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She Shoots ... She Scores! Women's Basketball in Connecticut |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
March 1-Jan. 27, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Connecticut Historical Society |
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Description: |
Learn how women?s changing social roles are paralleled in the game and how the passion to play basketball continues to grow today. Featuring memorabilia from throughout the last century and footage from some of the most exciting moments in the sport. |
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"Stories by the Fireside: A Reader's Room" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
April 1-Jan. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Mark Twain House & Museum |
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Description: |
Family-friendly exhibit and reading room featuring a replica of the House in LEGO, area for children to read, draw and play with Legos. Vintage Twain documentaries. |
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"Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark Exhibition" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 2-Jan. 4, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Mystic Seaport |
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Description: |
Exhibition concentrates on the earliest maps of North America?s western coast. Free audio-guided tours available for visitors. Exhibit includes maps, illustrations, books and Mystic Seaport artifacts. |
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Edward Tufte: Seeing Around |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 21-Apr. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum |
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Description: |
Sculpture in relationship to landscape to be shown in the Sculpture Garden. |
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"Gerald Hemsworth: Hidden Agenda" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 21-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum |
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Description: |
Presenting 15 works comprising Hemsworth's first solo museum exhibition in the United States. His long career has been devoted to a careful consideration of paintings options, meanings and tactics. Although his paintings are seemingly unproblematic, simple and innocenter, upon closer examination the works become confrontational, disconcerting, and provocative in a slightly uncomfortable way. |
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"Pretty Tough: Contemporary Storytellling" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 21-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum |
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Description: |
Highlights the recent proliferation of women artists who reclaim storytelling as a strategy to address contemporary discussions on warfare, the environment and female struggles in their work. |
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"Tom Sachs: Cameras" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 21-Sept. 16, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum |
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Description: |
This exhibition brings together 12 works , from 1972 to the present, that not only explore the camera as both sculptural and functional object, but, perhaps more importantly, chart the course that photography and the globalization of precision manufacturing has taken over the past century. |
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"Built It" |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
August 15-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
Stepping Stones Museum for Children |
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Description: |
Join the crew and discover building basics. Lift, load, dump and haul. Learn about the building process and take a sneak peak at Stepping Stones construction plans for 2010. |
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"Ajiaco: Stirrings of the Cuban Soul" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 12-Feb. 21, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Lyman Allyn Art Museum |
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Description: |
Exhibit explores the rich blend of the current art and artists emerging from the diverse cultures of Cuba. |
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"Ancestors of the Passage" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 12-Feb. 21, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Lyman Allyn Art Museum |
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Description: |
Imna Arroyo, Professor at Eastern Connecticut State University explores her heritage and ancestors with a compelling 3-dimensional installation. |
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"Mrs. Delany and Her Circle" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 24-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale Center for British Art |
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Description: |
Mrs. Delaney, nee Mary Granville, was an amateur botanical artist, woman of fashion and commentator on life and society in18th-century England and Ireland. This exhibition explores the intersection of her worlds and reveals the complexity of her engagement with natural science and design. |
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"The Pull of Experiment: Postwar American Printmaking" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 25-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale University Art Gallery |
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Description: |
More than 40 works on paper explore experimental printmaking techniques and reflecting the creative spirit incited by American and emigre artists following the second World War. |
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"Alchemy: Magic, Myth or Science?" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 26-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Greenwich |
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Venue: |
Bruce Museum of Arts & Science |
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Description: |
Offering a multi-faceted introduction to the practice of alchemy from ancient times through its flourishing in the 16th and 17th centuries, this major, interdisciplinary exhibition explores the history of alchemy and both the science and art it inspired. The show features mineral specimens, scientific instruments, paintings and prints, historical documents, and appropriate animal specimens to describe the practice of an alchemical laboratory, as well as a short video film demonstrating chemical |
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"Bike Rides: The Exhibition" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 26-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum |
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Description: |
Featuring approximately 30 works from around the world, including functional cycles, ranging form cutting-edge designs to populist expressions, as well as bicycle-inspired sculpture and video. On Oct. 4, Bike Fest, a celebration of all things bicycle from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. |
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"Continuous Present" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 6-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale University Art Gallery |
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Description: |
Eleven compelling contemporary artists working in an array of media reveal the capacity for art to reposition our engagement with the world. |
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"Rembrandt's People" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 10-Jan. 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art |
