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17 Oct
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Street Art in Parkville

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Here is another opportunity to view art in an outside gallery. FJ Gaylor‘s photographs of frontline employees are currently on view at Parkville Market’s patio....
27 Sep
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A Little Something (October 2020)

by Kerri Ana Provost
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ADD TO CALENDAR BLUEGRASS ON THE GRASS: The talented Lindsey Fyfe will be performing along with Joe Lemeris and Joe DeLillo outside of the Wadsworth...
24 Sep
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“I Don’t Know How To Explain To You Why You Should Care About Other People”

by Kerri Ana Provost
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The phrase that seems to most sum up 2020 is this: “I don’t know how to explain to you why you should care about other...
11 Sep
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View from Pope Park

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Another summer weekend approaches, and there remain plenty of places to go where maintaining physical distance from other people is no challenge. Keeping safe from...
23 Aug
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Weird Travel

by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s not that I was eager to see New Haven, specifically. I needed any change to my scenery, only had one day off, and for...
21 Aug
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View of Pope Park

by Kerri Ana Provost
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The last time I posted about Pope Park, someone commented that people only leave there in bodybags. I am still not sure if she believed...
10 Aug
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Soccer

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Soccer has resumed in Pope Park and the field at UConn Law.
09 Aug
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Rocky Ridge

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Having two names for what is essentially one park feels silly. Bushnell Park, Elizabeth Park, Keney Park, and Pope Park are all interrupted by streets,...
04 Aug
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Asylum Hill Bath House

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Before having a tub in one’s home was the norm, public bath houses were the place to go. Hartford had a few. One was recorded...
03 Aug
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When a Walk in the Park is No Walk in the Park

by Kerri Ana Provost
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Having not been to Elizabeth Park since the tulips were in bloom, it felt shocking to see so many people out in one place, especially...