Through September 6
Musical Play at TheaterWorks, 233 Pearl St., Hartford in
extended run. See "Paul Robeson," with a special return
engagement of "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill."
Tuesday - Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2:30pm. Fri. &
Sat. tix $25, others $20. Free student tix for select performances.
527-7838.
Through September 6
Pipilotti Rist/MATRIX 136 U.S. premiere of "Ever Is Over
All," a video installation by Swiss artist Rist. Known
for fluid imagery, steeped in luscious color with original music
soundtracks. Rist explores conventions of music to play with
themes of female power/authority. Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main
St., Hartford, 278-2670. Free on Thursday & before noon Sat.
Through October
Designing Women:American Style 1940-1960. Exhibition tells
the story from the inside out-from point of view of influential
buyer Virginia "Jimmie" Wagoner Booth-and explores
factors that influence the way we dress today. Wadsworth Atheneum,
600 Main St., Hartford. 278-2670. Admission free all day on Thursdays
and before noon on Sat.
Thursday, Aug. 13 - Sun., Aug. 16
"Village of Dreams," Hartford, 1996 Premiere film
from Japan at 7:30pm in the Museum Theater of the Wadsworth Atheneum,
600 Main St., Hartford and at 2pm only on Sun. $4.50 members,
seniors & students; $5.50 nonmembers. Guest speaker on Thurs.
at 7:30pm. Info at 278-2670.
Sunday August 16
Samba Brasil will perform two concerts with vibraphonist
Dave Samuels. Bushnell Park Bandshell 6:30 - 8 pm. 529-4249.
Sunday, August 16
Experience the Civil War - Bring the family to an authentic
Civil War encampment. Soldiers of Company G 14th Regiment Connecticut
Volunteer Infantry present camp life, food, music and equipment
from the Civil War. Take part in drill with soldiers. On grounds
of Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth St., rain or
shine. Free. 236-6796.
Tuesday, August 18
Manhattan's African Burial Ground - The archaeological site
at the World Trade Center reveals new info about northern slavery
in Colonial America. Central CT U Professor Warren Perry speaks
about this site at 7:30pm at Connecticut Historical Society,
One Elizabeth St., Hartford. $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students,
free to CHS members and under 6. 236-5621.
Wednesday, August 19
"Midaq Alley," a Mexican film and "masterful
epic of love and betrayal," presented at Real Art Ways Cinema,
56 Arbor St., Hartford. $6.50/$5 members.
Thursday, August 20
Pump House Gallery concert series, noon-1pm in southeast
corner of Bushnell Park. If rain, call 543-8874 before 11am.
Latin Flavor, Latin Jazz.
Sunday, August 23
Sol de America free concert at St. Francis Hospital. 2 to
2:30 pm in Chawla Auditorium, 114 Woodland St.
Thursday, August 27
Pump House Gallery concert series, noon-1pm in southeast
corner of Bushnell Park. If rain, call 543-8874 before 11am.
Port Pleasant Jazz Band, Jazz from the 20's - 40's.
Thursday, September 3
Pump House Gallery concert series, noon-1pm in southeast
corner of Bushnell Park. If rain, call 543-8874 before 11am day
of the concert. The Ray Williams Quartet, Jazz.
Thursday, September 10
Pump House Gallery concert series, noon-1pm in southeast
corner of Bushnell Park. If rain, call 543-8874 before 11am on
day of concert. The Bill Walach Electric Quartet, Jazz.
Through September 18
The Charter Oak Cultural Center presents About Face: An
Exhibition of Masks from Near and Far@, $8 - $10, 21 Charter
Oak Avenue, 249-1207.
Through September 19
Caribbean American Sculptor Elton Brathwaite exhibition hosted
by The West Indian Foundation, Inc., CRT Craftery Gallery, 1445
Main Street, Hartford, 520-1038/1039.
October 1 - November 7
Shona, a premier exhibition of contemporary art and sculpture
from Zimbawbe. Largest and most comprehensive exhibit ever presented
in America. OLD STATE HOUSE, 800 Main St. Free. Hours are M-F
10-4, S 11-4. Handicapped accessible.
Through November 15
Key developments in contemporary Italian art will be explored
in Recent Art From Italy: Selections From the LeWitt Collection
at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Saturday, August 15
Bagel Buddies, 2:30 pm, Hands-On food creativity, ages 3
and up, Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street.
Monday, August 17
Peanut Butter Play Dough, Sculpt story characters, ages 3
and up, 2 pm, Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street.
Thursday, August 20
The John Jeski Band, 6:30 to 8 pm, Goodwin Park, Hartford.
Rain Date: August 21, 232-3325.
Saturday, August 22
Clay Day, 2:30 pm (ages 3 & up), Claymation films and
a hands-on workshop, Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street,
Hartford.
Saturday, August 29
Schools Days Story Hour, school life exploration, 2:30 pm,
ages 3 & up, Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford.
Opens Friday, September 11
"New Worlds From Old:19th Century Australian & American
Landscapes at Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St., Hartford.
100 paintings-fifty from each of the two nations. Works by Thomas
Cole, Frederic Church, Albert Bierstadt, William Merritt Chase,
and Winslow Homer.
Opens September 20
Mierle Laderman Ukeles/MATRIX 137 comtemporary art exhibition
at Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St., Hartford. "New genre
public art," is an innovative movement fusing community
organizing and political activism with aesthetic concerns. In
1969, she wrote "Manifesto for Maintenance Art, which calls
for an art integrated with the rituals of everyday life.
Friday, October 2
Folk Singer Jonathan Edwards at Cheney Hall in Manchester, 647-9824.
Friday, October 9
Jazz Great Chick Corea and Origins at Cheney Hall in Manchester,
647-9824.
Friday,October 23
Robert Hughes, art critic for "Time" magazine and
author lectures at The Bushnell, Hartford at 5pm. In conjunction
with Wadsworth Atheneum exhibition, "New Worlds From Old:
19th Century Australian & American Landscapes." $20
for Wadsworth members & symposium attendees. $25 for nonmembers,
$15 for students. Register early. 246-6807.
November 26 - 29
The Nutcracker at The Bushnell for eight performances. Season
Subscriptions, $40-$70, single tickets go on sale September 1,
1998, 987-5999.
December 16 - January, 17, 1999
The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince will
have a return engagement at The Bushnell. Tickets $16.50 - $66.50,
987-5900.
December 17 through February 27, 1999
First Lady Hillary Clinton and Cherie Booth Blair, QC,
the wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair are making an historic
collaboration between the oldest public art museums in England
and the United States. They have agreed to be Honorary Patrons
for the first-ever exhibition devoted to the work of the 17th-century
Dutch master painter Pieter de Hooch.
And In January, 2000
The Bushnell announces that Livent (U.S.) Inc.'s RAGTIME,
the four-time 1998 Tony Award winning new musical based on E.L.
Doctorow's classic novel, will be coming to The Bushnell for
it's exclusive Connecticut engagement in January, 2000, as part
of the Aetna Broadway series.
