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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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"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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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"Continuous Present" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 6-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale University Art Gallery |
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Description: |
Eleven compelling contemporary artists working in an array of media reveal the capacity for art to reposition our engagement with the world. |
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"Rembrandt's People" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 10-Jan. 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art |
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Description: |
Exhibition features Rembrandt's powerful figure paintings, which are hailed as his greatest artistic achievement. |
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Horace Walpole's "Strawberry Hill" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 15-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale Center for British Art |
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Description: |
This exhibition analyzes the history and reception of Walpole's collection as he assembled and displayed it in Strawberry Hill, his Gothic house in Twickenham, England. |
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"The Allure of Lace" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 17-Feb. 28, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art |
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Description: |
Exhibit displays flat-mounted laces, lace trimmed dresses and accessories, and will complement "Rembrandt's People" by showing examples of the exquisite lace collars and cuffs fashionable in the 17th century and featured in many of Rembrandt's portraits. |
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"Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
October 24-Jan. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Old Lyme |
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Venue: |
Florence Griswold Museum |
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Description: |
Works from the Florence Griswold Museum and the Portland Museum of Art in Maine examine the artistic communities of Cos Cob, Old Lyme, Oquinquit and Monhegan. |
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"Celebrating Our Cultural Legacies: Fairfield's Hungarian Community" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 29-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Fairfield Museum & History Center |
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Description: |
Exhibit features bold and colorful Hungarian posters from 1920-1980 with dramatic graphics and powerful messages relating to subjects such as the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the idyllic vision of life promoted by the post-World War II Communist government. The history of the local Hungarian community will be explored through traditional artifacts loaned by area residents. |
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NEW/NOW: Sandra Allen |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
October 30-Jan. 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
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Description: |
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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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"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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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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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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Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society Exhibition |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 7-Jan. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Hartford |
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Venue: |
Hartford Fine Art Gallery |
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Description: |
Juried art exhibition featuring plein air landscapes by Connecticut artists. Opening reception and award presentation on Fri., Nov. 7. |
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A Home Town Holiday |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 7-Jan. 4, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
New Milford |
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Venue: |
Hunt Hill Farm |
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Description: |
View the 27-foot towering tree decorated with handcrafted wooden ornament. Adorning the tree are 21 well-known New Milford buildings, more than 40 snow-capped pine trees and a moon with the silhouette of Santa and his eight reindeer. |
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An American Collector's Christmas |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 17-Jan. 3 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Farmington |
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Venue: |
Hill-Stead Museum |
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Description: |
Enjoy a rare glimpse into the holiday environment of a well-to-do New England family at the turn of the 20th century. |
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"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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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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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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"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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"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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Holiday Tree & Item Display |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 14-Dec. 14, 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: |
Beautiful display of trees. wreaths and centerpieces to be auctioned off. |
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Festival of Lighthouses |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 14-Jan. 18, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
The Maritime Center at Norwalk |
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Description: |
More than 20 hand-crafted working lighthouses displayed throughout the Aquarium. Visitors can follow these creative beacons through the galleries and then cast a vote for their favorite. |
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A Victorian Holiday |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 18-Jan. 5 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Mark Twain House & Museum |
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Description: |
The Tiffany-decorated mansion is adorned as it was for holiday celebrations from 1874 to 1891. |
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Holiday Exhibition Sale |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 20-Dec. 24, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Avon |
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Venue: |
Farmington Valley Arts Center |
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Description: |
Artists' studios and galleries open to celebrate the holiday season. Stroll the boardwalk, enjoy food and fun, be inspired and start holiday shopping in style. Offering an amazing variety of artwork. |
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Holiday Train Show Exhibit |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 20-Feb. 14 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Essex |
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Venue: |
Connecticut River Museum |
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Description: |
