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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Songs of Colonial & Revolutionary America
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!\n“The history of America\,” writes Mariana Whitmer of the Society for American Music\, “is reflected in our music\, and in the songs we have sung.”    \nThe songs of Colonial and Revolutionary America rallied and unified Colonists and Revolutionary soldiers; protested grievances\, proclaimed values\, and impelled action; boosted morale and celebrated victories — and were even used as weapons!    \nJoin us as we listen to songs from the Colonial and Revolutionary period. Music historian\, Robert Cohen\, will help us understand the role music played during this period\, and why one chaplain in the Revolutionary army stated that “one good song is worth a dozen addresses or proclamations.”  \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link.  Questions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\nAbout the speaker:  Robert Cohen has taught and lectured on American folk & popular music and Jewish music for over a quarter-century\, including at the Fifth Avenue New York Public Library and the New England Conservatory of Music\, New School University and the 92nd St. Y in New York\, the Jewish Theological Seminary and Boston College’s Center for Christian-Jewish Learning\, the Afro-American Historical & Cultural Museum in Philadelphia\, and the Mandell Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford.  He has produced and hosted over 100 radio programs and wrote the NPR documentary\, “One People\, Many Voices:  American-Jewish Music Comes of Age\,” and he produced the compilation CD\, Open the Gates!  New American-Jewish Music for Prayer.  \nImage: Plate IV. A View of the South Part of Lexington\, 1775\, etched by Amos Doolittle\, print\, 1844.10.4\, Connecticut Museum collection.
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SUMMARY:Tavern Talks
DESCRIPTION:The dozens of tavern signs in our Auditorium once hung over busy public spaces where Connecticans ate\, drank\, slept\, argued\, celebrated\, gambled\, danced\, and courted. On select Sundays at 2:00 pm\, drop in for a gallery talk about tavern life in early Connecticut. You’ll learn how to decode the symbolism on some of our most inscrutable signs\, and about why so few of these once-ubiquitous items have survived until today. \nThis gallery talk is included in regular museum admission. There’s no need to pre-register! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Adult Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/tavern-talks-2/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Program,Tavern Signs
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SUMMARY:Member Event - Behind the Exhibition: Drawn Here
DESCRIPTION:Members\, enjoy an exclusive behind the scenes tour of our newest exhibition\, Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford’s North End. \nWhat inspired this exhibition’s creation? How did the team decide what to include and which stories to tell? What is it like working with the community to create an exhibition? With insight from the exhibition’s developer\, discover the process from inspiration to opening night. Then\, enjoy refreshments as you mingle with like-minded culture and history lovers. \nThis event is free and open to Members only! Space is limited – get free tickets to reserve your spot. \nGet free tickets\n[divider line_type=”no-line” custom_height=””]\nNot yet a Member? Join or renew your Membership today to attend this event\, and receive more perks and benefits throughout the year. \nFor questions about this event or about your Membership status\, please contact Christine Daniels\, Member Relations Manager\, at 860-904-6615 or at cdaniels@connecticutmuseum.org. \n 
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/member-event-behind-the-exhibition-drawn-here/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Free,Member Event
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SUMMARY:Short Attention Span Literary Club
DESCRIPTION:Once per month\, we get together to chat about short stories. Anyone can join in\, no commitment required! \nThis month’s story is “A Shocking Accident” by Graham Greene.  Click here to read. \nThe club meets online using Zoom. Click here to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. \nWe’re offering this program for free\, but if you would like to make a donation to support our public programming\, please click here. Or\, to learn about the benefits of museum membership\, click here! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/saslc-110/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Lunar New Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Update 2/25: Tickets are sold out for this event! Thank you for your interest! \nOur Lunar New Celebration returns in 2026 on Saturday\, February 28! Celebrate the Year of the Horse with Connecticut’s vibrant Asian American Pacific Islander community. Let’s unite as friends\, neighbors\, and supporters to welcome prosperity and good fortune in the year ahead. Enjoy food\, crafts\, live performances\, and more at this family friendly event. Free and open to all! We are thrilled to partner once again with the Asian and Pacific American Coalition. \nLearn more here: https://connecticutmuseum.org/lunarnewyear  \nNote: This event will be held at:\nCT State Community College\, Manchester\nGreat Path\, Manchester\, CT 06040\nat the Arts\, Sciences\, and Technology Center. \nPlease note: Due to space and crowd control\, attendees must get tickets in advance in order to enter this event. Thank you for your understanding as we strive to create the best experience for you!
