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French Canadian Jam at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordGet 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 […]
Beginner’s Printmaking Workshopat Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordJoin us in learning the basics of linocut printmaking! In this workshop, led by folk artist Philitha Stemplys-Cowdrey, you will be guided through the whole “block print” process: from designing a pattern, transferring, carving, testing and printing your design to take home. No printmaking experience required, and people of all artistic abilities are welcome. Even […]
Persian Calligraphy Workshop with Alibaba Awrang at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordJoin us for an introduction to Persian Calligraphy with master calligrapher Alibaba Awrang. Fusing Persian letters with brightly colored and bold patterns and images, Alibaba uses both traditional and modern techniques in his works. In this workshop, Alibaba will share his history , including his position as head the Department of Calligraphy and Miniature Painting […]
French Canadian Jam at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordGet 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 […]
Book Talk with Manisha Sinha: The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordJoin us as acclaimed historian Manisha Sinha discusses her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. The book is a groundbreaking, expansive new account of Reconstruction that fundamentally alters our view of this formative period in American history. After the Civil War, the victorious North attempted to create an interracial […]