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    Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  1. READER SUBMITTED: 2013 Champion Of Children Award Winners Announced

    Greater Hartford
    The Center for Children's Advocacy, a Connecticut nonprofit that protects the legal rights of abused and neglected children, announced the recipients of 2013 Champion of Children awards April 22. Award recipients are recognized for their ongoing...

    Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Human Interest, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Abusive Behavior

    2. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  2. The Scoop: 6 Bragh-Worthy St. Patrick's Events in Greater Hartford

    The United States has a fine reputation of creating an aura of foreign culture around products that are decidedly American. General Tso's Chicken has certainly never been found in China, and chimichanga's are actually a product of 20th century Arizona.
    The United States has a fine reputation of creating an aura of foreign culture around products that are decidedly American. General Tso's Chicken has certainly never been found in China, and chimichanga's are actually a product of 20th century Arizona....

    Tags: Apricots, St. Patrick's Day, Entertainment, Corned Beef, Music

    3. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  3. The Mark Twain House Celebrates the Gilded Age of Hartford

    Before the devastating effects of the Great Depression, the country lounged in the perceived luxury of the Gilded Age. Economic growth after the Civil War attracted millions of immigrants to the country, where industries like railroads and manufacturing hit levels of success never before attained. This success, however, only masked societal issues which were pervasive in the burgeoning nation. Hartford's Mark Twain House in Hartford will open a new exhibit, <em>The Gilded Age of Hartford</em> (Twain came up with the phrase "Gilded Age" to describe this interesting era of American history), which looks back at the life and experiences of people and things existing in the Capitol City during the era.
    Before the devastating effects of the Great Depression, the country lounged in the perceived luxury of the Gilded Age. Economic growth after the Civil War attracted millions of immigrants to the country, where industries like railroads and manufacturing...

    Tags: Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Mark Twain

    4. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  4. How would Mark Twain React to Pols Congratulating Themselves on Twain Coin?

    So Congress has finally passed the "Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act," which will help bring in some cash for four worthy non-profit outfits including Connecticut's Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford. And some of Connecticut's congressional pols...

    Tags: Joe Lieberman, Mark Twain, Politics

    5. Oct 12, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. Boys & Girls Club Theft A New Height Of Lowness

    Robert Generali was a reverse Robin Hood. He robbed from children, many of them poor, to enrich himself. Mr. Generali was recently sentenced to prison for embezzling more than $400,000 from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury. So infuriated was U....

    Tags: Theft, Judges, Waterbury, Justice System, Embezzlement

    6. Oct 1, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  6. Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford Featuring the Work of Graphic Novelist Mark Siegel

    Writing is frustrating work. Add pictures to the story, and watch your hair get even whiter with each passing pronoun. Author/illustrator Mark Siegel survived the process of creating a graphic novel, <em>Sailor Twain</em>, and he'll be appearing at (naturally) Hartford's Mark Twain House and Museum on Oct. 6 to talk about it. It's a serial work, published incrementally online over the course of weeks and months. But now the whole work &mdash; set in moody charcoal tones (pictured) and blending Victorian-era styles with progressive science fiction &mdash; will be released in paperback form this fall. It's received raves from &mdash; get this &mdash; author John Irving and MSNBC personality Rachel Maddow. Head to the Twain House for some art-fiction hybrid action.
    Writing is frustrating work. Add pictures to the story, and watch your hair get even whiter with each passing pronoun. Author/illustrator Mark Siegel survived the process of creating a graphic novel, Sailor Twain, and he'll be appearing at (naturally)...

    Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Fiction, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, John Irving

    7. Aug 7, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  7. 8/8/2012-Human Ticks

    When I think of parasites to represent parasitic groups, I think of the bloated deer tick to be the metaphor for the scum of all hate groups in America. They, like all hate groups, make my skin crawl.
    When I think of parasites to represent parasitic groups, I think of the bloated deer tick to be the metaphor for the scum of all hate groups in America. They, like all hate groups, make my skin crawl. I've gotten my share of hate mail over the years, but...

