Western Connecticut State University in Danbury will host a series of planetarium shows this fall, followed by telescope viewing of the sky, at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university’s Westside campus, located at 43 Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. Planetarium shows… Read more »
Sherri Hill
New Multimedia Literary Journal Honors History, Material Culture
What’s old is new again in the pages of Poor Yorick: A Journal of Rediscovered Objects, a new literary publication of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative and Professional Writing program at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. The free, online journal will… Read more »
Western’s SVPA Building on Schedule, Honored with Design Excellence Award
Work is progressing on schedule for the Western Connecticut State University School of Visual and Performing Arts Center on the university’s Westside campus in Danbury. And as the impressive structure takes shape, construction design organizations have taken note. The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute… Read more »
moe. and Gov’t Mule Open Ives Concert Park’s Summer Series
Summertime starts early in southwestern Connecticut as Ives Concert Park kicks off its celebrity concert series with back-to-back shows on Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, at the outdoor venue located on the Western Connecticut State University Westside campus at 43 Lake Ave…. Read more »
Graduating WestConn Art Students Open Thesis Show
The Western Connecticut State University Department of Art will host the annual Bachelor of Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition from April 24 through May 6, Monday through Thursday from noon to 4pm in The Gallery at Higgins Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, located at… Read more »
The Silver Screen in the Oval Office
United States presidents have danced with Hollywood’s image-makers since the 1920s, a phenomenon Dr. Burton W. Peretti, professor of history at Western Connecticut State University, explores in a new book, The Leading Man. Peretti shows that George Washington set the stage for presidents… Read more »
Ives Concert Park Announces First Five Shows of Summer Concert Series
After much anticipation, Ives Concert Park has announced the first five artists slated to perform in its 2013 Summer Concert Series. The venue, located on the Western Connecticut State University Westside campus at 43 Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury, has featured a wide variety… Read more »
WestConn MFA Thesis Exhibition Opens April 4
The Western Connecticut State University Department of Art will host the annual Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition from April 4 through 15 in The Gallery at Higgins Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, located at 181 White Street in Danbury. The exhibition will… Read more »
Ives Concert Park Partners with The Bowery Presents for 2013 Summer Line-up
While we may not have seen the worst of winter yet, the board of directors at Ives Concert Park is already is looking ahead to next summer. The outdoor concert venue on Western Connecticut State University Westside campus in Danbury has, since 1975, hosted… Read more »