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Travelers' Founder: Hartford's 19th-Century Renaissance Man
The Hartford CourantIn 1845, a young man from the marble district of the Litchfield Hills arrived in Hartford just as the city's new rail line helped trigger an industrial boom that, by 1870, made it one of the richest small cities in America. At age 22, James G....Tags: Europe, Republican Party, Gilded Age, Hartford County, Samuel Colt
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The 25th Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival offers something for everyone
25th Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival June 1-9 at Cinestudio, Trinity College, Hartford Opening June 1st, for LGBT Pride Month, and programmed by a group of approximately 15 volunteers, the Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival offers...
Tags: Libraries, Brenda Fricker, Trinity College, Politics, Central Connecticut State University
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James Nares' new film looks at everyday moments
Set to an original score by Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, artist James Nares' unscripted, hour-long high def video is a meditation on people-watching, shot over one week in September 2011 on the streets of New York City, from Battery Park to the end of...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Battery Park, Arts
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Jason Isbell plays at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford on June 8
There's probably no better time for Hartford to land a visit from singer-songwriter Jason Isbell, who's performing at the Wadsworth Atheneum with Amanda Shires on June 8. Isbell's star is on the rise. He and his band, the 400 Unit, just scored four award...
Tags: Paul Simon, Steve Earle, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Concerts
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The Ultimate List of Summer Festivals in Connecticut
Alive @ 5, Columbus Park, Main St. & W. Park Place, Stamford. (203) 348-5285, Stamford-downtown.com. June 21: Los Lonely Boys. June 28: G. Love & Special Sauce. July 5: Creedence Clearwater Revisited. July 19: Matisyahu. July 19: Hot Chelle Rae. July 26:...
Tags: College Sports, Litchfield Jazz Festival, Mark Twain, Dave King, Mystic Seaport
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A Summer of Shakespeare in Hartford
Both The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream share a common bond in that they are Shakespearian comedies that could have easily been tragedies of Romeo and Juliet proportions without the interference of some meddling supernatural characters. Both are,...
Tags: Tropical Weather, Hartford Stage, Entertainment, Weather
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CONNetic Dance Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Wadsworth
A Midsummer Night's Dream June 23, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., $30, The Aetna Theatre at the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St., Hartford, purchase tickets at (860) 251-9194 or conneticdance.com. Since the CONNetic Dance Company was founded in 2006, the...
Tags: TheaterWorks, Gotye (music artist), Aetna Inc., Mark Twain, Concerts
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'Collective Memories' Exhibit At Amistad Center In Hartford
The Amistad Center for Arts & Culture, which is inside the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, has a new exhibit, "Collective Memories.' Catch this exhibit, and the one at the Twain House, "Hateful Things," and together they make a great lesson about the...
Tags: The Amistad, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Labyrinth of Sound: Theremin virtuoso Eric Ross creates music, just by waving his arms around
Eric and Mary Ross: Boulevard d'Reconstructie May 25, 8 p.m., $8-$15, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St., Hartford, (860) 232-1006, realartways.org. It's the spooky solo instrument in every '50s sci-fi movie orchestra. It's the trippy, skyward warble in...
Tags: Real Art Ways, Music Industry, Concerts, Entertainment, Electronics
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'Collective Memories' exhibition at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford
The first of two new exhibitions presented by the Amistad Center at the Wadsworth, Collective Memories explores societal concepts of race and culture — how they are created, distributed, and maintained historically — to help folks understand...
Tags: The Amistad, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Best Local Attraction
1) Connecticut Science Center With more than 285,000 people visiting annually, the Connecticut Science Center has established itself as “the largest destination in the Hartford region for families” in less than three years, says President and...
Tags: Science and Technology, Mark Twain, Science, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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