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Fraggle Rock LIVE at The Schubert in New Haven
Fraggle Rock LIVE at The Schubert in New Haven
From The Jim Henson Company comes a new first-ever Fraggle Rock stage show starring the characters of the beloved original Jim Henson series. Fraggle Rock LIVE will feature the iconic Fraggles alongside all the favorite characters from the show, as well as new characters in a brand-new exciting, interactive, live musical adventure perfect for all ages! When Gobo […]
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Curse of the Starving Class at Western State
Curse of the Starving Class at Western State
by Sam Shepard Director: Sal Trapani Presented in the Studio Theatre at the Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU About the Show Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class is a darkly comic look into the world of the dysfunctional Tate family, as they struggle amongst themselves for food, freedom, and purpose in their run-down lives. […]
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Saturday Afternoon Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine in New Haven
Saturday Afternoon Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine in New Haven
The Saturday afternoon jazz jam is the longest running tradition at Cafe Nine, going strong for over 20 years. Join a rotating house band each week for their opening set, enjoy great food and drinks, and don't forget to bring your instrument and sit in with the band at the open jam. As always, admission […]
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Theater: PRIMARY TRUST by Eboni Booth at TheaterWorks in Hartford
Theater: PRIMARY TRUST by Eboni Booth at TheaterWorks in Hartford
APRIL 10 – MAY 11, 2025 WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE Kenneth is a 38-year-old bookstore worker who spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth is forced to face a world he’s long avoided – with transformative and even comical results. This heartfelt new play […]
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Guy Davis at Friday Night Folk: New London
Guy Davis at Friday Night Folk: New London
Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, Actor, Author, and Songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles. His background in theater is […]
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MOMIX: Alice at The Schubert in New Haven
MOMIX: Alice at The Schubert in New Haven
Travel down the rabbit hole MOMIX-style with Moses Pendleton's newest creation, ALICE, inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic, and whimsy, MOMIX sends audiences flying down the rabbit hole in Moses Pendleton’s newest creation inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland. Join this dazzling company on a mind-bending adventure, as Alice […]
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East Lyme Puppetry Project: Dusty & Dott Live Show
East Lyme Puppetry Project: Dusty & Dott Live Show
“Dusty & Dott Live!” Dott (like the polkadot), and her dog Dusty (like the dust), want YOU to become part of the pack! Hoowwwll! This girl n’ dog duo, seen on PBS, are taking their act “on the road” to celebrate what humans (and talking dogs?) do best, creating the perfect story! For more information […]
Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet Premiere: Cuatro Puntos: Uncaged at The Bushnell Theater
Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet Premiere: Cuatro Puntos: Uncaged at The Bushnell Theater
Two Shows: 3pm and 6:30pm Music and art is forbidden in Afghanistan, leaving ancient traditions to live on in hiding or exile. The program will open with the mesmerizing sound of centuries-old Afghan raga music, performed on traditional instruments. Following will be the premiere of a ballet written by Sadie Harrison and choreographed by Elisa […]
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The Tiny Cupboard Comedy Club’s Stand-Up Comedy Shows—Everyday in Bushwick!
Nightly Shows Winner of Timeout New York's Best New Culture Spot! The tiny cupboard is the coolest, most intimate, and truly most affordable high-quality comedy club in nyc. located in Bushwick, Brooklyn, this is the current best place to discover future famous comedians before they're famous. Pro-stand-up comedy showcase show—see a bunch of different comics […]
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Saturday Afternoon Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine in New Haven
Saturday Afternoon Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine in New Haven
The Saturday afternoon jazz jam is the longest running tradition at Cafe Nine, going strong for over 20 years. Join a rotating house band each week for their opening set, enjoy great food and drinks, and don't forget to bring your instrument and sit in with the band at the open jam. As always, admission […]
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Concert of British Banjo Music: Fingerstyle Banjo Solos from the Turn of the 20th Century at Wesleyan
Concert of British Banjo Music: Fingerstyle Banjo Solos from the Turn of the 20th Century at Wesleyan
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:00pm Olin Library, Gribbel Reading Room 202A Free and open to the public Graduate students in music Ethan Schwartz (banjo) and Emma Mistele (piano) present a noontime concert of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century works for five-string banjo by British composers. Ethan is a doctoral student in ethnomusicology and Emma is a master’s […]
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Connecticut Rep
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Connecticut Rep
by William ShakespeareDirected by Vince TycerApril 24-May 4, 2025Nafe Katter Theatre CRT celebrates our 75th season with Shakespeare’s joyful 16th century rom-com, replete with intrigue, hijinks, mistaken identity, and a conniving ne’er-do-well. Can true love triumph over deceit, and will Beatrice and Benedick discover the spark beneath their sparring? Come see! Learn more about Much Ado About Nothing. […]
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Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
Friday, April 25, 2025 at 8:00pm Crowell Concert Hall Free and open to the public The Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra directed by Professor of Music and African American Studies Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91, and the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Noah Baerman, present an exciting evening of classic and contemporary jazz repertoire as the start of the 22nd annual Wesleyan […]
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Music Matters: Beyond the Notes at La Grua Center
Music Matters: Beyond the Notes at La Grua Center
Hailed as “Bold…edgy…totally engaging! Not to be missed!” Beyond the Notes breaks down the wall between audience and performers, creating a new experience rich in dialogue about the music and the artists themselves. Indeed, concert-goers are invited to submit questions which are drawn at random and answered on stage by the performers throughout the evening, leading to unexpected […]
Bobby Sanabria and Ascensión at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
Bobby Sanabria and Ascensión at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
Led by multiple Grammy Award-nominated drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, and educator Bobby Sanabria, his ensemble Ascensión has been critically-acclaimed for its Pan-Latino approach to Latin jazz. Encompassing Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and traditions from Venezuela, Colombia, Sanabria's ancestral homeland of Puerto Rico and beyond, as well as straight-ahead jazz and the avant-garde, Ascensión is a musical laboratory that is constantly […]
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner at Western State
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner at Western State
by Tom Kreidler Director: Donna Baldwin-Bradby Presented in the MainStage Theatre at the Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU About the Show A progressive white couple's proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fiance home to meet them. Blindsided by their daughter's whirlwind romance and fearful for […]
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Saturday Afternoon Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine in New Haven
Saturday Afternoon Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine in New Haven
The Saturday afternoon jazz jam is the longest running tradition at Cafe Nine, going strong for over 20 years. Join a rotating house band each week for their opening set, enjoy great food and drinks, and don't forget to bring your instrument and sit in with the band at the open jam. As always, admission […]