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Greenwich Raises $12,600 for Food Scrap Recycling Pilot
The Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board (GRAB) and Waste Free Greenwich are thrilled to announce full funding to implement a voluntary food scrap recycling pilot in Greenwich. The effort successfully raised $12,600 from a crowdfunding campaign supporte...
Feb 19, 2020, 4:43pm EST
West Hartford Leisure Services Launches Campaign to Create 10 Gardens in 10 Parks
West Hartford Leisure Services is thrilled to announce a new community sustainability project in West Hartford that aims to create 10 new native plant/pollinator gardens in 10 parks across town. The project is supported by the Sustainable CT Community ...
Feb 19, 2020, 4:34pm EST
Campaign Launched to Triple Size of Mono Pond State Park
The Trust for Public Land and the Town of Columbia are thrilled to announce the next step in a community sustainability project that will triple the size of Mono Pond State Park, unlock an expansive trail network and bridge the connection between Mono ...
Feb 19, 2020, 4:26pm EST
Eastern Music Program to Present 5 March Events
The Music Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present five performances in the month of March, ranging from faculty recitals to concerts by guest musicians. All events are free and open to the public and will occur in venues in Easter'...
Feb 19, 2020, 11:51am EST
100th Community Joins 'Sustainable CT'
Following the registration of Avon, East Windsor, Stratford, Waterbury and Woodstock, over the past two weeks, New Canaan became the 100th community to join Sustainable CT. A statewide program run by the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Conn...
Feb 19, 2020, 11:26am EST
Eastern Theatre to Present 'The Brothers Size' by Academy Award-Winning Writer
Eastern Connecticut State University's Performing Arts Department is proud to present "The Brothers Size" by Tarell Alvin McCraney, co-creator of the Academy Award-winning film "Moonlight." The production will run in the Fine Arts Instructional Center ...
Feb 13, 2020, 11:32am EST
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Brings 'Turkish Delight' to Willimantic
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra returns to Willimantic to perform a free concert on the Eastern Connecticut State University campus on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Held in the Concert Hall of Eastern's Fine Arts Instructional Center, the concert wil...
Feb 13, 2020, 10:06am EST
Eastern's Torcellini Named ASHRAE Fellow
Paul Torcellini of Eastford, professor of environmental earth science, was recently named a fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Torcellini was recognized with 32 other recipients at the 202...
Feb 12, 2020, 9:44am EST
A Philosophical Convo on Black Music
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a "Philosophical Conversation on Black Music" by Lewis R. Gordon on Feb. 13 at 12:30 in room 110 of the Fine Arts Instructional Center. Gordon is a philosophy professor at the University of Connecticut. Fo...
Feb 10, 2020, 12:37pm EST
Eastern Art Gallery Presents 'Creating Dangerously,' Haiti Tribute
From Jan. 1-March 12, the Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University is presenting "Creating Dangerously: Art & Revolution," an exhibition that features six Haitian artists - Vladimir Cybil Charlier, Edouard Duval CarriƩ, Sasha Huber, Pascale ...
Feb 4, 2020, 3:17pm EST