Unless you are willing to accept two passes to Strength in Numbers, a film playing at the Wadsworth Atheneum on May 11th, do not guess this week’s mystery photo!
If you think you know where this is, leave your guess in the comments
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I am often asked about what is going on, as if I am some kind of walking database. My response is usually a suggestion that people read what I have already written. It frees up my brain, allowing me to puzzle over things like the energy given to repealing one of Connecticut’s blue laws and decision to build a shopping mall — which has yet to be filled — in downtown. Likewise, rather than talk about what I spent this past week doing, I have documented my outside-of-work activities, if for no other reason than to once again let the “there’s nothing to do in Hartford” folks know they are totally wrong.
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Last weekend was crammed with activities– most of them pertaining to my employment. I did sneak away from grading essays long enough to watch a call for gender equity, observe a house of worship for a future Hartford Pew Review, view art made from oil barrels, and attend the vegetarian festival at the convention center.
Twice.
I stopped there on Saturday and Sunday. When I arrived earlier in the day, there were many more samples to be had. There was a strong turnout, especially considering it was in its first year and was not promoted well.
The one disappointment was the lack of vegetarian restaurants with a presence. The event seemed most useful for someone just starting down a vegetarian or vegan path, or maybe for someone stuck in a food rut who needs access to cookbooks and recipe ideas. I did, for the first time ever, get to try seitan prepared in a way that did not make me gag.
Okay, the other disappointment is more related to all the ridiculous regulations installed in the name of “food safety,” most of which require the creation of waste through use of plastic cups, lots of toothpicks, and plates when such items are unnecessary. Please. Can we all just return to the rule of “you touch it, you take it?!” Continue reading 'What Did You Do Last Week?'»
Art, Education, Frog Hollow, West End, downtown, food, fun, music, nothing to do, photos, self-indulgence
When the Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School community signed appearance waivers for a camera crew a few months ago, they did so under the impression that the footage was going to be used by CPTV and would show the evolution of the school. Continue reading 'Something Fishy at Annie Fisher'»
The community is invited to meet the five candidates seeking to fill the position of Principal at Burns Latino Studies Academy. Candidates will give presentations and take questions for approximately 30 minutes apiece beginning at 5:30pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Come to the auditorium in the Burns school. The main entrance is the door facing Russ Street.
Unless you are willing to accept two passes to Strength in Numbers, a film playing at the Wadsworth Atheneum on May 11th, do not guess this week’s mystery photo!
In the comments, tell me where you think this photo was taken
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Making claims that we live in a post-racial society would get most people laughed at, under the best of circumstances. We recognize that the success of Barack Obama, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Oprah Winfrey does not mean racism has vanished from the United States.
But misogyny? Some are still boggled by the continued presence of that beast.
Sitting on a bench near Corning Fountain, I had several people approach me to ask about the small rally happening on Saturday afternoon. A neutral, factual explanation was met with sneering. Online, I read remarks mocking the event; others seemed genuinely naive about the status of women in 2012.
Auxiliary Bishop Martin D. Holley of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., visited Hartford in February. He told congregants during the Black Catholic Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph that the use of birth control is linked to an increase in out-of-wedlock pregnancies, as well as to the increased transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. Continue reading 'Rally for Gender Equality in Bushnell Park'»
Activism, Economics, Gender & Sexuality, Hartford, History & Politics, access, downtown, faith, global issues, health care, parks, photos
Union Station usually just has trains and buses, but now there is a catamaran in the Great Hall. The “Cat-Fish” was designed by David Murphy and built by eighteen student woodworkers for the 2012 Oil Drum Art “Bang the Drum!” Energy and Environmental Exhibition. The 15-foot prototype will see some water action in May. Continue reading 'Drumming Up Creativity'»
On the first day of the first annual Connecticut Vegetarian and Healthy Living Festival we learned two things. There are far more vegetarians and veg-friendly people than we anticipated, and, the vendors will not forbid you from taking more than one (or five) samples of the Jamaican jerk tofu.
Besides the flavorful tofu, there are samples of seitan, chocolate, Italian ice, juice, granola, “Jerquee,” green tea, olive oil, vinegar, salad dressing, spices, and more. If you are then left wondering what to do with the food, various booths provide free pamphlets with recipes; there were several cookbook vendors as well. Continue reading 'Second Day of Vegetarian Festival Planned for Sunday'»
The chants of a thousand teachers could be heard on Wells Street.
Wednesday’s rally at the State Capitol supported education reform, but not in the version of it proposed by Governor Malloy. Continue reading 'One Thousand Teachers Rally for Meaningful Education Reform'»
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