Features an operating model railroad that is bigger and better than ever and promises to bring out the child in everyone. |
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Holiday Fine Art & Gift Salon |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 20-Dec. 26, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Mystic Arts Center |
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Description: |
Explore the galleries to find hundreds of pieces of affordable and original fine art and one-of-a-kind gifts made by local artisans. |
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Fantasy of Lights |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 20-Dec. 31, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Lighthouse Park |
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Description: |
Drive through an enchanting land of sparkling lights and spectacular holiday light displays. Delights children and adults of all ages. |
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The Magic of Christmas: A Holiday Celebration |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 21-Jan. 10, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Old Lyme |
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Venue: |
Florence Griswold Museum |
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Description: |
Miss Florence Artist Tree decorated with the work of more than 100 artists from across the country, themed Fantasy Trees, and the historic house decorated for a 1910 Christmas. |
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Holiday Show |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 21-Dec. 23, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Rowayton |
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Venue: |
Rowayton Arts Center |
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Description: |
One-of-a-kind pottery, jewelry, paintings, photography, prints and accessories. |
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Holiday Art & Craft Sale |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 21-Dec. 18, 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: |
Local artists exhibit and sell handmade crafts. |
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WinterFresh Market |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
November 22-Feb. 28 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Coventry |
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Venue: |
Coventry High School |
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Description: |
Coventry Regional Farmers' Market offers a weekly indoor farmer's market featuring Connecticut's largest selection of fresh locally-grown and produced foods all winter. |
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"Winter Miniatures by Maritime Masters" Exhibition & Sale |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 22-Dec. 31, 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: |
Exhibit features paintings by top national and international marine artists. More than 125 framed paintings will be displayed and available for purchase - each no larger than 12 inches in height or width. |
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Festival of Silver Lights |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 24-Jan. 7 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Meriden |
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Venue: |
Hubbard Park |
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Description: |
Over 300 lighted displays throughout the Park. Over half million miniature lights in spectacular displays in trees, on the ponds and nestled in the natural habitat of this magnificent Park. |
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"Have You Seen Us?" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
November 24-Dec. 20, 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: |
Christmas Eve. A diner in a Southern California strip mall. Henry Parsons, a professor and South African transplant comes in for his usual - a turkey sandwich and insulting banter with Adela, the Mexican-American waitress. The two creep towards a fragile understanding until Solly and Rachael, an eastern European Jewish couple sit down to eat. The couple's entrance forces Henry to a reckoning with the demons in his heart and, for a moment, unites four lost souls. |
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Celebrate the Season |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Jan. 3 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Barnum Museum |
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Description: |
An exhibition exploring the evolution of the Christmas holiday in the 19th century America with period rooms decorated in elegant Victorian style. |
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Secret Santa Event |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Dec. 20, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Clinton |
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Venue: |
Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets |
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Description: |
Providing gifts for needy children along with letters from children to Santa are posted throughout. |
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Winterfest |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 27-29, Dec. 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 26-29, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Windsor |
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Venue: |
Connecticut Trolley Museum |
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Description: |
Ride a restored trolley as you travel through a tunnel of colored lights. Return to the winter wonderland with model trains, entertainment, refreshments, and visit with Santa (through Dec. 20). |
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Santa Special |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 27-29, Dec. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Essex |
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Venue: |
Essex Steam Train |
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Description: |
All aboard the Santa Special for a one-of-a-kind holiday experience. Enjoy the season as you relax with family and friends aboard rail cars adorned with vintage decorations. Bring your camera for that special moment. Santa promises to visit each child to review his or her Christmas list. Mrs. Claus, Rudolph and Christmas Penquin will be on board to spread holiday cheer. Plus, each child will receive a small holiday gift from Santa's elves. |
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Holiday Activities |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 27 & 29, Dec. 5-6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Franklin |
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Venue: |
Blue Slope Country Museum |
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Description: |
Horse drawn wagon rides through the farm, signing Christmas cards, make an old fashioned ornament, refreshments. |
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Festival of Light |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Major |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Jan. 6 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Constitution Plaza |
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Description: |
More than 250,000 white lights turn the Plaza into an enchanting winter wonderland with sparking fountains, sculptures, trees and more. Santa arrives at the opening ceremony in all-new magical way on Nov. 27. This year will have more children's activities throughout the celebration. |
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Holiday Show & Sale |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Jan. 5, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Meriden |
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Venue: |
Gallery 53 |
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Description: |
