It’s all about the Paldean Showcase
By Drew a.k.a ZypherFusion Hello Trainers! It’s Drew with some brand-new Pokémon Go news for you! The World of Wonders event has taken off, and this week, it’s about the…
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Canal Street Irish Trio special guests at Bristol Brass and Wind St. Paddy’s Day concert
Canal Street Trio will be the special guests of Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble’s St. Patrick Day concert on March 12, at 7 p.m. at Prospect United Methodist Church on…
Mid-week roundup includes school choice and contest deadlines, Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble concert and Veterans’ program at library
March 15 is the deadline for School Choice applications for the 2024-25 school year Connecticut families with students entering prekindergarten through grade 12 have until 11:59 p.m. on March 15,…
Veterans program will involve Friendship Cake cutting
An American Legion Iwo Jima/ World War II Veterans Reunion will be held Sunday, March 10, 2 p.m., at the Bristol Public Library. Doors open at 1 p.m. The event…
St. Paul performing arts presents ‘Shrek The Musical’
“Shrek The Musical” will be this year’s spring production of the St. Paul Catholic High School arts department with shows beginning March 22. This modern take on the classic tale…
Some terrific opportunities at Hartford Stage and The Rockwell, among them a local production on homelessness
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the week will have flown by. That said, Mary and I got out both Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday, we attended the Hartford…
Documentary on homelessness premieres at the Rockwell Theater this evening
A documentary on homeless, by a local video production company, premieres this evening at the Rockwell Theater on Memorial Boulevard. “No Way to Live: Rummaging Through Connecticut’s Homeless Mess of…
Young artists leave a legacy with traffic box project
By Laura Bailey A collaboration between students, educators and community members transformed an unsightly traffic box outside of the Imagination Museum into a vibrant work of art. “The painting on…
Mid-week roundup includes liens being placed March 1, history of UConn basketball at library on March 5
Tax collector to begin placing liens March 1 Liens will be placed on all outstanding real estate taxes for the Grand List 2022 beginning March 1, according to City of…
Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble St. Patrick’s Day Concert free and open to the public
The Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble will present a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Concert Tuesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at Prospect United Methodist Church on Summer Street. The free concert…
Public library offers programs for gardeners this spring
In preparation for spring planting season, the Bristol Public Library is offering free seed packets, a workshop for beginning gardeners and a discussion group featuring gardening techniques. Bristol residents with…
Interactive immersive adventure taking place against the backdrop of Bristol history gets first podcast
By David Fortier The first podcast of an interactive adventure by Bristol’s C.T. O’Brien has been posted on the BRXSTOL website, with several more to come during 2024 and possibly…
Bristol Bazaar special guest day draws promising artist with plenty of ideas to promote her work
By Sharon G. Bachand, contributor I happened to be out and about late in January at the Bristol Bazaar. As I walked through the doors, on my left was a…
‘Animaniacs in Concert’ to be held Saturday at the Rockwell Theater
By Laura Bailey An evening of family-friendly music and comedy is coming to the Rockwell Theater on Saturday for the highly anticipated “Animaniacs in Concert.” “I am most excited for…
Podcast: Board of Education chair discusses priorities over the remaining school year
By David Fortier Dante Tagariello, who became the chair of the Bristol Board of Education in the fall of 2023, discusses priorities for the remainder of the school year, reorganizing…
Connecticut Press Club announces state-wide contest for high school students
The Connecticut Press Club is holding a Communications Contest for high school students. Teens statewide are encouraged to enter work in 23 categories, including op-ed columns, blog posts, news and…
19th annual Energize Connecticut competition accepting submissions from students in two categories — grades K-8 and 9-12
Registration is open for the 19th annual eesmarts™ student contest sponsored by Energize Connecticut℠ Sponsors, Eversource and Avangrid, Inc. subsidiaries United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, the company announced on…
Community conversation at Rockwell Theater is one in a series providing a platform for citizens to discuss important topics
By David Fortier When One Degree of Separation comes to the Rockwell Theater, it will perform not as an isolated show but at the fifth in a series of community…
Saturday’s community conversation at Rockwell Theater to address mental health from a comedic perspective
By David Fortier Seats are still available for Saturday’s free community-wide conversation at the Rockwell Theater featuring 1 Degree of Separation and its program, “A Funny Look at Suicide and…
NAACP seeks to restart youth choir, asks singers to sign on
At the NAACP scholarship breakfast on Monday, local chapter president Tim Camerl invited the former local chapter president Lexie Mangum to join him on the podium to make a special…