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  • VENTURA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 28: Rob Schneider performs onstage during the 'Comedy in Your Car's' drive-In concert at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 28, 2020 in Ventura, California. Due to ongoing coronavirus social distance restrictions, drive-in concerts have become a popular way for fans to experience live music (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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    25+ things to do in Connecticut this weekend
    Nutmeggers can enjoy Disney tunes from The Little Mermen or see a live performance of a Stephen King story this weekend.
    By Joseph Tucci
  • Attend a charcuterie workshop with your friends. 
    Things To Do
    15 ways to celebrate Galentine’s Day in Connecticut
  • An exterior view of television stations WTNH and WCTX on Elm Street in New Haven.
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    Jodi Latina to leave WTNH for CCSU position
  • Stephen Carpenter opens Nutmeg Games at 178 Danbury Road in New Milford, Conn.
    Things To Do
    Play Dungeons & Dragons at these game stores around Connecticut
  • Chevy Chase and his wife Jayni enjoy dinner at The Wheel restaurant in Stamford with their daughters.
    Entertainment
    Celebrity gossip and sightings around Connecticut in January
  • Jennifer Openshaw is founder and CEO of the Greenwich-based nonprofit Girls with Impact.
    Entertainment
    CT’s Girls with Impact hosts concert on International Women’s Day
  • Antoinette Brim-Bell is the eighth poet laureate for Connecticut. 
    Entertainment
    CT poet laureate aims to unite people through poetry
  • Entertainment
    CT filmmaker heading to moon with Steve Aoki on SpaceX rocket
    Brendan Hall is a nature documentary filmmaker from Marlborough, Conn. He is one of the eight crew members selected for SpaceX's "dearMoon Project."  Brendan Hall is part of the dearMoon mission, heading to orbit on a SpaceX rocket with producer Steve Aoki, rapper T.O.P and other artists. By Abby Weiss
  • Entertainment
    CT native, Sheryl Lee Ralph, to perform at Super Bowl LVII
    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 15: Sheryl Lee Ralph attends the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Waterbury native and Emmy award winner, Sheryl Lee Ralph, will be singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12. By Jailene Cuevas
  • Things To Do
    25+ things to do in Connecticut this weekend
    Dancing lions from the Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute of New York City lead New Haven’s 9th Annual Lion and Dragon Dance Parade on February 8, 2020. This weekend offers a host of events celebrating Lunar New Year, as well as festivals like the 19th Annual Sun Wine & Food Fest Grand Tasting. By Joseph Tucci
  • Entertainment
    Amanda Bynes, Steve from 'Blues Clues' to appear at 90s Con in CT
    UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actress Amanda Bynes arrives at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) A convention celebrating the 1990's is coming back to Connecticut, featuring an "All That" reunion and an appearance by Steve Burns of "Blues Clues." By Andrew DaRosa
  • Entertainment
    Bridgeport woman competes to find love on Paramount+ dating show
    Ciara "CC" Cortez is a contestant on "Are You the One" season 9 premiering Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 on Paramount+. A Bridgeport woman applied with her cousin to be on 'Are You the One?' after they both ended relationships. Now she's on the show's ninth season, premiering Wednesday.   By Jailene Cuevas
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  • 25+ things to do in Connecticut this weekend
  • 15 ways to celebrate Galentine’s Day in Connecticut
  • Jodi Latina to leave WTNH for CCSU position
  • Play Dungeons & Dragons at these game stores around Connecticut
  • Celebrity gossip and sightings around Connecticut in January
  • CT’s Girls with Impact hosts concert on International Women’s Day
  • CT poet laureate aims to unite people through poetry
  • Entertainment
    Self-taught pianist Serene to perform at Grace Farms
    Andromeda Turre performed at Grace Farms Dec. 27, 2022.  Self-taught pianist with synesthesia, Serene will perform at Grace Farms in New Canaan Jan. 28.  By Lincoln Millstein
  • Things To Do
    The Hartford Boat Show to be held at Mohegan Sun Jan. 19 - 22
    The Hartford Boat Show is set for Jan. 20-23 at Mohegan Sun Earth Expo & Convention Center in Uncasville. The Hartford Boat Show is returning from a two year hiatus on Jan. 19 - 22 at Mohegan Sun's Earth Expo Center. By Amy Coval
  • Things To Do
    25+ things to do in Connecticut this weekend
