July 1

  • North End Farmers’ Market: every Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 80 Coventry Street.
  • Get HYPEd at The Hartford Club: Casual networking for young professionals, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free, no registration required. The Hartford Club is located at 46 Prospect Street. Bring your business cards.
  • Free Chamber Music  from Jesse Irons & Sylvia Berry, Violin and Forte Piano at 6 p.m. in the Chapel at Trinity College.
  • Free yoga: take a beginners class for free thanks to Bikram Yoga Downtown Hartford. Except this won’t be at the studio. Instead, go to the Marriott Residence Inn (942 Main St). Bring a mat, water, towel, and wear comfortable clothing. 6:30-7:45 p.m. No registration necessary.
  • The 1st Connecticut Governor’s Foot Guard Band performs on the Rose Garden Lawn at Elizabeth Park from 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Rain date: July 2nd.
  • The Summer Carillon Series continues with Joey and Vera Brink performing at 7 p.m. Bring a blanket, lawn chair, and picnic to listen from the Main Quad at Trinity College. Free.

July 2

  • Billings Forge Farmers’ Market: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. every Thursday on Broad Street between Capitol and Russ.
  • Free yoga in Bushnell Park every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pump House Gallery. Bring your own mat.
  • Last chance to see The Yes Men Are Revolting at Real Art Ways, 5:35 p.m. Not free.
  • The Professors of Sweet Sweet Music and friends play at Peppercorns Grill (357 Main Street) 7:30-9:30 p.m. No cover.
  • Hanging with Harold. They say: “Hanging with Harold is not a class or a workshop. It’s not a show, either. It’s a learn-by-doing drop-in jam where Sea Tea Improv and members of the improv community (that’s you, just by showing up!) perform a kind of longform improv together known as the Harold.” This starts at 8:30 p.m. in 75 Pratt Street, Suite 500. $5.

July 3

  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at Wilson-Gray YMCA, 444 Albany Avenue on Fridays from 4-6 p.m. SNAP and debit accepted.
  • Watch The Sandlot outside, for free, at 85 Edwards Street. Film starts when it is dark enough to be seen. Bring a blanket or lawnchair. Agent 008 will play right before the feature film.

July 4

July 5

  • Free yoga in Colt Park every Sunday at 10 a.m.  Meet on the lawn near the entrance from Wethersfield Avenue across from Morris Street. Bring your own mat.
  • Live music every Sunday at Max Downtown (185 Asylum), from 6-9 p.m. This is usually Steve Davis- trombone, Linda Ransom- vocals, Matt Dechamplain- piano and Matt Dwonszyk- bass. No cover!

July 6

  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at 1300 Broad Street every Monday from 4-6 p.m. SNAP/EBT and WIC accepted for fruits and vegetables.
  • Free yoga in Bushnell Park every Monday at 5:30 p.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pump House Gallery. Bring your own mat.
  • Monday Night Jazz will be in Bushnell Park again this year. The free music will be at the pavilion. Bring a blanket or lawnchair. This is a public park, so picnics, children, and dogs on leashes are all permitted. Kitty Kathryn kicks it off at 6 p.m. Eddie Allen’s “Push” follows. This is the nation’s longest-running free jazz concert series. If it rains, this may be moved to Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue. WWUH 91.3 FM broadcasts live and will announce if the venue is moved.
  • Hartford Jazz Jam: Free jazz in Black-eyed Sally’s (across from Bushnell Park) from 8-11 p.m.
  • The Hartford Jazz Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. every Monday night at Arch Street Tavern. No cover.

