Catholic Fire (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
St. Francis in Ecstasy CARAVAGGIO c. 1595 Oil on canvas Wadsworth Atheneum Hartford, Connecticut The Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi In the year 1224 as he was rapt in deep contemplation on Mt. Alverna Christ the Lord by a stupendous miracle imprinted the marks of his passion on the saint's body. ~Taken from the Proper Offices of Franciscan Saints Prayer Almighty God, You renewed the marks of the...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Antoinette Montague will perform at The Many Colors of a W*O*M*A*N XXIV Free Jazz Festival (Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Hartford, CT on Saturday Sept. 6 and at The September Concert: The Heart of Jazz in New York on Thursday, September 11. Born and raised in Newark, Antoinette Montague recently released her first CD, Pretty Blues but she has had many invaluable musical experiences....
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
By Tom Lubbock GREAT WORKS The English Jesuit priest Edmund Campion was executed in London in December 1581. Standing on the scaffold with the noose round his neck, he began to speak: "Spectaculum facti sumus Deo, angelis et hominibus".
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
The City of Hartford invites the world to come and experience the Hartford International Jazz Festival every Columbus Day Weekend. On October 10, 11, and 12, 2008, you will have a wealth of possibilities to experience some of the most creative jazz musicians in the world. The many choices provided by our Main Stages await the sophisticated jazz aficionado as well as those new to the jazz genre...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
Everywhere, directors and curators from esteemed institutions could be seen buzzing around the Carnegie Museum of Art. The museum projects this year's installment will bring in about 250,000 visitors.
Art News Blog (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Bank of America has changed how its "Museums on Us" program operates this year. Last year the bank paid for museum entries around America for the whole month of May. This year they have added more museums to the list, but it is now year round, with the first weekend of every month being free to holders of a Bank of America check, ATM or credit card. Here's a list of the participating museums around...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
HARTFORD, Conn., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America Chief Marketing Officer and Northeast President Anne M. Finucane today announced that Connecticut President Susan A. Rottner will retire after a 35-year career with the company. Kevin J. Cunningham has been named Connecticut state president, following Rottner's retirement. Cunningham will continue to serve as Northeast region executive responsible...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
What the Connecticut capital lacks — glamorous night life, a lively commercial downtown — it makes up for with its legacies from a wealthier past, its accessibility and its bargains.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 02/15/2008
In a Feb. 14 story about the appointment of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art's new director, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the museum is planning an expansion project. The proposed expansion was canceled in October 2007.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 02/14/2008
A museum director at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., has been appointed director of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
PORT (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
Robert Rauschenberg (American, b. 1925), Retroactive I, 1963, oil on canvas, 83 7/8 x 59 7/8 inches, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, © Robert Rauschenberg Art and politics link up more often than I find interesting but Artnet's list of Obama, McCain and Clinton contributors is interesting (though totally irrelevant to anybody but art geeks). Sure, artists like Cecily Brown and Chuck Close might...
Walking the Berkshires (Free subscription) | 01/13/2008
In 1786, American artist Jonathan Trumbull painted "The Death of General Montgomery in Attack on Quebec, December 31 1775". The original is now in the Yale Art Gallery, with what is evidently a later copy in Hartford's Wadsworth Atheneum. The...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 12/27/2007
By Donna Larcen, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Dec. 27--Noisemaking and fireworks are among the oldest traditions to welcome in the new year. In Hartford, both will be evident in the 19th annual First Night alcohol-free celebration. Events begin at 2 p.m.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 12/18/2007
By Eric Gershon, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Dec.
Spincerely yours, (Free subscription) | 12/14/2007
This week brought us 2 late openings and 1 entire snow day. I guess you can consider the weather both lovely and gruesome; lovely if you get to stay home, but gruesome if you have to drive. We are expecting a Nor’easter this weekend too. The #&#@! Nor’easter canceled the 2 [...]
