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Family Day Storytelling at Yale University Museum of Art
Family Day Storytelling at Yale University Museum of Art
Every 4 weeks on Sunday, 1-2pm We invite families to join us for folktales, myths, and exciting stories from around the world that highlight objects in the collection and inspire children of all ages to view art in new ways. No registration required; meet by the couches in the Gallery lobby. For more information
All Ages Discovery Tour at The Aldrich Museum
All Ages Discovery Tour at The Aldrich Museum
Registration encouraged Have you ever looked at contemporary art and wished you knew what it meant? Have you ever entered a museum without knowing where to start? If you answered yes, this free, interactive, and judgment-free tour of our current exhibitions guided by a Museum Educator is perfect for you! For more information
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Scottish Country Dancing in Hamden, Hartford, Middletown and Mystic
We are a group of dancers who meet regularly to dance Scottish Country Dance. We are not all Scottish but we do like to dance. We like the challenges of learning and dancing new dances and the social aspects of dancing with others. We have fun. Newcomers welcome. We share the costs of maintaining our […]
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New Year’s Eve at Rowayton Seafood
Join us for a New Years Eve Special Menu. Reservations available @rowaytonseafood.com We all traditionally close the evening with the ball drop at 101 Always a great time. For more information
First Night Hartford! New Year’s Celebration
Celebrate the New Year through the arts at First Night Hartford! This multi-cultural, artistically unique, family-friendly event features full day of art, music, food and community – plus two dazzling fireworks shows (6 p.m. and midnight) in Bushnell Park. First Night Hartford is back to ring in 2025 for its 36th annual New Year’s Eve […]
Curbside Tree Pick-up in Old Lyme
If you would like to take advantage of the town wide tree pick-up - please have your tree to the curb on Monday, January 13th. Public Works will be picking up trees that whole week, and are not sure how quickly they will get to and through each neighborhood, so to ensure your tree will […]
Countdown to Noon at East Lyme Community Center
Countdown to Noon at East Lyme Community Center
Ring in the New Year a little early with a 300+ balloon drop at noon! Join the Museum and East Lyme Parks & Recreation for southeastern Connecticut’s premier New Year’s event for children and families! For more information
New Year, New Haven! A Festival on The Town Green
New Year, New Haven! A Festival on The Town Green
The inaugural New Year, New Haven event is an exciting, family-friendly celebration to ring in the New Year. The event is free and open to the public, taking place on the New Haven Green. This vibrant celebration will welcome the New Year with joy, creativity, and community spirit. 🎠 Giant Slide & Carousel❄️ Live Ice […]
A Casino Royale New Year’s Eve at The Charles in Wethersfield
A Casino Royale New Year’s Eve at The Charles in Wethersfield
Embrace the allure of mystery, the thrill of the game, and welcome 2025 in true Bond style. Savor our elevated dining experience crafted to perfection, with a prix fixe menu that would befit a secret agent's soirée. Themed attire is suggested but not mandatory. 4pm Seating 4-Course Prix Fixe Menu $150 Per Person Specialty Cocktails […]
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Indoor Rock Climbing in Fairfield
Rock Climb in Fairfield offers various climbing classes, including "Intro to Climbing," "Learn to Belay," "Learn to Lead," and outdoor climbing options. These classes cater to climbers of different skill levels, from beginners to those looking to advance their techniques. Join RCF Instructors for a one-hour, on-the-wall workshop designed to help improve your climbing technique […]
Lan Zhenghui: The Weight of Ink at Charles E. Shain Library Connecticut College
December 5, 2024 – March 4, 2025 The Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection at Connecticut College is presenting a new exhibition, Lan Zhenghui: The Weight of Ink, in the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room at Charles E. Shain Library at Connecticut College, which opens on December 5, 2024 and will be on view through March 4, […]
Steve Cryan’s 31st Annual Train Show at the Connecticut River Museum
Steve Cryan’s 31st Annual Train Show at the Connecticut River Museum
November 21, 2024 – February 16, 2025 Artist and train enthusiast Steve Cryan unveils a new model train layout every fall, signaling the holiday season at the Connecticut River Museum. Each year his intricate miniature world of trains enthralls the crowds of people who make a visit to the “train show” an annual family tradition For more […]
Brunch on New Year’s Day At Stone Row Kitchen
Brunch on New Year’s Day At Stone Row Kitchen
Join us from 11-2 for Brunch on New Year's Day at Stone Row Kitchen in Willimantic! We'll be offering our Sunday Brunch and lunch menus with some exciting new additions, including: Housemade Biscuits and Gravy with chorizo sausage and fried eggs. Braised Heritage Breed Pork Belly Bowl featuring seasoned potatoes, onions, bell peppers, a fried egg, and toast. And […]
Washington Friends of Music New Year’s Day Concert & Party
Washington Friends of Music New Year’s Day Concert & Party
Washington Friends of Music New Year’s Day Concert & Party will take place on Jan. 1, 2025 at 4pm at The Frederick Gunn School, Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center, 22 Kirby Road, Washington, CT. The tickets are held at the door. Tickets are also available at the Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington Depot […]
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Les Fleurs: A Curated Tour with Sandra Sigman: Parisian Experience Tour 2025
April 4-8, 2025 Sandra Sigman has designed French-inspired florals for hundreds of weddings and events at Les Fleurs, the French-style floral, home, and garden shop she opened in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1989. Une Histoire d’Amour Sandra vividly remembers falling in love with the historic city of Paris during her early twenties. The beautiful architecture, delectable […]
Spirits After Dark Tour at the Stowe Center
Spirits After Dark Tour at the Stowe Center
