From the Middletown Police Department, released Wednesday, September 6:
Earlier this evening in the parking lot of the Community Health Center, the Middletown Police responded to the parking lot of the Community Health Center on the report of shots fired. Officers located one victim who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The victim was transported to the hospital. The Middletown Police Department is currently investigating this incident and asking anyone who may have witnessed the shooting to contact the Middletown Police Department at 860-638-4000. At this time we are not releasing the victim's identity.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
"Illuminating Science" Art Show Opens Tonight
The Green Street Teaching and Learning Center (51 Green Street) will feature the artwork of Dena Winkleman Matthews, in a show entitled "Illuminating Science". Matthews is a biologist by training, and expertly uses a wide variety of techniques to illustrate medical and scientific subject matter.
The opening reception for "Illuminating Science" is tonight (September 7) from 5 to 7.
The show will remain on view through September 27th, gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 9am-3pm.
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Environmental Grants Information Workshop September 13
The
Rockfall Foundation will host an Information Session for the 2018 Competitive
Grant Program on Wednesday, September 13 at 5 pm at the deKoven House Community
Center.
Continuing the philanthropic tradition of
its founder, Clarence S. Wadsworth, the Rockfall Foundation invites non-profit
organizations, municipalities, and schools in the Lower Connecticut River
Valley to apply for grants through the annual program. The Foundation seeks to
support projects that preserve and enhance the environment in the Lower
Connecticut River Valley and to increase public knowledge of and respect for
its natural resources. Projects that demonstrate new and imaginative ways to
achieve this are encouraged. New and returning applicants will learn about
requirements of the application, grantee expectations, and may ask questions
about the process. Read more about eligibility and the application process at
www.rockfallfoundation.org. Please call the Foundation with questions at
860-347-0340.
deKoven
House Community Center
27 Washington Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Middletown, CT 06457
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
June Letter Called For More Focus on Progress For Racial Equity In Superintendent Search
In mid-June, as the Board of Education began the multi-step process of searching for a new superintendent of schools, the Middletown Racial Justice Coalition sent the following suggestions to the Chair of the Board, Vincent Loffredo.
The Board of Education has decided the evaluation of candidates and the selection of the new superintendent should be done by community members who were elected to serve on the Board. Other community members, as well as teachers, have called for more representation in the search process.
Note: The Middletown Racial Justice Coalition is an group of city residents formed within the past year. It describes itself as follows:
To: Middletown Board of Education Chair, Vincent Loffredo
From: Middletown Racial Justice Coalition Education Committee Co-Chairs, Diana Martinez & Quentin Phipps
Date: June 19, 2017
Subject: Middletown Racial Justice Coalition Statement Concerning Middletown Schools Superintendent Search
The Middletown Racial Justice Coalition, composed of community members who are actively working toward racial justice in Middletown, is committed to the creation of a more equitable public school system.
The Board of Education must conduct the search for the Superintendent with an eye toward the goals of raising the achievement of all students while narrowing the gaps between the lowest and highest performing students; eliminating racial predictability and disproportionality in all aspects of education and its administration; and ensuring all students, regardless of race or class graduate from Middletown Public Schools ready to succeed in a racially and culturally diverse local, national, and global community.
Several conditions need to be met in order for this search to be meaningful, thoughtful, and fruitful.
● First, it is critical that the search committee be transparent about its search parameters and the place of equity in its process--this includes crafting a Superintendent job description that details the importance of a candidate with experience in changing outcomes for Black and Latino children.
○ This job description must also be made available to the public.
● We want to stress the importance of conducting a national search in a manner consistent with industry best practices for ensuring a diverse candidate pool.
● It’s imperative for all children in Middletown, but particularly for Black and Latino children (roughly 70% of whom are not meeting educational standards), that this search be conducted with an equity lens from start to finish.
● Community input is a vital part of this search that should not be limited to public hearings--there has to be space for youth and parent voices throughout the entire process.
● In addition, we would like the committee to consider requiring finalists to prepare public presentations outlining their goals and methodology upon hiring, with opportunity for community members to provide input.
Our coalition’s steering committee, as well as the members of our education subcommittee, are prepared to offer our advice and assistance to the search committee and would value a role in selecting our next educational leader.
