Category: Good Times

Scarlett: The next generation of SWANs

by mchaiken • March 24, 2017 • Comments Off

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR In the beginning of SWAN Day CT, 10 years ago, musician Jennifer Hill’s oldest child was doing what children do—playing around as mom went about her business organizing an arts festival and making music But…

10 years of SWANs celebrated Saturday

by mchaiken • March 24, 2017 • Comments Off

by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Ten years have passed since Jennifer Hill launched the first SWAN Day. And what started out as an arts festival designed to not only pay tribute to film and music but include other art forms…

Bono and the boys meet their symphony

by mchaiken • March 17, 2017 • Comments Off

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR For a band born in the age of punk, 1976, the concept of an evening of orchestral renditions of U2’s catalogue seems a bit incongruous. But after the rough and tumble guitar-bass-drums of their debut,…

Brass and Wind Ensemble postponed due to impending storm

by mchaiken • March 13, 2017 • Comments Off

Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble’s spring concert scheduled for Tuesday, March 14 has been cancelled and rescheduled for Tuesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. at 99 Summer St., Bristol.

Ensemble ushers in the green and spring

by mchaiken • March 10, 2017 • Comments Off

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR There will be a little spring and green in the air next Tuesday. And there will be some birthday cake as well. The Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble set up the orchestra section on March…

When you know, you just know. And singer Brooke Eden clearly knew

by mchaiken • March 3, 2017 • Comments Off

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Before country singer Brooke Eden was even in kindergarten, her future seemed to be written in stone. Brooke, who is coming to the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den on March 3, said she went to see…

When is a rock show not a rock show… ask the performers at ‘Game of Thrones’

by mchaiken • March 1, 2017 • Comments Off

by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR I went to a classical music concert on a recent Saturday. But the audience didn’t arrive in the stereotypical jacket and tie or designer dress. There were t-shirts, blue jeans, nightclub dresses with short skirts,…

Students perform Arthur Miller play this month

by mchaiken • February 28, 2017 • Comments Off

Plainville High School will present the play ‘All My Sons’ by Arthur Miller. Performances will take place on the stage of the Mel Perry Auditorium on March 16, 17, and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and March 18 at 2 p.m.…

Bring a mask when you celebrate Mardi Gras

by mchaiken • February 24, 2017 • Comments Off

By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Behind a mask, you can be anybody you want to be. And at Mardi Gras, the anonymity is all the better. According to MardiGrasNewOrleans.com, “In the beginning, masks worn during Mardi Gras allowed wearers to…

Hartford County Tattoo unveils new art gallery tonight

by mchaiken • February 24, 2017 • Comments Off

By GRACE GAGNON CORRESPONDENT The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is on display at the Musee du Louvre in Paris. Michelangelo’s artwork is painted upon the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Oil paintings by Claude Monet line the walls…

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