Greater Hartford Arts Council Calendar
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
Cosmic Shamanic Sound Healing – Bradford Tilden
Every other Thursday.
Join Bradford Tilden for a deeply restorative and activating Sound Healing Meditation with his voice, crystals/gemstones and crystal bowls. Relax, recharge and release stress and unwanted energies from your body, mind and field.
Each session features a gemstone that participants may borrow or buy.
What to Bring: Bring a blanket, chair or yoga mat. There are some to borrow.
$20-$35 (you can choose what you want to pay in the link above)
Walk-ins welcome.
Parking: Park all the way in the back, at the very last building (keep driving until you see the last building and the driveway ends in a circle. Park in that lot and use the entrance with a short ramp. Follow the signs to the Awakening Room.
Cosmic Shamanic Sound Healing – Bradford Tilden
Get an early start to your weekend with acoustic musical acts in The Main Market at PVM, where bands unplug to help you unwind. There are plenty of food and drink options to keep you fueled while you lose yourself in those strumming guitar strings.
ACOUSTIC ACTS IN THE MARKET
You asked for it, you got it! Sally’s Blues Jam is back and better than ever. Now on Thursdays, you can join Sally’s house band on stage and show your stuff. Or just come enjoy our Southern Cookin’ and some awesome live music.
WEEKLY BLUES JAM
Join us for a night of karaoke at the West Indian Club! Sing your heart out to your favorite tunes while enjoying drink specials and delicious jerk chicken tacos.
KARAOKE THURSDAYS
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
Friday nights at Parkville Market are heating up with local DJs spinning a fiesta (fiesta means party) of hits. Spice up the party (party means fiesta) with specials on Patron Margaritas.
FIESTA FRIDAYS
Under the direction of Hartford Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor, Adam Kerry Boyles, we welcome pianist and UConn professor, Angelina Gadeliya, performing fellow UConn Professor and Grammy® Award winner, Kenneth Fuchs’s Piano Concerto, “Spiritualist”-a piece inspired by three paintings of Helen Frankenthaler. His first numbered symphony, Prokofiev chose to compose his Classical Symphony without the aid of the piano and each movement is brief and to the point in the true “Classical” style. Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro includes some of the most famous and hummable tunes in classical music and created a revival in the city of Prague for the composer. It was there, in Prague, that his dramatic Symphony No. 38 was premiered, and it was considered a gift to the city.
Mozart & Prokofiev
Join Jay Kaplan from Roaring Brook Nature Center for his annual bird walk at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Jay will lead participants through the ornamental foreground in search of resident and migratory birds. Appropriate hiking shoes and binoculars are strongly recommended.
Admission is free. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.
Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. Meet near the bridge along the entrance drive.
Cedar Hill Bird Walk
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
Join us for a guided tour of Farmington's Old Cemetery (Memento Mori) and learn about the town's colonial history and early settlers.
// ABOUT MEMENTO MORI WALKING TOURS //
In use as early as 1660, Farmington’s Old Cemetery on Main Street was the town’s boneyard and remained so until the end of the 19th century. Come learn about the cemetery’s history and development along with stories about some of its “residents” and a few tall tales – some scary ones too! Parking is available at the Barney Library which is a short distance away from the Memento Mori Cemetery.
// ABOUT STANLEY-WHITMAN HOUSE //
In 1935, Stanley-Whitman House was established as Farmington's first museum. It is a nationally recognized historic house museum and living history center that teaches through the collection, preservation, research, and dynamic interpretation of the history and culture of early Farmington, Connecticut. Programs, events, classes, and exhibits encourage visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in history by doing, acting, questioning, and engaging in colonial life and the ideas that formed the foundation of that culture.
Located in the historic village of Farmington, the museum facility centers on a circa 1720 National Historic Landmark house furnished with period antiques to reflect the everyday activities of Colonial life in Connecticut. Surrounding the house are period-raised bed gardens, an apple orchard, and heritage stone walls.
The public service areas of the museum, constructed in 2004, include a modern classroom, a period tavern room, a post-and-beam Welcome Center, a research library, an exhibit gallery, the Nancy Conklin History Gallery, and a collection storage area.
In addition to managing Memento Mori, Farmington’s ancient cemetery on Main Street, and the Village Green, located at the intersection of Routes 4 and 10, the museum also oversees the Scott Swamp Cemetery on Route 6. The Stanley-Whitman House is supported in part by the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walking-tour-memento-mori-tickets-810228373877?aff=oddtdtcreator
Non-Members: $20
Members: $15
Walking Tour - Memento Mori
The Wellness By Design Mini-Retreat
Create your health, wellness, and well-being vision and anchor it into your reality using guided meditation, energy work, and mindfulness
With Dr. Beata Harasim, Holistic & Integrative Medicine
Saturday May 11th, 11 AM-1 PM
In the Awakening Room
Virtual tickets or in-person For more info, RSVP: https://bit.ly/WellnessByDesignMay2024
We invite you to join us on May 11, 2024 for two powerful sessions of self-care, creation, and connection to create your health and wellness vision and to anchor it into your reality.
We are taking the time in an intimate and safe container to:
Create your vision and embody your health, wellness, and healing identity.
Using guided meditation, energy work, and mindfulness practices we will hone in on your unique journey and discover the path for it to come to fruition.
Learn how to anchor your vision into your reality to support your highest health and wellness potential.
To bring: journal/something to write with and water/beverage
Price: $22 or $33- Bring a friend B1G150% off discount
PLEASE RSVP: https://bit.ly/WellnessByDesignMay2024
The Wellness By Design Mini-Retreat
Persian Calligraphy Workshop with Alibaba Awrang
THE GREATEST HITS OF 3 ICONIC DECADES!
GENERATION DEFINING CLASSICS
NIGHT SHIFT
May 11
Friday at 7:00 PM
Strap in for a rockin’ evening celebrating the music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s! Dance and sing along to classics that defined eras and inspired generations — brought to life by one of CT’s most in-demand, 5-piece bands!
Nightshift will take you on a musical journey featuring songs from legendary artists such as Elton John, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, and more!
Three decades of hits, jam-packed into one unforgettable night!
Cabaret Seating: $48
General Section:
Center Section: $34
Center Aisle: $36
Side Aisle: $26
Left or Right
Sections: $24
Discounts for Seniors, Students, Military, and Groups
Nightshift: The Greatest Hits of Three Iconic Decades
Parkville Market presents Rock the Local featuring local artists playing their best known hits live on stage at The Local. Enjoy great music, food, and drinks to keep you cruisin’ through the weekend.
