Real Art Ways

Connecticut


Contemporary-media works find an outlet at this consistently offbeat and adventurous gallery/cinema/performance space/lounge. Sip wine or beer as you watch a hot documentary, listen to an all-female chamber-rock quintet or contemplate performance art. Networkers will love talking the talk with Hartford's art community at the Creative Cocktail Hour, held on the third Thursday of every month ($10, 6pm to 10pm).


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2. Harriet Beecher-Stowe Center

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3. Museum of Connecticut History

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4. State Capitol

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7. Bushnell Park

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8. Center Church

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