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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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(What's the) Word : Works from the Permanent Collection |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
March 1-Dec. 31, 2009 |
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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: |
Features works that explore artists' relationships to text in their images as well as those who empty text as image. |
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Coming Home: Building Community in a Changing World |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
March 1-Dec. 31, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Waterbury |
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Venue: |
Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center |
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Description: |
Innovation, drive and spirit changed the force of Connecticut and the world. Experience the history of the Waterbury region as you never have before. |
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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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"Titeres y Mascaras" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
April 26-Nov. 30, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Storrs |
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Venue: |
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry |
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Description: |
This exhibition traces the development of puppet, mask and object performance as elements of European ritual, indigenous American ritual and their subsequent development after the Spanish Conquest as they hybrid culture of the Americas. |
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"Toy Theater of the World" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
April 26-Nov. 30, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Storrs |
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Venue: |
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry |
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Description: |
This exhibition brings together historic toy theaters of the classic tradition, including English, Danish and early 20th century American examples in the Institute's collection, as well as contemporary toy theater works. Features workshop and performances in the form with exciting toy theater creators. |
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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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"If These Walls Could Talk" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 19-Dec. 31, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Cos Cob |
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Venue: |
Bush-Holley Historic Site |
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Description: |
Learn how the Cos Cob Harbor and Landing and Bush-Holley House have changed over the last 200 years. This interactive family-oriented exhibit provides a preview to the Bush-Holley House through seldom seen artifacts, photographs, maps, letter and portraits. The back stories of "the old house" and the people who lived there for five generations are revealed through engaging exhibits. |
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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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Paul Lantuch |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
August 14-Dec. 6, 2009 |
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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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"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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Corn Maze Adventure |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 22-Nov. 8, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Thompson |
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Venue: |
Quintessential Gardens at Fort Hill Farms |
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Description: |
This year's theme is "Building Awareness About the Nature of Food." The main maze is designed to look like a cow and her calf from the air. For the younger children there is the Mini-Moo-Maze. |
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Corn Maze |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
September 1-Nov. 15, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Sharon |
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Venue: |
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm |
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Description: |
Maze map contains questions, locate certain stations in the maze for the answers. |
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Corn Maze |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
September 5-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Middlefield |
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Venue: |
Lyman Orchards |
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Description: |
Explore four acres of towering cornstalks and two miles of winding pathways. |
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"Remembering Paul Zimmerman" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 11-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
Slater Memorial Museum |
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Description: |
Retrospective of the work of Connecticut artist Paul Zimmerman. |
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Fall Birdwalks at Hammonasset State Park |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
September 12-26, Oct. 3-31, Nov. 7-21, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Madison |
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Venue: |
Meet at the Audubon Shop |
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Description: |
See migrating shorebirds, songbirds, hawks and owls at Connecticut’s premier birding destination. |
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Wendell Minor: "Reaching for the Moon" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 12-Dec. 13, 2009 |
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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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"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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Apple Harvest Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
September 12-Nov. 7, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Sharon |
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Venue: |
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm |
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Description: |
Pick-your-own apples, shop at the store for apples, cider, cider donuts, cheese, and more. |
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"Art & Human Consciousness" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 16-Dec. 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery |
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Description: |
Robert January's figural work includes drawings and paintings, as well as historic art which inspired him to paint. |
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"Illusory Meeting Places" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 17-Nov. 17, 2009 |
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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: |
Works from both Eastern and Western philosophical and religious myths and traditions. |
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"Sustainable Choices: Living Today with Tomorrow in Mind" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
September 23-Dec. 31, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Discovery Museum |
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Description: |
An interactive exhibit that shows how the choices we make today impact the environment and the lives of future generations. Seven larger that life, interactive modules show everyday objects, activities and technology. Themes include electricity, water, transportation, shopping and the yard. |
