Getting Jazzy with the Artists Collective
“Studying music enhances one’s being.” Those are the words musician René McLean shared with me on my last visit with the Artists Collective’s Youth Jazz Orchest...
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One-on-One with West End Blend
Our 2015 United Arts Campaign is underway, which means it’s time to support the arts and cultural sector that makes Greater Hartford a great place to live...
Catching Up with String Theorie
As a guitarist for more than a decade, I consider music to be one of my major passions, secretly (well, I guess not so much anymore) imagining what it’d be like...
Celebrate Culture: Fall Aetna Arts Week 2012
Fall into Aetna Arts Week: November 11-17! From the music you play on your iPod when you’re at the gym or in the car to the picturesque foliage autumn in New En...
Grand Band Slam: The 1st Annual Connecticut Music Awards
When I say “art,” what’s the first thing you think about? I know my mind instantly wanders to paintings like The Mona Lisa or other famous classics in places li...
Spotlight On: Artists Collective's Youth Jazz Orchestra & Performing Dance Ensemble
For six weeks this summer, twenty apprentices are enrolled in the Artists Collective’s two Neighborhood Studios programs: Youth Jazz Orchestra and Performing Da...
I F*ing Loved the Symphony
I apologize for the muted expletive here, but I really had an amazing time. And I’ll be honest–I didn’t expect to. I wouldn’t classify m...
Feel your ART beat: Aetna Arts Week
Aetna Arts Week is back: April 30 to May 6! Here at the Arts Council, we’re constantly encouraging people to take pART in the arts all around them–s...