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“Hartford Seen,” Book Talk by Pablo Delano
“Hartford Seen,” Book Talk by Pablo Delano
Photographer Pablo Delano will discuss his new book, Hartford Seen, the culmination of his project documenting the state's capital city.
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“Hartford Seen,” Book Talk by Pablo Delano
“Hartford Seen,” Book Talk by Pablo Delano
Photographer Pablo Delano will discuss his new book, Hartford Seen, the culmination of his project documenting the state's capital city.
2 events,
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Short Attention Span Literary Club
Short Attention Span Literary Club
This week we take a look at a real-life account of a WWII "Rosie the Riveter."
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Short Attention Span Literary Club
Short Attention Span Literary Club
This week we take a look at a real-life account of a WWII "Rosie the Riveter."
2 events,
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Family Grab-and-Go Bags: Help on the Home Front
Family Grab-and-Go Bags: Help on the Home Front
Discover how people all across America manufactured, farmed, and conserved in support of the war effort by exploring "Manufacturing Victory: The Arsenal of Democracy," an exhibit from The National World War II Museum, and "Fighting on the Home Front: Propaganda Posters from WWII," an exhibit from the Detroit Historical Society. Then, make your own toy airplane!
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Family Grab-and-Go Bags: Help on the Home Front
Family Grab-and-Go Bags: Help on the Home Front
Discover how people all across America manufactured, farmed, and conserved in support of the war effort by exploring "Manufacturing Victory: The Arsenal of Democracy," an exhibit from The National World War II Museum, and "Fighting on the Home Front: Propaganda Posters from WWII," an exhibit from the Detroit Historical Society. Then, make your own toy airplane!
2 events,
Virtual Family Activity: Kat’s Creative Corner.
Take a bite out of history! Tune into this episode of Kat’s Creative Corner to explore the history of Auerfarm, a well-known farm and orchard in Connecticut. Then, make a special apple treat and participate in the 2020 CT Apple and Pear Crunch Challenge. This episode will be released at 1:00 pm.
Virtual Family Activity: Kat’s Creative Corner.
Take a bite out of history! Tune into this episode of Kat’s Creative Corner to explore the history of Auerfarm, a well-known farm and orchard in Connecticut. Then, make a special apple treat and participate in the 2020 CT Apple and Pear Crunch Challenge. This episode will be released at 1:00 pm.
2 events,
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Homeschool Day Workshop: Tools Tell a Story
Homeschool Day Workshop: Tools Tell a Story
In response to COVID-19, the CMCH will be offering a new way to experience Homeschool Day! Included in registration, is a pre-packaged lesson which contains any necessary supplies, and an opportunity to participate in a live, interactive online workshop with other homeschoolers. This workshop is designed for children ages 5-7.
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Homeschool Day Workshop: Tools Tell a Story
Homeschool Day Workshop: Tools Tell a Story
In response to COVID-19, the CMCH will be offering a new way to experience Homeschool Day! Included in registration, is a pre-packaged lesson which contains any necessary supplies, and an opportunity to participate in a live, interactive online workshop with other homeschoolers. This workshop is designed for children ages 5-7.
2 events,
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Do You Believe in Magic?
Join us via Zoom to learn about the tales of witchcraft and dark magic that haunted some veterans' memories of the Revolutionary War.
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Do You Believe in Magic?
Join us via Zoom to learn about the tales of witchcraft and dark magic that haunted some veterans' memories of the Revolutionary War.
2 events,
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Coffee Hour with CMCH: Taverns in Early Connecticut
Coffee Hour with CMCH: Taverns in Early Connecticut
What was it like to step into a tavern in early Connecticut? Join us to find out!
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Coffee Hour with CMCH: Taverns in Early Connecticut
Coffee Hour with CMCH: Taverns in Early Connecticut
What was it like to step into a tavern in early Connecticut? Join us to find out!
4 events,
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Homeschool Day: Recipe for Success
Homeschool Day: Recipe for Success
In response to COVID-19, the CMCH will be offering a new way to experience Homeschool Day! Included in registration, is a pre-packaged lesson which contains any necessary supplies, and an opportunity to participate in a live, interactive online workshop with other homeschoolers. This workshop is designed for children ages 8-11.
