Readings: An Afternoon with Nutmeg Writers at Stratford Library
Stratford Library 2203 Main St, StratfordCome celebrate the publication of the 2024 Connecticut Literary Anthology at the Stratford Library! Join editors Christine Kandic Torres and Victoria Buitron with some of the poets, fiction, and nonfiction writers from this year’s anthology who will read their wonderful work. A short Q&A will follow, and books will be available for purchase. FREE AND […]
Holiday Concert: New England Guitar Society at Stratford Library
Stratford Library 2203 Main St, StratfordAnnual holiday concert series continues with the return of NEGS to the Library. Free and open to the public! For more information
Cuatro Puntos – Symphony of Resilience at The Bushnell Theater
Bushnell Theater 166 Capitol Ave, HartfordPerformances at 3 and 6:30PM Music is forbidden in Afghanistan, leaving an ancient musical tradition to live on in exile. The style of the “Afghan Radio Orchestra” consists of traditional Afghan instruments alongside Western orchestra instruments. This historic performance features an orchestra of Afghan and local musicians playing all music by Afghan composers. It will […]
Object Based Poetry Workshop with Timothy Donnelly at the Merrill House
James Merrill House 107 Water Street, StoningtonA unique opportunity to gather in the Merrill Apartment for a poetry writing workshop inspired by Merrill's objects with poet and Columbia University writing program professor, Timothy Donnelly.We will read and discuss a number of poems that engage with specific objects and then experiment with writing our own object-based poems inspired by items at the […]
Halloween on the Hill 2024: Hillstead
Hillstead Museum 35 Mountain Rd, FarmingtonSpook-tacular Trick-or-Treating at Hill-Stead! Get ready for a ghostly good time at our annual Trick-or-Treating event. This year, wander outside of the historic house and embark on a candy-filled adventure. Knock on each of the many doors of the museum, where a new treat awaits – and perhaps a few delightful surprises. This event is […]
Stamford Acoustic Music Circle
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 1231 Washington Blvd, StamfordHey fellow musicians! I’m Larissa and I’m the new organizer of the Acoustic Circle! Let’s keep this group going! I look forward to meeting you and making music together. The Greenwich Acoustic Music Circle (GAMC) is a monthly play/sing along jam for those interested in playing and singing acoustic rock. We welcome people at INTERMEDIATE […]
An Interview with the creator of Sex and the City, Candace Bushnell at the Fairfield Theater Company
Fairfield Theater Company 70 Sanford Street, FairfieldOn a rainy, not-so-cold day in Manhattan last week, I had the esteemed pleasure of interviewing one of New York City’s most iconic writers, Candace Bushnell. Bushnell became famous for detailing the realities of the treacherous dating scene in the city and now. Wanting to shield her Connecticut-residing parents from details of her sexcapades, she […]
Scottish Country Dancing in Hamden, Hartford, Middletown and Mystic
We are a group of dancers who meet regularly to dance Scottish Country Dance. We are not all Scottish but we do like to dance. We like the challenges of learning and dancing new dances and the social aspects of dancing with others. We have fun. Newcomers welcome. We share the costs of maintaining our […]
Olivia Charlotte at The Knickerbocker in Westerly
The Knick 35 Railroad Ave, WesterlyOlivia Charlotte is Rhode Island's folk goddess. Her vocal style is unique and haunting, with a sorrowful but hopeful tone. Her debut single "Diagnostics" and its accompanying music video was described by Loud Women as a strong alt rock debut reminiscent of the Cranberries. For more information
A Garden of Promise and Dissent at The Aldrich Museum
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 258 Main Street, RidgefieldOctober 28, 2024 to March 16, 2025 October 28, 2024 to March 16, 2025 (Galleries) November 17, 2024 to November 2025 (Grounds) A group exhibition of twenty-one artists explores the animation of the “garden” as a site of private expression (poetics) and public action (praxis). Gardens offer solace, community, nutrition, and well-being; they provide safe […]
Halloween Folklore and Ghost Stories – Brice Stratford: Zoom Lecture
Halloween. The night when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. When ghosts walk and corpses writhe, and innocent souls had best beware. Let award winning storyteller Brice Stratford take you on a wild and witchy ride, fascinating and unnerving in equal measure, through the twists and turns of Allhallowstide, […]
Bari Weiss An Evening with Bari Weiss – A Community Forum at The Quick Center in Fairfield
Quick Center for the Arts 200 Barlow Road, FairfieldAn Open VISIONS Forum at Fairfield University Presented with the Fairfield University Office of the President, the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences Common Ground Series, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County. Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 […]