What music will you make today? How will you shine your light?
Read MoreToday, we celebrate both Martin Luther King, Jr. and the sculpture artist who memorialized him - Lei Yixin.
Read MoreThe MAC was bustling that Thursday evening. We were hosting a theatre group called Speak Up Speak Out - a non-profit community on a mission to provide schools with a curriculum-based musical about bullying. The topic was tough, but…
Read MoreThis time last week, the tables were being set, the sound was being checked, the ticket booth was bracing itself for the 250 guests, musicians, and volunteers who were about to swoop into the MAC - 100 on Saturday and 150 on Sunday - for the Souped Up Bluegrass Bash weekend.
Read MoreOpening nights for art exhibits are always exciting. Last night was no exception. Our annual Figurative Exhibit opened with a reception at The Firehouse Gallery that was open to the community, and it was nothing short of exhilarating.
Read MoreThe following poem is a collaborative effort by our Written Word writer’s group with Shanna T. Melton, a gifted, published poet from Bridgeport, CT.
Read MoreSince we just added a new tap class to our calendar, we thought it would make sense to share some information straight from our fabulous instructor, Tina Mollis.
Read MoreThe Artstrings series seeks to warm your heart and shine light on all the ways that the arts impact people, communities, and the world. We hope these stories inspire others to become part of a much bigger story - a story that means so much to so many.
Read More“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” - Thomas Merton
Read MoreWhat a way to start 2020! We recently learned that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development: Office of the Arts has awarded us one of only 28 Project Grants for 2020.
Read MoreThe arts help us to remember that at the heart of it all, we are one. It’s the place where we meet as we are - raw humanity on a journey together - thinking, feeling, expressing, wondering, questioning, doing, being …
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