Category: Holiday

12 Dec

All the Holiday Spirit You Can Handel

by Kerri Ana Provost

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At one time Handel’s music was considered “profane and subversive,” which is something I do not remember learning during high school choir when we would...

09 Dec

Hartford Holiday

Faith in Lights on Thin Ice

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Weeks ago, the City’s Director of Communications sent a flurry of emails regarding the Festival of Light. Short attention spans combined with a scheduling disaster...

03 Dec

Cultural Interest Downtown Food Fun Holiday

Trees & Stuff

by Kerri Ana Provost

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If you are looking for all the sparkly twinkle lights in Hartford, they are in Avery Court. The opening of the 37th Annual Festival of...

01 Dec

Fun Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Holiday Myth Busting Shopping Unsolicited Advice

Supporting the Local Community and Economy

by Kerri Ana Provost

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This holiday shopping season, I have seen the phrase and concept “buy locally” appropriated. People are beginning to describe shopping at the Wal-Mart in town...

26 Nov

Cultural Interest Downtown Film Fun Hartford Holiday

37th Festival of Trees and Traditions

by Kerri Ana Provost

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On the first Thursday of each month, an assortment of venues hold art openings, theatrical and special cultural events in a seemingly successful effort to...

24 Nov

Downtown Hartford Holiday Myth Busting Shopping

Storefront Filled on Pratt Street

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Where can you get an umbrella, apron, vegetation identification guide, Hartford t-shirt, and hockey puck? The Hartford Holiday Store, which opened last week on Pratt...

24 Nov

Downtown Fun Hartford Holiday

Sneak Preview

by Kerri Ana Provost

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The lights are up on Constitution Plaza… …and a tree is up in Bushnell Park.

22 Nov

Downtown Fun Holiday No Drama Weather Parks

Segarra, Santa, and Pucky the Whale

by Kerri Ana Provost

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This season’s illuminated festivities are promising to be over the top: The Hartford Festival of Light ®: Hartford 375 Edition is Friday, November 26th and...

13 Nov

Cultural Interest Food Fun Hartford Holiday North Meadows Shopping Transportation