Spirits at Stowe will continue from November through January, offered on the first Friday and third Saturday of each month. Our tours and lectures are unique, in that they delve into the historic, social, and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of spiritualism in the lives of reformers, suffragists, and Black activists. […]
Bowl with the UConn Women’s Basketball Team in Milford
Bowl with the UConn Women’s Basketball Team in Milford
Come bowl with the UConn Women's Basketball Team on January 3rd at 4PM - it's going to be a blast! Bleeding Blue for Good champions charitable organizations through the utilization of the name, image, and likeness of UConn student-athletes. We intend to unite Husky Nation under the common purpose of supporting Connecticut communities by providing […]
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Jim Dine: “This Is Me” at Yale University Art Gallery
Through early June Jim Dine: “This Is Me” is on view on the museum’s fourth floor through early June. The selection of works showcases the avatars for the artist himself, ranging from paintbrushes to house and garden tools to character studies and crows. The extremely personal images—the creations of a self-described expressionist thinker—demonstrate the workings of […]
Last Chance: “Alban Roger and Atelier d’Offard: The Alps” at Amelie, Maison d’Art | New York
Through January 11 Amélie du Chalard will present “The Alps”, a unique and monumental immersive installation by Atelier d'Offard where her guest Alban Roger, a french curator based in New York, explores the essence of winter by selecting his favorite works of art. “With The Alps, we want to offer an immersive experience that transcends […]
Center for Contemporary Printmaking: *Registration Deadline Jan 6* – BIG INK at CCP
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is pleased to welcome the traveling BIG INK workshop back to our studios in March 2025! Saturday or Sunday, March 22 or 23, 2025 Class size 16, All Levels – Beginners Welcome! $340 Registration Deadline: January 6, 2025 This blended learning workshop will teach you how to make a woodblock print of epic proportions! First, you carve a […]
Forging Chef Knives with Matthew Parkinson at Dragon’s Forge in Wolcott
Forging Chef Knives with Matthew Parkinson at Dragon’s Forge in Wolcott
The chef’s knife is the most used knife in almost any home. These iconic knives help to create meals for family and loved ones. Well-made kitchen knives last a lifetime and this class will give you the opportunity to create one of your very own. In this two-day class students will make their own chef’s […]
The Connecticut Mountain Dulcimer Gathering
The Connecticut Mountain Dulcimer Gathering
The CT MT Dulcimer Gathering is a monthly mountain dulcimer jam. The Northeast Dulcimer Orchestra is a performance group with a varied repertoire. Starting in April 2024, we will once again meet at Cragin Memorial Library, 8 Linwood Avenue, Colchester, Ct. on the 1st Saturday of the month. For more information
French Canadian Jam at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
French Canadian Jam at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
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 […]
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St. Paul’s on the Green Organ Concert Series
St. Paul’s on the Green Organ Concert Series
Beginning October 8 and continuing on the first Sunday of the month through May, St. Paul’s on the Green will be presenting organ recitals featuring exceptional young musicians and concert artists on the Reuter/E.M. Skinner Op. 753 – 53 rank Pipe Organ. Admission by freewill donation in support of the musical life of St. Paul’s. […]
Vik Muniz: Extra-Ordinary at New Britain Museum of American Art
Vik Muniz: Extra-Ordinary at New Britain Museum of American Art
Sunday, October 06, 2024 — Sunday, February 23, 2025 Vik Muniz (Brazilian-American, born 1961) is distinguished as one of the most innovative and creative artists of our time. Endlessly playful and inventive in his approach, Muniz harnesses a remarkable virtuosity in creating his renowned “photographic delusions.” Working with a dizzying array of unconventional materials—including sugar, tomato […]
Workshop with Ridgefield Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher at Ridgefield Library
Workshop with Ridgefield Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher at Ridgefield Library
Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher, is holding a workshop twice a month on first and third Sundays, 1:30 to 3:30. Please register for either Group A (first Sunday) or Group B (third Sunday), but not both. Each poet should arrive with one poem in hand for that day. It will be read and discussed with […]
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Inside for the Winter at Kenise Barnes in Kent
December 7, 2024 to January 26, 2025 PAINTINGS BY AMANDA ACKER, MELANIE PARKE, SALLY MACA To everything turn, turn, turn There is a season turn, turn, turn And a time to every purpose under Heaven A time to gain, a time to lose A time to rain, a time of sow A time for love, […]
Pitch & Publish Conference at The Westport Library
Pitch & Publish Conference at The Westport Library
Save the date for Westport Writers’ Workshop Pitch & Publish Conference at The Westport Library! Join us for a day filled with writing tips, publishing insights, and networking opportunities. Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just starting out, this event is perfect for anyone looking to take their writing to the next level. You will […]
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Facing Racism in Stamford Series at the Ferguson Library
Facing Racism in Stamford Series at the Ferguson Library
A six-part series of dialogues uniting Stamford residents, where we will learn about each other and look at our community through the lens of racial equity. Attendance at all sessions is required; sessions conclude February 12. Snacks will be served. Registration required. Presented in partnership with Stamford Cradle to Career and CT Undoing Racism. For […]
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ON FIRE: Energy, Climate, Infrastructure at MoCA Westport
January 9 – March 2, 2025 Opening Reception – January 9, 6-8 PM. Click here to RSVP. Heat waves, wildfires, floods, increasingly powerful storms, natural and social disasters…. As we deal with the effects of climate change, globally and locally, we face the urgent question of balancing our needs for energy and infrastructure with sustainability and […]