The Board of Education has decided the evaluation of candidates and the selection of the new superintendent should be done by community members who were elected to serve on the Board. Other community members, as well as teachers, have called for more representation in the search process.
Note: The Middletown Racial Justice Coalition is an group of city residents formed within the past year. It describes itself as follows:
This group was created so that Middletown can join in working toward Racial Justice for all. It is a place to share ideas, strategies, opportunities, events, and community. It is intended to be as inclusive, diverse, and multidimensional as possible.-----------------------
To: Middletown Board of Education Chair, Vincent Loffredo
From: Middletown Racial Justice Coalition Education Committee Co-Chairs, Diana Martinez & Quentin Phipps
Date: June 19, 2017
Subject: Middletown Racial Justice Coalition Statement Concerning Middletown Schools Superintendent Search
The Middletown Racial Justice Coalition, composed of community members who are actively working toward racial justice in Middletown, is committed to the creation of a more equitable public school system.
The Board of Education must conduct the search for the Superintendent with an eye toward the goals of raising the achievement of all students while narrowing the gaps between the lowest and highest performing students; eliminating racial predictability and disproportionality in all aspects of education and its administration; and ensuring all students, regardless of race or class graduate from Middletown Public Schools ready to succeed in a racially and culturally diverse local, national, and global community.
Several conditions need to be met in order for this search to be meaningful, thoughtful, and fruitful.
● First, it is critical that the search committee be transparent about its search parameters and the place of equity in its process--this includes crafting a Superintendent job description that details the importance of a candidate with experience in changing outcomes for Black and Latino children.
○ This job description must also be made available to the public.
● We want to stress the importance of conducting a national search in a manner consistent with industry best practices for ensuring a diverse candidate pool.
● It’s imperative for all children in Middletown, but particularly for Black and Latino children (roughly 70% of whom are not meeting educational standards), that this search be conducted with an equity lens from start to finish.
● Community input is a vital part of this search that should not be limited to public hearings--there has to be space for youth and parent voices throughout the entire process.
● In addition, we would like the committee to consider requiring finalists to prepare public presentations outlining their goals and methodology upon hiring, with opportunity for community members to provide input.
Our coalition’s steering committee, as well as the members of our education subcommittee, are prepared to offer our advice and assistance to the search committee and would value a role in selecting our next educational leader.
Opinion: Superintendent Search Process Should Be More Inclusive
Opinion piece submitted by Quentin Phipps and Diana Martinez, previously published in the Middletown Press. Phipps and Martinez have also sent a letter to the Board of Education, outlining steps they feel would make the search for a new Superintendent of Schools "meaningful, thoughtful, and fruitful."
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There is no debate that an achievement gap exists in Middletown. In Middletown, as in practically every town across our country, a child's race (even more often than their economic status) is a steady predictor for their academic success. If our community can agree that White children are not inherently smarter than Black and Brown children, then we have to question why an estimated 70% of our Black and Brown children are not meeting our educational expectations. Middletown has a moral, ethical, and economic imperative to address the systemic issues that contribute to these disparities in educational outcomes.
Many Middletown community members participated in the survey and focus groups hosted for the Board of Education’s Superintendent search. We implored our elected officials to recognize the educational crisis we are facing and to put racial equity at the forefront of their decision making process. Members of the Middletown Racial Justice Coalition’s Education Committee also sent the Board a letter detailing several conditions crucial to contracting a Superintendent capable of addressing how our system has historically failed students of color. As this search process comes to a close and the interview process begins, we are disappointed that none of our suggestions were adopted and that there is no plan to address them in the weeks to come. For instance, we were outraged that almost all mentions of race and equity in the Boards’ Leadership Profile Report were erased and replaced with “ALL”.
We cannot both tout our diverse student population as a strength and then turn around and attempt to present our town and our needs homogeneously--this is intellectually dishonest and hypocritical. ALL of our children should be excelling in ALL our schools, ALL of our children should see themselves represented in our teaching and administrative staff, ALL of our children deserve to have their educational needs met but that is not our reality. Again, roughly 70% of our Black and Latino children are below grade level in reading--this is our reality. If we truly believe ALL our children should thrive in our schools, then we need to focus our collective efforts on improving outcomes for those who historically have not. And while one person cannot be expected to fix decades of inequity, we have a unique opportunity to find a leader who will set us on the right track.