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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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"Creative Dialogue: Latin American Printmakers" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 24-Nov. 7, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
Center for Contemporary Printmaking |
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Description: |
An exhibition and series of public programs exploring contemporary Carribean and Latin American prints and printmakers. |
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"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
September 25-Nov. 29, 2009 |
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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: |
Comedy reigns when a thoroughly disarming slave named Pseudolus schemes to gain his freedom by helping his master’s son get the girl he desires. It’s an accelerating whirl of mixed identities, swinging doors, double takes, double entendres, outrageous puns and gags that will keep you laughing all the way home. |
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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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New England Landscape Inviitational |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 25-Dec. 5, 2009 |
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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: |
The Lyme Art Association welcomes award-winning landscape artists in a special exhibition and sale. |
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"Aggregate: Art & Architecture - a Brutalist Remix" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 25-Nov. 22, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Westport |
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Venue: |
Westport Arts Center |
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Description: |
An art exhibit inspired by the 20th century architectural style of Brutalism, Inc. explores the impact of the Brutalism architecture on society, exhibiting artworks that reflect, evaluate and expand upon its goals, materials and mixed receptions. |
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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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"International Marine Art" Exhibition & Sale |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 27-Nov. 15, 2009 |
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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: |
The exhibition features the work of artists from around the world and celebrates the timeless beauty of the sea in the most comprehensive exhibit of contemporary marine art in the nation. |
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"Meridans" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
September 30-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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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: |
Featured artist Elizabeth Gourlay returns with all new work in a mesmerizing exhibit. |
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Apple Harvest |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 1-Nov. 10, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
East Killingly |
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Venue: |
Palazzi Orchards |
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Description: |
Pick-your-own apples with 24 varieties, and pumpkins, weekend hay rides, fresh sweet cider, Revolutionary-era cemetery with a 200-year-old charter oak tree. |
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Open Juried Show |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 2-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Canton |
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Venue: |
Gallery on the Green |
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Description: |
Opening reception Oct. 3 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. |
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"Geretenish (Harvest): Gershon Camassar and the Jewish Agricultural Presence in Eastern Connecticut" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 4-Dec. 4, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
Otis Library |
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Description: |
Jewish farmers? Yes, hundreds of farm were established by Jewish families in eastern Connecticut from the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. This exhibit features landscape paintings by Gershon Cammassar (1908-1995), who came from a Jewish farming family in Columbia, Connecticut and whose paintings were motivated partly from a drive to preserve on canvas pastoral locales quickly being lost to development. Many of the paintings show farmlands during autumn, the time of "gerete |
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Faber Birren National Color Show |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 4-Nov. 5, 2009 |
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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: |
This competitive show is the only artistic event devoted exclusively to the use of color. |
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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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"The Fantasticks" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 7-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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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: |
Musical comedy performance follows the scheming of two neighboring fathers who attempt to spark a romance between their children by faking a feud. When a mysterious carnival of illusions rolls into town, the fathers enlist the aid of its enigmatic impressio, El Gallo, only to add an unexpected tangle to their matchmaking web. |
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"Halloween High School 2" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 10-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Downtown Cabaret Theatre |
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Description: |
It's back to school with the high-energy, totally cool and wicked awesome sequel to last year's sold out show. All of your favorite groovy ghoulies will be there .. wait until you see what happens in the hallowed halls of Halloween High School this time! |
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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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"Lyme Art Colony's Wee Faerie Village" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
October 10-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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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: |
Two dozen artists and designers construct a creative Faerie Village in the nooks and crannies of the 11-acre estate of the museum. |
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"Diversity of Three" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 10-Nov. 7, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Wilton |
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Venue: |
River Road Gallery |
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Description: |
Exhibit features the works of three Connecticut artists: representational landscapes and abstracts by Valerie Cecire; still life paintings and relief monotypes by Kathy Draper and large scale abstract canvases by Patrick James. Opening reception, Oct. 17, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. |
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Creative Workshops |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 2009 |
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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: |
Visit the Faerie Village and join in magical hands-on fun. Oct. 11: Magical Wands; Oct. 18: Charms & Amulets; Oct. 25: Crowns and Magical Hats; Nov. 1: Potions in Motion. |
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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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Haunted Farmyard |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
October 17-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo |
