Sunday, May 4, 2014
Mother's Day Plant Sale At MHS VoAg Center Saturday
The annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale will be held Saturday May 10th, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Vocational Agriculture Center of Middletown High School, LaRosa Lane, off Route 3 (Newfield St.).
Sponsored by MHS PTA and Vo-Ag. Annuals, perennials, hanging planters, and herbs will be available.
There will be a planting table for children to make Mother’s Day gifts. Rain or shine.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
My
Name is Oliver!
Do You Have A Home For Me?
I'm Oliver! I am about 2 years
old, Orange/Buff-colored neutered male. I am a laid back, easy-going boy and
love to be petted and snuggled. I get along well with other cats, but I would
also do just fine as the only pet.
A quiet home with a devoted owner
who will give me time to adjust is what I am looking for. Once I get to know
you, I will give you lots of love in return! I am patiently waiting for someone to give me
a chance of a forever home where I can give and get love and attention!
Cat
Tales is seeking permanent adoption for me and will tell you the best way to
take care of me.
Please call Cat Tales at (860) 344-9043
or
Email: info@CatTalesCT.org to
inquire about Oliver!
Postponed: Avenue Groove at Celtic Cavern
Avenue Groove's debut at the Celtic Cavern tonight has been postponed due to unfortunate circumstances. Please stay tuned for another date for us to perform at this new Irish pub with a musical twist, featuring comfort food and 18 beers on tap, located in the Main Street Market in Middletown, Connecticut (entrance on the Melilli Plaza side, as pictured above).
Avenue Groove plays R&B/funk/dance music by Chic, Donna Summer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jackson 5, KC and the Sunshine Band, Thelma Houston, and Whitney Houston, among many others. The group features Laura Noonan on lead vocals, Peter DeFazio on bass and lead vocals, Stephen King on keyboards and lead vocals, Eric DellaVecchia on saxophone and vocals, Joe Grosso on guitar and vocals, and Andy Chatfield on drums.
Birds, Botanical, And Burials. Free Program On May 24
From a Press Release.
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May 24, 10-12pm, free, indoor program about Lichens from 10–11 at the deKoven House, followed by a field walk at a local cemetery displaying various Lichens. The deKoven House is located at 27 Washington Street, Middletown, CT. 06457 at the intersection of Washington Street and deKoven Drive near Exit 15, Rt. 9. The program is open to the public. Please call 860-873-9304 or email wjguinness@snet.net to register.
The Mattabeseck Audubon Society, a chapter of the National Audubon Society, is committed to environmental leadership and education for the benefit of the community and the earth's biodiversity.
The Connecticut Botanical Society is a group of amateur and professional botanists who share an interest in the plants and habitats of Connecticut and the surrounding region. The society was founded in 1903. The society’s goals are to increase knowledge of the state's flora, to accumulate a permanent botanical record, and to promote conservation and public awareness of the state's rich natural heritage.
The Connecticut Gravestone Network is dedicated to protecting Connecticut’s old burying grounds and preserving their historic significance. CGN provides a communication resource with an emphasis on promoting and encouraging public awareness and safe conservation. We also support those interested in all other aspects of gravestone studies.
May 24, 10-12pm, free, indoor program about Lichens from 10–11 at the deKoven House, followed by a field walk at a local cemetery displaying various Lichens. The deKoven House is located at 27 Washington Street, Middletown, CT. 06457 at the intersection of Washington Street and deKoven Drive near Exit 15, Rt. 9. The program is open to the public. Please call 860-873-9304 or email wjguinness@snet.net to register.
The Mattabeseck Audubon Society, a chapter of the National Audubon Society, is committed to environmental leadership and education for the benefit of the community and the earth's biodiversity.
The Connecticut Botanical Society is a group of amateur and professional botanists who share an interest in the plants and habitats of Connecticut and the surrounding region. The society was founded in 1903. The society’s goals are to increase knowledge of the state's flora, to accumulate a permanent botanical record, and to promote conservation and public awareness of the state's rich natural heritage.
