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September 2023

“Stand Up For Justice” – Lecture to Focus on Japanese American Concentration Camps During World War II

September 23 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Weston Public Library, 56 Norfield Road
Weston, 06883 + Google Map
Free
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Lunch and Learn: Mouth to Mouth – The Tooth Trade in Washington’s World

September 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
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Creative Nonfiction: The Personal Essay

September 28 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike
Vernon, 06066 + Google Map
$97.20 – $108
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Opening Lecture: “In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Artist and Soldier for Human Rights”

September 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fairfield University, Charles F. Dolan School of Business, 200 Barlow Road
Fairfield, 06824 + Google Map
Free
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Opening Reception: “In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Artist and Soldier for Human Rights”

September 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Story Time with Effie: Harriet Tubman

September 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
KidsPlay Children’s Museum, 61 Main Street
Torrington, CT + Google Map
$5
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Gallery Tour: “In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Artist and Soldier for Human Rights”

September 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Fayerweather Lighthouse: Its Past, Present, and Future

September 30 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street
Bridgeport, 06604 + Google Map
Free
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“An American Town Goes to War” – World War II Author Talk with Tony Pavia

September 30 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Weston History & Culture Center ( Weston Historical Society), 104 Weston Rd
Weston, 06883 + Google Map
Free
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October 2023

Free First Saturdays

October 1 @ 4:00 am - 1:00 pm
Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
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Intemperate Habits: LGBTQ History from a Connecticut Perspective

October 1 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ridgefield Library, 472 Main Street
Ridgefield, 06877 + Google Map
Free
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Bilingual Story Time: A Quilt’s Tale

October 3 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tapping Reeve Meadow, 82 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759 United States + Google Map
Free
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An Evening with Children’s Book Author Katherine Marsh

October 3 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury, CT 06070 United States + Google Map
Free
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Gallery Tour: “In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Artist and Soldier for Human Rights”

October 4 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Short Attention Span Literary Club

October 4 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
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Arthur Szyk Symposium: Keynote Address, “Depicting Evil: Arthur Szyk’s Anti-Nazi Caricatures”

October 4 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Aloysius P. Kelley Center, 1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, 06824 + Google Map
Free
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Houseparts Hospital #1: Conservation of Historic Builder’s Materials

October 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
MakeHaven, 770 Chapel Street
New Haven, 06510 + Google Map
Free
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The Trouble Begins with Kerry Driscoll & Mark Twain’s Creative Process (IN-PERSON AND STREAMING)

October 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave
Hartford, 06105 + Google Map
Free
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Arthur Szyk Symposium: “Arthur Szyk – Art – Propaganda – Memory” (Morning Session)

October 5 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Fairfield University, Barone Campus Center, 1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, 06824 + Google Map
Free
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Arthur Szyk Symposium: “Arthur Szyk – Art – Propaganda – Memory” (Afternoon Session)

October 5 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fairfield University, Barone Campus Center, 1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, 06824 + Google Map
Free
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Telling New Stories: Ties to the Caribbean in the Ancient Burying Ground

October 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
$8 – $10
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Story Time with Effie: Jackie’s Cartoons

October 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
KidsPlay Children’s Museum, 61 Main Street
Torrington, CT + Google Map
$5
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Destination Westport: Art from the Beyond

October 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Greens Farms Lower Cemetery, Nyala Farms Rd
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
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Gravestone Cleaning Workshop

October 7 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Memento Mori Cemetery, 71 Main Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
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Family Program: Pastime of the Americas

October 7 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
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The Fundamentals of African American Genealogy

October 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street
Bridgeport, 06604 + Google Map
Free
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Lunch and Learn: A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington

October 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
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Art in Focus: Arthur Szyk, “Madness”

October 12 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Virtual Art in Focus: Arthur Szyk, “Madness”

October 12 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Artist’s Talk: “Elephants, Donkeys & Twitter Birds: How Cartoon Symbols Have Shaped Politics”

October 12 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Opening Reception: Connecticut’s Bookshelf

October 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
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Lecture: “Exhibiting Classical Antiquity During the Nazi Era”

October 13 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Comes to Life on Friday the 13th

October 13 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Weston History & Culture Center ( Weston Historical Society), 104 Weston Rd
Weston, 06883 + Google Map
$10 – $15
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Walking Tour – Memento Mori

October 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Memento Mori Cemetery, 71 Main Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$15 – $20
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Family Day: Cartooning

October 14 @ 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers / Theater Improv: Halloween

October 14 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
West Haven Public Library, 300 Elm Street
West Haven, CT 06516 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers / Theater Improv: Halloween

October 14 @ 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
West Haven Public Library, 300 Elm Street
West Haven, CT 06516 United States + Google Map
Free
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Spooky, Slithery & Silly Halloween Tales

October 15 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Weston History & Culture Center ( Weston Historical Society), 104 Weston Rd
Weston, 06883 + Google Map
$5
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Bilingual Story Time: The History of Scarecrows

October 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tapping Reeve Meadow, 82 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759 United States + Google Map
Free
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Angels Among Us

October 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
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An Evening with Mystery Author Sarah Stewart Taylor

October 18 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury, CT 06070 United States + Google Map
Free
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When Two Worlds Met: When Two Worlds Met (Series)

October 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
online
Free
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Lecture: Arthur Szyk’s Cover Art for Collier’s Magazine

October 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Hartford in the Gilded Age

