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
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
BASED ON THE SMASH-HIT MOVIE
LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture
OMG you guys!!! Legally Blonde - The Musical is coming to CT!
Based on the smash hit movie, Legally Blonde: The Musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods from a pink-loving SoCal sorority girl to a Harvard law student, all on her own terms. In this fabulously fun, award-winning Broadway musical, our blonde heroine tackles any obstacle, all while staying true to her dreams through rousing songs and dynamic show-stopping dance numbers.
This feel-good musical comedy will be the most fashionable ticket in town — and is so much fun, it should be illegal!
April 12 — 28
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 2 PM
Tickets: $24 - $37
Discounts for Seniors, Students, Military, and Groups
Call 860-647-9824 or visit cheneyhall.org
Legally Blonde The Musical
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
Finding Your Higher Self To Overcome Mental Obstacles
With Chris Giorno
March 24th, 2024 @ 1 - 2:30 P.M. Every 4th Sunday of the month
Have you struggled with mental health? The key to overcoming your struggles is through spiritual development by finding your higher self.
Your higher self allows you to see from a higher perspective, allowing you to overcome obstacles and transverse problems easily.
What participants should bring: Just yourself
Event Fee: $20
Payment link: PayPal @Christopher880
RSVP deadline: 48hours before each class
Video Link: Youtube Short: https://youtube.com/shorts/js7Iaecw6vU?feature=share
Finding Your Higher Self To Overcome Mental Obstacles
BASED ON THE SMASH-HIT MOVIE
LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture
OMG you guys!!! Legally Blonde - The Musical is coming to CT!
Based on the smash hit movie, Legally Blonde: The Musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods from a pink-loving SoCal sorority girl to a Harvard law student, all on her own terms. In this fabulously fun, award-winning Broadway musical, our blonde heroine tackles any obstacle, all while staying true to her dreams through rousing songs and dynamic show-stopping dance numbers.
This feel-good musical comedy will be the most fashionable ticket in town — and is so much fun, it should be illegal!
April 12 — 28
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 2 PM
Tickets: $24 - $37
Discounts for Seniors, Students, Military, and Groups
Call 860-647-9824 or visit cheneyhall.org
Legally Blonde The Musical
HPL’s popular Baby Grand Jazz Series is back on Sundays in 2024. Enjoy performances from a variety of talented local jazz performers in the Center for Contemporary Culture at the Main Branch or watch from the comfort of home on YouTube or Facebook livestreams. Finger snaps are encouraged no matter how you attend.
BABY GRAND JAZZ SERIES
Tapestry
Welte Auditorium, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
April 28, 2024
Performance live-streamed at ccsu.edu/dance
The show, titled Tapestry, celebrates the fabric of our Connecticut dance community. This performance includes the choreographic work of five university faculty members, two dance education program students, a consortium of university alumna, several professional dance companies, and performing arts high school guests. Besides celebrating the fabric of our community, Tapestry highlights the joy of dressing up to the nines and knocking its audience's socks off with breathtaking choreographic work.
Notable professional guest companies include:
- Jennifer Muller/The Works is a New York-based dance company that earned global recognition for its dynamic theatricality, virtuosity, and humanity- touring 39 countries on four continents.
- Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet is a professional dance company comprised of artist-theologians who aim to create spaces where art and faith can flourish.
- Island Reflections Dance Theatre is a dance company that centralizes educating the community about Caribbean Folk, Ballet, Modern Contemporary, African, and other world dance forms.
- Garet&Co is a professional contemporary dance company based in Northern CT that works to strengthen and celebrate the contemporary dance community in Connecticut.
Guest performing arts high schools include:
- Norwich Free Academy is a liberal arts education-focused institution that prepares young scholars for post-secondary education through specialty programs and the visual and performing arts.
- Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School provides a comprehensive arts and humanities curriculum to a diverse student body from New Haven.
- R.J. Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts offers comprehensive training, cultural exposure, and arts integration to make academic content relevant to its students' lives.
- Waterbury Arts Magnet School creates an environment where young people flourish and acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful leaders now and in the future.
Tapestry - CCSU's Dance Education Program
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
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 lively discussion on the last Tuesday of the month at 1:15 PM. Pick up a copy of the current book at the Barney Library service desk. All are welcome, no registration required.
Novel Ideas
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
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. . ."
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
Ellen Evert Hopman will discuss the Celtic festival of Beltaine, along with her book, the Sacred Herbs of Spring.