The Connecticut Gravestone Network is dedicated to protecting Connecticut’s old burying grounds and preserving their historic significance. CGN provides a communication resource with an emphasis on promoting and encouraging public awareness and safe conservation. We also support those interested in all other aspects of gravestone studies.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Discussion on US Counterinsurgency Support at Wesleyan, May 6
"Wrong Turn: America's Deadly Embrace of Counterinsurgency"
A lecture by retired U. S. Army Colonel Gian Gentile, currently senior historian for the Rand Corporation and author of Wrong Turn: America's Deadly Embrace of Counterinsurgency (2013) and How Effective is Strategic Bombing: Lessons Learned from World War II to Kosovo (2000). The lecture will start at 4:30 p.m., venue PAC 001, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
These events are sponsored by the Wesleyan History Department with the generous support of the Dean of Division II and the co-sponsorship of the Departments of English, Government, and American Studies, the College of Social Studies, and the Writing Program.
The events are open to the public. The PAC (Public Affairs Center) is located at M-7 (no. 11) on this map: http://www.wesleyan.edu/about/images/maps/campus_map_08-27-2013.jpg
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Three Different Capstones to the Wesleyan Experience (May 1)
CFA Arts Administration Intern Chloe Jones ’15 talks to graduate
student Samuel Dickey '14, and seniors Daniel Light ’14 and Emmie
Finckel ‘14 about their capstone projects, in this entry from the Center for the Arts blog.
Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts offers undergraduate programs in Art & Art History, Dance, Music, and Theater, and graduate programs in Music. In every department, students have the opportunity to create a capstone project in their final year. These projects take myriad forms, each one a reflection of the student’s unique interests and creative voice.
On Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 9pm in Crowell Concert Hall, graduate student in music Samuel Dickey '14 will present his thesis concert. After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mr. Dickey came to Wesleyan in pursuit of a Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology.
The two-year program does not require that students produce a concert, as not all ethnomusicologists play an instrument. Mr. Dickey, however, picked up his first guitar at the age of ten and hasn't stopped playing since. In 2010 he learned to play the Jeli Ngoni, a string instrument from West Africa.
His thesis concert brings together musicians from the Wesleyan community and beyond, including a couple of his bandmates from New York City. Half of the performers are Wesleyan students.
In addition to the recital, Mr. Dickey’s thesis includes a written component of 75 pages. His essay examines the role of the guitar in West African music, and how this once foreign instrument became integrated into the performance of traditional songs. He is looking specifically at music produced on either side of the border between Mali and Guinea.
“Guitars have become a vehicle for translating traditional music into a more popular sphere,” he explains. “But more than the music being westernized by the guitar; the guitar has been Africanized by the music.”
Together, the essay and his recital mark the culmination of his studies at Wesleyan.
“The master’s program has been great,” says Mr. Dickey. “I think it will allow me to pursue the sort of foothold I’ve been after in the music world.”
After graduation Mr. Dickey hopes to attain an ensemble coaching position or become an artist-in-residence.
In addition to graduate students, many undergraduates in the Music Department produce recitals as their senior capstone projects. One such undergraduate is Daniel Light ’14, whose senior recital Resonance took place on Friday, April 18, 2014 in World Music Hall.
The Music Department grants its undergraduate majors a lot of flexibility in designing their senior projects. One student may choose to record an album, while another opts for making a musical.
Mr. Light began with a couple of songs that he had written and ultimately developed a set list of seven original numbers. He performed four of the songs with a full band, one with a string trio, one with a choral group, and one as a solo.
“It felt like a launching point,” reflects Mr. Light. “I remember thinking that I would like to do this again at some point, to use my own material to fuel a concert.”
Much like students in the Music Department, those majoring in Theater have the leeway to design a senior capstone project tailored to their interests. This past November, as part of her thesis, Emmie Finckel ‘14 designed the set for the Theater Department's production of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.
