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Contemporary Art is back in a big way at WAMA

Luis — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:29:16 +0000

I finally got a chance to see Patricia Hickson’s first curatorial swing at the Wadsworth‘s Matrix gallery and I have to say that I hope she’s with us for a long time. Matrix 158 features German sculptor Kitty Kraus and her haunting and exciting lightboxes. This exhibit opened on February 4th and is up til May [...]

Colin gets NH-envy again…

Luis — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:55:52 +0000

***Update…I realize that sometimes I get very reactionary and just start jotting down stuff without checking my attitude at the door. I need to start adopting the whole “disagree without being disagreeable” motto Mercy is always preaching to me, and in that spirit I’m going to scratch out all the areas where I let the moment [...]

The Matrix Effect reaches back to move forward…

Luis — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:33:23 +0000

Upon her arrival as the new Director of the Wadsworth Atheneum, one of Susan Talbott’s commitment to Hartford’s arts fans was the return of the seemingly comatose Matrix program. Upon arrival she filled the small gallery at the northeast corner of the complex with the lifesize, styrofoam sculptures of Folkert de Jong and his study on [...]

The Best Weekend EVER….

Luis — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:48:49 +0000

I normally do not use this space to advertise/promote/highlight things that I personally am involved with. Seems kinda unfair so it’s my own type of self censureship. Normally I try to highlight good things in the city as well as complaining about things that I feel might not be for the overall goodness of our fair [...]

Where’s the cultural 4-1-1?

Luis — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:17:04 +0000

It’s safe to say that the days of “What’s there to do in Hartford?” are over. Conventional wisdom has destroyed that always untrue perception of the City. The question now isn’t “What is there to do?” but “How can I find out about it?” While The Courant’s Cal section is to be envied in its deliverance [...]

New presence to old friends

Luis — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:15:37 +0000

Long over due props need to goto the folks over at the Hartford Independent Media Collective. For a number of months now they have moved over to their new online presence…and it is snaaaaaazyyyyy.

My experience working in DC opened my eyes to the world of more progressive / radical thought in the states. I DJ’d for [...]

The future of The Courant is all in the Dot

Luis — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:05:58 +0000

As posted earlier this week, The Hartford Courant will go through another unfortunate round of layoffs. The announcement will most likely be made this upcoming week and the cuts look like their going to be very aggressive and very quick.

I have to say that as far as blame goes, although Tribune Corp takes the lions share, [...]

Firebox was en Fuego

Luis — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:25:42 +0000

Never was jazz more needed than this past Wednesday evening. After a long day at city hall which ended with the quintessential political submarine attack, myself, Mercy and Angelito went home and prepared to call it a day. We had plans to meet friends for an evening of food and literature at a reunion meeting of [...]

No sleep til {kick @$$ music} Brooklyn!!

Luis — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:18:49 +0000

I think that one of the many reasons I love Hartford is the one default attribute always thrown around in such conversations: it’s distance to New York City. Boston is also used in the discussion but I get really bad “Everybody Loves Mary” type of acne every time I get near that dirty water [...]

Monday Night Jazz @ Black Eyed Sallys

Luis — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:06:32 +0000

I’m officially off the “stop saying there’s nothing to do in Hartford” bandwagon. I think a case has been made on this and other blogs that if you don’t know that Hartford has many kick ass things happening, then you just aren’t looking. Tonight we had yet another example of this, Monday Night Jazz [...]