Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Twiztid returns to the Webster Theater in Hartford, a venue the midwestern metal rap horror duo hasn't played in nine years, for a Sept. 2 show at 5 p.m. with Attila.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, August 29, 2022
The first Sound on Sound Festival in Bridgeport's Seaside Park Sept. 24 and 25 has finalized its performance schedule, which has been organized so that sets on the two separate stages don't …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, August 28, 2022
Hartford-based documentary filmmaker Jennifer Boyd's latest film, "The Street Project," examines the alarming rise in pedestrian and bike fatalities around the world, looking at how the safe…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, August 26, 2022
The Courant reviews new recordings by Them Airs, The Balkun Brothers, Nineteen Times, Kevlar Kohleone and Frank Critelli. Here’s our latest round-up of new recordings from Connecticut musi…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, August 25, 2022
The Courant's arts picks for Aug. 28 through Sept. 3 include former chat show host Craig Ferguson, former Hollywood child star Corey Feldman with one of his music projects, pop experimentali…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFrankie Cyanide is a drag king who brings an alt-rock/punk approach to a drag scene still dominated by pop and disco divas. Cyanide has two shows upcoming: a "Wacky Saturday" revue preceded …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, August 24, 2022
Local drummer Opus has a new album out with his band Dead by Wednesday, is touring Europe this month with his Black Sabbath tribute band Earth and has published a memoir of his 35 years in t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, August 23, 2022
Mark Ruffalo will appear for post-show talks at screenings of the TV series "I Know This Much is True" in September at the Garde Arts Center in New Lodon. The series' director Derek Cianfran…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, August 20, 2022
A national group of theater leaders, including from Hartford Stage and the Long Wharf, is showing solidarity with Ken-Matt Martin, who was recently terminated from his position as artistic d…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe popular musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" gets a strong, sensitive production at the Legacy Theatre in Branford that respects the "Peanuts" comic strip on which it's based.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, August 19, 2022
Hole in the Wall Theater, the 50-year-old New Britain community theater institution known for its provocative programming choices, is presenting the Connecticut premiere of Robert O'Hara's h…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, August 18, 2022
The Courant's arts picks for Aug. 21-27 include a festival at Heublein Tower, two emotional theater shows and concerts as varied as Lorde, Wilco and Ghostface Killah.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:25PMWednesday, August 17, 2022
Many Connecticut theaters, museums and bookstores are still streaming performances, talks and other events. Some are live and others are pre-recorded and archived.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:07AMThe fall season at UConn's Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts includes the Mummenschanz movement troupe, The Piano Guys pop/classical combo, comedian Fortune Feimster, Garth Fagan Danc…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, August 14, 2022
Elm Shakespeare Company is doing its first full professional Shakespeare show since COVID. "The Tempest," directed by the company's artistic director Rebecca Goodheart, runs Aug. 18 through …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, August 11, 2022
"Secondo," a sequel to the hit "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti," is at TheaterWorks Hartford. Reuniting the director, playwright and star of the first show, it's now 10 years later and Gi…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:50PMThis week's Courant arts picks include eclectic rocker Adrian Belew, an "Encanto" singalong at the Xfinity Theatre.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, August 10, 2022
"Beyond Van Gogh," an immersive art installation exploring the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh, will be at the Connecticut Convention Center through Oct. 2.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:11PMTuesday, August 9, 2022
The Other Voice's wordless performance piece "Believe" is a meditation on life during and after COVID, staged in a small chapel.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:23AMThe Steampunk literary and arts movement is thriving in Connecticut, with festivals, authors, costumed parties and regular monthly events held by the Silk City Steampunk society in Mancheste…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, August 4, 2022
A new musical based on the children's classic "Anne of Green Gables," with a modern sensibility, is at the Goodspeed Opera House through Sept. 4. The show has some obvious problems that stil…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:33PMA slew of '70s rockers, from Rod Stewart and Santana to Elvis Costello, The Damned, Blondie, Cheap Trick and The Fleshtones can be found on Connecticut stages this week.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, August 2, 2022
The new "Hartford Live!" concert series outside the Old State House will kick off Thursday night with Jamaican reggae star Burning Spear.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:11PMMonday, August 1, 2022
The short locally made film "Butterfield" will screen Aug. 4 at Bristol Public Library. The film, about a teenager finding ways to cope with his problems, was made to test the possibility of…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:04PMFriday, July 29, 2022
The Courant's arts picks for things to do July 31 through Aug. 6 include festivals devoted to Beatles tribute bands, hemp and jerk chicken.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, July 28, 2022
The Black-Eyed & Blues Fest, organized by Black-Eyed Sally's restaurant and featuring top national and local blues acts as well as food and drink, is held on July 30 and 31 this year in …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:16PMIt's a vibrant and variety-filled summer of comedy in Connecticut, from big names playing the casinos to anything-goes open mics and drag brunches.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, July 25, 2022
A major new local arts project, "Hartford's Got Talent," was unveiled Monday. There will be auditions and showcases for local youth throughout the summer and open auditions in the fall. Winn…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:13PMThree new books explore Connecticut from invigorating new perspectives including famous women and where they lived, historic rock and roll venues of the 20th century and areas haunted by gho…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:30PMSaturday, July 23, 2022
The Courant’s arts picks for July 24-30 include Connecticut Ballet in Elizabeth Park, Terrificon at Mohegan Sun and the Happy Together '60s nostalgia tour at the Oakdale.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, July 22, 2022
TheaterWorks Hartford is staging the world premiere of "Secondo" July 29 through Aug. 28. The one-woman show is a sequel to the theater's 2012 hit "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti," reunit…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00PM 
