Nick Rollo of Bristol is one of the dancers in CONNetic Dance’s production of ‘Nutcracker Suite and Spicy,’ which will be performed at the Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford this weekend. Performances are: Dec. 14 at 8 p.m.…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Munny, Munny, who’s got the Munny? Paris in Plantsville has the Munny. Several Munnys, in fact. This past weekend, the local gallery opened Munny Madness II, where a slew of Munnys made their public debut.…
This press release from Bare Bones came into the Observer: Rising Mobs Present Bare Bones Holiday Art Fair Friday, December 14th: 5 PM – 9 PM Saturday, December 15th: 11 AM – 5 PM Bare Bones is pleased to announce…
Bristol’s annual Showcase of Stars took to the stage again on Saturday, December 1st at St. Paul’s Catholic High School.
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR If all goes well, Connecticut and a Connecticut real estate developer will become the next big stars of HGTV. And a Bristol woman is part of the team that made it happen. Gwen O’Donnell of…
Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation will hold its Annual Chanukah Gathering Sunday, Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m., 100 Oakland St., Bristol, the home of Amy Breakstone and David Reisner. Celebrate freedom, eat latkes, retell the story of liberation, sing songs, play…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR If you saw a photo of a video of the band Vintage Trouble, you’d swear the band was manned by a bunch of Brits. With their natty threads, and oh-so-cool throwback styling, they have all…
Upcoming Entertainment at Comix At Foxwoods Comix At Foxwoods Headliners Kyle Grooms · Thursday, December 6 at 8 p.m.; Friday, December 7 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 8 at 8 p.m and 10:30 p.m. · Tickets are $20, $40 and…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Listen to Kate Callahan’s latest album, “Two Doors,” you’re transported in two ways. Musically, Kate’s soft voice and peaceful guitar strumming lulls you into a tranquil place. Listen to her words, you’re then taken away…
“Lake Compounce Holiday Lights”, a brand new family event, is now open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings. The park gates will open at 5 p.m. on Fridays, and at 4 p.m.. on Saturdays and Sundays. The event goes until…
Bristol, Conn. (November 29, 2012) – The Sanford-Brown College-Farmington fashion design and merchandising program will host a fashion show at 8pm on Thursday November 29, 2012 at The New England Carousel Museum. The “Forget-me-not” Fashion Show will feature one-of-a-kind garments…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR When you say WCCC 106.9 FM, The Rock, you don’t necessarily equate the Hartford radion station with New York Fashion Week-style fashion. This was a point made by the station’s morning jock Raven at a…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Bassist John Campbell was home in Virginia when he picked up the phone for an advance interview for Lamb of God’s show on Nov. 23 at the Oakdale in Wallingford. Campbell was calling from a…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Bristol’s Ginger Grant is not necessarily a Johnny- (or Jane-)Come-Lately to photography. Her first brush with the art form came in the era of presidents Ford and Carter. But then teen-dom and later marriage interrupted…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR “Spring Awakening” is not your typical happy, happy, joy, joy musicals about teens. The show—with music from Duncan Sheik and lyrics/ book from Steven Sater— includes tales of sexual abuse, stifled sexuality, unwanted pregnancies, suicide,…
The CC Writers (Central Connecticut Writers Group) will read their works in progress at Bare Bones, Friday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. The CC Writers includes novelist Dawn Leger, former Plainville High School English teacher and novelist Chuck Radda, screenwriter…
Editor’s note: Nov. 1, the Mohegan Sun announced the show with the Smashing Pumpkins was postponed from Nov. 4 to Dec. 2. It is unclear at this point whether Morning Parade will still be on the tour. By MIKE CHAIKEN…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR One of Connecticut’s own is making two stops in the Nutmeg State on its current tour through the United States. Bronze Radio Return, whose most recent album is “Shake! Shake! Shake!” is going to be…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Carolina and Chris Balsamo were a couple living on Long Island. Husband Chris was working on Wall Street. Wife Carolina was working as a nutritionist. They got the idea of getting into the business of…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR As singer Aaron Caruso views it, Mario Lanza was one of the best tenors of all time. Audiences will get a chance to judge for themselves as Caruso and two other performers take to the…
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER Local theater productions are open to everyone, and are a great way for families to come out and support their fellow citizens who are actors and actresses. However, sometimes families with children who have special…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Typically, you wouldn’t expect to consider metalcore band Miss May I and teen pop sensation Justin Bieber in the same thought. But Levi Benton did just that when he called from his home in Cincinnati…
The New England Underground Film Festival reaches back in time Sunday when it screens the 1914 silent film, ‘His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz,’ which was written by L. Frank Baum, the author of the ‘Wizard of Oz’ books. By…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Bristol Theatre Arts is a community theater. And that mission helped guide director Cassie Taylor when she led the effort to bring the musical, “Beauty and the Beast” to the Memorial Boulevard Stage this weekend.…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The 2012 Mum Festival kicked off last Friday and there are a pair of new Mums in town. Grace Gagnon won the honor to be called Miss Mum for the next year during the annual…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Fans wanted it. The fans got it. The Northstar Session’s Matt Szlachetka explained the band’s decision to record and release its latest double-album, the live “Echoes from the Canyon” was based on the requests of…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR NEW YORK– All eyes in the world of fashion were focused on New York City from Sept. 6 to Sept. 13 as the Spring 2013 collections were strutted out before buyers and the fashion press.…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR It’s been more than four decades since Grand Funk Railroad formed in 1968. But the band that helped define heavy music, American-style, in the late 1960s, early 1970s, is still chugging along and playing live…
Just in time for the inaugural Connecticut Fashion Week, which launched this past Saturday, some of the designers showcased their work alon side some of the designers of Raw: Natural Born Artists at an event dubbed ‘Ensemble’ last Thursday at…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Bristol’s Ryan Casey is no newcomer to the world of film. Although “American Jubilee,” his latest, is his first full-length feature film, his 30-minute film, “Crushing Pennies,” debuted at the Kent Film Festival in 2009.…