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July 2022
Side by Side by Sondheim, a musical revue featuring the songs of Stephen Sondheim presented by CONCORA – From the Porch
Celebrate the legacy of Stephen Sondheim with a revue by CONCORA featuring the songs of the incomparable Broadway and film composer. CONCORA’s professional singers will perform solos and duets of his popular and sophisticated works to delight and inspire. [Read more]
August 2022
Ballard Chamber Collective – From the Porch
The Ballard Chamber Collective, a quartet comprised of professional musicians (and neighbors) Ari Isaacman Beck, violin; Jaroslaw Lis, violin; Aekyung Kim, viola; and Ignacy Gaydamovich, cello; return to the porch for an evening of selected chamber works. [Read more]
Monday Night at the Opera in the Garden! – From the Porch
Opera Connecticut returns to Hill-Stead’s Sunken Garden with its cadre of talented sopranos, tenors, mezzos, and basses, for an evening of favorite selections from operas old and new. [Read more]
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Ge-ODE-Caching
Looking for a fun way to spend an afternoon? Try Ge-ODE-caching, a Sunken Garden Poetry Festival twist on geocaching. [Read more]
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – State of Poetry in CT Panel
This panel discussion includes local poets, Frederick-Douglass Knowles, Luisa Caycedo-Kimura, Benjamin Grossberg, and John Murillo. [Read more]
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – John Murillo
The opening program of the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival features headline poet John Murillo, along with Matt Donovan, and Emily Carlson, winner of the Sunken Garden Chapbook Poetry Prize [Read more]
September 2022
Pilobolus is a Fungus – From the Porch – New Time
Join us for Pilobolus is a Fungus, an interactive performance for young audiences. [Read more]
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Poetry and Pets for Kids
Enjoy a drop-in activity where families can compose poems to celebrate their four-legged companions! Bring a photo of your pet (leashed dogs welcome) and create a rhyme to immortalize your love. [Read more]
CANCELLED – Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Legacy Film Night
For 30 years, Hill-Stead has been bringing in incredible poets to read at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival. All of our readings have been faithfully documented by Morrow Jones with assistance from Simsbury Community Television. Join us for a highlight reel of our notable readers. [Read more]
October 2022
CANCELLED – Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
Students will experience the masterworks of the Hill-Stead collection through the lens of poetry. [Read more]