October 2020

By Kimberly Kindy, Julie Tate, Jennifer Jenkins and Ted Mellnik Oct. 17, 2020 at 2:14 p.m. EDT The final moments of Stacy Kenny’s life are captured on a recorded 911 call. Kenny, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, begs an emergency operator to explain why she’s been pulled over. Amid screaming and rustling sounds, police officers smash the windows on…

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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.

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Black 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…

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I 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.

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Livestream 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…

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By 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…

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