Four Broadway veterans are backed by live music for an inventive new work Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “The Scream: A Musical Comedy Fantasy,” on Monday, June 13, at 7 p.m. The live performance will be captured on film for on-demand streaming, from Thursday, June 16 through Sunday, June…
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Merryall Center for the Arts Receives “Pride in the Hills” Grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation
The grant recognizes the Merryall Center for its support of LGBTQ+ people in the greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills area New Milford, Conn. (May 24, 2022) – The Merryall Center, est. 1951, recently received a grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation Pride in the Hills Fund. The Fund awards grants to entities whose work supports,…
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Call for Vendors for Old-fashioned Flea Market
Norwalk, CT – The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is calling for vendors for the annual Old-fashioned Flea Market, which will be held on the grounds of Mathews Park, Norwalk, CT, on Sun., Sept. 18, 2022, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and feature a fun, bargain-hunting event for all to enjoy. Vendors interested in being part of this exciting…
Secretary Merrill Issues Interpretation of New Absentee Ballot Statute
Public Act 22-2 closely aligns the language of the absentee ballot statutes 9-135 and 9-137 with Article Sixth, Section 7 of the Connecticut Constitution HARTFORD, CT – Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today issued an official interpretation of the changes made in Public Act 22-2 to the absentee ballot statutes 9-135 and 9-137,…
We need a federal gun reform, now! Meanwhile here’s how technology should help
Our country is a place of unlimited possibilities. Our society allows people to accomplish things no one could even imagine. But imagination can go both ways. Unfortunately, the unimaginable is not always good. Once again, a deranged man with a military-like AR-15 style assault rifle massacred 19 elementary school kids and 2 teachers in Uvalde,…
GasBuddy: Average gas prices in CT rise 20 cents in past week
Average gasoline prices in Connecticut have risen 20.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.86/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,540 stations in Connecticut. Prices in Connecticut are 62.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.79/g higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has risen 11.5…
WCSU M.F.A. original artwork to be shown in New York art gallery June 21-July 9
DANBURY, CT — Western Connecticut State University’s 2022 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition will have a second showing on June 21-July 9 in New York City at Blue Mountain Gallery, 547 West 27 St., Suite 200. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, June 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. The gallery is…
Fairfield County Bank continues partnership with CRA Partners Senior Crimestoppers
Ridgefield, CT – Fairfield County Bank joined with CRA Partners to help vulnerable seniors by funding the Senior Crimestoppers program to protect those who live and work in Augustus Manor in Stamford and the Bridgeport Elderly Apartments. CRA Partners, powered by the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation, is a national organization that offers banks federally…
Governor Lamont directs flags to half-staff in honor of the victims of the elementary school mass shooting in Texas
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that – in accordance with a proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. directing flags to be lowered throughout the country as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas – he is directing U.S. and…
Area premiere of Disaster musical spoof at Curtain Call – Greenwich native was part of the original Broadway production
Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and dozens of unforgettable songs of the ’70s, take center stage in Broadway’s side-splitting homage to classic disaster films, Disaster!, playing at Curtain Call in Stamford, June 3 through 18. Disaster! is a new musical straight from Broadway, featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the ’70s. “Knock on Wood,”…