Riverwood Poetry Series at Real Art Ways

December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025

 The series takes place in person on the second Wednesday of the month from September 2025 through May 2026. Each night begins with an open mic featuring readers with one poem (one page) and continues with a poetry reading featuring regionally or nationally known poets.Riverwood Poetry Series @ Real Art Ways will host Jeffrey Harrison and Charles Douthat on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 7 pm at Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, Connecticut. There will be an open… Find out more

December 6, 2025 - December 6, 2025

  Saturday, December 6, at 7 pm – Real Art Ways welcomes trombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vázquez back to Hartford for our annual concert and holiday parranda. General admission is $10; otherwise, bring an instrument and get in free! Please note, the venue for this event will be Black Eyed Sally’s at 350 Asylum Street in Hartford. Tables with seating are limited at this venue – please make dinner reservations directly with the restaurant if you plan to eat before the… Find out more

December 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025

 Real Art Ways is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2025 by presenting Meet Us Where We’re At, a program of six videos that forefront the experiences of drug users and harm reduction practices as they intersect with the ongoing HIV crisis.This is screening for one day only, on Monday, December 1, in our video gallery. The videos will loop between 1-9 pm. Meet Us Where We’re At features newly commissioned videos by Kenneth Idongesit Usoro (Nigeria), Hoàng… Find out more

November 30, 2025 - November 30, 2025

 In recognition of World AIDS Day, you’re invited to a community screening of Derek Jarman’s final feature film, BLUE. A single field of radiant blue fills the screen while Jarman, facing AIDS in the final month of his life, speaks of illness, intimacy, and eternity. With only voice and color, BLUE becomes a meditation on presence and absence, on the body in decline, and the spirit in defiant bloom.The 2:00 pm screening will take place at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum… Find out more

November 28, 2025 - December 4, 2025

“This is a gorgeous, touching film that transports you in swelling operatic fashion, per Fabbro’s tradition.” – San Jose Mercury News“An emotional tale…with a fairytale and nolstagic touch.” – Rolling Stone“…a feast for the senses!” – ForbesA modern fable about truffles, sustainability, and family. Trifole, set in the Alba White Truffle region of Italy, tells the adventure of a young woman looking for her own path who reconnects with her ailing, truffle-hunting grandfather and nature. Eventually, she bonds with her… Find out more

November 23, 2025 - November 23, 2025

Experience music imagined and created in real-time. This series runs from September 2025 to May 2026. Check out the full schedule here!November 23 Performance:    Rob Brown-alto saxophone, flute   Anna Webber-tenor saxophone, flute   Matthew Rousseau-drums Joe Morris-bass, compositions Find out more

November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025

 Please join us as we break ground on our expansion and celebrate the future of Real Art Ways.Program:10:30 a.m. Light Refreshments11:00 a.m. Press Conference and Ceremonial Ground Breaking 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Tours and other activities (more announcements coming soon)Enjoy an open house that features what Real Art Ways does best: movies, art, music and community!Registration is not required, but it will help with our planning. Please take a moment to RSVP. —Details:Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Speaker of the House Matt Ritter,… Find out more

November 17, 2025 - November 19, 2025

“If anyone has the right to make a revenge fantasy, it’s Jafar Panahi. And yet, this movie isn’t that. Panahi doesn’t make statement films; he makes question films, designed to instigate soul-searching and debate.” – Washington Post“Once you arrive at the ultimate destination — a primal, furious cinematic scream at all the injustices that have happened in Iran and throughout the globe — you will never forget it. This is essential viewing and essential filmmaking.” – San Jose Mercury News“It… Find out more

November 14, 2025 - November 20, 2025

“Rather than leaning on caricatures or stereotypes, the film gives each person’s perspective a respectful hearing. The added element of Wang’s subterfuge is what keeps it all fresh.” – The New York Times“It’s about the mysteries of the human heart. Its exploration of these subtle depths is sensitive, as are its conclusions.” – RogerEbert.com“Mistress Dispeller is a bittersweet take on bittersweet feelings that is also a fascinating showcase of the familial, cultural and societal rules and rituals in China.” –… Find out more

November 14, 2025 - November 20, 2025

“Sachs presents his characters’ intellect and emotion, their artistic energy, as inseparable from physicality: he avoids the cliché of talking heads and realizes the idea of talking bodies.” – The New Yorker“The result is a charming experiment that should delight those who like their pleasures both nostalgic and voyeuristic.” – The New York Times“Peter Hujar’s Day doesn’t ask big questions – it creates an ephemeral, meditative space that invites them.” – Filmspotting“The film is a surprisingly beautiful and subtle tribute… Find out more