Greenleaf Stoneware Pottery Classes in East Hampton
Classes at Greenleaf Stoneware offer first hand experience of the pottery making cycle. Beginning emphasis is placed on working with one of the four potter’s wheels. A slab roller is available for those who wish to try hand building. The course lasts eight weeks with one three hour class a week plus independent practice time […]
Fox Farm Brewery in Salem now Pairing with Cato Corner Cheese
Fox Farm Brewery in Salem now Pairing with Cato Corner Cheese
The top meets the top! Fabulous Beer with Fabulous Cheese in the nicest surroundings. Family and dog friendly! HOURSThursday and Friday 12 - 7PM Saturday from 11AM - 6PM Sunday from 11 AM - 5PM For more information
Wen Liu: Tame Tangle at The Aldrich Museum
Wen Liu: Tame Tangle at The Aldrich Museum
January 9, 2025 to May 11, 2025 The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is pleased to announce Wen Liu’s first solo museum presentation on the East coast, Tame Tangle. Liu’s presentation is the tenth installment of Aldrich Projects, a quarterly series featuring one work or a focused body of work by a single artist on the Museum’s campus. Tame […]
A Talk on the Geopolitical Climate in Europe with Dr. Olena Lennon at Essex Library
A Talk on the Geopolitical Climate in Europe with Dr. Olena Lennon at Essex Library
The Essex Library will welcome Dr. Olena Lennon of the University of New Haven on Thursday, January 9 at 6:30 PM to talk about the geopolitical climate in Europe. As Russia’s aggression against Ukraine continues and regional wars in the Middle East have been escalating, Europe, among other global regions, has felt many destabilizing reverberations. […]
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Little Murmur at the New Victory Theater in New York
January 10 – 19, 2025 Aakash Odedra Company, Lewis Major Projects and The Spark Arts for Children from Leicester, England Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, Aakash misspelled his own name until he was 21. It wasn’t until he found the missing “A” that he felt he belonged. With mesmerizing projections and a stirring […]
A Grammar of Animacy: Charles E. Burchfield & Mike Glier at Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo
Nov 8, 2024 - Mar 2, 2025 This exhibition explores how both American artists infuse observational painting with abstraction to convey a multi-sensory experience of nature. Burchfield died 14 years after Glier was born, so they are generations apart, but both use an abstract visual language, derived from plein air observation, to describe an intimate […]
Dance for PD®: Mark Morris Dance for People with Parkinson’s
Zoom and In-person classes available in Middletown, New London and Branford. NMS is proud to be the Connecticut affiliate of Dance for PD®, the award-winning, internationally-acclaimed program of The Mark Morris Dance Group. Dance for PD offers dance classes for people with Parkinson’s disease and related neurological disorders through its network of partners and affiliates in more […]
“Well Read”: Art & Banned Books Exhibition at Black Rock Books
On view through March 28, 2025 Artist’s reception Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 4 PM – 6 PM. This exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the importance of intellectual freedom and the significant role that literature plays in shaping society. The “Well Read” exhibition features works by ART YARD BKLYN’s Advanced Studio artists, who created […]
Arwe Journey: Twentieth-Century Afri-Caribbean Migration at Housatonic Museum
Arwe Journey: Twentieth-Century Afri-Caribbean Migration at Housatonic Museum
Through February 21, 2025 In this exhibition, the artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo tells the story of the Afri-Caribbean migration to Europe and North America in the twentieth century through his paintings and sculptures. On view for the first time as a full series, his sixty-one part painting series, Arwe Journey, depicts the history of the Windrush […]
Ana González & Dawoud Bey at Sean Kelly Gallery in New York
Ana González & Dawoud Bey at Sean Kelly Gallery in New York
January 10 -February 22, 2025 Sean Kelly, New York is delighted to present Bruma, Ana González’s first solo exhibition in New York. The paintings and prints on fabric in Bruma depict the flora and fauna of González’s native Colombia and represent the ecosystems under threat from industries seeking to exploit them for their natural resources. González’s practice opposes […]
Art & Gardens ~ Art & Photography from the Stonington Garden Club at the La Grua Center in Stonington
Art & Gardens ~ Art & Photography from the Stonington Garden Club at the La Grua Center in Stonington
Friday, January 10 from 5-7pm Exhibit Opening: Art & Gardens ~ The Art & Photography of the Stonington Garden Club We are thrilled to start the new year off showcasing a captivating collection of works by the talented members and friends of the Stonington Garden Club. This special exhibit celebrates a variety of styles and media, […]
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Night in the Museum Program at Old Sturbridge Village
Available for youth ages 5 and up. Many dates to choose from. A dream excursion for fans of The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Night in the Museum is an overnight experience designed for scouts, schools and other youth groups of up to 80 participants. With only a map and a tattered journal […]
Morrison Gallery in Kent: Rotating Gallery Show
Martin Smith “The Variable Applause Machine” We are very pleased to be working with United Kingdom based artist Martin Smith. During the course of this exhibition, from fall through winter, works will be regularly changed out and switched up before a regular gallery program is set into effect in the spring. This will give viewers […]
Book Talks: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures, by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Book Talks: What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures, by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Community invited to read, discuss What If We Get It Right? book about climate change Connecticut Sea Grant and the UConn Library, Avery Point, are joining with Groton and Bridgeport public libraries in hosting three community discussions in January about a newly released anthology presenting the perspectives of scientists, natural resource professionals, poets and artists of postive […]