There is no clearer indicator of the depth of our systemic issues around race then the ease with which the people entrusted to represent ALL of us can actively ignore every data point representing the struggles of some of us. Not only has our Board rejected the idea that we need to find an educational leader well-versed in racial equity, they have not even able to admit and have used language that actively erases the fact that we have a problem. Furthermore, based on their timeline, it seems one series of focus groups and a pre-search survey were the only opportunities for community engagement in the decision process. This should raise alarms. We should all be concerned with Cooperative Educational Services’ ability to secure an educational leader prepared for the unique challenges around equity for the City of Middletown.
The current lack of communication between the Board and the community indicate that this process does not include us all and thereby will not fulfill the needs of us all. As such, we insist Middletown BoE incorporate our original suggestions in their process. This includes requiring finalists to share their vision for Middletown Schools via public presentations with opportunity for community feedback. This decision is too important to be made with minimal community input and demands transparency. Our coalition has offered and continues to offer BoE leaders our support in creating an inclusive and equitable education community for our children. The first step forward is admitting we have a problem.
Quentin Phipps and Diana Martinez
Education Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Middletown Racial Justice Coalition
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There is no debate that an achievement gap exists in Middletown. In Middletown, as in practically every town across our country, a child's race (even more often than their economic status) is a steady predictor for their academic success. If our community can agree that White children are not inherently smarter than Black and Brown children, then we have to question why an estimated 70% of our Black and Brown children are not meeting our educational expectations. Middletown has a moral, ethical, and economic imperative to address the systemic issues that contribute to these disparities in educational outcomes.
Many Middletown community members participated in the survey and focus groups hosted for the Board of Education’s Superintendent search. We implored our elected officials to recognize the educational crisis we are facing and to put racial equity at the forefront of their decision making process. Members of the Middletown Racial Justice Coalition’s Education Committee also sent the Board a letter detailing several conditions crucial to contracting a Superintendent capable of addressing how our system has historically failed students of color. As this search process comes to a close and the interview process begins, we are disappointed that none of our suggestions were adopted and that there is no plan to address them in the weeks to come. For instance, we were outraged that almost all mentions of race and equity in the Boards’ Leadership Profile Report were erased and replaced with “ALL”.
We cannot both tout our diverse student population as a strength and then turn around and attempt to present our town and our needs homogeneously--this is intellectually dishonest and hypocritical. ALL of our children should be excelling in ALL our schools, ALL of our children should see themselves represented in our teaching and administrative staff, ALL of our children deserve to have their educational needs met but that is not our reality. Again, roughly 70% of our Black and Latino children are below grade level in reading--this is our reality. If we truly believe ALL our children should thrive in our schools, then we need to focus our collective efforts on improving outcomes for those who historically have not. And while one person cannot be expected to fix decades of inequity, we have a unique opportunity to find a leader who will set us on the right track.
There is no clearer indicator of the depth of our systemic issues around race then the ease with which the people entrusted to represent ALL of us can actively ignore every data point representing the struggles of some of us. Not only has our Board rejected the idea that we need to find an educational leader well-versed in racial equity, they have not even able to admit and have used language that actively erases the fact that we have a problem. Furthermore, based on their timeline, it seems one series of focus groups and a pre-search survey were the only opportunities for community engagement in the decision process. This should raise alarms. We should all be concerned with Cooperative Educational Services’ ability to secure an educational leader prepared for the unique challenges around equity for the City of Middletown.
The current lack of communication between the Board and the community indicate that this process does not include us all and thereby will not fulfill the needs of us all. As such, we insist Middletown BoE incorporate our original suggestions in their process. This includes requiring finalists to share their vision for Middletown Schools via public presentations with opportunity for community feedback. This decision is too important to be made with minimal community input and demands transparency. Our coalition has offered and continues to offer BoE leaders our support in creating an inclusive and equitable education community for our children. The first step forward is admitting we have a problem.
Quentin Phipps and Diana Martinez
Education Subcommittee Co-Chairs
Middletown Racial Justice Coalition
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Malloy Plugs $2.5B Budget Hole With 2000% Rise in Library Fines -- The Colonel Carries On #99
by Fay Knuse, Lacy Hemmings, and Tad Hott
Epigraph: “If it ain’t broke, don’t break it. Don’t break nothin’.” --Lou Paloop
“Meteorological” autumn starts on September 1, “astronomical autumn” at the equinox on Friday, September 22.
