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
Hartford AI-yi-yi: Is It Worth Assigning Essays Anymore? How AI is Changing Government Old State House Hartford July 12, 2024 The Connecticut Old State House hosted a lecture titled “How AI is Changing Government” on Thursday evening as Jamil Ragland 14 Jul 2024 · 4 min read
Hartford Funk Felt In The Feet Funk Night Arch Street Tavern Hartford July 10, 2024 By the time the band BooYah finished their first song of the evening, the dance floor at Arch Street Tavern was Jamil Ragland 11 Jul 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Tell Mike Jamil Sent You: Old Friends At A New Restaurant Tavern in the Square West Hartford July 3, 2024 Tavern in the Square, located near Westfarms Mall, prides itself as a restaurant chain “rooted firmly here in New England,” with Jamil Ragland 9 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Jazz Sax Floats Like A Feather, Slams Like Thunder Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Featuring the Billy Harper Quintet Bushnell Park Hartford July 8, 2024 Monday Night Jazz is an institution in Hartford and beyond. It’s even been Jamil Ragland 9 Jul 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Royal Ballet Takes Jacob’s Pillow Stage Royal Ballet (Indoor) Ted Shawn Theatre 358 George Carter Rd. Becket, Mass. July 3 – 7 Manon (Mayara Magri) saunters over to her lover (Matthew Ball) with the confidence of someone Serena Puang 8 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Reexamined South Pacific Lets Audience Off The Hook South Pacific Goodspeed Opera House 6 Main St. East Haddam, CT Through Aug. 11, 2024 The second time Nellie Forbush hears the end of “Some Enchanted Evening,” she gazes into Rebecca Salzhauer 5 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Memories of Home in a Far Away Land Journey of Memories Carriage House Theater Hartford July 2, 2024 The exhibit Journey of Memories showcases creative works of immigrant women from Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Jamil Ragland 2 Jul 2024 · 3 min read