Hartford Mike Epps Is Short But Sweet Mike Epps Foxwoods Resort and Casino Ledyard, Conn. Jan. 20, 2024 Kat Williams set the Black comedy world ablaze a few weeks ago during his interview with Shannon Sharpe, when Jamil Ragland 22 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford How Violence Shaped Our History Born in Blood: Violence and the Making of America Mark Twain House Hartford Jan. 19, 2024 My journey through college was not an easy one. It took me three different Jamil Ragland 22 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Honey, Get Them Rewrite Simona’s Search (world premiere) Hartford Stage Hartford Jan. 18, 2024 SImona’s Search, a new play by Martín Zimmerman, had a premise that instantly drew me in. Simona (played Jamil Ragland 19 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Sympathy For The Diavlo Carmine’s Bar, Grill and Stage East Hartford Jan. 17, 2024 I knew Carmine’s Bar, Grill and Stage had good music on that stage. But what about that bar Jamil Ragland 18 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford I’m Not Seeing The Trauma Bamboo Melamine Theaterworks Hartford Jan. 17, 2024 As I was searching for some cool art events to check out this week, I came across a listing for Bamboo Melamine by Jamil Ragland 17 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Sliding Into Happy Hour The Main Pub Manchester Jan. 9, 2024 Until a few years ago, I didn’t like to eat. It was a chore on the same level as sleeping: While it Jamil Ragland 14 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford A Hidden Hip-Hop Artery Pulsates On A Monday Night Open Mic The Artery Creative Space Bloomfield, Conn. Jan. 8, 2024 By the time I found the front door to The Artery Creative Space, I’d had to ask two Jamil Ragland 9 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford That Was Funny (Even The 3rd Time) Comedy Night Featuring Jacob Williams City Steam Brewery Hartford Jan. 5, 2024 Comedy is one of those skills that everyone thinks they can do professionally because they’ve been funny Jamil Ragland 9 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Is Disney Skating Past Me? Disney on Ice Presents: Magic in the Stars XL Center Hartford Jan/ 4, 2024 Being a reviewer means that I get to experience so many wonderful events, but sometimes even Jamil Ragland 5 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford First Thursday Starts 2024 With An Art-counter Art Escape First Thursday Wadsworth Atheneum Hartford Jan, 4, 2024 “Excuse me, what kind of camera is that?” I looked up to see a fresh face bracketed by overflowing curly Jamil Ragland 5 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford You Made Me Look. My Bad Matrix 193 Work by Talia Chetrit Wadsworth Atheneum Hartford Through Jan. 7, 2024 When I entered the gallery to view Talia Chetrit’s first museum exhibit in the United States, Jamil Ragland 18 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
Hartford Apocalypse at Arch Street: The Omen Meets George Clinton P(X3) Arch Street Tavern Hartford Dec. 14, 2023 The organ may not be the first thing you think about when the world is ending. But at Arch Street Tavern Jamil Ragland 15 Dec 2023 · 2 min read
Hartford Christmas On the Rocks Goes Down Smooth Christmas on the Rocks ‘23 Theaterworks Hartford Through Dec. 23, 2023 Sitting in the big Santa chair that welcomed visitors into TheaterWorks made me feel like a kid again, excited Jamil Ragland 13 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
Hartford Reed Right Chamber Music Showcase Berkman Recital Hall, University of Hartford West Hartford Dec. 5, 2023 I played the clarinet for six years. I was first chair in my highschool band, and Jamil Ragland 11 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
Hartford Sister Act Brings Fire & Sass Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy ActUp Theater Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Hartford Through Sunday, Dec. 10 I’m gonna cut to the chase: Go see ActUp Theater’ Jamil Ragland 8 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
Hartford Reviewer Takes The Reins Self-Curated Exhibit Jean Burr Smith Library Conn. State Community College Middlesex Dec. 7, 2023 This painting particularly caught my eye. So I decided to feature it in an exhibition. Initially, Jamil Ragland 8 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
Hartford Pin-Up Girls Salutes The Troops The Pin-Up Girls: A Musical Love Letter The Playhouse on Park West Hartford Through Dec. 23, 2023 There’s nothing like community theater. I’ve had fun at the big, Jamil Ragland 4 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
Hartford The Art Of The Xmas Tree Festival of Trees and Traditions Wadsworth Atheneum Hartford Through Dec. 10. Decorating the Christmas tree is one of those holiday traditions that unite families and build lasting memories. The Wadsworth Jamil Ragland 1 Dec 2023 · 3 min read