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Description: |
Guaranteed to delight and fright all those who pass through. |
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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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"Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 21-Nov. 22, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
Spirit of Broadway Theater |
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Description: |
Two character musical drama that recounts the chilling true story of the legendary duo who committed one of the most infamous and heinouscrimes of the 20th century. Focusing on their obsessive relationship and utilizing Leopold's 1958 parole hearing as a framework. This production reveals the series of events in 1024 Chicago that led about-to-be law students Leopold and Loeb to be forever remember as "the thrill killers." |
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Haunted Miniature Golf |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
October 22-25, 29-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Farmington |
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Venue: |
Farmington Miniature Golf |
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Description: |
18 ghoulishly fun holes of miniature golf and Halloween excitement, including face painting, stone rubbings, a donut dangle, refreshments and a haunted graveyard. |
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"Eclipsed" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 23-Nov. 14, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale Repertory Theatre |
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Description: |
Set in 2003, "Eclisped" unearths the wreckage of Liberia's vicious civil war and celebrates women who navigate the most brutal of circumstances. The 'wives" of a rebel commanding office from a community in a hostile warzone. Their world is transformed by the arrival of two newcomers and the unceremonious return of a former "wife" turned rebel soldier. Each woman finds her own means of survival, but at what cost? |
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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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Jewish Arts & Film Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 24-Nov. 8, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Stamford |
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Venue: |
Various location throughout the Fairfield County. |
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Description: |
Featuring music, recitals, dancing, fine art, author events, filmography and more. |
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"Inspired Art" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 24-Nov. 22, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Torrington |
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Venue: |
Artwell Gallery |
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Description: |
Visual and literary artist find inspiration in each other work in this show. |
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"Jerry's Girls" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 28-Nov. 15, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Ivoryton |
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Venue: |
Ivoryton Playhouse |
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Description: |
This dazzling array of some of Jerry Herman's best known songs from landmark shows such as "Hello Dolly" and "Mame" is a brilliantly lively show. |
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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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“Mistakes Were Made" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 29-Nov. 22, 2009 |
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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: |
Legendary Broadway producer Felix Artifex gets in way over his fast-talking head when he takes on the first world premiere of his long and checkered career. "Mistakes" is a gargantuan epic of the French Revolution which Felix thinks is going to be his ticket to professional and persona redemption - turns out it is a croissant-lined highway to disaster. |
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"MacBeth" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 29-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Flock Theatre |
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Description: |
Shakespeare's classic tragedy of ambition is brought to visceral life. An annual production, the perfect Halloween treat. |
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"Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 29-Nov. 8, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Storrs |
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Venue: |
Studio Theatre |
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Description: |
A small town elementary school teacher outs Abraham Lincoln in the fourth grade Christmas pageant. The hilarious anarchy, marked by interludes of campy dances, is cleverly contained in a spontaneous structure wherein the audience votes each night on how the play will unfold. |
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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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"Die Fledermaus" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 30 & Nov. 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Old Saybrook |
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Venue: |
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center |
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Description: |
"Die Fledermaus" (The Bat) is a comic opera with a plot based on intrigue and deception. The opera is presented with full orchestra, staging and costume. |
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Holiday Show |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
October 30-Nov. 15, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Sherman |
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Venue: |
White Silo Winery |
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Description: |
Holiday exhibition featuring Connecticut artists. |
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Holiday Craft Exhibition & Sale |
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Category: |
Major |
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Date(s): |
October 31-Dec. 31, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Brookfield |
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Venue: |
Brookfield Craft Center |
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Description: |
Event showcases the work of more than 200 artists from across the country. Shoppers will find unique handmade gifts of lasting value, made exclusively by American artists. Explore three floors of a charming, Colonial-vintage restored grist mill overlooking a river and waterfall. |
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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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Celebration of American Crafts |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Major |
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Date(s): |
October 31-Dec. 24, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Creative Arts Workshop |
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Description: |
More than 300 artists from across America will be featured, representing the finest in glass, ceramics, jewelry, wearable and decorative fiber, handcrafted furniture and much more. |
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"Both Side of the Pond: Ives & Elgar" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Danbury |
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Venue: |
Ives Concert Hall at Western Connecticut State University |
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Description: |
The Danbury Symphony Orchestra perform pieces by Charles Ives, from Danbury, Connecticut and Edward Elgar from England; in an exciting juxtaposition of music from both sides of the "pond." |
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"Seussical" |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 1, 2009 |
