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April 2018 Events in Hartford

by Kerri Ana Provost
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To get an event published for next month, send details to realhartford@gmail.com by April 25th. Nothing is added after the calendar is published, no exceptions.

This information is accurate as of publication to the best of my knowledge. Events are sometimes cancelled or postponed. Verify with the venue if you are concerned about last minute surprises or want to know what the plan is for inclement weather.

This calendar is curated — it’s not a free-for-all. If an event is not in Hartford or kinda expensive or sketchy or unclear, it’s not going on this calendar without major convincing that it belongs here.

Noname, performing at the Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival. // Image courtesy of Trinity College

April 1

  • Need seeds for your garden? Stop by KNOX (75 Laurel Street) to pick up free seeds from the seed packet drawers in their office. Contact KNOX to find out their hours.

 

  • Watch The Great Silence at 5 or 7:30 pm. Cinestudio (300 Summit Street) says: “Widely considered to be a masterpiece of Italy’s ‘spaghetti westerns,’ – and the magnum opus of filmmaker Sergio Corbucci – this subversive, cult curio has rarely been seen in the States since its release. Many believe it is due to the radical stance it set out, (Corbucci says it was inspired by the assassination of Malcolm X), smack in the middle of 1968’s political turmoil. Set during Utah’s Great Blizzard of 1899, it stars Klaus Kinski as a ruthless bounty hunter who makes a dangerous enemy of a community of outlaws, led by a mute gunslinger played by Jean-Louis Trintignant.” $10 general admission.

April 2

  • Interested in what happens with Dillon Stadium? Attend a public session in City Hall 6-7 pm.

 

 

  • Stand-Up Comedy Night at Sea Tea Comedy Theater (15 Asylum Street). Sign up begins at 7 pm; open mic starts as soon as the list fills. There is a $5 cover charge; performers will get one free drink.

April 3

  • Elizabeth Park Rosarian Stephen Scanniello will lead a pruning workshop in the rose garden at Elizabeth Park. Bring your own gloves and pruners. Show up at 9 am or at any point before 3 pm for a lesson. There is a suggested $10 donation; email btrutter@elizabethparkct.org or call 860-231-9443 ext 101 to register. Rain date: April 4.

 

  • Fatima Al Ansar will present a talk, “African Women Access: Educating and Supporting African Women & Girls” in Mather Hall’s Alumni Lounge at Trinity College, 12:15-1:15 pm. Al Ansar founded African Women Access and will speak on her vision and mission to train, support, and nurture independent African women who will spearhead the continent’s social and economic progress. This talk is free and open to the public.

 

  • Stop by the greenhouse at KNOX (75 Laurel Street) to learn about “farmland access and making a plan to find land to understanding soil properties for farms and gardens” from Kip Kolesinskas, a Land Use and Conservation Specialist at UConn Extension. This free presentation begins at 2 pm.

April 4

  • “We Remember” rally to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s death. They say: “We will join in an urgent, common bond to act together—for a living wage, for quality affordable health care, for strong fully funded public schools, racial and ethnic justice, a strong democracy and an economy.” This rally will take place at the Connecticut Supreme Court (231 Capitol Avenue), 4 pm.

 

  • Complimentary happy hour drinks at Upward Hartford (20 Church Street, mezzanine), 4-6 pm.

 

  • Tonight’s Get HYPEd event — a casual networking opportunity — includes a collection of baby supplies (baby food, bottles, spoons, cups, etc. ) which will go to Catholic Charities at the Archdiocese of Hartford to support the Institute for the Hispanic Family and the Puerto Rican Relief Center. Donations are optional. This is 5:30-8:30 pm at Rocking Horse Saloon (181 Ann Uccello Street), no cover charge. Bring your business cards.

 

  • BiCi Co Bike Ninja Training: take a “bicycle mechanic training with flair” at BiCi Co (95 Park Street), 6-7:30 pm. Free for members, $5 for non-members.

 

  • Take a free workshop to learn how to start your own small business. This is offered through the University of Hartford’s Entrepreneurial Center. 6-8:30 pm at the Babcock House (260 Girard Avenue). Register.

 

  • MakeHartford Open House: Talk with makers and tour Hartford’s makerspace, 6:30-8:30 pm. This is at 30 Arbor Street, #B7. Free.