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/2026lunarnewyearcelebration/
LOCATION:CT State Community College\, Manchester\, Great Path\, Manchester\, 06040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Family Programs,Free,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Rescheduled! Lunch and Learn - A Silent Revolution: The Mysterious Demise of Slavery in Revolutionary Connecticut
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!  Rescheduled from January 6\, 2026 \nSlavery in Connecticut did not end completely until well into the nineteenth century. During the American Revolution\, enslaved people themselves dealt the largest blow to bondage and ushered in the first significant free Black population in Connecticut’s history. \nPlease join us as New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee\, William Morgan\, discusses his research findings from his recent trip to the Connecticut Museum Waterman Research Center.  He will explore how our collections demonstrate that Black people\, not legislation\, crippled slavery at its peak in the 1770s and 80s by making opportunities of the conflict with Britain. Black people made a silent revolution of their own\, quietly forging spaces of freedom where none had existed before. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the Speaker William Morgan is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at Indiana University\, Bloomington. He is writing a dissertation about the origins and legacy of emancipation and abolition in Revolutionary New England. \nImage: Photo courtesy of William Morgan
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/rescheduled-lunch-and-learn-a-silent-revolution-the-mysterious-demise-of-slavery-in-revolutionary-connecticut/
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CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T180000
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SUMMARY:Portraits of Patriots: Colonel John Trumbull and Five Fellow Patriots From Connecticut in the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Museum to learn about the Revolutionary War activities of the connected Trumbull and Huntington families. \nDamien Cregeau will present material from this new book\, Portraits of Patriots: Colonel John Trumbull and Five Fellow Patriots From Connecticut in the American Revolution. The book tells fascinating stories of the famous artist as he not only struggles to become an artist but also fights in combat as an aide de camp. It also illustrates his talented but troubled sister\, Faith Trumbull Huntington\, her husband\, General Jedediah Huntington\, his brother\, Colonel Ebenezer Huntington\, and Samuel Webb of Wethersfield\, who served as an aide de camp to Generals Putnam and Washington\, fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill and eventually held the Bible at Washington’s Presidential Inauguration in 1789. This presentation brings these stories to life with a wonderful set of paintings by John Trumbull as well as the artwork of Faith (some of which are in the collection of the Connecticut Museum) and others. \nCopies of the book will be available for purchase by the author. \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org. \nTickets\n$15 General Admission\n$10 for Connecticut Museum Member levels under $150\nFree for Connecticut Museum Member levels $150 and above \nGET TICKETS\n  \nAbout Our Speaker \nDamien Cregeau earned his B.A. in history from Hillsdale College and M.A. in history from Colorado State. He is a nationally-recognized scholar of the American Revolution who has spoken throughout the U.S. from Boston to Washington\, D.C. to Chicago. His talk on Alexander Hamilton is available to watch on C-SPAN. He has been published in numerous journals and magazines\, including Military History Quarterly\, ten features in the Journal of the American Revolution\, and Financial History magazine. He published his first book\, Portraits of Patriots\, in 2025.  He and his wife\, Pam\, a psychologist\, own two homes in Connecticut built in 1765 – the Private Samuel Hanmer House in Wethersfield and the General Jedediah Huntington House in Norwich. \n 
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/portraits-of-patriots/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T173000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening Reception - Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford's North End
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Museum for the opening reception of our new exhibition\, Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford’s North End\, which explores the migration history and culture of Hartford’s North End through a series of original graphic novels developed by local students and professional artists. Creative writing and history come together to examine themes of movement\, identity\, and belonging. \nDuring the reception\, hear from the exhibition developers and community members involved in bringing this exhibition to life. Enjoy themed refreshments\, meet the artists\, and be among the first to explore this unique exhibition up close. \nLearn more about the exhibition here.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/drawn-here-opening/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Exhibit Opening Reception
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - The People and the Law in Revolutionary Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!\nConflict over the law played a defining role in shaping the political landscape of Revolutionary Massachusetts. The state’s Revolutionary period was bookended by upheaval centered around the courts: the rebellion against the Coercive Acts began in 1774 with a series of court closings in western Massachusetts\, and Shays’s Rebellion commenced in a similar manner\, with attempted court closings in the same part of the state. In the interim\, Massachusetts Patriots struggled to work out what the American Revolution meant for the law. Should the English common law inheritance be upheld\, or did the Revolution signal an opportunity to reshape the legal system in the image of the people? \nThis talk by New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee\, Tristan New\, examines how this struggle to define the relationship between popular rule and the law informed the state’s politics during the Revolutionary era. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the speaker: Tristan New is a PhD Candidate in American History at Boston University\, where his research focuses on the political and constitutional dimensions of the American Revolution. His dissertation\, “The People\, the Courts\, and the Contested Revolution in Massachusetts\, 1772-1788\,” examines how conflict over the law shaped the course of the American Revolution in Massachusetts. His research has been supported by institutions including the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium and the Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences\, and he has presented his work at forums including the David Center for the American Revolution and the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. \nImage: Note of Hand\, John Bliss Justice of the Peace Records\, 1784-1786\, MS 34746\, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-the-people-and-the-law/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Short Attention Span Literary Club