Envisioned as a
theater prop house gone to ruin, the set filled the enormous stage in
the CFA Theater with furniture and other objects. The audience watched
the performance from the stage, immersed in the set alongside the
actors.
The hands-on work that Ms. Finckel did for The Seagull comprised the first part of her thesis. The second part is an essay of 30 to 40 pages, in which she examines audience agency in immersive theater design.
Ms. Finckel’s thesis gave her the opportunity to work closely with faculty members, including Associate Professor of Theater Yuri Kordonsky, who directed the production, and Assistant Professor of Theater Marcela Oteíza, who has become a mentor to Ms. Finckel in her time at Wesleyan.
“It was wonderful to feel like they respected me enough to want me to be involved [in The Seagull] as their collaborator,” recalls Ms. Finckel.
Dramatically different in approach and content, these three examples of capstone projects speak to the wide-reaching interests of Wesleyan students and their impulse to innovate and create. The capstone programs provide students an opportunity to synthesize the experiences that they’ve had at Wesleyan, reflecting both on where they’ve been and where they can go.
Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts offers undergraduate programs in Art & Art History, Dance, Music, and Theater, and graduate programs in Music. In every department, students have the opportunity to create a capstone project in their final year. These projects take myriad forms, each one a reflection of the student’s unique interests and creative voice.
On Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 9pm in Crowell Concert Hall, graduate student in music Samuel Dickey '14 will present his thesis concert. After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mr. Dickey came to Wesleyan in pursuit of a Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology.
The two-year program does not require that students produce a concert, as not all ethnomusicologists play an instrument. Mr. Dickey, however, picked up his first guitar at the age of ten and hasn't stopped playing since. In 2010 he learned to play the Jeli Ngoni, a string instrument from West Africa.
His thesis concert brings together musicians from the Wesleyan community and beyond, including a couple of his bandmates from New York City. Half of the performers are Wesleyan students.
In addition to the recital, Mr. Dickey’s thesis includes a written component of 75 pages. His essay examines the role of the guitar in West African music, and how this once foreign instrument became integrated into the performance of traditional songs. He is looking specifically at music produced on either side of the border between Mali and Guinea.
“Guitars have become a vehicle for translating traditional music into a more popular sphere,” he explains. “But more than the music being westernized by the guitar; the guitar has been Africanized by the music.”
Together, the essay and his recital mark the culmination of his studies at Wesleyan.
“The master’s program has been great,” says Mr. Dickey. “I think it will allow me to pursue the sort of foothold I’ve been after in the music world.”
After graduation Mr. Dickey hopes to attain an ensemble coaching position or become an artist-in-residence.
In addition to graduate students, many undergraduates in the Music Department produce recitals as their senior capstone projects. One such undergraduate is Daniel Light ’14, whose senior recital Resonance took place on Friday, April 18, 2014 in World Music Hall.
The Music Department grants its undergraduate majors a lot of flexibility in designing their senior projects. One student may choose to record an album, while another opts for making a musical.
Mr. Light began with a couple of songs that he had written and ultimately developed a set list of seven original numbers. He performed four of the songs with a full band, one with a string trio, one with a choral group, and one as a solo.
“It felt like a launching point,” reflects Mr. Light. “I remember thinking that I would like to do this again at some point, to use my own material to fuel a concert.”
Much like students in the Music Department, those majoring in Theater have the leeway to design a senior capstone project tailored to their interests. This past November, as part of her thesis, Emmie Finckel ‘14 designed the set for the Theater Department's production of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.
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| Theater Department production of "The Seagull." Directed by Associate Professor of Theater Yuri Kordonsky. Set design by Emeline Finckel '14. Photo by Professor of Theater Jack Carr. |
The hands-on work that Ms. Finckel did for The Seagull comprised the first part of her thesis. The second part is an essay of 30 to 40 pages, in which she examines audience agency in immersive theater design.
Ms. Finckel’s thesis gave her the opportunity to work closely with faculty members, including Associate Professor of Theater Yuri Kordonsky, who directed the production, and Assistant Professor of Theater Marcela Oteíza, who has become a mentor to Ms. Finckel in her time at Wesleyan.
