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Thursday 06/22/2017
West Coast art exhibit opening at NBMAA Posted: 22 June 2017 [10:05 PM] NEW BRITAIN -West Coast artists Billy Al Bengston and Ed Ruscha spoke to a sold-out audience at the New Britain Museum of…
Tuesday 06/20/2017
'An Evening With ...' panel discussion Thursday at NBMAA Posted: 20 June 2017 [10:00 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain Museum of American Art is continuing its “An Evening with…” series Thursday when it is visited…
Monday 06/19/2017
New Britain High band director Kayser dies Posted: 19 June 2017 [10:55 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The school system and the community on Monday mourned the death of one of the city’s leading educational figures…
Sunday 06/18/2017
Book created in New Britain features photography from all over Posted: 18 June 2017 [10:31 PM] Special to the Herald NEW BRITAIN -As Erik Williams, aka Eaze, flipped through a recently published book of photography for the first…
Friday 06/16/2017
Science is fun and free at CCSU planetarium shows Posted: 16 June 2017 [10:24 PM] Special to the Herald NEW BRITAIN - Looking for some free, fun science? Look no further than Central Connecticut State University’s…
Wednesday 06/14/2017
Open Mic Night goes outdoors today Posted: 14 June 2017 [10:29 PM] NEW BRITAIN - With the arrival of summer weather, the Artists’ Cooperative will host its monthly Open Mic Night outdoors for the…
Saturday 06/10/2017
Wings and Wheels Festival draws steady crowd Posted: 10 June 2017 [11:29 PM] PLAINVILLE - Robertson Airport has perhaps never seen so many wide-eyed children admiring all the airplanes and helicopters landing and taking off…
Friday 06/09/2017
NBHS Music Dept. has reason to smile after Halo Awards Posted: 09 June 2017 [09:08 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain High School Music Department was honored with two awards last week for its March production of…
Multilingual storytelling coming to Plainville library Posted: 09 June 2017 [08:56 PM] PLAINVILLE - This summer, the Plainville Public Library will be offering three “international storytimes” under the title “Around the World with the…
Thursday 06/08/2017
Weekend best bets in New Britain Posted: 08 June 2017 [08:55 PM] Here’s a look at notable events happening in New Britain this weekend: Reading club kick-off The New Britain Public Library, 20 High…
Wednesday 06/07/2017
Art league, Tunxis to team up for art event Posted: 07 June 2017 [09:42 PM] WEST HARTFORD - Tunxis Community College and the West Hartford Art League invite the public to Tunxis Drawing III, a free art…
Sunday 06/04/2017
Book discussion, movies coming to Berlin library Posted: 04 June 2017 [10:39 PM] BERLIN - The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, at 234 Kensington Road, has a series of events scheduled this month. On Wednesday, June…
Local auditions set for Telemundo talent search Posted: 04 June 2017 [10:34 PM] NEW BRITAIN – McDonald’s restaurants in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts are partnering again this year with television network Telemundo to host the…
Two Halo Awards for NBHS's 'Little Mermaid' Posted: 04 June 2017 [10:27 PM] NEW BRITAIN – The New Britain High School Music Department exited, stage left, Thursday with two Halo Awards from Waterbury’s Seven Angels…
Saturday 06/03/2017
Music store opens on a high note Posted: 03 June 2017 [11:48 PM] PLAINVILLE - Corey Martel, owner of Martel Music at 1 Whiting St., will hold his grand opening June 10, aiming to make…
Photo exhibit emphasizes Caribbean color palette Posted: 03 June 2017 [11:47 PM] PLAINVILLE - Local photographer Wendell Copeland has a new exhibit at the Plainville Senior Center through June titled “Caribbean Colors.” The display…
Coffey's South Church career reaches final stanza today Posted: 03 June 2017 [09:58 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Rick Coffey will say goodbye to his job of 45 years when he conducts his last service as South…
Friday 06/02/2017
Best Bets Posted: 02 June 2017 [05:49 PM] Here’s a roundup of events taking place this weekend in New Britain: Political maneuvering, angry aristocrats, backstabbing treachery - all too…
Tuesday 05/30/2017
NBHS production up for several awards Posted: 30 May 2017 [10:50 PM] NEW BRITAIN - New Britain High School’s Music Department’s March production of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” has been nominated for numerous statewide…
Monday 05/29/2017
Schedule announced for city's summer concert series Posted: 29 May 2017 [10:23 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The city is ready to kick off the second annual four-week set of concerts on the Central Park plaza.…
Saturday 05/27/2017
Church festival brings taste of Greece to New Britain Posted: 27 May 2017 [10:34 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The return to spring weather Saturday brought a good turnout to the 35th annual Dionysos Greek Festival at St.…
CCARC art show set for Thursday Posted: 27 May 2017 [10:22 PM] NEW BRITAIN - New Britain CCARC is hosting its fifth annual art show on Thursday, featuring about 80 pieces of artwork created…
Gregg Allman, legend of Southern rock, dead at 69 Posted: 27 May 2017 [10:08 PM] SAVANNAH, Ga. - Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel the Allman…
Friday 05/26/2017
HALS Academy students, faculty treated to private concert Posted: 26 May 2017 [09:41 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Students and faculty at HALS Academy were treated to a private concert Friday morning, thanks to one student’s passion…
Thursday 05/25/2017
Best Bets in New Britain this weekend Posted: 25 May 2017 [09:30 PM] Here’s a roundup of events taking place this weekend in New Britain: Political maneuvering, angry aristocrats, backstabbing treachery - all too…