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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: |
Dr. Seuss's tales hit the stage in this unforgettable musical adventure by Broadway veterans Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. |
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Pumpkins, Pumpkins and More Pumpkins |
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Category: |
Historic Events |
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Date(s): |
November 1, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Meriden |
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Venue: |
Solomon Goffe House |
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Description: |
The ladies of the house will be baking on the hearth a variety of pumpkin dishes. |
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Monothon Party 2009 |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 1-7, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
Center for Contemporary Printmaking |
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Description: |
A marathon of monotype printmaking providing artists the opportunity to work with master printers. Auction and party, Sat. Nov. 21 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. |
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The Alpenland Tanzer |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 1, 2009 |
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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: |
A program of Bavarian dances, songs and sing-alongs. Cabaret style seating, bring your own refreshments. |
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Jazz Lab Band |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 2, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Storrs |
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Venue: |
von der Mehden Recital Hall at University of Connecticut |
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Description: |
Conducted by John Mastroianni. |
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"Suffield's Old Bridge Neighborhood" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 2-28, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Suffield |
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Venue: |
Kent Memorial Library |
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Description: |
A photo-documentary exhibit about an old East Suffield, Connecticut neighborhood and its connections to the carpet mill town Thompsonville. Created by artist and Suffield native, Laurie Tavino, it is comprised of historical facts, oral history and rarely seen photographs. Opening reception Nov. 7 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. |
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Noelle Carr: "The Veterans Memorial Gardens" |
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Category: |
Special Community, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 3-29, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Ridgefield Library |
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Description: |
An installation by Noelle Carr to honor American veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and the global war on terrorism. |
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Jazz Ensemble |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 3, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Storrs |
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Venue: |
von der Mehden Recital Hall at University of Connecticut |
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Description: |
Conducted by Earl MacDonald. |
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"Hudded Masses" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 4-Dec. 6, 2009 |
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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: |
New work by Charlie Goodwin, experience the colorful, circular forms as they huddle, coerce and comingle with one another. |
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The Science of Time Travel ... It's About Time |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 4, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Connecticut Science Center |
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Description: |
Dr. Ronald Mallett, Professor of Theoretical Relativity at the University of Connecticut believes he has discovered the basic equations for a working time machine. His book "Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality" is now being made into a movie. Time travel has been a dream for humankind for a long time. Dr. Mallett presents his intriguing theory and open the discussion of traveling in time to all. |
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Mitch Albom: Have a Little Faith |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
October 25, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Old Saybrook |
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Venue: |
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center |
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Description: |
92nd St Y live simulcast of Mitch Albom, author of "Tuesdays with Morrie" and "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." |
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"This Is My Country" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 4, 6-8, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
West Hartford |
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Venue: |
Mandell Jewish Community Center |
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Description: |
A musical story of American warriors from Colonial days through Vietnam, presented by the Veterans Memorial Theatre Company. The show is a history pageant, with poignant moments, that chronicles the experiences of soldiers and their families during this period of time. |
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"Seniors Haven Dreams Too" |
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Category: |
Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
November 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Meriden |
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Venue: |
Augusta Curtis Cultural Center |
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Description: |
Seniors art exhibit and sale, featuring art by those who are 55 and above. |
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"Get Rhythm: The Man in Black" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 6-22, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Downtown Cabaret Theatre |
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Description: |
A celebration of the music of Johnny Cash. |
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Deborah Wing-Sproul: "Water, Alge, Ice" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 6-Dec. 4, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Housatonic Museum of Art |
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Description: |
Solo exhibition, encompassing the full range of her "Tidal Culture" series, including video, photography and objects made of algae. |
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"Little Shop of Horrors" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 6-7, 13-15, 20-21, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Brookfield |
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Venue: |
Brookfield Theatre for the Arts |
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Description: |
Charming, tuneful and hilarious, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, this musical never fails to entertain. |
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Holiday Show |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 6-Dec. 13, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Canton |
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Venue: |
Gallery on the Green |
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Description: |
Opening reception Nov. 7 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Holiday party Dec. 12, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. |
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Evidence Dance Company |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 6, 2009 |
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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: |