“Penultimate” means “next to last,” from Latin “paene,” almost, and “ultima,” final, last or, as in English, noun, last syllable of a multisyllabic word. “Ultima” is familiar from common English words like “ultimate” and “ultimatum,” but “paene” seems to be represented in English only in “penultimate” and “peninsula” (“almost an island”)
Or maybe not: is “paene pasta” bad Italian food?
An “antepenult” sounds as if it’s some kind of trans relative (“You forgot your antepenult’s birthday”), but it means “before the almost the last” or “third to last syllable of a word of three or more syllables.”
I’m unable to tell you the relationship between “ante” (before, as in “anteroom” and “antenuptial”) and “anti” (against, as in “antifa”). You’d think they’d have a common idea at a common root, but I can’t find it.
Tell Teddy Roosevelt his maxim has been updated: “Speak loudly and carry a small stick in your small hand. Be small in every way.”
Many English parents raise their children between Beatingham and Bashingham.
In British Railway lavatories is found the sign “Gentlemen Lift the Seat.” One observer speculated whether it was a sociological definition or an invitation to upper-class larceny.
Another purported maxim came to my attention years ago in a television period drama in which a poor man’s son eloped with a rich man’s daughter, or vice versa.
The fathers met and hatched a plan to undo the elopement (bribe the preacher to deny the marriage, etc.). In the tense negotiation between the fathers, the rich one overcame the poor one’s objections by intoning, “Gentlemen come to an agreement.”
It was rhetorically astute, essentially asking the poor man, “Are you a gentleman or not?”
Nevertheless, I have never seen the saying in print, Google knows it only as a command: “Gentlemen, come to an agreement!” Some screenwriter apparently coined it in its aphoristic sense.
As a boy, I liked reading short stories. Why do modern readers prefer novels? Supposedly the average attention span has shortened, so you’d think the opposite. What’s the most famous short story every written? The Pit and the Pendulum? The Snows of Kilimanjaro? The Night the Bed Fell?
How many restaurants are there in Middletown? Take a guess. Would it surprise you to know that one correct answer is “more than a hundred”?
A main street that thrives on numberless restaurants is vulnerable to recession. We’re in the ninth year of our current recovery, and some economists say we’re due for a downturn, so we may find out.
There’s a theory that restaurants thrive when people have to work so many hours to make ends meet that they haven’t time to cook. So they take out; it makes economic sense for them, and helps restaurants.
You know you’re old when you bend over to pick up a penny.
Nobody has ever come back from a $20 trillion debt. I’m just sayin’.
Q: How can you tell if the bear chasing you is a black bear or a grizzly bear?
A: Climb up a tree to escape the bear. If the bear follows you up the tree and kills you, it's a black bear. If the bear knocks the tree down and then kills you, it's a grizzly.
She likes cats. She’s symcatico.
A friend said: “I’ve read the play, but I’ve never seen a production of Pygma Lion.”
The patron saint of retail software is Our Lady of Perpetual Inventory.
“Don’t look directly at the eclipse of American democracy.”
That’s gloomy. Better to ponder more hopeful stuff:
“Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.” Jas 3:4.
Or, in more modern dress, “Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Nothing else ever has.” (Margaret Mead)
We stayed in an attic room in an inn. It was a converted church, and the top of a lancet window peeked above the floor on the far side of the claw-foot bathtub. It was eerie to see morning sun streaming from under the bathtub.
Some titles practically write the book: “The Sheik of Araby and the Nick of Time.”
From bookstore browsing: “Unconditional: Older Dogs, Deeper Love”; “Fight Like A Girl”; “The Power of Boundless Compassion”; “1001 Ways to Slow Down” (gift from a traffic cop?).
For real, a booth at the Wadsworth Mansion Open Air Market: “Walk By Faith Doggie Bakery, LLC.” (Not as weird as Cape Cod’s “Church of Jesus Christ, Sandwich.”)
When life gives you lemons: “If life burns your toast, make diamonds from the carbon.”
Other kids made merciless fun of Charles “Chunky” Guacamole, singing “Chunky Guacamole” to the tune of “Gary, Indiana” from “The Music Man.”