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Description: |
Exhibition features Rembrandt's powerful figure paintings, which are hailed as his greatest artistic achievement. |
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Horace Walpole's "Strawberry Hill" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 15-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale Center for British Art |
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Description: |
This exhibition analyzes the history and reception of Walpole's collection as he assembled and displayed it in Strawberry Hill, his Gothic house in Twickenham, England. |
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"The Allure of Lace" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 17-Feb. 28, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art |
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Description: |
Exhibit displays flat-mounted laces, lace trimmed dresses and accessories, and will complement "Rembrandt's People" by showing examples of the exquisite lace collars and cuffs fashionable in the 17th century and featured in many of Rembrandt's portraits. |
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"Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
October 24-Jan. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Old Lyme |
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Venue: |
Florence Griswold Museum |
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Description: |
Works from the Florence Griswold Museum and the Portland Museum of Art in Maine examine the artistic communities of Cos Cob, Old Lyme, Oquinquit and Monhegan. |
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"Celebrating Our Cultural Legacies: Fairfield's Hungarian Community" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 29-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Fairfield Museum & History Center |
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Description: |
Exhibit features bold and colorful Hungarian posters from 1920-1980 with dramatic graphics and powerful messages relating to subjects such as the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the idyllic vision of life promoted by the post-World War II Communist government. The history of the local Hungarian community will be explored through traditional artifacts loaned by area residents. |
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NEW/NOW: Sandra Allen |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 30-Jan. 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
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Description: |
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"Andrew Calder: Printmaker" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 31-Jan. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Greenwich |
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Venue: |
Bruce Museum of Arts & Science |
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Description: |
Alexander Calder's many scuplture inventions - including his famed "Cirque Calder," his imposing stabiles and, most importantly, his graceful mobiles - have secured his place among America's most celebrated artists. Yet critical and public praise of Calder's sculpture has drawn attention away from his career-long devotion to other media. In an effort to uncover one of the artist's lesser-known artistic talents, this new exhibition brings together 28 prints made throughout Calder's career, affirm |
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Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society Exhibition |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 7-Jan. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Hartford |
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Venue: |
Hartford Fine Art Gallery |
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Description: |
Juried art exhibition featuring plein air landscapes by Connecticut artists. Opening reception and award presentation on Fri., Nov. 7. |
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A Home Town Holiday |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 7-Jan. 4, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
New Milford |
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Venue: |
Hunt Hill Farm |
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Description: |
View the 27-foot towering tree decorated with handcrafted wooden ornament. Adorning the tree are 21 well-known New Milford buildings, more than 40 snow-capped pine trees and a moon with the silhouette of Santa and his eight reindeer. |
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An American Collector's Christmas |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 17-Jan. 3 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Farmington |
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Venue: |
Hill-Stead Museum |
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Description: |
Enjoy a rare glimpse into the holiday environment of a well-to-do New England family at the turn of the 20th century. |
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Artistry - Holiday Sale of Fine Craft & Art |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 13-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Guilford |
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Venue: |
Guilford Art Center |
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Description: |
More than 350 artists from across the country present one-of-a-kind crafts in a wide variety of media and in many ranges. |
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Festival of Lighthouses |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 14-Jan. 18, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
The Maritime Center at Norwalk |
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Description: |
More than 20 hand-crafted working lighthouses displayed throughout the Aquarium. Visitors can follow these creative beacons through the galleries and then cast a vote for their favorite. |
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A Victorian Holiday |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 18-Jan. 5 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Mark Twain House & Museum |
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Description: |
The Tiffany-decorated mansion is adorned as it was for holiday celebrations from 1874 to 1891. |
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Holiday Train Show Exhibit |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 20-Feb. 14 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Essex |
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Venue: |
Connecticut River Museum |
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Description: |
Features an operating model railroad that is bigger and better than ever and promises to bring out the child in everyone. |
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The Magic of Christmas: A Holiday Celebration |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 21-Jan. 10, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Old Lyme |
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Venue: |
Florence Griswold Museum |
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Description: |
Miss Florence Artist Tree decorated with the work of more than 100 artists from across the country, themed Fantasy Trees, and the historic house decorated for a 1910 Christmas. |
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WinterFresh Market |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 22-Feb. 28 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Coventry |
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Venue: |
Coventry High School |
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Description: |
Coventry Regional Farmers' Market offers a weekly indoor farmer's market featuring Connecticut's largest selection of fresh locally-grown and produced foods all winter. |