    On Monday night's "Dancing with the Stars" Disney episode, Ally Brooke and her partner Sasha Farber were given the first 9s of the season after the duo performed to "Beauty and the Beast" by Ariana Grande and John Legend.  Nutmeggers can see "'Dancing With the Stars" live or solve a murder mystery in a hotel this weekend. By Joseph Tucci
  • Entertainment
    Middletown filmmaker’s Zora Neale Hurston film to air on PBS
    Poster image for Tracy Heather Strain's documentary "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming Space." The film will be airing on PBS Jan. 17.  CT filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain made a two-hour film about Zora Neale Hurston's life set to air on PBS Jan. 17.  By TinaMarie Craven
  • Entertainment
    Former CT hospital to be featured on paranormal documentary show
    Norwich State Hospital in 2007 The season finale of "Destination Fear," a paranormal documentary series, will take place at a former Connecticut psychiatric hospital.  By Abby Weiss

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    How to celebrate MLK Day around Connecticut
    Layla Braxton dances during the Bridgeport Has a Dream program, held in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the Klein Memorial Auditorium, in Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. 20, 2020. The program, organized by Connect-Us, included a wide variety of music and dance performances, as well as readings by about a hundred school aged kids from around Bridgeport. To honor King's life and legacy, communities all across Connecticut are hosting events and doing community service. By Joseph Tucci
  • Entertainment
    8 famous albums you might not know were produced, recorded in CT
    (L-R Clockwise) Beyonce, The National, Trey Anastasio and Pixies have all either recorded or produced albums in Connecticut Artists like Beyonce, Trey Anastasio of Phish and Alice Cooper all have iconic albums that were either produced or recorded in Connecticut. By Andrew DaRosa
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    How to celebrate Three Kings Day around Connecticut
    Bridgeport Police Officers, from left, Dan Soto, Jose Acevedo and Angel Vazquez greet visitors to the outdoor Three Kings Day toy distribution at Luis Munoz Marin School, in Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. 6, 2022. To mirror the actions of the Three Wise Men, who were named Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar, several events around Connecticut are held on or near Jan. 6, during which individuals dress up as kings and give gifts to children.  By Joseph Tucci
  • Things To Do
    25+ things to do in Connecticut this weekend
    David's Bridal at the 33rd Annual Connecticut Wedding & Bridal Expo 2018, January 27th and 28th. The event was held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Alyson Bowman / Hearst Connecticut Media This weekend is highlighted by Three Kings Day and the Connecticut Wedding and Bridal Expo.  By Joseph Tucci
  • Entertainment
    Book shows Paul Newman's life in CT through lens of family friend
    Images from a new book, "Paul Newman: Blue Eyed Cool," capture Paul Newman's life in Connecticut. Milton Greene’s photos of David Bowie and Frank Sinatra have also been turned into books by his son, Joshua Greene. By Daniel Figueroa IV
  • Entertainment
    2023 Aldrich Box aims to inspire movement and performance
    For 2023 the Aldrich box is focusing on movement and performance.  The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum encourages patrons to move in 2013 iteration of the Aldrich Box.  By TinaMarie Craven
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    CT comic and bodybuilder to perform at Fairfield Comedy Club
    Andrew Ginsburg is a Fairfield comedian.  The comedian, actor and author has appeared on “SNL” and “The Sopranos” and took second place in a Mr. Connecticut competition  By Andrea Valluzzo
  • Entertainment
    Celebrity gossip and sightings around Connecticut in December
    Milford native Jerry Edmond watched a game with Patriots owner Robert Kraft in Foxborough, MA on Dec. 24, 2022. December's celebrity news closes the year with a Milford man meeting Robert Kraft and getting a call from Jay-Z, plus Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds riding a train for some festive fun. By Joseph Tucci, Staff Reports
  • Things To Do
    Tours of CT-based 'Gilmore Girls' town open in California
    The Stars Hollow sign from "Gilmore Girls." Fans of the "Gilmore Girls" television series can finally visit the fictional Connecticut town of Stars Hollow in person. It's just across the country from the real deal.  By Joseph Tucci
  • Things To Do
    Disney tribute band founded by CT native comes to Norwalk
    The Little Mermen will be performing at the Wall Street Theater on Feb. 5. The tribute band specializes in covers of Disney songs from movies like "The Little Mermaid," "Aladdin," "Beauty and the Beast," "Encanto" and more.  By Joseph Tucci
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