Speaking of tunes, the previous administration had one ready but never got to use it: “GuantanaMO Bay/ we closed/ GuantanaMO Bay.”
“C’mon, Professor, crack a smile! Chemistry can’t be all grim!”
When the affectless professor loses his cool, he swears mildly: “Oh, fishknuckles!” he mutters, more in annoyance than true anger.
Hypograph: “When life gives you lemmings, make lemmingade.”
Friday, September 1, 2017
The Buttonwood Tree Events Labor Day Weekend
Joe Flood & Pedro Iaco
September 2 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$15
Joe Flood and Pedro Iaco
Aligned with Source
Songwriter Joe Flood and Brazilian singer Pedro Iaco will perform
their original material as well as some American and Brazilian
classics. Pedro Iaco is half of the Brazilian duo Iasiaco whose
debut CD Rio Escuro was released in 2017 and features two co-writes
with Joe Flood who is known for his work with The Band and other greats
of American roots music. Pedro sings in Portuguese, English, and Spanish
and has studied and performed with the great Bobby McFerrin.
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Joe Flood & Pedro Iaco
$15.00 Reserve your seat
Aligned with Source
Interactive Workshop & Meditation
September 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
A Spiritual & Holistic Healer from India, Annaita is experienced
in applying varied healing modalities to a wide range of situations. In
these inter-active workshops, Annaita seeks to empower, sharing her deep
understanding of life, holism and spirituality, enabling you to rise
above life’s challenges, live a healthy, fulfilled & confident life.
Life is never easy and change must come from within. In today’s environment of hardship, ill-health, corruption and inequality it is often difficult to see the Light. The purpose of this workshop is to empower you to see yours.
Be the change you wish to see. All you need is Willingness.
Topic: Surrender or Submit?
When we let go, what is in fact taking place? Who or what are we really giving up to?
Suggested donation: $10
Story City is a troupe of storytellers based in the Hartford, CT area
and trained by Matt Dicks, one of The Moth’s champion storytellers.
Story City Troupe uses The Moth Formula: all are true, personal stories,
often funny, sometimes amazing, poignant or ironic and based on a
single theme for the evening. The troupe members range in age from their
20’s to their 70’s, proving you can come up with a good story at any
age. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll identify!
Hosted by Sue Huggans, founder of Story City Troupe.
The theme is “School Days ” and the cast is:
Arnie Pritchard
Saul Fussiner
Maire Greene
Nina Lesiga
Mike Isko
Jill Wruble
Tarn Granucci
Life is never easy and change must come from within. In today’s environment of hardship, ill-health, corruption and inequality it is often difficult to see the Light. The purpose of this workshop is to empower you to see yours.
Be the change you wish to see. All you need is Willingness.
Topic: Surrender or Submit?
When we let go, what is in fact taking place? Who or what are we really giving up to?
Suggested donation: $10
Story City Troupe
September 1 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Hosted by Sue Huggans, founder of Story City Troupe.
The theme is “School Days ” and the cast is:
Arnie Pritchard
Saul Fussiner
Maire Greene
Nina Lesiga
Mike Isko
Jill Wruble
Tarn Granucci
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts & Cultural Center
605 Main Street / PO Box 71, Middletown, CT 06457
www.buttonwood.org / 860.347.4957
605 Main Street / PO Box 71, Middletown, CT 06457
www.buttonwood.org / 860.347.4957
Light refreshments are available - we suggest dinner at a nearby restaurant!
A Look Back At Middletown Flood of 1984
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| Photo from Middletown 366 Blog, Published by Middlesex County Historical Society |
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HARTFORD, June 1— The most severe flooding along the Connecticut River in almost half a century began cresting here today as other parts of Connecticut and the metropolitan area started to dry out after four days of heavy rain.
Forecasters said the Connecticut River, the state's largest, crested at just over 31 feet - 15 feet above flood stage - at 2:30 P.M. as it coursed past the concrete dikes protecting the office towers in downtown Hartford. They said the river would slowly recede over the next few days.
More than eight inches of rain fell in many parts of Connecticut before the rainfall ended as showers Thursday afternoon.
As the Connecticut River was reaching its crest with the runoff from tributaries upstream, other rivers, such as the Housatonic in western Connecticut, began receding earlier today.