ROCK THE LOCAL
Strap in for a rockin’ evening celebrating the music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s! Dance and sing along to classics that defined eras and inspired generations — brought to life by one of CT’s most in-demand, 5-piece bands!
Nightshift will take you on a musical journey featuring songs from legendary artists such as Elton John, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, and more!
Three decades of hits, jam-packed into one unforgettable night!
Cabaret Seating: $48
General Section:
Center Section: $34
Center Aisle: $36
Side Aisle: $26
Left or Right Sections: $24
Discounts for Seniors, Students, Military, and Groups
Night Shift: The Greatest Hits of Three Iconic Decades
Sally Rogers & Howie Bursen at The Sounding Board
Under the direction of Hartford Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor, Adam Kerry Boyles, we welcome pianist and UConn professor, Angelina Gadeliya, performing fellow UConn Professor and Grammy® Award winner, Kenneth Fuchs’s Piano Concerto, “Spiritualist”-a piece inspired by three paintings of Helen Frankenthaler. His first numbered symphony, Prokofiev chose to compose his Classical Symphony without the aid of the piano and each movement is brief and to the point in the true “Classical” style. Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro includes some of the most famous and hummable tunes in classical music and created a revival in the city of Prague for the composer. It was there, in Prague, that his dramatic Symphony No. 38 was premiered, and it was considered a gift to the city.
Mozart & Prokofiev
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
In “Recycled Art/Art Recycled” the members of the Canton Artists’ Guild imaginatively explore diverse aspects of the meaning of recycling. Some have made art from recycled materials or created art that reflects the idea of recycling. Other artists have taken a previous piece of work and transformed it into something entirely new. Come see these intriguing takes on recycling in prints, drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, ceramics, collages and fiber art.
In upstairs galleries are two solo shows. “Mind & Nature” features drawings and paintings in which Harriet Caldwell explores the functioning of the human and animal mind. “Pandora’s Box” series, the second solo show, features abstract and whimsical sculpture of Stephen Klema.
“Recycled Art/Art Recycled” plus shows by Harriet Caldwell and Stephen Klema
AN EVENING — A LIFETIME IN THE MAKING
Ever wonder what might happen if you stop waiting for permission and start believing in yourself? Just ask Barbra Streisand.
At 21, Babs spent her evenings singing in hot cabaret clubs dressed up in funky thrift store finds. At 21, acclaimed performer Jenna Pastuszek spent her evenings serving mini hot dogs at bar mitzvahs sporting a patterned bow tie. Until she met Barbra, and everything changed. Learn how Barbra’s self-confidence, power, and unique panache inspired a young performer to get out of her own way and embrace her own kooky self, weird last name and all.
Featuring Barbra's early hits like "Happy Days Are Here Again," "Miss Marmelstein," "Bewitched," "Don't Rain on My Parade" and more. Come hear the songs that made Barbra, Barbra.
Me, Myself, and Barbra has been seen at 11 major regional theatres, performing arts centers, and community centers in 6 different states since it's 2022 debut!
"JENNA HAS A POWERHOUSE VOICE AND KNOWS HOW TO MOVE AN AUDIENCE.” — MATT SILVA, DELAWARE THEATRE COMPANY
Cabaret Seating: $48
General Section:
Center Section: $34
Center Aisle: $36
Side Aisle: $26
Left or Right Sections: $24
Discounts for Seniors, Students, Military, and Groups
Me, Myself, and Barbra: A Barbra Streisand Tribute
Under the direction of Hartford Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor, Adam Kerry Boyles, we welcome pianist and UConn professor, Angelina Gadeliya, performing fellow UConn Professor and Grammy® Award winner, Kenneth Fuchs’s Piano Concerto, “Spiritualist”-a piece inspired by three paintings of Helen Frankenthaler. His first numbered symphony, Prokofiev chose to compose his Classical Symphony without the aid of the piano and each movement is brief and to the point in the true “Classical” style. Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro includes some of the most famous and hummable tunes in classical music and created a revival in the city of Prague for the composer. It was there, in Prague, that his dramatic Symphony No. 38 was premiered, and it was considered a gift to the city.
Mozart & Prokofiev
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
Jazz 201: Workshops
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
Therapists Supporting Therapists
A special support group for mental health providers
With Rio Comaduran, LCSW
Tuesday, Dec 12, 12PM-1:30PM
Meeting in the Serenity Room
What to expect:
Gather together monthly in a supportive environment where we discuss what is on our minds, overcome personal or professional obstacles and support one another. These meetings are a focus of wellness and community building through supporting each other. There is no requirement to attend each session, come whenever you are able.
Outline:
- 60 minutes of communication & sharing resources, community building, organizing around shared interests
- 30 minutes of sound healing/relaxation (optional)
What participants should bring: yoga mat, pillow & blanket. Some are available to use also.
Event Fee: donation based
About Rio:
Rio is also a practicing Licensed Clinical Social Worker, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to assist those struggling with anxiety and depression and she graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work with a Master’s in Social Work in 2013, specializing in Community Organizing and International Social Work.
Rio is also an intuitive healer who is committed to helping others. As a certified Usui Reiki Master, Sound Healing practitioner, Past Life Regression hypnotherapist, and clinical hypnotherapist, it is Rio’s goal to continue to promote wellness and transformation, through a variety of healing modalities.
Therapists Supporting Therapists
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
Discover Cedar Hill Cemetery’s creative residents including our most distinguished artists, actors, and authors. Michael Albano shares stories about lesser-known personalities such as Nicholas Hudson Holt, Fern Andra, and Frances Laughlin Wadsworth, as well as the noteworthy William Glackens, Wallace Stevens, and Katharine Hepburn.
Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.
Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.
Arts & Letters
Imagine a space where individuals who have experienced trauma or mental health conditions can find solace and empowerment through art and movement. That’s precisely what Moving Stories offers. In partnership with the Justice Dance Performance Project (JDPP), MHC has curated an arts workshop that utilizes evidence-based approaches to promote mental wellness. Through a blend of physical expression, visual arts, writing exercises, and group activities, Moving Stories cultivates a sense of wellbeing and connection among participants.
Classes will be held at the Hispanic Health Council Family Wellness Center in Hartford. Open to individuals aged 16-25, this workshop is provided free of cost.
