Week of Events
Shoreline Arts Alliance: Connecticut’s Oldest State-Wide Photography Competition Accepting Submissions for 2024 Show
Submissions accepted online until August 7th, 2023. We have opened submissions for IMAGES, Connecticut’s oldest state-wide photography competition. Now in its 44th exhibition cycle, IMAGES is a jury-curated photography exhibition which is returning this year to being held in a physical gallery setting. Accepted artists are eligible for various awards, and there is exciting programming […]
Summer Camp Sampler at the Connecticut River Museum
Summer Camp Sampler at the Connecticut River Museum
April 8 and 12 Looking for something fun to do this spring break? Why not spend it exploring the Connecticut River? Between April 8 and 12, the Connecticut River Museum is hosting a five-day Spring Break Camp Sampler! We’re giving you a sneak peek into all the fun we have planned for summer camp this […]
April Vacation: Earth Week at Niantic Children’s Museum
April Vacation: Earth Week at Niantic Children’s Museum
April 9 - 12, 2024 Join us for a terra-ific week as we celebrate the Earth we live on! The week will be filled with hands-on demonstrations, crafts, and more! Challenge yourself to make something out of recycled materials in our Museum MakerSpace. Educator-led demonstrations will run from 10am to 2pm at the top of […]
Talk: “The Petro-Welfare State: Alaska’s Experiment in Fiscal and Ecological Sustainability ” with Philip Wight
Talk: “The Petro-Welfare State: Alaska’s Experiment in Fiscal and Ecological Sustainability ” with Philip Wight
Philip Wight is an Assistant Professor of History and Arctic & Northern Studies at the University of Alaska. He is an energy and environmental historian, with a focus on infrastructure, mobility, and climate. He teaches classes in Alaska history, the contemporary history of the circumpolar north, as well as energy and climate history. Dr. Wight […]