Connecticut Valley Siberian Husky Club Meet & Greet at Lyman Orchards
Connecticut Valley Siberian Husky Club Meet & Greet at Lyman Orchards
Come meet the dogs of the Connecticut Valley Siberian Husky Club and learn about this special nordic breed. The Connecticut Valley Siberian Husky Club will be doing a continuous mushing demonstration throughout 10am-2pm to showcase the dogs in harness with some of the equipment that is used to train teams from one dog to six […]
Introduction to Classical Latin at Blackstone Library in Branford
Introduction to Classical Latin at Blackstone Library in Branford
Class will meet in person Saturday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon beginning Saturday, September 7, 2024. The study of Latin exercises memory, increases English vocabulary, and broadens general knowledge. Using the textbook Ecce Romani I, participants will learn Latin vocabulary, English vocabulary derived from Latin, Latin and English grammar, translation skills, and ancient Roman geography, […]
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The Art Lab: Discover & Create! Winter Adult Art Workshop at the La Grua Center in Stonington
The Art Lab: Discover & Create! Winter Adult Art Workshop at the La Grua Center in Stonington
Sunday, January 12 from 2-4pm The Art Lab: Discover & Create! Winter Adult Art Workshop Start 2025 with inspiration and discovery at The Art Lab! Modeled after our popular seasonal Youth Art Workshops, this program is designed for adults eager to explore their artistic side. Whether you’re a first-timer or an experienced creator, this hands-on workshop offers something for […]
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Single-Session Open Studios at Lyme Academy of Fine Art: Printmaking/Sculpture/Drawing
These are ongoing studio sessions: For more information and scheduling Open Studio Printmaking Thursdays, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm, monitored Saturdays, 10:30 am- 2:30 pm, monitored Open Studio Figure Drawing Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing – Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Monitored by Ethan Martin Location: Cole Studio Open Studio Sculpture Saturday Morning Open Studio […]
Curbside Tree Pick-up in Old Lyme
If you would like to take advantage of the town wide tree pick-up - please have your tree to the curb on Monday, January 13th. Public Works will be picking up trees that whole week, and are not sure how quickly they will get to and through each neighborhood, so to ensure your tree will […]
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Arts in Mind Program for People with Young-Onset Alzheimer’s at Yale Art
Arts in Mind Program for People with Young-Onset Alzheimer’s at Yale Art
Arts 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 […]
Tacos and Trivia at Ardens: Rowayton
Tacos and Trivia at Ardens: Rowayton
Join us on January 14th at 7 pm for a fun night of trivia & tacos! We will feature a menu of house made guacamole & tortilla chips, a variety of tacos (including vegetarian options), delicious sides, and mexican chocolate cake. There will also be seasonal margaritas and more available for purchase and trivia with […]
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The Arethusa Collection From Italian Renaissance to Contemporary British Art: Hillstead
The Arethusa Collection From Italian Renaissance to Contemporary British Art: Hillstead
November 16, 2024 through March 30, 2025 Tony Yurgaitis, owner of Arethusa Farm in Litchfield, has been collecting since boyhood. From Renaissance Madonnas to contemporary paintings, Picasso ceramics to Murano glass, and folkloric weathervanes to Danish silver, Tony has acquired works of art of all kinds from all around the world. He is a collector […]
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Annual Ecological Landscape Design Symposium at Connecticut College
36th Annual Design Symposium Landscape, Ecology and Culture First held in 1990, this annual two-day symposium has long presented ecology-based landscape design programs for professional practitioners. Presenters reflect the diverse factors that shape our landscapes including landscape architects, landscape designers, horticulturists, ecologists, historians, anthropologists, artists and others. From theory to practical application, the series explores […]
Donna Moylan: Recent Paintings at Bookstein Projects in New York
January 16 – February 21, 2025 Bookstein Projects is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent paintings by Donna Moylan. This is the artist's first solo show with the gallery. Donna Moylan (b. 1950, Boston, MA) was born in Boston and moved to Rome at the age of 19 before moving to New York City in […]
Janet Malcolm: Collages at Bookstein Projects in New York
January 16 – February 21, 2025 Bookstein Projects is pleased to announce an exhibition of collages by Janet Malcolm. Selected from three distinct series, this will be the first exhibition of Malcolm’s collages since her passing in 2021. This is the artist's sixth solo show with the gallery. The first collection of collages, dubbed Free […]
Camera-less at the Flinn Gallery: Greenwich Library
Camera-less at the Flinn Gallery: Greenwich Library
January 16, 2025 - March 5, 2025 The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, […]
An Evening of Art & Giving at Heather Gaudio Fine Art in Greenwich
An Evening of Art & Giving at Heather Gaudio Fine Art in Greenwich
The Space We Exist In The Space We Exist In: Curator Larry Ossei-Mensah Join us for an inspiring evening of art and kick off Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy celebrations. In conjunction with: The Space We Exist In, a visual and emotional experience curated by renowned Ghanaian-American art curator Larry Ossei-Mensah. Featuring a diverse […]
MASTERCLASS: Jacob’s N/A Kitchen & Cocktails (Fun Without The Alcohol) at Wise Old Dog in West Hartford
MASTERCLASS: Jacob’s N/A Kitchen & Cocktails (Fun Without The Alcohol) at Wise Old Dog in West Hartford
For a look at the rare and wonderful from overseas and my very own Kitchen... Reflecting on a most delicious year in the Cellars, the Shops, my Kitchen, and around our Tables, I am excited to host our first ever Masterclass focusing on, as ever, the delicious but this time *without* alcohol. Allie and I relentlessly […]
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The Tiny Cupboard Comedy Club’s Stand-Up Comedy Shows—Everyday in Bushwick!