Moving Stories: Healing Through Art and Movement
Exhibition "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings, and Paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library"
Curated by Cynthia E. Roman, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Paintings, the Lewis Walpole Library
Art historians, curators, and connoisseurs often pose the question, Is it any good? evoking a sense of quality manifest in canonical works of art. By contrast, when building a collection of eighteenth-century prints that would become a cornerstone for research at the Lewis Walpole Library, W.S. and Annie Burr Lewis envisioned a visual collection that is essentially archival. Prints were valued foremost as documents that would improve their library dedicated to the life and times of Horace Walpole and to 18th-century studies. The Lewises’ iconographic approach, however, does not preclude the importance of assessing what is good. Aesthetic, material, and technical attributes are integral to understanding the power of visual art and artifacts to communicate the eighteenth-century histories they document. Asking Is it any good? this exhibition presents a selection of prints, drawings, and paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library to explore the intersections of quality and documentary value.
On view September 22, 2023 through June 28, 2024
Exhibition: "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings & Paintings. . ."
For the aficionado, or the curious first-timer, Jazz Wednesdays is the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, Jazz Wednesdays will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce Southern cookin’ of Sally’s kitchen.
JAZZ WEDNESDAYS AT BLACK EYED SALLY’S
Hartford Underground invites you to SWING OUT every Wednesday night with Hartford Ballroom for an evening of fun music and low-pressure entertainment. All experience levels are welcome– beginners can take lessons from 7-8.
MIDWEEK SWING-OUT
Careless Whisper? Girls Just Wanna Have Fun? Eye of the Tiger? Whatever your go to karaoke song is, come belt it out in Parkville Market’s The Local on Wednesday nights with DJ B Ez.
KARAOKE WEDNESDAYS WITH DJ B EZ
Join your host, Joey, for karaoke every Wednesday night at Chez Est, Hartford’s premier LGBTQ+ bar, restaurant, and cabaret space.
KARAOKE W/ JOEY AT CHEZ EST
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
Get an early start to your weekend with acoustic musical acts in The Main Market at PVM, where bands unplug to help you unwind. There are plenty of food and drink options to keep you fueled while you lose yourself in those strumming guitar strings.
ACOUSTIC ACTS IN THE MARKET
A monthly gathering of people young and old, city, suburb and country, black, white, brown, gay, straight, trans, polkadotted and spotted.
CREATIVE COCKTAIL HOUR
You asked for it, you got it! Sally’s Blues Jam is back and better than ever. Now on Thursdays, you can join Sally’s house band on stage and show your stuff. Or just come enjoy our Southern Cookin’ and some awesome live music.
WEEKLY BLUES JAM
Join us for a night of karaoke at the West Indian Club! Sing your heart out to your favorite tunes while enjoying drink specials and delicious jerk chicken tacos.
KARAOKE THURSDAYS
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
Friday nights at Parkville Market are heating up with local DJs spinning a fiesta (fiesta means party) of hits. Spice up the party (party means fiesta) with specials on Patron Margaritas.
FIESTA FRIDAYS
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
Roll up your sleeves, get dirty and learn all about Connecticut’s colonial graveyards from Ruth Shapleigh-Brown of CT Gravestone Network.
// ABOUT GRAVESTONE CLEANING WORKSHOPS //
Ms. Shapleigh-Brown has been involved in burial ground preservation and gravestone studies since the mid 1980's which is her passion in life.
Stanley-Whitman House gravestone cleaning workshops run from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and start with an orientation on cemetery preservation, maintenance of historic gravestones, an overview of Connecticut’s historic burying grounds and cemeteries, and symbolism and carver identification. A demonstration will highlight basic care of gravestones, including low-tech conservation do’s and don’ts, before splitting into smaller groups for a demonstration of hands-on-basic techniques. Materials will be provided. Parking is available at the Barney Library which is a short distance away from the Memento Mori Cemetery.
// ABOUT STANLEY-WHITMAN HOUSE //
In 1935, Stanley-Whitman House was established as Farmington's first museum. It is a nationally recognized historic house museum and living history center that teaches through the collection, preservation, research, and dynamic interpretation of the history and culture of early Farmington, Connecticut. Programs, events, classes, and exhibits encourage visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in history by doing, acting, questioning, and engaging in colonial life and the ideas that formed the foundation of that culture.
Located in the historic village of Farmington, the museum facility centers on a circa 1720 National Historic Landmark house furnished with period antiques to reflect the everyday activities of Colonial life in Connecticut. Surrounding the house are period-raised bed gardens, an apple orchard, and heritage stone walls.
The public service areas of the museum, constructed in 2004, include a modern classroom, a period tavern room, a post-and-beam Welcome Center, a research library, an exhibit gallery, the Nancy Conklin History Gallery, and a collection storage area.
In addition to managing Memento Mori, Farmington’s ancient cemetery on Main Street, and the Village Green, located at the intersection of Routes 4 and 10, the museum also oversees the Scott Swamp Cemetery on Route 6. The Stanley-Whitman House is supported in part by the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gravestone-cleaning-workshop-tickets-808044491827?aff=oddtdtcreator
Non-Members: $25
Members: $20
Gravestone Cleaning Workshop
Meet the extraordinary women of Cedar Hill Cemetery who inspire with their stories of purpose and engagement, compassion and generosity, and strength and determination. Debbie Alter introduces you to Virginia Thrall Smith, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Anne Tracy Morgan and more.
Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.
Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.
Remarkable Women
Located at the juncture of the Little River and the Connecticut River, Hartford’s downtown includes numerous historic bridges and walkways. Explore the unique histories of these landmarks and engineering marvels, including the Little River Bridge, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, the Bulkeley Bridge, and the G. Fox walkway, among others. Advance registration required.
Register Here: Hartford’s Bridges & Walkways Walking Tour – Connecticut Landmarks (ctlandmarks.org)
Advance registration is required. This program is part of our Historic Hartford Walking Tours series, where we forge new paths through Hartford’s history! Register for additional walks here.
Please wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather, as this program will take place outdoors. In case of cancellation due to severe weather, registrants will be notified at the email address on file.
If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org.
Hartford’s Bridges & Walkways Walking Tour
Reiki Group Meditation with Sound Healing
With Gina Ferrara
Registration will be needed for this event due to the limited number of spaces available. Please feel free to reach out to Gina Ferrara with any questions about the session or about the process of a group Reiki Session.
Reiki alone is a powerful relaxation tool. By adding in the vibrations of the Healing Bowls, the room becomes infused with sound creating an environment for peaceful meditation.
The full session will last an hour though there will be time at the end for questions and comments. Please come 10 minutes early to find your comfortable space and settle in.
Parking will be out back, at the very last building. Drive around until you reach the last building. Use the rear ramp entrance and follow signs to the Awakening Room.