Bruce Whyte, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service's River Forecast Center in Bloomfield, just outside Hartford, said the swollen Connecticut River was expected to crest downstream by Saturday. ''I think here in Hartford the worst is behind us,'' he said. Governor Assesses Damage
Meanwhile, Gov. William A. O'Neill toured the state by helicopter and car to assess the property damage from the flooding, which forced more than 1,000 people from their homes along the Connecticut and Housatonic Rivers.
The Governor said tonight that the state was ''not out of danger,'' but that he hoped the most critical period had passed.
Mr. O'Neill said he would ask Federal officials to declare the state a disaster area to make property owners eligible for loans and other aid.
He said it would take several days to estimate the overall damage.
The Connecticut River's crest here exceeded the depth of 30.5 feet reached in the flood of August 1955, which killed 82 people in the state. It was the deepest the river had been since a crest of 35.4 feet in the flood of 1938, which killed 55 people.
This time, however, there were no reports of fatalities or serious injuries. Slow Rise of Rivers
State officials said dikes and flood control projects built after the earlier floods had minimized damage in the major urban areas. They also said that the relatively slow rise of the rivers since Monday had given people in low- lying areas time to leave.
One of the most serious problems remaining was in Middletown, a city of 39,000 people, 16 miles down the Connecticut River from Hartford. Flood waters closed portions of the major roads leading to the city.
About 30 National Guard troops assisted the Middletown police with traffic problems, but the city's main business and residential areas were on high ground. ''The priority right now is traffic control,'' said Mayor Sebastian J. Garafalo.
Wesleyan University, in Middletown, was ''high and dry so far,'' a spokesman said, but was making plans to provide transportation information to about 6,000 people expected on the campus Sunday for the university's commencement ceremonies.
The spokesman, Bobby Clark, said the commencement would be held ''rain or shine'' as scheduled.
With the Connecticut River rising to near the decks of some bridges, hopper cars loaded with gravel were parked on railroad bridges to stabilize the bridges against the onrushing water.
Sunshine and scattered clouds replaced the slow-moving storm system, which headed out to sea from New England after causing flooding from New Jersey to Massachusetts.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Circophony Circus Training for Teenagers starts September 12
Circus training for young people is alive and well in
Middletown, the self-styled circus capital of Connecticut.
Starting September 12, young people ages 12 to 19 will have
the opportunity to receive professional training in circus arts through a
unique program with a nearly thirty-year history. Circophony meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 9 pm, from
September 12 through November 16. The program culminates with a “Fall Circus
Showcase” on Friday, November 17, and Circophony
members will then have the chance to audition for Circophony’s Spring Production. All classes take place at
Oddfellows Playhouse at 128 Washington Street in Middletown.
The Fall Training program is open to all teens, regardless
of circus experience, who are willing to commit to the ten-week, five-hour per
week program. Training will include many aspects of circus and performance,
including acrobatics, tumbling, juggling & object manipulation, balancing
& equilibristics, unicycling, stilting, strength & flexibility,
physical comedy, clowning and ensemble performance. The program does not
include aerial training, but Circophony
members are regularly provided with opportunities to enroll in specialized
workshops, take field trips to professional circus performances, and
participate in Regional and National Youth Circus Festivals through the
American Youth Circus Organization.
Circophony is a
collaboration between the Middletown-based Theater Company ARTFARM and
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater. The program is directed by ARTFARM
Executive Director Dic Wheeler, who started the Children’s Circus of Middletown
in 1988 and has been teaching, directing and performing circus and theater
around the United States, Europe and South Asia since 1980.
“Circus provides incredible opportunities for young people,”
says Wheeler. “It offers the physical training of sports without the
competition, but also is a collaborative art form in which uniqueness and
personal quirks are seen as assets. By working together in circus, kids can do
things that at first seem totally impossible. And once you have performed the
impossible, you can do anything.”
Wheeler leads the program with Assistant Director and Head
Coach Allison McDermott, a life-long circus performer and a graduate of the
Professional Training Program at the New England Center for Circus Arts. The
two will be joined by guest artists throughout the Fall program, and will
create an original Circus Theater performance with the Company which will
premiere in March.
Tuition for the ten-week program is $250. To enroll, go to www.oddfellows.org. For more details about
the training structure and content, contact Dic Wheeler at info@art-farm.org, or visit www.art-farm.org.
