Open Acoustic Music Jam
Lead by Lindsey Fyfe.
Join our informal music circle in the Loading Dock Lounge. Acoustic musicians of all levels are welcome to play along, sing your heart out or clap to the beat as we share our favorite traditional tunes.
Admission is free.
Snacks and drinks are available for purchase at the Cafe.
Music composed by the man himself, performed by musicians with whom Chapin spent his career playing.
DAVE BALLOU will conduct an hour-long concert, featuring Mario Pavone, Michael Sarin, Peter McEachern, Marty Ehrlich, Tony Malaby, Art Baron, Ben Stapp, and Nick Roseboro.
The concert will begin after the screening of the Thomas Chapin: Night Bird Song documentary and a short intermission, when The Whey Station food truck will be parked outside for a quick dinner.
Please note that admission to the concert is separate from the film. Purchase tickets to film screening here.
Fat Tuesday comes to Hartford!
Why should New Orleans have all the fun? Who cares if February in New England is a singularly bad time for outdoor parties? For the fourth year in a row, The Hartford Hot Several Brass Band are bringing honest-to-god carnival revelry to Hartford, with multiple stops in multiple places. There will be at least three brass bands, an army of dancers, a corps of drummers and steppers, giant puppets, delicious donuts, and more!
See the day’s schedule of events on the Facebook event here.
From 6 to 10 PM, the Hartford Hot Several Brass Band, the Boycott Brass Band (from Somverville, Mass.) and the Expandable Brass Band (from Northampton, Mass.) are bringing their brassy Mardi Gras funk to Real Art Ways for a final blowout that will leave your toes tapping all the way to May.
The Wadsworth Atheneum, Real Art Ways, and the Hartford Jazz Society co-present a performance by the incomparable blues/soul artist Shemekia Copeland at the Wadsworth Atheneum. With a voice that is alternately sultry, assertive and roaring, Shemekia’s wide-open vision of contemporary blues, roots and soul music showcases the evolution of a passionate artist with a modern musical and lyrical approach.
Visit the Wadsworth’s website here for tickets!
Copeland’s music follows in the tradition of Koko Taylor and Etta James, yet brings its own range of subtle emotion and soul inflection. Daughter of legendary Texas blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, she has worked with notable artists like Dr. John, Ruth Brown, and Steve Cropper.
A local blogger once called our Creative Cocktail Hour a “rite of passage for anyone who wants to call herself a Hartford resident.”
Held on the third Thursday of every month, CCH represents the best of everything Real Art Ways has to give: innovative art, invigorating music, and hundreds of the most interesting and open-minded people to share the experience.
December’s Creative Cocktail Hour will feature the return of our Winter’s Eve Holiday Market, with beautiful gifts and goods from some amazing local vendors, including:
Hartford Prints!
Omusono
Glitter & Bold
Juniper Vintage
De Muerte
Kate Stephen Jewelry
Tomiko Pottery
Five Dolphin Dreams handcrafted jewelry
The Brothers Crisp
Cinder & Salt
SuperLula
WEFM
Connative Life
Mariposa Metamorphic Creations
Island of Misfit Crafters
We’ll also have tunes from Survivors Swing Band, DJ Cajar, and food from The Kitchen at Billings Forge.
Celebrate the beginning of our 40th year!
You’re invited to the Governor’s mansion for a reception marking the beginning of Real Art Ways’ 40th year. We’ll be raising a glass with friends old and new, and raising funds for our educational programs.
RSVP to Amanda Baker: abaker@realartways.org or call (860) 232-1006 x 106.
The drinking, the chatting, the networking — but in an arts space, it’s sophisticated!
On Friday, March 4 from 6 to 9 PM, join us for our FINAL OUT in 860 cocktail hour: an evening filled with intriguing people, cocktails and culture. Light refreshments are provided.
It’s been a good run!
Get comfortable in our lounge for Real Board Games & Chess Night, our free game night on the first Tuesday of every month.
We’ll provide the games! Bring your friends and, if you want, a game or two that you don’t think we’ll have.
For chess players, all levels are welcome, including beginners.
Want to donate a game to us? Email Us.
