Culture
Notes From Beyond The Pale
Nagligivagit*
Do animals laugh? That’s one of the questions that bobbed up in my head as I swam to consciousness this morning. Always with the questions. I forget most of...
Arts
Arts Alliance of Stratford Presents: Wild Thyme
The story of the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre was brought back to life, and took center stage on June 20th at Harbourview Place in...
Culture
Views, Values & Tattoos
Notes from Beyond the Pale
I was born in Pasadena. Not only that, fellow New Englanders, but I have two birth certificates. They are exactly...
Arts
If you ask me: Knockout Acting Highlights “Dream” at TheaterWorks
A pair of outstanding performances highlight and lift Jose Rivera’s latest play, Your Name Means Dream, currently on stage at TheaterWorks Hartford. The play...
Arts
If You Ask Me: Long Days, a World Premiere at Legacy
A world premiere play, Long Days, is currently onstage at the Legacy Theatre in Branford. Props to one of Connecticut’s newer theatres for opening...
Culture
Cheeseburgs From Outer Space: Kitchen Bitchin’
I hate to cook. There’s something immoral about that, I know. Something unwomanly. Ungenerous. Suspect. It’s close to saying you don’t like children. If...
Arts & Lifestyle
A Unique Exhibit at the Bellarmine Hall Galleries, Fairfield University
Famous and Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann
Co-Curated by Barbara Rosenberg Loss and Carey Mack WeberMay 2 through July 26, 2025
By Andy Byrne
Austrian-born...
Arts & Lifestyle
The Booked Perspectives
By Nikkya Hargrove
Nikkya Hargrove is the owner of Obodo Serendipity Books, an independent bookstore in Paradise Green. She is also the author of Mama:...
Arts & Lifestyle
Stratford: The Stories We Tell
The Nicoll-Benjamin House
By David WrightTown Historian
Much has been written, of late, about the “White House” at 1880 Elm Street. Through much of the time...
Arts & Lifestyle
Stratford Library Kids Events for June
Summer Storytimes
Storytimes meet at 10:30 A.M.
Registration is required
Beginning Monday, June 16, Music Time meets weekly for ages 0-2.
Tuesdays are Preschool Storytimes for ages 3-5....
Arts & Lifestyle
Stratford’s Amazing Parks
Stratford: The Stories We Tell
By David WrightTown Historian
You may be surprised to learn that Stratford has 41 parks and open spaces. While we may...