DESCRIPTION:Once per month\, we get together to chat about short stories. Anyone can join in\, no commitment required! \nThis month’s story is “Speech Sounds” by Octavia Butler.  Click here to read. \nThe club meets online using Zoom. Click here to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. \nWe’re offering this program for free\, but if you would like to make a donation to support our public programming\, please click here. Or\, to learn about the benefits of museum membership\, click here! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/saslc-109/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T210000
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SUMMARY:Speak Up: Cheat\, Cheat\, Never Beat
DESCRIPTION:Come out to the Museum to hear storytellers tell true stories about lived experiences\, led by 45-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks. \nTonight\, join us for a cast of storytellers telling stories about pulling a fast one or being played for a fool. Counting cards\, forbidden flings\, tax evasion\, and adventures in plagiarism. Getting the gold medal by any means necessary. Shortcuts\, headstarts\, pulling strings\, and taking the easy way out. Traitors\, tricksters\, and dirty rotten scoundrels. \nDoors open at 6:00 pm; come early to view our exhibitions\, including Coffee: a Connecticut Story. Performance starts at 7:00 pm. Snacks\, soft drinks\, and wine included! \nTickets — can be purchased online or at the door.\n$20 General Admission\n$15 Members\nFree for Connecticut Museum Member levels $150 and above \nGET TICKETS\nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/speak-up-cheat-cheat-never-beat/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T130000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Faith Trumbull Huntington: An Eighteenth-Century Woman Encounters War
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nFaith Trumbull Huntington (1742/43-1775) was an extremely well-educated young colonial woman from Lebanon\, CT. Obsessively pious as well as artistically gifted\, she was the eldest daughter of merchant\, and future wartime governor\, Jonathan Trumbull. Trumbull’s investment in her education paid off as she married wealthy merchant Jedediah Huntington (1743-1818) from Norwich\, CT. \nIn this virtual talk\, Maggie Meahl will explore Faith’s education\, including her exceptional needlework\, marriage\, and early death\, and analyze it in the context of the Revolutionary War era merchant class. Please note that depression and suicide will be discussed in this presentation. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the Speaker:  Maggie Meahl is an independent researcher with an MAT in History from Salem State University. She has been published in numerous magazines and journals. She is currently writing a book on the rise and fall of the Huntington merchant family of Norwich\, CT. Maggie’s article on Norwich\, CT as a military supply depot during 1776 is scheduled to be published in the Connecticut History Review’s “1776 in Connecticut” edition. \nImage: Overmantel\, made by Faith Trumbull\, 1761\, Embroidery\, 1925.1.3\, Connecticut Museum collection
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-faith-trumbull-huntington/
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CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Hidden History: Native Peoples and the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Update 1/14: This event is sold out! Thank you for your interest. Please join us in the future for more events and programs at the Museum. \nJoin us for a screening of an excerpt of the new Ken Burns documentary\, The American Revolution\, which examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. \nFollowing the screening\, a panel of Native American historians will explore the formation of the United States and discuss who was entitled to life\, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The panelists will include: \n— Lorén Spears (Narragansett Niantic)\, Executive Director of the Indigenous-led Tomaquag Museum in Rhode Island \n— Nakai Clearwater Northup (Mashantucket Pequot/Narragansett)\, Manager of Public Programs and Outreach at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center \n— Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone)\, Professor of History at Yale University and author of The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History\, winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction \nThe panel moderator is Diane Orson\, a special correspondent with Connecticut Public and a contributing reporter to National Public Radio.  Diane reported and co-produced the 2024 series Unforgotten: Connecticut’s Hidden History of Slavery which was honored with an Edward R. Murrow award.  Her reporting has been recognized by the Peabody Awards\, Public Media Journalists Association and New England Emmy Awards. Her latest project is called “Still Here.” \nScreening and discussion begins at 6:00 pm.  Join us for reception from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm. \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org. \nTickets\n$10 General Admission \n$5 for CT Public members \n$5 for Connecticut Museum Member levels under $150 \nFree for Connecticut Museum Member levels $150 and above \nCorporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible\, in part\, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/ken-burns-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
CATEGORIES:America at 250,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T143000