Nightly Shows Winner of Timeout New York's Best New Culture Spot! The tiny cupboard is the coolest, most intimate, and truly most affordable high-quality comedy club in nyc. located in Bushwick, Brooklyn, this is the current best place to discover future famous comedians before they're famous. Pro-stand-up comedy showcase show—see a bunch of different comics […]
Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut at Fairfield University Art Museum
Bellarmine Hall Galleries January 17 – April 12, 2025 This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast such as George Inness, John Henry Twachtman, and John Francis Murphy. Tonalism is a transitional movement that grew out of and reacted to the Hudson […]
Afro Latino Film Festival at The Bushnell
Afro Latino Film Festival at The Bushnell
JAN 17-19, 2025 Pa'lante Theater is proud to present the 2nd Annual Afro Latino Film Festival, a vibrant celebration dedicated to amplifying the voices and stories of Black, Latine, Puerto Rican, and Afro-Caribbean communities worldwide. This festival is a platform for cinematic works that reflect the rich diversity, resilience, and creativity of the Afro Latino […]
MASC: Unmasking Identity, Redefining Masculinity at The Norwalk Art Space
MASC: Unmasking Identity, Redefining Masculinity at The Norwalk Art Space
MASC Opening Reception Friday, January 17, 6-8pm With performances by multi-instrumentalist and composer Tyler Goldchain, Poet AJoe Saint, and New Haven Poet Laureate Sharmont “Influence” MASC explores the intricate intersections of masculinity and Blackness, illuminating the complex layers of identity, expression, and societal expectation. The exhibition examines the metaphorical "masks" worn to navigate a world […]
2025 Breezeline Winter Cinema Series at The Garde: Anora
2025 Breezeline Winter Cinema Series at The Garde: Anora
Palme d’Or winning director Sean Baker’s newest film showcases breakout star Mikey Madison as Anora, a sex worker from Brooklyn, who gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York […]
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Domaine de Séailles Armagnac at Wise Old Dog in West Hartford
Seailles Argmagnac Domaine de Séailles has been a family-owned estate since 1961 and lies in the commune of Mouchan, located in the heart of Gascony. Farming organically since 1998, Domaine Séailles is one of the leading pioneers of organic viticulture within the region. Their 25 hectares of vines are located on a single, large clay-limestone […]
Grappling Industries Connecticut BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU Round Robin in Newtown
Grappling Industries Connecticut BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU Round Robin in Newtown
Grappling Industries tournaments follow a Round Robin Pool format meaning that all adult competitors get 4 matches for signing up for a division that fills up to 5 competitors. That means if you compete in both Gi and NoGi, you could get 8 plus fights. This allows you to compete against so many different people, […]
Thuan Vu: Kintsugi in the New World at Lyman Allyn
Thuan Vu: Kintsugi in the New World at Lyman Allyn
January 18 – March 30, 2025 Celebrate the opening of Thuan Vu: Kintsugi in the New World with an evening reception at the Museum. FRI, JAN 24 | 5-7PM Kintsugi in the New World is a dynamic new series of paintings from Thuan Vu, an artist and professor from New Haven, CT. Drawn from Vu’s Kintsugi flower series, […]
Introduction to Classical Latin at Blackstone Library in Branford
Introduction to Classical Latin at Blackstone Library in Branford
Class will meet in person Saturday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon beginning Saturday, September 7, 2024. The study of Latin exercises memory, increases English vocabulary, and broadens general knowledge. Using the textbook Ecce Romani I, participants will learn Latin vocabulary, English vocabulary derived from Latin, Latin and English grammar, translation skills, and ancient Roman geography, […]
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Gordon Parks: Homeward to the Prairie I Come and the Annual MIXMASTER Showat the Mattatuck Museum
Gordon Parks: Homeward to the Prairie I Come and the Annual MIXMASTER Showat the Mattatuck Museum
January 19, 2025 – March 30, 2025 Homeward to the Prairie I Come, an exceptional exhibition celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of Gordon Parks (1912–2006), one of America’s most influential photographers, filmmakers, poets, and composers. This exhibition will showcase Parks’ diverse and groundbreaking contributions to art and culture, offering a deeper understanding of his […]
Martha Diamond: Deep Time at The Aldrich Museum
Martha Diamond: Deep Time at The Aldrich Museum
November 17, 2024 to May 18, 2025 Martha Diamond is among the most perceptive painters of the last five decades. Her work’s formal concision and painterly bravado reflect an inner dialogue with generations of abstract artists, and the results are exceptional: an inimitable handling of gesture and space that reimagines the landscape tradition while deftly […]
East Lyme Puppetry Project: Humpty Dumpty and Friends by Playdate Puppets
East Lyme Puppetry Project: Humpty Dumpty and Friends by Playdate Puppets
Humpty Dumpty is finally off the wall and back together again with all his friends! Humpty still engages in many risky tricks, but he is finally succeeding with the help of the audience. Humpty even teaches kids a few tricks they can immediately show off! Ms. Dumpty’s tricks are wackier and even more impressive and […]
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Scottish Country Dancing in Hamden, Hartford, Middletown and Mystic
We are a group of dancers who meet regularly to dance Scottish Country Dance. We are not all Scottish but we do like to dance. We like the challenges of learning and dancing new dances and the social aspects of dancing with others. We have fun. Newcomers welcome. We share the costs of maintaining our […]
Take a Tour of Connecticut’s beautiful State Capitol building
Take a Tour of Connecticut’s beautiful State Capitol building
Capitol Information and Tours at the Connecticut State Capitol is operated by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund and sponsored by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, Connecticut General Assembly. General tourist information centers are located outside room 101 in the State Capitol and on the first floor, west entrance in the […]
29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Social & Environmental Justice
29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Social & Environmental Justice
