Events

JIBBOOM CLUB #1 at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
New London Maritime SocietyJIBBOOM CLUB #1 meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Join us for a talk, good company, coffee & cookies. Sponsored by the Maco Family Fund, the gatherings are FREE and open to all. In August, JIBBOOM temporarily moves to the 4th Tuesday, August 26. This month John Steward takes us on a journey […]

Class: Human Rights in the Face of Hegemony at the Hartford International University
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace 77 Sherman Street, HartfordSpring Semester Begins January 20, 2026 This course probes the issue of hegemony in a democratic society and its role in leveraging authority. From the framework of both an International Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) and an Intersectional Rights-based lens, this class explores the interconnected issues that shape the complexity of human rights in the 21st […]
$600
Choral Evensong with Yale Consort
Christ Church New Haven 84 Broadway, New HavenJoin Yale Consort for a service of Choral Evensong, focused on music, readings, and quiet contemplation. Through hymns, psalms, canticles, and reflections, the centuries-old tradition of Choral Evensong invites us to come together in stillness and prayer. Free and open to the public. This service features music of Mendelssohn, Howells and Sheppard. Due to the off-campus nature […]

Call for Young Artists: How I See America 250 : at The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum 295 West Ave, NorwalkHow I See America 250 | Inspired by the American Revolution and the signing of Declaration of Independence The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will launch its first Young Artists’ Competition on February 19, 2026. The competition titled, How I See America 250, will be open to all elementary students, 3-5 grades; middle school students, 6-8 grades; and high […]

Inside the World of Hummingbirds with CT Audubon’s Joe Attwater at the Guilford Free Library
Guilford Free Library 67 Park Street, GuilfordHummingbirds are the smallest and most brilliantly colored birds in the world and are among the most loved and most sought-after species. Given their diminutive size and rapid flight, they are also among the most difficult to observe, and the lives and behaviors of many species are relatively unknown. Join CT Audubon Society’s Joe Attwater, […]

Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers’s Color Experiments at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven
Creative Arts Workshop 80 Audubon Street, New HavenDrawing + Painting Workshop: All Levels Approach color and thus your art practice with new and open eyes. Working from Josef Albers’s famous “Interaction of Color,” as well as Horstman’s new book “Interacting with Color” we will experiment with such color phenomena as simultaneous contrast and the illusion of transparency. No prior experience is required. Please click […]
$71.25
Opening Night Lecture: For Which It Stands… at Fairfield University Art Museum
Fairfield University Art Museum 200 Barlow Road, FairfieldOpening Night Lecture: For Which It Stands... Aaron Weinstein, PhD, Assistant Professor, Politics, Fairfield University, and Exhibition Faculty Liaison Quick Center for the Arts, Kelley Theatre, and streaming Dr. Weinstein’s talk explores the complex role of the U.S. flag in America’s “civil religion,” examining how its meaning shifts based on context, political use, and personal interpretation. […]

MASTERCLASS Part II: Tasting Without Drinking at Wide Old Dog in West Hartford
The Wise Old Dog 612 Quaker Ln S, West HartfordTasting Without Drinking: Seeing, Smelling, and Thinking Like a Wine Professional Masterclass — Part 2 of 2 This second masterclass builds on the sensory skills introduced in Part 1 and moves deeper into how wine professionals think. The focus shifts from observation to interpretation: how structure is assessed, how conclusions are formed, and how beverages are […]
$19.14
WRITER SNEAK PEEKS at the Norwalk Public Library
Norwalk Public LibraryWe will be at the Norwalk Public Library on Jan 22 from 6-8 pm for our Writer Sneak Peeks Event. Unpublished writers, sign up today to present your work-in-progress for feedback. Readers, come have the chance to be part of what could be the next literary masterpiece. For more information

Cocktail Making Class! at The Town Cellar in Darien
The Town Cellar 1089 Boston Post Road, DarienWith Michelle Dewyngaert, CS For more information
$65
Artist Talk with Amy Erickson at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 84 Lyme Street, Old LymeJoin artist Amy Erickson on January 23, 2026, for an engaging lecture on her work and creative process. Using painting and drawing, Erickson explores how observation, color, and structure can carry psychological and narrative weight without illustration. Her work lives in the tension between classical pictorial systems and contemporary experience, where looking becomes an active, […]

Guest Lecture – Painter Kurt Kauper at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 84 Lyme Street, Old LymeWhat can be said at all can be said clearly; and whereof one cannot speak thereof one must remain silent. It is clear that ethics cannot be expressed. Ethics is transcendental. (Ethics and Aesthetics are one.) –Ludwig Wittgenstein What do we mean when we talk about “meaning” in a work of art? How do images […]










