Welcome to Poppi’s Planet, where mindfulness and wonder come to life while exploring big feelings! Tickets are $8 each for children and $10 each for adults. Purchase online. We also accept cash, credit and debit cards at the door. All tickets are non-refundable unless we cancel the event. For more information  

Please join us Sunday, January 18 at 2pm for the Florence Griswold Museum’s inaugural presentation supported by the Anna Held Audette Modern Ruins Fund with Erin L. McCutcheon, PhD, Assistant Professor of Arts of the Americas Department of Art and Art History, University of Rhode Island How can teachers change the story of art? McCutcheon […]

January – March 2026 • 20+ Award Contenders on the Giant Garde Screen Experience the best films of the year the way they were meant to be seen — on the giant screen of the historic Garde Movie Palace, presented with 4K digital projection, 8-channel surround sound, and open seating across orchestra, loge, and balcony. For the complete […]

Through February 15, 2026 “Brilliant, startling and profound. A play worth remembering.” — New York Magazine What would you say to someone you lost, if you could see them again? What if they’re a better listener now than when they were alive? Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison reinvents the family drama in his richly spare, wryly funny, […]

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 […]

Estuary magazine and its parent The Watershed Fund, and the Old Lyme Conservation Commission are excited to announce a seminar series beginning in 2026 for anyone interested in the environment, focusing on the past, present, and future of the Connecticut River watershed and the issues it faces. Quarterly seminars via Zoom given by experts in their fields will provide in-depth, accessible, and timely explorations of the river’s […]

Join Connect-Us for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, Bridgeport Has A Dream - Building Bridges Across Fairfield County. The show is conceptually a letter to Dr. King in the form of singing, dancing, rhyming, and the students of Connect-Us will read letters they have written to Dr. King. C-U ONSTAGE! C-U Onstage! […]

Maker’s Monday is here to stay! Drop in and make with us on your Monday evening! A chance to gather with fellow makers and share space while working on your project. This is not an instructional class, and does not include use of HPC supplies or presses. Bring your own, and enjoy making and conversation. […]

The Yale-New Haven Regular Singing has been gathering since January 2010 to sing hymns, fuging tunes, and anthems from the Sacred Harp and other collections of shape-note music. We meet from 7 to 9 pm three times a month in New Haven: on second and fourth Tuesdays in room 106 of Yale’s Stoeckel Hall (469 […]

We're Part of the American Cribbage Congress Our club here in East Hartford is part of a national organization called the American Cribbage Congress (ACC). There are roughly 200 clubs across the country that make up the ACC's local Grass Roots division. Being part of the ACC means the club plays by a standard set of rules, so […]

January 20 - March 13, 2026 This biennial exhibition features new work by the exceptional artists who teach studio art in UConn’s Department of Art and Art History, School of Fine Arts. The variety of media featured reflects the diverse academic concentrations offered by the department, including graphic design, industrial design, illustration/animation, painting/drawing, photography/video, printmaking, […]

Every Tuesday! Drop in for a song and dance party featuring rhymes and great children's music. Ages 18 months to 4 years. For more information

JIBBOOM CLUB #1 meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Join us for a talk, good company, coffee & cookies. Sponsored by the Maco Family Fund, the gatherings […]

Spring Semester Begins January 20, 2026 This course probes the issue of hegemony in a democratic society and its role in leveraging authority. From the framework of both an International […]

Join Yale Consort for a service of Choral Evensong, focused on music, readings, and quiet contemplation. Through hymns, psalms, canticles, and reflections, the centuries-old tradition of Choral Evensong invites us to come together in stillness and prayer. Free and open to the public. This service features music of Mendelssohn, Howells and Sheppard. Due to the off-campus nature […]

Hummingbirds are the smallest and most brilliantly colored birds in the world and are among the most loved and most sought-after species. Given their diminutive size and rapid flight, they are also among the most difficult to observe, and the lives and behaviors of many species are relatively unknown. Join CT Audubon Society’s Joe Attwater, […]

Drawing + Painting Workshop: All Levels Approach color and thus your art practice with new and open eyes. Working from Josef Albers’s famous “Interaction of Color,” as well as Horstman’s new book “Interacting with Color” we will experiment with such color phenomena as simultaneous contrast and the illusion of transparency. No prior experience is required. Please click […]

Opening Night Lecture: For Which It Stands... Aaron Weinstein, PhD, Assistant Professor, Politics, Fairfield University, and Exhibition Faculty Liaison Quick Center for the Arts, Kelley Theatre, and streaming Dr. Weinstein’s talk explores the complex role of the U.S. flag in America’s “civil religion,” examining how its meaning shifts based on context, political use, and personal interpretation. […]

Tasting Without Drinking: Seeing, Smelling, and Thinking Like a Wine Professional Masterclass — Part 2 of 2 This second masterclass builds on the sensory skills introduced in Part 1 and moves deeper into how wine professionals think. The focus shifts from observation to interpretation: how structure is assessed, how conclusions are formed, and how beverages are […]