July 7

  • Free yoga in Keney Park every Tuesday at 10 a.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pond House off of Edgewood Street. Bring your own mat.
  • West End Farmers’ Market: every Tuesday on the Clemens Green (Farmington Avenue near Mark Twain House & Museum). 4-7 p.m.
  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at the Boys & Girls Club (1 Nahum Drive) every Tuesday from 4:30-6 p.m. SNAP/EBT and WIC accepted for fruits and vegetables.
  • Participatory Budgeting Info Meeting: This process, lasting several months, begins today. They say: “learn how they can get involved in Participatory Budgeting, a new program in Hartford offering residents an opportunity to spend $1,250,000 of City funds on projects that will benefit the community.” Refreshments at 5:30; meeting begins at 6. This free meeting takes place in the Hartford Public Library.
  • Frack Attack-What Is All The Fuss About?: Jen Siskind will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. about how fracking might impact Connecticut. The healthy potluck begins at 7. Bring a clearly labeled dish to share. This takes place at 555 Asylum Street, in ArtSpace Gallery.
  • A Force More Powerful screens at 7 p.m. as part of Asylum Hill Congregational Church’s Faith and Justice Film Series.The film will be followed by a discussion on nonviolence. Free. The venue is located at 814 Asylum Avenue.
  • Real Art Ways will be screening Boulevard tonight only! 7:30 p.m. $13 general; $7 Real Art Ways members. The venue is located at 56 Arbor Street.
  • Last chance to see Peter Kirkiles‘ Sculpture at EBK Gallery (218 Pearl Street).

July 8

  • North End Farmers’ Market: every Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 80 Coventry Street.
  • Discover the Asylum Hill Neighborhood: take a free lunchtime walking tour. Today, Barry Kramer will lead participants on a tour inside The Hartford. Meet by the YWCA at Broad and Farmington for noon departure.
  • Free yoga in Elizabeth Park every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.  Meet on the Rose Garden Lawn. Bring your own mat.
  • Enjoy free Chamber Music by Paul Bisaccia, Piano  at 6 p.m. in the Trinity College Chapel
  • Heart City Story Club: monthly open mic for telling true, personal stories. 6-8 p.m. at the Hartford Public Library. Free.
  • Open House at MakeHartford from 6-9 p.m. Free to check out the space and tools.
  • Also at the Hartford Public Library starting at 6 p.m.: Bad Hair/Pelo Malo. This film from Venezuela is part of the library’s free
    Global Lens Film Series.
  • Sit on the Main Quad at Trinity College to listen to the latest in its Summer Carillon Series. Lynnli Wang  performs at 7 p.m. Free.

July 9

  • ConnectiCon begins! Prices vary. Nerd Prom starts at 8 p.m.
  • Billings Forge Farmers’ Market: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. every Thursday on Broad Street between Capitol and Russ.
  • Free yoga in Bushnell Park every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pump House Gallery. Bring your own mat.
  • Sunset Sounds Concert Series: Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy musical entertainment in the Butler-McCook garden (396 Main Street) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The free performance tonight will be by The Aquatudes.
  • Stop by Toivo (399 Franklin Avenue) for Laughter Yoga. Bring your own water and wear comfortable clothing. No yoga mats. $5 suggested donation. This begins at 6 p.m. and lasts for an hour.
  • Nzinga’s Daughters perform as part of the World of Sounds summer concert series. This free concert starts at 6 p.m. at the Albany Branch of the Hartford Public Library.
  • Hanging with Harold. They say: “Hanging with Harold is not a class or a workshop. It’s not a show, either. It’s a learn-by-doing drop-in jam where Sea Tea Improv and members of the improv community (that’s you, just by showing up!) perform a kind of longform improv together known as the Harold.” This starts at 8:30 p.m. in 75 Pratt Street, Suite 500. $5.

