Free Hartford: December 2 - 6, 2009

That time again: FREE HARTFORD listings by Anne Cubberly! Local artist and friend of the blog sends out these great weekly emails to let us know what free arts events are happening around the city. Get out and support your local arts.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2

Billings Forge: 539 Broad St. jlamotta@billingsforgeworks.org
Artists Residency : Tour the studios of artists Miguel Carter Fisher,
Kimberly Gill, Robert Charles Hudson & Greg Russell
some studios will be open from 6 - 9pm

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

The Studio at Billings Forge: 563 Broad St. www.hartfordfarmersmarket.org
The Farmer's Market is moving indoors to the the Studio
Thursdays, 3:30 - 6 pm

Hartford Public Library: 500 Main St. www.hplct.org
Zumba Class: aerobic exercise program based on steps from merengue,
samba and other Latin dances.
6 pm - space limited, register online.

La Paloma Sabanera: 405 Capitol Ave www.lapalomacoffeehouse.com
Exhibition: Artist Kimberly Gil will display her work this month.
Opening Reception: 4:30 pm


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

The Russell: 103 Pratt St. www.therussellct.com
Exhibition: Carnival Transformed, photographs from Trinidad's Carnival 2003
by Zoraida Lopez.
Opening Reception: 6 - 8 pm

Hartford Art School: Silpe Gallery: 200 Bloomfield Ave 860-768-4029
Ceramics Holiday Sale: The Clay Club is selling a wide variety of ceramics
at fabulous prices. Dec. 4 - 10
Opening Reception 7 - 9 pm

ArtSpace Gallery: 555 Asylum Ave
Exhibition: Joan Coderre, A Retrospective of her watercolor and
gouache paintings spanning 30 years. Nov. 30 - Dec. 12
Opening Reception: 6 - 8 pm

Kinsella Magnet School For The Arts: www.hartbeatensemble.org
Performance: Ebeneeza: A Hartford Holiday Carol, Hartbeat Ensemble
tells a local story of the old miser's path to rediscovering humanity.
7:30 pm

La Paloma Sabanera: 405 Capitol Ave www.lapalomacoffeehouse.com
Performance: String Theorie will play their Instrumental folk/jazz/worldbeat/
neoclassical/indie band style music.
7:30 pm

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

The Connecticut Science Center: 250 Columbus www.ctsciencecenter.org
CT Science Center's Half-Price Community Day ! General admission tickets are half price
off this Saturday only. A special offer just for Free Hartford recipients:
The first 25 people to email info@CTScienceCenter.org get a free
family four pack of tickets good for this Saturday.
10 am - 5 pm

The Studio at Billings Forge: 563 Broad St. 860-548-9877
Peace Market: A holiday market of crafts, artwork, performance and baked goods
presented by the member's of the Billings Forge Community, Artists-in-
Residence, The Kitchen and the Children's Choir.
11 am - 3 pm

Hartford Art School: Silpe Gallery: 200 Bloomfield Ave 860-768-4029
Ceramics Holiday Sale: The Clay Club is selling a wide variety of ceramics
at fabulous prices. Dec. 4 - 10
12 - 5 pm

Real Art Ways: 56 Arbor St. www.realartways.org
WINCE: Participate in an Open Mic Series featuring your relics of embarrassment,
share stories, artifacts & relics of family moments.
Free for readers , 8 pm

Kinsella Magnet School For The Arts: www.hartbeatensemble.org
Performance: Ebeneeza: A Hartford Holiday Carol, Hartbeat Ensemble
tells a local story of the old miser's path to rediscovering humanity.
7:30 pm

Artistic Xpression Theater : 960 Main St. artisticxpression4youth@yahoo.com
Artist's Showcase & Bazaar Weekend: featuring artists specializing in jewelry,
textiles, sculpture, crafts & performance.
11 - 5 pm

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6

Artistic Xpression Theater : 960 Main St. artisticxpression4youth@yahoo.com
Artist's Showcase & Bazaar Weekend: featuring artists specializing in jewelry,
textiles, sculpture, crafts & performance.
12 - 4 pm