Donations:
- via cash on site
- Venmo @odonatareiki
- Or Here
For more about Gina and this class: https://youtube.com/shorts/sR1jbS9tFCs?si=rKEbcy7gc1UDd9k0
Reiki Group Meditation with Sound Healing
Beginner's Printmaking Workshop
Join us for an Art Exhibition Talk and Reception with the Artist, Julia Einstein.
// ABOUT THE ARTIST: JULIA EINSTEIN //
Julia Einstein makes paintings as if walking into a garden room with an artist’s eye on nature in vivid compositions, elegant arrangements, and painterly surfaces. Her work is about creating a connection for interpreting -- between maker and viewer. The artist’s recent work is a delve into flora and history, the ideas of the women who were botanical pioneers inspired by the natural world, early needleworkers motivated by cherished symbols, and creators of gardens influenced by a love of community. She is currently the Artist in Residence at Raleigh City Farm where she makes her home in Raleigh, North Carolina.
A recent collaborative project shares a year in the process of creating an exhibition with @maineflorathreeviews. The artist has created "Herbarium" at the Stanley - Whitman House in Farmington, Connecticut, was included in "Perspectives: Art & History" at the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine, and produced "The Peony Project / Paintings" for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. Her “Modern Botanicals” series is informed by the 19th century trailblazers who furthered the field of botany with their art, and inspired her to create an herbarium, make paint appear like the quilts, and embroidered silk, and use a palette of saturated color to create unusual color schemes. The thrill of working from the tiny to the oversized results in “Flower Power.” She continues to paint “Flower Portraits” of bouquets gathered from her artist's garden. She is represented by Portland Art Gallery in Portland, Maine.
// ABOUT STANLEY-WHITMAN HOUSE //
In 1935, Stanley-Whitman House was established as Farmington's first museum. It is a nationally recognized historic house museum and living history center that teaches through the collection, preservation, research, and dynamic interpretation of the history and culture of early Farmington, Connecticut. Programs, events, classes, and exhibits encourage visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in history by doing, acting, questioning, and engaging in colonial life and the ideas that formed the foundation of that culture.
Located in the historic village of Farmington, the museum facility centers on a circa 1720 National Historic Landmark house furnished with period antiques to reflect the everyday activities of Colonial life in Connecticut. Surrounding the house are period-raised bed gardens, an apple orchard, and heritage stone walls.
The public service areas of the museum, constructed in 2004, include a modern classroom, a period tavern room, a post-and-beam Welcome Center, a research library, an exhibit gallery, the Nancy Conklin History Gallery, and a collection storage area.
In addition to managing Memento Mori, Farmington’s ancient cemetery on Main Street, and the Village Green, located at the intersection of Routes 4 and 10, the museum also oversees the Scott Swamp Cemetery on Route 6. The Stanley-Whitman House is supported in part by the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION:
Artist Talk with Julia Einstein - Followed by Reception
Parkville Market presents Rock the Local featuring local artists playing their best known hits live on stage at The Local. Enjoy great music, food, and drinks to keep you cruisin’ through the weekend.
ROCK THE LOCAL
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2023 Real Art Award recipient Alex Dolores Salerno. Spanning installation, soft sculpture, video, and photography, Alex Dolores Salerno’s first solo exhibition, Greenness, draws from the artist’s own autistic experience of nature, and the sense of “access intimacy” (as coined by Mia Mingus) that they feel through the work of disabled ancestor Mel Baggs (sie/hir pronouns). Salerno dedicates the exhibition to Baggs and incorporates hir language and wisdom in multiple works.
GREENNESS BY ALEX DOLORES SALERNO
The Isham-Terry House is a time capsule of genteel life in turn-of-the-century Hartford. In 1896, Dr. Oliver Isham purchased the 1854 Italianate house for his medical practice and as a home for himself, his parents and his three sisters. His sisters, Julia and Charlotte, lived in the house until their deaths in the 1970s as urban renewal claimed many of the houses in the once-grand neighborhood. Explore this beloved family home to learn about the booming industries and culture of Hartford in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, understand medical practice and public health at this time, and learn more about the Isham and Terry families through the items they owned.
Advance registration for tours appreciated, but walk-ups welcome as space permits!
Register Here: Events from June 16 – September 21 › Hartford Properties › – Connecticut Landmarks (ctlandmarks.org)
Can’t make it on an Open Sunday? Tours are also available by advance reservation! If you have any questions, please email isham.terry@ctlandmarks.org.
Isham-Terry Open Tour Sunday
Jazz 201: Workshops
Imagine a space where individuals who have experienced trauma or mental health conditions can find solace and empowerment through art and movement. That’s precisely what Moving Stories offers. In partnership with the Justice Dance Performance Project (JDPP), MHC has curated an arts workshop that utilizes evidence-based approaches to promote mental wellness. Through a blend of physical expression, visual arts, writing exercises, and group activities, Moving Stories cultivates a sense of wellbeing and connection among participants.
Classes will be held at the Hispanic Health Council Family Wellness Center in Hartford. Open to individuals aged 16-25, this workshop is provided free of cost.
Moving Stories: Healing Through Art and Movement
Exhibition "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings, and Paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library"
Curated by Cynthia E. Roman, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Paintings, the Lewis Walpole Library
Art historians, curators, and connoisseurs often pose the question, Is it any good? evoking a sense of quality manifest in canonical works of art. By contrast, when building a collection of eighteenth-century prints that would become a cornerstone for research at the Lewis Walpole Library, W.S. and Annie Burr Lewis envisioned a visual collection that is essentially archival. Prints were valued foremost as documents that would improve their library dedicated to the life and times of Horace Walpole and to 18th-century studies. The Lewises’ iconographic approach, however, does not preclude the importance of assessing what is good. Aesthetic, material, and technical attributes are integral to understanding the power of visual art and artifacts to communicate the eighteenth-century histories they document. Asking Is it any good? this exhibition presents a selection of prints, drawings, and paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library to explore the intersections of quality and documentary value.
On view September 22, 2023 through June 28, 2024
Exhibition: "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings & Paintings. . ."
For the aficionado, or the curious first-timer, Jazz Wednesdays is the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, Jazz Wednesdays will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce Southern cookin’ of Sally’s kitchen.
JAZZ WEDNESDAYS AT BLACK EYED SALLY’S
Hartford Underground invites you to SWING OUT every Wednesday night with Hartford Ballroom for an evening of fun music and low-pressure entertainment. All experience levels are welcome– beginners can take lessons from 7-8.
MIDWEEK SWING-OUT
Careless Whisper? Girls Just Wanna Have Fun? Eye of the Tiger? Whatever your go to karaoke song is, come belt it out in Parkville Market’s The Local on Wednesday nights with DJ B Ez.