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UID:27371-1768140000-1768141800@www.connecticutmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Coffee: A Connecticut Story Exhibit Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join a museum educator for a guided tour of our exhibition\, Coffee: A Connecticut Story. This is the last scheduled tour of this exhibition\, which closes on January 25! \nGallery talks are included with museum admission. No pre-registration required! \nIf you’re interested in arranging a private tour of the exhibition for your book club\, community center\, or other group\, contact Public Programs Manager Natalie Belanger\, nbelanger@connnecticutmuseum.org.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/coffee-a-connecticut-story-exhibit-tour-3/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T190000
DTSTAMP:20251113T203154Z
CREATED:20251113T203154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T203154Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Book Talk! \nCoffee is among the most common goods traded and consumed worldwide\, and so omnipresent its popularity is often taken for granted. But even everyday habits have a history. When and why coffee became part of North American daily life is at the center of the recently published book\, Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States\, by Michelle Craig McDonald. \nUsing a wide range of archival\, quantitative\, and material evidence\, Michelle Craig McDonald follows coffee from the slavery-based plantations of the Caribbean and South America\, through the balance sheets of Atlantic world merchants\, into the coffeehouses\, stores\, and homes of colonial North Americans\, and ultimately to the growing import/export businesses of the early nineteenth-century United States that rebranded this exotic good as an American staple. The result is a sweeping history that explores how coffee shaped the lives of enslaved laborers and farmers\, merchants and retailers\, consumers and advertisers. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the Speaker: Michelle Craig McDonald is the Director of the Library & Museum for the American Philosophical Society\, and her research focuses on trade and consumer behavior in North America and the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries. Her most recent book\, Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States\, was published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in May 2025\, based on research supported by the Fulbright Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, the McNeil Center for Early American Studies\, the Library Company of Philadelphia\, and the Winterthur Library and Museum. In addition to her doctorate from the University of Michigan\, she holds an M.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College\, Annapolis\, and M.A. in Museum Studies from George Washington University\, a B.A. in History from the University of California\, Los Angeles\, and was the Harvard-Newcomen Postdoctoral Fellow in Business History at the Harvard Business School \nTo purchase the book:  Coffee Nation – Penn Press
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/coffee-nation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Museum of Culture and History":MAILTO:ask_us@chs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T140000
DTSTAMP:20251125T194452Z
CREATED:20251125T193657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T194452Z
UID:27396-1767790800-1767794400@www.connecticutmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Short Attention Span Literary Club
DESCRIPTION:Once per month\, we get together to chat about short stories. Anyone can join in\, no commitment required! \nThis month’s story is “Where Are You Going\, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates.  Click here to read. \nThe club meets online using Zoom. Click here to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. \nWe’re offering this program for free\, but if you would like to make a donation to support our public programming\, please click here. Or\, to learn about the benefits of museum membership\, click here! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/saslc-108/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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GEO:41.7736959;-72.7047819
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T130000
DTSTAMP:20260105T152711Z
CREATED:20251113T203325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T152711Z
UID:27298-1767700800-1767704400@www.connecticutmuseum.org
SUMMARY:POSTPONED! Lunch and Learn - A Silent Revolution: The Mysterious Demise of Slavery in Revolutionary Connecticut
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE 1/5/2026: Event Postponed!\nDue to unforeseen circumstance\, this virtual program will be postponed to a later date. Thank you to all our registrants and those interested in attending. Please stay tuned for updates\, and we hope to see you in the future! \nVirtual Presentation! \nSlavery in Connecticut did not end completely until well into the nineteenth century. During the American Revolution\, enslaved people themselves dealt the largest blow to bondage and ushered in the first significant free Black population in Connecticut’s history. \nPlease join us as New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee\, William Morgan\, discusses his research findings from his recent trip to the Connecticut Museum Waterman Research Center.  He will explore how our collections demonstrate that Black people\, not legislation\, crippled slavery at its peak in the 1770s and 80s by making opportunities of the conflict with Britain. Black people made a silent revolution of their own\, quietly forging spaces of freedom where none had existed before. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the Speaker William Morgan is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at Indiana University\, Bloomington. He is writing a dissertation about the origins and legacy of emancipation and abolition in Revolutionary New England. \nImage: Photo courtesy of William Morgan
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-demise-of-slavery/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T150000
DTSTAMP:20251124T135716Z
CREATED:20250714T163211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T135716Z
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Remembering G. Fox and Co.
