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Residence is the first one-person exhibition in which Amanda Russhell Wallace showcases a range of what she calls historical collaging. She approaches this method of bridging the past and present via predominantly lens-based, photographic work. In many ways, Residence is an umbrella for explorations of migration, genealogy, domesticity, and other broad parameters of home-making. Wallace […]
Avon Theatre presents the 2024 Oscar®-Nominated Film Festival! All shows are at 11 AM https://bit.ly/47V7uu6 Your last chance to watch the best films of 2023 selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences! Ticket Prices: Avon Members $9 General Public $14.50 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1_thlAVkvA Past Lives Sat. 2/3 Run Time 105 Mins. Rustin […]
Albumen, a printing process from the mid-1800s, was the first commercially viable photographic printing process. The process uses paper coated with an egg white solution and UV light in concert with a photographic negative to create a brown-toned image. In this workshop, we will explore a modern variation of the original Albumen process to create […]
Stand up Comedy Show to raise money to be donated to a program that combats food disparities in the communities. Laugh and enjoy a night while helping your neighbor.
This new film series was made possible by the City of Stamford through a generous grant from the Stamford Arts and Culture Commission. Admission is free and includes a complimentary popcorn and soda. Movies That Build Community tickets are only available through our box office. Call (203) 967-3660 or visit in person to reserve your […]
Millner's work investigates the relationship between art and nature, the natural and the man-made. Based in St. Louis, MO, the artist has executed different bodies of work over his decades-long career. He began by using traditional pigmented materials on canvas to convey the complexity of lines and contours seen in organic forms, such as flowers, […]
Millner's work investigates the relationship between art and nature, the natural and the man-made. Based in St. Louis, MO, the artist has executed different bodies of work over his decades-long career. He began by using traditional pigmented materials on canvas to convey the complexity of lines and contours seen in organic forms, such as flowers, […]
Join Senator Chris Murphy and Former Rep. Bob Inglis (currently the Executive Director of RepublicEn) for a timely discussion about the importance of bi-partisan cooperation on the issue of climate change. Hear about Senator Murphy’s legislative progress on environmental issues with Republican colleagues in Congress and learn about Mr. Inglis’s evolution on this issue, along […]
Join us for the second program in our Celebrating Community series! This series focuses on celebrating different communitities and cultures. To celebrate Black History Month we will be hosting a special session of our Open Art Studio. Participants will learn about Dr. Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech and then create an art […]
️ http://bit.ly/37KJsok Thu. 2/29 at 3:45 pm 7:30 pm Fri. 3/1 at 3:45 pm 7:30 pm Sat. 3/2 and Sun. 3/3 at 12 pm 3:45 pm 7:30 pm Mon. 3/4 - Thu. 3/7 at 3:45 pm 7:30 pm Ticket Prices: Avon Members $9 General Public $14.50 Students & Seniors (Mon. - Thu.) $11 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Way9Dexny3w […]
Join us for the second event in our “In Community” speaker series, sponsored by the Community Foundation’s Equity Lab and Connecticut Public. This February 29 event will feature Uché Blackstock, MD, Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity and author of LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine (Viking, 2024). In a conversation with Connecticut Public’s Lucy Nalpathanchil, Dr. […]
Our signature social event features live music, art, food, spirits, and good friends. New Britain’s best Happy Hour, since 1995! Enjoy the smooth sounds of Motown and Disco with singer/songwriter Theresa Wright. Cash bar available; access to Museum galleries is included with your ticket. Event doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Please note: The venue […]
Meet pilots, engineers, and aerospace professionals from around the region, participate in hands on activities, climb aboard our historic aircraft, win prizes at Women Take Flight bingo, and more! Hear from Keynote Speaker Terry VandenDolder, Lt Col USAFR (Ret), CAPT, B-777, American Airlines, who will speak at 11AM. Fat City Kid food truck will be […]
