After the success of our virtual Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz (PMMNJ) concert series, the Hartford Jazz Society is proud to continue our virtual Monday Night Jazz concerts on a monthly basis through the rest of 2020. Schedule of Events November 13 – Special Event TBA December 14 – Michael Carabello solo piano.
Read More Monday Night JazzBlack Poetry Day on October 17th honors past and present black poets. The day also commemorates the birth of the first published black male poet in the United States. Jupiter Hammon was born in Long Island, New York, on October 17th, 1711. Hammon’s first work, the broadside An Evening Thought (also referred to as “An Evening Prayer” and…
Read More BLACK POETRY DAYBy Rachel J. Pilgrim For 132 years, Grace Baptist congregants had been telling their founding story the same way: “In 1888, five Negro Baptist women, with great faith and courage, founded Grace Baptist Mission in Mount Vernon, New York.” I read that line every Sunday, waiting week after week for someone to update it with…
Read More The Search for the Five Women of Grace Baptist ChurchOctober 16, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon In honor of the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away one month ago, this post shares highlights from her 2017 visit to the Library’s Young Readers Center. Justice Ginsburg met with a group of third grade students to discuss “I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
Read More I Dissent: A Conversation for Kids with Ruth Bader GinsburgI watched this last night and was reminded of what we used to have, without having to see what we have now. The children, Sandy Hook, our military dead., a loving family. My heart seized up. I couldn’t stop watching. Bravo, Dawn Porter.
Read More The Way I See ItFrom nose to toes, doctors continue to discover uncommon signs of coronavirus infection by Rachel Nania, AARP, Updated October 9, 2020 Fever, cough and shortness of breath are not the only warning signs of a coronavirus infection, even if they are the most common. In recent months a growing number of doctors have documented a handful…
Read More Unusual Symptoms of COVID-19 You Need to Know AboutLivestream from Roulette Roulette’s Fall 2020 season will be live-streamed from our stage and archived on our website. You can watch the archived streams from Vimeo below. Visit our calendar for a complete list of upcoming live stream concerts and like and subscribe to our YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch channels. MATTHEW SHIPP: THE PIANO EQUATION…
Read More Livestream from RouletteBy Mike Pomranz September 23, 2020 In 2020, as the Black Lives Matter movement grew in prominence, America also further reckoned with brands considered to be culturally insensitive—from sports franchises (hello, Washington Football Team) to pancake syrups (goodbye, Aunt Jemima). Among that group was one of the country’s best-known names in rice—Uncle Ben’s—with its parent company Mars Inc. announcing…
Read More Uncle Ben’s Rebrands as Ben’s OriginalSmall boost to monthly benefits starting in January due to low inflation by John Waggoner, AARP, October 13, 2020 The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Oct. 13 that its annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 1.3 percent, an average boost to retirement benefits of about $20 per month for individuals starting in January. The modest…
Read More Social Security COLA Set at 1.3 Percent for 20212 cups shredded carrots 8 oz crushed pineapple, drained 3/4 cup sweetened, shredded coconut 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 4 large eggs, room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla paste 2 cups all-purpose flour or 2 1/2 cups cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon…
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