DESCRIPTION:*We’re sorry\, this tour is sold out!* \nJoin us for a behind-the scenes tour at the Connecticut Museum to see our collection of memorabilia from Hartford’s most iconic department store. Our archives contain hundreds of goods sold over the years at G. Fox & Co.\, ranging from wedding gowns to toilet paper! You’ll also learn about Beatrice Fox Auerbach\, the pioneering businesswoman who led G. Fox & Co. through its golden age. \nTickets must be purchased in advance online. \nTICKETS\n$15 General Admission\n$10 for Connecticut Museum Member levels under $150\nFree for Connecticut Museum Member levels $150 and above \nQuestions? Contact Public Programs Manager Natalie Belanger via email at natalie_belanger@chs.org\, or call (860) 236-5621 x289. \n 
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/behind-the-scenes-tour-remembering-g-fox-and-co-4/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:behind the scenes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T120000
DTSTAMP:20251125T211759Z
CREATED:20250714T163041Z
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Remembering G. Fox and Co.
DESCRIPTION:We’re sorry\, this tour is sold out! \nJoin us for a behind-the scenes tour at the Connecticut Museum to see our collection of memorabilia from Hartford’s most iconic department store. Our archives contain hundreds of goods sold over the years at G. Fox & Co.\, ranging from wedding gowns to toilet paper! You’ll also learn about Beatrice Fox Auerbach\, the pioneering businesswoman who led G. Fox & Co. through its golden age. \nTickets must be purchased in advance online. \nTICKETS\n$15 General Admission\n$10 for Connecticut Museum Member levels under $150\nFree for Connecticut Museum Member levels $150 and above \nQuestions? Contact Public Programs Manager Natalie Belanger via email at natalie_belanger@chs.org\, or call (860) 236-5621 x289. \n 
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/behind-the-scenes-tour-remembering-g-fox-and-co-3/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:behind the scenes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T130000
DTSTAMP:20251111T171644Z
CREATED:20250721T185023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T171644Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Living on the Edge in New England\, New Netherland\, and New Sweden
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nJoin us for a virtual presentation as Elizabeth Hines\, New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee\, explores imperial entanglement in seventeenth-century North America. \nSettlers in the Dutch colony of New Netherland and the English colony of Connecticut argued repeatedly about the borders between them. They finally settled their territorial boundaries with the Treaty of Hartford in 1650 and sent the treaty to Europe. This talk investigates why\, six years later\, the Netherlands decided to officially ratify the treaty. Elizabeth argues that they did so in order to annex the neighboring Swedish colony of New Sweden. The broader imperial context of the decision to ratify the treaty\, and the history of Dutch investment in the Swedish empire\, shows that we need to study the Dutch\, English\, and Swedish empires together to understand early American history. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the speaker: Elizabeth Hines is an Axson Johnson Institute for Statecraft and Diplomacy Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University. She received a PhD in history from the University of Chicago in 2024. Her work has been supported by institutions including the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium\, the American Historical Association\, and the Omohundro Institute\, and she has held fellowships at the British Library\, the New Netherland Institute\, and the Huntington Library. \nImage: Dutch map of North America\, Digital Public Library of America.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-living-on-the-edge-new-netherlands/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251208T120000
DTSTAMP:20251202T200638Z
CREATED:20251024T180824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T200638Z
UID:27269-1765188000-1765195200@www.connecticutmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Member Event: Holiday Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Member exclusive! \nStep away from the holiday hustle and join us at the Museum for a relaxing morning of coffee\, tea\, and brunch. View holiday-inspired highlights from the collection and meet fellow history and culture connoisseurs. This event is exclusive to Connecticut Museum Members\, longstanding or brand new! Thank you for your support in this milestone 200th year. \nGet free tickets through the button below. \nget tickets\nQuestions about this event or your Membership status? Contact Christine Daniels at 969-6089 x 104 or cdaniels@connecticutmuseum.org.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/member-event-holiday-brunch/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T193000