Combines elements of dance from West Africa and the Caribbean. Its newest work, "Two-Year Old Gentlemen," is a highlight of the evening. |
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Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 6, 2009 |
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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: |
The 14-time Grammy Award winner continues to do his part to lead the recent roots revival in music. Known affectionately today as bluegrass music's official ambassador. |
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"The Sound of Music" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 6-8, 12-15, 20-22, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Manchester |
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Venue: |
Cheney Hall |
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Description: |
The classic story of the Von Trapp family as the widower Captain Von Trapp hires Maria, straight from the convent, to be the governess of his seven children. She brings love and music back to the family, and together they dare to escape the Nazi invasion of their lives and their Austria. |
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First Friday |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 6, 2009 |
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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: |
Live jazz, open galleries, a selection of light hors d'oeuvres and beverages. |
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Christmas Bazaar |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 6-7, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
St. Francis Church |
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Description: |
Features handcrafts, knitting and crochet items, Country Store, white elephant and seasonal items. Face painting, children's games, penny auction and good food. |
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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
John C. Evans Hall at Connecticut College |
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Description: |
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First-Friday-Free Family Night |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Niantic |
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Venue: |
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut |
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Description: |
Family fun hands-on activities for everyone to enjoy. |
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The Edgar Winter Band |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
A prolific writer, Edgar's music encompasses many different genres, including rock, jazz, blues and pop. |
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First Friday Live Sounds |
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Category: |
Performing Art, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 6, 2009 |
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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): |
November 6, 2009 |
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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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Cheryl Wheeler |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Old Saybrook |
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Venue: |
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center |
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Description: |
A gifted songwriter with a beautiful voice must share the stage with the savagely funny social critic and it is the audience that reaps the hilarious rewards of this arrangement. |
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“The Fantasticks” |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 6-7, 13-15, 19-21, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Windham |
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Venue: |
Burton Levitt Theatre |
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Description: |
Timeless theatrical fable about falling in love, growing up and coming home again will warm your heart. Spend a magical evening with this musical classic and smiles are sure to "follow, follow ..." |
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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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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 7, 2009 |
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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: |
Featuring Christopher Maltman, baritone, Inon Barnata, piano, and Liza Ferschtman, violin. The ensemble performs an all Schubert program. |
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New England Film & Telelvision Expo |
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Category: |
Consumer Shows |
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Date(s): |
November 7, 2009 |
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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: |
Event is designed for those people who have always wanted to be on the big or small screen as well as those who have always wanted to work behind the scenes in film or television. |
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Bruckner Orchesrra of Linz |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 7, 2009 |
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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 Bruckner Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, has become one of Central Europe's leading orchestras. |
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Discovery Day |
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Category: |
Special Community, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 7, 2009 |
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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: |
A community outreach event that introduces children and families to the fantastical work of theatre. This year's event has a carnival theme with backstage tours and hands-on workshops in mask making, audio-visual experiments, juggling, prop making and storytelling. There will also be face painting, food and music. |
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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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End of the Year Tag Sale |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 7, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
Holy New Martyrs Church |
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Description: |
Collectibles, household items and home furnishings; Slavic foods available. |
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Gem, Mineral, Jewelry & Fossil Show |
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Category: |
Consumer Shows |
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Date(s): |
November 7-8, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Old Greenwich |
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Venue: |
Eastern Greenwich Civic Center |
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Description: |
Show with exhibitors of gems, minerals, fossils, and jewelry, demonstrations, door prizes, food available. Hosted by the Stamford Mineralogical Society Club. |
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"Turandot" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 7, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Old Saybrook |
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Venue: |
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center |
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Description: |
Breathtaking production of Puccini's last opera is a favorite of the Metropolitan Opera. |
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Arts & Crafts Show |
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Category: |
Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
November 7, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Oxford |
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Venue: |
Oxford Center School |
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Description: |
Juried show featuring all original and handmade, refreshments. |
