Pulitzer Prize Winner Series: Marcia Chatelain, Author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordMarcia Chatelain, an American academic who serves as the Penn Presidential Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for History. Chatelain’s Franchise investigates the complex interrelationship between Black communities and America’s largest, most popular fast food chain. […]
New Valentine’s Class: Cake Decorating at Wakeman Town Farm
Wakeman Town Farm 134 Cross Highway, WestportJoin us in Tim’s Kitchen for a unique dessert experience and a fun way to spend time with friends and meet new people. Led by Jess Leventhal, you will learn all the tips and […]
Namdoo Kim—Underland: A Unique Lens on the Hidden Realities at Wesleyan
Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies 343 Washington Terrace, MiddletownTuesday, February 11, 2025 through Saturday, May 24, 2025 Namdoo Kim works within the tension of ceramics and glass to explore the dynamics of societal demands. While growing up in South Korea, the artist witnessed the consequential effects on families of an accelerated Western consumerism shaped by the country’s emerging economy. Kim explores these concerns about […]
Arts in Mind Program for People with Young-Onset Alzheimer’s at Yale Art
Yale University Art Gallery 1111 Chapel Street, New HavenArts in Mind is a free monthly program for individuals with Young-Onset Alzheimer’s or in the early stages of memory loss, along with their care partners. This online program connects close looking at art from the Gallery’s collection with art-making opportunities. Art supplies used during the session may include pencils, colored pencils, markers, crayons (oil […]
Purls of Wisdom: An Evening Knitting Group at Perrot Library
Perrot Memorial Library 90 Sound Beach Avenue, Old GreenwichCalling knitters experienced and new to the craft! Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for our evening knitting group, “Purls of Wisdom.” Our next session will be Tuesday, February 11th, at 6 pm in our Rand Room, Waid Building, Perrot Memorial Library. Knitting is better when we do it together! Knitting in […]
HOLGER FALK WITH NUOVO ASPETTO Il Gondoliere Veneziano: Lenard Chamber Music Series at UCONN
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts 2132 Hillside Rd, StorrsStep into a Venetian gondola with baritone Holger Falk and journey through a song repertoire beloved by generations including Mozart, Goethe and Rousseau. Falk, well-known for his contemporary opera and recital work, is joined by the wonderful baroque Cologne ensemble Nuovo Aspetto, who supplies the delightful instrumental accompaniment with interludes by Vivaldi and Tartini. Merzouga, […]
20th Anniversary of The Gates: Central Park & The Shed in NYC
The Shed 545 West 30th Street, NYC +1 moreWednesday, February 12 – Sunday, March 23, 2025 This February and March, residents and visitors of the New York region will have two unique opportunities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Gates, the monumental public art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that transformed the city in 2005. In Central Park, the free arts and culture […]
Viola’s Room at The Shed in NYC
The Shed 545 West 30th Street, NYCJUN 17 – OCT 19 An audio-driven journey through a moonlit fever dream. Feel your way through a labyrinthine world as an unseen narrator recounts a story of lost innocence and unleashed obsession. Written by Daisy Johnson (shortlisted for the Booker Prize) and narrated by Helena Bonham Carter (Harry Potter, The Crown, The King’s Speech), Viola’s Room reimagines a classic […]
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist: Bruce Museum
Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive, GreenwichFebruary 6, 2025—April 27, 2025 The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States. After earning a degree in fine art at West Virginia University, Blanche Lazzell pursued an education that was increasingly international and avant-garde. In 1907, […]
Live,Learn, and Lunch: Boppa Chua! A History of 50’s and 60’s through Popular Songs in Litchfield
Litchfield Community Center 421 Bantam Rd., LitchfieldBoppa Chua! A History of the 1950’s and 60’s through Popular Song Marc Black, NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee, will be your guide for a trip through those memorable and colorful decades, joyfully woven together in song. This two person show is a multi-media and multi-dimensional presentation in song, storytelling and plenty of laughter. […]
Geology, Decrees and Deposits – Connecticut Unrest Beyond the Thames at Lyman Allyn Museum
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonNew London County Historical Society, Lyman Allyn Art Museum and Thames River Heritage Park Foundation are pleased to present the 2025 lecture series – Seeds of Revolution on the Thames and Beyond. Events that seeded discontent and revolution along with the social, cultural, political, economic and ecological influences and their impact and influence on life […]
CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY ALL WEEK LONG at Millwright’s
Millwright's Restaurant 77 West Street, SimsburyVALENTINE’S DAY 4 COURSE PRIX FIXE February 12TH, 13TH, 16TH (WED / THURS / SUN) $115 PER PERSON February 14TH, 15TH (FRI / SAT) $120 PER PERSON VIEW THE MENU For more information