Events for August 20th, 2008
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Wednesday - August 20th
Events / Museum Exhibit
Gary Panter: Daydream Trap
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum - 258 Main St. - Ridgefield
The winner of 3 Emmy awards for his set designs on Pee Wee's Playhouse, Gary Panter is known for working on Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "RAW."
Events / Museum Exhibit
Public Astronomy Nights
Rolnick Observatory - 182 Bayberry Lane - Westport
View the night sky outdoors through the state's largest telescope, or under the observatory dome. Society volunteers act as tour guides. Weather permitting.
Events / Museum Exhibit
Pop to the Present: New Questions, New Responses
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - 600 Main St. - Hartford (Downtown Hartford)
A sequel to the widely appreciated exhibition "Picasso to Pop," this exhibit features paintings, sculptures, collages, prints, installations and more.
Arts and Culture / Museum Exhibit
American Paintings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Yale University Art Gallery - 1111 Chapel St. - New Haven (Theater District)
Selection of fine arts, furniture, glassware, pewterware and more, from the 17th through the 20th centuries. artgallery.yale.edu.
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ONGOING: "Amistad: A True Story of Freedom"
Recounts the Africans' struggle for freedom following their 1839 revolt aboard the Amistad.
Arts and Culture / Art
ONGOING: "Tours and Detours Through Early Connecticut"
Explores rustic life in CT over 200 years ago.
Arts and Culture / Art
"To Get a Little More Learning: Education in Early 19th Century Connecticut"
Prudence Crandall Museum - routes 14 and 169 - Canterbury
The Prudence Crandall Museum is a National Historic Landmark and the site of New England's first academy for African American women and the former home of the Connecticut State Female Hero.
Arts and Culture / Museum Exhibit
Fore the Planet
Discovery Museum & Planetarium - 4450 Park Ave. - Bridgeport
9-hole indoor mini golf course, with each hole delivering a different environmental message.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Tradition et Innovation: French Art from the Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Lyman Allyn Art Museum - 625 Williams St. - New London
Presenting French art from the permanent collection, Tradition et Innovation features paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture from the 17th through the 20th centuries.
