Immerse yourself in a world of jellies. From the outside, this new exhibit at Mystic Aquarium resembles a 20-foot-tall sea nettle floating on water. Under its dome, special lighting showcases the fascinating features of six very different jelly species, from moon jellies, often spotted in Long Island Sound, to unusual upside-down jellies and comb jellies, which look like they have electrical currents running through them. Guests can also see how moon jelly polyps are being cultured right at the aquarium. Trickling water from a two-sided water wall inside the exhibit adds to the experience. The wall, sponsored by Aquarion Water Company, features streams of water running over hand-blown glass fish and jellies created by renowned local artist Jeffery P’an of Prescient Studios in Stonington.

 The multiple and converging meanings of the phrase “passing time”—spending time, time to die—are explored in the evocative imagery of recent art by thirteen international artists working in video, photography, sculpture and works on paper.

Some artists turn to sport, some to music; some refer to nature and its rhythms to explore concepts of time—short term, long term and terminating. Others partner with time itself in their making of art.

 Imagine a box of all kinds of ornaments that come to light up the snows of February.

These 45 little images are a late-arriving Christmas gift from the contemporary print culture of Japan—from playful to reflective, from abstract to realist, from symbolic to descriptive.

 Together they are a charming and effective cure for the mid-winter blues.

  With more than 75 paintings on paper, this exhibition reveals the recent work of David Schorr, Wesleyan Professor of Art. Meticulously executed in gouache and silverpoint, the works in this series depict antique apothecary bottles, complete with mysterious labels such as Deep Dark Secrets, Sleepless Nights and Love Remembered. 

MouseMuse presents Stories on the Green: Love Hurts

Thursday, February 9     7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Snow Date March 1

MouseMuse presents a hilarious and spellbinding evening of true ten-minute tales told by six storytellers, friends and neighbors. No scripts! 

Anthony and Cleopatra fell into a burning ring of fire. Their agonizing and calamitous love affair changed history. However tonight’s stories will emphasize true tales of breakups, bad dates and smaller calamities that get in the way of more mundane folks like us.  

The Love Hurts theme is inspired by Valentine's Day and the role of Cleopatra performed by Katharine Hepburn at the American Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, CT (featured in the Bravo! theatre exhibition).

For the months of January and February IAIS is proud to present the wampum jewelry of Allen L. Hazard Sr. and Craig Spears Sr. both members  of the Narragansett Nation.  

Allen, who learned the craft from his mother and sister,  is one of the remaining few traditional Wampum bead makers within the Eastern Woodland Nations. 

His beautiful wampum jewelry is created from raw quahog shells cut, shaped and drilled into unique handcrafted pieces.

Craig, a master stone mason by trade, started working with wampum 20 years ago.

His unique ability to bring feathers, eagles and bears alive from quahog shells had placed Craig as a one of a kind wampum artist.

 A exhibition by Syntax, a group of nine mixed media CT artists, is being held at the Stevens Gallery, Homer Babbidge Library, UConn Storrs. Includes displays/demos and de-construction of mixed media methods. Come meet the artists at the opening reception on Sunday, Jan 22 from 2-4 p.m. Free and open to the public. Show runs to March 2.

Many positive opportunities have resulted from advances in technology. While computers and digital devices are constantly evolving, parents and educators need to help children use technology as socially responsible online citizens, promoting healthy interpersonal relations with their peers and avoiding inappropriate behavior that can lead to cyberbullying. Moderated by Brad Drazen, weekday morning co-anchor of NBC 30 Connecticut News Today, the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Febuary 9.

The children at Enfield Montessori have been hard at work over the last few months creating pieces of Art. These creations will be lovingly displayed at the Felician Heritage Center on February 9^th and all are welcome to visit.

Every child will have an individual piece of work displayed, and there will also be some larger pieces that have been created by groups of children. These larger pieces will be available to the highest bidder at the Auction on March 3^rd.

Louise Harrison, sister of George Harrison, presents the Liverpool Legends live in concert to benefit the Middletown Music Department. Louise developed a program called "Help Keep Music Alive" in honor of her late brother, George Harrison. The Liverpool Legends headlines in Branson, Mo 5 nights a week (seasonally) and tours the country off season providing music departments with this unique wat to rasie money for much needed music education funding.