    Tags: Racism, Arts and Culture, Arts, Social Issues

    8. Aug 10, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. Voting On For State's Best Tourism Site

    From the Mark Twain House and Museum to the Coventry Regional Farmers Market, state residents have chosen 10 finalists in the #CTFanFavorite tourism campaign online. Now the voting starts to pick a fan-favorite. From July 17 to 31, the Connecticut Office...

    Tags: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Elections, Nathan Hale, Arts and Culture, Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

    9. May 14, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  9. Dr. W.T. Lhamon Jr. lectures about racism in popular culture at the Mark Twain House in Hartford on May 23

    America's troubled racial history again takes center stage at the Mark Twain House on Wednesday, when scholar Dr. W.T. Lhamon Jr., who chronicled the Minstrel Show phenomenon in his book, <em>Raising Cain: Blackface Performance from Jim Crow to Hip Hop</em>, lectures about racist performance traditions that stretch from the Reconstruction to today's popular music and culture. Hot Tomato's restaurant supplies the grub (and the Twain House, the wine) at 5 p.m., followed by Dr. Lhamon's talk at 5:30 p.m. It's all free.
    America's troubled racial history again takes center stage at the Mark Twain House on Wednesday, when scholar Dr. W.T. Lhamon Jr., who chronicled the Minstrel Show phenomenon in his book, Raising Cain: Blackface Performance from Jim Crow to Hip Hop,...

    Tags: Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Concerts, Entertainment, Racism, Music

    10. May 18, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  10. Author Joel Stein speaks with Colin McEnroe at the Mark Twain House on May 24

    The Mark Twain House and Museum has always been a go-to place for literary events of all shapes and sizes. This week's no different: Time Magazine humorist Joel Stein (pictured) appears in dialogue with local media personality Colin McEnroe to deliver this year's <em>Pen Warmed Up in Hell </em>conversation on Thursday. Stein is known for his hilarious, offbeat Time column, in which he deals with the issues of the day. His new book, <em>Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity</em>, kicks off with a man-panic induced by learning his son's gender, and progresses from there into what it means to be a dude and a dad. (It's funny, of course.)
    The Mark Twain House and Museum has always been a go-to place for literary events of all shapes and sizes. This week's no different: Time Magazine humorist Joel Stein (pictured) appears in dialogue with local media personality Colin McEnroe to deliver...

    Tags: Time (magazine), Colin McEnroe, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Mark Twain, Arts and Culture

    11. Mar 20, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  11. Live-action 'Clue' at the Mark Twain House in Hartford

    <em>Clue</em>, the Parker Brothers/Hasbro board game we all know and love, inspires this one-hour murder-mystery tour and event, where locations in the iconic mansion &mdash; the Hall, the Dining Room, etc. &mdash; turn into potential murder scenes. Hartford's hilarious Sea Tea Improv comedy troupe (pictured) does the acting, and visitors get to solve the crimes. Reserve a spot early.
    Clue, the Parker Brothers/Hasbro board game we all know and love, inspires this one-hour murder-mystery tour and event, where locations in the iconic mansion — the Hall, the Dining Room, etc. — turn into potential murder scenes. Hartford's...

    Tags: Improvisational Comedy (genre), Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Mark Twain

    12. Mar 28, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  12. The Nature of Things: Two films explore fundamental questions

    A brutal attack in the dead of night&mdash;the recurring nightmare of Henry (Rick Gomez), a successful novelist with a loving wife (Vinessa Shaw). After a farewell party thrown by his publisher (Bryan Cranston), Henry goes into isolation at his remote second home to try to turn his anxieties into fiction. Then a seemingly chance meeting with a mysterious drifter (Frank John Hughes) at a roadside restaurant offers a revelation that, if trusted, might be life-altering. But is the man who he claims to be?
    A brutal attack in the dead of night—the recurring nightmare of Henry (Rick Gomez), a successful novelist with a loving wife (Vinessa Shaw). After a farewell party thrown by his publisher (Bryan Cranston), Henry goes into isolation at his remote...

    Tags: Slavery, D.W. Griffith, Ridgefield, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Entertainment

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