43rd Annual Outdoor Arts Festival at the Bruce Museum
Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, GreenwichSaturday and Sunday, October 12 & 13, 2024, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM This festival features original fine art in painting, drawing and prints, mixed media, sculpture, and photography, along with children’s activities, demonstrations and food. Festival hours: 10 am – 5 pm Festival parking: Island Beach parking lot, Steamboat Road, Steamboat Road Commuter Garage, Museum Drive […]
The 26th Annual Connecticut Renaissance Faire!
Lebanon County Fairgrounds 122 Mack Rd, LebanonSaturdays & Sundays August 31 – October 20, Plus Labor Day & Indigenous People’s Day • 10:30 AM – 6:00 pm Step back in time to a vibrant 16th-century harvest festival at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire’s 26th anniversary celebration! Since 1999, we’ve been your gateway to a world where history meets fantasy. Explore New England’s largest Medieval […]
Shannon Heaton The Art of Irish Music: Trad Tunes and the Stories Behind Them at Gaelic-American Club Fairfield
Gaelic-American Club Fairfield 74 Beach Road Fairfield, FairfieldBoston-based Shannon Heaton sings and plays tunes on the Irish flute. For this special presentation, she’ll share some of her favorites and give an insider tour of the music. Learn how Shannon plays and hears traditional music, consider expressive elements in Irish music, and hear about some of the settings and players who have shaped […]
The Pride of New York ~ Featuring Joanie Madden, Billy McComiskey, Brian Conway, and Brendan Dolan at Gaelic-American Club Fairfield
Gaelic-American Club Fairfield 74 Beach Road Fairfield, FairfieldThe Irish-American super group The Pride of New York comprises some of the best-known players on this side of the Atlantic. Collectively they have won four All-Ireland championship awards, recorded multiple solo albums, and logged countless miles touring across the United States and abroad. “If you like your music straight up traditional and you think […]
Musical Masterworks: Soprano Marquita Richardson and mezzo soprano Sarah Saturnino
Musical Masterworks 4 Lyme Street, Old LymeOctober 12 & 13, 2024 SATURDAY AT 5PM | SUNDAY AT 3PM Performances at The Congregational Church in Old Lyme This year’s season opener circles back to the operatic seedlings of Musical Masterworks, featuring beloved arias and two of the greatest young vocalists of today: soprano Marquita Richardson and mezzo soprano Sarah Saturnino. After his […]
Coventry Farmers Market at Nathan Hale Homestead
Nathan Hale Homestead 2299 South St, CoventryThe Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead is an experience not to be missed. This market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ market in the state, featuring some of the best of Connecticut-grown, Connecticut-made products in one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state. Each week, […]
Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press at Lyman Allyn
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonOctober 13, 2024 – January 5, 2025 There is no singular way to address the conversation of race and representation in contemporary art. Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press presents the unique vision and personal narratives of African American artists from across the country. Channeling the poetics of the human experience, […]
Online Topological Crochet Class at National Museum of Mathematics
Two four-part mini-series Sundays, September 8, 15, 22, and 29 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET October 6, 13, 20, and 27 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET Are you a topologist who’s keen to make an interesting mapping cylinder, a geometer who likes to see a beautiful surface spanning in space, a polyhedra worshipper, […]
Susan Saint James Poker Tournament: Fundraiser for Special Olympics Connecticut
Foxwoods Resort and Casino 350 Trolley Line Boulevard, LedyardThe Susan Saint James Poker Tournament benefits the Susan Saint James Endowment Fund for Special Olympics Connecticut. The Susan Saint James Endowment Fund supports SOCT Local Programs through grants. Over the past 14 years, over $450,000 has been granted to local programs to fill needs for athletic equipment, apparel, and travel cost for competitions. By […]
Mary Janacek: Torn & Transformed at the Mattatuck Museum
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, WaterburySeptember 1, 2024 – November 9, 2024 Mary Janacek, this year’s winner of the annual MIXMASTER competition, documents the changing world around her through layers of burned, torn, and painted paper. Mary Janacek: Torn & Transformed showcases her evocative artwork that captures specific environmental and cultural moments. From nights during the 2020 Black Lives Matter […]
Interfaith Art Exhibition: Holy City — a Spiritual Pilgrimage in Hartford
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace 77 Sherman Street, HartfordSeptember 19 until November 22, 2024 Please join us for the opening reception of Interfaith Art Exhibition: Holy City — a spiritual pilgrimage! Immerse yourself in the beauty and diversity of Brian Whelan's inspiring art as we come together to appreciate the spiritual essence of our shared humanity. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the power of […]
Poskas: Father & Son at the Mattatuck Museum
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, WaterburySeptember 8, 2024 – January 5, 2024 For the first time, Poskas: Father and Son brings together the artwork of Waterbury natives Peter Poskas II and his son Peter Poskas III. Poskas II is known for painting realist views of Connecticut cities and landscapes, exploring conditions of weather and light on his subjects. Dedicated to […]