…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

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

The Litchfield Jazz Festival (est. 1996), a 3-day outdoor jazz festival, announces its move to the beautiful campus of Kent School in Kent, Connecticut. Named a Top 100 Festival for 2009 by the American Bus Association, the festival runs July 31 – August 2. The town of Kent (www.kentct.com), tucked in the northwest hills of Connecticut, is known as the cultural heart of the Litchfield Hills with an array of art galleries, cafes, shops, state parks and even a waterfall, all in walking distance from the festival.

The weekend includes an opening night “Friends of the Festival Gala,” three days of jazz, fine arts and craft exhibitors, food vendors, master classes by festival stars and performances by Litchfield Jazz Camp students. Enjoy the experience under the main stage tent or on the lawn. The festival has presented legends like Sonny Rollins, Tito Puente and Ray Charles as well as introduced new talent and fostered the careers of Diana Krall, Brad Mehldau, Jane Monheit and many others. All of this just two hours from NYC on the Metro North Train (Harlem line to TenMile River). Tickets start at $35 with children under twelve free on the lawn. “Among the best of the best,” (JazzTimes) and “A model jazz line-up,” (New York Times).  For line-up, times, tickets and more, visit www.litchfieldjazzfest.com. 

Opening Reception:  Sunday, July 26 from 2-4 PM

GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday: 11 am – 5 pm; Sunday: 1 – 5 pm

 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.  

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.

Community Health Services Hartford, a Federally Qualified Health Center in the North End of Hartford is opening a Farmer's Market in conjunction with its Food share distribution program.  The Farmer's Market, slated to open July 10, 2009 and stay open weekly Friday mornings from 8 - 11 AM will feature health improvement programs with the Farmer's Market, programs to utilize the produce in healthy ways to improve diets and reduce obesity, and additional programming to reduce the trash loads, understand and connect people with the food they eat and demonstrate healthy lifestyle and food choices.

Fresh produce is difficult to find in the North End, often stores carry limited produce and there are transportation and safety issues as well. Increasingly city dwellers have become disconnected from their food sources and chose high fat/highly processed foods instead. Endemic to this area, often seen as the thirdd poorest in the nation for a city of its size, are diabetes, hypertension and obesity, all thieves of quality of life.

We hope you will help us to celebrate this innovative program.

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.

Destination Hartford is a series of event-packed Summer weekends announced for Hartford. Sometimes a trip can be about the journey AND the destination. Drive the back roads through amazing scenery, eat at tiny diners on your way, sing along to the radio at the top of your lungs and spend the weekend in a city that is jam-packed with events. Jump on an Amtrak train and let someone else bring you straight into the heart of Connecticut’s Capital City while you relax, gaze out the window and enjoy the ride.

Hartford hotels are offering special weekend rates for 7 event-filled weekends from June 2009 to December 2009.  Visitors who book overnight rooms with the special Destination Hartford rate codes (found at www.hartford.com) will receive gift baskets in their rooms filled with Hartford novelty items, coupons and gift certificates to local restaurants along with all of the information they will need to take advantage of Hartford’s museums, restaurants, shopping and entertainment.

Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2
Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival takes over Martin Park in East Hartford all weekend long with some of the top acts in Bluegrass from all over the country. The Taste of the Caribbean and Jerk Festival celebrates island culture, music, dance and food at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. The Taste of Hartford restaurant week will be in full swing: Hartford’s finest restaurants will create special price-fixed multi-coursed dinners for only $20.09. Pop-culture fans will enjoy ConnectiCon: New England’s largest pop-culture event, dedicated to comics, gaming, anime, board games, science fiction, fantasy and LARPing.

The East Hartford Summer Youth Festival will present Footloose July 30, 31 and August 1 in the air-conditioned auditorium at the East Hartford Middle School, 777 Burnside Avenue. Performances will start at 7:30 in the evening. Tickets are ten dollars; eight dollars for ages 65 and over and 12 and under.

July 10 - September 19
Experience “one brief shining moment" that was Camelot.  Relive the enduring legend of King Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table in an enchanting fable of chivalry, honor and brotherhood. Dazzling and spellbinding with sweeping romance and historic grandeur, this classic musical speaks to our time and for all time.  The celebrated score includes the classics “If Ever I Would Leave You,” “The Simple Joys of Maidenhood,” and “Camelot.”  Winner of 4 Tony Awards.
CURTAIN TIMES:
Wednesdays at 2 pm and 7:30 pm
Thursdays at *2 pm and 7:30 pm
Fridays at 8 pm
Saturdays at 3 pm and 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm and *6:30 pm

860.873.8668
goodspeed.org

 
SPECIAL EVENTS & OFFERS
Girls’ Night Out: Friday, July 10, 7 pm.  Come celebrate Opening Night in style! Gather the girls for glitz and glamour Broadway-style with our Ticket ‘n’ ‘Tini special Package includes one ticket to Camelot and a specialty martini – a hot deal at $44 per person.

Wine Tasting: Sunday, July 12, 5 pm.  Treat yourself to a sampling of fine wines hosted by Shore Discount Liquors of Deep River with complimentary hors d’oeuvres from the Gelston House of East Haddam.  Only $10 with your ticket to the 6:30 pm performance. Reserve in advance through the Box Office. 
Teen Nights: July 15 & 16, 7:30 pm; July 17, 8 pm.  Introduce your favorite young person to the magic of musical theatre.  Each adult who buys a regular-priced ticket on the specified dates may purchase a $15 ticket for a child ages 10 to 18.  Meet the cast after the July 17 performance for autographs.

First Friday Happy Hour: July 17, 7 pm.  Mingle at our Friday night Happy Hour.  Enjoy an introductory talk by a member of our creative staff, appetizers courtesy of La Vita Gustosa of East Haddam, and specially priced beverages.  Free with your ticket to the performance.

Backstage at Goodspeed: A lively audience discussion with the cast is offered after the Thursday evening performances on Aug 6 & 20 and Sept 3.