Socially Responsible Happy Hour at Real Art Ways

Hey folks! Looking for something to do tonight to kick off the weekend? Well, our friends at Real Art Ways is kicking it off with their Socially Responsible Happy Hour! Tonight (3/4/2010), from 5-7pm, check out some of these great offerings they'll have:

Organic Coffee Tasting, by “Bean & Leaf”.

Crafts on sale from around the world, provided by “Ten Thousand Villages”

Complimentary chair massages by “Prossage, Inc.”

Green Tax Incentives Information for Builders and Architects provided by “KBKG”.

Renewable Energy System Installer “PV Squared”

Complimentary organic appetizers from Alchemy Juice Bar,
provided by Dan Olson, financial advisor specializing in green investing.

Cash Bar.
Alchemy Juice Bar
Enjoy networking, learning about green products and services, and take time to view the art on display in the Real Art Ways galleries.

Thanks to LB for the information!

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Andrew W.K. Partied Hard in Hartford

My interview with Andrew W.K. when he headlined the Hartford Party Starters Union's One Year Anniversary Party at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.

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Free Hartford: March 1 - 7, 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."

TUESDAY, MARCH 2

Christ Church Cathedral : 45 Church St.
Midday organ Recital: Kevin Jones - Chorale Preludes on Herzlich tut mich verlangen by Bach, Brahms, Langlais, Max Reger
12 pm

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3

Trinity College: 300 Summit St.
Lecture: The Global Anti-Sweatshop Movement & Woman Workers in Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zones with lecturer Samantha J. Gunawardana.
4:30 pm in McCook Auditorium

THURSDAY, MARCH 4

Hartford Stage: 50 Church St.
Bring your lunch and get a sneak peek of the latest MainStage production
12 pm

Charter Oak Cultural Center: 21 Charter Oak Ave Exhibitions: Patrick Lyn : Portrait of a Town, Ben Carroll : paintings and graphite drawings, Chinese Artwork: DancEnlight presents artwork and dance Through March 26
Opening Reception 5:30 pm

Barca: 1429 Park St. (Bartholomew entrance)
Happy Hour Jazz Jam with David Gonzalez & the Latin Jazz Experience
6 -8 pm

Mark Twain Museum & Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Nook Farm Book Club:Facilitated discussion of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. meet at the Stowe Center. Please RSVP 860-522-9258 X 317
7:30 pm

University of Hartford: 500 Bloomfield Ave
Lecture: Author Kelly Corrigan captures the beat of ordinary life. Lincoln Theater, Call for tickets (free) 860-768-4228
7:30 pm

Billings Forge: 539 Broad St.
Artists Residency: Tour the studios of Anne Cubberly, Skylar Hughes, Natasha Miles and Russell Prigodich.
Studios will be open from 6 - 9 pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 5

Trinity College: 300 Summit St.
Comic Strip Artists Jerry Craft, Joe T. Station, Andres Vera Martinez will discuss Will Eisner's legacy. In the Boyer Auditorium
1:30 pm

Charter Oak Cultural Center: 21 Charter Oak Ave
Jazz in the Pocket: High School Jazz Jam: High School students and all ages bring ring your instruments!
6:30 pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 6

Hartford Public Library: 500 Main St.
Used Book Sale !
2 pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 7

Hartford Public Library: 500 Main St.
Baby Grand Jazz with Emery A. Smith
3:00 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, viaobucci@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: 330 Main St.
Volunteer! check out their website and see all the ways you can connect with your community.

Hartford Stage: 50 Church St.
Ushers see the shows for free!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Input? Feedback? Bring it! Let me know if you don't want to receive these emails.

Cheerfully, Anne

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