Marquis de Lafayette “Victory Lap Through Greenwich” 200th Anniversary Celebration at Bush-Holley House
Bush-Holley House Museum 47 Strickland Road, Cos CobJoin Greenwich Historical Society, DAR Horseneck Chapter and Alliance Française Greenwich for the Marquis de Lafayette “Victory lap Through Greenwich” 200th Anniversary Celebration. Hosted at the Greenwich Historical Society, with the support of the Town and several local dining establishments. The celebration will feature: Meet & take photos with a Marquis de Lafayette re-enactor Keynote remarks by Chuck Schwam, […]
Sue Foley Trio – at Ballard Park in Ridgefield
Ballard Park 485 Main Street, RidgefieldThere are no reservations or tickets. Just come with your blankets, chairs and picnics. One of the finest blues and roots artists of our time. Her playing is pristine and powerful. She was the 2021, 22 & 23 winner of the Blues Music Awards’ Best Traditional Blues Female-Koko Taylor award. https://www.suefoley.com. Generously Underwritten by the Gary […]
Talk: Lafayette in Norwalk: The Farewell Tour 1824-25
Norwalk Town House Museum 2 East Wall Street, NorwalkCommemorating the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Norwalk As a part of Lafayette’s Bicentennial Tour of Connecticut, the Norwalk Historical Society is collaborating with the Connecticut Bicentennial Committee to present Lafayette in Norwalk as part of The Connecticut Lafayette Trail, which is devoted to presenting information on the life of Marquis de Lafayette, his aid to America […]
BROADWAY BOUND THEATRE FESTIVAL 2024 in New Canaan
Powerhouse Theater Performing Arts Center 679 South Ave, New CanaanAug. 8th - Sept. 1st Various Times Direct from New York City this August. SEVEN new plays in 4 weeks. See ONE or ALL SEVEN! Plays have been selected from nationwide submissions. The calendar of each of the show dates is below. AUDIENCES: Who knows if you'll discover the next big Broadway hit. Be in […]
Webinar: MIT: Accelerating Quantum Computing
Quantum computing has the potential to be a game changer across many industries, including drug discovery, chemistry, finance, and energy. To prepare for a quantum-accelerated future, governments, universities, and industries are investing in hardware, software, and algorithm development. But what is quantum computing, and how can we be ready for it? In this talk, Esperanza […]
GALLERY TALK: Fresh Impressions: New Research on American Impressionism: Florence Griswold Museum
Florence Griswold Museum 96 Lyme Street, Old LymeJoin the curator to discuss some of the ways art historians are reframing American Impressionist paintings through the lenses of race, gender, and the environment. “Impressionism 150: From Paris to Connecticut & Beyond” is on view through September 8. Image: George Brainerd Burr (1876–1951), “The Artist’s Wife,” ca. 1914. Oil on Masonite. Gift of Mrs. […]
Virtual Lecture: Art History Study Group—Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion: The Met
"The Met Museum, OpenAI Created an AI Chatbot With the Persona of a 1930s Socialite for a New Exhibit" Join Met senior research associate Stephanie Kramer to gain insight into the broad swath of research conducted to “feed” the artificial intelligence technology that brings to life a Callot Soeurs wedding ensemble in the exhibition Sleeping […]
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry Celebrates the Opening of Wonderland Puppet Theater: Visions of the Beloved Community
Ballard Institute 1 Royce Circle, StorrsThe Ballard Institute will present the grand opening of its new exhibition Wonderland Puppet Theater: Visions of the Beloved Community on Wednesday, Aug. 21, with refreshments served at 4:30 p.m. and an in-person exhibition tour at 5 p.m. by curator Dr. Paulette Richards and Ballard Institute Director Dr. John Bell, which will also be streamed on Ballard Institute’s […]
American Revolution Hero Lafayette Returns at New Haven Museum
New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Avenue, New HavenOn August 21, 2024, beginning at 5 p.m., New Haven Museum (NHM) and The American Friends of Lafayette will host a two-part welcoming celebration for the Marquis de Lafayette when he returns (in full regalia) to New Haven, exactly 200 years after his last triumphal visit to the city. Register here for this free NH250 event. The evening begins in the […]
Ocean House Author Series: Patricia Walsh Chadwick: TALES FROM THE WITCH OF WALL STREET
Ocean House 1 Bluff Avenue, Watch Hill, Rhode IslandJoin us as Ocean House owner and author, Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with our featured authors. This week, New York Times bestselling authors Allison Pataki and Join us as Ocean House owner and author, Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with a featured author. This week, author Patricia Chadwick will be discussing (and signing) […]
Destination Westport: In Gatsby’s Shoes with the Westport Museum for History and Culture
Longshore Marina 260 Compo Rd S Lot F Parking Area, WestportImagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Seeking respite from their whirlwind Jazz era lives, the Fitzgeralds set up in an 18th century farmhouse that has seen Revolution and the building of a nation over many decades. Zelda […]
Exhibit: “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at Weston History & Culture Center
Weston History & Culture Center 104 Weston Road, WestonThrough March 2, 2025. Open Sundays and Thursdays from 1pm - 4pm. The yard of one of Weston’s oldest homes, the Peter Thorp House, reveals its past lives in the new exhibit, “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at the Weston History & Culture Center. What started out as a weekend garden project turned into a discovery of […]