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Upclose & Personal with Kenny Vance & The Planotones |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 7, 2009 |
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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: |
Former Jay and the American founder, Kenny Vance brings all of your favorite Doo Wop tunes to life in one intimate concert. |
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Introduction to Herbal Medicine; Family Immunity for Winter Months |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 7, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Washington |
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Venue: |
Institute for American Indian Studies |
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Description: |
Learn a variety of safe and natural remedies to help support your family's immune system for the upcoming winter months. Demonstrations on how to make herbal syrups and healing herbal teas. |
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Red Rose Tea Fair |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 7-8, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Windsor |
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Venue: |
Hilton Garden Inn |
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Description: |
Collectors from all over the country come to buy, sell and trade Wade Figurines and enjoy related items at the fair. Dinner, tea cup auction and tea party |
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Tea with Prudence & Sarah |
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Category: |
Historic Events |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Canterbury |
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Venue: |
Prudence Crandall Museum |
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Description: |
Actors Donna Dufresne and Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti become Prudence Crandall and Sarah Harris Fayerweather in this compelling dialogue based on historical facts. Followed by tea, scones, tea sandwiches and cookies. |
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'Turandot" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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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: |
Director Franco Zeffirelli's breathtaking production of Puccini's last opera is Metropolitan Opera favorite. Maria Guleghina is the ruthless Chinese princess and Marcello Giodani sings Calaf. |
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Wreath Ramble |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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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: |
Gather nature's bounty along the estate's woodland trails, then create your own seasonal wreath with the help of experts. |
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Fall Hikers’ Hike |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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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: |
A strenuous hike over rough terrain, suggested for experience hikers only. |
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Connecticut Veterans Day Parade |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Kicks off Buckingham & Washington Sts. |
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Description: |
U.S. veterans from all over Connecticut will march in the largest veterans event in the state, including marching bands, floats, and a moment of silence. |
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Second City Steam |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
City Steam Brewery Cafe |
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Description: |
Local improvisational theater troop Sea Tea Improv presents off-the-cuff theatrical comedy. |
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Sunday Music Series |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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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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New Haven Restaurant Week |
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Category: |
Culinary, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 8-13, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
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Description: |
More than 25 restaurants are participating with a $16.38 for Priz Fixe lunch and $29 for Prix Fixe dinner. |
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Museum's Birthday Celebration |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Niantic |
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Venue: |
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut |
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Description: |
Activities include pin the tongue on Rictor and a scavenger hunt with special prizes. |
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Youth Monothon 2009 |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
Center for Contemporary Printmaking |
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Description: |
A marathon of monotype printmaking providing artists the opportunity to work with master printers open to children. Auction and party, Sat. Nov. 21 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. |
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Women Take Flight |
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Category: |
Special Community, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 8, 2009 |
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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: |
Meet women in all fields of aviation. Presentations, short films and spend time talking with women who work in the aviation industry. Food vendors on site all day. |
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The Road to Appomatox |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 9, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Newtown |
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Venue: |
C.H. Booth Library |
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Description: |
The Civil War ended at Appomatox (Virginia), but many battles, maneuvers and deaths preceded this fateful day of surrender. A presentation by David Montgomery who will fascinate you with his stories of the events that led to Appomoatox. |
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Dinosaur Dig |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 10, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center |
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Description: |
Learn all about dinosaurs that used to roam through New England with a special "dinosaur dig" looking for fossils of their bones and footprints. Pre-registration is required. |
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Community Day |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 11, 2009 |
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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 scavenger hunt in the museum's galleries to learn about the many different people who lived and settled in Fairfield. |
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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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Vietnam Oral Histories |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 11, 2009 |
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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: |
Hartford native and Plainville resident, John Puzzo, who is a veteran of the Vietnam War and Iraq War, will talk about his two new books "K/75th Rangeers, 'The Highlanders' In the Vietnam War" and "Vietnam And Hollywood." |
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Holiday Open House |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 11-30, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Prescient Studios - The Gallery |
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Description: |
An impressive gallery and working studio of master glass artist Jeffrey P'an who specializes in the design and production of distinctive glass objects. Offering discounts on his works. |