July 10

  • Another day of ConnectiCon. Today’s panels and workshops include: Chinese Calligraphy, Action Moms & Geek Girls Friday: New Ladies of Sci-fi TV, Learn to Geeky Bellydance with Antipode, Intro to Henna and Glitter Temporary Body Art, and Sex, Death, and Populism, the Life and Times of Andrew Jackson. Prices vary.
  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at Wilson-Gray YMCA, 444 Albany Avenue on Fridays from 4-6 p.m. SNAP and debit accepted.
  • Summer Sizzle Under the Stars: The Wadsworth Atheneum begins the evening at 5 p.m. with a la carte dinner (not included in price) and live music, followed by an outdoors screening of It Happened One Night at 8:15 p.m. $9 general admission.
  • Chef will screen at the Riverfront Plaza after sunset; a showing of Don’t Shoot, I Can’t Breathe will precede. These films are free. Bring a blanket or lawnchair.

July 11

  • ConnectiCon resumes with another full day of workshops and events, including: Harnessing the Power of Steampunk; Queer Fandom; My Little Pony: Sound is Magic; Juggling 101; The Samurai, Cowboy, and Stormtrooper; Gender, Disability, and Game of Thrones; and Back to the Future 2015:  The Myth, the Reality, and The Legacy. Prices vary.
  • Mind in the Making. They say: “Parents, caregivers, librarians, early childhood educators and administrators are invited to join us for an orientation meeting for an upcoming series of meetings to talk about the seven essential life skills that every child needs.” This will be in the Youth Program Room at the Hartford Public Library, 9-11 a.m. Register: rbusgith@hplct.org or 860-695-6373.
  • Take a two-day workshop to learn how to build a cob oven. This begins at 10 a.m. and wraps up at 5 p.m. It continues tomorrow, same time and place. If you can only come for part of the workshop at the Earle Street Community Garden, you’re still welcome. Register with KNOX.
  • Free tour of Elizabeth Park begins at 10 a.m. Meet in front of The Cottage.
  • Free admission to Wadsworth Atheneum, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Music, tours, and hands-on arts projects for families.
  • Bad Hair/Pelo Malo: This film from Venezuela is part of the library’s free Global Lens Film Series. It screens today at 1 p.m. in the main Hartford Public Library.
  • Riverfest: entertainment on the Hartford and East Hartford sides of the Connecticut River, 4-10 p.m. The fireworks begin at 9 p.m.
  • Sea Tea Improv’s Summer Sketch Comedy Showcase feat. Vlad Perez! Come to the Carriage House Theater (360 Farmington) to laugh until your face hurts. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

July 12

  • The last day of ConnectiCon includes a Q&A with George Takei. Workshops include: Star Trek, September 11, and the Age of Perpetual War; Fighting with Medieval Weapons; and Victorian Technology and the Steampunk Vision. Admission prices vary.
  • Free yoga in Colt Park every Sunday at 10 a.m.  Meet on the lawn near the entrance from Wethersfield Avenue across from Morris Street. Bring your own mat.
  • Live music every Sunday by Steve Davis and friends at Max Downtown (185 Asylum), from 6-9 p.m. No cover!

July 13

  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at 1300 Broad Street every Monday from 4-6 p.m. SNAP/EBT and WIC accepted for fruits and vegetables.
  • Free yoga in Bushnell Park every Monday at 5:30 p.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pump House Gallery. Bring your own mat.
  • Monday Night Jazz resumes in the pavilion in Bushnell Park. Bring a blanket or lawnchair. This is a public park, so picnics, children, and dogs on leashes are all permitted. Samantha Gilbert opens at 6 p.m. Ronnie Burrage and Band Burrage follows. If it rains, this may be moved to Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue. WWUH 91.3 FM broadcasts live and will announce if the venue is moved.
  • The Hartford Jazz Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. every Monday night at Arch Street Tavern. No cover.
  • Hartford Jazz Jam: Free jazz in Black-eyed Sally’s (across from Bushnell Park) from 8-11 p.m.

