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The Garden Grows
Recent studies have shown STD rates rising at astronomical rates across the entire country. In our own state, between 2013 and 2014, new cases of syphilis rose 79%, gonorrhea increased […]
Events:
CELEBRATE SPRING
March 15 - April 27Guys and Dolls
Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Based on characters created by journalist/short story writer Damon Runyon,
April 17 - April 27Michael W. Smith
Beyond The Far Horizon tour:
April 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Prom
A queer couple wants to go to prom, and their conservative midwestern town won’t stand for it. Cue a team of Broadway stars on a musical mission to change hearts
April 24 - April 27Blackfriars Spring Dance Concert
This concert features a showcase of choreography from the PC Dance Company.
April 25 - April 26Blippi
Join the Band tour. The cartoon for kids takes on the music industry, explaining sounds and instruments.
April 25 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmNefesh Mountain
New York based progressive Americana group.
April 25 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Trapper
With soulful, honeyed tenor, sly humor and an uncanny knack for melody, Chris has traveled the world over, performing po-folk with nothing but his guitar and his songs. Trapping audiences
April 26 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pmEastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Music Director & Conductor Toshiyuki Shimada.
April 26 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmRodney Crowell
A troubadour.
April 26 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmHouse of Hamill
Whether they’re ripping through a set of original jigs and reels, adding lush three-part harmonies into traditional folk ballads, or cracking up an audience with stories from the road, House
April 27 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Sunscreen, Summer and Skin Cancer
Every time I research a health topic, I uncover something that surprises the crap out of me. I assumed that sunscreen protects us from the damaging effects of the sun. Turns out […]
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Allergies and Nutrition
Allergy season is here. You can tell by the blotchy green dust on your car, the sniggley, snitchy sneezing, and your weeping eyes. Doctors recommend that you begin taking an allergy […]
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Pandora’s Paradise
The legalization of cannabis is nearly upon us and it is a move that I both applaud and dread. If we lived in a perfect world, with people who respected the […]
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Fear of Yeast
When I began reading about the health effects of yeast, i.e., candida albicans, it was with an impersonal eye. I was intending to track down the latest research and wrap up […]
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A Little Peace of Land
As a little girl, I noticed that every time my mother got pissed off at my dad, she would head out the back door, snarling to herself like a wet […]
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Falling — The Great Equalizer
After watching Madonna fall backward off of the stage at the recent British Music Awards, I got to thinking. The old slip and fall is a great equalizer. It dumps us […]
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How Does Film Affect Health?
When I was a young girl, the movies made quite an impression on my malleable mind. I would walk out of a spy flick feeling suave and sophisticated, and if my […]
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Love Is All You Need
February brings us Valentine’s Day, a celebration first linked with love during the Middle Ages. Today, it is a popular boon to florists, greeting card retailers and restaurant owners, but it […]