At a Glance Programs Calendar
A statewide initiative, CT at Work, is sponsored by CT Humanities to engage Connecticut residents in an in-depth exploration of work. The year-long conversation about the past, present and future of work life in CT. Centered on The Way We Worked, an exhibition created by the Smithsonian Institution that traces the history of work life in America. Based on images from the National Archives, the exhibition will make six-week stops at venues in seven towns: New Haven, Torrington, Hartford, Waterbury, Coventry, Stamford and Groton.
Each region hosting the exhibition features book discussions, author talks, films, music, community conversations, local history, art, photo essays, storytelling, walking tours, oral histories, poetry, theater, gallery talks and exhibitions that relate to the past, present and future of work particular to each region. (The submission deadline for programs has passed.)
| Sep 2- Oct 31 CT Industry Mural at Slater Museum in Norwich |
| Sep- Oct Tour the Leffingwell House Museum in Norwich |
| Sep 14 How Groton Worked: Soldiers, Servants, Spinner and More at Avery-Copp House in Groton Sep 16 “Building Bridges to Employment: A Panel Discussion” in Norwich |
| Sep 16 Book Discussion, A Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball at Public Library of New London |
| Sep 16 -Oct 31 “Latin Views 2014” at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, UCONN Avery Point |
| Sep 21 336th Birthday of New London’s Original Jack-of-all-trades- Joshua Hempsted” at the Hempsted Houses in New London |
| Oct 1-30 Norwich Historical Society Tours (part of The Last Green Valley’s Walktober events). Walking tours include Norwich Millionaire’s Triangle, The Golden Clock Tower, Civil War Maritime History, Walking in a Traitor’s Footsteps and many more |
| Oct 2 Behind the Scenes Tour of Otis Library” at Otis Library in Norwich Oct 2 Working in the Shadows at Waterford Public Library |
| Oct 3- Jan 25 “Life Stories in Art” Exhbitions of three American women artists from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries at Florence Griswold in Old Lyme |
| Oct 3- Nov 2 “Wee Faerie Village in a Steampunk’d Wonderland” featuring the work of over 30 local artists at Florence Griswold in Old Lyme |
| Oct 3-30 Photography exhibit at Otis Library in Norwich featuring photos of antique items in the Leffingwell House Museum that tell a story of work and domestic life in early Norwich |
| Oct 8 “Adventures In Deep Sea Exploration” Talk with Dr. Bob Ballard at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London |
| Oct 17 Working for a Living: Hartbeat Ensemble at Washington Street Coffee House in New London |
| Oct 20 Author Darrell Hammond at The Garde Arts Center in New London |
| Oct 22 “Poetry Reading with Margaret Gibson” at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London |
| Oct 26 “The Federal Arts Project: A Panel Discussion” at Waterford Public Library in Waterford |
| Oct 29 “Protecting Our Underwater Heritage” talk at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London |
| Oct 31 “Parrish” Film at Groton Public Library |
| Nov 1 “Colonial Encampment” at the Jabez Smith House in Groton |
| Nov 7 Opening Reception of The Way We Worked Exhibit at Groton Public Library |
| Nov 8- Dec 21 “The Way We Worked” Smithsonian Exhbition Opening Reception at Groton Public Library |
| Nov 3- 30 “A Dedication to Craft: Harold Friedland, Master Fabric Painter” Exhibit at Otis Library in Norwich (opening reception on Nov 7) |
| Nov 7 “On the Job: Historical Songs of American Work” by Rick Spencer at the Public Library of New London |
| Nov 7 “Since You Went Away” Film at Groton Public LibraryNov 8 “Panel of Electric Boat Workers During the Cold War” at Groton Public Library |
| Nov 12 Book Discussion of “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit” at the Groton Public Library |
| Nov 14 “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit” Film at Groton Public Library |
| Nov 21 “Summer Stock” Film at Groton Public LibraryNov 21 and 22 Open House at the Velvet Mill in Stonington with working artists’ studios and creative businesses in a re-purposed mil. Nov. 21 from 6 to 9pm for Gallery opening. Nov. 22 from 11am to 2pm for Open Studios. |
| Nov 22 “O’tis A Festival: A Marketplace of All Things Creative” at Otis Library in Norwich |
| Dec 2 Book Discussion of “Working in the Shadows” by Gabriel Thompson at Public Library of New London |
| And More…. Details Coming Soon |
| Author Program with Ed Johnetta Miller at the Public Library of New London |
| “Full Speed into the Nuclear Age: An Electric Boat Oral History” |
“Organizing for Change: Labor Unions at Electric Boat” Community Conversation  |