Hartford Art School: Silpe Gallery: 200 Bloomfield Ave 860-768-4029
Ceramics Holiday Sale: The Clay Club is selling a wide variety of ceramics
at fabulous prices. December 4 - 10
12 - 5 pm

Trinity College Chapel: 200 Summit St. Jaime.Bradstreet@trincoll.edu
Trinity Chapel Celebrates Service of Lessons & Carols led by the
Chapel Singers and Trinity Choir. ( 2 performances)
4 pm and 7 pm

City Steam Brewery : 942 Main St. www.seateaimprov.com
"Second City Steam": Sea Tea Improv hosts a night of Improv Comedy.
Special Guest is UConn's Horse Lincoln Improv.
7 pm (doors open @6:30 pm)


For More Free Events go to www.letsgoarts.org and look under " Fill your Social Calendar".
The Greater Hartford Arts council has put together this great resource to find events.
You can even do a "free" search !

CALL TO ARTISTS..............................

La Paloma Sabanera Coffee House is looking for artists interested
in displaying their work.
Contact Virginia Iacobucci 956-5003, viacobucci@snet.net


VOLUNTEERING..................................

Foodshare: Volunteer for Foodshare at Hartford Regional Market on Tuesdays, Fridays
or Saturdays. Contact john or Krista @ 860-286-9999

Hands On Hartford: 40 Pratt St. www.handsonhartford.org
Volunteer ! Check out there website and see all the ways you can connect with your community.

Hartford Stage: 50 Church St. www.hartfordstage.org
Ushers see the shows for free, go to the website to find out more.


ONGOING....................................................

Hartford Public Library: 500 Main St. www.hplct.org
ARTWalk: Exhibition, Journey(2): A Renewed Consciousness. Paintings and collage
by Stanwyck Cromwell.
Through January 15, 2010

Trinity College: Widener Gallery 860-297-5232
Exhibition: un/commonsigns featuring paintings by Charlotte Cain, Julie Evears and
Kathryn Myers. through December 14

Real Art Ways: 56 Arbor St. www.realartways.org
Exhibition: Zak Ove, Works from the Transfigura Series : View Ove's photographs
of the Blue Devils in Trinidad's Carnival.
Through December 13

Hartford Public Library: 500 Main St. www.americanmuralproject.org
Exhibition: American Mural Project. Giant sections of the American Mural
Project will be on display. Through November

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: 600 Main St. www.therussellct.com
Jazz at The Russell
Sundays, 12-3 pm

Red Rock Tavern: 369 Capitol Ave 860-246-4527 www.facebook.com/redrocktavern
Tame the Brain Trivia Night: All Categories, Hosted by Craig B. & Ryan Smart
from 104.1. Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place team !
Mondays 8 - 10:30 pm

The Russell: 103 Pratt St. www.therussellct.com
Love Jone's Experience: Live poetry and music, don't miss it.
Mondays at 9pm

Black Eyed Sally's: 350 Asylum St. www.hartfordjazzjam.com
Hartford Jazz Society Jam
Mondays, 8-11pm

Firebox: 539 Broad St. www.fireboxrestaurant.com
Sundays, Blue Grass from 5-8pm
Wednesdays, Jazz from 6- 9 pm

McKinnon's Irish Pub: 114 Asylum St. www.mckinnonsirishpub.com
Irish session hosted by P.V. O' Donnell
Wednesdays, 7;30-10 pm

La Casona Restaurant : 681 Wethersfield Ave www.casonarestaurant.com
Latin Music Open Mic: Hosted by Carlos Hernandez Chavez and Jay Borges.
Thursdays 6-9 pm

Spiritus: 220 Asylum St. www.spiritus.com
Wine Tasting
Thursdays from 4:30-7 pm & Saturdays from 1-4 pm

Free Ride.......Hartford Star Shuttle www.hartford.gov/parking
M-F, 7am-11pm, Sat. 3 pm-11pm
See the website for the shuttle route


Finally ! Anne