KARAOKE WEDNESDAYS WITH DJ B EZ
Join your host, Joey, for karaoke every Wednesday night at Chez Est, Hartford’s premier LGBTQ+ bar, restaurant, and cabaret space.
KARAOKE W/ JOEY AT CHEZ EST
Cosmic Shamanic Sound Healing – Bradford Tilden
Every other Thursday.
Join Bradford Tilden for a deeply restorative and activating Sound Healing Meditation with his voice, crystals/gemstones and crystal bowls. Relax, recharge and release stress and unwanted energies from your body, mind and field.
Each session features a gemstone that participants may borrow or buy.
What to Bring: Bring a blanket, chair or yoga mat. There are some to borrow.
$20-$35 (you can choose what you want to pay in the link above)
Walk-ins welcome.
Parking: Park all the way in the back, at the very last building (keep driving until you see the last building and the driveway ends in a circle. Park in that lot and use the entrance with a short ramp. Follow the signs to the Awakening Room.
Cosmic Shamanic Sound Healing – Bradford Tilden
Get an early start to your weekend with acoustic musical acts in The Main Market at PVM, where bands unplug to help you unwind. There are plenty of food and drink options to keep you fueled while you lose yourself in those strumming guitar strings.
ACOUSTIC ACTS IN THE MARKET
You asked for it, you got it! Sally’s Blues Jam is back and better than ever. Now on Thursdays, you can join Sally’s house band on stage and show your stuff. Or just come enjoy our Southern Cookin’ and some awesome live music.
WEEKLY BLUES JAM
Join us for a night of karaoke at the West Indian Club! Sing your heart out to your favorite tunes while enjoying drink specials and delicious jerk chicken tacos.
KARAOKE THURSDAYS
Want to learn Salsa? This is the perfect place to begin. The night starts with a long beginner lesson followed by a mix of more lessons and more social dancing. There are half hour workshops spread throughout the evening, with lots of open salsa dancing in between. You’ll be chanting 123567 in no time.
FORTH FRIDAY SALSA
Friday nights at Parkville Market are heating up with local DJs spinning a fiesta (fiesta means party) of hits. Spice up the party (party means fiesta) with specials on Patron Margaritas.
FIESTA FRIDAYS
THE NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED TOUR SHOW
Changes In Latitudes is the country's premier tribute show to the Mayor of Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett. This nationally acclaimed band travels the country with beach balls and leis flying, dancing conga lines, and "Trop Rock" fun for all. It's the ultimate beach party that’s good clean fun for all ages.
Over their ten-year history, the band has travelled from Maine to Barbados, Cape Cod to Chicago. From the 900-seat Walt Disney Theaters aboard the Disney "Magic" and "Wonder" cruise ships, to the National Hamburger Festival in Akron, OH, in front of 6500 fans looking for their "Cheeseburger In Paradise!”
Changes In Latitudes has thrilled audiences with their amazingly authentic reproduction of the Jimmy Buffett concert experience. Whether you're a die-hard Parrothead or just looking for an excuse to 'Escape to Margaritaville' — this is one concert event you won’t want to miss!
Cabaret Seating: $48
General Section:
Center Section: $34
Center Aisle: $36
Side Aisle: $26
Left or Right Sections: $24
Discounts for Seniors, Students, Military, and Groups
Changes in Latitude: The Premier Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show
Mending the Sacred Hoop Monthly Drum Circle
A Shamanic Drum Circle for all levels
Co-Facilitators: Rev. Bruce (EagleHorse) Fagan & Marie Goodine, LCSW from Rising Wings Counseling & Wellness Center
Feb 24 from 2- 4:30pm in the Awakening Room
Monthly (4th Saturday of the month) except March (3/16/24)
Through the rhythm of our sacred drums we will restore the heartbeat of the sacred Mother Earth by invoking the wisdom and medicine of our collective ancestors. We will also connect as a community and within ourselves healing energy.
What to bring: Drum or rattle (some will be provided).
Fee: Free will donations are much appreciated
Please let us know you are coming! RSVP: 203-814-1088 ext 1 (general voice mail) or email: risingmywings@gmail.com
Mending the Sacred Hoop Monthly Drum Circle
Parkville Market presents Rock the Local featuring local artists playing their best known hits live on stage at The Local. Enjoy great music, food, and drinks to keep you cruisin’ through the weekend.
ROCK THE LOCAL
Monthly Spirit Circle
Imagine a space where individuals who have experienced trauma or mental health conditions can find solace and empowerment through art and movement. That’s precisely what Moving Stories offers. In partnership with the Justice Dance Performance Project (JDPP), MHC has curated an arts workshop that utilizes evidence-based approaches to promote mental wellness. Through a blend of physical expression, visual arts, writing exercises, and group activities, Moving Stories cultivates a sense of wellbeing and connection among participants.
Classes will be held at the Hispanic Health Council Family Wellness Center in Hartford. Open to individuals aged 16-25, this workshop is provided free of cost.
Moving Stories: Healing Through Art and Movement
Exhibition "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings, and Paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library"
Curated by Cynthia E. Roman, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Paintings, the Lewis Walpole Library
Art historians, curators, and connoisseurs often pose the question, Is it any good? evoking a sense of quality manifest in canonical works of art. By contrast, when building a collection of eighteenth-century prints that would become a cornerstone for research at the Lewis Walpole Library, W.S. and Annie Burr Lewis envisioned a visual collection that is essentially archival. Prints were valued foremost as documents that would improve their library dedicated to the life and times of Horace Walpole and to 18th-century studies. The Lewises’ iconographic approach, however, does not preclude the importance of assessing what is good. Aesthetic, material, and technical attributes are integral to understanding the power of visual art and artifacts to communicate the eighteenth-century histories they document. Asking Is it any good? this exhibition presents a selection of prints, drawings, and paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library to explore the intersections of quality and documentary value.
On view September 22, 2023 through June 28, 2024
Exhibition: "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings & Paintings. . ."
Hartford Underground invites you to SWING OUT every Wednesday night with Hartford Ballroom for an evening of fun music and low-pressure entertainment. All experience levels are welcome– beginners can take lessons from 7-8.
MIDWEEK SWING-OUT
For the aficionado, or the curious first-timer, Jazz Wednesdays is the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, Jazz Wednesdays will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce Southern cookin’ of Sally’s kitchen.
JAZZ WEDNESDAYS AT BLACK EYED SALLY’S
Careless Whisper? Girls Just Wanna Have Fun? Eye of the Tiger? Whatever your go to karaoke song is, come belt it out in Parkville Market’s The Local on Wednesday nights with DJ B Ez.
