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

Tolland County

Mansfield-Storrs

Connecticut

Jake Shimabukuro

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

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.”

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Voces8

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

Get ready for a spooky spectacular this fall in Storrs! Hocus Pocus Live!: 
An All-New Parody Musical is a hilarious, high-energy live musical parody inspired by the beloved Halloween cult classic. Starring New England’s #1 live singing Winifred Sanderson impersonator, Summer Orlando (as seen in Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2), alongside Miranda Miranda and Bonnie Petite as the Sanderson Sisters. This spellbinding production features live singing, laugh-out-loud comedy, magical effects, and interactive fun perfect for families, friend groups, and Halloween fans alike.

Local Event: Hocus Pocus Live!

Hocus Pocus Live!

Get ready for a spooky spectacular this fall in Storrs! Hocus Pocus Live!: 
An All-New Parody Musical is a hilarious,...

Local Event: Hocus Pocus Live

Hocus Pocus Live

Formed by members of Amsterdam’s famed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO), Camerata RCO performs chamber music in multiple formations from duet to small chamber orchestra, with a special focus on the Classical and Romantic repertoire for winds and strings, and active relationships with living composers. Praised by the New 
YorkTimes for their “warm, glowing performance,” the ensemble has enjoyed success in the Netherlands and abroad and performs nearly 50 concerts a season internationally.

Local Event: Camerata RCO

Camerata RCO

Formed by members of Amsterdam’s famed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO), Camerata RCO performs chamber music in multiple...

Carina Bies

Chris Dehnel

Hartford Metropolitan Area

Tolland

Stafford-Willington

Vernon

Hartford County

Manchester

Jay Kenney

Ellington-Somers

Glastonbury

New London County

Rich Kirby

Norwich

South Windsor

Windsor Locks-East Windsor

Middlesex County

East Hampton-Portland

Friends Meeting House

Uncover your soul's beauty at this restorative centering retreat featuring meditation sessions, a yoga workshop, and a mandala-making activity. This all-inclusive experience is open to everyone regardless of experience level and includes a vegetarian lunch.

Local Event: The Light Within

Storrs

The Light Within

Uncover your soul's beauty at this restorative centering retreat featuring meditation sessions, a yoga workshop, and a...

Loos Center for the Arts

Join us for the inaugural Layālaya Global Arts Festival – a world-premiere event uniting Grammy-winning and renowned artists from six countries on one stage. Global musicians from Argentina, China, India, Japan, Mali, and the USA will come together to co-create and debut brand-new collaborative masterpieces, showing how different worlds can harmonize when we truly listen.
This spirit of connection is elevated by riveting spotlight conversations on teamwork and peak success, featuring the president of The Juilliard School alongside the Director of Sports Performance for the championship UConn Women’s Basketball team; student performances, a group of student artists with disabilities traveling from Korea, and a poetess creating an exclusive poem for the festival. Their voices embody why this event matters, proving that true artistic expression transcends discipline, ability, language, and geography to reveal our shared humanity.

Local Event: A World Unboxed - Global Arts Festival

Windham County

Woodstock

A World Unboxed - Global Arts Festival

Join us for the inaugural Layālaya Global Arts Festival – a world-premiere event uniting Grammy-winning and renowned artists...

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Jake Shimabukuro

OCT

10

8:00 PM

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield, CT

Voces8

OCT

12

7:30 PM

Mansfield-Storrs, CT

Hocus Pocus Live!

OCT

18

1:00 PM

2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield, CT

Hocus Pocus Live

OCT

18

3:00 PM

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield, CT

Camerata RCO

OCT

21

7:30 PM

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Rd, Mansfield, CT

The Light Within

A World Unboxed - Global Arts Festival