“Here’s to the ‘ladies’ who brunch . . . aren’t they a lot?” Join us for a drag show fundraiser to benefit Blue Fire and the Gay Straight Alliance Club of Haddam Killingworth High School . . . a guaranteed event to remember! Enjoy a fully catered brunch at The Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station in […]
Jesse Cole, founder of Fans First Entertainment and owner of the Savannah Bananas, will be speaking at UHart as a part of the Rogow Distinguished Lecturer Series, on Tuesday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Chase Arena. If you've heard of the Savannah Bananas, you're likely already aware that Cole is no stranger to […]
Have you ever wanted to learn ASL? Get a head start with this free class offered through the Ledyard Public Library and taught by an expert from Signing Basics! This class will cover the basics of ASL including the Alphabet and some basic phrases, pleasantries, sentence structure, and more! Registration is required and there is […]
The Legacy Foundation of Hartford's Black Excellence Speaker Series brings prominent thought leaders to Hartford to discuss current and relevant issues of race, diversity, social justice, and the future of black excellence. The inaugural event of the series on Thursday, March 7 will feature Charles F. Coleman, Jr., an esteemed figure in civil rights law […]
Join us for a weekend of MAPLE MADNESS and 100% wholesome family fun at our annual Eastern CT Maple Festival. We have lots of family activities, children's crafts and games, bouncy houses, carnival games and contests to keep kids of every age entertained. Your favorite food trucks, lots of maple flavored treats, jams, honey, spices, […]
A prolific artist, Susie M. Barstow (1836-1923) captured on canvas and paper the larger American landscape experience as it evolved across the nineteenth century. A notable figure in the field of American landscape painting, Barstow is featured in the exhibition Women Reframe American Landscape. Dr. Nancy Siegel’s lecture examines the life and career of this fascinating […]
You've heard of CPR but have you heard about QPR? This program is named TEACH, which stands for Training to Establish an Alliance Centered on Hope. We aim to offer hope to those at-risk of suicide by forming an alliance of community members who are trained in QPR. This training teaches individuals how to identify […]
In this virtual presentation, historian Jeffrey A. Denman will discuss John Quincy Adams’ background and experiences in politics beginning with the administration of George Washington. This talk will include the Amistad affair as it pertains to Connecticut, and John Quincy Adams’ arguments in front of the Supreme Court resulting in the freeing of the captives. Denman will also touch […]
Remember the joy of “Show and Tell” at school? Now why should only the kids have all the fun? Connecticut Public Radio presents a live recording of Audacious with Chion Wolf, a locally-produced show about people who have uncommon or misunderstood experiences, conditions, or professions. We welcome you to bring an object (or not!) to […]
True Crime: Forced Marriage in the U.S. - Crime Junkie’s Ashley Flowers Explores United States’ Forced Marriage Problem An Unchained At Last Hybrid Parallel Event at the 68th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women March 14, 2024 12:30 p.m. ET – 1:30 p.m. EST Attend in person at: Church […]
Friday, March 15, 7:30pm Saturday, March 16, 7:30pm Sunday, March 17, 3:00pm $15/$12 for ACE Members FREE for kids under 18 Tickets available online or at the door UCONN Puppetry MFA student, Alyson Doyle, has created an original puppetry production based on the life and artwork of renowned artist, Marc Chagall. Audiences of all ages […]
Trinity Church, 345 Main St. Portland CT. will be hosting its Easter Family Fair on Saturday March 16th from 11 am to 2 pm. Admission is free. A five dollar fee gets kids into all the crafting tables. Free Dance Party with Alicia at 11 am and 1 pm. Take their picture with the Easter […]
Heralded as one of the better antiques shows in New England, the Tolland Historical Society Antiques Show returns for its 55th year on Sunday, March 17th, from 9 to 3. More than 40 exhibitors from all over New England and beyond will be displaying and selling quality antiques with an emphasis on 18th and 19th […]
We celebrate the artists who continue to bring beauty into the world despite living with a devasting diagnosis. Parkinson's affects each individual uniquely, and every step of their process is a struggle, either physically, cognitively, or emotionally. To continue to create is a dedicated decision to make our world just a little bit more beautiful.