DTSTAMP:20250728T155725Z
CREATED:20250728T155725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T155725Z
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SUMMARY:The Past and Future of the American Diner
DESCRIPTION:As we get ready to say goodbye to our special exhibition Coffee: A Connecticut Story\, we invite you to a talk by food historian Sarah Lohman to uncover the origins — and uncertain future — of that most American of eateries\, the diner. \nFrom the painting NightHawks to the sitcom Seinfeld\, diners are an intrinsic part of American pop culture. And it’s likely you have a diner that’s special to you: whether it’s a 24-hour spot where you drank coffee and smoked cigarettes as a teen\, or a corner diner where you stopped for breakfast at the end of long night shift. But where did these chrome and neon\, 24-hour establishments originate? We’re going to trace diner dining from the “Nite Owl” wagons to “Have a Nice Day” take out cups – and talk about how diner culture might disappear. \nTickets\n$15 General Admission\n$10 for Connecticut Museum Member levels under $150\nFree for Connecticut Museum Member levels $150 and above \nGET TICKETS\nAbout Our Speaker: Sarah Lohman is a culinary historian and the author of the bestselling books Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods and Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine. She focuses on the history of food as a way to access the stories of diverse Americans. Endangered Eating was a New York Times Editors’ Choice\, and was named one of the Best Books of 2023 by Amazon’s Editors\, Food & Wine\, and Adam Gopnik on the Milk Street podcast. It was a finalist for the Nach Waxman Prize for Food & Drink Scholarship and winner of the Ohioana Library Book Prize for Nonfiction. Lohman’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal\, The New York Times\, and NPR. Lohman has lectured across the country\, from the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington\, DC to The Culinary Historians of Southern California. She is a columnist for Gastro Obscura and writes about rare foods. \nImage: The iconic blue and white to-go coffee cup was designed and made in Connecticut! Employed by the Sherri Cup Company located in Berlin\, CT\, Czechoslovakian immigrant Leslie Buck created the design in 1963 to appeal to Greek-American coffee vendors. The Connecticut factory manufactured hundreds of millions of these cups\, which have become a New York City icon. Today these cups are manufactured by the Solo Cup Company in New York. CMCH collection 2024.72.0a-b. \n 
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/the-past-and-future-of-the-american-diner/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T140000
DTSTAMP:20250726T195050Z
CREATED:20250726T195050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250726T195050Z
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SUMMARY:Short Attention Span Literary Club
DESCRIPTION:Once per month\, we get together to chat about short stories. Anyone can join in\, no commitment required! \nThis month’s story is “My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain\,” by TC Boyle. Click here to read. \nThe club meets online using Zoom. Click here to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. \nWe’re offering this program for free\, but if you would like to make a donation to support our public programming\, please click here. Or\, to learn about the benefits of museum membership\, click here! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/saslc-107/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251130T150000
DTSTAMP:20251111T194319Z
CREATED:20250714T162626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T194319Z
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Remembering G. Fox and Co.
DESCRIPTION:We’re sorry\, this event is sold out! We’re offering the same tour on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14.  \nJoin us for a behind-the scenes tour at the Connecticut Museum to see our collection of memorabilia from Hartford’s most iconic department store. Our archives contain hundreds of goods sold over the years at G. Fox & Co.\, ranging from wedding gowns to toilet paper! You’ll also learn about Beatrice Fox Auerbach\, the pioneering businesswoman who led G. Fox & Co. through its golden age. \nTickets must be purchased in advance online. \nTICKETS\n$15 General Admission\n$10 for Connecticut Museum Member levels under $150\nFree for Connecticut Museum Member levels $150 and above \nQuestions? Contact Public Programs Manager Natalie Belanger via email at natalie_belanger@chs.org\, or call (860) 236-5621 x289. \n 
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/behind-the-scenes-tour-remembering-g-fox-and-co-2/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:behind the scenes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T120000
DTSTAMP:20251111T194313Z
CREATED:20250714T162537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T194313Z
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Remembering G. Fox and Co.
