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. […]

All are invited to join us to walk in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month at our Safe Walk on Sunday, October 6th at Waterford Duck Pond Park! Register online today at: https://buff.ly/3MyeDIy This special event will also feature a craft fair with local vendors, raffle baskets for all ages, breakfast food trucks, live […]

The Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead is an experience not to be missed. This market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ market in the state, featuring some of the best of Connecticut-grown, Connecticut-made products in one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state. Each week, […]

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 […]

Free admission and parking! Come to Bethany for the day and help us celebrate this country festival to the Greater New Haven Community. Musical entertainment, food trucks, vendors and crafters, community group, pony rides, farm animals, skillet toss contest and much more! For more information

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 […]

Sunday, October 6 at 2pm Best known for his record-setting performance in the title role of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, Howard McGillin appeared in this past season’s Tony–winning Parade. Other Broadway credits include Gigi, The Kiss of the Spider Woman, She Loves Me, The Secret Garden, Anything Goes (Tony and Drama Desk […]

Two  four-part mini-series Sundays, September 8, 15, 22, and 29 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET October 6, 13, 20, and 27 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET Are you a topologist who’s keen to make an interesting mapping cylinder, a geometer who likes to see a beautiful surface spanning in space, a polyhedra worshipper, […]

Join us for the last al fresco dinner of the season.  Delicious menu coming soon as well as info about the beneficiary and live music.  Gather up a group or come alone to make some new friends.  You won’t want to miss it! Tickets sell out quickly! For more information

Back by popular demand, we’re excited to announce the return of our 2nd Annual Mystic Mushroom Dinner in partnership with our farmer and forager friend, Chris Pacheco of @seacoastmushrooms—2023 Connecticut Vendor of the Year! 🍄‍🟫 Join us on October 6th for a 4-course feast, complete with craft cocktail and wine pairings, featuring the finest locally […]

An All-Ireland winner and New England Fiddle Contest champion, Caitlin Warbelow’s versatility and expertise lies not only in music and Broadway performances, but also as a faculty member and director of a number of retreats and festivals in the across the United States. As a pianist, Chris Ranney’s wide range of stylistic influences are apparent […]

If you haven't, you surely should...Sundae or not! The Dairy Bar is an institution--featuring the delicious fresh milk from UConn's own farm. We got the dream team together of pumpkin & Oreo for our milkshake of the month! Pumpkin ice cream with Oreo crumbs mixed in, Hershey's syrup drizzle, topped with whipped cream, pumpkin spice, […]

The Buckley Institute is pleased to welcome renowned author, journalist, and commentator Ben Shapiro to speak at Yale on October 7, 2024, at 7pm in Sheffield- Sterling-Strathcona Hall 114 (1 Prospect St, New Haven, CT). The conversation will be titled, “How October 7 Broke America’s College Campuses.” Tickets are non-transferable and will be required for entry. Please note […]

What is the significance of the Nov. 5, 2024 election in US history and politics? What should voters pay attention to as they vote? Three distinguished experts from the University of Connecticut will discuss these issues and answer questions about the upcoming election. Panelists: Evelyn M. Simien is Professor of Political Science and the Director […]

Built on the solid, classic rock foundation of three-part harmonies and dual guitar leads, Canada's Juno Award-winning Sheepdogs blend Southern rock, groove-based psychedelia, and bluesy barroom swagger into a modern rock & roll revival. Emerging in 2004, the band found mainstream success in 2010 with the release of their platinum-selling third LP, Learn & Burn, […]

Wed. Oct 9, 2024 Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available Jon Sideriadis is an award-winning illustrator, author, and educator; a creator of fantasy art and world-building. From 2018 through 2023, he was Coordinator and Professor of the Illustration Program at the University of New Haven. Previously, he taught at several universities and […]

On October 9, dive into the scientific legacy of Galileo with Brian Koehler from the Mystic Seaport Museum Treworgy Planetarium. This virtual program delves into Galileo’s groundbreaking discoveries and their profound impact on humanity’s understanding of the cosmos. Learn about Galileo’s pivotal use of the telescope in 1609, marking the beginning of a new era […]