April 5

  • Onni Johnson and Kim Ima, performers from the Great Jones Repertory Company at LaMaMa in New York City will talk about their experiences with the Trojan Women Project. The project focuses on a fifth-century BC ancient Greek play, Euripides’ Trojan Women, which depicts the experiences of women after the fall of their city. This is in the Performance Lab in Trinity Commons at Trinity College; this free, public event is from 12:15-1:15 pm.

 

  • Art After Dark at Wadsworth Atheneum, 5-8 pm. Live music, special tours of “Gorey’s Worlds,” and art activities. Dracula will screen at 8 pm. $10 non-members/$5 members at the door.

 

  • Opening night of The Age of Innocence at Hartford Stage (50 Church Street), 7:30 pm. They say: “New York City society at its most cultivated, wealthy and rigid—an elite class of people who dreaded scandal more than disease. In her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Edith Wharton introduces us to the courtly young gentleman lawyer Newland Archer; his traditional and demure fiancée May; and the free-spirited Countess Olenska, who has come home from Europe, tainted by scandal. From the moment Newland meets the Countess, he is torn between virtue and desire, and all three are forced to make the agonizing choice, ever old and ever new, between love and honor.” Ticket prices: $25-90, with some discounts. If you have a Hartford Public Library card, you can get a limited number of free passes.

 

  • Enjoy live music from The POSSM and Capitol Blondes at Republic (10 Capitol Avenue), 8-10:30 pm. No cover.

April 6

 

 

April 7

 

 

  • Arroyo (Pope Park) Rec Center Open House: Learn about Hartford’s rec programs for adults and children at the rec center in Pope Park, 10 am – 2 pm.

 

  • Take part in a discussion of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, a dystopian novel  dealing with themes of power, gender, and religious politics. This will be at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center (77 Forest Street), 12-1 pm. Doors open at 11:30. Free.

 

  • Let’s Go Fly a Kite: free, informal gathering in Colt Park at noon. Meet in the area by the pool and bring your own kite.

 

  • Community Drum & Dance Circle at Toivo (399 Franklin Avenue), 6:30-8:30 pm. Bring your own percussion or use one of theirs. There is a suggested $5 donation.

 

  • Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival: This festival is absolutely free and open to the public. Go! Check the Facebook page for schedule as speakers and performers confirm. Tonight is the main concert! Performances by international hip-hop artists — from Cuba, South Africa, China, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Cabo Verde — will precede sets by festival co-headliners Noname and Taylor Bennett. This weekend is also the Trinity College International Robot Contest, so check that out while on campus.

 

  • Fools for Love: a musical cabaret fundraiser for Night Fall. This is in the hall of Christ Church Cathedral (45 Church Street), 7:30-9:30 pm. Tickets are $40-$75.

April 8

 

 

  • The Late Mathias Pascal kicks off the April in Paris film festival at Cinestudio (300 Summit Street), 1:30 pm. Coffee and pastries provided following this silent film. General Admission is $10; $7 for Friends of Cinestudio; $8 for Seniors 62+ and students from any school with a valid ID.

 

  • See Frank vs. God at Wadsworth Atheneum, 2 pm. This is described: “After his house is destroyed by a tornado (what his insurance company deems an ‘act of God’) former hotshot lawyer David Frank decides to serve God with a lawsuit.” $9 general admission with some discounts.

 

  • Jazzkia performs from 3-4 pm at the Hartford Public Library in its Baby Grand Jazz series. Free.

 

  • Watch The Crime of Monsieur Lange at Cinestudio as part of the April in Paris film festival. They say: “The great humanist of French cinema, Jean Renoir, paints his view of a socialist society where the ties between working people cannot be broken by the avarice of the elite. A browbeaten clerk (René Lefèvre) in a publishing company gets the chance to create his own stories – and fall in love – until the company owner ‘returns from the dead.'” This begins at 7:30 pm. General Admission is $10; $7 for Friends of Cinestudio; $8 for Seniors 62+ and students from any school with a valid ID.

April 9

  • Learn to use live and recorded video as part of your digital marketing strategy. This free workshop will take place at the Babcock House (260 Girard Avenue), 9:30-11:30 am. Register.

 

  • Charter Oak Cultural Center (21 Charter Oak Avenue) is offering a free cooking class for kids (ages 6-12) Monday April 9th through Thursday April 12th. They can learn to make bread, soup, sandwiches, and more. Registration required.