// ABOUT THE SACRED HERBS OF SPRING //
This book is available at the Stanley-Whitman House museum store and on Ellen Evert Hopman's website.
A practical guide to the celebration of Beltaine and the sacred herbs of spring
• Explores the identification, harvest, and safe practical and ritual use of more than 90 plants and trees
• Details rituals for honoring the traditional Gods and Goddesses of spring, such as the Goddess Chloris, the Goddess Flora, and the Daghda
• Reveals which herbs to use for luck, magic, protection, purification, abundance, fertility, and love as well as the herbs of the Faeries and Elves and herbs for journeying to the Otherworld and for contacting the High Gods and Goddesses
The festival of Beltaine, May Day, is a celebration of the return of spring and the promise of summer, a time for love magic and spells for increasing the fertility of the land and the plants that grow upon it. Like Samhain in autumn, Beltaine is also a time when the veil between the physical and spiritual world is at its most transparent and the ancestors and denizens of the Otherworld easily interact with the world of humans.
Presenting a practical guide to the celebration of Beltaine, Ellen Evert Hopman examines the plants, customs, foods, drinks, and rituals of May Day across many cultures. Discussing the gods and goddesses of spring, Hopman details the rituals for honoring them as well as traditional poems, prayers, incantations, folk rhymes, and sayings related to this time of year. She explores well dressing, the custom of honoring the source of sacred water by decorating a well. She also looks at Beltaine’s association with Walpurgisnacht and Hexennacht, which fall the preceding evening.
In the extensive section on the sacred plants of Beltaine, the author explores more than 90 herbs and trees, offering spells, rituals, and recipes alongside their medicinal healing uses. She reveals sacred woods suitable for the Beltaine fires and Beltaine flowers for rituals and spells. She explores herbs for luck, magic, purification, abundance, and love; herbs for protection, such as bindweed, elder, and St. John’s wort; herbs of the Faeries and Elves, such as burdock and dandelion; and herbs for journeying to the Otherworld and contacting the high gods and goddesses. She also details the identification, harvest, and preparation of seasonal edible herbs, greens, mushrooms, and flowers.
Woven throughout with mystical tales of folk, Faery, and sacred herbs, this guide offers each of us practical and magical ways to connect with Nature, the plant kingdom, and the Spirits that surround us in the season of spring.
// ABOUT ELLEN EVERT HOPMAN //
Ellen Evert Hopman, is the author of a number of books and has been a teacher of Herbalism since 1983 and of Druidism since 1990. She is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild and has presented on Druidism, herbal lore, tree lore, Paganism and magic at conferences, festivals, and events in Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, and in the United States.
We are delighted to have Ellen return to Stanley-Whitman House, where she previously presented four engaging programs in 2022 on her other works: "The Real Witches of New England: History, Lore, and Modern Practice," "The Sacred Herbs of Spring: Magical, Edible, and Healing Plants to Celebrate Beltane," "Secret Medicines from Your Garden: Plants for Healing, Spirituality, and Magic," and "The Sacred Herbs of Samhain: Plants to Contact the Spirits of the Dead."
// 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.
THIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT - FOR REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION:
Online Book Talk: Celtic May Day with Ellen Evert Hopman
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
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
Explore Hartford’s rural cemetery with Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation Director Beverly Lucas. The one-hour tour showcases the art, history, and natural beauty that makes this urban oasis so special.
The tour is part of Jane’s Walk, a global initiative to explore cities while connecting with neighbors.
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. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.
Discover Cedar Hill – Highlight Tour
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
A TRIBUTE TO PATSY CLINE THE NATIONAL TOURING SHOW
MEMORIES OF PATSY
Sunday, May 5
2:00 PM
Relive the magic of a beloved classic country music icon with 'Memories of Patsy.' This celebrated tribute show captures the essence and spirit of the legendary Patsy Cline, honoring her timeless hits and unforgettable voice.
Featuring classics such as Crazy, Walkin’ After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces, She’s Got You, Sweet Dreams and many more!
Get ready for a night of heartfelt melodies and unforgettable memories that will stay with you long after the show has ended!
Tickets:
Price may vary by concert.
Cabaret Seating: $48
General Section:
Center Section: $36
Center Aisle: $34
Side Aisle: $26
Left or Right Sections: $24
Discounts for Seniors, Students, Military, and Groups
Memories of Patsy: A Patsy Cline Tribute
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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. . ."
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
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.
