Arts & Entertainment
Creative Cocktail Hour on Thursday, July 20 at 6 p.m.
Everyone is welcome at Creative Cocktail Hour. Held on the third Thursday of every month at Real Art Ways. 56 Arbor Street, Hartford.

20-Piece Band Featured at Real Art Ways' Creative Cocktail Hour
Thursday 7/20 6-10pm
Real Art Ways presents its monthly social event, Creative Cocktail Hour on Thursday, July 20, 6-10pm. Everyone is welcome at Creative Cocktail Hour. Held on the third Thursday of every month at Real Art Ways. 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, Connecticut. To be held outside, weather permitting.
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In July, Creative Cocktail Hour will feature a creative mix of musicians and artists, and things to do, including:
- Live music: Funkrust Brass Band: a 20-piece post-apocalyptic disco-punk brass band playing all original music with megaphone vocals, heavy tuba bass lines, thundering percussion and searing brass melodies. Their live performance will feature full band choreography, signature wasteland/glam uniforms and LED lighting effects.
- Music from house DJ Mr. Realistic.
- Food truck: our friends at East-West Grille (Thai food).
- Hands-on art making activities for young and old alike.
- Visitors will experience four separate exhibitions in Real Art Ways' galleries:
- Exhibition opening by Real Art Award Recipient Ying Ye.
- Barricade by Jim Whitten. Curated by David Borawski. ###li
- Speaking Sentences Backwards featuring ###a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iT86sraUm6p4PtxVhaDZB_6bQZvAlbMzwx2gH4OSNvjLQRPpJ4dNLsGcrudRs_8ZDb7yLKWI2XUXzWAcZGNz9NQaFeJz8__jdIoxoh7z5lCWO4z1myZOhZCm-e1pJn7_BVxPSN6oSf3DussZ7RZQzA==&c=QaJWxH5gck_yvOoM_BT4xOAqAhBXysSv-PVyw0A9UpJIER0xYpmjSg==&ch=t6rUcG-wcEC6l9oBlfv8YrRZrNul6rSx8nge_2-BJtuFCNo60P5SHA==" fg_scanned="1">Paloma Izquierdo, Miguel Gaydosh, Matthew Schreiber, Laura Henriksen, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, and Dylan Hausthor. Curated by Cody Boyce.
Tickets for Creative Cocktail Hour are $15 general admission (only $10 for Real Art Ways members). If you come on a bicycle and are a member, it's free! Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
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For more information about Creative Cocktail Hour and tickets please visit our website, www.realartways.org.