 

  • BiCi Co Bike Ninja Training: take a “bicycle mechanic training with flair” at BiCi Co (95 Park Street), 6-7:30 pm. Free on Mondays as part of Women’s (Women’s/Trans/Femme) hours.

 

 

  • The Nun screens at 7:30 pm at Cinestudio. They say: “A dark view of family and religion emerges in Nicloux’s acclaimed film, based on the 18th century novel by Denis Diderot. A young woman (Belgian actor Pauline Etienne) is forced by her parents – and then by a strict Abbess – to take her vows as a nun. Her fight for personal freedom, for Diderot, represents a rebellion of French men and women against the power of the Church.” General Admission is $10; $7 for Friends of Cinestudio; $8 for Seniors 62+ and students from any school with a valid ID.

April 10

  • Shirley Sherrod will speak in Hartford Public Library’s Center for Contemporary Culture, 6-7:30 pm, on “Standing Up to the Politics of Fear.” Refreshments provided at 5:30 pm. This is free.

 

  • Upward Expression: a free “anything goes” open mic, hosted by Penina Beede. Sign up at 7 pm; open mic starts at 7:30. This is at Upward Hartford (20 Church Street, mezzanine level).

 

  • As part of the April in Paris film festival, Cinestudio will show Black Girl, described as “[a]n important and unforgettable film that focuses on the effects of racism on a young woman from a poor village in Senegal, who travels to France to work for ‘Monsieur and Madame,’ a couple that exploits and devalues her. Mbissine Thérèse Diop gives a poignant performance in the first feature film by the great Ousmane Sembene.” General Admission is $10; $7 for Friends of Cinestudio; $8 for Seniors 62+ and students from any school with a valid ID.

April 11

  • Sit in on a free Investments Legal 101 session at reSET (1429 Park Street, #114), 12-1:30 pm. They say this will cover “traditional and alternative financing methods, including venture capitalists, angel investors, crowdfunding opportunities and government programs. We will help make fundraising an easier process, so you can spend more time focused on growing your business.” Lunch is provided. Register.

 

  • Shirley Sherrod, a civil rights leader and author of The Courage to Hope, will be speaking from 3-4:30 pm at Wilson-Gray YMCA (444 Albany Avenue) as part of a panel discussion on the topic of the community land trust model of ownership and “how it might help preserve and create longterm affordable homeownership opportunities in Hartford and elsewhere in Connecticut.” This is a free event.

 

  • MakeHartford Open House: Talk with makers and tour Hartford’s makerspace, 6:30-8:30 pm. This is at 30 Arbor Street, #B7. Free.

 

  • Mark Twain, Race, & Anti-Racism: Lessons from Puddn’head Wilson: a panel of UConn professors will discuss Twain’s depiction of race in America in his novel The Tragedy of Puddn’head Wilson. This free event begins at 7 pm at the Mark Twain House & Museum. Reservations are recommended.

 

  • Latest News from the Cosmos screens at Cinestudio at 7:30 pm. This documentary is about a woman “who did not read or speak until she turned 21, when she began to write poetry with the aid of laminated letters. Explores the profound bond between a mother and daughter as they navigate the trials of severe autism.” General Admission is $10; $7 for Friends of Cinestudio; $8 for Seniors 62+ and students from any school with a valid ID.

April 12

  • Know Good Market: Food trucks outside 30-50 Bartholomew Avenue, 5-8 pm. No cover charge.

 

  • Ashok Panikkar will give a talk at Hartford Public Library, 5:30-7:30 pm. They say: “Democracy is an extraordinary experiment in self-government. However, it is also in serious crisis today, globally. Even in the United States, once seen as the bastion of democracy, we are seeing ever growing political, social and racial and ethnic divides and, more critically, an impatience with and cynicism about democracy itself. Can we, as ‘citizens’ in our Democracy, revive the culture of Democracy and renew its promise?” This is free, but tickets are required.

 

  • Watch Fatima, described as a film about “a 44-year-old North African woman who works as a cleaner in Lyon, where she lives with her two teenage daughters. While recuperating from a fall at work, she writes letters to her daughters in Arabic, pouring out her hopes and fears in a way she never could do in French.”  This is at Cinestudio at 7:30 pm. General Admission is $10; $7 for Friends of Cinestudio; $8 for Seniors 62+ and students from any school with a valid ID.

