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Monthly Archives: February 2012
“What do you want to do this weekend?”
Is the weekend calling to you, asking: “What do you want to do this weekend?”
Lets take a look and see what is happening in the area!
New Britain:
Friday: February 10
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Trinity-On-Main, 69 Main St, New Britain • www.trinityonmain.org
Daryel McCrorey Presents “Everything I Miss at Home”
Doors open @6, showtime @8. Relationship comedy stage play. Tickets $20-30 adults, $10-15 children under
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Community Central 117 West Main Street New Britain, CT
Unmasked: Echoes from a child’s soul: An art and education project by CCSU Professors Jerry Butler, Barbara Clark, and Joss French. Special guest artist Larry Hunt. Showing the work of Gaffney Elementry and DiLoreto Magnet School Students. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. • Free • Contact Hannah Hurwitz 203-843-2121
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Welte Hall, Central Connecticut State University 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT • http://thevirtuosi.org
Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C major, K. 299 • Mozart: Symphony No. 41, K. 551 “Jupiter” • Jill Maurer Davis-flute, Megan Sesma-harp • 8 p.m. • Free, but donations are accepted via mail or PayPal • Abundant free parking in the garage next to Welte Hall at the corner of Stanley Street and Ella Grasso Boulevard.
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The Hole in the Wall Theater, 116 Main Street New Britain, CT • 860-223-9665 • www.hitw.org
Life X Three: 8:00 p.m. • Directed by Matthew Skwiot • The French playwright Yasmina Reza is one of the most gifted writers for the stage today. Her plays explore modern, chaotic reality in simple forms of disillusionment and hysterical humor.“Life x3” represents all that is most distinctive and prominent in Reza’s writing: sharp and witty language, examination of detail in everyday life and precise form that speaks for itself. Prosaic situation becomes a pretext for speculation of starry consequences. The outcome is only one…or…three… • $20, $12 Seniors and Students
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Art League of New Britain, 30 Cedar Street, 860-229-1484 • www.alnb.org
“2012 Working from the Figure” Exhibit/Sale: Selections from the ALNB life drawing/marathon sessions.
Work bought can be taken immediately! Cash or check. 6-8 p.m. Show continues through Sunday, March 4.
Gallery Hours are Saturday & Sunday 1-4 p.m. or by appointment.
Saturday: February 11
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The Hole in the Wall Theater, 116 Main Street New Britain, CT • 860-223-9665 • www.hitw.org
Life X Three: 8:00 p.m. • Directed by Matthew Skwiot • The French playwright Yasmina Reza is one of the most gifted writers for the stage today. Her plays explore modern, chaotic reality in simple forms of disillusionment and hysterical humor.“Life x3” represents all that is most distinctive and prominent in Reza’s writing: sharp and witty language, examination of detail in everyday life and precise form that speaks for itself. Prosaic situation becomes a pretext for speculation of starry consequences. The outcome is only one…or…three… • $20, $12 Seniors and Students
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New Britain Downtown Visitors Center 66 West Main Street • www.hitw.org
GHAC “Arts Day”: 10:00 a.m. – 3 p.m. • The Greater Hartford Arts Council in conjunction with the City of New Britain is sponsoring an “Arts Day.” Stop by the New Britain Downtown Visitors Center to design a card of what the arts in our town means to you. These cards will become part of a paper mosaic mural to be used regionally in the kick-off of the 2012 United Arts Campaign. Refreshments, music and a chance to see the monthly Greater New Britain Arts Alliance Second Saturday and Sunday Arts Mini-Market. Come celebrate the importance of the arts in our community • Free • Free parking on the street and in the City garage 1/2 block north of the Visitors Center on Washington Street • Contact Anne Pilla at apilla@sbcglobal.net for more information
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New Britain Downtown Visitors Center 66 West Main Street • www.hitw.org
Second Saturday & Sunday Arts Mini-Market, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday Noon – 4 p.m. A regular opportunity to purchase handcrafted work, provide local artists with a regular opportunity to display their work, and be a fundraiser for the Greater New Britain Arts Alliance • Featuring in February Clymenza Hawkins, Katia Porter, Anna Murfin, Jean Rill-Alberto, and Paul Gobell • Free admission • Free parking on the street and in the municipal garage 1/2 block north of the Gallery on Washington Street
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New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT, (860) 229-0257 · nbmaa.org
NEW/NOW: Marc Swanson: Feb. 11 – May 13, 2012 • Opening Reception: 2-3:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
Marc Swanson, automythologist: one who excels at crafting sparkling, enigmatic totems from the messiness of his own history. Self-identity, development, conflict, and nostalgia are all re-occurring themes found in the works artist Marc Swanson. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, and now residing in Brooklyn, New York, Marc has re-located to several areas across the country. His continual struggle to find a place secure and comfortable enough to call home can be detected in his artwork.
