Free Hartford: February 7 - 12, 2010

"Free Art Sign" by Flickr user My Dog Sighs

Thanks to Anne Cubberly, here is the weekly Free Hartford posting, to inform us of what free events are happening around the city of Hartford. Get out there and enjoy some of these events that make Hartford a great place to be.
"Be green ...... Buy Local
It's true, everything here is free."

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Red Rock Tavern: 369 Capitol Ave 860-246-4527
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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9

Christ Church Cathedral : 45 Church St.
Midday Organ Recital: Music of Jean Langlais
Kevin Jones, Canon Precentor and Director of Music
12 pm

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Real Art Ways: 56 Arbor St.
Inescapable Rhythms Poetry: Featured readers followed by an open mic.
7 pm

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11

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

Hartford Public Library: 500 Main St.
Famous: View celebrated African American recording artists on the big screen.
3:45 pm Ages 6 and up

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Charter Oak Cultural Center: 21 Charter Oak Ave
Read It & Sleep : A Community Pajama Party, Hot Chocolate, cookies and a beautiful children's book read by a guest reader.
7 pm

Trinity College: 300 Summit St.
Conference: EU, YO, ME : Speakers Frances Negron-Muntaner, Guillermo Rebollo-Gil, Pia Barros and more explore cultural development and identity in Latin America.


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13

Real Art Ways : 56 Arbor St.
Wince: Love Hurts, Participate in an open mic series featuring your relics and tales of a broken heart. Free for readers
7 - 10 pm

Trinity College: 300 Summit St.
Conference: EU, YO, ME : Speakers Frances Negron-Muntaner, Guillermo Rebollo-Gil, Pia Barros and more explore cultural development and identity in Latin America.


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14

City Steam Brewery : 942 Main St.
"Second City Steam": Sea Tea Improv hosts a night of Improv Comedy.
Enjoy this Special Valentines performance.
7 pm (doors open @6:00 pm)

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

The Studio at Billings Forge is looking for artists to submit images of their work for a Potluck Slide-show. For more information contact Janice La Motta at jlamotta227@att.net
Deadline February 19, 2010

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

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

La Paloma Sabanera Coffeehouse: 405 Capital
Exhibition: Jennifer Firmen, ceramics and pottery
Through February

Trinity College: Widener Gallery: 300 Summit St. 860-297-2199
Exhibition: Dual Action : Paintings and Prints by Scott Reeds
Through March 7
Watkinson Library Exhibition to Highlight 40 Years of Coeducation at Trinity.
Through June 2010

Charter Oak Cultural Center: 21 Charter Oak Ave
Exhibition: Nilofer Haider: Demystifying the Burka
Esam Pasha: Dimensions of Memory
Linda Abadijans: Lambs of Lebanon, A Widow to War
Through February 24

City Hall: 550 Main St.
Exhibition: The Immigrant Experience: Mural By Mexican Artist Carlos Hernandez Chavez
Main Atrium

Hartford Public Library: 500 Main St.
Exhibition: 48 Hours of Art : First Night Installation of work by David Borawski, Anne Cubberly and Nick Napoletano
Through March 20

Real Art Ways : 56 Arbor St.
Exhibition: Rockstone and Bootheel : Contemporary West Indian Art
Through March 14

Sully's Pub: 2071 Park St.
Sundays, Electric Open Mic, 9 pm
Mondays, Acoustic Open Mic, 9 pm
Tuesdays, Sully's Allstars with Peter Schieps, 9 pm
Wednesdays, Karaoke with Tastefull Productions, 9 pm

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

La Casona Restaurant: 681 Wethersfield Ave
Thursdays, Latin Music Open Mic hosted by Carlos Hernandez Chavez
and Jay Boyd, 6-9 pm

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


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Certainly,
Anne