 

  • The Lincoln Vaudeville: Free and open to the public, in Austin Arts Center at Trinity College. They call this a “satiric mash-up of historical figures and contemporary politics, of presidential excess and popular amnesia, directed by Michael Preston. Inspired by a truly American art form – vaudeville – this play with music by Christopher Baker is an irreverent romp through our American political psyche.” Contact venue for tickets. 7:30 pm.

April 13

 

 

  • The theme of this Mouth-Off storytelling event is the idea that seemed good at the time. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 7 pm; storytelling at 7:30. This is at the Mark Twain House & Museum (351 Farmington Avenue).

 

  • The Lincoln Vaudeville: Free and open to the public, in Austin Arts Center at Trinity College. They call this a “satiric mash-up of historical figures and contemporary politics, of presidential excess and popular amnesia, directed by Michael Preston. Inspired by a truly American art form – vaudeville – this play with music by Christopher Baker is an irreverent romp through our American political psyche.” Contact venue for tickets. 7:30 pm.

April 14

  • Historic North End Walking Tour: join Bill Hosley and Connecticut Landmarks’ staff on a tour that includes Old North Cemetery, Keney Memorial Clock Tower, and Isham-Terry House. You’ll be able to climb the typically locked clock tower. Lunch will be catered by Jerk Pit Café. Tickets range: $20-$30. This begins at the Isham-Terry House (211 High Street), 10 am – 1 pm.

 

  • Free admission for all to the Wadsworth Atheneum, 10 am – 1 pm. There are special family tours and activities during this time. Once you’re in the doors, you can stay all day.

 

  • Parker Memorial Rec Center open house: Learn about Hartford’s rec programs for adults and children at Parker Memorial (2621 Main Street), 10 am – 2 pm.

 

  • The Power of the Flower: learn flower arrangement at Tainted (56 Arbor Street #310A), 1-4 pm. They say: “Our workshop will start with a discussion about designing and planting a floral cutting garden at home, including tips for responsible foraging and wild harvesting of plant material for your arrangements. Caroline [Finnegan] will then demo a simple floral arrangement, followed by hands on time for students to find their style/approach to floral arrangement. Caroline will offer plenty of one on one support and encouragement, and students will leave the class with at least one finished arrangement.” The $75 registration fee includes all materials. Register before April 10th!

 

  • Moving in Grace: Meditation Through Movement — at Toivo (399 Franklin Avenue), 2-4 pm. They say: “Join us for a nourishing, expansive, playful, celebratory experience. Move your body. Sing. Express yourself. Feel connected to nature. Celebrate the mystery of life!” There is a $5 suggested donation.

 

  • Guns to Garden Tools: watch as a blacksmith forges and transforms a gun into a garden tool, which will be donated to KNOX. While this happens, there will be readings, stories, and songs on the themes of peace and non-violence. This takes place in the parking lot across from St. Patrick – St, Anthony Church (285 Church Street), 2-4 pm. Free.

 

  • Senior Thesis Exhibition I Reception: See ceramics, paintings, and sculptures in Joseloff Gallery and visual communications design in Silpe Gallery, both at University of Hartford, 5-7 pm.

 

  • Opening reception for Adam Viens’ artwork at EBK Gallery (218 Pearl Street), 6-8:30 pm. Free.

 

  • Wild HeART Experience at The Dirt Salon (50 Bartholomew Avenue), 6-10 pm: fashion, art, and refreshments. See Elisa Tenenbaum’s oil paintings, Chinnyere McPherson’s fashion collection, and Alexia LaLande’s sculptures. Andre Rochester will do live painting. $10 advance, $15 at door.

 

  • The Lincoln Vaudeville: Free and open to the public, in Austin Arts Center at Trinity College. They call this a “satiric mash-up of historical figures and contemporary politics, of presidential excess and popular amnesia, directed by Michael Preston. Inspired by a truly American art form – vaudeville – this play with music by Christopher Baker is an irreverent romp through our American political psyche.” Contact venue for tickets. 7:30 pm.

April 15

  • Learn to make a simple journal at MakeHartford (30 Arbor Street #B7), 12-2 pm. Bring special paper, fabric, pictures, stickers, dried flowers, etc. (no glitter!) for the cover. There is a $15 fee.

 

  • The Bossa Nova Project performs from 3-4 pm at the Hartford Public Library in its Baby Grand Jazz series. Free.

April 16

  • Stand-Up Comedy Night at Sea Tea Comedy Theater (15 Asylum Street). Sign up begins at 7 pm; open mic starts as soon as the list fills. There is a $5 cover charge; performers will get one free drink.