Gallery filled with handmade crafts, jewelry, scarves and much more. |
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Wesleyan Potters Exhibit & Sale |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Dec. 12, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Middletown |
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Venue: |
350 South Main St. |
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Description: |
One of the oldest juried craft show in the country, highlighting work by its members plus more than 200 talented American artisans in every craft field. |
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Holiday Sea of Trees |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Jan. 4,2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration |
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Description: |
See the Aquarium transform into a winter wonderland. Over 20 Christmas trees all with different themes and decorated by local organizations. It is a magical time of the year when bright lights reflect off the glass of many of the inside exhibits. |
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The 12 Dinosaurs of Christmas |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 27-Dec. 31, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Oakdale |
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Venue: |
The Dinosaur Place |
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Description: |
View dinosaurs in ways unlike any other and spend quality time with the family during the holiday season. |
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Holiday Festivities |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 28-Dec. 30, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Haddam |
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Venue: |
Gillette Castle State Park |
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Description: |
Enjoy the holiday decorations designed and created by local volunteers. William Gillette's famous 24-room home, perched on the southernmost of seven hills on the east bank of the Connecticut River will be decorated in holiday finery. From Nov. 28-Dec. 20, open Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri. evening showings on Dec. 4, 11, and 18 from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. with seasonal music. Closed Dec. 25-27. Re-opens Dec. 28-30 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with special free-of-charge children-related activities. |
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Holiday Lights on the Trolley |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 28-29, Dec. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
East Haven |
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Venue: |
Shore Line Trolley Museum |
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Description: |
Enjoy the holiday lights display while riding a cozy, heated trolley. |
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Santa on the Trolley |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
November 28-29, Dec. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
East Haven |
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Venue: |
Shore Line Trolley Museum |
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Description: |
Ride cozy, heated trolleys to visit Santa and see model train layouts. Each child receives a gift, refreshments. |
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Lantern Light Tours |
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Category: |
Major, Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
November 28, Dec. 4-5, 11-12, 18-20, 26-27, 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: |
A New England holiday tradition. Immerse yourself in an all new tale of the magic, merriment and mystery of Christmas Eve, 1876. Stroll through a festival holiday village, kick up your heels in a tavern dance and visit with sailors in port for the holiday. You may event see ol' St. Nick. |
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Artists Open Studios |
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Category: |
Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
November 28-29, Dec. 5-6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Scotland |
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Venue: |
Northeast Connecticut |
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Description: |
Free, educational opportunity to visit more than 80 diverse artists exhibiting and demonstrating original handcrafted artwork. |
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Sculpture, Craft, Glass & Ceramics! |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
November 28-Dec. 20, 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: |
The region's finest sculpture and crafts artists offer their art for sale this holiday season. |
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Holiday Show & Sale - Women Artists Collective |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
November 28-Jan. 7, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Windsor |
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Venue: |
Windsor Art Center |
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Description: |
Shop for fine art, prints, jewelry, potter, glass and more. |
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"Mamma Mia" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 1-6, 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 ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. |
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Kangho Lee |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 1, 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: |
Kangho Lee has been a sought-after cello soloist and chamber musician since his orchestral debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at the age of 12. He has collaborated with world-renowned musicians, served as a South Korean cultural representative, given recitals throughout Europe and for the U.N. |
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"Dixie's Tupperware Party" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 1-6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Garde Arts Center |
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Description: |
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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Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 3, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Hartford |
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Venue: |
East Hartford Cultural Center |
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Description: |
An exciting 5-piece band featuring Cody Shuler, mandolin and vocals. |
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Holiday Fest |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 8-May3-7, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Hartford |
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Venue: |
Town-wide |
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Description: |
Events include concert (Dec. 3), tree lighting ceremony and carol singing (Dec. 4), visit with Santa (Dec. 6) and much more. |
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“A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 3-30, 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: |
Connecticut's favorite holiday tradition. Ghosts soar over the audience and snow falls on Victorian London in a classic Christmas tale sure to delight the entire family. |
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Hartford Symphony Orchestra |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 3-6, 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 Masterworks performs Tchaikovsky's Fifth. |
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Antiquarius 2009 |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
December 3-6, 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: |
40 world-class antique and art dealers offer the finest pieces to this antique show. |