We will be at the Norwalk Public Library on Jan 22 from 6-8 pm for our Writer Sneak Peeks Event. Unpublished writers, sign up today to present your work-in-progress for feedback. Readers, come have the chance to be part of what could be the next literary masterpiece. For more information  

With Michelle Dewyngaert, CS For more information

5pm - 6pm A creative community for fiber artists, crafters, and makers of all kinds! Join Zoey to work on your latest project (or finally start that one you’ve been putting off). Enjoy great conversation, share your latest read, and if you’re up for it, take part in our optional book club. Whether you knit, […]

Join artist Amy Erickson on January 23, 2026, for an engaging lecture on her work and creative process. Using painting and drawing, Erickson explores how observation, color, and structure can carry psychological and narrative weight without illustration. Her work lives in the tension between classical pictorial systems and contemporary experience, where looking becomes an active, […]

What can be said at all can be said clearly; and whereof one cannot speak thereof one must remain silent. It is clear that ethics cannot be expressed. Ethics is transcendental. (Ethics and Aesthetics are one.) –Ludwig Wittgenstein What do we mean when we talk about “meaning” in a work of art? How do images […]

01/24/2026 - 02/28/2026 Beginner Adult Improv (Age: 18+) Instructor: Marylou Lauricella 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM Want to learn the art of improvisation? Join instructor Marylou Lauricella this Winter where classes will involve engaging exercises and scenes that improve your spontaneity, listening skills, and ability to be more present through the art of improvisation. Adult Improv Level […]

Paint with Spontaneity & Let Go of the Fear of Mistakes with Lisa Miceli Fear of mistakes in watercolor can often prevent painters from truly exploring what the medium of watercolor can do.  In this workshop we will focus on helping students to explore ways to experiment with watercolor and to trust in the process […]

January 24, 2026–June 28, 2026, Sculpture Gallery Gisela Colón (American, b. 1966) creates abstract, luminescent sculptures inspired by the natural world. A contemporary Puerto Rican-American artist based in Los Angeles, Colón looks to the energies and patterns found in nature and the cosmos, bringing together feminist and ecological histories as well as scientific principles in […]

Join artist Jeremy Williams for an exciting introduction to printmaking through the art of linocut. In this hands-on workshop, young creatives will learn the basic principles of printmaking as they design, carve, and print their unique ideas. Students will have the chance to make classic prints, greeting cards, and even design their own custom shirts!  […]

WPKN is a media partner with CT TV Fest, happening Saturday, January 24th, at the Space67 and Lot48 Studios in Norwalk. CT TV Fest is a one-day festival bringing together producers, executives, and creative minds in Connecticut’s television and creative content industries. The festival offers creative and technical training labs, followed by an evening celebration […]

Join us for a talk and book signing with Michael Hattem, an American historian with interests in early America, the American Revolution, and historical memory. He is the author of The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History (Yale University Press, 2024), which was a finalist for the 2025 George Washington Prize, and Past and Prologue: […]

Jan. 24 to May 2, 2026 In the decades leading up to the American Revolution, ideas of liberty, faith, and self-governance spread not just on battlefields but through the power of the written word. Print Revolution explores how pamphlets, broadsides, and sermons became the lifeblood of political and spiritual debate in colonial America. Works like Thomas Paine’s Common […]

Kickoff SoupyFest season by stepping inside Westerly’s most beloved food tradition with a live Soupy making demonstration for beginners presented by the UNITED and Westerly Packing Company. Guests will learn by watching a live demonstration of the full Soupy-making process on the UNITED stage, from grinding the meat and seasoning it just right, to stuffing […]

​​Welcome to the Mystic Pie Dance, a fourth Saturday contra dance in Southeastern Connecticut! Come dance (& eat pie)...        7 - 10 p.m. Dance all dances taught: begins with basic moves        - homemade pie at the break  For more information and monthly musicians

Mozart | Symphony No.36 Haydn | Cello Concerto in D Amy Ward-Butler, ECSO Principal Cello Beethoven | Symphony No. 4 Imperial city of the Habsburg dynasty, Vienna was long the unchallenged capital of instrumental music. The ECSO’s first concert of 2025 will offer major works by three of the greatest composers of Western classical music, each associated with […]

Hailed as “among America’s best” by The New York Times, BalletX pushes the boundaries of classical ballet to tell modern stories with creativity and electric energy. Touring renowned venues such as The Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, BalletX returns to Connecticut College with an exceptional program of three works:  Become a Mountain, simulating the […]

From January 24, 2026 8:00PM to January 30, 2026 8:00PM Leaving their mother’s deathbed, twin sisters Racine and Anaia begin an epic cross-country journey to exact righteous revenge. Inspired by spaghetti westerns and […]