Torrington
Torrington, CT · Arts & Culture
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Wesleyan Argus
Eli Eats Blue Lobster and Sees Everything Seafood
Fall break is a much anticipated reprieve from college life, but it can also be a bit bizarre, especially if one is staying on campus to shoot their film project. It then gets really weird if that aforementioned project wraps by Saturday eve, meaning that one has three full days with nothing on the horizon. The campus is, in the words of ska revival band The Specials, “like a ghost town.” Friends have departed for warmer pastures. Professors are professing. There’s actually nothing to do, except Uber to the closest theater, the Picture Show in Berlin, Conn. (rest in peace Metro Movies), to see “You Can See Everything.” The good news is that, on the way, you can get lobster.
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The Forgotten Theater in Connecticut Has an Eerie Backstory
In the heart of Derby, the state's smallest city, an old Victorian building that once uniquely served as both the community's bustling cultural center and local city jail now ranks among the most eerie abandoned places in Connecticut. The Sterling Opera House, which closed its doors in 1945, has long since been left to deteriorate and crumble, but remains a fascinating structure filled with rich history, local lore, and a possible paranormal presence.
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Peter Cusack is finding the eternal in North Canaan
“I think art is the thing that allows us to feel there’s something in the universe that loves us,” said painter Peter Cusack in his new studio, a mid-19th-century stone church on Main Street in North Canaan. For Cusack, art has always been a way of reaching toward...
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New Haven Independent
Ansonia Veterans Day Ceremony Calls For Year-Round Support
ANSONIA – When veterans return home, society’s debt to them begins. That was the theme of a speech delivered by Ansonia Mayor Frank Tyszka during a Nov. 11 ceremony marking Veterans Day. “It is easy to thank a veteran on November 11. The true test of our community...