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.

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.

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.  

Morning Classical Music Series, June 28 Thru September 6, 10 AM To 11AM

Join us as student soloists from the Yale School of Music graduate program perform in our gardens. Bring a chair, your newspaper and coffee and relax as the classical music blends with the sights and smells of our beautiful gardens. In case of inclement weather the performance will take place in the Visitor Center. Members Free, Non-members Free with garden admission. 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.

Three weekends, rain or shine!

July 18th and 19th, July 25th and 26th, and August 1st and 2nd.

at Schreiber's Farm

648 Quaker Farms Road,

Oxford, CT, 06478

11:00am - 6:30pm  daily

 Step into a joyous feast day in a village of Old England, where you will find revelry amidst the oaks!

Enjoy the delicious food and drink of the day, peruse the many merchants for fine goods and wares seldom seen outside of the Faire! Interact with the players, learn from educational walks and presentations, and enjoy all manner of performance and entertainment, including swordfighting, bardic battles, magic, drama, adventure, high action, low comedy, learning, gaming, and fun for all ages!

Swordplay perfomers The Dogs of War

Advance tickets available for purchase online at www.midsummermagickfaire.com.

Admission prices vary; special rates for children, seniors, veterans, peace corp and disabled.  See website for pricing details.

Visit our website, www.midsummermagickfaire.com, for more details.

Magician Daniel Greenwolf
 

The Four Seasons Plus Summer Concert, featuring The Aulos Trio ( French Horn, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon) performing the world premiere of "Music for the Moonlight" by Walter Hekster, and additional selections by Mozart, Haydn, Milhaud, Ibert and the Dutch composer Rudorf Escher.

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.

Free Lunch Studios announced today that they will serve as host for the Rusty Haller Benefit Auction and Gallery event. On Sunday, July 19, 2009, the CT-based creative studio will open its doors to the public for the purposes of celebrating the life and career of cartoonist Rusty Haller and raising funds to help their fellow artist through a challenging time in his life.

In January of this year, Rusty lost his mother. She was his number one fan and support. They helped each other in many different ways. Since her passing, Rusty has fallen on tough times. Rusty Haller has been a professional Cartoonist and Illustrator since 1987. During his career, he has worked for major comics publishers Marvel, DC, Disney and Archie comics illustrating comic book series such as THE FLINTSTONES, LOONEY TUNES, ALF, TINY TOON ADVENTURES, COUNT DUCKULA and many others. He has also worked for numerous independent and small press publishers.

Mr. Haller is a member of the Comicbook Artists Guild, an organization of independent comic creators with chapters nationwide. He is also a regular guest at the annual multi-genre convention Connecticon. In 2009, Mr. Haller became an Associate Artist with the new independent comics publishing venture Atlas Unleashed!

Owners of Free Lunch Studios, Matt C. Ryan, Steve Kanaras and Steve Kuster are proud to have the support of local and nationwide members of the comic book industry, as well as various vendors of pop culture collectibles. The fundraising event will feature a silent auction and various raffles, while displaying a collection of Haller’s artwork. The studio will be open from 2pm to 6pm.

          Sponsors of the event who have also donated items for the auction include:
·         Buried Under Comics
·         Frank Policastro
·         Mike Rinaldi
·         Jim Parente
·         Tom Fiore
·         Cybertronian Artifacts/Mike Hodgkins
·         Flying Monkeys/Ed Bradley
·         Atlas Unleashed
·         SJS Promotions
·         Freelance Ink/Robert J. Sodaro
·         Jolly Rogue Studios
·         MediaConnectionOnline/Modern Observer Group/Eric Lopkin
·         Immortal Gothic Angel/Shawnti Therrien
·         Novastar Studios/James Rodriguez
·         Guild Works Publications/Keith Murphey
·         Comicbook Artists Guild
·         Brianna Benn
·         POW Entertainment
·         Connecticon
·         Hector Rodriguez
·         Free Lunch Comics
 
Free Lunch Studios is located at 518 Salmon Brook Street (rear entrance) in Granby CT. For more information on the Rusty Haller Benefit Auction and Gallery, please contact Steve Kanaras at skanaras@freelunchcomics.com.