Stephen Karam's hilarious 2007 off-Broadway hit comes to Hartford's TheaterWorks!  Three high school students in Salem, Oregon go on a modern day witch hunt involving sex, lies & YouTube videos!

June 12 through July 14, 2009

Artist Reception May 1, 6 - 8 p.m.

Chet Kempczynski

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Hartford Public Library opens ARTWALK, a new exhibition space in Downtown Hartford.  The ARTWALK will draw from a diverse community of artists to showcase the creative spirit of Metro Hartford.  The inaugural show features Hartford native Chet Kempczynski.  Kempczynski attended the Hartford Art School and the Paier School of Art, Connecticut, where he studied with the realist painter Ken Davies. Over the last four decades, he has exhibited extensively in the U.S., Spain and France.  This retrospective show captures the transitions in his work from small and precise still life images in oil to oil monotypes that capture the exterior and interior light, color and essence of landscapes. The ARTWALK is made possible through the generosity of our donors, including the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

…Age is a dynamic public art collaboration between Greater Hartford cultural organizations.  Created under the banner of the national Age in America project, the exhibition represents a conversation between generations of artists, poets, and community members and showcases the unique contributions of participating organizations working together with the theme of age and aging in our region.    

Main Street walkway between Hartford Public Library and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Thursday, May 14 through Friday, August 28

Opening Reception, 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Hartford Public Library, Hartford History Center, 3^rd Floor

Group exhibition of photos by architects highlighting the ways these designers perceive their surroundings through the camera´s lens and present their images as art. Guest curator: Roberto Espejo.

Plant Clinic Open for the Season

Monday, May 11, 9:00am- 12 noon and 12:30- 3:30pm

Having a plant or gardening dilemma? Bring any questions or plant samples to the UCONN Master Gardeners for help. The Plant Clinic is open Monday through Friday throughout the growing season.  This is a FREE service. Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email visitorservices@bartlettarboretum.org

 Opening Reception: Friday May 15, 6-8pm & Film and Multimedia Project Screenings begin 7pm

The annual Arts and Media Festival showcases projects produced by MxCC’s Broadcast Communications, Fine Arts, Graphic Design and Multimedia students.  In addition to the student film and multimedia projects screening, student works are displayed throughout the Jean Burr Smith Library, Pegasus Gallery and the Niche.  This exhibition allows each instructor to share the most accomplished examples of student skill, ingenuity and creativity with our entire campus and local community.

The Jean Burr Smith Library is located on the first floor of Chapman Hall,Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30am-8:00pm Friday 8:30am-4:30pm & Saturday 8:30am-1:30pm when classes are in session.

Pegasus Gallery, Hours: Monday & Wednesday 5pm-8pm & Saturday 9:30-1:30pm when classes are in session.

The Niche is located on the first floor of Founders Hall and open: Mondays through Thursdays 8:30am-6:00pm, Fridays & Saturdays 8:30am-4:30pm when classes are in session.

Begins Wednesday, June 24, and operate every Wednesday from 10:00am-2:00pm ending on September 9th. Our market will be held on the Great Lawn area and features local, grown products from CT. Have lunch at the Bartlett. Buy a sandwich made with fresh, local produce. Collection D'Objets D'Art. A special market addition featuring a table of gently used, new and surplus items with 50% of the proceeds being donated to the Bartlett. Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email visitorservices@bartlettarboretum.org for information.

Writing with the soul of a rocker, Sante celebrates an all-but-gone pre-corporate America, whose subjects, chronicled in Low Life, Evidence, and Kill All Your Darlings: Pieces 1990-2005, thrive in a world of gritty reality. This Belgian-born writer and critic has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Literature Award from the American Acadamy of Arts and Letters, and even a Grammy, for his album notes for the 1997 re-issue of the Anthology of American Folk Music. This event is free and open to the public.

Trinity College will host the 60th Annual Plumb Memorial Carillion Concerts and the 35th Annual Chamber Music Series as part of the 2009 Summer Music Series.  The music series, held annually at the College, features performances every Wednesday during the summer, over a nine-week period.  The performances are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine.  Attendees are encouraged to bring a picnic.  For a complete schedule, please visit: www.trincoll.edu.  

Ages 9-11,  9am-3pm

Connecting children with nature through science and exploration.

Unravel the clues and discover the secret identity of native plants in the wild! Share the secrets of the plant world and learn to interpret its special stories and histories. Assist our Horticulture Department with plantings on the property. Create a plant identification journal to keep and add to for years to come! Fee $350. Aftercare 3-4 pm is available. Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email tdupont@bartlettarboretum.org for information.

For Ages 6-8,  June 29-July 3, 9am-3pm

Connecting children with nature through science and exploration.

How does a Venus Fly Trap know when to close its leaves?  Can Aloe help heal burns and rashes?  There are some very cool plants in the world and our camp staff is excited to share them during a fascinating week. Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email tdupont@bartlettarboretum.org for information.

 For Ages 4-5, June 29-July 3, 9 am-12 noon

Connecting children with nature through science and exploration.

Explore the diverse habitats at the Arboretum. Discover the plants and animals that live in them. This is a great introduction to our expansive 91 acres of land in a fun and creative environment! Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email tdupont@bartlettarboretum.org for information.

10:00 AM to 12 PM

In the past few years the Bartlett plant collection has grown exponentially. Come join Bartlett staff for this Guided tour of new additions to the Collection highlighting the often overlooked, the rare and endangered, and the out of this world additions to our collection. Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email visitorservices@bartlettarboretum.org for information.

The Stevens-Frisbie House in Cromwell Connecticut is open each Sunday afternoon for visitors. The House is a museum of Cromwell history and features exhibits about the Frisbie and Ranney families.  Admission is Free.

This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore the process of fine arts conservation, uncovering the relationship between curators and conservators and the objects entrusted to their care. Each of the works in the exhibition, which includes Asian ceramics, African ritual objects, ancient statues and mosaics, and American and European paintings and decorative arts from the Gallery’s collection, illustrates a different conservation dilemma. What does cleaning a painting’s surface reveal? Should fragmented objects be displayed as pieces or reassembled into a convincing pastiche? Should damaged objects be repaired for aesthetic reasons? The passage of time impacts not only the physical state of an object but also the techniques used to preserve it. Time Will Tell examines the evolving science of conservation and the questions that arise in preserving works of art while staying faithful to the artists’ intentions.

Male or female child wanted for role of the Changling Child  in Connecticut Free Shakespeare’s summer production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Must be between ages of 6 – 10. Must be able to follow instructions, concentrate, have transportation, have stamina, stay up late and enjoy acting in the company of professional actors. Call 203 393 3213 for more information and audition/interview appointment. www.ctfreeshakespeare.org