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Dining With Mayor Champagne Wishes And Caviar Dreams
The Hartford CourantSo, on New Year's Eve Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and spouse, his chief of staff Jared Kupiec and guest, two city cops, Chief Operating Officer Saundra Kee Borges, and an eighth person (Jay Gatsby, perhaps?) ran up a $700-plus tab at Max Downtown,...Tags: Sports, Bushnell Park, Credit and Debt, Oysters, Boston Marathon
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Soldier's song
Paul GreenbergI would be late, I would be late, for a very important date. Here it was already 2012 and the war, The War, had started in 1861. Tonight a traveling troupe of musicians from Nashville, Tenn. -- banjo, fiddles and all -- were in town to present a...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Wars and Interventions, Entertainment, Battle of Antietam, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Tiger Woods Target Of 'South Park' Season Premiere
It's tough to come up with a suitable cartoon to accompany a new season of "South Park" ( Comedy Central, 10 p.m.), which begins its new season addressing the Tiger Woods incident.
But the latest stab at an adjoining cartoon, "Ugly Americans" (Comedy...Tags: Cartoons, Tiger Woods, The CW (tv network), Harriet Beecher Stowe, Orianthi (singer)
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Knitting Groups To 'Knit Hit' Hartford On Sunday
Several locations in downtown Hartford will be “Knit Hit” on Sunday, May 19, as the Greater Hartford Arts Council, knitting groups and fiber artists go “guerilla knitting” in a series of site-specific yarn installations all over...
Tags: Aetna Inc., Bushnell Park, TheaterWorks, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Bill Hosley Gives Talk On Emily Holcombe At Historical Society
Esteemed Connecticut historian Bill Hosley will give a presentation, “Emily Holcombe: Champion of Connecticut State Pride,” at the Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St. in Hartford, on Wednesday, March 20, at 5:30 p.m. Admission is...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Connecticut Historical Society, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Aetna Arts Week Kicks Off Sunday
The Greater Hartford Arts Council kicks off Aetna Arts Week on Sunday, Nov. 11. The rest of the week, through Saturday, Nov. 17, features free and low-cost arts activities hosted by local organizations. Local artist Anne Cubberly will lead an art...
Tags: Aetna Inc., TheaterWorks, Arts and Culture, Arts, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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Cruise Port Spotlight: Boston
Special CorrespondentA frequent stop and embarkation port on New England/Canada and Bermuda voyages as well as starting point of some seasonal Caribbean cruises and an occasional stop on trans-Atlantic voyages, Boston has seen a dramatic increase in cruise business in...Tags: Architecture, Louisa May Alcott , John F. Kennedy, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Arts and Culture
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Robert Frick Left Historic Mark On Twain House
The Hartford CourantThe Mark Twain House in Hartford was many things after the famed author left in 1891; private home, school, warehouse, apartment house, branch library and fledgling museum. By the late 1950s, it was a casual affair, a mix of visitors and a few residents...Tags: Arts and Culture, Bethpage, Libraries, Museums, Renovation
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READER SUBMITTED: Hartford Parks Free Movies After Dark
Greater HartfordThe City of Hartford's Marketing, Events and Cultural Affairs Division is pleased to announce the return of Mayor Segarra's outdoor free movie program. Come out to enjoy a free movie in a Hartford park every Friday night from June 14th to Sept. 6th....Tags: Bushnell Park, Arts and Culture
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El circo está en la ciudad: Elefantes en desfile
El Ringling Bros y Barnum & Bailey Circus viene a XL Center el 9 de mayo a las 12 del mediodía, sin embargo, Hartford consiguió un avance el miércoles cuando los elefantes hicieron su marcha anual desde el XL Center para almorzar en el Old State House....Tags: XL Center, Ticketmaster
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Triumph Over Tragedy: First Sandy Hook Run Draws Thousands
The Hartford CourantThe event that inspired it was a tragedy like nothing the state had seen before, but the mood at the first Sandy Hook Run for the Families Saturday morning was one of celebration, triumph and hope. A record-breaking 15,000 runners took part in the...Tags: Sports, Road Running, Running, Pedro E. Segarra, Hartford Marathon
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'The Arkansas Traveler' is what you should want to be
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkanas is a state that many people may not give much thought about when planning their vacations. Often considered a "flyover state," it has much to offer a traveler in search of adventure, culture, or a natural refuge. Home to 52...
Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Civil Rights, Walmart, Minority Groups, Arts and Culture
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