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!

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.

Hotchkiss Summer Portals Chamber Series welcomes the Shanghai Quartet Thursday July 16 at 7;30 pm, playing Mozart's quartet in d minor, K 421, Penderecki quartet no. 3, "Leaves of an Unwritten Diary," a Shanghai Quartet commission. The Shanghai will join Portals' Faculty Artists Saturday, July 18 for a concert featuring Schubert Rondo, Schumann's Piano quartet, and a Dvorak sextet.  Summer Portals concerts take place in Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center on the grounds of The Hotchkiss School. All concerts are free and open to the public, and the campus is open for picnics prior to all concerts.

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.

Enjoy the pleasure of a summer evening during this weekly series of participatory arts workshops held outdoors in the Mary Susan Gawlak Memorial Garden at Green Street (51 Green St) and at the Erin Street Community Garden (corner of Erin and High Streets). Arts in the Garden offers free, fun activities for people of all ages. Light refreshments will be served; children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. In the event of rain, Arts in the Garden will take place indoors at the Green Street Arts Center. 5:30-6:30pm.
 
Co-sponsored by the North End Action Team with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts
 

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.

The public is invited to the opening of an exhibit featuring the paintings of Jacqueline A. Gaztambide. The exhibit will show at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society.

July 13-17, 9am-3pm

Connecting children with nature through science and exploration.

The Arboretum’s 91-acres is our science lab for the week. Test the soil and water,  become experts with microscopes and participate in fun experiments. All those messy projects your parents don’t want you to do at home—do them here!

Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email tdupont@bartlettarboretum.org for information.

July 13-17, 9am-3pm

Connecting children with nature through science and exploration.

Nature will be our inspiration for many different projects throughout the week. Sculpt using freshly cut wood, press and dry flowers, and experiment with natural dyes. If your child is always looking for art projects, this week will give them a whole new toolbox to work with. Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email tdupont@bartlettarboretum.org for information.

July 13-17, 9 am-12 noon

Connecting children with nature through science and exploration.

Connecticut’s fields, forests and wetlands play host to wonderful native and seasonal birds.  Learn all about our feathered friends that spend their summer in local natural areas. We will examine flight, nests, eggs and migration giving your child a great introduction into the world of birds. Call 203-322-6971 for questions, visit www.bartlettarboretum.org or email tdupont@bartlettarboretum.org for information.

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.

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Join Donald Rethke,“Dr. Flush, an Apollo Expert for a discussion of Apollo 13 (with clips from the movie) and the Apollo Program in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing!