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Talk: Avatars in the Art of Jim Dine with Freyda Spira at Yale University Art Gallery
Talk: Avatars in the Art of Jim Dine with Freyda Spira at Yale University Art Gallery
Freyda Spira, the Robert L. Solley Curator of Prints and Drawings, discusses works on paper by the self-described Expressionist thinker Jim Dine. Dine’s extremely personal images demonstrate the workings of his unconscious, constructing what he has called an “autobiography through objects.” Throughout his nearly 70-year career, often propelled by different therapeutic experiences, the artist has […]
22nd Annual One Book, One Region Kickoff! at Bank Square Books
22nd Annual One Book, One Region Kickoff! at Bank Square Books
Join us at Mitchell College for the kick off of the 22nd annual One Book, One Region. This year's book is Don't Cry For Me by Daniel Black. The program is free and open to the public. The guest speaker at this event is Kevin Booker, Jr. The event is sponsored by Bank Square Books, Connecticut […]
Emily Austin (We Could Be Rats) Author Talk and Signing at Bank Square Books
Emily Austin (We Could Be Rats) Author Talk and Signing at Bank Square Books
Bank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with Emily Austin, for her new book, We Could Be Rats. Emily will be in conversation with Lara Ehrlich, author of Animal Wife. A moving story about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination—from the bestselling author of Everyone […]
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2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
This biennial exhibition features new work by the exceptional artists and designers who teach in UConn’s Digital Media & Design Department in the School of Fine Arts. The variety of media featured reflects the diverse academic concentrations offered by the department, including Motion Design & Animation, Web/Interactive Media Design, Game Design, Digital Culture, and Digital Film/Video Production. Public Programs: Opening […]
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Meet the City Clerk at the Milford Public Library
Meet the City Clerk at the Milford Public Library
City maps, land records, death certificates, and more! The City Clerk’s Office may be well-known for issuing dog licenses, but did you know it also records our history? Come and meet City Clerk Peter C. Smith, as he shares secrets of the “From the Vault” project and tells us about the different historical documents that […]
Jeff Benedict on ‘The Dynasty’ of the New England Patriots at Westport Library
Jeff Benedict on ‘The Dynasty’ of the New England Patriots at Westport Library
In anticipation of the Big Game, The Westport Library welcomes best-selling author Jeff Benedict to talk football and discuss his definitive book on the New England Patriots, The Dynasty. As an author, producer, and commentator, Benedict is the ultimate cultural authority on the most dominant sports dynasty of the 21st century, the New England Patriots, as featured at […]
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2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
This biennial exhibition features new work by the exceptional artists and designers who teach in UConn’s Digital Media & Design Department in the School of Fine Arts. The variety of media featured reflects the diverse academic concentrations offered by the department, including Motion Design & Animation, Web/Interactive Media Design, Game Design, Digital Culture, and Digital Film/Video Production. Public Programs: Opening […]
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Interior Styling with Mieke ten Have at New Canaan Library
Interior Styling with Mieke ten Have at New Canaan Library
Learn about interior styling from Mieke ten Have. Mieke shares her expertise on pattern play, color theory, flowers and more while discussing her book, Interiors Styled by Mieke ten Have. The book is a beautiful representation of Mieke's talent. Mieke ten Have is an interiors stylist, design writer, and creative consultant. After years working as a magazine editor, […]
Carceral Ideology: A New Framework for Examining Equity in Education: Virtual Event: Fairfield University
Carceral Ideology: A New Framework for Examining Equity in Education: Virtual Event: Fairfield University
Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab Dr. NaLette Brodnax Join us for an interdisciplinary discussion on how carceral ideology—the reliance on surveillance, coercion, and confinement—shapes the educational experiences of poor and racially minoritized students. Dr. NaLette Brodnax’s research explores how carceral practices in schools influence pedagogy, culture, and discipline, potentially hindering students’ transitions to college and the […]
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Accelerating the Blue Economy in Connecticut at Southern State
Accelerating the Blue Economy in Connecticut at Southern State
Accelerating the Blue Economy in Connecticut: Ocean Clusters as Drivers for Local and Regional Economic Development Join us for an exciting and impactful event focused on accelerating the growth of the Blue Economy in Connecticut. This gathering will bring together thought leaders, industry stakeholders, and policymakers to explore the tremendous potential of our state's marine […]
Restoring Long Island Sound with Bill Lucey, the Long Island Soundkeeper at Darien Library
Restoring Long Island Sound with Bill Lucey, the Long Island Soundkeeper at Darien Library
Learn all about Long Island Sound and ongoing efforts to restore its habitat! Darien Nature Center and Darien Library welcome Bill Lucey, the Long Island Soundkeeper. Bill will talk about our beautiful local waterway and discuss the urgent need to remove "ghost pots" from the Long Island Sound and restore the Sound's floor to its natural state. […]
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Fabricating Fabrics: Design and Computation at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
