Sunday, July 27, 2025
Black Thought of The Roots discusses how the band approaches different types of shows as the members prepare for their Aug. 9 appearance at Mohegan Sun.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThose who are nostalgic for the lively punk rock scene of the 1980s and '90s can luxuriate in some major punks coming to Connecticut from Nick Lowe to The Descendents to The Dwarves.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, July 26, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for July 27 through Aug. 2 includes three Connecticut drummers, three country stars and 10 bands from the 1980s.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMA landmark piece of public art that has been the site of countless Yale-based protests, will be fully restored and repainted thanks to a major grant from the Bank of America Conservation Pro…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMTuesday, July 22, 2025
“Mrs. Santa Claus,” which was announced nine months ago as the concluding show in the opera house’s season, will be replaced by “White Christmas,” running Nov. 14 through Dec. 28.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:42PMThe 1952 Hollywood classic “Singin’ in the Rain” is exceptional, not just in terms of screenwriting and songwriting but also the fascinating chapter of American history it covers. It�…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:27AMSunday, July 20, 2025
Four new exhibits at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford share a sense of natural beauty.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMDozens of top comedians are bringing the funny to Connecticut this summer from stand-up stars Jerry Seinfeld and Whitney Cummings to political prose from Randy Rainbow and Greg Gutfeld.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMSaturday, July 19, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for July 20-27 include legendary rockers, '90s bands, contemporary folk acts and a couple of Hartford Symphony concerts with one featuring Ben Folds.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, July 18, 2025
UConn's Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts has announced its fall season featuring concerts, dance troupes and a family-friendly screening of "Moana" with live music.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, July 17, 2025
The Steve Miller Band has pulled the plug on its entire 2025 tour due to risks of "extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:12PMWednesday, July 16, 2025
The 2025 festival, which features ranging musical styles and tributes to legendary artists, is taking place at Bushnell Park July 18-20.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, July 14, 2025
The latest stage show from the creators of the "Welcome to Night Vale" podcast has a performance Monday night at District Music Hall in Norwalk.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:27PMThe Broadway hit from 2005 mocks the classic Elvis Presley image with a perky, self-aware, sarcastic and downright silly show at the Goodspeed Opera House through Aug. 14.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, July 13, 2025
The newly acquired Stephen Sondheim collection at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. contains working drafts of many of his famous songs.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe movie musical, directed by Evan Hoffmann and choreographed by Robert Mintz, is a refreshed version of the classic film featuring with an ensemble of just eight people.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, July 12, 2025
The gallery's exhibit, "Romney: Brilliant Contrasts in Georgian England," makes the 18th century artist's prison drawings and vivid illustrations seem modern.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for July 13-19 include arena rocker, 90s wonders, country crooners and classical concerts at Music Mountain and Simsbury Meadows.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMTuesday, July 8, 2025
A three-week concert series of major pop, hip-hop and reggaeton acts plus food and cultural events will take place starting this Thursday at Mill River Park in Stamford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, July 6, 2025
"Invitation to Engage: 60 Years of Long Wharf Theatre & Beyond," on display at the New Haven Museum through February, spotlights the company's connections with the city.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFrom classical music to the blues to pickles, here are 10 of the best Connecticut festivals to check out in July.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, July 5, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for July 6-12 feature an outdoor orchestra, comedians, author Candace Bushnell, 1980s pop stars and a slew of death metal bands.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMReplay Records, which has served vinyl LP collectors and other music fans for 36 years, is closing its storefront at the end of July and will be selling records online instead.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMTuesday, July 1, 2025
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will provide live orchestral accompaniment for this year's Connecticut Ballet production of "The Nutcracker" for the first time in almost 20 years.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:01AMThe three main productions of the 2025-26 Westport Country Playhouse season are "The Importance of Being Earnest," "Primary Trust" and "Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, June 29, 2025
The Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festivals continues its new format of alternate performances of two shows as other outdoor companies offer everything from "Hamlet" to "As You Like It."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThis summer the center offers two new musicals getting their first public readings and a slew of cabaret performers trying out their new full-length concert acts.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSaturday, June 28, 2025
Hans Holbein the Younger's famous "Portrait of Henry VIII" is on loan to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art from the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Italy.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for June 29 through July 5 include British rockers, Celine Dion and Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston impersonators and an annual Fourth of July concert.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, June 25, 2025
The 2025 International Festival of Arts & Ideas runs through June 28 in New Haven, including the final performances of the original family drama "Family Business: (A)Pizza Play" produced…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:06AMMonday, June 23, 2025
Gabe McKinley's "Long Days," a comedy about performing Eugene O’Neill’s downer of a drama “Long Day’s Journey Into Night," is having its world premiere at the Legacy Theatre.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
