Connecticut's Old State House

Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman Exhibit
2023-09-13 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-14 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-15 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-16 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-19 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-20 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-21 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-22 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 5 more dates | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Connecticut’s Old State House will host “Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and Cartoons of Clifford Berryman.” Election season in the modern era elicits a barrage of amusing and pointed memes – but historically, editorial cartoons have swayed opinions and helped shape elections for generations! Clifford Berryman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist with The Washington Star and The Washington Post, produced almost daily cartoons for over 50 years – from 1896 to 1949.
Unlike any other form of political commentary, cartoons show altered physical traits and highlight minute details to make a specific point. With simple pen strokes, they foreshadow the future, poke fun at the past, and imply hidden motives in ways that elude written or spoken reporting. This unique exhibit features a series of pen & ink drawings to highlight the timeless aspects of US campaigns and election processes. Running for Office was created by the National Archives with the support of the Foundation for the National Archives and organized for travel by Humanities Texas, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This exhibit is part of Connecticut’s Old State House “Go Big. Vote Local.” Series. For information about other upcoming programs in the series, return to our events calendar.
Extended hours until 8:00 pm on select Thursdays. On street parking is free on weekends. Garage parking is available at State House Square Garage, 55 Market Street, for $5 with validation.

BEFORE THE MEME: A HISTORY OF POLITICAL CARTOONS
2023-09-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Join historian Dr. Matthew Warshauer, History Professor, Central Connecticut State University as he explores the history of political cartoons in Connecticut and the United States.
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On street parking is available. Parking at State House Square Garage, 55 Market Street, is just steps away from Connecticut’s Old State House and is only $5 with a validated ticket.

CT's Old State House Farmers Market
2023-09-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
EVERY FRIDAY | JUNE 15 – OCTOBER 13, 2023 | 10am – 2pm
In 1643, the General Court of Connecticut established a weekly Market to be held in Hartford. Come shop local and visit our current day Farmers Market, established in 2011. Our goal is to offer a variety of products from as many farmers and artisan vendors as possible.
We are committed to offering a vibrant marketplace in downtown Hartford where local farmers and artisans can enjoy coming together with the community to share the best of what Connecticut has to offer. The Old State House Farmers Market runs from late spring through mid-fall, ensuring that our patrons enjoy the ultimate in seasonal variety for many months of the year!

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-09-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Jeremy Haddad on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public

VOTER REGISTRATION CELEBRATION AT CONNECTICUT’S OLD STATE HOUSE
2023-09-19 12:00 - 16:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Tuesday, September 19 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PMThose registering to vote or checking their registration status will be offered FREE admission to Connecticut’s Old State House.
September 19 is National Voter Registration Day! Hartford is gearing up to elect a new mayor this November. But that’s not the only choice on the ballot! Local elections never get as much attention – or as many voters – as the bigger federal races, even though local policies impact our daily lives. From urban planning and schools to housing and food access, city and town governments, voters LIKE YOU can drive important policy decisions simply by taking part in local elections. To learn more about about how the government in Hartford works and what exactly is on the ballot, join us for some festivities AND important conversations about why your vote matters:
Voter Registration12:00 Noon – 4:00 PMOutdoor Concert with IGuru12 Noon – 12:45 PM
The Biggest Impact: Why We Should Care About Local Elections 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Featured Speakers:Tanya Rhodes Smith, Director, Nancy A Humphreys Institute for Political Social WorkCharles R. Venator-Santiago, Associate Professor Political Science, UCONNDenise Best, Communications and Community Engagement Manager at Blue Hills Civic Association
Outdoor Concert with I Guru2:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Ballot Break & Coffee3:00 PM to 4:00 PMJoin our friends from YWCA Hartford Region to learn more about what exactly will be on the November 2023 ballot and why your vote matters!

This event is part of Connecticut’s Old State House “Go Big. VoteLocal.” Series.

The Voter Registration Celebration is made possible with the support of a voter engagement grant from the Hartford Foundation for

On street parking is available. Parking at State House Square Garage, 55 Market Street, is just steps away from Connecticut’s Old State House and is only $5 with a validated ticket.

Educator Appreciation Nights
2023-09-21 17:00 - 20:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Thursdays, September 21st and 28th
5:00pm-8:00pm
Enjoy live music and socialize with your fellow educators! Families are welcome, too! A special area inside Connecticut’s Old State House is reserved for educators to enjoy refreshments, play games, network, and hang out! At 5:30 pm, we’ll have a behind-the-scenes tour of this National Landmark. Bands for these select Thursdays include 9/21-Third World and The Legendary Wailers, and 9/28 – Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. Show your school ID at our Welcome Tent near the stairs by the East Side entrance to the Old State House.
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Learn more about Hartford Live: Hartford Concert Series – Summer Music Series (hartfordlivect.com)

Hartford Live Concert Featuring Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
2023-09-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Come down to The Old State House and enjoy freemusic all night, food trucks and more! Gates open at 5pm, Music startsat 6pm.The Hartford Liveconcert Series will run through late-September. BeerGarden includes open bar featuring select premium beer wine and canned cocktails
Hartford Live, presented by GoodWorksEntertainment, is an ambitious addition to the city’s ongoing economicdevelopment and activation campaign.
Change grants clarity.As our circumstances shift, we recognize and realize what truly matters andappreciate it a little bit more. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong translates the joyof such realizations into the buoyant psychedelic funk odyssey of their sixthindependent full-length album, the aptly titled Perspective. The Marylandquartet—Greg Ormont , Jeremy Schon , Ben , and Alex “Gator” Petropulos —delivers a musicallythrilling and emotionally endearing body of work propelled by sonic fireworksand chantable hooks. After piling up millions of streams and selling outcountless shows, the musicians project their vision widescreen across the mostexpansive vista yet.
For more informationabout Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, click here: https://www.seetickets.us/event/Hartford-Live-Pigeons-Playing-Ping-Pong/560868
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CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Bap Pack on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public

