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Professional concerts, free admission
Faculty musicians from Eastern Connecticut State University will take the stage this March for the University's Faculty Recital Series. The series will present three performances that span jazz and chamber music. All performances will occur in the Fine...
Feb 24, 2022, 11:59am EST
Best-selling author Wally Lamb to speak at Eastern
Connecticut icon and best-selling author Wally Lamb will visit Eastern Connecticut State University on March 9 for a lecture titled "Connecticut on My Mind," as well as a reception and book signing. The author of such books as "The Hour I First Believe...
Feb 15, 2022, 3:26pm EST
Theatre: 'Sweet Flag' opens spring with a story in the western frontier
"Sweet Flag" will open Eastern Connecticut State University's spring theatre season from March 1-6 in the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC) Proscenium Theater. Written and directed by Theatre Professor J.J. Cobb, the show explores the struggles tha...
Feb 14, 2022, 12:26pm EST
Eastern professor explains global transformation of wine industry
Wine runs deep for Emiliano Villanueva. The son of two generations of Italian winemakers, Villanueva (of Hebron) grew up in Mendoza, Argentina - the wine capital of South America - where he spent summers harvesting grapes and tending the family vineyar...
Feb 10, 2022, 3:14pm EST
Eastern Art Gallery celebrates theatre program in 'Capturing the Ephemeral'
Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University hosted an opening reception on Jan. 27 for the first exhibition of the spring semester. Titled "Capturing the Ephemeral: Theatre and Performance Media at Eastern," the exhibition featured seven profes...
Feb 8, 2022, 3:14pm EST
Eastern receives CHEFA grant for medical simulation manikins
Eastern Connecticut State University's Health Sciences Department has received a $75,000 John M. Biancamano Client Grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) to purchase medical simulation equipment. The state-of-the...
Jan 28, 2022, 10:10am EST
Eastern's Music Program to present full calendar of events in spring 2022
Eastern Connecticut State University's Music Program will present a variety of concerts and recitals this spring 2022 semester. All events will take place in the Fine Arts Instructional Center's (FAIC) Concert Hall and are free and open to the public. ...
Jan 27, 2022, 11:39am EST
Eastern co-founds North Star Collective to benefit faculty of color
Eastern Connecticut State University is one of 13 founding institutions of a new reparative justice effort by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE). The North Star Collective comprises a series of initiatives to support Black, Indigenous an...
Jan 26, 2022, 11:01am EST
Eastern Art Gallery presents 'Capturing the Ephemeral'
The Eastern Connecticut State University Art Gallery is kicking off the spring 2022 semester with a new exhibition, "Capturing the Ephemeral: Celebrating Theatre & Performance Media at Eastern," running until Feb. 18. The exhibition will premiere on Th...
Jan 21, 2022, 2:15pm EST
CT Humanities funds documentary on tobacco farms, Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights
Connecticut Humanities awarded $35,000 to Eastern Connecticut State University to produce a documentary about Connecticut's shade tobacco industry and its connection to Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. "Stepping into the Shade: Tob...
Jan 14, 2022, 3:17pm EST