Join Docent Carol Lacoss to share in a discussion of the ways contemporary artists Justin Favela, Titus Kaphar, and Valerie Hegarty appropriate works from the permanent collection to Enter a world of magic and wonder that is guaranteed to cast a spell on all who attend. Grab your cloak and join the mystical and enchanting […]

Wednesdays | 3pm – 6pm Opening Day: June 12 Daniel Stewart Plaza 197 Dixwell Ave Q House and CitySeed are excited to be collaborating to bring a Farmers Market to the Daniel Stewart Plaza at Q House this summer! This market will look much like CitySeeds other markets, offering fresh locally grown and produced foods, […]

Through October 27th, 2024 Long Hill is excited to bring back our annual Halloween on the Hill event! Come explore our beautiful property as we transform the Long Hill gardens into a celebration of autumn and the Halloween season. As always, there are a few new surprises and of course many more pumpkins this year. […]

 Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwamie Adjei-Brenyah Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly popular, highly controversial profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. It’s the return of the gladiators, and prisoners are com­peting for the […]

Join The Mountain Goats on the UNITED stage Wednesday, October 9th for the Rule of Three Tour. Joining John Darnielle for the Rule of Three Tour are Jon Wurster on drums and Matt Douglas playing flute, saxophone, clarinet, guitar and keyboard. More on The Mountain Goats at: https://www.mountain-goats.com/ For more information

Movies in the Plaza is back, bringing you free Wednesday night (and now select Sunday afternoon) movie screenings May through October in downtown New Haven’s beloved Pitkin Plaza! Grab your lawn chairs, picnic blankets and some takeout from a local spot, and spend an evening under the stars enjoying blockbusters, nostalgic blasts from the past, […]

The exhilarating spirit of New York City jazz clubs comes to Westerly as part of our signature Bruce Harris presents series bringing the greatest up-and-coming names in Jazz to the UNITED stage, this year with New York City-based jazz trombonist Mariel Bildstein and her acclaimed sextet. The Bruce Harris presents series is curated by Harris, but he will […]

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

As the only theater in Connecticut to participate in a nationwide screening of ENO in partnership with Art House Convergence, we will present two versions of this groundbreaking documentary about music pioneer and visionary artist Brian Eno. This event is an innovative collaboration between the filmmaker (Gary Huswit) and an art house theater coalition that allows indie theaters to utilize […]

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 […]

FEATURING Elena Rosario, PhD Candidate, University of Michigan In the 1960s, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions were widespread across the United States, including in many Connecticut cities. This lecture will focus on a series of late-sixties civil disorders organized by Hartford residents of color from 1967 to 1969. It will also highlight the causes, aftermath, and […]

Please join us for an inspiring conversation with award-winning Fortune 500 brand consultant, behavioral expert, and author Leslie Zane to discuss her new book, The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Persuasion in Business and Life! Humans don't make decisions with their conscious mind, but on instinct. In The Power of Instinct, Zane shows […]

Argentinian vocalist, composer, and producer Sofía Rei created Folk & Futurism as a follow-up to her critically acclaimed album Umbral (threshold). This project, exploring the convergence of traditional Latin American folk culture with contemporary genres and digital technologies, will feature some of the most influential female performers in the global Latin scene: Gaby Moreno (Guatemala/US), Xenia Rubinos […]

As part of its 2024 Fall Puppet Forum Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is pleased to host Puppets and the Immaterial World, a discussion with Tim Cusack and Claudia Orenstein, moderated by Ballard Institute director John Bell  The Puppets and the Immaterial World Forum will focus on Orenstein and Cusack’s explorations of contemporary puppetry and spirituality […]

Join us this Thursday for a very exciting Virtual Workshop with @chelseaharlan! Language, as we know, is ever-evolving. You might say it’s a recyclable material, reused and repurposed and regenerating all the time. Poets are the great regenerators of language, collecting and arranging little words on little pages as though they’ve never appeared together exactly […]