Fires, Floods, and Acts of God: A Downtown Hartford Walking Tour
2023-09-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
What a Disaster! Take to the streets for a unique walking tour centered on man-made and natural disasters that made history in Hartford. Join us on a 1.2-mile loop to hear compelling stories of ingenuity, resilience, and innovation and see how Downtown Hartford has grown.
All tours are FREE and start at Connecticut’s Old State House.
To attend, register here: https://bit.ly/FFAoG2023 This event is presented by Travelers

The Amistad: A Conversation between Our Past and Future
2023-09-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
This September marks the 184-year anniversary since thestart of the Amistad Trials at CT’s Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut.The trial and events leading up to it captured the public’s imagination andthrust the subject of slavery and justice to the forefront of conversation.Since then, the story of the Amistad Africans has been told and retold byhistorians, artists, and educators. How has the story evolved through theyears? How has new research changed why and how we tell the story?? And whatdoes the Amistad mean to us today?
Join us at the historic courtroom in CT’s OldState House, right where the trials began nearly two centuries ago, for a deepdive into these and other fascinating questions. Our panel of experts: TammyDenease, Outreach Director of the Connecticut Freedom Trail; Andre Keitt,Connecticut Storyteller and Educational Consultant for the FarmingtonHistorical Society; Paula Mann-Agnew, Executive Director of DiscoveringAmistad; and Charles Warner Jr., Chair of the Connecticut Freedom Trail andmember of the Amistad Committee, will explore the legacy of the Amistad and itsrole in our future. The panel will be moderated by Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewiczand Mariana García de la Noceda, CT’s Old State House Public Programs Manager.

Conversations at Noon on The CT Freedom Trail: The Three Firsts of Pvt. Leverett Holden, CT 29th Regiment, US Civil War
2023-09-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Discover the story of one of Connecticut’s heroes! This talk will focus on research about Pvt. Leverett Holden who served in the CT 29th Connecticut Regiment Volunteer Infantry (Colored). Probably born in Vernon, CT, he worked in Hartford for a time. He moved to Avon before the Civil War and became a freedom seeker. The presentation uses primary and secondary documents to illustrate Holden’s life and explains the three “firsts” that make his story special. His grave in East Avon Cemetery is the 164th site on the CT Freedom Trail.
Register here: https://bit.ly/CFT2023LeverettHolden
Watch here: https://streamyard.com/watch/YSByacG6Fr8t

Teacher Appreciation Night
2023-09-28 17:00 - 20:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Thursday, September 28th
5:00pm-8:00pm
Enjoy live music and socialize with your fellow educators! Families are welcome, too! A special area inside Connecticut’s Old State House is reserved for educators to enjoy refreshments, play games, network, and hang out! At 5:30 pm, we’ll have a behind-the-scenes tour of this National Landmark. Concert with Fitz & The Tantrums begins at 6:00 pm. Show your school ID at our Welcome Tent near the stairs by the East Side entrance to the Old State House.
RSVP Here:
Learn more about Hartford Live: Hartford Live

Hartford History Lecture Series: Hartford's Cemeteries & Burying Grounds: Where Art & History Meet
2023-09-28 17:45 - 19:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Thursday, September 28th
5:45pm-7:00pm
Hartford’s cemeteries and burying grounds are a gold mine for the study of local history, folk art, and statuary. Gravestones and monuments, from 1648 to the present, cover the length and breadth of the American. These veritable museums without walls are an ideal starting point for exploring the individuals and eras that shaped Hartford’s development – from a small port settlement on the frontier to one of the great urban centers of the Gilded Age. This program will take you on an adventure from the Ancient Burying Ground, on Main Street – to the epic beauty of Cedar Hill Cemetery in the south end to the final resting place of Catholics and Jews. Local history is living history. These burial places are truly where art and history meet.
Register and learn more here: https://bit.ly/2023CollectionsAndCummunities

CT's Old State House Summer Music Series
2023-09-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Featuring Kenn Morr Band on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public

CT's Old State House Music at Noon
2023-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Come enjoy live music on the West Side patio featuring Kenn Morr Band.The Kenn Morr Band is on a roll in 2023, pleased to be touring in support of its impending latest release, “Still Shining”. Recorded at Sandy Brook Studios in Colebrook, CT. The result is an organic collection of lush vocal harmonies and sparkling instruments—real musicians playing soulful music in real time. United Kingdom’s Folk Word states: “Among its many vagaries life offers some certainties – they include the flow of memorable melodies and deeply-thought themes that permeate Kenn Morr’s mix of folk rock Americana.Known for its close three-part vocal harmonies and fiery instrumental interplay, the group has been together for many years, becoming fast favorites on the outdoor festival scene

Hartford History Lectures Series: Why Hartford’s Ethnic Heritage Matters Today
2023-10-05 17:45 - 19:00 | Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
Thursday, October 5th
5:45pm-7:00pm
In the last century, Hartford’s demographic history has shifted dramatically and with it, the stories we can tell about the city, its landscape, and its neighborhoods. Through the lens of a series of articles published more than a century ago, this talk explores the history of Hartford’s changing ethnic heritage and the roots and routes that have made the city home for a succession of different ethnic groups.
Register and learn more here: https://bit.ly/2023CollectionsAndCummunities
