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The kids are alright: ECSO, Garde present ‘Young People’s Concert’
Some say these are tough times for arts organizations. But don’t try to tell that to the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, whose musicians’ ranks swelled to around 1,100 members Tuesday morning in New London’s Garde Arts Center. The roster boost came courtesy of the ECSO’s annual Young...
Thousands of visitors head to Preston to pick tulips
It’s opening day at Wicked Tulips Flower Farm in Preston. Thousands of tulips are blooming at the farm this spring after the bulbs were brought over from the Netherlands and planted in the fall. “We do this every year and we’ve been here in Connecticut for four years,” co-owner...
Giant guitar tribute to Taylor Swift finds fame in Westerly after a decade
WESTERLY, R.I. — A piece of art made to honor Taylor Swift has spent almost a decade in a Westerly parking lot. On Ledward Avenue in Westerly, at the original headquarters of Cherenzia Excavation, something heavy greets you. An almost eight-foot tall guitar, set in a slab of granite,...
What’s Going On: Sapore Pizzeria back in business after fire
When Roberto Schiano turned over his former Illiano’s restaurant in Old Lyme to nephew Luigi Conte five years ago, he had a lot of advice after decades in the business, but this was one of the major ones:. “This is your place; you gotta be here all the time.”
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