The College of Design and Engineering Studies (CoDES) celebrates the new CoDES Textiles Hub on the fifth floor of the Exley Science Center. On Monday, February 10, fiber artist and designer Victoria Manganiello and 3D machine knitting researcher Megan Hofmann join Assistant Professor of Art and Design and Engineering Studies Yu Nong Khew and Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Design […]
Pulitzer Prize Winner Series: Marcia Chatelain, Author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America at the Ferguson Library
Pulitzer Prize Winner Series: Marcia Chatelain, Author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America at the Ferguson Library
Marcia Chatelain, an American academic who serves as the Penn Presidential Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for History. Chatelain’s Franchise investigates the complex interrelationship between Black communities and America’s largest, most popular fast food chain. […]
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Eastern Coyotes in Connecticut (Virtual Event)
Eastern Coyotes in Connecticut (Virtual Event)
The “Eastern Coyotes in Connecticut” presentation focuses on the history of coyotes in Connecticut, an overview of coyote habitat, diet, behavior, and reproduction. It also provides practical recommendations for optimum coexistence with our coyote population. Presenter: Paul Colburn is a 2015 graduate of the Connecticut Master Wildlife Conservationist Program (MWCP) and a certified Master Wildlife […]
Film Screening: DELA: The Making of El Anatsui at MoCA Westport
Film Screening: DELA: The Making of El Anatsui at MoCA Westport
Join us for a special screening of DELA: The Making of El Anatsui, presented as part of MoCA CT’s collaboration with WestPAC’s ON FIRE: Energy, Climate, Infrastructure and our Black History Month event series. This compelling biographical documentary explores the life and work of El Anatsui, one of Africa’s most celebrated sculptors. DELA offers an intimate look into Anatsui’s […]
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Hernan Díaz on IN THE DISTANCE at Westport Library
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Hernan Díaz on IN THE DISTANCE at Westport Library
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hernan Díaz joins the Westport community for a keynote conversation on the 2025 WestportREADS selection, In the Distance, Díaz's 2017 Pulitzer Prize-nominated debut novel about a young Swedish immigrant who travels east from California in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great current of emigrants pushing west. About Hernan Díaz Díaz is […]
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Community Day: New Haven, Yale, and Slavery Exhibition at New Haven Museum
Community Day: New Haven, Yale, and Slavery Exhibition at New Haven Museum
A 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 […]
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From Trenton to Yorktown Virtual Event with John R. Maass
From Trenton to Yorktown Virtual Event with John R. Maass
Join us for a virtual author event and John R. Maass Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary, this sweeping narrative is an astute exploration of the five critical military events that changed the Revolutionary War's outcome. For eight grueling years, American and British military forces struggled in a bloody war over colonial independence. This […]
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In The Shadows with Hostage Negotiator and Author Mickey Bergman at the Ferguson Library
In The Shadows with Hostage Negotiator and Author Mickey Bergman at the Ferguson Library
When an American is captured abroad, that’s when private hostage negotiators like Mickey Bergman step in to bring them home. Mickey Bergman, two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and CEO of Global Reach, has spent the past decade freeing Americans from the world’s most insulated countries. He joins us in Stamford to reveal true stories from […]
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Artist Lecture with YING LI, PAINTER at WCSU Gallery
Artist Lecture with YING LI, PAINTER at WCSU Gallery
Free & Open to the Public, Limited Seating Available Ying Li was born in Beijing, China, and studied traditional landscape painting at Anhui Normal University, where she received her BFA and then taught for six years. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1983 and received her MFA from Parsons School of Design. She lives and […]
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2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
This biennial exhibition features new work by the exceptional artists and designers who teach in UConn’s Digital Media & Design Department in the School of Fine Arts. The variety of media featured reflects the diverse academic concentrations offered by the department, including Motion Design & Animation, Web/Interactive Media Design, Game Design, Digital Culture, and Digital Film/Video Production. Public Programs: Opening […]
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Gallery Talk and workshop Interacting with Color with Fritz Horstman at WCSU Gallery
Gallery Talk and workshop Interacting with Color with Fritz Horstman at WCSU Gallery
Join Fritz Horstman, Color and Light exhibiting artist and Education Director at the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation, for a talk and workshop centered on his recent book, Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers’s Color Experiments (Yale University Press, 2024). Learn about and experience the fundamentals of color relationships and interaction through hands-on guidance, just as […]
Madness with Best-Selling Author Antonia Hylton at New Canaan Library
Madness with Best-Selling Author Antonia Hylton at New Canaan Library
Widely 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 […]