Join the Yale Peabody Museum, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the New Haven Museum for the 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy of Social and Environmental Justice with a full day of free events open to all. Generously sponsored by Citizens. For over two decades, the Yale Peabody Museum has worked alongside […]
Community Film Screenings In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Real Art Ways
Community Film Screenings In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Real Art Ways
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you are invited to experience a day of curated film programming and community building. This event is free to the public! Come for one film or stay all day. Feel free to drop in at any time! 11 AM MIGHTY TIMES: THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS (40 […]
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Center for Contemporary Printmaking: *Registration Deadline Jan 6* – BIG INK at CCP
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is pleased to welcome the traveling BIG INK workshop back to our studios in March 2025! Saturday or Sunday, March 22 or 23, 2025 Class size 16, All Levels – Beginners Welcome! $340 Registration Deadline: January 6, 2025 This blended learning workshop will teach you how to make a woodblock print of epic proportions! First, you carve a […]
Posters from the Odesa City Letters Project at Connecticut College
Posters from the Odesa City Letters Project at Connecticut College
January 21 through March 7, 2025 From the Cooper Union Show: "Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Odesa City Letters project has turned into a charitable poster studio. They create posters originating in traditional Ukrainian graphics and typography in the name of courage, collecting funds to support Ukraine's defenders. So far, they […]
Minnie Negoro: From Heart Mountain to UConn at The Benton Museum
Minnie Negoro: From Heart Mountain to UConn at The Benton Museum
January 21 - July 27, 2025 Before becoming an award-winning ceramicist and the founder of the UConn ceramics program, in spring 1942, Minnie Negoro was a young college senior at UCLA on the verge of her college graduation. Over the course of six days, her life turned upside down. As the U.S. forcibly removed and […]
Takács Quartet: Oneppo Chamber Music Series: Yale School of Music
Takács Quartet: Oneppo Chamber Music Series: Yale School of Music
A performance of music by Beethoven and Janácek by a group The New York Times has called “one of the world’s greatest string quartets.” Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 Janacek: […]
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Divine Geometry Islamic Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
November 27, 2024–April 13, 2025 Divine Geometry is a multimedia exhibition that explores the Islamic arts holdings within the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art’s expansive collections. Through floral motifs, geometric patterns, calligraphy, and other means, the exhibition presents the artistic language of Islamic art through an assemblage of objects rarely seen by the public. The Wadsworth […]
Transitory States: Ardine Nelson at A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn
Transitory States: Ardine Nelson at A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn
Ardine Nelson, Transitory States 1773, 2022, photography, pigmented Inkjet print, 40 x 32 inches. January 11 – February 9, 2025 Opening reception: Saturday, January 11, from 6–8pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce Transitory States, an exhibition of photographic works by A.I.R. Alum Artist Ardine Nelson, exploring various plant materials as they age past what […]
Interiority: Writing Craft Workshop at Westport Writers’ Workshop
Interiority: Writing Craft Workshop at Westport Writers’ Workshop
Whether we’re inventing characters in fiction or conveying the workings of our own minds and hearts as non-fiction narrators, we’re able to know both the external and internal worlds of the people we’re writing about. In short, we can know our characters completely, which is something we can never do in real life. (In real […]
Lumos Orchestra: Music of Memory and Reconciliation at The Palace Theater in Stamford
Lumos Orchestra: Music of Memory and Reconciliation at The Palace Theater in Stamford
Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 7:30pm Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 3:00pm Our 2024-2025 season explores music that connects our common humanity to the world around us. This program grapples […]
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Ana González & Dawoud Bey at Sean Kelly Gallery in New York
Ana González & Dawoud Bey at Sean Kelly Gallery in New York
January 10 -February 22, 2025 Sean Kelly, New York is delighted to present Bruma, Ana González’s first solo exhibition in New York. The paintings and prints on fabric in Bruma depict the flora and fauna of González’s native Colombia and represent the ecosystems under threat from industries seeking to exploit them for their natural resources. González’s practice opposes […]
Exhibit: “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at Weston History & Culture Center
Exhibit: “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at Weston History & Culture Center
Through 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 […]
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To See This Place: Awakening to Our Common Home at Walsh Gallery: Fairfield
January 24 – March 29, 2025 Environmental threats and climate change are urgent matters of concern at Jesuit universities, where conversations on this topic often take place in reference to two documents by Pope Francis: Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (2015) and the 2023 update Laudate Deum. Artists play an indispensable role in our collective […]
Online: Artists in Conversation | Michael Childers at Yale Center for British Art
Michael Childers talks with Timothy Young, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Yale Center for British Art, about his career as a renowned photographer and his connection to the world of celebrity. Hear his stories about meeting and photographing such British pop stars as David Bowie, Elton John, Ringo Starr, and Rod Stewart, and film […]
Blue Grass, Green Skies: American Impressionism from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at New Britain Museum of American Art
Blue Grass, Green Skies: American Impressionism from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at New Britain Museum of American Art
