Rock Hearts Bluegrass at The Garde
Garde Arts Center 325 State Street, New LondonFormed in 2013, Rock Hearts brings together five seasoned musicians from Southern New England who love to sing and pick bluegrass, old country tunes, and seek out tunes from other genres to “bluegrass-ify.” Named an Official 2021 IBMA Showcase Band, the band is enjoying national radio and Chart activity. They are a sought after band for major festivals. They […]
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts: True To Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 84 Lyme Street, Old LymeMarch 1-April 27, 2025 The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is proud to present True To Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries, an exhibition that celebrates the significance of the human figure in academic art training. Opening Saturday, March 1st, the exhibition will be on view through Sunday, April […]
The Chapel in the Hive: A Multidisciplinary Exploration in New Haven
Sterling Divinity Quadrangle 409 Prospect Street, New HavenCome March 1 as we build a hive in Marquand Chapel with The Chapel in the Hive. Performers: Joseph Campana, poetry Kurt Stallmann, music Experience The Chapel in the Hive, a forty-minute live performance by poet/scholar Joseph Campana and composer/performer Kurt Stallmann, who draw from history and natural history and reflecting on them through literary and electro-eco-acoustic […]
Sunday Broadway Concert Series at The Legacy Theatre: Bonnie Milligan with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, BranfordTony Winner – Kimberly Akimbo; Head Over Heels Tony-award winning Bonnie Milligan is a certified star of stage and screen. After making her Broadway debut originating the role of Pamela in Head Over Heels, Bonnie has gone on to win a Theatre World Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her performances. […]
I AM MY MOTHER’S SAVAGE DAUGHTER Patricia Miranda at Five Point Arts in Torrington
Five Points Arts 855 University Drive, TorringtonFebruary 28 – April 12, 2025 In-person Artist Talk: Friday, March 28, 6:30 PM My work is grounded in deep research into historic material practices, rituals of grief and mourning, women’s labor, and the violence of environmental and gendered commodification. I work primarily with textile in site-responsive installations, and with deaccessioned religious books. I consider […]
The Tale of Lost Waters Susan Hoffman Fishman at Five Point Arts in Torrington
Five Points Arts 855 University Drive, TorringtonFebruary 28 – April 12, 2025 In-person Artist Talk: Friday, March 28, 6:30 PM The painted scrolls that comprise The Tale of Lost Waters form a narrative that documents a global geological disaster and emphasizes the sacredness of the Earth’s vital resources. Like the scrolls created thousands of years ago as revered stories or records of historical […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]