A Double Life at Real Art Ways

On May 17, we will host award-winning Director Catherine Masud and UConn Law School visiting assistant professor Gaurav Mukherjee in-person for a post-film conversation that explores the film through the framework of legal activism. The main subject of this documentary, Stephen Bingham, will also attend this discussion virtually.  A Double Life unveils the gripping true story of Stephen Bingham, a lawyer accused of passing a gun to prisoners’ rights leader George Jackson in 1971. Forced into a life on the…

Join us Thursday, May 15, from 6 to 9 PM for our Creative Cocktail Hour. Admission is free. We’ll have music, a food truck, custom cocktails, hands-on art-making activities, and exhibitions on view! But most importantly, you’ll be there!   Solo Exhibitions: “After Progress” Adam Viens “Distant Bystander” Priya N. Green Music Miss Olithea and J. Bubble (Electro drum & bass) Fresh out of the Burnt Sugar SmokeHouse comes “Miss Olithea & J Bubble.” Olithea Anglin & Jared Michael Nickerson’s…

The series takes place in person on the second Wednesday of the month from September 2024 through May 2025. Each night typically begins with a poetry reading featuring regionally or nationally known poets, followed by an open mic featuring readers with one poem (one page). On Wednesday, May 14, at 7 PM, Riverwood Poetry Series @ Real Art Ways will host eight Poets Laureate from Connecticut cities & towns. This is the last installment of the 2024-2025 season! There will not…

Experience music imagined and created in real-time. This series runs from September 2024 to May 2025. Check out the full schedule here! May 4 Performance: Larry Ochs-tenor, soprano saxophone Larry Ochs works on and breathes music. He composes. He plays saxophone. He looks for adventurous ideas to take on and for other artists – musicians and friends in other art mediums – to take them on with him. Ochs is primarily found in the worlds of “avant-garde” or “improvised music.” That…

  Saturday, May 3, we will host Tape Artist Michael Townsend (the main subject of the documentary) and AS220 co-founder and artist Umberto Crenca for a special conversation after the 7:00 pm screening, moderated by our Executive Director, Will K. Wilkins. UPDATE: The director, Jeremy Workman, will not be able to make this screening. Tickets available here for May 3. Tuesday, May 6, we will host “How We Living: A Q&A on Livability in Hartford w/Taneisha Duggan Director of Arts, Culture…

“One red square can change your entire perception of the world.” – Science.org In his new documentary, OBSERVER, filmmaker Ian Cheney (THE ARC OF OBLIVION, KING CORN, THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO, THE CITY DARK) embarks on an experiment in which he brings a series of keen eyed observers – scientists, artists, a hunter – to a range of locations around the world, often without telling them where they are going, and asks them simply to describe what they see. What unfolds is…

Presenting in partnership with the Hartford Public Library…Please join us on Saturday, April 26, 4:00 pm for a conversation with author Dr. Maria Sirois to celebrate the launch of her new book, The Generous Exchange: How Attention to Beauty, Goodness, and Excellence Restores Us and Our World. “Maria Sirois is a healer, of people and of communities. And when she turns her attention and voice to healing our global village, I feel more optimistic about what lies ahead. This profound book is a…

  In celebration of Earth Day, meet us at George Day Park (across from 56 Arbor Street) from 9 am – 1 pm on Friday, April 25, for a clean-up of the Park and our local Parkville neighborhood. Help care for your community, meet new people, and prepare the garden. Snacks and lunch will be provided! PLEASE NOTE: Volunteering will include participating in physical activities such as walking, raking, lifting, etc. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up…

Join us Thursday, April 17, from 6 to 9 PM for our Creative Cocktail Hour. Admission is free. We’ll have music, a food truck, custom cocktails, hands-on art-making activities, and exhibitions on view! But most importantly, you’ll be there!   Solo Exhibitions: Thin Ice by Joseph Slominski Distant Bystander by Priya N. Green Shadows Taller Than Our Souls by Christa Whitten On View: Real Wall: Bethani Blake False/Idle by Doug Beattie (2FL 56 Arbor)   DJ (6:00 -7:30 PM) Kasey Cortez  …

Experience music imagined and created in real-time. This series runs from September 2024 to May 2025. Check out the full schedule here! April 13 Performance: Matt Mitchell-piano Matt Mitchell is a pianist and composer interested in the intersections of the various strains of acoustic, electric, and composed and improvised new music. He currently composes for and leads several ensembles featuring many of the current foremost musicians and improvisers, including Tim Berne, Kim Cass, Kate Gentile, Miles Okazaki, Ches Smith, Tyshawn Sorey,…