Short Attention Span Literary Club
VirtualJoin us the first Wednesday of every month for conversation about a short story. This week’s selection is “Mrs. Manstey's View" by Edith Wharton.
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online programming
Lunch and Learn: Serenity Mental Art for Meditation
Please join us as Artist Jampa Tsondue and Yeshi Dorjee, a Buddhist monk and artist, discuss Thangka art and meditation to promote healing.
Short Attention Span Literary Club
VirtualOnce per month, we get together to chat about short stories. This month’s selection is “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
**Canceled** Lunch and Learn: The Neurocolorline — Locating Black Autism and Black Neurodivergence in the Archives
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United StatesDr. Diana Paulin, of Trinity College, will talk about how the history of anti-black racism and ableism in the U.S. erases both the past and contemporary experiences of Black neurodivergence.
Free
Coffee Hour: Can You Pass The Citizenship Test?
VirtualEvery year, hundreds of thousands of aspiring American citizens take the USCIS Citizenship test. Over 90% pass. Would you?
Short Attention Span Literary Club
VirtualOnce per month, we get together to chat about short stories. This month’s selection is “The Semplica-Girl Diaries” by George Saunders.
Witches in Connecticut
VirtualJoin CMCH staff in this virtual presentation to hear the stories of some of the women and men accused, tried, and executed as witches in Connecticut in the 1600s.
Free
Witches in Connecticut
VirtualJoin CMCH staff in this virtual presentation to hear the stories of some of the women and men accused, tried, and executed as witches in Connecticut in the 1600s.
Free
Lunch and Learn: Lincoln’s Suspension of Habeas Corpus
VirtualDive with us into Lincoln's controversial suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War, with Judge Douglas S. Lavine as your guide, in this free, virtual program.
Short Attention Span Literary Club
VirtualOnce per month, we get together to chat about short stories. This month’s selection is “The Embassy of Cambodia” by Zadie Smith.
Information Session: Citizenship Classes at the CMCH
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesDid you know that the CMCH offers a free class that helps green card holders prepare for the American Civics naturalization exam?
Free
Lunch and Learn: From Gardner’s Wharf to Elizabeth Street — Searching for Rhode Island Slavery in the CMCH Archives
VirtualJoin us for a free, virtual talk to learn about Newport Gardner, an enslaved African who became a major free black community leader in Rhode Island during the post-Revolutionary years.
Free