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“Galileo” |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 3-12, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Storrs |
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Venue: |
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre |
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Description: |
Galileo hears of a new invention, the telescope and then builds one for himself. He confirms that the Earth rotates around the Sun and is threatened with torture if he does not recant his findings. |
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Wind Ensemble |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 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 Jeffrey Renshaw. |
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Christmas Town Festival |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Major |
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Date(s): |
December 4-5, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Bethlehem |
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Venue: |
Town Green |
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Description: |
Follow the star to Bethlehem, Connecticut. More than 75 art and craft exhibitors in seven building, hay rides, strolling carolers, entertainment and food. Visit the post office to mail your Christmas cards with the special Christmas Cache. |
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Holiday Night |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 4, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Chester |
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Venue: |
Town Center |
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Description: |
Tree lighting and caroling; several shops, restaurants, and galleries open for special events. |
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Opening of the Holiday Express Train Show |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 4, 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: |
Following the town's annual tree lighting ceremony, visitors are welcome to warm up at the opening of this traditional holiday train show. |
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Firelight Festival |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 4, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Guilford |
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Venue: |
Henry Whitfield State Museum |
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Description: |
Follow the luminaria to an outdoor fire to roast marshmellows, make s'mores and roast chestnuts. Tour the 1639 house and the exhibit "Holidaxe: The Real Story of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas," then make an ornament. |
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Christmas Craft Expo |
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Category: |
Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
December 4-6, 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 250 vendors offering American made arts and crafts, sample dozens of specialy foods and live holiday music. |
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Christmas in the Mansion |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 4-6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Milford |
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Venue: |
Lauralton Hall |
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Description: |
Features more than 50 distinguished exhibitors who display their products ranging from floral and gift boutiques to gourmet delectables, juried crafts. |
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First Friday |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 4, 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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“The Holly and The Ivy” - A Living History Play |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 4-6, 11-13, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Waterfront District |
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Description: |
Travel back through time with Professor Frost by horse and carriage to the first historical site downtown at the Hempstead House and continue to Shaw Mansion and the United States Custom House and City News as where history comes alive with scenes from the past. |
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First Friday Live Sounds |
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Category: |
Performing Art, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 4, 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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"Broadway Live ... Christmas" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Putnam |
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Venue: |
Bradley Playhouse |
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Description: |
A spectacular musical in the spirit of Christmas. |
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Holiday Stroll |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 4-5, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Main St. |
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Description: |
Horse and carriage rides along with holiday events at local merchants. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there too. |
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Chamber Ensemble |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 4, 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: |
Directed by Kangho Lee and Theodore Arm. |
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Holiday Celebration |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 4, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Woodbury |
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Venue: |
Glebe House Museum |
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Description: |
Candlelit cocktail party in beautifully decorated 1750s house. Decorations for sale, silent auction. |
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Christmas Fair |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Branford |
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Venue: |
First Congregational Church |
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Description: |
Homemade gifts, ornaments, jewelry, glassware, toys, baked goods, homemade candy, decorated wreaths and swags. Breakfast and lunch available. |
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Christmas in Whigville |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Burlington |
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Venue: |
Whigville Grange Hall |
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Description: |
Holiday fair with food, crafts and gifts. |
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Christmas Holiday House & Hearth Tour |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Coventry |
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Venue: |
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Description: |
Five historic homes and one historic church will be open to the public for tours. |
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Christmas in Connecticut |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Darien |
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Venue: |
Bates-Scofield House |
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Description: |
Open house with tours of the 1736 house, holiday decorations and small gifts available. Gingerbread house workshop for children (with advance registration). |
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“Emmet Otter" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
December 5-Jan. 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Haddam |
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Venue: |
Goodspeed Opera House |
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Description: |