April 17

  • Wesley Horton, President of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society, will give a free talk on “The Debates at the 1818 Constitutional Convention. Horton will discuss the speeches made on major issues at the Convention, explore the role of newspapers that reported on the historic debates, and review the Constitution’s articles and their status today.” This is at the Connecticut Old State House (800 Main Street), 12-1 pm.

 

  • Adult Coffee Club: from 1-3 pm, learn how to make a New York Times crossword puzzle. They say: “Take a look behind the scenes with Eric Berlin, a professional puzzle constructor who has contributed dozens of crosswords to the New York Times. He’ll demonstrate what goes into the creation of a successful crossword puzzle — from coming up with a theme, to making the grid, to devising the clues.” The $15 fee ($5 for CSC members) includes coffee, tea, and admission to the Connecticut Science Center. Contact Brit Montmeat  at 860-520-2112 or e-mail bmontmeat@ctsciencecenter.org to purchase tickets and get more information.

 

  • Today is the deadline for filing taxes. Ack!

April 18

  • Youth Climate Action Day: This event is 9:30 am – 12 pm at the Legislative Office Building (300 Capitol Avenue). They say: “Join CT youth for a day of action, as they call on state leaders to provide a strong Renewable Portfolio Standard, solar for all through “community shared solar,” protection of net metering to benefit solar consumers financially, and restoration of Clean Energy Funds that were raided last year to close the budget deficit. Show up and speak out at our Youth Climate Action Day! Meet us at the Connecticut Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford. Join this youth-led outpouring of commitment and creativity. Bring a friend (or a dozen friends)! Spread the word and share on your social media! Send us a video sharing why you care!“

 

  • Mierle Laderman Ukeleshow will discuss how her site-specific work and her MATRIX exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum helped shape the arc of her career. Show up at 5 pm for a free reception and gallery viewing; lecture is at 6.

 

  • BiCi Co Bike Ninja Training: take a “bicycle mechanic training with flair” at BiCi Co (95 Park Street), 6-7:30 pm. Free for members, $5 for non-members.

 

  • MakeHartford Open House: Talk with makers and tour Hartford’s makerspace, 6:30-8:30 pm. Happening simultaneously is “String Thing,” which will focus on “Dyeing in Your Kitchen: learn to use kitchen-save materials to dye yarn in solids, semi-solids, and multicolors.” This is at 30 Arbor Street, #B7. Free.

April 19

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe Center (77 Forest Street) is holding a conversation on poetry as activism, with Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric as a point of discussion. Refreshments at 5 pm; program from 5:30-7. Free.

 

  • Walk About: at the Hartford Public Library Albany Branch (1250 Albany Avenue), 5:30 pm, free. They say: “Can you tell how someone thinks by looking at the way they walk? Does body language reveal what you think about yourself? Can it tell you something about others? Improvisational movement can give you a glimpse into what it’s like to be someone else’s shoes. Everyone is invited to an action packed, rhythmic, improvisational experience, guaranteed to get you thinking about how movement can bring us to a deeper understanding of our place as Citizens.” This workshop will be run by Victoria Christgau, Executive Director of the CT Center for Nonviolence, and Warren Hardy, founder of HYPE.

 

  • Risk of Success: My 75 Minutes of Fame — 6:30 pm in McCook Auditorium at Trinity College, free. They say: “Janet Catherine Johnston will present a talk entitled ‘Risk of Success: My 75 Minutes of Fame.’ Johnston has four degrees from MIT and her research ranges from geophysics to solar physics. Her research led to her serving as consultant at a NASA Mission Design Lab. She is now at MIT as export control officer after a three-decade long career with the Air Force Research Laboratory as the principal investigator for a space weather mission.”

 

  • Charter Oak Cultural Center (21 Charter Oak Avenue) is hosting a free lecture about Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudine Rankin. 7-8 pm. Coffee and tea will be provided.

April 20

 

  • Read It & Sleep: The first twenty families can take home a free copy of this month’s book, Chocolate Me by Taye Diggs. The evening storytime includes snacks and an art activity. This is at Charter Oak Cultural Center (21 Charter Oak Avenue), 7-8 pm.

April 21

  • Gather at Parker Memorial Community Center (2621 Main Street), 9 am – 1 pm to help clean up the area and add mulch. RSVP with KNOX so they can provide enough food for breakfast and lunch.

