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Book Discussion: The American Queen by Vanessa Miller at Kindred Thoughts
Kindred Thoughts Bookstore 1001 Main Street., Ste 8, Bridgeport, CTJoin us at Kindred Thoughts Bookstore for an engaging evening of discussion about The American Queen with special guest, author Vanessa Miller*. This in-person event will take place on Fri Mar 29 2024 at 6:00PM. Based on a true story, discover the fascinating world of The American Queen as Vanessa Miller shares her insights, inspirations, and behind-the-scenes stories. Engage in […]
Book Talk with Manisha Sinha: The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordJoin us as acclaimed historian Manisha Sinha discusses her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. The book is a groundbreaking, expansive new account of Reconstruction that fundamentally alters our view of this formative period in American history. After the Civil War, the victorious North attempted to create an interracial […]
French Canadian Jam at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordGet acquainted with French Canadian traditional tunes at this monthly jam session at the CMCH, happening Saturday afternoons on First Free Weekends! New players and new listeners are always welcome! If you would like to join in, please get in touch with jam organizer, Joe Lavariere, at joesondra@juno.com. Please note: the French Canadian Jam will take […]
Witness Stones Installation Ceremony: Old Lyme
Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library 2 Library Lane, Old LymeThe community will gather on the lawn of the Old Lyme Library to celebrate the fourth installation of Witness Stones in the Lyme-Old Lyme area. The program offers music, poetry, and words from community partners. Guest speakers include Rhonda Ward, Witness Stones Old Lyme poet and first New London Poet Laureate; Nekita Waller, soloist; Rick […]
Juneteenth Celebration with Jazz & Poetry at The Florence Griswold Museum
Florence Griswold Museum 96 Lyme Street, Old LymeThe celebration in honor of Juneteenth—a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans—will take place on the north lawn of the Florence Griswold Museum. The event features a quartet led by legendary bassist Nat Reeves and new work by Connecticut poets Marilyn Nelson, Kate Rushin, Rhonda Ward, and Antoinette Brim-Bell, who in 2021 […]
Anna Deavere Smith’s This Ghost of Slavery at Wesleyan
Crowell Concert Hall 60 Wyllys Ave, MiddletownWith her newest play, This Ghost of Slavery, Anna Deavere Smith combines her signature interview-based documentary theater with research into the archives of American slavery. Exploring the deep roots of historical trauma as it persists in the present, the play also considers how performance might provide new ways of understanding the collective stories we tell ourselves as individuals […]
Talk with Manisha Sinha: Lafayette as an Antislavery Icon at New London Maritime
Custom House Maritime Museum 150 Bank Street, New LondonAs we continue celebrating the bicentennial of Lafayette's 1824-1825 tour of the United States, the New London Maritime Society welcomes renowned historian Dr. Manisha Sinha to the Custom House. Dr. Sinha will present a talk entitled 'Lafayette in the Abolitionist Imagination.' A reception to meet Dr. Sinha begins at 6:30 PM, with the talk starting at 7:00. Ticket prices range […]
Community Day: New Haven, Yale, and Slavery Exhibition at New Haven Museum
New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Avenue, New HavenA special community day will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2025, offering tours and conversation around the New Haven Museum’s exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale, and Slavery,” prior to its closing on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Presented by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale Library, the […]
Madness with Best-Selling Author Antonia Hylton at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanWidely listed as one of the best books of 2024, Madness tells the 93-year-old history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the last segregated asylums with surviving records and a campus that still stands in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton traces the legacy of slavery to the treatment of Black people’s bodies and minds in […]