VersoFest at The Westport Library
The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, WestportApril 3 through April , 2024 Opening event: Chuck D in conversation with Akashic Books publisher Johnny Temple, with media host, entrepreneur, and music executive June Archer introducing the guest of honor. VersoFest is The Westport Library’s annual music and media conference and festival where knowledge is shared and inspiration is discovered — a forum […]
Sound Off for Climate Action Day
Hartford Capitol 300 Capitol Ave, HartfordIt’s grind time! We are one month away from the end of the 2024 legislative session, and General Assembly has heard our issues relating to climate accountability and the need for increased investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. Still, we need people power to push these priority bills past the finish line! That […]
From Seed to Harvest: Garden Planning Workshops at Yellow Farmhouse and Stone Acres Farm
Yellow Farmhouse 389 N. Main Street, StoningtonThree Dates: April 3, April 7 and May 1, 2024 Join our edible garden planning workshop, where farmers and educators from Yellow Farmhouse Education Center and Stone Acres Farm will lead participants through the process of creating customized garden designs - from seed to harvest. From selecting the perfect plants to arranging the layout, attendees […]
Paul Mellon Lecture | Lynda Nead: “Pauline Boty — Women, Desire, and the Image in Sixties Britain”
Yale School of Architecture 180 York Street, New HavenIn the 1960s a new kind of blonde femininity emerged in Britain. Part of a new regional and class configuration and a changing moral and sexual environment, Sixties Blonde was described as natural, energetic, impulsive, and self-sufficient, an urban figure who embodied modernity and was a staple of fashion photography and sixties cinema. For more […]
Pressed Flower Paper Lantern Workshop at Tox Brewing
Tox Brewing 635 Broad Street, New LondonJoin us for another craft night in the taproom on 4/3 at 6pm. We will be making paper lanterns with pressed flowers filled with fairy lights. These lanterns can be used as a table top display or for hanging. The lantern will be partially assembled for the sake of drying time, but a full tutorial […]
Lecture: Deborah Donovan: New London “Whalers” and Isles of the Southern Ocean
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonThe Lyman Allyn Art Museum is pleased to partner with the Thames River Heritage Park to host their 2024 lecture series, Stories from the Park: Island Affairs of the Thames. Bound for Desolation – New London “Whalers” and Isles of the Southern Ocean: Local historian Deborah Donovan shares stories about New London “whalers,” who harvested massive […]
Book Talk–“The Algorithm,” by Hilke Schellmann
Perrot Memorial Library 90 Sound Beach Avenue, Old GreenwichAuthor Hilke Schellmann, an Emmy award-winning investigative reporter and assistant professor of journalism at New York University, will discuss her latest book, The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired, and Why We Need to Fight Back. As a contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, Schellmann writes about holding artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Yale Symphony Orchestra Concert 4 – Britten “War Requiem”
Yale School of Music Woolsey Hall 500 College Street, New HavenWith Katia Kim, Soprano, Gene Stenger, Tenor, Edmund Milly, Baritone and Yale Glee Club - Jeffrey Douma, Director, Yale Camerata - Felicia Barber, Director, Elm City Girls Choir - Rebecca Rosenbaum, Director and Trinity Boys Choir and Trinity Girls Choir - Walden Moore, Director. Program: Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, Op. 66 For more information […]
American Rum: Preserving The Bounty Spring Cocktail Series at Yellow Farmhouse
Yellow Farmhouse 389 N. Main Street, StoningtonAmerican Rum: a Taste of History Embark on an immersive journey through history with Anthony Caporale, exploring the rich tapestry of American spirits, their connection to American agricultural history, and early efforts to preserve food. Each program features a masterful tasting experience with selections curated in partnership with Spencer and Lynn Wine & Spirits. Anthony […]
Backyard Chicken Keeping
Wakeman Town Farm 134 Cross Highway, WestportWe’re crowing about our EGGcellent three-session Chicken Keeping series designed to offer the novice an introduction to raising chickens responsibly at home. The series is broken into three sessions. Take one, two, or all three! At the end of the series, you will have the opportunity to “adopt” two or more of the chicks we’ve […]
OPUS ONE Wine Dinner at Winvian Farm
Winvian Farm 155 Alain White Road, MorrisOn Thursday, April 4, 2024, our friends from Opus One will be joining us to present some of their very best wines at The Restaurant at Winvian. We invite you to join us and Eastern States Division Manager France Posner for a four-course dinner prepared by Chef Chris Eddy and his team. For more information
Kat Wright Roots Singer/Songwriter at The Kate
Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook“There's soul flowing in and out of her rock 'n' roll with a serpentine seduction. Some of soul music's sweet, grand dames belt, shout, seethe, and succumb, while Wright sings gently like a heartache's apology. It's funky in spots and beautiful all over. And it hurts a little ... like it should”. For more information