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"Altelier VI" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 11-Nov. 29, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
New Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Sculpture Barn |
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Description: |
Annual member artist exhibition is an anticipated tradition celebrating contemporary works created on site. |
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Holiday Open House |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 11-30, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Stonington |
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Venue: |
Prescient Studios |
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Description: |
An impressive gallery and working studio of master glass artist Jeffrey P'an who specializes in the design and production of distinctive glass objects. Offering discounts on his works with daily glassblowing demonstrations. |
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"Letters Home" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 11, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Westport |
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Venue: |
Westport Country Playhouse |
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Description: |
A dramatic presentation of actual letters written by soldiers serving in the Middle East. This presentation gives audiences a powerful portrait of the soldier experience in the ongoing war, and without politicizing, gives voice to the people who are still fighting and dying far away from home. |
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Literary Lights: A Book Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 12, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Greenwich |
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Venue: |
Greenwich Arts Council |
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Description: |
Featured author is world-renowned architecture and design critic Paul Goldberger, who will speak at a luncheon at Chelmsford, a historic McKim, Mead, and White designed home in Greenwich. Literary Lights continues in the evening when over twenty nationally prominent authors are brought together for literary discussion, book signings, sales and refreshments. |
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"Shakespeare's R&J" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 12-Dec. 20, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
TheaterWorks |
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Description: |
The classic story of history's most famous romance in a modern tale of teenage awakening. This production explores youthful desires, vulnerability and burgeoning sexuality as four schoolboys at a repressive preparatory school discover William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and find themselves suddenly immersed in the tragic story of forbidden love. As the boys assume the roles of all the play's characters, the classic tale begins to blur with the students' own lives and Shakespeare's verse is |
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Hartford Symphony Orchestra |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 12-15, 2009 |
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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: |
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms "Requiem" with the Hartford Chorale. |
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Liquid Lounge |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 12, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Connecticut Science Center |
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Description: |
Experience live science, inspired liquid delights and cash bar, live music, select movie showing, more than 150 exhibits, cafe specials and more. |
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"Wild Black Yonder" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 12-14, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Old Saybrook |
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Venue: |
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center |
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Description: |
The Margreta Stage Company presents the world premiere production of a new play by Connecticut's Larry Bloom. |
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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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"Dixie's Tupperware Party" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 13-15, 2009 |
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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: |
Dixie Longate, the fast-taking Tupperware Lady, will pack up her catalogues, leave her children in an Alabama trailer park, and take New London by storm for a weeklong Tupperware Party filled with outrageous tales, free giveaways, audience participation and the most fabulous assortment of Tupperware ever sold on a theater stage. |
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Sugarloaf Crafts Festival |
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Category: |
Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
November 13-15, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Connecticut Expo Center |
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Description: |
More than 200 of the nation's most accomplished craftspeople, as well as renowned artisans from Connecticut, will display and sell their handmade works. Dozens of food vendors offer delectable confections and gourmet creations for sample and purchase. |
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 13-14, 2009 |
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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: |
America's favorite contemporary little big band, the award-winning, jumping jazz, retro swing band, recreates the sound of swing from the 1940s and 50s. |
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Friday Nights in The District |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 13-Dec. 18, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Downtown |
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Description: |
Downtown New London is keeping its doors open late with hands-on activities, music and demonstrations. Come and experience everything "The District" has to offer. |
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The Calder Quartet |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 13, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
John C. Evans Hall at Connecticut College |
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Description: |
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"small works, BIG ART" - Holiday Show |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 13-Dec. 27, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Stamford |
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Venue: |
Loft Artist Association Gallery |
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Description: |
Show displays the works of 30 talented artists and promises to delight the eyes of art connoisseurs, admirers and casual viewers. |
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Nature Mania - Wolves |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 13, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
West Hartford |
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Venue: |
The Children's Museum |
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Description: |
Events include an up-close encounter with Atka, a live Artic Grey Wolf and a fascinating and informative presentation about the lives, history and predatory roles of wolves. |
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"The Knight Before Christmas" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 14-Dec. 30, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Downtown Cabaret Theatre |
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Description: |
Brand new musical features dashing Knights, trolls, damsels in distress, dungeons, Kings, Queens and more. the medieval mansion is under a curse and the holidays are forbidden. It is up to a clever jester named Chester to summon a brave Knight, rescue the Princess and defeat the wicked sorceress and bring Christmas to the castle once more. |
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