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Eastern to Host Community Night with 'Puentes al Futuro'
Members of the Willimantic community are invited to Eastern Connecticut State University on March 27 for a celebration of Afro-Caribbean music and dance led by local middle schoolers who participate in the "Puentes al Futuro/Bridges to the Future" prog...
Mar 5, 2019, 10:59am EST
Daughter of Historic Dress Maker Explains 'Sidonia's Thread' Exhibition
Author and social worker Hanna Pearlstein Marcus came to Eastern Connecticut State University on Feb. 13, to promote the exhibition "Sidonia's Thread: Crafting a Life from Holocaust to High Fashion," which is open at the Windham Textile and History Mus...
Feb 28, 2019, 2:00pm EST
Eastern's Music Program to Host 2 March Concerts
The Music Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will host a variety of performances in March, representing a range of genres and style periods. All concerts and recitals will be performed in the Fine Arts Instructional Center's (FAIC) Concert...
Feb 28, 2019, 10:16am EST
Eastern Presents Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Awards
Political Science major Morgane Russell '19; Isabel Logan, assistant professor of social work; and Leah Ralls, president of the NAACP Windham/Willimantic Branch, received Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Awards at Eastern Connecticut St...
Feb 28, 2019, 10:05am EST
Eastern's Music Program to host medley of March concerts
The Music Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will host a variety of performances in March, representing a range of genres and style periods. All concerts and recitals will be performed in the Fine Arts Instructional Center's (FAIC) Concert...
Feb 26, 2019, 5:17pm EST
Artist Explains 'Sacred Geometry,' on Display Until March 7
Mixed-media artist Reni Gower recently visited Eastern Connecticut State University to kick off the opening of her exhibition, "Sacred Geometry: The Perfect Proof." The exhibition is on display in the Art Gallery from Feb. 1 to March 7, located in room...
Feb 22, 2019, 2:36pm EST
Eastern Theatre to Present 'The Wolves,' Feb. 27-March 3
The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present its first Main Stage production of the spring 2019 semester, "The Wolves," from Feb. 27-March 3. Written by Sarah DeLappe and directed by Eastern professor Kristen Morgan, the pla...
Feb 21, 2019, 11:19am EST
Eastern Students Provide a 'Jumpstart' to Local Preschoolers
In a Willimantic, CT, classroom, more than a dozen preschoolers listen eagerly as an Eastern Connecticut State University student reads a book to them. It's a ritual that both the student and children are familiar with, and when reading time is over, t...
Feb 21, 2019, 11:16am EST
'Pluto' Takes the Stage, Eastern Theatre Represents at KCACTF
Eastern's rendition of "Pluto" took center stage at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) earlier this month. "Pluto" was one of only three productions featured at the Region 1 festival, which includes colleges and universities ...
Feb 14, 2019, 10:26am EST
Eastern Professor Authors Book on Maroon Communities in Brazil
Mary Lorena Kenny, professor of anthropology at Eastern Connecticut State University, recently authored "Deeply Rooted in the Present: Heritage, Memory, and Identity in Brazilian Quilombos." Kenny held a book talk on Jan. 31 to celebrate and discuss he...
Feb 14, 2019, 9:27am EST