As Christmas approaches the world of Frogtown Hollow, Emmet Otter and his Ma can only dream of buying each other gifts. So when a Christmas Eve talent contest is announced, both secretly enter hoping to win the prize money. In a heartwarming twist on "The Gift of the Magi", Emmet and Ma risk all they have and end up with the greatest grand prize of all. Featuring a lovable mix of actors, puppet characters from The Jim Henson Company, and a toe-tapping score, it is a classic holiday musical for a |
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Holiday Express Train Show |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5-Jan. 3 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Fairfield Museum & History Center |
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Description: |
Enjoy a unique, interactive train-filled experience and scenic train set layouts. |
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Holiday Boutique |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5-6, 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: |
Browse more than 20 artists and crafters displaying unique gifts suitable for any occasion. |
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Festival of Trees & Traditions |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5-13, 2009 |
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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: |
Delight in a festival of fanciful, fabulous and romantic trees, wreaths and more for your holiday decor. Musical entertainment, beautiful trees and decorations for purchase. Special events include "Candy Lane," special craft activities for children, weekdays 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 5, free admission for children 12 and under who bring a new unwrapped gift to be donated. Dec. 12, free admission for children 12 and under who bring new hats, scarves, mittens or gloves t |
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Christmas Fair |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hebron |
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Venue: |
St. Peter's Episcopal Church |
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Description: |
Crafts, country store, bake sale, wreaths, garlands, holiday raffle baskets, luncheons available. |
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Afternoon with Santa |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Kensington |
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Venue: |
New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park |
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Description: |
Enjoy cookies and hot chocolate or tea with Santa. Get your picture taken with Santa and make holiday crafts. |
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"The Nutcracker" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5-6, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Manchester |
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Venue: |
Manchester High School |
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Description: |
Magical holiday dreams really do come true. A giant Christmas tree that grows before your eyes, valiant toy soldiers, twirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers and visions of sugarplums. All this and more come to life on stage in this timeless production. This production will highlight Connecticut Concert Ballet's talented local students alongside professional dancers from the Island Moving Company. |
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Boston Pops Holiday Concert |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 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: |
Since its beginning in 1885, the Boston Pops has evolved into a beloved American institution. Celebrate the magic of the holiday season with this orchestra. |
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"Nutcracker" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 12, 19, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mashantucket |
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Venue: |
Mashantucket Pequot Auditorium |
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Description: |
A Mystic Nut! Cracker is an unparalleled interpretation of the seasonal tale with over-the-top characters, comedy and wit, clever references for adults and pure enjoyment for children. Performed by Mystic Ballet's international world-class dancers. |
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Chorale Connecticut Winter Concert |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Meriden |
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Venue: |
First United Methodist Church |
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Description: |
Program includes Hebrew praise songs, Spanish carols and lullabies reminiscent of Christmas in the Southeast. Harpist and guitar accompaniment adds spice to the joyous evening. |
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Gingerbread Village & Christmas Bazaar |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5-12, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Middlebury |
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Venue: |
St. George's Church |
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Description: |
The Village is made up of more than 50 buildings, with horse and sleigh teams, ponds, boats, sledders, all dressed in Christmas colors in true holiday splendor. |
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Celebration of Lights & Song |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Waterfront District |
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Description: |
Events include a visit from Santa, cookie decorating, ornament making, ice carvings, tree lighting and caroling, entertainment. |
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Norwalk Community Chorale Christmas Concert |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
Norwalk Concert Hall |
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Description: |
Four-part mixed chorus perform music for the holiday season. |
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Holiday Open Studio |
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Category: |
Arts and Crafts, Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 5-6, 12-13, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
South Windsor |
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Venue: |
Greenleaf Pottery |
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Description: |
Functional pottery designs are features including single coffee mugs, complete dinner sets, lamps and more. Each customer will receive a free stoneware wine cup while supplies last. |
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Holiday Open House |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Tolland |
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Venue: |
Birch Mountain Pottery |
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Description: |
Featuring pottey-made on site and work by more than 20 artists and artisans. Live music, refreshments. |
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“Nutcracker" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 5-13, 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: |
Nutmeg Ballet brings to life Tchailovsky's "Nutcracker," delighting audiences young and old. |
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Christmas Fair |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 5, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Wallingford |
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Venue: |
First Congregational Church |
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Description: |
Yesterday’s treasures, silent auction, holiday crafts, nostalgic aromas, lunch available. |
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"Messiah" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 5-6, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Westbrook |
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Venue: |
St. Mark Church |
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Description: |
100 voice chorus, with professional orchestra and soloist, directed by Barry Asch. |