October 21 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
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Book Voyagers / Sing & Sing with Janine LaMendola

October 21 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
Free
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Ghost Walk Tour In Memento Mori (3:00 pm)

October 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Memento Mori Cemetery, 71 Main Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
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Ghost Walk Tour In Memento Mori (4:00 pm)

October 21 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Memento Mori Cemetery, 71 Main Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
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Ghost Walk Tour In Memento Mori (5:00 pm)

October 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Memento Mori Cemetery, 71 Main Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
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Foodways: Hearth Cooking: Butter, Soft Cheese, Soups and Stews

October 22 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
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2nd Annual Renee Kahn Preservation Awards Reception

October 22 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Yankell Legacy Gallery, 61 Studio Court
Stamford, 06903 + Google Map
$100
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Lunch and Learn: Hannah Watson and Women Printers in Early America

October 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
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Drawing Party: Cartooning for Adults

October 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Virtual Lecture: “Mastering Evil: Arthur Szyk’s Style”

October 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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The Trouble Begins with Robert Engel on the Gilded Age in the Adirondacks

October 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave
Hartford, 06105 + Google Map
Free
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LECTURE: Monuments of Industry: The History and Future of Connecticut’s Industrial Sites

October 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$10
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Endangered Eating and the Hunt for Rare Apples: Book Talk, Author Signing, and Cider Tasting!

October 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
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Hauntings and History at Hoyt-Barnum Tour

October 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Stamford History Center, 1508 High Ridge Rd.
Stamford, CT 06903 United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
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Book Voyagers / Storytelling with Rona Leventhal

October 26 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Willington Public Library, 7 Ruby Road
Willington, 06279 + Google Map
Free
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Hallowed History Lantern Tour

October 27 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$20.00
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Día de Muertos Community Celebration / Celebración Comunitaria del Día de Muertos

October 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
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November 2023

Virtual Lecture: “Southbury: The German-American Bund Dream for Connecticut”

November 1 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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FILM SERIES: Setting as Character: Five Films Echoing Imagery in Abandon in Place: The Worlds of Anna Audette

November 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$50
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Free First Saturdays

November 4 @ 4:00 am - 1:00 pm
Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
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Family Day: Cartooning

November 4 @ 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, 200 Barlow Road
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Baseball: Stories & History of America’s Favorite Pastime,

November 5 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
South Norwalk Library, 10 Washington Street
Norwalk, 06854 + Google Map
$15 – $20
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The Trouble Begins with Chessie Monks-Kelly and The House that Trudeau Built (IN-PERSON & STREAMING)

November 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave
Hartford, 06105 + Google Map
Free
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Art in Focus: unknown Chinese artist, “Sichuan Qin Player”

November 9 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Virtual Art in Focus: unknown Chinese artist, “Sichuan Qin Player”

November 9 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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FILM SERIES: Setting as Character: Five Films Echoing Imagery in Abandon in Place: The Worlds of Anna Audette

November 10 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$50
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Exhibition Tour: “In Real Times: Arthur Szyk-Artist and Soldier for Human Rights”

November 11 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers / “Turning Obstacles into Opportunities”

November 15 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street
Danbury, 06810 + Google Map
Free
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When Two Worlds Met: Through European Eyes

November 16 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
virtual
Free
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FILM SERIES: Setting as Character: Five Films Echoing Imagery in Abandon in Place: The Worlds of Anna Audette

November 17 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$50
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Book Voyagers / “Sign & Sing” with Janine LaMendola

November 18 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
Free
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Foodways: Hearth Cooking: Colonial Thanksgiving

November 19 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
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Life in the Eastern Woodlands – Native American Living History Event

November 19 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Weston History & Culture Center ( Weston Historical Society), 104 Weston Rd
Weston, 06883 + Google Map
$5
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Trouble Begins with Barbara Snedecor on Olivia Clemens (IN-PERSON & STREAMING)

November 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave
Hartford, 06105 + Google Map
Free
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December 2023

Book Voyagers / CactusHead Puppets

December 2 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main Street
East Haven, CT 06512 United States + Google Map
Free
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The 17th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, Connecticut

December 2 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
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Book Voyagers / Drama Workshop: The Toy Shop

December 9 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
West Haven Public Library, 300 Elm Street
West Haven, CT 06516 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers / Acting Workshop

December 9 @ 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
West Haven Public Library, 300 Elm Street
West Haven, CT 06516 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers / “Turning Obstacles into Opportunities”

December 13 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street
Danbury, 06810 + Google Map
Free
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Book voyagers / Storytelling with Laconia Therrio

December 14 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street
Danbury, 06810 + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers / “Sign & Sing” with Janine LaMendola

December 16 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
Free
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When Two Worlds Met: Trade Lists

December 21 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
virtual
Free
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Book Voyagers / Artful Mechanisms

December 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Russell Library, 123 Broad Street
Middletown, CT 06457 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers / Li Liu: Chinese Culture and Dance

December 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Bristol Public Library, 5 High Street
Bristol, CT 06010 United States + Google Map
Free
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January 2024

When Two Worlds Met: Indigenous Women in the Northeastern American Contact

January 18, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
virtual
Free
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February 2024

When Two Worlds Met: Art in Everyday Items

February 15, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
virtual
Free
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March 2024

When Two Worlds Met: Foodways – Beyond the Three Sisters

March 14, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
virtual
Free
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