Arts & Culture Collaborative's Latest News & Events for November

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News That Affects You!

Rollback on COVID Restrictions in CT

Gov. Ned Lamont recently announced that due to a steadily increasing rate of COVID-19 in Connecticut, a roll back to Phase 2.1 rules would go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6.

Some of the changes that could affect the arts and culture sector include:

• Event venues will be limited to 25 people indoor, 50 people outdoor;
• Performing arts venues and movie theaters will have a capacity of 100 people.
• Restaurants will reduce to 50 percent capacity.

Be informed before you go out. For more details, read the full release at CT.gov

If you participate in any of these events, please let the presenter know you heard about it through the
Arts & Culture Collaborative!

Air Borne Creations

Saturday Showcases
Pet Portraits Nov. 7: All Day
Holiday Ornaments
Nov. 14: All Day
Holiday Exhibit and Studio Tour
Nov. 21 – Dec 12
Romantic Rose Painting Demo
Nov. 28: All Day
All events are virtual. Visit website for links and registration info.

Visit Air Borne Creations website for more great painting and airbrushing demos as well as exhibits of art for sale.

Arts Escape

Living History – F. Scott Fitzgerald
An Afternoon with Author, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nov 18 : 2 pm – 3 pm
Online Zoom, $5 - 10
Details | Register

Visit Arts Escape's website for more writing and book conversations in Nov.

Connecticut Accordion Association

Young Accordionist Cody McSherry in Concert
17-year-old accordion virtuoso Cody Mc Sherry performs a variety of classical and ethnic pieces.
Nov. 1 - Nov. 30
Suggested Donation: $10.00
Details | Virtual Link

Fine Arts Connection of Thomaston

Anything Goes Art Exhibit
A fusion of subject matters, styles and mediums by the Ten-2-One Artists.
Nov. 19: 10 am – 1 pm;
Nov. 29: 10 am – 3 pm and more dates in Dec.
Details

Artist Sunday at the Crescent Gallery
Skip Black Friday and shop Artist Sunday for one-of-a-kind gifts.
Nov. 29: 10 am - 3 pm
Artist Sunday | Ten-2-One Artists

The Ten-2-One Artists are located at The Crescent Gallery in Thomaston Opera House. Visit their website and Fine Arts Connection of Thomaston's website for more info and events.

Glass Source Studios

Private and Group Classes
Multiple dates throughout November to take courses in stained glass or workshops to make fused glass ornaments, holiday plates, angel ornaments, snowflakes or angel wings. Class size is limited and socially distanced. Masks required.
Class Schedule

Main Street Waterbury

Community Partnership Award Presentation
Kristen Jacoby, United Way of Greater Waterbury President, will be presented with this year's award at the Palace Theater.
Nov. 11: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
$40 (in person)
Nov. 11: 6 – 7 pm $15 (virtual via Zoom)
Details | Register

Naugatuck Garden Club

Open Air Christmas Market
Unique holiday creations, wreaths and kissing balls available through the Naugatuck Garden Club on the Naugatuck Green.
Nov. 21:
10 am – 2 pm
Details

Naugatuck Valley Community College

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Job Title: Educational Assistant in Theater Tech
Serve the Theater Department as an Educational Assistant supporting events in the theaters, with primary responsibility for carpentry and the building of theatrical scenery.
See posting | Fill out an application

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

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OLLI Winter Session
The OLLI at UConn Winter 2021 course catalog is available now! Academic and social opportunities for adults 50 and over.
Registration opens Nov. 13
Session runs
Jan. 4 – 29.

The Grotesque 10: Amazing Architectural Sculptures
Presented by Mathew Duman from ten American colleges & universities.
Nov. 9: 1 pm – 2 pm
Free, Zoom
Details | Link

Virtual concert with
Heather Pierson
Registration required.
Nov. 20: 7 pm – 8 pm
Free, Zoom
Details | Link

Oxford Public Library

Visit Oxford Library's website for book clubs, crafts and other offerings in November.

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Palace Theater Waterbury

The Palace Theater's Executive Director Frank Tavera is featured in the current edition of TheWaterbury.com, which just launched as an economic development partnership between the City and several local organizations.
Check out the article: On Center Stage: Frank Tavera and watch the Video about The Palace and Waterbury.

Palace Theater Tours Return!
Explore 10 decades of the theater’s rich history, architectural design, backstage mystique and entertaining anecdotal information during the Palace Theater’s monthly 90-minute guided venue tours.
Currently limited to 20 patrons. All tour goers must be masked and maintain social distancing throughout the tour. Admission is $5 per person.
Sat., Nov. 7: 11 am
Wed., Dec. 9: 11 am plus more dates in 2021
Details |Register

Phoenix Stage Company

Take Flight Live
Thursday evenings at 7 pm. Interviews and entertainment that changes weekly. For more information visit Phoenix Stage website.
Watch | Listen

Portraits by ShawnaLee

Drawing Portraits Art Classes
A three-week course in Portrait Drawing Skills
Nov. 5, 12, 19: 6:30 – 8 pm
$75, Online Zoom
Details | Register

Visit her website for details on art classes, a virtual art show, and ongoing offers for commissioned artwork of pets, children, homes, landscapes and more.

Woodbury Library

Exhibit in the Gallery
Paintings by Carol Thoma Moore on display at the Woodbury Library.
Through Nov. 30
Free, In-person
Details | Gallery Link

Check Woodbury Library's website for many book clubs, crafts and other offerings in November.

Skip Black Friday.
Shop Artists Sunday!

Sunday, November 29, 2020
Let's Help Individual Artists Thrive!
Skip Black Friday. Shop Artists Sunday!

Planted squarely in the midst of the largest holiday shopping weekend of the year, Artists Sunday aims to make the Sunday after Thanksgiving the arts’ most profitable day annually, boosting sales for creators of art, crafts and handmade items while encouraging consumers to purchase art as holiday gifts.

Find out more about how to participate as an artist, patron or partner:
Artists Sunday.

Sign-up Today!

Be a pARTner in the Arts!

The Arts & Culture Collaborative has continued its services to promote, connect, collaborate and advocate for the arts in our 16-town region.

Whether you are a patron of the arts, an artist, a performer or a member of an arts organization, municipality or civic group, please consider becoming a pARTner with the Arts & Culture Collaborative. Annual dues is quite affordable and supports the ACC as your go-to resource for arts and culture in the greater Waterbury and Naugatuck Valley region. Click here for more details.

For more virtual events and things to do from around our state, please visit CTVisit.com

Thanks to our ongoing supporters!

As a non-profit local arts agency under the auspices of the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the ACC is grateful for the support of the Arts & Tourism Commission of the City of Waterbury, the Waterbury Regional Chamber, the Connecticut Community Foundation and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development/Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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