July 14

  • Free yoga in Keney Park every Tuesday at 10 a.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pond House off of Edgewood Street. Bring your own mat.
  • West End Farmers’ Market: every Tuesday on the Clemens Green (Farmington Avenue near Mark Twain House & Museum). 4-7 p.m. Warren Byrd will be performing this afternoon!
  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at the Boys & Girls Club (1 Nahum Drive) every Tuesday from 4:30-6 p.m. SNAP/EBT and WIC accepted for fruits and vegetables.
  • The Raising of America screens at 7 p.m. as part of Asylum Hill Congregational Church’s Faith and Justice Film Series.The film will be followed by a discussion on early childhood education and development. Free. The venue is located at 814 Asylum Avenue.

July 15

  • North End Farmers’ Market: every Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 80 Coventry Street.
  • Herb Garden Walk & Talk: free herb garden tour in Elizabeth Park. Meet at the Herb Garden at 10:30 a.m.
  • Discover the Asylum Hill Neighborhood: take a free walking tour of The Aetna campus at noon. Larry Gallmeier will lead this. Meet at the YWCA at the corner of Broad and Farmington for noon departure.
  • Free yoga in Elizabeth Park every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.  Meet on the Rose Garden Lawn. Bring your own mat.
  • Learn how to control pests in the garden. The workshop begins at 5:30 p.m. at KNOX.
  • Cash, Curry, and Kramer (Violin, Cello, Piano) perform Chamber Music in the Trinity College Chapel at 6 p.m. Free.
  • MakeHartford Open House: Weekly chance to meet makers and tour the space. 6-9 p.m. Free.
  • At 7, listen to Tin-Shi Tam in the Summer Carillon Series. This free concert can be heard from the Main Quad at Trinity College.
  • Watch Apollo 13 on the Connecticut Historical Society lawn at dusk. Bring a picnic and something to sit on. If you show up early (7), you can get free admission to Connecticut: 50 Objects/50 Stories. CHS is at 1 Elizabeth Street. If it rains, this will be rescheduled to July 22nd.

July 16

  • Billings Forge Farmers’ Market: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. every Thursday on Broad Street between Capitol and Russ.
  • Free yoga in Bushnell Park every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pump House Gallery. Bring your own mat.
  • “Out of Reach: The Day Hartford Hospital Burned“: Author talk by F. Mark Granato. They say: “In December, 1961, a flash fire raged through the 13-story Hartford Hospital and incinerated the ninth floor. Through unthinkable acts of bravery and determination, the Hartford Fire Department executed one of the greatest “stops” in firefighting history, containing the blaze to only one floor and saving countless lives. Join us for a presentation by Pulitzer Prize-nominated author F. Mark Granato of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Books will be available for purchase.” This begins at 6 p.m. in the Hartford Public Library. Free.
  • Salsa Socials: free, every third Thursday of the month at Hartford Public Library. No partner or experience necessary. 6 p.m. in the atrium.
  • Sea Tea Improv presents Power Pointless Twain Talks. They say: “The creative minds of Sea Tea Improv get professional in this night of improvised comedy. Without knowing any information in advance, these comedians will deliver Powerpoint Presentations, TED Talks, and other staples of business communication. The improv team will take both suggestions from the audience and from Twain axioms to piece together a night of comedy. Just don’t take their business advice too seriously—or Twain’s.” This will be held in the Mark Twain House & Museum at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 general; $10 for museum members.
  • Hanging with Harold. They say: “Hanging with Harold is not a class or a workshop. It’s not a show, either. It’s a learn-by-doing drop-in jam where Sea Tea Improv and members of the improv community (that’s you, just by showing up!) perform a kind of longform improv together known as the Harold.” This starts at 8:30 p.m. in 75 Pratt Street, Suite 500. $5.

July 17

  • Last chance to see the Veterans Art Foundation: Healing through the Arts exhibit at 100 Pearl Street Gallery, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at Wilson-Gray YMCA, 444 Albany Avenue on Fridays from 4-6 p.m. SNAP and debit accepted.
  • Summer Sizzle Under the Stars: The Wadsworth Atheneum begins the evening at 5 p.m. with a la carte dinner (not included in price) and live music, followed by an outdoors screening of Libeled Lady at 8:15 p.m. $9 general admission.
  • Zulynette’s Art Exhibit: Free to stop in and look at the art. 7-10 p.m. at 30 Arbor, Suite B-11.
  • Book of Life screens in Pope Park. This is free. Bring a blanket or lawnchair. Film begins when it’s dark.