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Festival of Silver Lights |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 24-Jan. 7 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Meriden |
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Venue: |
Hubbard Park |
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Description: |
Over 300 lighted displays throughout the Park. Over half million miniature lights in spectacular displays in trees, on the ponds and nestled in the natural habitat of this magnificent Park. |
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Celebrate the Season |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Jan. 3 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Barnum Museum |
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Description: |
An exhibition exploring the evolution of the Christmas holiday in the 19th century America with period rooms decorated in elegant Victorian style. |
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Festival of Light |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Major |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Jan. 6 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Constitution Plaza |
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Description: |
More than 250,000 white lights turn the Plaza into an enchanting winter wonderland with sparking fountains, sculptures, trees and more. Santa arrives at the opening ceremony in all-new magical way on Nov. 27. This year will have more children's activities throughout the celebration. |
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Holiday Show & Sale |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Jan. 5, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Meriden |
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Venue: |
Gallery 53 |
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Description: |
Gallery filled with handmade crafts, jewelry, scarves and much more. |
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Holiday Sea of Trees |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Jan. 4,2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration |
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Description: |
See the Aquarium transform into a winter wonderland. Over 20 Christmas trees all with different themes and decorated by local organizations. It is a magical time of the year when bright lights reflect off the glass of many of the inside exhibits. |
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Holiday Show & Sale - Women Artists Collective |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
November 28-Jan. 7, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Windsor |
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Venue: |
Windsor Art Center |
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Description: |
Shop for fine art, prints, jewelry, potter, glass and more. |
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“Emmet Otter" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
December 5-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Haddam |
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Venue: |
Goodspeed Opera House |
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Description: |
As Christmas approaches the world of Frogtown Hollow, Emmet Otter and his Ma can only dream of buying each other gifts. So when a Christmas Eve talent contest is announced, both secretly enter hoping to win the prize money. In a heartwarming twist on "The Gift of the Magi", Emmet and Ma risk all they have and end up with the greatest grand prize of all. Featuring a lovable mix of actors, puppet characters from The Jim Henson Company, and a toe-tapping score, it is a classic holiday musical for a |
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Holiday Express Train Show |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5-Jan. 3 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Fairfield Museum & History Center |
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Description: |
Enjoy a unique, interactive train-filled experience and scenic train set layouts. |
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"Give & Take" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit, Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 9-Jan. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Chester |
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Venue: |
eo art lab |
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Description: |
A group show for the holidays. |
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John Haberle: "Master of Illusion" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
December 11-Mar. 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
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Description: |
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Deck the Walls |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
December 11-Jan. 9 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Old Lyme |
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Venue: |
Lyme Art Association |
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Description: |
Exhibition celebrates still life, figurative and other subject matter captured on canvas and sculpture. |
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Members Exhibition |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
December 19-Jan. 4, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
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Description: |
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Holiday Magic |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
December 26-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Mystic Seaport |
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Description: |
Enjoy family-friendly activities all week long, including special presentations, workshops and programs for kids of all ages. |
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New Year's Day Hike |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Hamden |
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Venue: |
Sleeping Giant State Park |
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Description: |
Start your New Year "on the right foo." Wear comfortable shoes, bring snacks and water. |
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New Year’s Day Open House |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Middletown |
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Venue: |
Wadsworth Mansion at Long Hill Estate |
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Description: |
Restored Beaux Artes mansion and Olmsted-designed grounds open for docent-led tours of the grounds and mansion, horse drawn carriage rides, live music, light refreshments. |
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First Friday Live Sounds |
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Category: |
Performing Art, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
Donald L. Oat Theatre |
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Description: |
Outstanding live music events. |
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Gallery Opening |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
Norwich Arts Council |
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Description: |
Featuring Norwich Arts Councils' artists and guest artists. |
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"In the Heights" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 5-10, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts |
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Description: |
A sensational new show about chasing your dreams and finding your true home. |
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"Lil's 90th" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 6-Feb. 7, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Long Wharf Theatre |
