News and reviews from our reporters, including coverage of pop music, classical music, visual art, dance, movies, music, television and theater.
All Arts
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we take your calls about anything you want to talk about.
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There are several historical exhibits celebrating local avant garde artists currently on view or in the works in the state. This hour, we learn about these artists and their legacies, exploring the influence of New York-based art movements on Connecticut art-makers, Pop Art in particular.
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The Nose is off this week. In its place this hour, a look at and a listen to — and some concern for the future of — the Great American Songbook.
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At the Maurice Sendak Foundation in Ridgefield, the late artist's legacy is kept alive and "wild" by a team of experts. This hour, we hear from them just after the posthumous release of the picture book, "Ten Little Rabbits."
Food
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We're talking with local creators in the food space: Kat Ashmore, the chef behind @katcancook, and David Milton, aka @thedamgram and @thedamtok. Plus, we drink traditional chai with siblings who turned the Muslims of the World (MOTW) Instagram community into a local café.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show: lunch — from the hungry judge effect to the sad desk lunch. We’ll look at the history of our mid-day meal, talk about school lunches, and get tips for packing lunch.
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With the longer days and stronger sun, we can start growing vegetables indoors in a sunny window. The keys are full sun, warmth and the right greens.
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A new GMO 'Purple' cherry tomato developed in England is making headlines, but it's good to remember that traditional breeding can also create healthier varieties of edibles.
Performing Arts & Music
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Let’s learn some of the complex history behind the songs you've probably heard in pubs. Featuring Connecticut’s own The Jovial Crew!
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Bagley’s musicianship touched generations of singers and choral conductors.
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“Our Feet Began to Pray” by the Afro-Semitic Experience releases Jan. 19.
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Ruff was an innovator as both a jazz musician and educator.
Visual Arts
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Three concurring exhibits celebrate the works of Leo Jensen (1926-2019), perhaps best known for creating bronze frog sculptures for Willimantic’s Thread City Crossing Bridge.
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Delano’s work focuses on Puerto Rico’s colonial past and complicated present.
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A “Christmas Panto” featuring songs, slapstick comedy, and audience participation runs this weekend in Norwich.
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Artist Minoo Emami destroyed 22 of her paintings by fire, including early works dating back to 1998. She called the burning a “ritual rooted in mourning.”
Movies
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at two movies starring Hong Chau, Kelly Reichardt’s ‘Showing Up’ and Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale.’
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at the SAG-AFTRA strike, the new Emmy Award nominations, and James Gunn’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.’
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Has everything original been done in the arts? This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at that question, the idea of originality, and our tolerance for novelty.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at Marvel’s takeover of Hollywood, ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ and more.