KARAOKE WEDNESDAYS WITH DJ B EZ
Join your host, Joey, for karaoke every Wednesday night at Chez Est, Hartford’s premier LGBTQ+ bar, restaurant, and cabaret space.
KARAOKE W/ JOEY AT CHEZ EST
Get an early start to your weekend with acoustic musical acts in The Main Market at PVM, where bands unplug to help you unwind. There are plenty of food and drink options to keep you fueled while you lose yourself in those strumming guitar strings.
ACOUSTIC ACTS IN THE MARKET
Join us for a night of karaoke at the West Indian Club! Sing your heart out to your favorite tunes while enjoying drink specials and delicious jerk chicken tacos.
KARAOKE THURSDAYS
You asked for it, you got it! Sally’s Blues Jam is back and better than ever. Now on Thursdays, you can join Sally’s house band on stage and show your stuff. Or just come enjoy our Southern Cookin’ and some awesome live music.
WEEKLY BLUES JAM
Friday nights at Parkville Market are heating up with local DJs spinning a fiesta (fiesta means party) of hits. Spice up the party (party means fiesta) with specials on Patron Margaritas.
FIESTA FRIDAYS
Reiki Group Meditation with Sound Healing
With Gina Ferrara
Registration will be needed for this event due to the limited number of spaces available. Please feel free to reach out to Gina Ferrara with any questions about the session or about the process of a group Reiki Session.
Reiki alone is a powerful relaxation tool. By adding in the vibrations of the Healing Bowls, the room becomes infused with sound creating an environment for peaceful meditation.
The full session will last an hour though there will be time at the end for questions and comments. Please come 10 minutes early to find your comfortable space and settle in.
Parking will be out back, at the very last building. Drive around until you reach the last building. Use the rear ramp entrance and follow signs to the Awakening Room.
Donations:
- via cash on site
- Venmo @odonatareiki
- Or Here
For more about Gina and this class: https://youtube.com/shorts/sR1jbS9tFCs?si=rKEbcy7gc1UDd9k0
Reiki Group Meditation with Sound Healing
During the Victorian era, Hartford Public High School earned a national reputation for excellence. Mark Rudewicz shares the stories of notable 19th-century graduates who attended the capital city’s top secondary school during this tour of Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.
Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.
The Graduates – Hartford High Alumni
Exhibition "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings, and Paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library"
Curated by Cynthia E. Roman, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Paintings, the Lewis Walpole Library
Art historians, curators, and connoisseurs often pose the question, Is it any good? evoking a sense of quality manifest in canonical works of art. By contrast, when building a collection of eighteenth-century prints that would become a cornerstone for research at the Lewis Walpole Library, W.S. and Annie Burr Lewis envisioned a visual collection that is essentially archival. Prints were valued foremost as documents that would improve their library dedicated to the life and times of Horace Walpole and to 18th-century studies. The Lewises’ iconographic approach, however, does not preclude the importance of assessing what is good. Aesthetic, material, and technical attributes are integral to understanding the power of visual art and artifacts to communicate the eighteenth-century histories they document. Asking Is it any good? this exhibition presents a selection of prints, drawings, and paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library to explore the intersections of quality and documentary value.
On view September 22, 2023 through June 28, 2024
Exhibition: "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings & Paintings. . ."
First Wednesdays are about creating a welcoming and supportive performance space for artists of all ages and levels. Come express your talents whether it be music, poetry, rap, or spoken word with a receptive group. Facilitated by Enfield musician Kevin Crane.
A variety of instruments including ukuleles, guitars, drums, violins, mandolins, and keyboards are available to be checked out at the library for a three week loan.
The purpose of the Enfield Culture and Arts Commission shall be to plan, produce, coordinate, or otherwise provide assistance to sponsors of events or activities and to encourage participation therein, which promote or develop the artistic, historic, cultural and heritage resources of and within the community of Enfield.
First Wednesdays Open Mic at the Enfield Public Library
Careless Whisper? Girls Just Wanna Have Fun? Eye of the Tiger? Whatever your go to karaoke song is, come belt it out in Parkville Market’s The Local on Wednesday nights with DJ B Ez.
KARAOKE WEDNESDAYS WITH DJ B EZ
Cosmic Shamanic Sound Healing – Bradford Tilden
Every other Thursday.
Join Bradford Tilden for a deeply restorative and activating Sound Healing Meditation with his voice, crystals/gemstones and crystal bowls. Relax, recharge and release stress and unwanted energies from your body, mind and field.
Each session features a gemstone that participants may borrow or buy.
What to Bring: Bring a blanket, chair or yoga mat. There are some to borrow.
$20-$35 (you can choose what you want to pay in the link above)
Walk-ins welcome.
Parking: Park all the way in the back, at the very last building (keep driving until you see the last building and the driveway ends in a circle. Park in that lot and use the entrance with a short ramp. Follow the signs to the Awakening Room.
Cosmic Shamanic Sound Healing – Bradford Tilden
You asked for it, you got it! Sally’s Blues Jam is back and better than ever. Now on Thursdays, you can join Sally’s house band on stage and show your stuff. Or just come enjoy our Southern Cookin’ and some awesome live music.
WEEKLY BLUES JAM
Friday nights at Parkville Market are heating up with local DJs spinning a fiesta (fiesta means party) of hits. Spice up the party (party means fiesta) with specials on Patron Margaritas.
FIESTA FRIDAYS
We close the Hartford Symphony Orchestra's 80th Masterworks season with a return appearance from Melissa White, the HSO’s 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence, underwritten by the Roberts Foundation, performing the soaring melodies of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1. According to Carlos Simon, his intent for Amen! was “to re-create the musical experience of an African American Pentecostal church service that I enjoyed being part of while growing up in this denomination.” Each movement flows into the next to reflect the way the worship service flows. Inspired by the astrological characters of each planet, Holst’s The Planets bears the richness and emotional warmth of humanity, encapsulating the theme of the entire program bringing people together through the spirit of music.
The Planets
Join us for a guided tour of Farmington's Old Cemetery (Memento Mori) and learn about the town's colonial history and early settlers.
// ABOUT MEMENTO MORI WALKING TOURS //
In use as early as 1660, Farmington’s Old Cemetery on Main Street was the town’s boneyard and remained so until the end of the 19th century. Come learn about the cemetery’s history and development along with stories about some of its “residents” and a few tall tales – some scary ones too! Parking is available at the Barney Library which is a short distance away from the Memento Mori Cemetery.
