Mark Your Calendar for These Events!

Here's a link to CPTV's documentary about Free Center's Spring Free project this summer. Free Center's segment starts at the 8:26 minute.

Join the conversation about the economic impact of the arts. Bring your staff, volunteers and stakeholders. October 18, 2022, Kidcity Museum, 119 Washington St, Middletown at 1pm. Please RSVP at office@shorelinearts.org

Live Dixieland at the New Britain Museum Wed., Oct. 12, 6:30 PMThis should be a great show, with 5 amazing players with me in one of CT's beautiful museums. The New Britain Museum of American Art is at 56 Lexington Street, New Britain CT 06052 Register here at this link provided. $10 gives you access to the whole museum; They have some great Hudson River School, Sol LeWitt and more.

PREMIER BRASS QUINTET COMING TO MIDDLETOWN OCTOBER 19
Tickets ($30 for adults) may be bought or reserved by calling 860 343-7555. Student tickets are also available at a special price. Also the Website at www.GreaterMiddletownConcerts.org can be contacted. E-mail is available at bmwa@aol.com.

PREMIER BRASS QUINTET COMING TO MIDDLETOWN OCTOBER 19

The 55-year-old Greater Middletown Concert Association will bring the acclaimed Premier Brass Quintet for an "uplifting concert" of swing, Broadway musicals, ragtime and contemporary popular music. It will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7:00 p.m. in Middletown's Wadsworth Mansion. 140 Wadsworth Street.

The Premier Brass Quintet is a dynamic, traditional brass quintet using diverse types of music. Based out of Western Massachusetts , The Premier Brass Quintet has delighted audiences throughout southern New England for nearly 20 years. All the Quintet members have had extensive careers as freelance performers , musical educators and music clinicians, nationally and internationally. They want to join the audience in enjoying a concert of the "grandeur, brilliance and beauty that a brass quintet can provide."

"We are excited about bringing The Premier Brass Quintet with their concert
of "uplifting" music selections as we again have an October performance during more normal times," said Barbara Arafeh, president of the Greater Middletown Concert Association.
Tickets ($30 for adults) may be bought or reserved by calling 860 343-7555. Student tickets are also available at a special price. Also the Website at www.GreaterMiddletownConcerts.org can be contacted. E-mail is available at bmwa@aol.com. A Grant from the Middletown Commission on the Arts is contributing to this performance.

Register here!
EMBODIMENT & INTERBEING
with ARTFARM Artistic Director, MARCELLA TROWBRIDGE
Saturday, October 15, 12– 3pm at The Sanctuary, East Haddam, CT

Through movement, intermodal expressive arts & play
we will connect with our s(S)elves, one another and nature.

Moving towards increased consciousness through personal & collective healing.
Simultaneously holding grief, joy and gratitude. Honoring the truths in our stories –the places where we are ready to lean in- & where we might find freedom to let go. Embodiment. Belonging. Authenticity.

Recognizing our interconnectedness, we endeavor towards
personal responsibility & group accountability. Self-regulation & Co-regulation
Like a forest of trees, we are all connected, and this network requires health at each individual root. Be ready to move, get a little dirty, cultivate trust in your intuit & be in community. This workshop will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Come & play!

Sliding Scale Suggested Donation $25—$50
Contact info@art-farm.org or call 860.346.4390 to Register

An Evening at the Mansion Thursday, October 13th from 6 – 8 pm, as GMChorale’s Alchemy singers and Harmonia strings play music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Enjoy refreshments and music, and a preview from Maestro Joe D’Eugenio of the coming season. A suggested donation of $25 will benefit GMChorale and Amazing Grace Food Pantry. For more information, please see the GMChorale website at gmchorale.org, or email Pat Holloway at pat.holloway@gmchorale.org