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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The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s 35th Anniversary Fandango Benefit Gala Celebration

The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp 565 Ashford Center Rd, Ashford, CT, United States

The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp will celebrate its 35th Anniversary this fall at its “Amp Up For Camp: A 35th Anniversary Fandango Benefit Gala”! Legendary actor and visionary philanthropist Paul Newman founded Hole in the Wall in 1988 so children with serious illnesses could just be kids while finding fun, friendship, and hope. […]

$500

AI 101: The Myths, the Legends, and the Everyday

Zoom

AI – it’s on the news and in countless articles. Commentaries and opinions seem to appear every day. What is Artificial Intelligence? Are we already using it? And the big questions…where is it headed and what should we know? Deciphering myth from legend from everyday reality can be overwhelming and confusing. Well, no more! Join […]

Free

Explore Windsor’s Black History: Political Representation

Windsor Historical Society 96 Palisado Ave, Windsor, CT, United States

Explore Black Political Representation in Windsor Over Lunch at Windsor Historical Society With insight into local politics from current and former elected officials, you won’t want to miss this timely conversation on Black political representation in Windsor. Join us and friends from both sides of the political aisle on Wednesday, November 1, from noon to […]

Free

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, […]

Material World: Design for a Healthful and Equitable Future

EXHIBIT RECEPTION | Material World: Design for a Healthful and Equitable Future   Wednesday, November 1, 2023 3-5pm Gant Science Complex Light Court   The design industry is responsible for excessive amounts of waste... But what if there was an alternative?   The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History invites you to join UConn undergraduate […]

Free but RSVP appreciated

Studio@4 | Light Play

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! This month will take inspiration from Anila Agha’s hanging sculpture installations to make patterned crafts and hanging lights. Led by Marcy LaBella, students will […]

Adult Studio | Pour Paint with Sue Byars

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

Students will learn the "dirty pour" technique of pour painting while applying metallic acrylic paints to various glass objects; plates, bowls, cups, and saucers. Their finished creations will result in a dinnerware set for 4 that is both unique and beautiful. Members $50; non-Members $65

We all want Impossible Things

Washington Montessori School 240 Litchfield Turnpike, Litcfield, CT, United States

Catherine Newman will bring her wit, wisdom and tremendous gift for empathy and insight.  Expect to hear about friends family and children to laugh and to cry and to feel better about all those things.

Free