City Food and Drink Among The State's Best
Connecticut Magazine found much to love about our city's food and drink purveyors, naming 6 city institutions as "Best of Connecticut". - Barbecue: Taino Smokehouse, 860.358.9828
- Beer Bar: Eli Cannon's, 860.347.3547
- Coffee House: Klekolo World Coffee, 860.343.9444
- Cupcakes: NoRA Cupcake, 860.788.3150
- Diner: O'Rourke's Diner, 860.346.6101
- Grilled Cheese: Whey Station food truck, 860.342.8737
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Free Sensory Nature Walk On September 21
The Rockfall Foundation's monthly Meet Your Greens:
Middletown Green Drinks series continues on Thursday, September 21st with a unique opportunity to explore the
Highlawn Forest Trail. As part of the Artists on the Trail program sponsored by the New England
Trail, artist Bibi Calderaro will lead the walk. Bibi uses a distinctive approach to bring awareness to
one’s surroundings and draw attention to the multiple ways one may connect with
the land. Gather at 5:30 pm for a low-impact, 60-minute walk with refreshments
immediately following in the CT Forest & Park
Association headquarters.
Highlawn Forest Trail
Park at Connecticut Forest & Park Association
106 Meriden Road
Rockfall, CT 06481
The event is free, however, reservations
are requested. To register, please contact the Rockfall Foundation at
860-347-0340 or info@rockfallfoundation.org
Side Street to Main Street Looking For New Candidates for Minority Entrepreneurship Program
From the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
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The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting candidates for the Fall 2017/Winter 2018 Side Street to Main Street Business & Leadership Development Program scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. To participate, all interested candidates must attend the Mandatory Class 21 Program Orientation and Application Submission Meeting, on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, 7:00 PM, at the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, 393 Main Street, Middletown, CT.
Now entering its 21st year, the Side Street to Main Street Business & Leadership Development Program is a one year long entrepreneurial and business development course, with a rigorous curriculum, designed to assist minority small business owners in the community, who have not had formal business training, to become more successful by developing the attitudes, skills and qualities necessary for effective business ownership, and success, taking them from the Side Street to the Main Street of the business community.
Since the inception of the Program in 1997, over 248 people have graduated from the Side Street to Main Street Business & Leadership Development Program, which has been fully funded and supported by Aetna, Inc., and it has been a successful and most effective way in which we have encouraged the development and growth of small, minority-owned businesses, which are now part of the business community.
“I would like to thank Aetna for its outstanding support of the Side Street to Main Street Business & Leadership Development Program. Aetna is an outstanding corporate citizen. I am proud of the work that this program is doing for our local business community, and it would not be possible without the support of Aetna," said President of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Larry McHugh.
For more detailed information and to register for the Mandatory Class 21 Program Orientation and Application Submission Meeting, Email: Jennifer@middlesexchamber.com.
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The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting candidates for the Fall 2017/Winter 2018 Side Street to Main Street Business & Leadership Development Program scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. To participate, all interested candidates must attend the Mandatory Class 21 Program Orientation and Application Submission Meeting, on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, 7:00 PM, at the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, 393 Main Street, Middletown, CT.
Now entering its 21st year, the Side Street to Main Street Business & Leadership Development Program is a one year long entrepreneurial and business development course, with a rigorous curriculum, designed to assist minority small business owners in the community, who have not had formal business training, to become more successful by developing the attitudes, skills and qualities necessary for effective business ownership, and success, taking them from the Side Street to the Main Street of the business community.
Since the inception of the Program in 1997, over 248 people have graduated from the Side Street to Main Street Business & Leadership Development Program, which has been fully funded and supported by Aetna, Inc., and it has been a successful and most effective way in which we have encouraged the development and growth of small, minority-owned businesses, which are now part of the business community.
“I would like to thank Aetna for its outstanding support of the Side Street to Main Street Business & Leadership Development Program. Aetna is an outstanding corporate citizen. I am proud of the work that this program is doing for our local business community, and it would not be possible without the support of Aetna," said President of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Larry McHugh.
For more detailed information and to register for the Mandatory Class 21 Program Orientation and Application Submission Meeting, Email: Jennifer@middlesexchamber.com.
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