Community
Neighborhood Fathers United Program Fundraiser
A “Comedy Night Dinner and & Show” fundraiser will be held for HRA and the Neighborhood Father’s United Program. The event will be held on Friday, June 9th. Doors for the event open at 6:00pm and show begins at 8:00pm. It will be held at the Puerto Rican Society of New Britain at 152 High Street. Performers include […]
“A Song of Life in the Key of Pain” on June 10th at CCSU Torp Theater
The New Britain Chapter of the NAACP, in conjunction with Cosborn Entertainment, is presenting the locally created Gospel stage play “A Song of Life in the Key of Pain”. The performance will be on Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the Torp Theater on the campus of Central Connecticut State University. There will be 2 shows […]
Free Housing and Health Fair on May 20th
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain, Inc. is sponsoring a free housing and health fair. The fair will be at New Britain High School on Saturday, May 20th, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The NHS announcement of the fair says that, “Health professions students engaged in CT AHEC’s Urban Service Track located at UConn Health will […]
“Summer of Love” at the New Britain Youth Theater
New Britain Youth Theater plans to celebrate a “Summer of Love” with its performances in the summer of 2017. Romeo and Juliet The Teen Company of the central Connecticut youth theater will perform Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, on the grounds of the nationally-acclaimed New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) at 56 Lexington […]
RACE IN THE PARK 2017 Participants Can Enjoy Discounted Tickets at the New Britain Bees Games on RACE Weekend!!!
The CT Breast Health Initiative (CT BHI) has teamed up with The New Britain Bees to offer a promotion that will give RACE IN THE PARK 2017 participants the chance to continue the fun even after the RACE event. The New Britain Bees are offering $6 discounted tickets to those who show their RACE registration […]
Sights and Sounds of the 2017 Little Poland Festival
Rain did little to dampen the spirits of the many thousands of visitors at the 2017 Little Poland Festival in New Britain on April 30th. With food, music, dancing and celebration of Polish culture, the 2017 festival was another great success. Here are some of the sights and sounds of a festive celebration:
5th Annual Hoops for Homeless Benefit for Programs Addressing Homelessness of Children and Families
In summertime heat and sunny weather, players of all ages competed in the 5th year of the annual Hoops for Homeless tournament. Main Street was turned into a series of basketball courts for players of all ages. As the event’s Facebook page says: Hoops for Homeless is all ages annual 3 on 3 basketball tournament staged […]
Excitement Grows for the Little Poland Festival On April 30th
New Britain’s Little Poland Festival is just days away, on April 30th, and excitement grows for the celebration of Polish culture, cuisine and community. The festival, on Broad Street, drew twenty thousand visitors in 2016, and excitement is growing for this year’s event. Adding more official importance to the festival, the Honorable Maciej Golubiewski, the […]
Frozen Yogurt Fundraiser for New Britain Area League of Women Voters April 28th
Your Sweet Central, the frozen yogurt shop at 1535 Stanley Street, next to CCSU is hosting a sweet fundraiser for the New Britain Area League of Women Voters. All day on April 28th, from 11:00am to 10:00pm, when customers purchase frozen yogurt and other goodies at Your Sweet Central and say they are supporting the […]
Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper” at New Britain Youth Theater
The New Britain Youth Theater‘s next production on stage is Mark Twain classic “The Prince and the Pauper”, with a theatrical twist. As the New Britain Youth Theater describes the Play, In the play, when a group of neighborhood girls and boys visit Twain at home, he narrates and passes out parts, and the children […]