DESCRIPTION:We’re sorry\, this event is sold out! We’re offering the same tour on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14.  \nJoin us for a behind-the scenes tour at the Connecticut Museum to see our collection of memorabilia from Hartford’s most iconic department store. Our archives contain hundreds of goods sold over the years at G. Fox & Co.\, ranging from wedding gowns to toilet paper! You’ll also learn about Beatrice Fox Auerbach\, the pioneering businesswoman who led G. Fox & Co. through its golden age. \nTickets must be purchased in advance online. \nTICKETS\n$15 General Admission\n$10 for Connecticut Museum Member levels under $150\nFree for Connecticut Museum Member levels $150 and above \nQuestions? Contact Public Programs Manager Natalie Belanger via email at natalie_belanger@chs.org\, or call (860) 236-5621 x289. \n 
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/behind-the-scenes-tour-remembering-g-fox-and-co/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:behind the scenes
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Slavery\, Sin\, and Capital Punishment in Eighteenth-Century Connecticut
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nIn the early modern British Atlantic\, jurists\, members of the clergy\, and ordinary people shaped ideas about criminal culpability. In colonial New England\, communities debated whether offenders bore the bulk of responsibility for their misdeeds or if society shared some of the blame based on the covenant established by Mosaic law. In this virtual talk\, Arrannè Rispoli\, New England Research Fellowship Consortium grantee\, will consider how questions surrounding culpability were further complicated when enslaved Africans were the alleged actors in question. Arrannè will analyze how Anglo-Americans wrestled with the contradiction that people held in bondage could be both categorically unfree and willful agents whose conscious actions necessitated their corporal punishment. \nUsing Connecticut as a case study\, Arrannè analyzes how criminal courts in the region both drew inspiration from and contributed to broader trans-Atlantic discourses of mens rea\, or the precursor to today’s criminal culpability. He argues that mens rea provided the legal mechanism that enabled the prosecution of enslaved Africans for capital offenses without undermining the logic that undergirded forced servitude\, thus allowing colonial actors to justify the institution of slavery as an instrument of control for enslaved populations whom they came to believe were more likely than the general population to commit felonies like murder\, rape\, and arson. \nArrannè will discuss how this framework colonial courts used to determine criminal culpability helped cultivate a predictive model of criminality that constructed the archetype of Black criminality in the colonial imagination\, the antecedent to the racialized depictions of crime so pervasive in today’s media landscape. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET TICKETS\nAbout the speaker:  Arrannè Rispoli is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at UCLA\, where he is writing his dissertation titled “The Justice of Malicious Intent: Capital Punishment and The Origins of Black Criminality in Early New England.” His work has been supported by the Omohundro Institute\, the Rhode Island Historical Society\, the Folger Shakespeare Library\, the Massachusetts Historical Society\, and four institutions as part of the New England Research Fellowship Consortium\, including the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. \nImage: 1962 illustration of Hannah Occuish\, the youngest person executed in U.S. history and the last woman executed in Connecticut. Joe De Bona for The Hartford Courant\, November 1\, 1964\, p. 231. Via Newspapers.com.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-slavery-sin-and-capital-punishment-in-eighteenth-century-connecticut/
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SUMMARY:Vets Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:What is it like to serve your country? \nPlease join us to hear from veterans about their experiences. Veterans of any era who served in any capacity are invited to stand before their community and speak for up to ten minutes. This event is non-political\, and all perspectives are valued. There will be no question-and-answer period or debate on American foreign policy. Attendees will simply listen and learn about what it was like to serve in the  wars that this nation has chosen to fight. \nVets Town Halls were originated by author Sebastian Junger (War\, Tribe)  with the aim of increasing communication and understanding between veterans and civilians in their communities. For more information\, visit vetstownhall.org. \nThe Vets Town Hall is free to attend\, and snacks will be provided. To RSVP as an audience member\, click here. \nIf you are a veteran who would like to speak at the event\, click here to fill out a brief web form. You can learn more about the guidelines for speakers here\, at the Vets Town Hall website. Time permitting\, veterans are also welcome to sign up to speak during the event itself. \nQuestions may be directed to Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org\, or call 860-236-5621 ext. 289.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/vets-town-hall-3/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T140000
