Name: For the Love of Opera (...and Operetta)
Start: 2026-11-20T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC)

Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC)

Join our talented voice and opera students for an evening of scenes by Mozart, Donizetti, and Gilbert &amp; Sullivan. This performance is FREE and will be held in the FAIC Foyer.

Local Event: For the Love of Opera (...and Operetta)

Tolland County

Chris Dehnel

Hartford Metropolitan Area

Mansfield-Storrs

Connecticut

For the Love of Opera (...and Operetta)

Join our talented voice and opera students for an evening of scenes by Mozart, Donizetti, and Gilbert & Sullivan. This...

Join us for a special Halloween edition of our Noon Recital Series featuring the ghoulish, fiendish, and otherworldly in music. This performance is FREE and will be&nbsp;FAIC Foyer.

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A Spooktacular Noon Recital 

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Professional forager Karen Monger, of The 3 Foragers, will lead a hike through the Hillside Environmental Education Park at UConn, explaining the basics of mushroom identification. Karen is a member and officer for the Connecticut Valley Mycological Society.

Local Event: Walktober: Halloween Mushrooms @ the HEEP

Walktober: Halloween Mushrooms @ the HEEP

Professional forager Karen Monger, of The 3 Foragers, will lead a hike through the Hillside Environmental Education Park at...

J. Louis von der Mehden Recital Hall

The 2026 UConn Fall Puppet Slam welcomes New York-based fiber artist and puppeteer J Hann and puppeteer Esme Roszel, who will perform a short excerpt from Bequeathed, a surreal, semi-autobiographical tale about the fight to unravel the gender binary. The UConn Fall Puppet Slam will also feature work by UConn Art and Art History professor John O’Donnell, as well as new works by graduate and undergraduate students from the UConn Puppet Arts Program. Mansfield’s Waldron’s Studio 88 will return once more as the Puppet Slam house band.&nbsp;Funding for the slam is made possible, in part, by the Puppet Slam Network. These performances are recommended for mature audiences. Audiences are encouraged to get into the Halloween spirit by attending in costume.The UConn Fall Puppet Slam is free and open to the public; donations are greatly appreciated. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Local Event: 2026 UConn Fall Puppet Slam

2026 UConn Fall Puppet Slam

The 2026 UConn Fall Puppet Slam welcomes New York-based fiber artist and puppeteer J Hann and puppeteer Esme Roszel, who will...

Friends Meeting House

Beginners and all levels welcome. Come as you are for gently energizing movements in the classical Tai Chi &amp; Qigong tradition.&nbsp; A wonderful way to start your weekend!

Local Event: Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi 

Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi 

Beginners and all levels welcome. Come as you are for gently energizing movements in the classical Tai Chi & Qigong tradition. ...

Join puppeteer and fiber artist J Hann for this beginner-friendly needle felting workshop. Participants will create grayscale puppet heads suitable for hand or rod puppets while learning essential felting techniques, including how to identify different types of wool, select the appropriate needle gauge, and craft a budget-friendly felting kit. By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with new skills and inspiration to continue exploring needle felting in their own puppetry projects and beyond!
Workshop registration is $45 per person and includes all materials. This workshop is recommended for ages 18 and up. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a registered, paying adult. Space is limited, so advance registration is required.

Local Event: Needle Felting for Puppetry and Beyond Workshop

Needle Felting for Puppetry and Beyond Workshop

Join puppeteer and fiber artist J Hann for this beginner-friendly needle felting workshop. Participants will create grayscale...

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Local Event: Voice Performance Class: AriaFest 

Voice Performance Class: AriaFest 

Join us for this open studio class presented by members of the voice studio. This performance is FREE and will be held in the...

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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...

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