Bang! Zap! Kapow! Journey into the world of some of Connecticut’s most well-known superheroes, including the Invisible Scarlet O’Neil. Then, create your own superhero identity and design part of your costume! This episode will be released on Wednesday, August 5 at 1:00 pm. This video is free and great for children of all ages. For […]

This week’s story is “Drenched in Light“, by Zora Neale Hurston, an author who achieved fame in the early 1940s but whose work was subsequently largely forgotten, only to be revived in the 1970s. The story is often described as “a portrait of the artist as a young Black woman”. You can read it here: […]

Join us Thursday August 6 at 5:00pm for Hartford hip-hop artists Tang and DJ Stealth at our second virtual summer concert! Chat with fellow concert-goers during the YouTube Premiere! Find the concert at https://bit.ly/3gq05c9. The CHS virtual summer concert series presents the work of the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program (CCHAP), a statewide initiative that […]

For this Coffee Hour, we’ll take you on a tour of items from our collection representing a spectrum of the Black experience in CT. You’ll learn about a Harlem Renaissance writer, Ann Petry, who carefully preserved artifacts chronicling the black community of Saybrook. Examine daguerreotypes by Augustus Washington, who abandoned a successful Hartford photography business […]

ANTIQUE APPRAISAL DAY – FREE Free verbal appraisal of your antiques FREE “EVERY” Saturday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Bring in your antiques or bring pictures of your antiques COME DISCOVER WHAT YOUR TREASURES ARE WORTH!! Everyone welcome even if you don’t have any antiques – come watch others bring in their antiques and discover […]

ANTIQUE APPRAISAL DAY – FREE Free verbal appraisal of your antiques FREE “EVERY” Saturday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Bring in your antiques or bring pictures of your antiques COME DISCOVER WHAT YOUR TREASURES ARE WORTH!! Everyone welcome even if you don’t have any antiques – come watch others bring in their antiques and discover […]

How does this work ? It is not an “open mike” event, although solos are welcomed. We’ll put some chairs in a circle and take turns singing or playing, with those who know the tune or words joining in as they wish. You can come early or come late, whatever fits your family schedule. The […]

Join Ben Cooper, WWII Army Combat Medic, for a morning of storytelling and sharing. Ben will facilitate this informal gathering where veterans from all branches of the service can share common experiences and make new friends. Everyone is welcome to meet our veterans and watch history come alive. SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: VETERAN BENEFITS Kristine Talarski, […]

ANTIQUE APPRAISAL DAY – FREE Free verbal appraisal of your antiques FREE “EVERY” Saturday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Bring in your antiques or bring pictures of your antiques COME DISCOVER WHAT YOUR TREASURES ARE WORTH!! Everyone welcome even if you don’t have any antiques – come watch others bring in their antiques and discover […]