July 18

  • Pitch in to clean and beautify Bushnell Park. Weed, mulch, plant. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Let Nicola know you’re coming: (860) 951-7694 or nicolaa@knoxparks.org.
  • Hearts of Strangers benefit. They say: “This event will benefit my ‘Hearts of Strangers’ project and help fund my first road trip across country to collect stories and portraits from people across the states. The stories/interviews center around challenging human experiences and being able to find the light in even the darkest places.” 2-11 p.m. Donation size is up to the giver. 70 North Beacon Street.
  • Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz: “Gates” open at 1 p.m. with a walk-through performance by Funky Dawgz Brass Band. Eric Leone takes the stage at 4:30. Ed Fast and Conga Bop perform at 6:30. At 7:30 Jakiem Joyner will play, followed by Nick Colionne and Maysa; then Side Street and Jus Us. Free in Bushnell Park.
  • Connecticut Ballet’s Summer Dance Caravan: free dance performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at Riverfront Plaza. Picnics and leashed dogs are permitted; alcohol is not. Rain date: July 19th.

July 19

  • Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz: Ross Tucker’s Hot Cat Dixieland Jazz Band perform as part of the mass at Christ Church Cathedral (Main and Church) at 10 a.m. Free.
  • Free yoga in Colt Park every Sunday at 10 a.m.  Meet on the lawn near the entrance from Wethersfield Avenue across from Morris Street. Bring your own mat.
  • Slow Roll: get on your bikes and ride! Gather at 1429 Park Street to start riding around 3 p.m. This is not a race. Stay as long as you want. Free. Bring Your Own Bike.
  • Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz: Back in Bushnell Park, catch Destiny Africa Children’s Choir at 3 p.m., Kim Scott at 5 p.m., Dezron Douglas at 6 p.m., and Airmen of Note at 7:30. Free.
  • Live music every Sunday by Steve Davis and friends at Max Downtown (185 Asylum), from 6-9 p.m. No cover!

July 20

  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at 1300 Broad Street every Monday from 4-6 p.m. SNAP/EBT and WIC accepted for fruits and vegetables.
  • Free yoga in Bushnell Park every Monday at 5:30 p.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pump House Gallery. Bring your own mat.
  • Monday Night Jazz resumes in the pavilion in Bushnell Park. Bring a blanket or lawnchair. This is a public park, so picnics, children, and dogs on leashes are all permitted. Trombeatz opens at 6 p.m. Steven Kroon Latin Jazz Sextet follows. If it rains, this may be moved to Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue. WWUH 91.3 FM broadcasts live and will announce if the venue is moved.
  • Hartford Jazz Jam: Free jazz in Black-eyed Sally’s (across from Bushnell Park) from 8-11 p.m.
  • The Hartford Jazz Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. every Monday night at Arch Street Tavern. No cover.

July 21

  • Free yoga in Keney Park every Tuesday at 10 a.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pond House off of Edgewood Street. Bring your own mat.
  • West End Farmers’ Market: every Tuesday on the Clemens Green (Farmington Avenue near Mark Twain House & Museum). 4-7 p.m.
  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at the Boys & Girls Club (1 Nahum Drive) every Tuesday from 4:30-6 p.m. SNAP/EBT and WIC accepted for fruits and vegetables.
  • “Hard Climb Up the Ladder: The Story of the First Black Fire Chief of a Major New England City” — author talk and signing with John B. Stewart Jr. at Hartford Public Library. Book purchases and signing at 5 p.m.; program at 6 p.m. Free admission.
  • HYPE’s Keep Calm and Hartford On focuses on the neighborhoods. They say this is “a Family Feud-style event where the difference between perception and reality on involvement in Hartford’s Neighborhoods will be addressed.” 6-8 p.m. at Wood-n-Tap. Free.
  • On a Roll: Family, Disability, and the American Dream screens at 7 p.m. as part of Asylum Hill Congregational Church’s Faith and Justice Film Series.The film will be followed by a discussion on disability rights. Free. The venue is located at 814 Asylum Avenue.