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SUMMARY:Coffee: A Connecticut Story Exhibit Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join a museum educator for a guided tour of our newest exhibition\, Coffee: A Connecticut Story.   \nGallery talks are included with museum admission. No pre-registration required! \nIf you’re interested in arranging a private tour of the exhibition for your book club\, community center\, or other group\, contact Public Programs Manager Natalie Belanger\, nbelanger@connnecticutmuseum.org.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/coffee-a-connecticut-story-exhibit-tour-2/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
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SUMMARY:Hannah and Her Daughters
DESCRIPTION:The Connecticut Museum is excited to invite you to experience an original work of music based on manuscripts from our collection! \nWhile researching for another project\, C. Leonard Raybon (Associate Professor of Music at Tulane University) discovered two journals and other writings by Hannah Hadassah Hickok held at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. Fascinated by the young woman revealed in the writings – whom he describes as “sometimes catty\, sometimes capricious\, always adventurous\, and eternally self-deprecating” – Raybon discovered that Hannah was the matriarch of the storied Smiths of Glastonbury\, CT. The Smiths were abolitionists\, suffragists\, and non-conformists\, and Hannah’s daughters drew national attention in the 1870s for refusing to pay their taxes because they could not vote. \nRaybon has composed a concert of completely original music highlighting Hannah’s sayings\, her poetry\, her childhood rivalries\, her readings\, her opinions\, and her daughters and their activism. Professor Raybon\, the Connecticut Museum\, and the Glastonbury Historical Society are partnering to present this work to the public in a one-time performance. \nThe concert will be held on November 8th at 7:30 pm at First Church of Glastonbury at 2183 Main Street\, Glastonbury. First Church was the Smith family’s congregation\, so it’s a fitting place to host this unique musical experience! After the one-hour performance\, there will be a talkback with composer Leonard Raybon and Diane Hoover of the Glastonbury Historical Society. \nThis program is free to attend\, but you can make a donation at the door to support the host venue. Please RSVP by clicking the button below to let us know you’re coming! \nGet Tickets\n  \nAbout the Composer \nC. Leonard Raybon is Associate Professor of Music\, Director of Choirs\, and Artistic Director of Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University. He is also the Director of Music at Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church. Raybon is the founder of Sacred Nine Project (sacrednine.com)\, where he engages with music\, texts\, and events from an earlier America in order to help shape a future one. Most recently\, he collaborated with John Wood Sweet\, creating a kind of musical companion to his multi-award-winning book\, The Sewing Girl’s Tale\, about the first woman in the United States to sue for sexual assault (1793). In November 2023\, Raybon’s article\, “Oh Don’t You Want to Go\,” about the issue of whites singing African American Spirituals\, was published in Journal of Singing. Upcoming projects in 2025 will be in Boston for the American Academy of Religion\, where the topic will be the prolific Revolutionary American composer\, William Billings. For 2026\, Raybon will create a cantata for Swarthmore college\, inspired by Murder in a Mill Town\, by Bruce Dorsey\, and provide another concert for the University of Pittsburgh\, grappling with the troubled legacy of Stephen Collins Foster. Raybon’s “The Busy Bee” is published by Santa Barbara\, and he has a piece upcoming with GIA Publications this fall. Raybon also hosts the Sacred Nine Project Podcast. \n 
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/hannah-and-her-daughters/
LOCATION:First Church Glastonbury\, 2183 Main Street\, Glastonbury\, 06033\, United States
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SUMMARY:Short Attention Span Literary Club
DESCRIPTION:Once per month\, we get together to chat about short stories. Anyone can join in\, no commitment required! \nThis month’s story is “The Man To Bring Rain Clouds\,” by Leslie Marmon Silko. Click here to read. \nThe club meets online using Zoom. Click here to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. \nWe’re offering this program for free\, but if you would like to make a donation to support our public programming\, please click here. Or\, to learn about the benefits of museum membership\, click here! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/saslc-106/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth St\, Hartford\, 06105
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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