Over 25 members of the Windham Regional Arts Council have their work on now display in the WRAC exhibit in ArtSpace Windham. The exhibit runs through June 28 and much of it has never before been seen by the public!
Artspace is located at 480 Main Street, Willimantic, CT
For further information contact Bette Macdonald 860-423-8845 or Peter Polomski 860-423-3223
War Years: Julie Janizewskii @WindhamARTS, 866 Main St. / Willimantic
June 27 - July 17 Opening reception: Friday June 27, 5-7 p.m. All welcome! Hours: Tues – Thurs., 1 – 6 p.m. Sat. Noon – 3 p.m.
HATS! The Musical
June 20, 21, 26, 27
& 28 at 8 PM and June 22 at 2 PM. This Windham Theater Guild presents the Connecticut premiere of this
exciting new musical comedy inspired by the Red Hat Society. It’s a
playful romp celebrating the joys and realities of women’s lives as
they travel into and through their best years, the years beyond 50.
Knights of Columbus Hall 138 Snake Hill Road in Coventry, CT (just off Main Street/Route 31).
Music begins at 7PM; sign–up is at 6:30PM. Suggested $4.00 donation at the door,
Proceeds benefit Knight of Columbus outreach projects. The evening is hosted by RJ (Ruth O’Neil and Jim Hammitt) of the Song-a-Day Music Center.
For more information, call 860-742-6878 or email
Muse Le Belle in Coventry
A Roger L. Crossgrove Retrospective: 1958-2008
On exhibition Now thru August 31
Works by the beloved Professor of Art Emeritus at the University of Connecticut. Pastels over watercolor monotypes; black-and-white gelatin silver prints; color c-prints; and watercolor monotypes.
Also @ Muse Paint Out! En Plein Air Sunday, June 29th, 2008 10 a.m.- 5p.m.
Muse Le Belle Artiste 1141 Main Street Old Coventry Village, CT 06238
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Creativity Networking Workshop: Creativity of Molecular Gastronomy 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. @Main Street Cafe (Postmaster's Room) / 967 Main Street / Downtown Willimantic
This session will feature the creative integration of culinary art and molecular science -- exploring what happens when everyday foods are deconstructed to their basic elements and then re-created as something profoundly new and delicious, while still vaguely familiar. We'll be joined by the executive chef and the chef-intern from Hartford restaurant ON20 -- which was recently featured in the New York Times. They will lead us on this journey, which will include demonstrations and tastes!
MAIN STREET, WILLIMANTIC
Frog Leap 2009 Planning is underway.
Willimantic’s Multicultural Winter Carnival is holding its first official meeting on July 14th, 2008 at 7pm in the Whispering River Gallery, 956 Main Street, Willimantic, Connecticut.
Volunteers as well as Cultural and Community organizations interested in participating in this spectacular event should plan to have a representative attend this meeting.
In the winter of 2006, the guys on the 'Reality and Beyond Radio Show' (JD Duvall, Matt Mello and Clark Hinckley) decided that Willimantic needed a celebration at the beginning of the year.
This idea evolved into a 9 hour Multicultural Winter Carnival, held on January 5th 2008 which concluded with a 30 minute laser light show, the likes of which had never been seen in Northeastern Connecticut.
Your help is needed to make the Second Annual Frog Leap a success! Join us July 14th at 7pm in the Whispering River Gallery, 956 Main Street, Willimantic, Connecticut (snacks and beverages will be provided).
For more information about the Frog Leap, go to www.thefrogleap.com or call Jonathan “JD” DuVall at 860-315-3376.
The Capitol Theater's Summer Musical Theater Program has just a few spots left. If you are interested in having your 4th-12th grader participate visit www.eastconn.org/ctaa
The show dates are Thursday July 31, Friday August 1, and two shows on Saturday August 2. Tickets will go on sale at the end of June.
Stoned or Impregnated, New York Lithography, ca. 1960
Now - August 10
Wednesday, July 2, 12:15 pm
Summertime Gallery Talk
Collectors' Graphics and Lithography in the 1960s
Dr. Thomas Bruhn, Curator of Collections
Thursday, 12:15 - 1:15 pm, July 17 Summer Courtyard Concert
Tom Wise, keyboards & Steve Marotto, Cello
Cool down with some Jazz!
In the patio between the Benton Museum and Wilbur Cross
In case of rain - the concert will be held in Cafe Muse.
Bring your lunch and enjoy the lunchtime concert in the shade of this beautiful patio.
W O R K S H O P S
“MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE: REVEALING THE ESSENCE OF LEARNING IN, THROUGH AND WITH THE ARTS”
MONDAY, JULY 14 Hilton Hartford, 315 Trumbull Street
Registration Fee: $50. includes refreshments & lunch
This New England regional conference is the first day of the CCT 15th Annual HOT Schools Summer Institute. This is the perfect opportunity for arts organizations that plan to launch an arts in education initiative or to deepen current education work.
Keynote speaker (and artist!) Kathleen Gaffney is an award winning playwright, director, actress and author and a leader in the field of arts in education. Attend workshops such as: The Music of Math; Documenting Your Residency; The Essence of Silent Theater; When Books Sing & Pages Talk; and much more, including valuable time for networking.
The day ends with a free jazz concert in Bushnell Park.
For more information contact: Frumie Selchen (603 323-7302
“VISIBLE LEARNING: ARTS WITH INTENTION” 15th Annual Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools Summer Institute
MONDAY, JULY 14 through Friday, July 18 Hilton Hartford, 315 Trumbull Street
This weeklong residential conference offers professional development for teachers, school & arts education administrators, teaching artists, parents, and personnel from arts & cultural organizations. The 2008 Institute invites participants to examine the positive ways in which the arts change the learning process and to explore methods to make the impact of arts learning visible.
Two 3-hour sessions on July 15 & 16 are designed for education personnel of arts & cultural organizations! Institute faculty include national experts and noted artists as well as CT HOT School teachers, teaching artists, and arts organization educators.
For more information contact: Bonnie Koba (860) 256-2730
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Thursday, June 26
A Roger L. Crossgrove Retrospective: 1958-2008
