Hartford Snack Time Ripe-ns With A Dance Party Ripe Hartford Live Old State House Aug. 22, 2024 I arrived seven minutes late to the area between the Old State House and the food court to see the band Jamil Ragland 25 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford One Character Short For A Love Story Touch Cinestudio Hartford Aug. 19, 2024 This review contains spoilers for the movie. “What’s going on, Miko? Can you tell me what you’re thinking?” Kristófer, the main character Jamil Ragland 23 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Next Gen Rocks Under-21 Open Mic Amplify: Under 21 Open Mic Hartford Aug. 20, 2024 One of the first events I covered this summer was the Under 21 open mic put on by the Hartford Business Jamil Ragland 22 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Tomorrow’s Jazz Stars Bring New Edge To Yesterday’s Music The Austin Phillips Trio The Hopgood/Lord Summer Music Series Bushnell Park Hartford Aug. 14, 2024 I may say something controversial here, but it was refreshing to see jazz music Jamil Ragland 15 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Artwork Offers Different Take on Drag Free to Be Theaterworks Hartford August 13, 2024 The celebration of drag culture continues at Theaterworks with the opening of the exhibit Free to Be in the gallery space on Jamil Ragland 14 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford A Different Kind Of “Weird” — That Merits Our Attention Kinds of Kindness Cinestudio Hartford August 12, 2024 Rarely has a movie left me as speechless as Kinds of Kindness, showing at Cinestudio through Aug. 15, managed to do. It’ Jamil Ragland 14 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Nothing To Be Ashamed Of Shameless Connecticut Pizza & Brew Fest Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater Bridgeport Aug. 11, 2024 Believe it or not, my trip down to the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater was my first time in Jamil Ragland 12 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford 1st Half: Front Flip In 6‑Inch Heels. 2nd Half: A Drag Celebrate Drag with Plasma Theaterworks Hartford Aug. 8, 2024 Theaterworks’ second annual Celebrate Drag was my first drag show. I’d been invited to shows before, but conflicts and commitments Jamil Ragland 9 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford O Say, Can You See … Mom? National Anthem Cinestudio Hartford Aug. 7, 2024 National Anthem is a straightforward movie about a young man named Dylan (played by Charlie Plummer), a day laborer who gets invited to Jamil Ragland 9 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford The Clarinet Speaks: Ragtime Endures Summer Concert Series: Elite Syncopation with Roy Wiseman Elizabeth Park Rose Garden West Hartford Aug. 1, 2024 After thunderstorms postponed a regularly scheduled Wednesday performance, I rang in August on Jamil Ragland 2 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Finally, Crying for Megan I only found you when I stopped looking Real Art Ways Hartford July 31, 2024 I’m sure that there’s more to Denisse Griselda Reyes’ exhibit, I only found Jamil Ragland 1 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford With River In Sight, I Didn’t Call Her Shirley River: A Waterfront Restaurant and Bar Wethersfield July 30, 2024 River restaurant is located in an unassuming location in Old Wethersfield: the back of an office building. It’s well-hidden Jamil Ragland 31 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Let’s Just Say You’ll Need A Hanky … Deadpool & Wolverine Apple Cinemas Xtreme Hartford July 28, 2024 How do I talk about this movie without spoiling it? I can’t tell you what happens, outside of the Jamil Ragland 29 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Hibachi Without the Hibachi Kobe Asian Bistro Manchester July 26, 2024 Is it still hibachi if there’s no show involved? I pondered that question when I arrived at Kobe Asian Bistro. A last-minute Jamil Ragland 26 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Generational Barrier Pierced One More Time Tour Xfinity Theater Hartford July 24, 2024 Whenever my son has wanted to see a band, we’ve usually had to travel far and wide to see Jamil Ragland 26 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Nekita Waller Rolls With The Wifi Audiofeed Presents Nekita Waller State House Square Food Court Hartford July 23, 2024 Sometimes, things just don’t go according to plan. I left the house with time to spare Jamil Ragland 25 Jul 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Historical Changes UndermIne Damning View of Monarchy Firebrand Cinestudio Hartford July 17, 2024 Firebrand, a movie directed by Karim Aïnouz and starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, starts with a disclaimer: “History tells us a few things, Jamil Ragland 24 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Shawarma For Warma Days Taste Mediterranean Parkville Market Hartford July 16, 2024 Parkville Market has earned a reputation as a fun, relaxed spot in Hartford where hungry patrons can try food from all over Jamil Ragland 17 Jul 2024 · 3 min read