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 […]

Learn to Curl is a one hour instructional session where you will be taught the basic of curling by certified instructors along with the opportunity to play a couple ends of curling. You may register as an individual or as a group (max 8 people). If your group is larger than 8 people, you can schedule a […]

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

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 a selection of former Oscar-nominated short films. Registration is required to attend this IN PERSON event. For more information

Hey fellow musicians! I’m Larissa and I’m the new organizer of the Acoustic Circle! Let’s keep this group going! I look forward to meeting you and making music together. The Greenwich Acoustic Music Circle (GAMC) is a monthly play/sing along jam for those interested in playing and singing acoustic rock.  We welcome people at INTERMEDIATE […]

Multiple award-winning, California-based blues and rock sensation Tommy Castro is the guitar slinging, soul-singing leader of the telepathically tight and wildly raucous Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. He’s released 17 previous albums over the course of his four-decade career. Each release features its own individual sound and style, ranging from horn-fueled R&B to piping hot […]

Free & Open to the Public, Limited Seating Available Ying Li was born in Beijing, China, and studied traditional landscape painting at Anhui Normal University, where she received her BFA and then taught for six years. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1983 and received her MFA from Parsons School of Design. She lives and […]

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 […]

ADDITIONAL DAY : April 25, 2025 Once registered, participants can access an online masterclass led by Lyell Castonguay. Following Castonguay’s expert guidance, you will carve your design from the comfort of your home. Links in the class platform show you where to purchase the essential supplies, including wood and carving tools. If you have questions, […]

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 […]

Bryce DuBois, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven and Coordinator of the M.A. Program in Marine Policy and Management Beaches, the foreshore, are legally defined as public land owned by no one. As one of few spaces with such legal protections, they afford coastal communities a uniquely protected public […]

Faye Webster loves the feeling of a first take: writing a song, then heading to the studio with her band to track it live the very next day. When you listen to the Atlanta songwriter’s poised and plainspoken albums, you can hear why: she channels emotions that are so aching, they seem to be coming […]

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 […]

Hillstead hosts Tony Yurgaitis, owner of Arethusa Farm in Litchfield, for a conservation about art collecting with our Executive Director, Dr. Anna Swinbourne. Tony’s personal story, which fuses appreciation of art of all kinds with a passion for farming, is a familiar one at Hill-Stead. Tony and members of the Pope family, who also designed […]

Join Fritz Horstman, Color and Light exhibiting artist and Education Director at the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation, for a talk and workshop centered on his recent book, Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers’s Color Experiments (Yale University Press, 2024). Learn about and experience the fundamentals of color relationships and interaction through hands-on guidance, just as […]

Widely listed as one of the best books of 2024, Madness tells the 93-year-old history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the last segregated asylums with surviving records and a campus that still stands in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton traces the legacy of slavery to the treatment of Black people’s bodies and minds in […]

Join us for an unforgettable evening of warmth, delicious food, live music, and a pouring of several fine wines from Tuscany and Central Italy. Our very talented friend, Chef Marisol Morley, will be preparing classic Italian dishes including her coveted Morley family recipe “Pucci’s Lasagna Bolognese”. And while you dive into layers of fresh pasta […]

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, […]

Origin is a 2023 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay. It is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson as she writes the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Over the course of the film, Wilkerson travels throughout Germany, India, and the United States to research the caste systems in […]

Four Acts and the Jane Penfield Solo Show are both on view February 28 – April 10, 2025. Opening Reception: Sunday, March 2 from 2 – 4 pm. The Lyme Art Association invites you to its historic galleries this spring to see An Exhibition in Four Acts, an exhibit showcasing the diversity of styles created by its talented member […]

Join us for an enjoyable and creative evening of drawing while listening to music, sipping wine, and savoring light refreshments. This event, led by experienced artist and WCSU alumna Janet Warner, welcomes participants of all skill levels, from beginners to seasoned artists, for a shared art experience in a fun and relaxed studio environment. The […]

Formed in 2013, Rock Hearts brings together five seasoned musicians from Southern New England who love to sing and pick bluegrass, old country tunes, and seek out tunes from other genres to “bluegrass-ify.”  Named an Official 2021 IBMA Showcase Band, the band is enjoying national radio and Chart activity.  They are a sought after band for major festivals.  They […]

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

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! […]

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, […]

March 1-April 27, 2025 The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is proud to present True To Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries, an exhibition that celebrates the significance of the human figure in academic art training. Opening Saturday, March 1st, the exhibition will be on view through Sunday, April […]

Join our storyteller, Ellen, every Saturday at 12 noon as she enthusiastically leads your young children on a literary adventure, right from the comfort of your own home. Ellen reads a huge variety of different books, one each week, from classic fairy tales, exciting adventures, or heartwarming tales of friendship.  Story time fosters a love […]

Come March 1 as we build a hive in Marquand Chapel with The Chapel in the Hive. Performers: Joseph Campana, poetry Kurt Stallmann, music Experience The Chapel in the Hive, a forty-minute […]