By Jen SilvermanDirected by Kristen PalmerOctober 10-20, 2024Nafe Katter Theatre Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a governess and a moorhen set them on a strange, dangerous path. A deliciously dark comedy about desperation and visibility."Eminently entertaining" - The Guardian For more […]

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 […]

Help yourself at the Halloween costume swap during the Library's open hours. The swap is beginning with a clean slate this year; the Library is looking for donations of items in good condition! All ages, free! For more information  

Through November 2, 2024 Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present Betsy Eby: Of This Natural World, her first solo exhibition at the gallery. Betsy Eby's encaustic paintings are infused with a unique sensibility informed by the artist's Pacific Northwest heritage, her concerns for nature and a lifelong classical piano practice. Using trowels, knives, brushes and heat, […]

September 27, 2024 - October 27, 2024 Advanced Tickets Required Experience the Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine like never before! In the late 18th century, people incarcerated at New-Gate Prison were housed in the abandoned copper mine in total darkness. Celebrate the Fall season with us as we bring “Light into the Dungeon.” Explore […]

Rana Begum will talk to Sarah Victoria Turner, Director, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London, about her studio practice and recent projects. About Rana Begum Rana Begum was born in 1977 in Bangladesh and moved to Hertfordshire, England, in 1983. She received her BA in fine art from Chelsea College of Art […]

Experimental and New or Tried and True? . Hey everyone, we have a double drop of hoppy goodness fresh for the weekend, both in 4 packs to go and on tap soon. . Pharm Party 15, 6.8% Experimental IPA Dry Hopped with Riwaka, Nectaron, Manilita, and Pink. this might be our juiciest beer to date. […]

From white Rioja to Napa reds - discover new tasty treats to pair with your kid's football game, raking leaves, and carving pumpkins. For more information

September 28 - October 27, 2024 Welcome… We have been expecting you! We gather once again in our playground of fear to hear you Scream!! This year, our Haunted Farm will be even more terrorizing with many new gruesome and horrifying additions! The forgotten souls released from their graves yearn to taunt the living, and will […]

Friday – Sunday, October 11- 13, 2024   Friday, October 11 from 5:00-9:00pm come and enjoy fun carnival rides! Individual tickets and wristbands will be available. Individual tickets will be sold at the event. Wristbands will be sold at the event or can be purchased in advance online. Saturday, October 12 from 10:00am-6:00pm come and enjoy carnival […]

Vocalist and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music B. Balasubrahmaniyan will be joined by Adjunct Associate Professor of Music David Nelson PhD ’91 on mridangam (double-headed drum) for their 20th annual Navaratri Festival concert together. The duo will be accompanied by violinist L. Ramakrishnan. This event is part of the 47th annual Navaratri Festival at Wesleyan. B. Balasubrahmaniyan (voice) performs and teaches Karnatak music in India and in the United […]

The Connecticut Flute Orchestra, a collective of professional flutists that performs diverse repertoire for multi-flute orchestra, presents a fall concert featuring instruments of all sizes, from the 13-inch piccolo to the 13-foot subcontrabass flute, conducted by Nadya Potemkina, Director of Private Lessons, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music and of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. The […]

Connecticut-based choreographers Sarada Nori Akella and Rachna Agrawal (pictured) will be joined by Wesleyan students Akhil Joondeph '26 and Tanvi Navile '25 to showcase short performances from a range of different classical dance styles, including North Indian Kathak, South Indian Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam, and Odissi from Eastern India. The performance will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Hari Krishnan, Professor of Dance, Global South Asian Studies, and Feminist, Gender, […]

October 11 - 27, 2024 "When your survival is at stake… will you be able to distinguish the monster from the man? Both terrifying and riotous, Kate Hamill’s imaginative, gender-bending “feminist revenge fantasy” is like no Dracula you’ve ever seen—exploring the nature of predators and reinventing the story as a smart, disquieting, darkly comic drama. […]

