Connecticut Sea Music Festival 2025: Essex

Essex Connecticut Main Street, Essex

In historic downtown Essex : June 6 – 9, 2025 This family-friendly weekend includes a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, free daytime workshops and concerts featuring local, regional, and international maritime performers, a family stage, demonstrations of sailor skills, sails on the Connecticut River, a Sunday morning revival-style hymn sing, and late night […]

Symposium: The Music of the Sea: Connecticut Sea Music Festival: Essex

Essex Town Hall 29 West Avenue, Essex

The 2025 Symposium on the Music of the Sea, directed for the fourth year in a row by Dr. Faye Ringel, will be held at the Essex Town Hall at 29 West Ave, Essex, CT from 9 AM-4:15 PM on Friday, June 6, 2025, with a break for lunch (coffee at 8:30 am). Keep your […]

Stamford Art Association Presents: Figure Drawing at UConn Stamford

University of Connecticut-Stamford Campus 1 University Pl, Stamford

FRIDAYS from 12- 3pm This 3-hour event is perfect for artists who want to deepen their understanding of anatomy, proportion, and form. With live models—both nude and clothed—posing in a variety of timed stills, you’ll have the perfect opportunity to sharpen your skills through focused practice. This event is open to ALL artists, regardless of skill level. […]

$20

John Wiese with Lana Del Rabies at The Cellar on Treadwell

Cellar on Treadwell 295 Treadwell St, Hamden

John Wiese (born April 18, 1977) is an American noise musician and visual artist based in Los Angeles, California. Wiese has released much of his material on his own Helicopter label. He graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2001 with a BFA in Graphic Design.  Lana Del Rabies, conceived by artist Sam An, is a captivating force in underground […]

$25

Hartford Symphony Orchestra Masterworks: Rachmaninoff & Rhapsody in Blue

Bushnell Theater 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford

June 6-7-8-: 8PM HSO Masterworks Series - Rachmaninoff & Rhapsody in Blue Carolyn Kuan, conductor Clayton Stephenson, piano Adams, Doctor Atomic Symphony Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue INTERMISSION Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, op. 45 For more information

$10 – $89

George Cables Trio at The Side Door

The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme

When George Cables was going to school in New York City he used to walk the streets at night, taking in the cosmopolitan sights and sounds, mentally recording his encounters with “so many different kinds of people.” In his musical career as well, Cables has prowled sidestreets and main thoroughfares in relative anonymity, absorbing countless […]

$33 – $65

French Canadian Jam at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford

Get acquainted with French Canadian traditional tunes at this monthly jam session at the CMCH,  happening Saturday afternoons on First Free Weekends! New players and new listeners are always welcome! If you would like to join in, please get in touch with jam organizer, Joe Lavariere, at joesondra@juno.com. Please note: the French Canadian Jam will take […]

West Hartford and Hartford Grandeur: A Historic Homes Happy Hour Tour

Hartford

Step inside historic homes and see and learn about many more as we tour Prospect Avenue! A broad street of grand homes, the east side lies within the Hartford city limits, across the street is West Hartford—in the late 19th century and into the 20th, the well-to-do built their fashionable homes on both sides. Situated […]

$40