Playhouse 44, a busy new community theater group in Avon, is staging its compendium of new and old short plays "First You Smile" on Aug. 23 at Avon High School.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]The lifelong fan of the late guitarist Danny Gatton is issuing a CD version of the his famous live jazz set while sharing his instrument with renown artists.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:15AM[SHARE]The Courant's arts picks for Aug. 17-23 also include a Hartford Blooms tour, comedians including Howie Mandel and Brad Garrett, an outdoor dance festival and a wide array of music acts.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]A new movie produced by Frank Durant and starring Eric Roberts and Gary Lahti has been shooting on location in Woodstock and Putnam this month.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:12PM[SHARE]The popular a cappella act will perform at the newly renovated, newly renamed PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford on Dec. 6.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:53PM[SHARE]The host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" is brining his latest solo comedy tour to Wallingford in December.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:11PM[SHARE]For all its present-day LGBTQ+ relevance, "Game On!," at New Britain's Hole in the Wall Theater through Aug. 16, comes off as stagy and old-fashioned in an endearing way.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:17AM[SHARE]The latest responsive grants awarded by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven show how funding agencies are pivoting following the cuts and rescissions made by federal agencies.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AM[SHARE]The Yale School of Music has announced its upcoming season featuring Pacifica Quartet, New Jazz Underground, Christian Sands, Martin Bresnick and more.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]The festival, which takes place every two years, was moved to mid-August and features world music, classical concerts, theater and more.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]The actor with a fondness for Connecticut is the first person to be given permission to perform "Mark Twain Tonight!" besides its creator, Hal Holbrook, who did it for over 60 years.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AM[SHARE]The Courant's arts picks for Aug. 10-16 includes country artist Cody Jinks, comedians Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery and eclectic pop acts such as KT Tunstall and NRBQ.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]At least five community Porchfest events are happening in Connecticut in the coming weeks, including one in the West End section of Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Sensitive modern indie bands that tend to swarm Connecticut when the colleges are in session are harder to find in the summertime but are well worth looking for.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AM[SHARE]A strong-willed Eliza Doolittle, a reverence for the show's history and a sense of fun are the secrets to the revived production of "My Fair Lady" at Ivoryton Playhouse.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AM[SHARE]The Courant's arts picks for Aug. 3-9 also include a 12-act music festival, a 20th anniversary party at Simsbury Meadows and the three-day TerrifiCon at Mohegan Sun.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Black Thought of The Roots discusses how the band approaches different types of shows as the members prepare for their Aug. 9 appearance at Mohegan Sun.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Those who are nostalgic for the lively punk rock scene of the 1980s and '90s can luxuriate in some major punks coming to Connecticut from Nick Lowe to The Descendents to The Dwarves.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]The Courant's arts picks for July 27 through Aug. 2 includes three Connecticut drummers, three country stars and 10 bands from the 1980s.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]A landmark piece of public art that has been the site of countless Yale-based protests, will be fully restored and repainted thanks to a major grant from the Bank of America Conservation Pro…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AM[SHARE]"Mrs. Santa Claus," which was announced nine months ago as the concluding show in the opera house's season, will be replaced by "White Christmas," running Nov. 14 through Dec. 28.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:42PM[SHARE]The 1952 Hollywood classic "Singin' in the Rain" is exceptional, not just in terms of screenwriting and songwriting but also the fascinating chapter of American history it covers. It's so ti…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:27AM[SHARE]Four new exhibits at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford share a sense of natural beauty.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]Dozens of top comedians are bringing the funny to Connecticut this summer from stand-up stars Jerry Seinfeld and Whitney Cummings to political prose from Randy Rainbow and Greg Gutfeld.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AM[SHARE]The Courant's arts picks for July 20-27 include legendary rockers, '90s bands, contemporary folk acts and a couple of Hartford Symphony concerts with one featuring Ben Folds.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]UConn's Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts has announced its fall season featuring concerts, dance troupes and a family-friendly screening of "Moana" with live music.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]The Steve Miller Band has pulled the plug on its entire 2025 tour due to risks of "extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:12PM[SHARE]The 2025 festival, which features ranging musical styles and tributes to legendary artists, is taking place at Bushnell Park July 18-20.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]The latest stage show from the creators of the "Welcome to Night Vale" podcast has a performance Monday night at District Music Hall in Norwalk.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:27PM[SHARE]The Broadway hit from 2005 mocks the classic Elvis Presley image with a perky, self-aware, sarcastic and downright silly show at the Goodspeed Opera House through Aug. 14.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]The newly acquired Stephen Sondheim collection at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. contains working drafts of many of his famous songs.
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