Suzanne Vega – Old Songs, New Songs and Other Songs at The Kate
The Kate 300 Main Street, Old SaybrookOctober 1-2, 2024 Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk revival of the early 1980s when, […]
Learn To Quilt Series at North Branch Library in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Public Library - North Branch 3455 Madison Ave, BridgeportAnyone can learn to quilt. The secret is knowing where to start. Come and learn the basics of quilting. Program will be held on Wednesdays or Saturdays Mystery Quilt classes: […]
Miles Huston: Overshoot at The Aldrich Museum
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 258 Main Street, RidgefieldSeptember 4, 2024 to January 6, 2025 Miles Huston's Overshoot series situates archival aerial photographs of small family farms above unfolded vegetable boxes, highlighting the shift in our collective viewing position from an on the ground horizontal plane to a novel geo-spatial view from above. The work suggests that modern ecological policies and contemporary farming, while streamlined […]
AFTERWORDS: assembly—Saidiya Hartman at Wesleyan
Shaprio Center for Creative Writing 116 Mount Vernon Street, MiddletowmnSaidiya Hartman ’83, Hon. ’19 will be in conversation with Kaneza Schaal ’06 moderated by Kiara Benn ’20 as they discuss Litany for Grieving Sisters. Litany for Grieving Sisters is a new performance work, a ceremony for […]
An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe at La Grua Center
La Grua Center 32 Water St, StoningtonWhat: An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe When: October 2, 2024 at 5pm Where: La Grua Center, 32 Water Street Stonington, CT 06378 The undisputed master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, […]
Rea Frey (In Every Life) Author Talk and Signing at Bank Square Books
Bank Square Books 80 Stonington Road, Mystic, CTBank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with Rea Frey for her new book, In Every Life. Rea will be in conversation with Bookstagramer Jody Blanchette (@redreadreviews). This event is free […]
Every Leaf & Twig: Andrew Wyeth’s Botanical Imagination: Bruce Museum
Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, GreenwichOctober 3, 2024–January 5, 2025 Tuesday through Sunday 10am - 5pm Inspired by a line from Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 book, Walden, or Life in the Woods, Every Leaf & Twig: […]
Joel Sternfeld: American Prospects: Bruce Museum
Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, GreenwichOctober 3, 2024–January 5, 2025 Tuesday through Sunday 10am - 5pm Widely acclaimed when it was published in 1987, Joel Sternfeld’s American Prospects has come to be regarded as one of the […]
New Work by Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff at Chequer interiors, Essex
Chequer Interors 19a Main Street, EssexPlease join us to celebrate fall and see new work by Christian Brechneff. Thursday, October 3rd / 3-7pm Chequer Interors 19a Main Street,Essex, CT For more information
Adult Book Fair at Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonJoin the Lyman Allyn and Bank Square Books to celebrate National Book Month! Be sure to stop by the Adult Book Fair in Hendel Library, hosted by our friends at Bank Square […]
William Saunders & His World- Hartford History Lecture Series
Connecticut’s Old State House 800 Main St, HartfordDr. Fiona Vernal, UConn History Department For three generations, the Saunders family operated a successful and innovative tailor business in the city of Hartford, eventually establishing a reputation as Black […]
Barnum Museum’s Uncovering the Secrets of an Egyptian Mummy and Coffin: at The Bijou
Bijou Theater 275 Fairfield Avenue, BridgeportJoin us at the historic Bijou Theatre in Downtown Bridgeport for the premier showing of the Barnum Museum’s multi-award-winning documentary “Uncovering the Secrets of an Egyptian Mummy and Coffin: The […]