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

Capital Classics Shakespeare Festival production of "The Tempest."  Professional, family-oriented, classical theater.  Outdoor setting in beautiful weather.  Indoor theater when raining.

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.

What better way to bond with your child than dancing together? Moms, dads and children of all ages will have fun exercising and learning the fundamentals of the art of Tap Dancing in this exciting workshop with veteran teacher Lynn Agnew. Together you will learn Broadway style tap working on footwork, rhythm, sound progressions and coordinator. Tap shoes are required, but don’t worry, Green Street has many pairs to fit all sizes. Just let us know what you need! 11am-12:30pm.

July 9, 10, 11 and July 16, 17, 18, 2009
6:00, 7:00, and 8:15 PM

After a four-year absence the Travelers Science Dome is bringing back laser music shows for two weeks this summer. These concerts use a solid state projection system from Audio Visual Imagineering called Skylase that covers the planetarium dome with colorful swirling patterns and cartoon images that complement the recordings played by the original artists.

The first show each evening, at 6:00 pm, will be suitable for children with their parents and will last about 30 minutes. Tickets for the family program will be $5.00 for TCM Members and $6.00 for non-members. The first week’s show will be Laser Pop, a collection of radio hits such as “Get This Party Started” by Pink and “I’m a Believer” by Smashmouth. The second week, the early show will be Laser Beatles including the songs “Twist and Shout” and “Help.”

Later each night there will be two different programs, one at 7:00 pm and another at 8:15 pm that may not be suitable for younger children (PG-13). Tickets for the 45 – 50 minute adult shows will cost $7.00 for TCM Members and $8.00 for non-Members. The first week will include Laser U2, a collection of their hits from the past 30 years, and Laser X: The Alternative Experience with bands like Foo Fighters and Smashing Pumpkins. During the second week, we will feature Laser Retro at 7PM with bands from the 80s and early 90s like The Police and INXS. At 8:15PM will be Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, one of the most popular laser shows ever.

To pre-order tickets call 860.231.2830 x44 or e-mail Events@TheChildrensMuseumCT.org. Tickets, if still available, will also be sold at the door.

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.

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.  

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.

Explore the themes of love and forgiveness in everyday life through classic and contemporary literature in this five-part reading and discussion series.  Facilitator:  Susan N. Gilmore, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, Central Connecticut State University.  Registration is requested in-person, online, or by calling (860) 695-6295.

DISCUSSION FIVE

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Saturday, July 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Reading Place, 2^nd Floor

FILM SCREENING

Atonement

Thursday, July 16, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Program Room, 3^rd Floor

The Let's Talk About It:  Love, Forgiveness, and Wisdom Reading and Discussion Series is made possible by a grant from the American Library Association and the Fetzer Institute.

July 11, 11 AM to 12 PM   

Located in North Stamford, the Bartlett Arboretum's 91-acres offer the perfect backdrop for a variety of fun and educational guided walking tours. Tour the Bartlett's collection of Champion and notable trees, as well as other unique specimens- many with fascinating historical interest. Guided tours last approximately one hour and start at the Visitor Center terrace. Flat, comfortable walking shoes are suggested. Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email visitorservices@bartlettarboretum.org for information.

Saturday and Sunday, July 11 & 12

HUGE TAG SALE

July 11^th  and  12^th   8AM - 4PM

133 Main Street, Manchester 

Furniture, electronics, collectibles, and more!  Something for everyone! 
All proceeds to benefit Odiyana Buddhist Center, a local non-profit meditation center devoted to providing meditation classes and a place of peace for the local community.

If you are interested in donating any sellable items, please contact Ryan at tagsale@meditationinconnecticut.org or (860) 874-1970.

Learn how stone tools were made, sharpen your own skills or make your very first stone arrow point  during a flintknapping workshop with primitive technologist and lithics expert Jeff Kalin, Cherokee descent.  Percussion and pressure flaking techniques will be taught utilizing  traditional practices.

11:00 am to 4:00 pm      CT Educators may earn 0.5 CEUs

Registration and a $25 non-refundable deposit by July 6, 2009 is required.                                                                                              

For the fifth consecutive year, IAIS will present its Village Interpreter Program. Weekends only from 12:00 Noon to 4:00pm!  Members from a variety of Eastern Woodland Tribes staff our outdoor village and offer visitors a better understanding of the history, culture and social values of the Algonkian and Iroquois Peoples.   The Native interpreters of Abenaki, Mi’Kmaq, Shinnecock, Mohawk and Cree descent will demonstrate traditional activities and lifeways skills as well as be available to answer questions concerning history, culture and contemporary NativeAmerican issues.  Funded by the Leever Foundation of Waterbury. 

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.

Currently in its 14th season, Shakespeare on the Sound presents Settle's site-specific production of A Midsummer Night's Dream  in beautiful Baldwin Park, Greenwich July 4-12.  Audiences are invited to arrive early and picnic in the park before the performance.  There is no admission fee, but a donation of $20 ($10 for students and seniors) is suggested.  The production is less than a five minute walk from the Greenwich Metro-North stop.  Ample parking is available.