Feb. 11, Saturday
10:30 a.m.-noon Art Explorers: Suzy Jorsey-Balay *
11-11:45 a.m. Art Start: Margaret Freedman *
11 a.m. Welcome tour/11:30 a.m. en español
Feb. 12, Sunday
1-2 p.m. American Masterpieces Tour
2-3:30 p.m. Opening Reception: NEW/NOW: Marc Swanson
3-4 p.m. Sunday Music Series with African drum and dance company Sangbanyi Fare De Afrique
Berlin:
Saturday, Feb. 11
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Mooreland Hill School, 166 Lincoln St, Berlin, CT • www.mooreland.org
Mooreland Hill School Open House, 9:00 am, FREE. Mooreland Hill School is an independent, co-educational day school currently serving central Connecticut students in grades 4-9. Announcing grades K-3 starting Fall 2012. For more information or to register, call 860.828.0571 or online at www.mooreland.org
Golf Fitness Connecticut, 598 Deming Rd, Berlin, CT, GolfFitnessCT.com.
Learn About Your Golf Swing, 12:00 pm. Golf Fitness Connecticut presents: How Your Golf Swing and Body Are Connected. The workshop will be conducted by Eric Lunt and Pete Asadourian. $15 For more information or to sign up, contact Eric Lunt at eric.lunt@GolfFitnessCT.com. Please wear athletic attire.
Golf Fitness Orientation, Noon to 1 p.m. Cost of event is $15. This event is an introduction to Golf Fitness and how proper physical training can help improve your golf game. This event is being put on by Berlin resident Eric Lunt, who is a Certified Golf Fitness Instructor and Pete Asadourian, owner of Future Fitness, LLC. There will be some lecture and interactive portions of this event, so we are asking people to please wear atheltic attire. Cost of event is $15. Please contact Eric Lunt to register. Contact 860-578-2860 email at eric.lunt@golffitnessct.com.
Peck Memorial Library, 234 Kensington Rd, Berlin, CT
The Annual Meeting of the CT Community Gardening Association will be held February 11, 2012 at the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library from noon to 3 p.m. Join members for a free showing of ‘URBAN ROOTS’, a documentary about urban agriculture phenomenon in Detroit. Find out more about CCGA! Share your community gardening experiences! Help spread the word about community gardening. Go to www.ctcommunitygardening.org/events for more information.
Around and about the area this weekend:
NEW BRITAIN and BERLIN, CT
Super Bowl: Roma Sports Bar & Grill Your not going to want to miss Super Bowl Sunday at Roma’s this year! We’ll have live blogging, Hartford Courant webcams, tweeting, you name it!! Definitely Super Bowl central!!. T.G.I.F.!! Don’t forget to place your Super Bowl wing orders!! 30 wings + fixings for $17.50!!! Call 860-225-7947
Arts:
NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: 56 Lexington St., nbmaa.org, 860-229-0257
Searching the Horizon: The Real American West 1830-1920, Art from the Bank of America Collection. 1830-1920 explores the vastness and variety of the West through the numerous ways artists chose to depict it, whether to chronicle current events, or to capture the culture and traditions of the regionís native inhabitants, the American Indians. The people of the 18th and 19th century American West, their work, their lifestyles, and cultures, hold a prominent place in the American imagination.
