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Meet Your Monger: A Guided Tasting of New England Cheeses with Cheesemonger Kate in Wilton
Meet Your Monger: A Guided Tasting of New England Cheeses with Cheesemonger Kate in Wilton
Shopping for cheese can be intimidating! From price disparity to over-the-top food trends, we’ve overcomplicated one of the oldest, simplest and most nutritious foods. Join Cheesemonger Kate Truini-Redin of New Curds on the Block cheese shop for a taste of Connecticut’s dairy history and learn what to look for and what questions to ask when visiting a […]
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An Evening with José Andrés at The Bushnell
An Evening with José Andrés at The Bushnell
Renowned humanitarian, chef, and restaurateur. Be inspired by the man who feeds the world. José Andrés is a creative culinary innovator and an exemplary business leader who inspires people across the globe with his dynamic vision to make the world a better place through the power of food. Twice named one of Time Magazine’s “100 […]
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“The Arc of Oblivion”, A Film Screening and Q&A with Director Ian Cheney at Yale
“The Arc of Oblivion”, A Film Screening and Q&A with Director Ian Cheney at Yale
New York Times Critic’s Pick The Arc of Oblivion explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Set against the backdrop of the filmmaker's quixotic quest to build an ark in a field in Maine, the film heads far afield – to salt mines in […]
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Webb Deane Stevens Museum: WORKSHOP | Topiary Workshop with Anthony Bellomo of the Orangerie
Webb Deane Stevens Museum: WORKSHOP | Topiary Workshop with Anthony Bellomo of the Orangerie
Learn the art of topiary with expert Anthony Bellomo of The Orangerie. Join us on April 5th at 1:00 PM for a hands-on workshop where you’ll discover time-honored techniques for creating and maintaining elegant topiary forms that have defined formal gardens for centuries. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or new to the world of ornamental […]
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Bobcats in Connecticut at Woodbridge Town Library
Bobcats in Connecticut at Woodbridge Town Library
Meet Gail Cameron, a Master Wildlife Conservationist volunteer with Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) for "Bobcats in Connecticut." Gail Cameron has been a Master Wildlife Conservationist volunteer with CT DEEP since 2008. She assisted the Wildlife Division with their bobcat study in 2017-2019. She is the President of the Hamden Land Conservation […]
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On Our Minds: Ethical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence, with Yvonne Masakowski at the La Grua Center in Stonington
On Our Minds: Ethical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence, with Yvonne Masakowski at the La Grua Center in Stonington
In this timely presentation, author and retired U.S. Naval War College Professor and Research Fellow Yvonne Masakowski will discuss her book, Artificial Intelligence and Global Security. AI technologies are rapidly evolving, reshaping personal privacy, daily life, and warfare, with the ongoing Ukraine conflict highlighting AI’s role in modern combat. The integration of AI-driven drones, robots, […]
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ERIC VELASQUEZ, ILLUSTRATOR at WCSU Visual and Performing Arts Center
ERIC VELASQUEZ, ILLUSTRATOR at WCSU Visual and Performing Arts Center
Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available Eric Velasquez is an illustrator who lives and works in New York. He was born in Spanish Harlem, the son of Afro-Puerto Rican parents, and attended the High School of Art and Design. He earned his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and also studied […]
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Talk: Andrew Hendry: The World Without Evolution? at Yale
Talk: Andrew Hendry: The World Without Evolution? at Yale
Typical considerations about rapid evolution and its importance in structuring the world around us emphasize situations where evolution is causing rapid changes in organisms and environments. Hendry contends that the primary role of evolution is in resisting change. Evolution is why organisms look the same not just across years and decades but across centuries and millennia. […]
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The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City with Best-Selling Author Kevin Baker at New Canaan Library
The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City with Best-Selling Author Kevin Baker at New Canaan Library
Historian Kevin Baker’s hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game’s beginnings to the end of World War II, was voted Sports Illustrated #1 Book of 2024. In Baker’s hands the city and the game emerge from the murk of nineteenth-century American life—driven by visionaries […]
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Bronze Day: A day of demonstrations, talks, and fiery fun at Wesleyan
Bronze Day: A day of demonstrations, talks, and fiery fun at Wesleyan
Celebrating the use of bronze in antiquity and today! Join us on Sat April 26 to see: Live demos of bronze casting ancient swords All-day iron smelting on Andrus field Demos and talks with archaeologists on how the discover and analyze metal artifacts Gallery talks on ancient bronze currency and copper minerals from Wes Collections Demos of new […]
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Oral History: Kent State, 1970 Presented by Mike Alewitz at Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library
Oral History: Kent State, 1970 Presented by Mike Alewitz at Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library
This April marks 55 years since the Ohio National Guard murdered four Kent State students during a campus protest of the US bombing in Cambodia. Mike Alewitz was a student anti-war organizer at Kent State and witnessed the shootings. This experience forever shaped Alewitz, who has dedicated his life to people’s movements and organizations as […]
David Brooks: Robertson Spirituality Series at the Hartford International University
David Brooks: Robertson Spirituality Series at the Hartford International University
Acclaimed author and NY Times columnist David Brooks will speak in Hartford on Tueday, April 29, as part of the Robertson Spirituality Series, which seeks to provide provocative and nourishing presentations to seekers from all backgrounds in partnership with HIU and the Spiritual Life Center. The event will take place at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Watch this newsletter for information […]
David Brooks on Spirituality at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
David Brooks on Spirituality at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Our speaker, David Brooks, is a bestselling author, a recurring commentator on PBS NewsHour, and an op-ed columnist at the New York Times whose columns are among the most read in the nation. He is the author of six books including the bestsellers The Second Mountain, The Road to Character, The Social Animal, and Bobos in Paradise. His newest […]
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An Evening with Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan at New Canaan Library
An Evening with Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan at New Canaan Library
For weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, John J. Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow, was warning that it would happen. When troops finally crossed the border, he was woken in the middle of the night with a prearranged code. Sullivan needed to collect his bodyguards and get to the embassy immediately. The war had […]