Drive-By Truckers: Southern Rock Opera Revisited The District Music Hall
District Music Hall 71 Wall Street, NorwalkOn the title track to Welcome 2 Club XIII, Drive-By Truckers pay homage to the Muscle Shoals honky-tonk where founding members Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley got their start: a concrete-floored dive lit like a disco, with the nightly promise of penny beer and truly dubious cover bands. “There were no cool bars in town […]
Benito Gonzalez at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeBenito Gonzalez - Piano Buster Williams - Bass Lenny White - Drums Pianist Benito Gonzalez “Two times Grammy nominee”is an internationally beloved artist who combines a long lineage of American jazz traditions with rhythms from around the world. He’s worked with dozens of the greats, and he always brings some of the best rhythm section […]
Climate Smart Adaptation Strategies for Beginning Farmers Course
Virtual EventFrom: Baylee Rose Drown Howdy! I'm coordinating this amazing course through UCONN Extension called Climate Smart Adaptation Strategies! You are invited to attend. Upon completion folks will get a partial refund and a certificate.Just 10 seats left. Sign up this week to start class next week!You can be from outside of CT to attend. The […]
Academy Award Sundays: The Holdovers at Blackstone Library in Branford
Blackstone Library 758 Main St, BranfordJoin us for a series of former Oscar-nominated films you may have missed, leading up to this year's award show! This week we're watching The Holdovers (2023, R). From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit […]
Connecticut Virtuosi: A JOURNEY IN DREAMS OF TIMES & PLACES
First Presbytarian Church Hartford 136 Capitol Avenue, Hartford“WE THE PEOPLE” Immigrant stories in music – part 10 Italian Conductor and violinist Damiano Tognetti began musical studies at the age of seven with Maestro A.Fornai and graduated in 2001 from the “Boccherini” Musical Institute in Lucca under the guidance of Maestro A.Bologni. He was first violin and soloist of the institute’s orchestra. Having […]
Meet the City Clerk at the Milford Public Library
Milford Library 57 New Haven Ave., MilfordCity maps, land records, death certificates, and more! The City Clerk’s Office may be well-known for issuing dog licenses, but did you know it also records our history? Come and meet City Clerk Peter C. Smith, as he shares secrets of the “From the Vault” project and tells us about the different historical documents that […]
Lecture: “August Wilson in Waterford, 1982-2002” at Charles E. Shain Library Connecticut College
Charles E. Shain Library 270 Mohegan Ave, New LondonThe lecture will explore August Wilson’s place in the American theater and Wilson’s connections with New London and the O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut. This lecture will provide audience members with a greater appreciation of August Wilson and insight into The Acting Company’s performance of Wilson’s Two Trains Running on Friday, February 7. Herman D. Farrell, […]
Panel Discussion: “Two Trains Running Discussed” Connecticut College Faculty & Community Guestsat Charles E. Shain Library Connecticut College
Charles E. Shain Library 270 Mohegan Ave, New LondonDuring this panel discussion scholars from a variety of disciplines will respond and react to The Acting Company’s performance of Wilson’s Two Trains Running as it relates to issues of urban renewal, the African-American experience and the similarities that were and are being faced in New London. The panelist will include Hubert Cook, Assistant Professor of English, […]
Jeff Benedict on ‘The Dynasty’ of the New England Patriots at Westport Library
The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, WestportIn anticipation of the Big Game, The Westport Library welcomes best-selling author Jeff Benedict to talk football and discuss his definitive book on the New England Patriots, The Dynasty. As an author, producer, and commentator, Benedict is the ultimate cultural authority on the most dominant sports dynasty of the 21st century, the New England Patriots, as featured at […]
Dinner With Friends | Collaborative Dinner with Chef Tyler Anderson at Millwright’s
Millwright's Restaurant 77 West Street, SimsburyWe’re thrilled to announce that Chef David Standridge of The Shipwright’s Daughter will be part of an exclusive 4-part Collaboration Dinner Series hosted by Chef Tyler Anderson. This extraordinary event brings together some of the region’s most celebrated culinary talents for an unforgettable dining experience. Chef David will join a lineup of renowned guest chefs […]
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso Jonathan Santlofer “The Lost Van Gogh: Nazi Looting, Interpol Agents, Art Sleuths on a Mission” at Fairfield University
Fairfield University Dolan School of Business 1073 N Benson Rd, FairfieldPresented with the Art History & Visual Culture Program and the Fairfield University Art Museum Fans of “behind-the-scenes stories” won’t want to miss Jonathan Santlofer’s discussion of art history and historical fiction. An author and visual artist, Santlofer’s books include the memoir The Widower’s Notebook, an international bestseller which has been translated into 22 languages; The Death […]
Brentano String Quartet: Oneppo Chamber Music Series: Yale School of Music
Yale School of Music Morse Recital Hall 470 College St, New HavenThe School’s faculty quartet-in-residence unearths “startling musical revelations” (The Guardian, London). Program Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in G Major, opus 33 no. 5 Haydn: Quartet in D Major, opus 33 no. 6 Haydn: Quartet in B flat Major, opus 33 no. 4 Haydn: Quartet in E flat Major, opus 33 no. 2 “Joke” For more information […]