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Solstice & Holiday Celebration |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ansonia |
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Venue: |
Ansonia Nature & Recreation Center |
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Description: |
Fun crafts and music, hot cider and refreshments will be available. |
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The Remarkable Ladies of Chester |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Chester |
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Venue: |
Chester Meetinghouse |
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Description: |
Program included a smorgasbord of stories about some of the women - past and present - who helped create the fabric of Chester. Hear stories of Chester women by people who knew them and share some of your own. Refreshments will be served. |
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Meet the Family |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 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: |
Travel back in time to the holiday season of 1908. Tour the decorated house at your pace and chat with interpreters portraying members of the Pope family, their household staff and guests. |
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Yuletide Celebration |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 6-17, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Gales Ferry |
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Venue: |
Nathan Lester House |
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Description: |
Winter celebration in a 1793 Colonial farmhouse with seasonal decorations, delicious refreshments, warm yourself at the hearth, enjoy caroling. |
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Santa’s Run |
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Category: |
Sport Events, Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Glastonbury |
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Venue: |
Glastonbury High School |
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Description: |
A fun, family oriented 3.5 mile run on a certified course over a varied terrain, features a costume division. |
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Holiday Hike & Social |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 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 hour-and-a-half hike, wear comfortable shoes, bring snacks and water. |
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Second City Steam |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 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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Santa & Mrs. Claus |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Middlebury |
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Venue: |
Golden Age of Trucking Museum |
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Description: |
Santa and Mrs. Clause arrive in their antique truck with a gift for each child, get your picture taken with Santa, holiday craft making, cookies and caroling. |
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United States Coast Guard Band Chamber Players |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Leamy Hall Auditorium |
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Description: |
Chamber music by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms and exciting explorations of the works of today's composers. |
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Holiday House Tour |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Newtown |
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Venue: |
Matthew Curtiss House |
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Description: |
Featuring a weaving demonstration by Rebecca Arkenberg who will tell the story of Silas Burtan, an 18th century weaver. |
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Winter Festival Parade |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 6-17, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
Chelsea Grounds |
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Description: |
Two-hour parade with many floats, cast of characters, mascots, fife and drum corps, all types of bands, clowns, magicians, musical dance groups. |
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Wine Tasting |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Lounsbury House at Ridgefield Community Center |
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Description: |
Enjoy the afternoon with friends, tasting wine and savoring some hors d'oeuvres. |
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Heights & Lights |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Stamford |
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Venue: |
Landmark Square Building |
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Description: |
From 22 stories high above watch and cheer for Santa Claus as he makes his daredevil descent, twisting and flying from the top of Landmark Square. Then follow Santa for the lighting of the holiday tree. |
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Festival Chorus & Concert Choir |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 6, 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: |
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The Bowen's 1887 Christmas Celebration |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 6-17, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Woodstock |
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Venue: |
Roseland Cottage |
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Description: |
The program highlights decorations based upon the Bowen's 1887 Christmas celebration. Enjoy first floor tours and reading from Dicken's "A Christmas Carol." |
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Yule Be Swinging |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 7, 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: |
An evening of holiday jazz. |
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Holiday Boutique & Luncheon |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 8-12, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Keeler Tavern Museum |
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Description: |
Enjoy a delicious lunch in the historic Cass Gilbert Garden House and shop in the museum’s extended gift shop. |
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Symphonic Band |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 8, 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 David MIlls. |
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"Give & Take" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit, Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 9-Jan. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Chester |
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Venue: |
eo art lab |
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Description: |
A group show for the holidays. |
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Liquid Lounge |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 10, 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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Symphonic Orchestra |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 10, 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 Jeffrey Renshaw. |
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Bolcom & Morris |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 10, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
West Hartford |
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Venue: |
Millard Auditorium at University of Hartford |
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Description: |
For more than three decades composer/pianist William Bolcom and mezzo-soprano Joan Morris have been delighting audiences around the world with their witty and stylish interpretations of American song. |
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Winter Puppet Show |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
