AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoLive Music: Chicago blues guitarist Toronzo Cannon and his band, The Chicago Way, headline the Connecticut Rhythm & Blues Festival at New Britain’s Trinity-on-Main on Nov. 7. Arts Advocacy: The Connecticut Arts Alliance has dissolved after 21 years amid financial strain, transferring its mission and remaining funds to CT Humanities, where former director Rufus de Rham will lead cultural advocacy. Local History: Southern Connecticut State University hosts a free Oct. 24 symposium on New Haven’s Italian American community, with stories from the La Colonia Digital Archive. Film: Connecticut filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton’s new documentary explores artists who chronicled the American Revolution; it’s available to stream free at home. Onstage and On Screen: At a Hartford panel, “Spaceballs” star Daphne Zuniga said 100-year-old Mel Brooks asked to film his scenes for the sequel first. Visual Arts: Milford’s Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will feature more than 200 lots Oct. 29, including a Connecticut shoreline painting by Willard Metcalf.
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