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February 04, 2012 | 
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February 04, 2012 |
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[caption id="attachment_3860685" align="alignnone" width="345" caption="BILL DIRIENZO"][/caption] With the start of a new semester, comes the promise of lavish performances implemented by the talent and range of those Hartt School students who have worked diligently to bring their craft to life. Although we’ve been accustomed to the many productions, successfully executed
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Sophomore saves students some dough [caption id="attachment_3860721" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="(Andy Swetz | The Informer)"][/caption] To combat the steep textbook prices imposed by the University Bookstore, one student is offering relief in the form of a helpful website he created called BooksatHartford.com. Think of it as a virtual bargain hunter where
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[caption id="attachment_3860671" align="alignnone" width="460" caption="Courtesy of Calicriticscorner.blogspot.com"][/caption] It is no easy feat to satisfy a happy couple and lonely single on the one day of the year that showing affection really counts, however Real Art Ways, in downtown Hartford, is hosting an event that puts a new spin on Valentine’s
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[caption id="attachment_3860681" align="alignnone" width="460" caption="Andy Swetz"][/caption] The “Lest We Forget” exhibit that has been on display since Jan. 12 in the Mortensen Library features Robert Templeton’s work from his collection that highlights the struggle that African Americans endured during the civil rights movement. The late Templeton’s collection of work is
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[caption id="attachment_3860677" align="alignnone" width="301" caption="Courtesy of CTnow.com"][/caption] A Taste of Hartford, otherwise known as Hartford’s Restaurant Week, is back for winter 2012 and it is taking place from Jan. 23 to Feb. 5 consisting of 34 restaurants in the area which offer three-course menus for $20.12. Participating restaurants include Agave
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[caption id="attachment_3860666" align="alignnone" width="460" caption="Courtesy of Americansongwriter.com"][/caption] Youtube renowned ukulele musician Julia Nunes is prepping for the release of her third studio album and is set to play The Space in Hamden, Conn. the day of her album release, Tuesday Feb. 28. The album, titled “Settle Down,” chronicles the extraordinary
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[caption id="attachment_3860657" align="alignnone" width="306" caption="Courtesy of Collider.com"][/caption] The 2011 film titled “The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo” directed by David Fincher, a remake of the 2009 Swedish version, is nominated for four Academy Awards this year, but that’s not what interests me. Both films are based on the “Millennium Trilogy”
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[caption id="attachment_3860654" align="alignnone" width="306" caption="Courtesy of Movit.com"][/caption] Cinestudio, the movie theater located on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford, is currently screening the Academy Award nominated film “My Week with Marilyn.” Starring Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, the British film depicts the famous actress filming the movie “The Prince
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[caption id="attachment_3860662" align="alignnone" width="460" caption="Courtesy of Flickr.com"][/caption] Karma can be a bitch, but apparently so can love too. Not to lovers, but innocent bystanders; as long as said bystander is hot. That’s according to a new study by researchers at Florida State University. The study suggests that when you’re in
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[caption id="attachment_386030" align="alignright" width="280" caption="Spencer Allan Brooks"][/caption] Four artists including B.O.B, Ludacris, Wale and Sam Adams will headline this year’s Spring Fling concert. Campus Activities Team announced the “fantastic four” lineup Monday afternoon on their Twitter page. The structure of the typical Saturday night concert was modified this year as
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