December 11, 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: |
Traditional puppet show for children of all ages, refreshments served, tours of the historic house. |
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“Nutcracker” |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 11-13, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Danbury |
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Venue: |
Danbury High School |
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Description: |
The Danbury Symphony Orchestra will be joined by over 200 dancers from the greater Danbury area in this fully staged, costumed production |
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Candlelight Tour |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 11, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Ogden House |
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Description: |
Celebrate the holidays while glimpsing life during the mid-18th century and enjoy holiday refreshments. |
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Rockapella - The Holiday Show |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 11, 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: |
The undisputed kings of a capella music returns by popular demand. |
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Holiday Pops Spectacular |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 11-12, 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: |
It is Hartford's favorite holiday tradition. Treat the entire family to sparkling carols, seasonal chestnuts and spirited choruses. Plus sing-alongs and a visit from Santa. |
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Festival of Lights |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
December 11, 2009 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration |
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Description: |
Enchanted evening with carolers, holiday music, storytellers, costumed characters, face painters and a visit from Santa among the aquarium's exhibits. |
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John Haberle: "Master of Illusion" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
December 11-Mar. 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
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Description: |
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Deck the Walls |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
December 11-Jan. 9 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Old Lyme |
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Venue: |
Lyme Art Association |
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Description: |
Exhibition celebrates still life, figurative and other subject matter captured on canvas and sculpture. |
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Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 12, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Arena at Harbor Yard |
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Description: |
A new theatrical figure skating event with music performed live by Chicago with many special guests. |
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Greater Bridgeport Symphony |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 12, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Klein Auditorum |
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Description: |
"Seasonal Sensations," a holiday Pops concert celebration with guest conductor Mark Shapiro and Metropolitan Opera star Harolyn Blackwell, soprano. |
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Holiday House Tour |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 12, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Essex |
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Venue: |
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Description: |
Self-guided walking tour of seven historic Essex village homes and also the historic Pratt House and the Connecticut River Museum. |
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"The Nutcracker" |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 12-13, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Windsor |
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Venue: |
Windsor High School |
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Description: |
Magical holiday dreams really do come true. A giant Christmas tree that grows before your eyes, valiant toy soldiers, twirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers and visions of sugarplums. All this and more come to life on stage in this timeless production. This production will highlight Connecticut Concert Ballet's talented local students alongside professional dancers from the Island Moving Company. |
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Holiday House Tour |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 12, 2009 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Woodbury |
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Venue: |
* |
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Description: |
Tour featuring some of the town's most exceptional homes all decorated with holiday decorations. |
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Fairfield County Children’s Choir Winter Concert |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 13, 2009 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Klein Memorial Auditorium |
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Description: |
A community-based choral program made up of more than 260 children singing holiday selections. |
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Candlelight Open House |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
December 13, 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: |
Decorated for the holidays, the 1750 home comes to life with the warmth and charm of the season. Entertainment, crafts, costumed guides and refreshments. |
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A Kenny G Holiday |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 13, 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: |
With each new recording, Kenny G begins from a personal place - the sounds that move him. It brings him great joy to introduce new material to a live audience. |
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Santa's Workshop |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
December 13-23, 2009 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Manchester |
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Venue: |
Wickham Park |
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Description: |
Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, elves making toys, set in a log cabin with decorations and music, and a fire in the great stone fireplace. |
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Holiday Brunch with Santa |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
December 13 & 20, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Middlefield |
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Venue: |
Lyman Homestead |
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Description: |
Enjoy a special holiday brunch with Santa and Mrs. Claus in the historic Lyman Homestead. |
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Sunday Music Series |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
December 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: |
Concert in the Stanley Works Center. |
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Christopher Martin’s 5K Christmas Run for Children |
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Category: |
Sport Events, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
December 13, 2009 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Christopher Martins Restaurant |
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Description: |
Post race party features complimentary food and beverages. |
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