January 24, 2025 - May 18, 2025 "It must not be assumed that American Impressionism and French Impressionism are identical. The American painter accepted the spirit, not the letter of the new doctrine." - Christian Brinton, 1916 In 1874, a group of avant-garde French artists, including Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, […]
On Mentorship: Public Discussion with Anna Deavere Smith and Samora Pinderhughes at Wesleyan
On Mentorship: Public Discussion with Anna Deavere Smith and Samora Pinderhughes at Wesleyan
Free and open to the public.ddd Anna Deavere Smith Hon. ’97, the 2024–2025 CFA Artist in Residence, will engage in a discussion about method and mentorship with musician and composer Samora Pinderhughes. One of the most important relationships artists can have is to each other. In this conversation, Smith and Pinderhughes will explore the history and meaning […]
Larry Fuller at The Side Door
Larry Fuller at The Side Door
Raised in Toledo, Ohio, Fuller began his musical studies at age 11, immediately showing a talent for jazz. At the extraordinary age of 13, Floyd “Candy” Johnson, a veteran of […]
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Night in the Museum Program at Old Sturbridge Village
Available for youth ages 5 and up. Many dates to choose from. A dream excursion for fans of The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Night in the Museum is an overnight experience designed for scouts, schools and other youth groups of up to 80 participants. With only a map and a tattered journal […]
Domaine de Séailles Armagnac at Wise Old Dog in West Hartford
Seailles Argmagnac Domaine de Séailles has been a family-owned estate since 1961 and lies in the commune of Mouchan, located in the heart of Gascony. Farming organically since 1998, Domaine Séailles is one of the leading pioneers of organic viticulture within the region. Their 25 hectares of vines are located on a single, large clay-limestone […]
“Well Read”: Art & Banned Books Exhibition at Black Rock Books
On view through March 28, 2025 Artist’s reception Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 4 PM – 6 PM. This exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the importance of intellectual freedom and the significant role that literature plays in shaping society. The “Well Read” exhibition features works by ART YARD BKLYN’s Advanced Studio artists, who created […]
With Every Fiber | Long-Term Exhibition at Grace Farms
With Every Fiber | Long-Term Exhibition at Grace Farms
With Every Fiber is a long-term exhibition aiming to inspire understanding and care about the materials that make up the built world around us. In 2020, Grace Farms launched Design for Freedom, a collaborative global movement to eliminate forced labor in the building materials supply chain, create true market transformation, and build a more equitable future. […]
Expressive Printmaking for Teens at Mystic Museum
Expressive Printmaking for Teens at Mystic Museum
An exhibition-related studio workshop. Learn the rich history and techniques of serigraph printing and create unique monoprints using the serigraph process. We will explore water-based serigraph techniques using water-soluble watercolors and gouache. We will also learn about color theory, drawing techniques, and composition principles to gain an understanding of creating visually compelling artworks. For more […]
Introduction to Classical Latin at Blackstone Library in Branford
Introduction to Classical Latin at Blackstone Library in Branford
Class will meet in person Saturday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon beginning Saturday, September 7, 2024. The study of Latin exercises memory, increases English vocabulary, and broadens general knowledge. Using the textbook Ecce Romani I, participants will learn Latin vocabulary, English vocabulary derived from Latin, Latin and English grammar, translation skills, and ancient Roman geography, […]
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New Haven Philatelic Society: Fourth Sunday Stamp, Coin and Collectible Show
New Haven Philatelic Society: Fourth Sunday Stamp, Coin and Collectible Show
January 26, 2025 Masks Optional February 23, 2025 Mask Optional Stamp, Postcard and Coin dealers from throughout the northeast are on hand to both buy and sell. Regular door prizes are given out and there are free gifts for kids. Admission is free and there is ample parking. Meals and refreshments are available. FREE BAG […]
Family Day Storytelling at Yale University Museum of Art
Family Day Storytelling at Yale University Museum of Art
Every 4 weeks on Sunday, 1-2pm We invite families to join us for folktales, myths, and exciting stories from around the world that highlight objects in the collection and inspire children of all ages to view art in new ways. No registration required; meet by the couches in the Gallery lobby. For more information
Academy Award Sundays: Past Lives at Blackstone Library in Branford
Academy Award Sundays: Past Lives at Blackstone Library in Branford
Join 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 Past Lives (2023, PG-13). In this film, Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in […]
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Wine Poetic at Anaïs in Brooklyn
Wine Poetic at Anaïs in Brooklyn
For our next Wine Poetic installment, PSNY & GNOSES present the work of beloved poet, writer, and art critic, Frank O'Hara. The program will include: A deep dive into the life and work of Frank O'Hara led by poet and educator, Jackie Braje. A guided tasting of the evening's two featured beverages, plus a mini lecture that speaks […]
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Choir for Kids at The Norwalk Art Space
Choir for Kids at The Norwalk Art Space
Tuesday | 5:30-6:15 pm | January 28, 2025 - April 8, 2025 (10 sessions, no class on February 18th) Public Performance date | April 24, 2025 Free and open to students Grades 3rd - 8th grade | 15 spots Registration required through The Art Space website Students will have the chance to explore all that […]
Introduction to Violin (5th-8th grade) at The Norwalk Art Space
Introduction to Violin (5th-8th grade) at The Norwalk Art Space
With Intempo's Susan Jimenez Tuesdays | 5:45pm - 6:30pm | January 28, 2025 - April 8, 2024 (10 sessions, no class on February 18th) Public Performance date | April 24, 2025 Free and open to students in 5th - 8th grade | 8 spo45 For more information
Town Cellar Winter Wine Dinner at Rowayton Seafood
Town Cellar Winter Wine Dinner at Rowayton Seafood