Arlene has long had an affinity for music. Born in Connecticut of Cuban immigrant parents, she flourished in her multicultural upbringing. Arlene began to write her own compositions early. She taught herself guitar by listening to artists such as Heart, Led Zepplin and The Runaways. American and Latin music were an influence from the beginning. Arlene's albums include […]

OCTOBER 11-12, 2024 Multiple Venues A dynamic two-day conference experience meticulously crafted by Sweets & Sounds Entertainment in partnership with the CT Office of the Arts, and hosted by the City of New Haven.This innovative event serves as a focal point for creatives and arts organizations, offering a space for learning, collaboration, dialogue, and exploration […]

Fashion | Join Elizabeth L. Block, author of Beyond Vanity in conversation with hair care legend Frédéric Fekkai for an insightful look at women's hair as a cultural site of meaning in the early United States. Block will discuss multiple substantive categories of place and space within which hair had pronounced impact, including the preparatory places of the […]

Saturdays | 10am – 1pm Opening Day: April 6 Conte West/Hills Middle School 511 Chapel St, New Haven The Wooster Square Farmers Market has been a staple in the Wooster Square community for over 15 years. During the COVID19 global pandemic the Wooster Square market moved to the very spacious parking lot of Conte West […]

We would like to invite you to join us for the 19th Annual Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival. It will be held on October 12-13, 2024 at the Bethlehem Fairgrounds on Route 61 in Bethlehem, Connecticut (just north of town).  Visit our garlic cooking demonstrations, stay for a live band performance, and learn how to grow garlic at our informative lectures. Many garlic dips, spreads, cheeses, […]

LAST CHANCE! HADDAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCTOBER 12   For more information

The farm is bustling with life and abundant with produce.  We've gotten so much planted this week and many spring projects are wrapping up.  Come check out what has changed! Our Market will be open every Saturday starting April 6th, until Thanksgiving. 10AM-1PM with guest vendors weekly. For more information

Our Harvest Festival is held on Saturday AND Monday of Columbus Day Weekend, from 10 am until 4 pm. Festival activities include hayrides to apple and pumpkin picking, live music, a chicken barbecue, face painting, and much more! A fun family time for all! Festival dates for 2024 are Saturday, October 12th AND Monday, October 14th. For […]

*Tour will start at Center Church (675 Main St.) Tracing the Footsteps of Hartford’s First Black Church will begin at Center Church at 10 am with a presentation inside the church by members of the church’s history team. This will allow participants to learn about the genesis of the Talcott Street Church congregation in the […]

Saturday, October 12th, 10 am - 12:00 pm Join Master Naturalist Lynn Kochiss as she teaches participants how to decipher the identification clues trees give us in the autumn. Families welcome. Registration limited to 15 attendees.  Email deep.goodwin@ct.gov to register, or if you have any questions. For more information

Thursday, October 03, 2024 to Sunday, October 27, 2024 Experience “Fashion Through the Decades” at the Osborne Homestead Museum during the month of October. For those who have a passion for fashion and are looking for a treasury of history, attend a two-part fashion exhibition at the Osborne Homestead Museum and Kellogg Estate grounds. From […]

On Sunday, October 20th at 1:00 PM, experience part two of “Fashion Through the Decades” on the runway of the Kellogg Estate grounds in Derby where volunteers will be dressed in chic costumes inspired by the Victorian era onwards. This is a free event. Registration is suggested. For more information and to register, call 203-734-2513 […]

Through November 24, 2024 The exhibition Tiny Pricks Project: Desperate Times, Creative Measures celebrates the remarkable global public art project initiated and curated by artist Diana Weymar. In 2018, Weymar embarked on a transformative journey by stitching the infamous words of former President Donald Trump, “I am a stable genius,” onto her grandmother’s embroidery. What began as […]

Through February 2, 2025 Buttons On! marks the first-ever retrospective for creative artist, Beau McCall. Proclaimed by American Craft magazine as “The Button Man,” McCall creates wearable and visual art by hand-sewing clothing buttons onto mostly upcycled fabrics, materials, and objects. Buttons On! showcases pieces from McCall’s nearly forty-year career, the debut of several new works, and select archival material. Organized […]

