Film Festival on the Garde’s Big Screen + A Free Season Pass for Two!
It’s a movie lover’s dream – the annual Garde Arts Center’s Winter Film Festival, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 25, will feature a diverse slate of at least 16 films all the way through March’s Academy Awards. You want more? You got it. How about a FREE season pass for two?! *See rules below Movies for every taste are included, Oscar nominated movies,...
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Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s 2012 Monte Cristo Award goes to…..Michael Douglas.
If you’ve never stopped to wonder who, exactly, came out of Waterford’s own Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, here’s some perspective: Their 12th annual Monte Cristo Award (named after O’Neill’s boyhood home) will go to Michael Douglas at a gala celebration in New York City in April 2012. Yes, Mr. Douglas started his career right here, in...
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Puppets on Parade. Come build ‘em big BIG with the Ballard Museum of Puppetry.
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry in Storrs is offering its expertise for a really fun community project that’s FREE. September 17 and 18, 2011 Dr. John Bell of the Ballard Institute and Sara Peattie, Director of Boston’s famed Puppeteer’s Cooperative will lead a community puppet building workshop at the Mansfield Community Center. You...
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Theater by the Sea. The O’Neill.
We’re incredibly lucky around here to have the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center inWaterford, where top talent is nurtured and good theater is gospel. Hey, with Meryl Streep and Michael Douglas gracing the alumni list, what would you expect? And it’s right here, tucked in a quiet corner on the Sound, producing greatness every day. Tons of theater can be seen...
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Off Broadway. Theater in Eastern Connecticut.
It’s an awesome theater season around here, so get in line to buy your tickets! With new shows at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (also known as The Kate) in Old Saybrook, the Garde Arts Center in New London, and The Bradley Playhouse in Putnam, you’ll feel like you’re on Broadway – you just have a...
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Party in the streets. 10th Season of Willimantic’s 3rd Thursday Street Fests.
Get ready for Willimantic’s 10th “3rd Thursday Street Fest” season, kicking off on May 19th! For the locals: You know what that means. For the visitors and newbies: Picture a whole street full of food, music, theatrical performances, vendors, history, and fabulous local beer. The hugely popular festivals take over six blocks of Main Street from May through...
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A day of Luna’s Sea is really good for a kid.
Luna’s Sea is Cornerstone Theater, Mystic’s new live musical “puppet show” for kids. It’s really not lunacy but a fun new program that combines top-notch children’s theater with a visit to the Mystic Aquarium. Now, don’t think small upright stage with hand-held puppets because this is nothing like that. These puppets...
Continue ReadingApril School Vacation Ideas in Mystic Country.
Warmer days are fast approaching and school vacation is once again imminent. If you are looking for something special to do come on over and hang out! Mystic.org has some great ideas, indoor/outdoor, some free, some free with admission and some…well, simply worth every penny. Take a look through the recommendations HERE. I’m also going to suggest...
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The woman. The legend. The Kate.
I had lived here for four years before I realized that Katharine Hepburn had been a resident of Old Saybrook – so much for my pop culture knowledge. And I only learned this because someone told me about The Kate (also known as The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center), a cultural arts performing theater featuring operas, music, theater and more. The elegant,...
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Norwich’s Best Kept Secret – A Robust Arts Scene
The arts scene in Mystic Country wouldn’t be complete without the city of Norwich’s contributions. The Norwich Arts Council (NAC) is the cornerstone of the arts in this diverse, talented area, formed by a consortium of local arts back in the late 1980s. The NAC is located on Broadway in the Chelsea Arts District and encompasses three floors, the third being...
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