Taylor Hemphill ’17, a social work major and student ambassador in the Women’s Center at Eastern Connecticut State University; Kemesha Wilmot, associate director of the University’s Center for Community Engagement (CCE); and Elijah Oliver, enrollment services coordinator at Manchester Community College (MCC), have been named recipients of Eastern’s 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King … [Read more...] about Eastern Presents Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Awards
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Next Historical Collaboration takes a Private Tour at the Leffingwell House Museum in The Last Green Valley!
History is our story in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. To help preserve and pass on compelling stories, The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) and the Leffingwell House Museum are set to host the second quarterly program of the year to share resources and expertise, encouraging inter-regional historical fun. Camilla & Greg Farlow will host us at the … [Read more...] about Next Historical Collaboration takes a Private Tour at the Leffingwell House Museum in The Last Green Valley!
Silver Circle’s Integrative Therapeutic Arts Program Brings Creativity and Confidence to Pomfret Community School Students
This January, six students from Pomfret Community School (PCS) exhibited paintings, masks, and handmade jewelry at the the Silver Circle Art Center in Putnam, CT. The students had just completed the first session of a special Therapeutic Arts Mentorship program, designed to increase selfexpression, confidence, selfimage, and social skills among girls in grades 58. This … [Read more...] about Silver Circle’s Integrative Therapeutic Arts Program Brings Creativity and Confidence to Pomfret Community School Students
First Fridays To Return for Seventh Season with a Celebration of Cinema
February 15, 2017 – Since its advent in the 1890s, film has found a way to capture our collective imagination, visually transporting viewers into a different world. Though technology has changed how films are made – moving from short, silent pictures to today’s digital epics – the impact remains. Films stimulate the senses, challenge thought and perception, and bring the art of … [Read more...] about First Fridays To Return for Seventh Season with a Celebration of Cinema