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An Old Oak Tale

An Old Oak Tale

He was our guide on a tour of the notable trees that make the Kim Arboretum at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford their home.

Jamil Ragland

2 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

Artists Warn Us The Clock Is Ticking

Artists Warn Us The Clock Is Ticking

After the shocking flooding that tore through Western Connecticut just a few weeks ago, it’s more apparent than ever that climate change does not only mean a few warmer days here and disaster over there.

Jamil Ragland

2 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

Razzing the Nerds

Razzing the Nerds

Vexillology: That’s the study of flags, in case you didn’t know. It’s an interest of mine, one I never imagined could be used as a comedic weapon — let alone against me.

Agustín Maes

1 Oct 2024 · 4 min read

Do We Know Each Other? Do We Know Ourselves?

Do We Know Each Other? Do We Know Ourselves?

Do you have a mind’s eye, the ability to not just remember, but visualize the past? Do you have an interior monologue? Rich childhood memories, full of sights, sounds, and smells?

Brian Slattery

1 Oct 2024 · 1 min read

Burying The Lee

Burying The Lee

Lee is a biopic about Elizabeth “Lee” Miller, one of the best-known photographers of the Second World War.

Jamil Ragland

1 Oct 2024 · 3 min read

Cornet-Piano Duo Frees Up The Space

Cornet-Piano Duo Frees Up The Space

Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum smiled from the stage at Firehouse 12 Friday night, explaining how good it was to be back there

Brian Slattery

30 Sep 2024 · 2 min read

Yes, That’s A Harp in Downtown Hartford

Yes, That’s A Harp in Downtown Hartford

I was not expecting to see a full-sized harp when I stopped by for the latest concert in the Old State House’s Summer Series.

Jamil Ragland

29 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

“Jass” As It Was Written

“Jass” As It Was Written

The Sanctuary — a dimly lit Chicago nightclub where jazz, blues, and poetry collided — was a pivotal place in the movie Love Jones, where a young poet named Darius Lovehall (Larenz Tate) attempts to woo Nina Mosley (Nia Long), an aspiring photographer.

Ryan Anderson

27 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

Megalopolis Brings Arthouse To Cinemark

Megalopolis Brings Arthouse To Cinemark

The lights dimmed in a movie theater Thursday night for maybe the most prime example of an arthouse film to come along this year, and together the audience watched as Cesar Catilina, played by Adam Driver, edged out of his office window to stand on a metal ledge at the edge of a skyscraper...

Brian Slattery

27 Sep 2024 · 1 min read

“These Things Are Like Yeast”: 50 Years On, New College Artists Remain Collective

“These Things Are Like Yeast”: 50 Years On, New College Artists Remain Collective

Once, when I was a young, bright-eyed MFA student, a professor told the class to “look to the left of you. Look to the right of you. You should know that only one in five of you will still be making art in five years time. As the years go on, it will be even less.”

Vita Hewitt

26 Sep 2024 · 4 min read

The Perks Of Being The Wallflowers

The Perks Of Being The Wallflowers

I don’t think “ordinary” is pejorative. Without at least some artists finding contentment as part of a greater tradition, what would happen to jazz or ballet or opera?

Becky Carman

26 Sep 2024 · 4 min read

The Trees Are Alive

The Trees Are Alive

In the short film Dendrostalkers, the view is from the driver’s seat of a car curving along a dirt road through a forest at night.

Brian Slattery

26 Sep 2024 · 2 min read

Place Out Of No Place

Place Out Of No Place

On a scalding Saturday afternoon — peak heat wave in Los Angeles, temperatures around 107 outside — a small crowd of art writers gathered around a seersucker-suited Hilton Als inside the main gallery at David Zwirner.

Melissa Seley

26 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

Freedom Achieved Through Other Means

Freedom Achieved Through Other Means

The Nutmeg Pulpit is a celebration of the history of Black churches in post-Revolutionary War Connecticut

Jamil Ragland

26 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

Americana Pie

Americana Pie

Anne Marie Menta Trio Audio Feed Connecticut Old State House Hartford Sept. 24, 2024 Summer is officially over, but the Summer Series continued at the Old State House with the

Jamil Ragland

25 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

XPN Hodge Podges Flawless Festival

XPN Hodge Podges Flawless Festival

XPoNential Music Festival Wiggins Waterfront Park 2 Riverside Dr. Camden, New Jersey Sept. 22, 2024 University of Pennsylvania’s radio station WXPN celebrated the 30th year of their fall music

Emily Cohen

25 Sep 2024 · 4 min read

Art Helps Clients Cope

Art Helps Clients Cope

The pill bottles hang suspended in the air, a testament to their ubiquity and the damage they cause. Behind them are arrayed a series of facts and statistics about drug

Brian Slattery

25 Sep 2024 · 1 min read

The Two Should Have Remained as One

The Two Should Have Remained as One

Transformers One Apple Cinemas Xtreme Hartford Sept. 23, 2024 Transformers One serves as the origin story for perhaps the two most famous Transformers in history: Optimus Prime and Megatron. However,

Jamil Ragland

25 Sep 2024 · 4 min read