Events

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Chestnut Hill Concerts: Brahms, Britten, Beethoven

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center 300 Main St, Old Saybrook, CT

Chestnut Hill Concerts’ third concert presents the three Bs (minus Bach): Brahms’s Sonata for cello and piano; Benjamin Britten’s Suite for violin and piano; and Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D-major, the “Ghost.” Todd Phillips, violin; Ronald Thomas, cello: and Randall Hodgkinson, piano.

$40 – $45

Hartford Yard Goats, Noches Latinas

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

The Hartford Yard Goats Baseball Club will play games as Los Chivos de Hartford, which translates as “the Goats of Hartford” to honor Connecticut’s strong Latino population. Players will wear special jerseys and caps during four games on differents dates, starting in June, to celebrate different Latino cultures. While marketing and branding in the stadium […]

Old Wethersfield 5K And 10K 2023

Wethersfield Cove Wethersfield, CT, United States

This end of summer running tradition also welcomes walkers in the 5K. Each race participant will earn a short sleeve technical shirt. After the race, enjoy grab and go snacks and fresh fruit in the cove. Progressive Challenge! Work toward conquering the Eversource Hartford Half Marathon in October Whether the goal is finishing a first-ever […]

$31

Acrylic Landscape Painting Workshop | Kathleen Smits

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

Join artist Kathleen Smits for a two-day Acrylic Landscape Painting Workshop. Paint the landscape! Advanced beginners and intermediates welcome. Explore color and value to create depth while learning brush techniques for textures. Learn to analyze compositions and create exciting paintings that draw the viewer in. Individual attention provided in a workshop atmosphere to improve your style […]

Acrylic Landscape Painting Workshop | Kathleen Smits

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

Join artist Kathleen Smits for a two-day Acrylic Landscape Painting Workshop. Paint the landscape! Advanced beginners and intermediates welcome. Explore color and value to create depth while learning brush techniques for textures. Learn to analyze compositions and create exciting paintings that draw the viewer in. Individual attention provided in a workshop atmosphere to improve your style […]

Bratwurst Platters at Meriden Turner Halle

Meriden Turner Halle 800 Old Colony Rd, Meriden, CT, United States

Stanley's Kitchen Series celebrates summer on Aug 24th with Bratwurst Platters at Meriden Turner Halle, 800 Old Colony Rd, Meriden. Each platter comes with Bratwurst, German Potato Salad and Sauerkraut. Cost is $10 per platter and reservations must be made in advance by contacting Peter at reservations@meridenturnersociety.com or (260) 341-2542. Come down for a great […]

$10

Cinema at the Cemetery

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Ave, Hartford, CT, United States

Join us for the popular screwball comedy, Bringing Up Baby, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. A mild-mannered paleontology professor and a flighty heiress and her pet leopard, Baby, will make you laugh with their series of misadventures. Bring a blanket or chair and your favorite candy for a movie under the stars. The movie […]

Chestnut Hill Concerts: Enescu, Dvořák, and Schumann

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center 300 Main St, Old Saybrook, CT

Chestnut Hill Concerts’ final concert presents George Enescu’s Concerstück for viola and piano; Dvořák‘s Terzetto for two violins and viola; and Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major. Steven Copes and Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Ronald Thomas, cello; and Randall Hodgkinson, piano.

$40 – $45

“Rent”

Cheney Hall 177 Hartford Rd., Manchester, CT, United States

Inspired by Puccini’s opera La bohème, RENT is a rock musical that presents a year in the life of bohemians living in the East Village near the end of the millennium. RENT is semi-autobiographical in that writer/composer Jonathan Larson lived in Lower Manhattan just as Mimi, Mark, Roger, Collins, and Angel do: sacrificing heat and a stable home for their […]