News and reviews from our reporters, including coverage of pop music, classical music, visual art, dance, movies, music, television and theater.
All Arts
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Hundreds of Latinas gathered in Hartford for the Latinas and Power Symposium to exchange entrepreneurship ideas and get inspired.
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Ricardo Paredes, also known by his artist name El Solista, has performed since he was 14 years old. He migrated to Connecticut from Peru and donates his music around the community.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the nearly simultaneous endings of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘Barry,’ and ‘Ted Lasso.’ Plus: HBO’s comedy Watergate miniseries, ‘White House Plumbers.’
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Lynde Point Lighthouse in Old Saybrook is among six being offered for free this summer.
Food
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Thirsty? Bartenders join Chef Plum on this episode of Seasoned to taste and talk about seasonal cocktails, both spirited and zero-proof, as we slide from spring into summer.
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Terry Walters explains the benefits of fermented foods in this episode of Seasoned, and talks with Chef Plum about her new cookbook. Plus, baker Kevin Masse talks about expanding Small State Provisions.
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Modern varieties of blackberries are disease free, produce fruit in summer and fall and some have thornless canes.
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There are some newer daylily types with better flowering habits. And those flowers: they're edible and delicious in salads or stuffed like squash blossoms.
Performing Arts & Music
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On this episode of Audacious, hear how two people's lives were changed after getting hit by lightning. And an expert will talk about ways to avoid getting struck.
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The holiday falls on Friday, March 17, this year, but celebrations are happening all month long.
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A new musical is opening this week at The Legacy Theatre in Branford, Connecticut. The one-woman show, called My Unauthorized Hallmark Movie Musical, stars award-winning actress Anne Runolfsson. There are four performances that run Aug. 11-13. Tickets at The Legacy Theatre.
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The Freddy Fixer parade has been a source of pride in New Haven’s Black community since 1962. But the pandemic posed a serious threat to arts and cultural organizations, stopping public events and pausing traditional fundraisers. And though the nation has slowly reopened, even as COVID positivity rates climb again, organizations like this one are still feeling the financial hangover that has come with two years of dormancy.
Visual Arts
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Stonington lights its second annual holiday tree constructed entirely out of lobster traps, which became a viral social media sensation last season.
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A trove of paintings and other artwork found in an abandoned barn in Connecticut has turned out to be worth millions.
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Adger Cowans, 85, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, talks about his career as a photographer and visual artist, the racism he faced and what has motivated him to make art.
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A new exhibition at New London's Lyman Allyn Art Museum celebrates the miniature portraits of Mary and Elizabeth Way.
Movies
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Willis' daughter Rumer says the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia which affects his cognitive abilities.
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On The Colin McEnroe Show, with the fourth Matrix movie out soon, a look back at the original film and its continued influence across the culture.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, it’s our annual Halloween special, a Nose-ish look at the year in horror.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at BBC Culture’s 100 greatest TV series of the century, and the Netflix limited series 'Maid.'