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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Carla A. Harris Book Signing in Stamford

Ferguson Library 1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT, United States

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.

Free

Youth Soccer Event, Raffle Prizes and Live Entertainment

Trinity Health Stadium 250 Huyshope Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

This is a 1-day youth soccer event with live entertainment and raffle prizes to help support youth soccer specifically for kids from underserved and underrepresented communities throughout the Hartford County area. We are, B.L.F.C Academy, Inc. are a nonprofit that serves kids from underserved and underrepresented communities. Thank you for helping us share and advertise […]

$20

The Grotesque 10: Collegiate Architectural Sculpture – Lecture

Keeney Memorial Cultural Center 200 Main St, Wethersfield, CT, United States

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 […]

Artist Talk | Stephen Petegorsky

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

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 […]

Artist Talk | Stephen Petegorsky

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

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 […]

Adult Studio | Watercolor with Mary Smeallie

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

Join artist Mary Smeallie in a weekly watercolor class. Do you pale at the sight of a clean sheet of watercolor paper? Do you mix colors and wonder why it looks like mud? This class will demystify the somewhat intimidating medium of watercolor. We’ll start from scratch. We’ll discuss types of paper, pigments, color mixing, […]

Building Foundations: Presented by Trammell Crow Residential, a Crow Holdings Company

Hartford Marriott Downtown 200 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT, United States

THE Commercial Real Estate and Building Industry Breakfast, Building Foundations. Join us for the 3rd Annual Building Foundations Breakfast as we come together to raise resources to prevent children and families from becoming homeless and to secure stable housing for those living in shelters. In early 2021, a diverse group of commercial real estate and […]

$125

Studio@4 | I SPY Classics (Ages 9-12)

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! Thursdays, May 4, 11, 18, 25, 4-5:30 p.m. Register at https://nbmaa.org/events/studio-4-i-spy-classics

First Friday | Candy-O Tribute

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

Our signature social event, featuring 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 […]