“It was wonderful to feel like they respected me enough to want me to be involved [in The Seagull] as their collaborator,” recalls Ms. Finckel.
Dramatically different in approach and content, these three examples of capstone projects speak to the wide-reaching interests of Wesleyan students and their impulse to innovate and create. The capstone programs provide students an opportunity to synthesize the experiences that they’ve had at Wesleyan, reflecting both on where they’ve been and where they can go.
This Weekend's Events at The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts & Cultural Center
CONCERTS:
Friday, May 2
Friday, May 2
8 pm $8 / $5 students
Hartt School of Music
Classical guitar
Graduate and undergraduate students from the Hartt School and Guitar Program will be performing works for guitar quartet, flute and guitar, and flute, guitar, and viola by: York, Debussy, Giuliani, Cortes, and Delpriora.
Reserve your seat!
Saturday, May 3 8 pm
Sinan Bakir
Solo Jazz Guitar
Rising jazz guitarist/composer Sinan Bakir made a name for himself in today’s music scene with his unique, creative, and exciting approach on the guitar. This Turkish-born guitarist is striving for a fresh and clean sound and has a highly energetic playing style. 8 pm $10
Reserve your seat!
Sunday, May 4
3 pm $10 / $8 seniors
Mike Lorenz Jazz Trio
Mike Lorenz, guitarist/composer/bandleader, is an up-and-coming musician from Bethlehem, PA. He leads an original jazz quartet, the Mike Lorenz Quartet, which features some of the most in-demand musicians in the Philadelphia area performing his original compositions.
Here the trio explores original music, "jazz standards," and quirky covers of rock tunes (think Black Sabbath, Nirvana, et al). Listen
SATURDAY EVENTS:
Qigong / Tai Chi - Charles "Chuck" Giardino 7:45-8:45 am Free/ donations
Vinyasa Community Yoga - Terri Johnson 9 -10:15 am Free/ donations
Aligned with Source Workshop - Annaita Gandhy - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm $5. sug.
FREE POETS COLLECTIVE
Feat. Faith Vicinanza, Mal Walker, music and open mic 1-3pm
ARTIST'S OPENING RECEPTION
Bill Revill's photographs and paintings
"Down by the Sea"
"Down by the Sea"
4 - 5:30 pm
free / refreshments
Events are held at:
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts & Cultural Center
605 Main Street / PO Box 71, Middletown, CT 06457
www.buttonwood.org / 860.347.4957
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts & Cultural Center
605 Main Street / PO Box 71, Middletown, CT 06457
www.buttonwood.org / 860.347.4957
Free parking behind It's Only Natural market on Saturdays, and on Liberty Street
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
DANCE PARTY - THIS THURSDAY at The Buttonwood Tree
First Thursdays at The Buttonwood Tree...
Bill Revill's photographs and paintings
"Down by the Sea"
5-7 pm
Bob Gotta's Acoustic Open Mic 7-9 pm
NEW: DANCE PARTY 9-11 pm
Basil Ali aka "The Hope" will be playing an eclectic mix of classic rock, house, pop, alternative and some Grand Slambovian tunes to get us moving and grooving! If you're looking for a great way to get your weekend started early, come down to The Buttonwood Tree the first Thursday of every month, and shake it off!
9 pm, $5 suggested donation includes free spring water throughout the night.
Dancing is one way to increase your happiness. Spinning off TBT's Happiness Project, this dance party is launched to give folks a way to shake off the stress and increase happiness. TRY IT!
The Buttonwood Tree
605 Main Street
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Don DeCesare to Deliver Commencement Address at Middlesex Community College’s “Record-Setting” Graduation
Longtime
broadcaster and local businessman Don DeCesare has been selected as
commencement speaker for Middlesex Community College’s 2014 graduation ceremony
– which will likely include a record-setting number of graduates from the
College. DeCesare, who is president and
general manager of WLIS-AM, Old Saybrook, and WMRD-AM, Middletown, and managing
general partner of Crossroads Communications, LLC, will address graduates
during the May 29 ceremony at MxCC’s Middletown campus.
