Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Over a dozen local, regional or national folk artists are convening at The Sounding Board on Saturday to honor Susan Forbes Hansen, a longtime local folk DJ.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:00AMDavid R. Wagner, known for his paintings of the American Revolution, died in December but his work lives on.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, January 5, 2026
Alison Brown, a Hartford native who now lives in Nashville, returns to Connecticut at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook with her touring band on Jan. 10.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, January 4, 2026
A slew of events marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S., from historic exhibits to musical concerts, are taking place in Connecticut starting in January.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe rock act Tantric, founded in the 1990s, may seem an unlikely headliner for Opus' Blizzard B-Day Bash at Toad’s Place until you realize the birthday boy is a new member.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, January 3, 2026
The library's esteemed, piano-centered series runs every Sunday afternoon, except for Easter Sunday, from Jan. 4 through April 26.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMThe Courant's arts picks for Jan. 4-10 include also include country siblings The Band Perry, blues guitarist Ana Popovic, rocker Griffin Benton and reggae star Luciano.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, December 30, 2025
The production, running Feb. 27 through March 29, will star Peter Jacobson, best known for his roles in TV series such as "House" and "The Americans."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, December 29, 2025
There are dozens of comedy shows happening around Connecticut on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day or New Year's weekend to welcome in 2026.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 28, 2025
The New Haven Chicago-style blues band Chicago Dawgs won a state competition this fall and will now compete against 100 other bands in Tennessee.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMCommunity theaters learned to readjust during the COVID shutdown and appear to have emerged stronger as they looking ahead to a fascinating year of live shows.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, December 27, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 28 through Jan. 3 also include John Oliver, two "Wild 'N Out" veterans and a paranormal investigation of the Mark Twain House.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 21, 2025
The Courant relives 10 of the top special memories from the dozens of performances around the state in 2025.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, December 20, 2025
The 37th annual celebration, from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. in Bushnell Park in Hartford, includes concerts, fireworks, free ice skating and a "people's parade."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMHartford Stage's long-running production of "A Christmas Carol," adapted by Michael Wilson, seems calmer, steadier but nonetheless merry.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Dec. 21-27 includes local ska/rock legends Spring Heeled Jack, singer/songwriter Madelline, the Harlem Globetrotters and "SNL" veteran Ana Gasteyer.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, December 19, 2025
The concert, part of the 2026 Hartford Bonanza festival, will replace the orchestra's free Symphony in the Park series.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:51PMOver a dozen big Christmas shows, from rock concerts to musical theaters to sing-alongs and ballets, are still bringing Christmas cheer in what's left of 2025.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, December 16, 2025
Amid all the Scrooges and Santas and Nutcrackers this month, a somber, stark, depressing and though-provoking production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” feels like a breath of fresh a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:29PMMonday, December 15, 2025
Playhouse on Park has taken another shot at a heartwarming if disarming Christmas-themed musical war drama. The theater first presented “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” in 2020…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 14, 2025
Connecticut-based composer Paul Winter, a lover of nature and a pioneer of world music, brings his Paul Winter Consort to Yale's Woolsey Hall on Dec. 19.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFour monumental talents left their mark not just on Broadway and London’s West End but on the thriving Connecticut regional theater scene.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, December 13, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 14-20 include 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' a ska band, an emo artist, a Hartford celebrity, a salsa princess and many holiday shows.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, December 11, 2025
The 30,000 capacity amphitheater, which began as The Meadows Music Theatre in 1995, has reverted to its original name after its naming rights deal ended.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:54PMWhat the Monty Python musical succeeds most at in this revival, playing at The Bushnell through Dec. 14, is in parodying traditional Broadway musicals.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, December 9, 2025
The annual holiday treat returns to TheaterWorks Hartford with a couple of big changes but lots of comical confidence.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:00AMMonday, December 8, 2025
Connecticut connections include shows at the Goodspeed, Yale Rep and Long Wharf, as well as actors, musicians and producers educated at Yale and Wesleyan.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:28PMThe loose and energetic production of the Christmas musical based on the 1954 movie raises holiday spirits at the Goodspeed Opera House.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSunday, December 7, 2025
Amanda Robles, who grew up in Orange and started doing theater when she was at Amity High School, plays the female lead in the first national tour of the Broadway revival.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:25PMJustice Dance Performance Project returns to Hartford Stage for the first time since 2019 to perform a new piece that uses books as a metaphor for current social issues.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, December 6, 2025
Currents, who recently took its tour international, returns to Connecticut for a Oakdale Dome show with four other bands on Dec. 13.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