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Homeschool Day: Recipe for Success
Homeschool Day: Recipe for Success
In response to COVID-19, the CMCH will be offering a new way to experience Homeschool Day! Included in registration, is a pre-packaged lesson which contains any necessary supplies, and an opportunity to participate in a live, interactive online workshop with other homeschoolers. This workshop is designed for children ages 8-11.
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Monuments and Democracy in Historical Perspective
Monuments and Democracy in Historical Perspective
**All Spaces Claimed!** Join us to examine three American monuments to learn about their past, present, and future. This program features an expert panel, and particpants will break into smaller groups for discussion.
2 events,
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Short Attention Span Literary Club
Short Attention Span Literary Club
Join us to talk about David Sedaris's nonfiction essay about loss and family identity, "Now We Are Five."
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Short Attention Span Literary Club
Short Attention Span Literary Club
Join us to talk about David Sedaris's nonfiction essay about loss and family identity, "Now We Are Five."
6 events,
Virtual Family Activity: Objects tell Stories
Did you know apples aren’t just for eating? Tune into this episode of Objects Tell Stories to look closely at some of the ways apples were used as inspiration for paintings or as a design for clothing! This episode will be released at 1:00 pm.
Virtual Family Activity: Objects tell Stories
Did you know apples aren’t just for eating? Tune into this episode of Objects Tell Stories to look closely at some of the ways apples were used as inspiration for paintings or as a design for clothing! This episode will be released at 1:00 pm.
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Homeschool Day Workshop: Changing Roles
Homeschool Day Workshop: Changing Roles
In response to COVID-19, the CMCH will be offering a new way to experience Homeschool Day! Included in registration, is a pre-packaged lesson which contains any necessary supplies, and an opportunity to participate in a live, interactive online workshop with other homeschoolers. This workshop is designed for children ages 12+.
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Homeschool Day Workshop: Changing Roles
Homeschool Day Workshop: Changing Roles
In response to COVID-19, the CMCH will be offering a new way to experience Homeschool Day! Included in registration, is a pre-packaged lesson which contains any necessary supplies, and an opportunity to participate in a live, interactive online workshop with other homeschoolers. This workshop is designed for children ages 12+.
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Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America
Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America
Sam Colt is a Connecticut legend. Join us tonight to learn about an important new book that assesses his life and legacy, praised by the Washington Post as overflowing with "relentless ambition, energy, entrepreneurship, ingenuity and wealth, and with deceit, fraud, jingoism and murder.”
2 events,
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Coffee Hour with CMCH: Witches in Connecticut
Coffee Hour with CMCH: Witches in Connecticut
**Sorry, all spaces have been claimed!** Did you know that the first American witch trial was in Connecticut? Join this interactive online program to learn more about Connecticut's history of witch hunting.
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Coffee Hour with CMCH: Witches in Connecticut
Coffee Hour with CMCH: Witches in Connecticut
**Sorry, all spaces have been claimed!** Did you know that the first American witch trial was in Connecticut? Join this interactive online program to learn more about Connecticut's history of witch hunting.
2 events,
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Speak Up Live: Struggle and Survival
Speak Up Live: Struggle and Survival
Join us from home to hear storytellers from around the world tell true stories about lived experiences around the theme of “Stuggle and Survival”, led by 45-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks.
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Speak Up Live: Struggle and Survival
Speak Up Live: Struggle and Survival
Join us from home to hear storytellers from around the world tell true stories about lived experiences around the theme of “Stuggle and Survival”, led by 45-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks.
2 events,
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Short Attention Span Literary Club
Short Attention Span Literary Club
This week’s selection is “Told in the Drooling Ward” by Jack London, narrated from the perspective of a patient in a mental-health facility.
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Short Attention Span Literary Club
Short Attention Span Literary Club
This week’s selection is “Told in the Drooling Ward” by Jack London, narrated from the perspective of a patient in a mental-health facility.