// ABOUT STANLEY-WHITMAN HOUSE //
In 1935, Stanley-Whitman House was established as Farmington's first museum. It is a nationally recognized historic house museum and living history center that teaches through the collection, preservation, research, and dynamic interpretation of the history and culture of early Farmington, Connecticut. Programs, events, classes, and exhibits encourage visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in history by doing, acting, questioning, and engaging in colonial life and the ideas that formed the foundation of that culture.
Located in the historic village of Farmington, the museum facility centers on a circa 1720 National Historic Landmark house furnished with period antiques to reflect the everyday activities of Colonial life in Connecticut. Surrounding the house are period-raised bed gardens, an apple orchard, and heritage stone walls.
The public service areas of the museum, constructed in 2004, include a modern classroom, a period tavern room, a post-and-beam Welcome Center, a research library, an exhibit gallery, the Nancy Conklin History Gallery, and a collection storage area.
In addition to managing Memento Mori, Farmington’s ancient cemetery on Main Street, and the Village Green, located at the intersection of Routes 4 and 10, the museum also oversees the Scott Swamp Cemetery on Route 6. The Stanley-Whitman House is supported in part by the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walking-tour-memento-mori-tickets-810248183127?aff=oddtdtcreator
Non-Members: $20
Members: $15
Walking Tour - Memento Mori
Join us for Connecticut Open House Day!
Join us for Connecticut Open House Day on Saturday, June 8th for free guided historic house and garden tours beginning at 12:00 pm with the last tour leaving at 3:00 pm.
The tavern kitchen will be a must stop during your visit to Stanley-Whitman House in Farmington. The historic structure dating back over three hundred years will be open from noon to 4:00 p.m.
In the Whitman Tavern's kitchen visitors can hear about the evolution of kitchens, cooking techniques and fireplaces from Dennis Picard, history interpreter. Picard will present several styles of cooking demonstrated throughout the day.
Volunteers from the museum's Dooryard Garden Society will be onsite in the museum's historic gardens to talk about the living collection of indigenous and colonial plants that were grown for medicinal, culinary and utilitarian plants that were grown on site, a garden tradition that started since the founding of the museum in 1935.
And of course, it being CT Open House Day, our history docents will be in costume and offer guided tours throughout the rooms of our c. 1720 National Historic Landmark.
// ABOUT STANLEY-WHITMAN HOUSE //
In 1935, Stanley-Whitman House was established as Farmington's first museum. It is a nationally recognized historic house museum and living history center that teaches through the collection, preservation, research, and dynamic interpretation of the history and culture of early Farmington, Connecticut. Programs, events, classes, and exhibits encourage visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in history by doing, acting, questioning, and engaging in colonial life and the ideas that formed the foundation of that culture.
Located in the historic village of Farmington, the museum facility centers on a circa 1720 National Historic Landmark house furnished with period antiques to reflect the everyday activities of Colonial life in Connecticut. Surrounding the house are period-raised bed gardens, an apple orchard, and heritage stone walls.
The public service areas of the museum, constructed in 2004, include a modern classroom, a period tavern room, a post-and-beam Welcome Center, a research library, an exhibit gallery, the Nancy Conklin History Gallery, and a collection storage area.
In addition to managing Memento Mori, Farmington’s ancient cemetery on Main Street, and the Village Green, located at the intersection of Routes 4 and 10, the museum also oversees the Scott Swamp Cemetery on Route 6. The Stanley-Whitman House is supported in part by the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecticut-open-house-day-tickets-809051754577?aff=oddtdtcreator
Connecticut Open House Day
"Living History" expert Dennis Picard will discuss dye plants.
Food in colonial times was much different compared to what we eat today. Religious beliefs, traditions, geography, growing season, harvest, and cooking methods all played a role in what was available and how much was eaten, with each region developing its unique dietary habits. "Living history" expert Dennis Picard will share anecdotes about New England colonial life while demonstrating how to start a fire and cook in the hearth or on an open campfire. We please ask for your registration to this free program on CT Open House Day.
// ABOUT STANLEY-WHITMAN HOUSE //
In 1935, Stanley-Whitman House was established as Farmington's first museum. It is a nationally recognized historic house museum and living history center that teaches through the collection, preservation, research, and dynamic interpretation of the history and culture of early Farmington, Connecticut. Programs, events, classes, and exhibits encourage visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in history by doing, acting, questioning, and engaging in colonial life and the ideas that formed the foundation of that culture.
Located in the historic village of Farmington, the museum facility centers on a circa 1720 National Historic Landmark house furnished with period antiques to reflect the everyday activities of Colonial life in Connecticut. Surrounding the house are period-raised bed gardens, an apple orchard, and heritage stone walls.
The public service areas of the museum, constructed in 2004, include a modern classroom, a period tavern room, a post-and-beam Welcome Center, a research library, an exhibit gallery, the Nancy Conklin History Gallery, and a collection storage area.
In addition to managing Memento Mori, Farmington’s ancient cemetery on Main Street, and the Village Green, located at the intersection of Routes 4 and 10, the museum also oversees the Scott Swamp Cemetery on Route 6. The Stanley-Whitman House is supported in part by the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/foodways-dye-plants-tickets-808021944387?aff=oddtdtcreator
Foodways: Dye Plants
Parkville Market presents Rock the Local featuring local artists playing their best known hits live on stage at The Local. Enjoy great music, food, and drinks to keep you cruisin’ through the weekend.
ROCK THE LOCAL
We close the Hartford Symphony Orchestra's 80th Masterworks season with a return appearance from Melissa White, the HSO’s 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence, underwritten by the Roberts Foundation, performing the soaring melodies of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1. According to Carlos Simon, his intent for Amen! was “to re-create the musical experience of an African American Pentecostal church service that I enjoyed being part of while growing up in this denomination.” Each movement flows into the next to reflect the way the worship service flows. Inspired by the astrological characters of each planet, Holst’s The Planets bears the richness and emotional warmth of humanity, encapsulating the theme of the entire program bringing people together through the spirit of music.
The Planets
We close the Hartford Symphony Orchestra's 80th Masterworks season with a return appearance from Melissa White, the HSO’s 2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence, underwritten by the Roberts Foundation, performing the soaring melodies of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1. According to Carlos Simon, his intent for Amen! was “to re-create the musical experience of an African American Pentecostal church service that I enjoyed being part of while growing up in this denomination.” Each movement flows into the next to reflect the way the worship service flows. Inspired by the astrological characters of each planet, Holst’s The Planets bears the richness and emotional warmth of humanity, encapsulating the theme of the entire program bringing people together through the spirit of music.
