Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park: Cinderella Samba
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre W 79th St, NYC, NYFebruary 4 though May 31, 2025 City Parks Foundation is thrilled to announce that Cinderella Samba will open at The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park on February 4, 2024. Tickets to this original, family-friendly take on the classic “Cinderella” fairy tale are on sale now. Cinderella Samba takes place in the lush landscape of Brazil, where, […]
ESCHER QUARTET Lenard Chamber Music Series at UCONN
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts 2132 Hillside Rd, StorrsThe Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the quartet is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. The Quartet takes its name from the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher, inspired by his method […]
Indoor Rock Climbing in Fairfield
Rock Climb Fairfield 85 Mill Plain Road Building T, FairfieldRock Climb in Fairfield offers various climbing classes, including "Intro to Climbing," "Learn to Belay," "Learn to Lead," and outdoor climbing options. These classes cater to climbers of different skill levels, from beginners to those looking to advance their techniques. Join RCF Instructors for a one-hour, on-the-wall workshop designed to help improve your climbing technique […]
Early Black Women Students at Yale: Lunchtime Webinar with the New Haven Museum
Virtual EventThe lives and careers of Black women who attended Yale from the 1910s through 1940 will be surveyed by Jennifer Coggins, Community Engagement Archivist for the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, in a lunchtime webinar for the New Haven Museum (NHM). “Early Black Women Students at Yale,” will be presented on Wednesday, March 5, […]
An Evening with Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts, Author of Doggerel, a Black History Month Program at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordAn evening with poet Reginald Dwayne Betts, who will discuss his new book of poetry, Doggerel. Simultaneously philosophical and playful, Doggerel is a revelatory meditation on Blackness, masculinity and vulnerability as well as family, falling in love, friendship and those who accompany us on our walk through life. Betts is a foremost chronicler of the ways prison shapes and […]
The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series —”Nature and the Environment” at UCONN Storrs
Dodd Center for Human Rights 405 Babbidge Rd Unit 1205, StorrsThe Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series —"Nature and the Environment" — honors the legacy of a prominent American naturalist, photographer, and writer who helped bridge the gap between the conservation and ecological movements of the 20th century. All lectures are free, open to the public, and unless otherwise noted held at 4 p.m. in the […]
Farm & Forest All- Terrain 5K & Hog Wild Kids Fun Run in Stamford
Stamford Museum & Nature Center 39 Scofieldtown Road, StamfordSunday, April 6, 2025 Race starts promptly at 8:30 am With our new Hog Wild Kids Fun Run at 8 am! The Run Route will include paved paths throughout Heckscher Farm, scenic nature trails, wooden boardwalks and more. Winding through Heckscher Farm, participants will run past animals like cows, horses, llamas, goats and donkeys. The […]
Center for Contemporary Printmaking: Gelli Plate Printing Basics
Center for Contemporary Printmaking Mathews Park, 299 West Avenue, NorwalkThis workshop will cover some of the basics of gel or gelli plate printmaking. Learn tips and tricks for using natural materials and stencils to create unique and colorful prints. A great alternative to using a press, these soft flexible plates (or homemade gelatin plates) will give you immediate results. Workshop Location: Upstairs Studio – No Elevator […]
Yale American Furniture Study Center Highlights Tour
Collection Studies Center at Yale West Campus 900 West Campus Drive, West HavenJoin us on the first Friday of the month for a one-hour, in-person tour of the Leslie P. and George H. Hume American Furniture Study Center at the Collection Studies Center, Yale West Campus. See more than 1,300 examples of American furniture and clocks from the 17th century to the present in this facility, which […]
2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsThis biennial exhibition features new work by the exceptional artists and designers who teach in UConn’s Digital Media & Design Department in the School of Fine Arts. The variety of media featured reflects the diverse academic concentrations offered by the department, including Motion Design & Animation, Web/Interactive Media Design, Game Design, Digital Culture, and Digital Film/Video Production. Public Programs: Opening […]
MMModern: Garden Music at La Grua Center
La Grua Center 32 Water St, StoningtonGiven his dynamic popularity last season, Nate Farrington is returning to MMModern — this time with the members of Garden Music who have been playing together since they were kids, and each of them has a special skill set and musical perspective that they bring to the group. You will hear Latin music, Stradgrass, opera, original tunes, and […]
Yale Symphony Orchestra: Sublime
Yale School of Music Woolsey Hall 500 College Street, New HavenCarlos Simon’s “Holy Dance” opens the program with its evocation of “joyous dancing, spontaneous shouting, and soulful singing” found in the worship services of predominantly Black churches. Yale Symphony Orchestra’s Tobias Liu and Erin Nishi are the soloists in Mozart’s effervescent Sinfonia Concertante, a masterpiece that swells with operatic laments and bursts with irrepressible joy. On the second half, the […]