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Description: |
Lillian and her family are putting the finishing touches on the much-anticipated party at which she will make her singing deput. There is a speech to be written, a band to rehearse and an outfit to choose. But then Lil's husband Charlie's secret gets out - the birthday surprise that he hoped would make her day may instead tear lives apart. The play shows that when reason fails, it is the power of love that stands the test of aging. |
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Hartford Symphony Orchestra |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 7-10, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Bushnell Center for Performing Arts |
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Description: |
Hartford Symphony Orchestra Masterworks performs "Romantic Chopin." |
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Officer Brian Aselton Memorial Snow Dash 5K Road Race |
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Category: |
Sport Events |
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Date(s): |
January 9, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Hartford |
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Venue: |
Langford School |
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Description: |
Race is named after Officer Brian A. Aselton, an East Hartford police officer who was tragically killed in the line of duty on January 20, 1999. Race has eight different divisions. |
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"Der Rosenkavalier" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 9-10, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Quick Center for the Arts |
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Description: |
Strauss' comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th century Vienna stars Renee Fleming as Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser role of her young lover. |
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Saturday Seminars |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 9, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Middlebury |
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Venue: |
The Golden Age of Trucking Museum |
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Description: |
Information session, question and answer session, hands-on displays, coffee and dessert. |
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Sunday Music Series |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 10, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
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Description: |
Concert in the Stanley Works Center. |
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Emerging Artists & Their Mentors |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
January 10-31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Rowayton |
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Venue: |
Rowayton Arts Center |
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Description: |
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“Gee's Bend" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 14-Feb. 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Hartford Stage |
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Description: |
Meet the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, who sing hauntingly beautiful gospel melodies as they create magnificent handmade quilts. The story of the women of Gee's Bend, who quilted their way to economic freedom, already has touched millions of people who witnessed their stunning quilt work through a national exhibition tour and in the media. |
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Sean Gallagher: "Works" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
January 14-Feb. 19, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
Downtown Gallery |
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Description: |
Sean Gallagher is a Professor of Art at Central Connecticut State University. |
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Cirque Dreams Illuminations |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 15-16, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Waterbury |
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Venue: |
Palace Theater |
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Description: |
Audiences will marvel and experience a journey of city dwellers who reinvent everyday objects, balance beyond belief, delicately dangle from wires and redefine the risk of flight in an array of astounding occurrences. |
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"Carmen" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 16-17, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Quick Center for the Arts |
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Description: |
The Metropolitan Opera in collaboration with Fairifield University presents "Carmen," about sex, violence and racism - and its corollary: freedom. |
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Mid-Winter Book Sale |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 16-19, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Pequot Library |
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Description: |
You will find fiction, literature, records, children’s books; live musical entertainment. |
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"Inspired Innovation: The Shaker Way" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
January 16-Apr. 11, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
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Description: |
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Breathtaking Mozart |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 16-17, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Stamford |
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Venue: |
Palace Theatre |
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Description: |
Stamford Symphony Orchestra performing music of all Mozart. |
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"Faces & Figures" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
January 17-Feb. 11, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Stamford |
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Venue: |
Stamford Art Association |
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Description: |
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Open Cockpit Sunday |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 17, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Windsor Locks |
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Venue: |
New England Air Museum |
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Description: |
More than a dozen aircraft open to climb into and play pilot. Additional activities on site and food available all day. |
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Radio Drama |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 22-23, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Quick Center for the Arts |
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Description: |
The popular radio series continues with dramatizations of early radio scripts, complete with sound effects and original music. |
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Winter Fun |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
January 23, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Brooklyn |
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Venue: |
Creamery Brook Bison |
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Description: |
Bring a blanket for you and your favorite snowman to enjoy a wagon ride to the bison and warm up after with "snowman" soup. Children 12 and under can make a snowy craft. |
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Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 23, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Garde Arts Center |