July 22

  • North End Farmers’ Market: every Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 80 Coventry Street.
  • Discover the Asylum Hill Neighborhood: take a free walking tour of HARC. Walking tour departs at noon from YWCA at Broad and Farmington.
  • Free yoga in Elizabeth Park every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.  Meet on the Rose Garden Lawn. Bring your own mat.
  • Come to the Trinity College Chapel for a free chamber music concert at 6 p.m. featuring Sigal, Blood, and Shapiro on violin, clarinet, and piano.
  • Halima’s Path screens as part of the Global Lens Film Series at Hartford Public Library. 6 p.m. Free.
  • MakeHartford Open House: Weekly chance to meet makers and tour the space. 6-9 p.m. Free.
  • Bring a picnic to Trinity College’s main quad and listen to John Widmann’s performance in the Summer Carillon Series. 7 p.m. Free.

July 23

  • Billings Forge Farmers’ Market: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. every Thursday on Broad Street between Capitol and Russ.
  • Free yoga in Bushnell Park every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pump House Gallery. Bring your own mat.
  • Geometric Origami Club: Learn the basics to create 3D shapes and geometric patterns. 6-9 p.m. at MakeHartford. Free.
  • Hanging with Harold. They say: “Hanging with Harold is not a class or a workshop. It’s not a show, either. It’s a learn-by-doing drop-in jam where Sea Tea Improv and members of the improv community (that’s you, just by showing up!) perform a kind of longform improv together known as the Harold.” This starts at 8:30 p.m. in 75 Pratt Street, Suite 500. $5.

July 24

  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at Wilson-Gray YMCA, 444 Albany Avenue on Fridays from 4-6 p.m. SNAP and debit accepted.
  • Summer Sizzle Under the Stars: The Wadsworth Atheneum begins the evening at 5 p.m. with a la carte dinner (not included in price) and live music, followed by an outdoors screening of To Have and Have Not at 8:15 p.m. $9 general admission.
  • Sea Tea Improv’s Longform Showcase at Billings Forge! Improv comedy starts at 8 p.m. $10. The Studio is located at 563 Broad Street.

July 25

  • Walk Hartford VII: Take a slow, casual, semi-guided meandering walk through Hartford’s neighborhoods. Start the 3.5 mile loop near the playground at Breakthrough Magnet School (Brookfield Street) and take city sidewalks and trails. There is uneven terrain. This free event begins at 9:30 a.m. sharp. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water.
  • Halima’s Path screens as part of the Global Lens Film Series at Hartford Public Library. 1 p.m. Free.
  • Connecticut Ballet Summer Dance Caravan: Marge Wilder Tribute Performance. This free event will be on the Rose Garden Lawn of Elizabeth Park, 6:30-8 p.m.

July 26

  • Free yoga in Colt Park every Sunday at 10 a.m.  Meet on the lawn near the entrance from Wethersfield Avenue across from Morris Street. Bring your own mat.
  • Relax by the Keney Park Pond while listening to free music as part of the Keney Park Sunday Music Series, 2-6 p.m. Bring a picnic and something to sit on. The pond is near the Edgewood entrance to the park.
  • Live music every Sunday by Steve Davis and friends at Max Downtown (185 Asylum), from 6-9 p.m. No cover!
  • Sea Tea Improv’s FREE Comedy Show at City Steam Brewery! <– does anything else really need to be said? This starts at 7 p.m. If you are a minor, have your legal guardian with you.