Throughout his 44-year broadcasting career, DeCesare has held
many different positions including reporter, anchor, host, producer and editor. In addition to successfully managing radio
stations, DeCesare has been involved in station ownership and real estate
through Crossroads Communications. He is a founding member of CT-N, the
television channel that reports on Connecticut government,
has served as president of the Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce, is a board member
of the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce, and is past chairman of the Connecticut
Broadcasters Association. DeCesare also was appointed by the Connecticut State
Legislature to serve as co-chair of the “Victims’ Privacy Rights and the
Public’s Right to Know” Task Force.
“Don has
been a longtime friend and supporter of Middlesex Community College, serving as
one of our corporators and as a member of our Center for New Media Advisory
Board,” Dr. Anna Wasescha, MxCC’s president said. “As a thoughtful, articulate community
college advocate, I am confident Don’s message will be memorable and meaningful
to what looks to be MxCC’s largest number of graduates ever.”
Founded
in 1966, Middlesex Community College (www.mxcc.edu) is part of the Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities System. In all it does, Middlesex Community
College strives to be the college of its community. By providing high quality,
affordable, and accessible education to a diverse population, the college
enhances the strengths of individuals through degree, certificate, and lifelong
learning programs that lead to university transfer, employment, and an enriched
awareness of our shared responsibilities as global citizens. MxCC, recently
named a "Great College to Work For" by The Chronicle of Higher
Education, offers more than 50 degree or certificate programs at the main
38-acre campus in Middletown, the downtown Meriden Center, and online.
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Earth Day Again, or Reality Is Not Optional -- Popcorn by The Colonel #94
Sunday was the day of four popes: two deceased popes being made Catholic saints, with the present pope and a living former pope co-presiding at the dual canonization. One for the liberals and one for the conservatives?
Monday, April 28, 2014
South Fire District Budget Vote TOMORROW
The South Fire District 2014–2015 Budget Vote will be held Tuesday, April 29, 2014, from 6 AM to 8 PM, at the Firehouse.Voting will be by machine, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Voters must present photo proof of I.D.
If voters are unable to come to the polls on Tuesday, they can obtain an absentee ballot today, but it must be handed in at the fire station by 4PM TODAY. You may apply for and obtain an absentee ballot in person only at the South Fire District office during the following hours: M-F, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. I.D. must be presented.
A Special Meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners will be held immediately thereafter at 8:00 p.m.
Click below to download the proposed budget:
http://southfiredistrict.com/commission/ProposedBudget1415-1.pdf
MxCC’s Corporate Media Center Selected A Winner In The 35th Annual Telly Awards
The 48-minute video is a beautiful visual exploration of the functions and values of wetlands and watercourses, focusing on the key areas of hydrology, ecology and land use. It also features the voice over talent of MxCC alumna Liz Parra as the voice of the narrator’s digital assistant. It is the third and final video in the Municipal Inland Wetland Commissioners Training Program and was produced for the Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
“This video is one of the most beautiful videos the Corporate Media Center has produced,” said Dan Nocera, corporate media producer. “We are so honored that we have received a Telly Award for this piece.”
A team of faculty, staff, and students produced the video, including Dan Nocera, Doug Rogers, Barbara Rogers, Rick Eriksen, and Lloyd Langevin. Student production assistants include Hollie Kinney, Trent Jones, Basheer Troche, Lahcen Rachem, and Cindy Gerstl.
The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.
“The Telly Awards has a mission to honor the very best in film and video,” said Linda Day, Executive Director of the Telly Awards. “The accomplishment of Middlesex Community College’s Corporate Media Centerillustrates their creativity, skill, and dedication to their craft and serves as a testament to great film and video production.”
To find out more about the Telly Awards visit, tellyawards.com. To view the video series, visit CT DEEP’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/ctdeepvideos.
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