Wednesday 05/24/2017
Student of art mentor to be featured at Stockman Gallery Posted: 24 May 2017 [11:37 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Stockman Gallery will host an opening reception next week for its latest show, “Photographic Abstractions: The Unseen, Works…
Pop-up shopping bazaar returns Posted: 24 May 2017 [10:50 PM] Special to the Herald NEW BRITAIN - Beginning this Saturday, the New Britain Museum of American Art at 56 Lexington St. will…
Tuesday 05/23/2017
Polish Days return to Lake Compounce June 10 and 11 Posted: 23 May 2017 [10:36 PM] NEW BRITAIN – Members of Connecticut’s Polish community can get together and beat the heat next month during the 18th annual Polish…
Monday 05/22/2017
Church festival to feature Greek food and fun Posted: 22 May 2017 [10:52 PM] Special to The Herald NEW BRITAIN - The St. George Greek Orthodox Church will present its 34th annual Dionysos Festival Memorial Day…
Art by military personnel to be featured at City Hall Posted: 22 May 2017 [10:35 PM] Special to the Herald NEW BRITAIN - The Veterans Art Foundation is hosting an exhibit opening at City Hall Wednesday featuring art…
Sunday 05/21/2017
Rose Garden Festival set for June 17 Posted: 21 May 2017 [11:10 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The fourth annual New Britain Rose Garden Festival is a little less than a month away. The New Britain…
Saturday 05/20/2017
Graduates of CCSU's Class of 2017 Posted: 20 May 2017 [09:26 PM] Sebastian Gerardus Addamo, B.A., Berlin Elizabeth Ann Alessi, B.A., Berlin Christopher Robert Dudanowicz, B.A., Berlin Lindsey E. Hoffman,…
Thursday 05/18/2017
Weekend Best Bets Posted: 18 May 2017 [11:00 PM] Here’s a roundup of events taking place in and around New Britain: SOUTHINGTON - A group of local musicians will perform…
Friday 05/12/2017
Crown Imperials to open for Shirelles' original lead Posted: 12 May 2017 [11:04 PM] CANTON - A doo-wop group that found its voice in New Britain nearly 60 years ago will open tonight for the original…
Thursday 05/11/2017
This weekend's Best Bets Posted: 11 May 2017 [09:11 PM] Here’s a roundup of events taking place this weekend in and around New Britain: First Friday on the second Friday The…
Tuesday 05/09/2017
Class in Polish art of paper cutting to be offered in New Britain Posted: 09 May 2017 [10:30 PM] Submitted by Dorena Wasik In 2015, Polish American Foundation member Dorena Wasik visited an outdoor museum in Kadzidlo, Poland, and…
Thursday 05/04/2017
Greater New Britain Arts Alliance honors cultural contributors Posted: 04 May 2017 [10:04 PM] SOUTHINGTON - With a cloud of funding uncertainty lingering over hundreds of the region’s arts programs, the Greater New Britain Arts Alliance…
New Britain Symphony Orchestra to present All Brahms concert Sunday Posted: 04 May 2017 [09:59 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Musical Director Ertan Seyyar Sener, will present an All Brahms…
Best Bets Posted: 04 May 2017 [09:54 PM] Prince and the Pauper The New Britain Youth Theater debuts a Mark Twain classic with a theatrical twist tonight. In the…
Sunday 04/30/2017
Festival throngs enjoy sights, sounds, flavors of Little Poland Posted: 30 April 2017 [10:26 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Thousands converged on Broad Street Sunday for the biggest party the city’s Polish neighborhood sees all year. The sixth…
Area arts organizations to receive state grants Posted: 30 April 2017 [10:17 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Grants have been awarded in support of programs and activities of four local arts organizations in New Britain and…
Saturday 04/29/2017
New deputy director joins art museum Posted: 29 April 2017 [10:44 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain Museum of American Art’s new deputy director will begin May 1. Michelle Hargrave joins the…
Monday 04/17/2017
Open Mic Night on the way in New Britain Posted: 17 April 2017 [10:52 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Artists’ Cooperative will host its monthly Open Mic Night on Thursday. The program begins at 6 p.m. at…
Art exhibit opening Wednesday recognizes 'feminine grit' Posted: 17 April 2017 [10:20 PM] NEW BRITAIN - The Greater New Britain Arts Alliance and Trinity-on-Main will host an opening reception on Wednesday for “Queen Grit,”…
Sunday 04/16/2017
SCENE@CCSU: 'Into the Woods' opens April 26 Posted: 16 April 2017 [10:08 PM] Guest Director “Into The Woods,” a classic of the American musical theater, will be performed at Central Connecticut State University’s Black Box…
Thursday 04/13/2017
Budding entrepreneurs jump into CCSU 'Shark Tank' Posted: 13 April 2017 [09:43 PM] NEW BRITAIN - It was billed as “the big Central Connecticut State University entrepreneurial event of the year” and lived up to…
Tuesday 04/11/2017
Polish folk art from New Britain collections to be displayed in Massachusetts Posted: 11 April 2017 [07:33 PM] The Polish Cultural Club of Greater Hartford Inc. will sponsor a special premiere and reception celebrating two new Polish folk art exhibits…
Monday 04/10/2017
Design ideas sought for light-control art in New Britain Posted: 10 April 2017 [11:20 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Design proposals will be accepted from artists through the end of the month as the city enters the third…
Sunday 04/09/2017
Gospel Blockbuster concert coming to New Britain church Posted: 09 April 2017 [09:26 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Tickets are on sale for the third annual Gospel Blockbuster concert, featuring dozens of regional musicians, early next month. The program will feature Donnie, Darryl and the Joyboyz from Nashville, Robert Williams and the Nu Gospel…