Name: Trolleys in Connecticut: A Look Back
Start: 2026-10-17T16:00:00-04:00
Location: The Windham Textile and History Museum, Dugan Building

The Windham Textile and History Museum, Dugan Building

Join Roger Ristau for an engaging free 45-minute illustrated talk exploring the development and disappearance of Connecticut's historic trolley network. Presented by The Mill Museum and the Connecticut Trolley Museum, this presentation covers how these vehicles once connected Willimantic to Norwich and beyond.

Local Event: Trolleys in Connecticut: A Look Back

Tolland County

Chris Dehnel

Hartford Metropolitan Area

Mansfield-Storrs

Connecticut

Trolleys in Connecticut: A Look Back

Join Roger Ristau for an engaging free 45-minute illustrated talk exploring the development and disappearance of Connecticut's...

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

The world-renowned ukulele virtuoso returns to Storrs with his groundbreaking artistry, masterful technique, and innovative spirit. Born and raised in Honolulu, Jake began playing the ukulele at age four, then quickly developed a unique style that pushed the instrument far beyond its traditional boundaries. He first gained international recognition after his jaw-dropping rendition of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” went viral. The video introduced millions to the ukulele’s untapped potential. Shimabukuro has since released numerous acclaimed albums, collaborating with legendary artists including Bette Midler, Yo-Yo Ma, and Jimmy Buffett.

Local Event: Jake Shimabukuro

Jake Shimabukuro

The world-renowned ukulele virtuoso returns to Storrs with his groundbreaking artistry, masterful technique, and innovative...

Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC)

“Five male college seniors and their housemates have no purpose in their lives. They march against the staus quo and taunt the “pigs”. One feels genuine emotion at his mother’s death from cancer, one romance dies and another is aborted. Ultimately, they realize their lives are as empty as the establishment they protest so vehemently against.”

Local Event: Moonchildren: Show #6

Moonchildren: Show #6

“Five male college seniors and their housemates have no purpose in their lives. They march against the staus quo and taunt the...

Windham Textile And History Museum

Join local historian and Mystic Mudlarker Mary Hendrickson for a fascinating artist talk exploring the hidden history of the Rossie Velvet Mill. Discover stories of innovative textile treatments, the immigrant experience in Mystic, and the treasures found along the river.&nbsp; This event is free to the public and the museum is open for free as well.

Local Event: Mystic Mudlarking: The River And The Rossie Velvet Mill

Mystic Mudlarking: The River And The Rossie...

Join local historian and Mystic Mudlarker Mary Hendrickson for a fascinating artist talk exploring the hidden history of the...

Mystic Mudlarking: The River And The Rossie Velvet Mill

Jorgensen Center 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield, CT, 06268

The Grammy®-nominated British vocal ensemble presents Lead Me Home, a program that journeys through the rich and varied landscape of American choral music, tracing a path through faith, folk tradition, poetry, and popular song. The program moves from the timeless devotion of Virgil Thomson’s “My Shepherd Will Supply My Need” and the spiritual “My Lord What a Morning” to the visionary sound-worlds of Caroline Shaw, Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre. Alongside these sacred and contemplative works sit songs of beauty, longing, and place: Samuel Barber’s shimmering “To Be Sung on the Water,” and the timeless folk melody “Shenandoah.” The program closes with affectionate musical portraits of two iconic cities in “April in Paris” and “I Get a Kick Out of New York.”

Local Event: Voces8

Voces8

The Grammy®-nominated British vocal ensemble presents Lead Me Home, a program that journeys through the rich and varied...

Coventry Senior Center

All ages and experience levels are welcome!&nbsp; Learn and enjoy these traditional tai chi&nbsp;exercises.&nbsp; Low impact and great for flexibility, strength and mind-body connection.&nbsp; Like chair yoga, but more moving!

Local Event: Chair Qigong 

Chair Qigong 

All ages and experience levels are welcome!  Learn and enjoy these traditional tai chi exercises.  Low impact and great for...

“Five male college seniors and their housemates have no purpose in their lives. They march against the staus quo and taunt the “pigs”. One feels genuine emotion at his mother’s death from cancer, one romance dies and another is aborted. Ultimately, they realize their lives are as empty as the establishment they protest so vehemently against.”&nbsp;

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