NEW/NOW: Carson Fox: Bi-Polar: Comfort/Peril, Nature/Artifice, Fantasy/Reality, Warmth/Frigidness, Permanence/Disappearance. These dichotomies coexist within the work of the next NEW/NOW artist, Carson Fox. Bi-Polar is an installation that transports the viewer into a surround of related, yet opposing elements.
SKETCHING WITH THE MASTERS: 10:30 a.m.-noon, Free with Museum admission. Sharpen your pencil and learn from the masters! This class will benefit all skill levels and interest, whether you are an accomplished artist or just like to push a pencil.
HOLE IN THE WALL THEATER: www.hitw.org, 860.229.3049, 116 Main Street, New Britain, CT
“Life X 3″: When Hubert and his wife Inez show up for dinner a day early at the home of Henry and Sonia, what starts as an awkward evening turns into a major disaster. Hole in the Wall’s production of “Life X 3″ highlights playwright Yasmina Reza’s sharp wit as two couples act out three different interpretations of the dinner party from hell. Performances are Friday and Saturday, January 20 – February 11 at 8:00 pm; Sunday matinees are January 29 and February 5 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $20, $12 for seniors/students with ID. Reservations can be made at www.hitw.org or by calling 860.229.3049.
DOWNTOWN GALLERY, 66 West Main Street New Britain, www.NewBritainArts.org, 860-832-8299, Free, M-F 9-5, Th 8pm, Sa.
Natural Dynamism: Works on Paper by Susan Spaniol: Susan Spaniol chronicles her experience of the beaching of a whale at Herring Cove, MA, in artwork that is profoundly contemplative and emotionally charged. Artwork for sale. The Downtown Gallery is open M-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and, during exhibitions, Thursdays until 8 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by appointment. Parking on the Street and in the City Garages is free after 5 p.m. and on weekends.
Sunday:
New Britain Symphony, Mooreland Hill School, 166 Lincoln St. Kensington, 860-826-6344, www.newbritainsymphony.org
The Many LoveS(ongs) of Frank Sinatra: 3 pm, Free Will Offering, For the second year the New Britain Symphony offers a special program to celebrate Valentineís Day. Gilbert Gigliotti, New Britain Symphony Board member, CCSU professor of English and Latin, and noted Sinatra expert, author and lecturer, will examine the music of the man who is considered the greatest interpreter of popular song ever. The presentation of “ol’ blue eyes” will be through the lens of his most significant and popular recordings about romance and heartbreak. From “All or Nothing At All” to (Love is) The Tender Trap, you will get a kick out of learning how Frank’s songs became the soundtrack of 20th century romance. Valentine’s Day reception to follow. Free will offering for the benefit of the Symphony and the Mooreland Hill School program.
At the Library:
NEW BRITAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY, www.nbpl.info, To register, please call the Reference Desk at (860) 224-3155 ext. 125.
FIRST FRIDAY FILM: For title information, please call the Reference Desk at (860) 224-3155 ext. 125.
Saturday:
INTRO TO COMPUTERS: 9:30AM, For the absolute beginner! Come and learn how to use your computer. To register, please call the Reference Desk at (860) 224-3155 ext. 125
OPEN MIC POETRY: 2:00PM, free: Poets age 16 to 100 are invited to bring their poetry to share.
CHILDREN:
TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE LIBRARY DAY: Main Branch, free, all day
Join us for this day for the whole family! Register your child for a library card, enjoy activities, share some stories, and check out some books. Free giveaways. Everyone welcome!
BERLIN, CT
Friday and Saturday, February 3
CONNECTICUT CABARET THEATRE: 31-33 Webster Mill Plaza, Berlin, CT, 860-829-1248, 8 pm
BLITHE SPIRIT: By Noel Coward – The smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives offers up fussy, cantakerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a visiting “happy medium”, one Madame Arcati. As the (worldly and un-) personalities clash, Charles’ current wife Ruth is accidentally killed, “passes over”, joins Elvira and the two “blithe spirits” haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity.