 

  • Introduction to CNC Routing: Learn to use MakeHartford’s ShopBot DeskTop, which works on metal, plastic, and foam. There is a $20 registration/materials fee. This is at MakeHartford (30 Arbor Street, B7), 10 am – 12 pm.

 

  • Metzner Center Open House: Learn about Hartford’s recreational programming for adults and children at the Metzner Center (680 Franklin Avenue), 10 am – 2 pm.

 

April 22

  • Sacred Earth Day: free yoga and meditation in Elizabeth Park, 11 am – 2 pm. Attendees must register.

 

 

  • Trio 149 performs from 3-4 pm at the Hartford Public Library in its Baby Grand Jazz series. Free.

 

April 23

  • BiCi Co Bike Ninja Training: take a “bicycle mechanic training with flair” at BiCi Co (95 Park Street), 6-7:30 pm. Free on Mondays as part of Women’s (Women’s/Trans/Femme) hours.

 

  • Sully’s (2071 Park Street) runs an acoustic open mic every Monday starting at 10 pm. Contact venue for more details.

April 24

  • The Ensembles Recital will be presented by the Department of Music with Nancy Curran, ensembles coordinator at Trinity College, 12:15-1:15 pm. This is in Gruss Music Center’s Music Hall 102. Free and open to the public.

 

  • Take a storytelling workshop with Terry Wolfisch Cole at the Hartford Seminary, 2:30 pm. Registration is required as space is limited. This will be held in the main building (77 Sherman Street), room 205. There is a $10 fee.

 

April 25

  • Sylvia Duarte, managing editor of Sampsonia Way, will be joining Tuhin Das in a conversation about writers in exile. Das “has been the target of fundamentalist militant groups who have murdered secular writers and activists in Bangladesh. To save his life, he left his country in April 2016 and is now a writer-in-residence at City of Asylum in Pittsburgh, PA, an organization that provides sanctuary to endangered literary writers.” This free event at Harriet Beecher Stowe Center (77 Forest Street) is 12-1 pm.

 

  • Historian Eden McLean will give a lecture, “Mussolini’s Children – Race & Elementary Education in Fascist Italy,” at Trinity College in Seabury Lecture Hall room N217. This begins at 4:15 pm. Free and open to the public.

 

  • Friends of Colt Park Spring Meeting: Learn about upcoming events and find out how you can volunteer. Snacks will be provided. 6 pm at Church of the Good Shepherd and Parish House (155 Wyllys Street).

 

  • MakeHartford Open House: Talk with makers and tour Hartford’s makerspace, 6:30-8:30 pm. This is at 30 Arbor Street, #B7. Free.

April 26

  • Samba Fest: This year, Samba Fest will be on the Trinity College campus. Schedule is posted on their Facebook page.

 

April 27

  • Samba Fest: This year, Samba Fest will be on the Trinity College campus. Schedule is posted on their Facebook page.

 

April 28

  • Samba Fest: This year, Samba Fest will be on the Trinity College campus. Schedule is posted on their Facebook page.

 

  • MakeHartford (30 Arbor Street, B7) is hosting a Paper Artists Gathering, 1-3 pm. This is free, but registration is requested.

 

 

  • Polish National Home (60 Charter Oak Avenue) hosts a karaoke night, 7-11 pm. No cover charge.

April 29

  • The Steve Kroon Latin Jazz Sextet performs from 3-4 pm at the Hartford Public Library in its Baby Grand Jazz series. This is the final Baby Grand Jazz performance of the season. Free.

 

  • The Chapel Singers Spring Concert in the Trinity College Chapel, 4 pm. Free.

April 30

  • Fake News: Is It Real? Journalism in the Age of Social Media — Thanks to a partnership between Capital Community College, Middlesex Community College, and CT Humanities, several Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists will be at Capital (950 Main Street) for this public forum at 3 pm. This event kicks off a larger project hosted by CT Humanities, intending to spark public discourse and support educational initiatives centering around media literacy. Capital’s Journalism students will interview journalists about their work and views on the state of contemporary journalism; students in Capital’s English classes are learning to spot “fake news”. This project is being documented by students in Middlesex Community College’s Video Production class. Those videos will be shared during this forum which is free and open to the public, and takes place in Centinel Hill Hall Auditorium at Capital Community College.
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  1. Donna S Swarr

    April 14, 2018at10:16 pm

    OOps. We moved the location of the Friends of Colt Park to Armsmear.

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