by Jay Presson Allen directed by & starring DON STITT as Truman Capote Adapted from the words and works of Truman Capote, Tru is set in the writer’s New York City apartment the week before Christmas 1975. An excerpt from Capote’s infamous unfinished roman à clef, Answered Prayers, recently has been published in Esquire. […]

$25.00

Jennifer Farber Dulos Memorial Walk to End Domestic Violence

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

Put on your purple and join the Interval House family at Dunkin’ Park for a morning honoring victims and survivors. Gates open at 8am for donuts, coffee & activities. Our walk (1 mile) kicks off at 9am and will be followed by a brief program and moment of silence. Registration (adults $25; kids $10) begins […]

$10 – $25

“Paint The Preserve”: Knox Preserve

Knox Preserve Wilcox Rd, approx. 200 feet south of Route 1, Stonington, CT, United States

Knox Preserve in Stonington is a former farm that runs along Quiambog Cove.  With sweeping views of old orchards, fields, and of course the cove itself, it’s an idyllic place for an painting outdoorss. Avalonia Land Conservancy, which owns the Preseve, will host a free "en plein air" painting event on Saturday, September 9, from 9 […]