July 27

  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at 1300 Broad Street every Monday from 4-6 p.m. SNAP/EBT and WIC accepted for fruits and vegetables.
  • Free yoga in Bushnell Park every Monday at 5:30 p.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pump House Gallery. Bring your own mat.
  • Monday Night Jazz resumes in the pavilion in Bushnell Park. Bring a blanket or lawnchair. This is a public park, so picnics, children, and dogs on leashes are all permitted. Ricky Alfonso opens at 6 p.m.  Jonathan Finlayson and Sicilian Defense follows. If it rains, this may be moved to Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue. WWUH 91.3 FM broadcasts live and will announce if the venue is moved.
  • Hartford Jazz Jam: Free jazz in Black-eyed Sally’s (across from Bushnell Park) from 8-11 p.m.
  • The Hartford Jazz Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. every Monday night at Arch Street Tavern. No cover.

July 28

  • Free yoga in Keney Park every Tuesday at 10 a.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pond House off of Edgewood Street. Bring your own mat.
  • West End Farmers’ Market: every Tuesday on the Clemens Green (Farmington Avenue near Mark Twain House & Museum). 4-7 p.m.
  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at the Boys & Girls Club (1 Nahum Drive) every Tuesday from 4:30-6 p.m. SNAP/EBT and WIC accepted for fruits and vegetables.
  • Papers screens at 7 p.m. as part of Asylum Hill Congregational Church’s Faith and Justice Film Series.The film will be followed by a discussion on immigration. Free. The venue is located at 814 Asylum Avenue.
  • Book launch of The Two-State Delusion: Israel and Palestine – A Tale of Two Narratives at the Mark Twain House & Museum. The museum along with the World Affairs Council of Connecticut “presents an evening about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. A leading reconciliation expert argues that a two-state solution is no longer a viable path to create lasting peace in Israel and Palestine.” The program begins at 7 p.m. and will include the author, Padraig O’Malley. Free. Reservations recommended.

July 29

  • North End Farmers’ Market: every Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 80 Coventry Street.
  • Free yoga in Elizabeth Park every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.  Meet on the Rose Garden Lawn. Bring your own mat.
  • Connecticut Reed Ensemble performs at 6 p.m. in the Trinity College Chapel. Free.
  • Ninah’s Dowry screens at Hartford Public Library at 6 p.m. as part of its free Global Lens Film Series.
  • The Goza Latin Band will give a free performance at 6 p.m. as part of the World of Sound series. This will be at the Hartford Public Library Dwight Branch.
  • Katie Leiby will be bringing free music to the main quad of Trinity College at 7 p.m. for the Summer Carillon Series.

July 30

  • Billings Forge Farmers’ Market: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. every Thursday on Broad Street between Capitol and Russ.
  • Ice Cream Social at the Mark Twain House & Museum, 5-7 p.m. Free ice cream and family entertainment.
  • Free yoga in Bushnell Park every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Meet on the lawn between the pond and Pump House Gallery. Bring your own mat.
  • Hanging with Harold. They say: “Hanging with Harold is not a class or a workshop. It’s not a show, either. It’s a learn-by-doing drop-in jam where Sea Tea Improv and members of the improv community (that’s you, just by showing up!) perform a kind of longform improv together known as the Harold.” This starts at 8:30 p.m. in 75 Pratt Street, Suite 500. $5.

July 31

  • The Hartford Mobile Market stops at Wilson-Gray YMCA, 444 Albany Avenue on Fridays from 4-6 p.m. SNAP and debit accepted.
  • Summer Sizzle Under the Stars: The Wadsworth Atheneum begins the evening at 5 p.m. with a la carte dinner (not included in price) and live music, followed by an outdoors screening of Pat and Mike at 8:15 p.m. $9 general admission.
  • Mrs. Doubtfire screens in Elizabeth Park when it’s dark. Bring a blanket or lawnchair. Free. (Why are the venues for free films so vague? Ask the City of Hartford’s MECA.)

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