The International Summit on Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (ISASET) is an annual gathering of researchers, scientists, engineers and industry professionals from around the world. The 2024 edition of ISASET will take place in Florence, Italy and will provide an excellent opportunity for attendees to share their latest research findings, network with peers and learn […]
We are pleased to invite you to the 2nd series on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology Conference which is going to be held in Florence, Italy during March 18-20 | 2024, the premier international forum for the discussion of the latest developments in Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology Conference. We are proud to have hosted a successful […]
What are American values and where did they come from? Join LWV Greenwich, Greenwich Library and Connecticut Public for this thought-provoking discussion featuring UPenn law Professor Kermit Roosevelt, III in conversation with Yale law Professor Akhil Reed Amar. The two will discuss and debate Professor Roosevelt’s new book, The Nation That Never Was. Professor Roosevelt, […]
Discover how women in World War II ushered in new economic and social changes that would forever alter the role of women in American society. Following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States mobilized for war. The Women’s Army Corps brought women into the effort. Female Soldiers were lauded for their professionalism and […]
Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering-2024 extend our immense pleasure and honor to invite you to attend the International Conference on Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering which is scheduled on March 21-23, 2024 in Florence, Italy. Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering-2024 makes a complete platform of engineering concerned with the design, development, production of aircraft, spacecraft. The field has […]
Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering-2024 extend our immense pleasure and honor to invite you to attend the International Conference on Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering which is scheduled on March 21-23, 2024 in Florence, Italy. Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering-2024 makes a complete platform of engineering concerned with the design, development, production of aircraft, spacecraft. The field has […]
Hike up your petticoats and meet us in Hartford for "A Night at the Public House: Let Them Vote!" Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Susan Campbell (and special guests from Sea Tea Improv) will be on hand to tell the story of Isabella Beecher Hooker and the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association’s fight for the enfranchisement of women […]
Contemporary Puerto Rican Art Coming to the Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (March 4, 2024) — The Art Museum at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will open the exhibition (R)evolution: Identity and Power in Puerto Rican and Diasporican Art—a reflection upon colonialism and Puerto Rican resistance—with a public reception […]
Join Rachel for an introduction into local plants that can be used in tisanes, how to make your own blends, and the proper methods for preparing a good cup of herbal tea. Rachel is a certified herbalist who studied under Rosemary Gladstar, and teaches herbalism and folk wisdom classes, and works at the South Windsor […]
Warm-hearted fun-loving souls will raise funds for Literacy Volunteers of Southern Connecticut as they leap into the icy waters at Walnut Beach. Sign-in at 10:00. Leap at 11:00. Costumes are encouraged. All proceeds to benefit LVSCT. We provide free tutoring to any adult who wishes to learn English or enhance the skills they already have. […]
Don't Miss the Chance... to honor the three artist activists, Steve Raider-Ginsburg, Julia Rosenblatt, and Gregory Tate (d. 2012), who, 22 years ago, created HartBeat Ensemble, a theater company to tell Hartford's diverse stories, reaching beyond barriers of race, class and culture. We're still […]
Pollinator Pathway Stamford Speaker Series with Mill River Collaborative, "Healthy Yards for Pollinators, Pets & People" kicks off with "Organic Lawn Care for Homeowners." You can have lush green lawn without using chemicals harmful to children, pets and wildlife. Peter Newcombe of PJC Organic will cover the basics of how to grow healthy turf using […]
Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok brings us this compelling story of two teenagers, young DREAMers who are fighting to establish a place for themselves in America, the only country they know as home. This OBIE Award-winning play illuminates how much they are willing to risk when they have everything to lose.
A panel of experts talks about efforts to uncover long-ignored stories and recalibrate our understanding of Connecticut’s historical involvement with slavery. Former State Representative Pat Wilson Pheanious shares her family’s story in Connecticut Public’s new series Unforgotten: Connecticut’s Hidden History of Slavery; Akeia de Barros Gomes, Senior Curator of Maritime Social Histories at the Mystic Seaport Museum […]
Nordica Toys present the return of the most EGG-cellent egg hunt, and it is EGG-sactly what you're looking for! There is no shotgun start, it's simply come as you can between 10am an 2pm! Each child has the same EGG-sperience! They collect 10 eggs each, then redeems them for a book of their choice, donated […]
Easter celebrates the resurrected Christ in our midst. On Easter morning, we celebrate with a Festal Eucharist. The church is adorned in color to celebrate Christ. Easter Sunrise Service, 6:00 AM at the CT River Museum (weather permitting) This is a perfect service for welcoming the community and sharing the Easter celebration with our neighbors. […]
Join us for Easter Dinner, Sunday, March 31, 2024 | Reservations available 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Three Course Prix Fixe Menu | Select one from each course, per person First Course Clam Chowder Baby Gem Caesar Shaved Parmesan, White Anchovies, Garlic Croutons, Caesar Dressing, Black Pepper Tuille Foie Gras Tartlet Wild Mushroom, Truffle Vinaigrette, […]
