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Kehinde Wiley’s “Equestrian Portrait of the Count Duke Olivares” is included in a show of work by 30 American artists at the New Britain Museum of American Art. Photo courtesy Rubell Museum Miami
Now at the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Conn., (and open until Oct. 30) is the acclaimed show “30 Americans” from the Rubell Museum in Miami, Fla.
A group show of art work by painters Susan Hellmann, Zejke Hermann and Charles Besozzi, and photographers Lazlo Gyorsok and Joan Hinchman, “Reflections of Summer,” will take place at the UCC Parish House in Cornwall, Conn., from Sept. 18 through Oct. 30.
Michael Kevin Baldwin, who was in the cast of the Washington, D.C., Kennedy Center performance of “Shear Madness,” stars again in the show at Sharon Playhouse opening Aug. 26. Photo courtesy Sharon Playhouse
Not everyone loves musical theater but apparently everyone loves “Guys and Dolls” — or at least, everyone seemed to love the Sharon Playhouse version staged this summer, which made tap dancing an era-appropriate part of the beloved All-American show.
Beloved artist and jazz musician Robert Andrew Parker and Jive by Five are back on stage at Music Mountain after a two-year hiatus. Photo courtesy Scott Heth
In recent years, Robert Andrew Parker has been best known locally for his world-famous art, which he generously shares at area fundraising art shows (to the delight and good fortune of his legion of fans).
What would the author Henry James think if he knew that his books were still being discussed in the year 2022 — and that the discussions were being held “virtually,” on Zoom?
Philosopher Lee McIntyre, a Research Fellow at Boston University, opens his book, “How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason,” with his account of visiting a Flat Earth Convention in 2018 — where people committed to the idea that the Earth is flat gather to exchange their parti
A tomato and bacon jam is easy to make and makes a nicely contrasting accompaniment to fritters. Photo by Cynthia Hochswender
Two days ago I put my apron on again, after a month of ignoring it. It’s not that I hadn’t cooked; it’s more that I’d done it in a somnolent state, not really paying close enough attention to realize I needed protective gear.
Work by Danielle Mailer and Ani Jenkins will be shown in Falls Village, Conn., from Sept. 3 until Oct. 7. Photo courtesy Danielle Mailer
Litchfield County favorite artist Danielle Mailer will open a new show of work at the David M. Hunt Library in Falls Village, Conn., with a reception on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m.
“Murder on the Oriental Rug” is a play within a play, put on by Two Of Us Productions in collaboration with the Claverack Free library in Claverack, N.Y., on Saturday, Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m.
In the framework show, half of the cast of “Murder on the Oriental Rug” bails out; the remaining performers are stuck playing all the roles.
Ghost of a Dream’s new show at the Geary on Main Street in Millerton, which includes “Confusion on the Ground,” above, features collaged images of damage wrought by fire and flooding. Photo by Ghost of a Dream
Ghost of a Dream is the collaborative project of Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom, residents of Amenia, N.Y., but also somewhat nomadic former residents of Brooklyn and New York City.
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