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Description: |
Program includes Haydn, Ibert and Stravinsky. |
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"Defending the Caveman" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 23, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Torrington |
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Venue: |
Warner Theatre |
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Description: |
The longest running solo play in Broadway history, this hilariously insightful play makes us laugh at ourselves and about all the ways that men and women fight, laugh and love. |
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Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Garde Arts Center |
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Description: |
The musicians of Rain recreate with the utmost care and integrity a perfect note for note performance with five different scene and costume changes, three video screens and live camera projection, combining television commercials and historical video footage. |
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White Lizard Snake Band |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Trumbull |
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Venue: |
The Center |
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Description: |
An island-themed calypso bang bringing the tropics to you. Cabaret style, bring your own refreshments. |
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"Tne Four Seasons" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Waterbury |
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Venue: |
Fine Arts Center at Naugatuck Valley Community College |
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Description: |
Don Zhu, guest violinist, joins the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra in this grand piece that is probably Vivaldi's most famous works. |
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Hartford Boat Show |
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Category: |
Consumer Shows |
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Date(s): |
January 28-31, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Connecticut Convention Center |
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Description: |
Premier boat show featuring the finest display of boats including personal water craft, fishing and recreational in all sizes. Professional speakers, fun seminars, accessory and service booths. |
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Capuchon-Angelich Trio |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 28, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mansfield |
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Venue: |
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts |
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Description: |
The Capucon-Angelich Trio fuses the fierce impetuosity of French cellist Gautier Capucon with the more thoughtful, cooler playing of violinist Renaud Capucon, and the languide, nocturnal style of American-born pianist Nicholas Angelich. One of the most promising ensembles in the world of chamber music today. |
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Mad Science Presents CSI: Live |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
January 28, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Waterbury |
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Venue: |
Palace Theater |
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Description: |
The world's number one TV franchise hits the stage in an exciting, interactive journey through the fascinating world of crime scene investigations. |
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Ha! Ha! Hartford |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 29, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts |
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Description: |
96.5 TIC-FM's Damon Scott is back for his eighth season as host of The Bushnell's homegrown comedy series. |
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NEW/NOW: Kwabena Slaughter |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
January 29-Apr. 25, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
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Description: |
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Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 29, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
Dolce Norwalk Center |
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Description: |
Displays, door prizes, refreshments and selection of films from around the world focusing on diverse aspects of protecting natural resources and wild places. |
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Greenwich Symphony Orchestra |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 30-31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Greenwich |
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Venue: |
Greenwich High School |
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Description: |
Classical orchestra concert by 85-member professional orchestra. Program includes Schubert, Vieuxtemps and Dvorak. |
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Apple & Cheese Tasting Party |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 30-31, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Southington |
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Venue: |
Rogers Orchards - Shuttle Meadow Farm |
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Description: |
Enjoy free samples of different varieties of Roger Orchards apples as well as a selection of New England's fines cheddar cheeses. |
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Apple & Cheese Tasting Party |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 30-31, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Southington |
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Venue: |
Rogers Orchards - Sunnymount Farm |
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Description: |
Enjoy free samples of different varieties of Roger Orchards apples as well as a selection of New England's fines cheddar cheeses. |
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Sun Winefest |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 30-31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Uncasville |
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Venue: |
Mohegan Sun |
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Description: |
Showcasing the finest wines, an extensive variety of boutique ales, food from renown chefs and wine and food related accessories. |
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Theodate Pope 143rd Birthday |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
January 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Farmington |
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Venue: |
Hill-Stead Museum |
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Description: |
Celebrate the 143rd birthday of Hill-Stead's architect and founder, Theodate Pope Riddle, with self-guided tours of the house, a slice of birthday cake and a glass of champagne. |
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"Strega Nona" |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
January 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mansfield |
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Venue: |
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts |
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Description: |
Musical tale of a friendly good witch in a tiny Italian town. When clumsy Big Anthony misuses her magic book, and pasta threatens to engulf the entire town, Strega Nona saves the day - and Anthony learns a valuable lesson. This delightful tale is full of folk wisdom and fun. |
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