January 2025

January 8, 2025 @ 7:30 pm

Akhil Reed Amar
The Words That Made Us - Should the Constitution Be Amended for the 21st Century?

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The United States has entered a time when constitutional interpretations seem to be changing. Factors, such as the precedents set by early presidents and Congresses, common practices of modern American citizens, venerable judicial decisions, and sources of inspiration and guidance, are questioned.

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January 9, 2025 @ 9:30 am - January 30, 2025 @ 12:30 pm

GLASS FUSING
Artist-Instructor: Petra Kaiser

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January 2025 Workshops

4-session class. Thursdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This class will combine beginning and advanced students. The procedures and techniques to be taught will include compatibility and testing, basic fusing techniques, annealing, and slumping.

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January 10, 2025 @ 9:30 am - February 14, 2025 @ 12:30 pm

MOSAIC MANIA
Artist-Instructor: Nancy Mayhew

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January 2025 Workshops

6-session class. Fridays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Learn how to create beautiful, unique mosaic pieces in this fun workshop. Each participant will make a small mosaic picture.

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January 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm

Chris Mann Sings the Tony Bennett Songbook:
From Gershwin to Gaga!

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Performing Arts

Join Chris Mann for a phenomenal evening celebrating the best of jazz, pop, parody and Broadway in Bennett: From Gershwin to Gaga.

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January 13, 2025 @ 9:30 am - January 14, 2025 @ 2:30 pm

CAPTURING THE BEAUTY OF NATURE IN WATERCOLOR
Master Artist-Instructor: Christine Reichow

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Two-day workshop. Monday & Tuesday, January 13 & 14 from 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM. Welcome Intermediate & Advanced Painters. Have you wondered how artists paint vibrant yet translucent watercolor flowers? If so, this is the class for you! Each artist will be given a floral image to transfer to their watercolor paper.

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January 13, 2025 @ 9:30 am - January 14, 2025 @ 3:30 pm

REPRESENTING THE HUMAN FORM -
FIGURE & PORTRAIT
Artist-Instructor: Mary Klunk

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January 2025 Workshops

Two-day class. Monday & Tuesday, January 13 & 14, 2025 from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. Beginners, as well as experienced students, are welcome in this 2-day workshop. Students will work with a live model developing techniques to represent the human form in portrait and figure study.

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January 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am - January 14, 2025 @ 2:00 pm

ALCOHOL INK ARTISTRY
Artist-Instructor: June Lanza

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January 2025 Workshops

Two-day class. Monday & Tuesday, January 13 & 14, 2025 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. Grab a smock and dive into the fun and beginner-friendly world of alcohol-ink mixed-media art, no experience required! During this two-part workshop, you will learn about a popular solvent-based dye called alcohol ink and get a taste of its many exciting functions.

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January 13, 2025 @ 7:00 pm

Full Time

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Film Series

Eric Gravel, 2021, France, 88 min
Full Time follows an ordinary working-class woman as she attempts to keep her head above water in a society that seems set up to ensure she will fail.

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January 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

SILK PAINTING
Artist-Instructor: Deborah Zwetsch

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January 2025 Workshops

One-day class. Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Deborah will inspire students with examples of textiles from all over the world, using natural images for textile design and her own creations. You will learn many techniques for the application of dye on silk including using a brush.

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January 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

TAPE IT UP: Mixed Media Sculpting
Artist-Instructor: Jeff Ocasio

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January 2025 Workshops

One-day class. Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. This class welcomes artists of all levels, from beginners eager to explore their artistic abilities to experienced artists seeking to embrace a playful and whimsical artistic approach where they will learn the basics of sculpting with masking tape.

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January 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm

Dr. Michael S. Roth
What’s The Future for American Colleges?

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FORUM

Dr. Michael S. Roth became the President of Connecticut’s Wesleyan University in 2007. In subsequent years, he has been at the forefront of those examining the purpose of, and means by which, higher education functions.

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January 16, 2025 @ 9:00 am - January 17, 2025 @ 12:00 pm

EXPLORING ACRYLIC PAINTING
Artist-Instructor: Sunny Krchmar

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January 2025 Workshops

Two-day class. Thursday & Friday, January 16 & 17, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Learn basic techniques of acrylic painting through a variety of exercises using both brushes and knives. Under Sunny’s guidance, students work at their own pace using reference material provided by the instructor. New and returning students are welcome!

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