GUNDLACH BUNDSCHU, ESTD 1858 California’s oldest family-owned winery and organic estate vineyard Guest speaker Hernan Valverde will talk about the historic property, its people, the wines and regenerative organic farming. For more information
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The Brutalist at Madison Cinema
Through February 6, 2025 Escaping postwar Europe, a visionary architect comes to America to rebuild his life, his career, and his marriage. On his own in a strange new country, he settles in Pennsylvania, where a wealthy and prominent industrialist recognizes his talent. For showtimes
Talk: Avatars in the Art of Jim Dine with Freyda Spira at Yale University Art Gallery
Talk: Avatars in the Art of Jim Dine with Freyda Spira at Yale University Art Gallery
Freyda Spira, the Robert L. Solley Curator of Prints and Drawings, discusses works on paper by the self-described Expressionist thinker Jim Dine. Dine’s extremely personal images demonstrate the workings of his unconscious, constructing what he has called an “autobiography through objects.” Throughout his nearly 70-year career, often propelled by different therapeutic experiences, the artist has […]
22nd Annual One Book, One Region Kickoff! at Bank Square Books
22nd Annual One Book, One Region Kickoff! at Bank Square Books
Join us at Mitchell College for the kick off of the 22nd annual One Book, One Region. This year's book is Don't Cry For Me by Daniel Black. The program is free and open to the public. The guest speaker at this event is Kevin Booker, Jr. The event is sponsored by Bank Square Books, Connecticut […]
Emily Austin (We Could Be Rats) Author Talk and Signing at Bank Square Books
Emily Austin (We Could Be Rats) Author Talk and Signing at Bank Square Books
Bank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with Emily Austin, for her new book, We Could Be Rats. Emily will be in conversation with Lara Ehrlich, author of Animal Wife. A moving story about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination—from the bestselling author of Everyone […]
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The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series —”Nature and the Environment” at UCONN Storrs
The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series —”Nature and the Environment” at UCONN Storrs
The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series —"Nature and the Environment" — honors the legacy of a prominent American naturalist, photographer, and writer who helped bridge the gap between the conservation and ecological movements of the 20th century. All lectures are free, open to the public, and unless otherwise noted held at 4 p.m. in the […]
2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
This biennial exhibition features new work by the exceptional artists and designers who teach in UConn’s Digital Media & Design Department in the School of Fine Arts. The variety of media featured reflects the diverse academic concentrations offered by the department, including Motion Design & Animation, Web/Interactive Media Design, Game Design, Digital Culture, and Digital Film/Video Production. Public Programs: Opening […]
Plates with Purpose | Fundraising dinner benefitting World Central Kitchen at Shipwright’s Daughter in Mystic
Plates with Purpose | Fundraising dinner benefitting World Central Kitchen at Shipwright’s Daughter in Mystic
Ring in the New Year with a 5-course Chef’s tasting menu & feast ($240 PP) Featuring decadent caviar, Earlier this month, communities in Los Angeles faced the unimaginable. High winds fueled devastating wildfires that swept through the Greater Los Angeles area, leaving many residents without homes, cherished memories, a sense of normalcy, and more. In […]
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig at the United Theater in Westerly
The Seed of the Sacred Fig at the United Theater in Westerly
An investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify and his gun mysteriously disappears. Suspecting the involvement of his wife and their two daughters, he imposes drastic measures at home, causing tensions to rise. Step by step, social norms and the rules of family life […]
Valentine Gems 2025 at Susan Powell Fine Art
Valentine Gems 2025 at Susan Powell Fine Art
January 31 - March 1, 2025 In what has become a popular annual February exhibition, Valentine Gems showcases many smaller works by 30 award-winning artists. All are exquisite gems, to start or add to your collection. This festive show offers a wide variety of painting styles, sizes, and subjects at affordable prices. Landscapes, seascapes, still […]
TODD DULANEY A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at UCONN
TODD DULANEY A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at UCONN
GRAMMY-nominated singer and songwriter Todd Dulaney, once drafted by the New York Mets (at the age of 18), left behind a career in professional sports to follow his calling in Gospel music. Renowned for his powerful, scripture-inspired worship anthems, Dulaney has released several chart-topping albums, including Your Great Name and Anthems & Glory. As the […]
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Jim Dine: “This Is Me” at Yale University Art Gallery
Through early June Jim Dine: “This Is Me” is on view on the museum’s fourth floor through early June. The selection of works showcases the avatars for the artist himself, ranging from paintbrushes to house and garden tools to character studies and crows. The extremely personal images—the creations of a self-described expressionist thinker—demonstrate the workings of […]
The Connecticut Mountain Dulcimer Gathering
The Connecticut Mountain Dulcimer Gathering
The CT MT Dulcimer Gathering is a monthly mountain dulcimer jam. The Northeast Dulcimer Orchestra is a performance group with a varied repertoire. Starting in April 2024, we will once […]
French Canadian Jam at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
French Canadian Jam at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
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! […]
Introduction to Classical Latin at Blackstone Library in Branford
Introduction to Classical Latin at Blackstone Library in Branford
Class will meet in person Saturday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon beginning Saturday, September 7, 2024. The study of Latin exercises memory, increases English vocabulary, and broadens general knowledge. Using the textbook Ecce Romani I, participants will learn Latin vocabulary, English vocabulary derived from Latin, Latin and English grammar, translation skills, and ancient Roman geography, […]
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