This Thursday is the Wadsworth Atheneum’s First Thursday event. From 5-8pm there will be live music (which, in my experience, has never been at a volume that discourages conversation) by Samba Brasil, along with dance instruction. The museum’s director will be giving a gallery talk at 6pm. There is food provided by The Russell and rumor has it, there will be a cake. The galleries and gift shop will be open until 8pm.
At 8pm, there will be a screening of Slumdog Millionaire. The tickets for this are sold separately.
Allegedly this costs $5, but Phoenix employees and those affiliated with corporate donors (University of Hartford is on that list) get in for free. I find that most ticket prices can be negotiated, but you should probably pay if you can because, you know, the economy sucks.
lobonick
also hartbeat ensemble is having a presentation at the hartford library at 6:00. i do like the first thursdays. nothing like looking at a picasso while drinking a glass of wine.
kerri
Hartbeat’s presentation is on the drug war, and if it were not Julie’s Live in Hartford Birthday Meet-Up Extravaganza at the Wadsworth, I’d probably be going to check out what they are doing.
lobonick
looking forward to both activities. hartbeat and a 1st thursday. actually within 100 yards from each other. it should be noted that Hartford does have solid activities. Meet-up extravaganza ? sounds interesting.