The Planets
Therapists Supporting Therapists
A special support group for mental health providers
With Rio Comaduran, LCSW
Tuesday, Dec 12, 12PM-1:30PM
Meeting in the Serenity Room
What to expect:
Gather together monthly in a supportive environment where we discuss what is on our minds, overcome personal or professional obstacles and support one another. These meetings are a focus of wellness and community building through supporting each other. There is no requirement to attend each session, come whenever you are able.
Outline:
- 60 minutes of communication & sharing resources, community building, organizing around shared interests
- 30 minutes of sound healing/relaxation (optional)
What participants should bring: yoga mat, pillow & blanket. Some are available to use also.
Event Fee: donation based
About Rio:
Rio is also a practicing Licensed Clinical Social Worker, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to assist those struggling with anxiety and depression and she graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work with a Master’s in Social Work in 2013, specializing in Community Organizing and International Social Work.
Rio is also an intuitive healer who is committed to helping others. As a certified Usui Reiki Master, Sound Healing practitioner, Past Life Regression hypnotherapist, and clinical hypnotherapist, it is Rio’s goal to continue to promote wellness and transformation, through a variety of healing modalities.
Therapists Supporting Therapists
Exhibition "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings, and Paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library"
Curated by Cynthia E. Roman, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Paintings, the Lewis Walpole Library
Art historians, curators, and connoisseurs often pose the question, Is it any good? evoking a sense of quality manifest in canonical works of art. By contrast, when building a collection of eighteenth-century prints that would become a cornerstone for research at the Lewis Walpole Library, W.S. and Annie Burr Lewis envisioned a visual collection that is essentially archival. Prints were valued foremost as documents that would improve their library dedicated to the life and times of Horace Walpole and to 18th-century studies. The Lewises’ iconographic approach, however, does not preclude the importance of assessing what is good. Aesthetic, material, and technical attributes are integral to understanding the power of visual art and artifacts to communicate the eighteenth-century histories they document. Asking Is it any good? this exhibition presents a selection of prints, drawings, and paintings at the Lewis Walpole Library to explore the intersections of quality and documentary value.
On view September 22, 2023 through June 28, 2024
Exhibition: "Is It Any Good? Prints, Drawings & Paintings. . ."
Careless Whisper? Girls Just Wanna Have Fun? Eye of the Tiger? Whatever your go to karaoke song is, come belt it out in Parkville Market’s The Local on Wednesday nights with DJ B Ez.
KARAOKE WEDNESDAYS WITH DJ B EZ
You asked for it, you got it! Sally’s Blues Jam is back and better than ever. Now on Thursdays, you can join Sally’s house band on stage and show your stuff. Or just come enjoy our Southern Cookin’ and some awesome live music.
WEEKLY BLUES JAM
Friday nights at Parkville Market are heating up with local DJs spinning a fiesta (fiesta means party) of hits. Spice up the party (party means fiesta) with specials on Patron Margaritas.
FIESTA FRIDAYS
Roll up your sleeves, get dirty and learn all about Connecticut’s colonial graveyards from Ruth Shapleigh-Brown of CT Gravestone Network.
// ABOUT GRAVESTONE CLEANING WORKSHOPS //
Ms. Shapleigh-Brown has been involved in burial ground preservation and gravestone studies since the mid 1980's which is her passion in life.
Stanley-Whitman House gravestone cleaning workshops run from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and start with an orientation on cemetery preservation, maintenance of historic gravestones, an overview of Connecticut’s historic burying grounds and cemeteries, and symbolism and carver identification. A demonstration will highlight basic care of gravestones, including low-tech conservation do’s and don’ts, before splitting into smaller groups for a demonstration of hands-on-basic techniques. Materials will be provided. Parking is available at the Barney Library which is a short distance away from the Memento Mori Cemetery.
// ABOUT STANLEY-WHITMAN HOUSE //
In 1935, Stanley-Whitman House was established as Farmington's first museum. It is a nationally recognized historic house museum and living history center that teaches through the collection, preservation, research, and dynamic interpretation of the history and culture of early Farmington, Connecticut. Programs, events, classes, and exhibits encourage visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in history by doing, acting, questioning, and engaging in colonial life and the ideas that formed the foundation of that culture.
Located in the historic village of Farmington, the museum facility centers on a circa 1720 National Historic Landmark house furnished with period antiques to reflect the everyday activities of Colonial life in Connecticut. Surrounding the house are period-raised bed gardens, an apple orchard, and heritage stone walls.
The public service areas of the museum, constructed in 2004, include a modern classroom, a period tavern room, a post-and-beam Welcome Center, a research library, an exhibit gallery, the Nancy Conklin History Gallery, and a collection storage area.
In addition to managing Memento Mori, Farmington’s ancient cemetery on Main Street, and the Village Green, located at the intersection of Routes 4 and 10, the museum also oversees the Scott Swamp Cemetery on Route 6. The Stanley-Whitman House is supported in part by the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gravestone-cleaning-workshop-tickets-808049296197?aff=oddtdtcreator
Non-Members: $25
Members: $20
Gravestone Cleaning Workshop
Monthly Spirit Circle
A supportive and safe space to enhance your psychic abilities or to practice mediumship
With Mindy Schroeder & Lynne Hartwell
3rd Sundays from 12:30-2:00 EXCEPT MAY-SPIRIT CIRCLE WILL BE ON MAY 26 from 3-4:30PM
In the Awakening Room
Join us for an intuitive development circle every third Sunday:
- Offered in a supportive and safe space for you to enhance your psychic abilities or to practice mediumship.
- Welcoming all skill levels, beginners welcome but the more advanced will benefit also.
What to expect:
You’ll have the opportunity to deliver messages to one another with Mindy to help guide you whenever needed.
Join us on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth. Let’s explore the depths of your soul and unlock your intuitive gifts together.
Cost: Donation based with suggested donation of $25
REGISTRATION: Please email register to ensure your spot: circle.bound.sister@gmail.com or contact Mindy at 860-707-5211
You can send donations in person or online: https://square.link/u/Q073JB6f?src=sheet
What participants should bring: Comfortable clothing, water and a journal to take notes.
Location & Parking: In the Awakening room. GPS MAY SEND YOU IN WRONG DIRECTION! Entrances and Parking is in the back. Driveway is right next to the big white sign that says "304 Main Street". Follow the driveway all the way to the very back (long set of buildings) where it ends in a circle. Park there and use the rear entrance at the end of a ramp. Follow signs to the Awakening Room.
