**Inclement Weather – If Region 15 is closed or delayed, please call the Gallery for class updates. A decision will be made by 9 am whether the daytime classes will be cancelled or delayed. For evening classes, a decision will be made by 4 pm. NBC will also post our information on the TV and on your phones if you have the app.
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call the Arts Escape office at: 203-586-1474.
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The Children Act by Ian McEwan – A fiercely intelligent, well-respected High Court judge in London faces a morally ambiguous case while her own marriage crumbles in a novel that will keep readers thoroughly enthralled until the last stunning page.
Ireland is perhaps the only country whose national symbol is a musical instrument, the harp – representing a powerful artistic legacy of music, poetry, and storytelling. Join fiddler Jeanne Freeman and balladeer Dan Ringrose for a fascinating musical journey of tunes and songs exploring connections between Irish history and the enduring tradition of Irish music.
Why wars? Warfare is arguably the most neglected and least understood aspect of human history. These four sessions will examine the nature of wars, considering both the causes and effects of ancient and modern warfare on an American society that is becoming increasingly militarized. Following the lecture there will be time for Q & A. […]
For casual listeners and historians alike, jazz is perhaps the defining musical idiom of the 20th century American soundscape. But after the Second World War, the identity of jazz itself began to change at a rapid pace. Gone were the large swing bands, replaced by smaller, tight-knit ensembles playing strange and virtuosic music.