Date Night: Sex and Love in the Archives

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

Spice up that boring old date night with some historical romance. Bring your beau, gal, or best pal to the CMCH for a “backstage” look at some of the objects in our collection associated with love and lust through the ages. Then, settle down with some wine and chocolate treats while you draw a miniature framed portrait of your partner to take home as a romantic (or just amusing) keepsake.

$20

Why We Can’t Stop Watching the Gilmore Girls

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

River Bend Bookshop and the Connecticut Museum are pairing up to present an evening with best-selling author Ann Hood, the editor of a new anthology, Life's Short, Talk Fast: Fifteen Writers on Why We Can't Stop Watching the Gilmore Girls.

$15

Lunar New Year Celebration

CT State Community College, Manchester Great Path, Manchester, United States

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with Connecticut’s vibrant Asian American Pacific Islander community!

Free

Encounters: Political Activism in 1860 — and 2025

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

What does it mean to be politically involved? What do political action and freedom of speech look like? In 1860, during a time of deep political division and fears of a civil...

Free

The Future of Coffee

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

Our favorite morning drink comes with a heavy environmental price tag. Join us to hear from local coffee roasters about what is being done to make coffee cultivation and consumption more sustainable.

$10 – $15

Date Night: Boozy Brew

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

Join us for a fun evening that will include a scavenger hunt through our exhibition, Coffee: A Connecticut Story, then relax and enjoy a coffee cocktail and coffee liqueur tasting with Saxtons River Distillery.

$20