Saturdays & Sundays August 31 – October 20, Plus Labor Day & Indigenous People’s Day • 10:30 AM – 6:00 pm Step back in time to a vibrant 16th-century harvest festival at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire’s 26th anniversary celebration! Since 1999, we’ve been your gateway to a world where history meets fantasy. Explore New England’s largest Medieval […]

Come be a part of the 2nd ever, almost annual Farmington Valley Pumpkin Run to support Sandy Hook Promise and the mission to end gun violence in our schools. Run or walk the scenic, wooded 5k course through beautiful Winding Trails Recreation Center. Team up with a couple of friends or family members and cover about a mile each as part of the 5K relay. Or come out early and enjoy some gentle yoga next to Walton Pond. Kids can run a half or full mile kids run. And everyone is welcome all day to celebrate fall in idylic surrounding. There will be food, music, games, raffles, contests, and prizes throughout the day. The 5K and 5K relay will be officially timed and prizes will be awarded to top finishers. All kids participating in the kids run will receive a gift bag and medal. For more information

The season is changing and with it are the prevailing winds. Catch those autumn breezes with your handmade leaf-patterned kite! $5 Materials fee, ages 5 and up. An adult must accompany children. Click here to register for this limited-space program.

Boston-based Shannon Heaton sings and plays tunes on the Irish flute. For this special presentation, she’ll share some of her favorites and give an insider tour of the music. Learn how Shannon plays and hears traditional music, consider expressive elements in Irish music, and hear about some of the settings and players who have shaped […]

The Irish-American super group The Pride of New York comprises some of the best-known players on this side of the Atlantic. Collectively they have won four All-Ireland championship awards, recorded multiple solo albums, and logged countless miles touring across the United States and abroad. “If you like your music straight up traditional and you think […]

Call for Entries: The F-Stops Here - Juried Photographic Art Show Attention all photographers! The F-Stops Here is calling for your best photographic works for an exciting juried exhibition. Whether you are an established professional or an emerging artist, we invite you to submit your creative and compelling images. Open to all photographers, any subject matter. […]

Playing on the distinction between decoration and functionality is a favorite theme of artists and artisans alike. In fact, the distinction between art and craft is often misleadingly said to be reliant upon it. The Lyme Artisans Guild presents an exhibition that delves into this intriguing concept, suggesting that in the realm of handmade objects, […]

The company presents The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus, a brand new show The company presents The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus, a brand new show in the tradition of the iconic Bread & Puppet Circuses that began at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont in 1970.  The show will draw on traditional circus […]

BOYSCOTT Punctuating wistful, daydreamy indie rock with surfy guitar hooks, Boyscott took shape in college dorm rooms and grew into a fully formed band. The loose collective that made up the project completed their whimsically drawn 2015 debut Goose Bumps before ever playing live. Boyscott began in 2015 as an outlet for singer/songwriter Scott Hermo's […]

One of the finest violinists in classical Karnatak (South Indian) music, Shri. V.V. Subrahmanyam returns to campus for his 80th anniversary concert, joined by fellow violinist Shri. V.V.S. Murari, Shri. Trichy Sankaran on mridangam (double-headed drum), Shri. K.V. Gopalakrishnan on kanjira (frame drum), and Smt. Banu Jaiganesh on tampura (four-stringed harmonic instrument). Shri. V.V.S. Murari and Shri. K.V. Gopalakrishnan will also both be performing with vocalist B. Balasubrahmaniyan and David Nelson PhD ’91 on mridangam for their 20th annual […]

With her newest play, This Ghost of Slavery, Anna Deavere Smith combines her signature interview-based documentary theater with research into the archives of American slavery. Exploring the deep roots of historical trauma as it persists in the present, the play also considers how performance might provide new ways of understanding the collective stories we tell ourselves as individuals […]