BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Connecticut's Old State House - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Connecticut's Old State House X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Connecticut's Old State House REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T130000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240717T192202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T162234Z UID:69493-1722600000-1722603600@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Summer Music Series Concert at CT's Old State House DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! Stop by every Friday at lunchtime to hear a different band play each week on the west side patio of Connecticut’s Old State House. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music! \nConcerts begin at noon and will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. \nThank you to our friends from the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving\, and the Evelyn Preston Memorial Fund for their generous funding of the Summer Concert Series. \nUPCOMING CONCERTS: \n\n\n\nAugust 2: Sound Pipers Band \nAugust 9: Cessa and the Zach \nAugust 16: The Bards of Gungywamp \nAugust 23: The Bigfoot Diaries \nAugust 30: Ali Kat and the Revelators \nSeptember 6: Nekita Waller \nSeptember 13: Cherry Pie Band \nSeptember 20: Los Super GS \nSeptember 27: Sean O’Reily \nOct 4: Gift Horse \nOctober 11: Projeto Batucada boa Eua\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/summer-music-series-concert-at-cts-old-state-house-7/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240803T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240803T110000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240717T192202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240803T143749Z UID:69494-1722679200-1722682800@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Fires\, Floods\, and Acts of God: A Downtown Hartford Walking Tour DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe tour was start from inside Connecticut’s Old State House by the Visitor Desk at 6 pm on Thursdays and at 10 am on Saturdays. The tour will take place rain or shine\, so please come prepared for the weather! The tour will last approximately one hour and is about 1 mile long with the potential for some stairs – weather and river flooding depending.  \nFor more information\, please call us at 860.240.5340 or email Nicole Sousa\, Events and Outreach Manager\, at nicole.sousa@cga.ct.gov.  \nTo register\, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VzJRfD7EJtgKYG-HtEWXB5U50WxK7ZmIQ3yC5gpXoWU/edit URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/fires-floods-and-acts-of-god-a-downtown-hartford-walking-tour-25/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240808T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240808T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240725T190948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T002602Z UID:69729-1723136400-1723150800@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Hartford Live Concert featuring The New Pornographers with Gustaf DESCRIPTION:City ofHartford and GoodWorks Entertainment are pleased to present: \n2024 HartfordLive \nThe New Pornographers w/ GustafThursday\, August 8  \nThis concert is free. No tickets required. \nParking optionshere: https://hartford.com/parking/Visit https://hartfordlivect.com/ for moreinformation \nABOUT THE BAND: \nThe New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rockband\, formed in 1997 in Vancouver. Presented as a musical collective andsupergroup of singer-songwriters and musicians from multiple projects\, the bandhas released nine studio albums to date. The band have received critical acclaim fortheir use of multiple vocalists and songwriters\, as well as for the elementsof powerpop incorporated into their music. Pitchfork has described the band’s sound as “peppy\,gleeful\, headstrong guitar pop”\,while Stereogum hasretrospectively praised the band’s debut album Mass Romantic as”one of the greatest and most immediate power pop albums everrendered”. For more information\, visit https://thenewpornographers.com \n \nGustaf is an American art punk band fromBrooklyn\, New York. The group formed in 2018. In 2020\, the band released twosongs\, “Mine” and “Design”. In 2021\, the band releasedtheir debut album\, Audio Drag for EgoSlobs\, through Royal Mountain Records. In 2024\, Gustaf released theirsophomore album Package Pt. 2 and set out on tour. https://www.gustaftheband.com/ \nABOUT HARTFORD LIVE: \nHartford Live is returning for 2024! The free concert series\,representing a multi-year partnership between the City of Hartford andGoodWorks Entertainment\, will bring a mix of nationally touring and local actsto Connecticut’s Old State House in Downtown Hartford. Hartford Live eventswill take place on six Thursday evenings from 5-9 pm throughout August andSeptember. The shows are all free with no ticket required for entry. Concert-goerscan expect a variety food trucks and the Hartford Live Beer Garden will offersamples and sales of local craft beer\, wine\, canned and other ready-to-drinkcocktails! Be sure to follow @hartfordlive and @goodworkslive on social mediafor updates. \nUPCOMING CONCERTS: \n \n\nMorgan Heritage  – Thursday\, August 15\nRipe – Thursday\, August 22\nMax Creek  – Thursday\, September 5 \nEggy – Thursday\, September 12 \nArtist TBA – Thursday\, September 19 \n\n  URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/hartford-live-concert-featuring-the-new-pornographers-with-gustaf/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T130000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240717T192202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T164055Z UID:69495-1723204800-1723208400@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Summer Music Series Concert at CT's Old State House - Postponed DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! Stop by every Friday at lunchtime to hear a different band play each week on the west side patio of Connecticut’s Old State House. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music! \nConcerts begin at noon and will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. \nThank you to our friends from the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving\, and the Evelyn Preston Memorial Fund for their generous funding of the Summer Concert Series. \nUPCOMING CONCERTS: \n\n\n\nAugust 9: Cessa and the Zach – Due to inclement weather\, this concert has been postponed \nAugust 16: The Bards of Gungywamp \nAugust 23: The Bigfoot Diaries \nAugust 30: Ali Kat and the Revelators \nSeptember 6: Nekita Waller \nSeptember 13: Cherry Pie Band \nSeptember 20: Los Super GS \nSeptember 27: Sean O’Reily \nOct 4: Gift Horse \nOctober 11: Projeto Batucada boa Eua\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/summer-music-series-concert-at-cts-old-state-house-8/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T110000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240717T192203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240810T145525Z UID:69496-1723284000-1723287600@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Fires\, Floods\, and Acts of God: A Downtown Hartford Walking Tour DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe tour was start from inside Connecticut’s Old State House by the Visitor Desk at 6 pm on Thursdays and at 10 am on Saturdays. The tour will take place rain or shine\, so please come prepared for the weather! The tour will last approximately one hour and is about 1 mile long with the potential for some stairs – weather and river flooding depending.  \nFor more information\, please call us at 860.240.5340 or email Nicole Sousa\, Events and Outreach Manager\, at nicole.sousa@cga.ct.gov.  \nTo register\, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VzJRfD7EJtgKYG-HtEWXB5U50WxK7ZmIQ3yC5gpXoWU/edit URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/fires-floods-and-acts-of-god-a-downtown-hartford-walking-tour-26/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T130000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240809T144042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T161026Z UID:70115-1723550400-1723554000@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Summer Music Series Concert at CT's Old State House - Postponed DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! Stop by every Friday at lunchtime to hear a different band play each week on the west side patio of Connecticut’s Old State House. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music! \nConcerts begin at noon and will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. \nThank you to our friends from the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving\, and the Evelyn Preston Memorial Fund for their generous funding of the Summer Concert Series. \nUPCOMING CONCERTS: \n\n\n\nAugust 13: The Zach  \nAugust 16: The Bards of Gungywamp \nAugust 23: The Bigfoot Diaries \nAugust 30: Ali Kat and the Revelators \nSeptember 6: Nekita Waller \nSeptember 13: Cherry Pie Band \nSeptember 20: Los Super GS \nSeptember 27: Sean O’Reily \nOct 4: Gift Horse \nOctober 11: Projeto Batucada boa Eua\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/summer-music-series-concert-at-cts-old-state-house-postponed/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240725T191040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T001028Z UID:69730-1723741200-1723755600@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Hartford Live Concert Featuring Morgan Heritage DESCRIPTION:City of Hartford and GoodWorks Entertainment are pleased to present: \n2024 Hartford Live \nMorgan HeritageThursday\, August 15  \nThis concert is free. No tickets required. \nParking options here: https://hartford.com/parking/Visit https://hartfordlivect.com/ for more information \nABOUT THE BAND: \nEstablished as the premiere live group on the reggae circuit\, Morgan Heritage is considered The Royal Family of Reggae. Possessing that unmistakably authentic organic roots sound with an expansively eclectic mix that takes their performances seamlessly into hybrid valleys and mountains. They delivered their 10th studio album on their very own label CTBC(Cool To Be Conscious) Music Group. Strictly Roots interestingly pays homage to the elders\, while ironically\, also blazes the trail towards the exciting future of roots. The album successfully incorporates R&B and a hint of dancehall\, but goes a step further effortlessly fusing a type of roots\, pop and dancehall majesty that only Morgan Heritage can achieve. For more information\, visit https://www.morganheritagemusic.com/ \nABOUT HARTFORD LIVE: \nHartford Live is returning for 2024! The free concert series\, representing a multi-year partnership between the City of Hartford and GoodWorks Entertainment\, will bring a mix of nationally touring and local acts to Connecticut’s Old State House in Downtown Hartford. Hartford Live events will take place on six Thursday evenings from 5-9 pm throughout August and September. The shows are all free with no ticket required for entry. Concert-goers can expect a variety food trucks and the Hartford Live Beer Garden will offer samples and sales of local craft beer\, wine\, canned and other ready-to-drink cocktails! Be sure to follow @hartfordlive and @goodworkslive on social media for updates. \nUPCOMING CONCERTS: \n\nRipe – Thursday\, August 22\nMax Creek  – Thursday\, September 5 \nEggy – Thursday\, September 12 \nArtist TBA – Thursday\, September 19 \n\n  URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/hartford-live-concert-featuring-morgan-heritage/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240816T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240816T130000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240717T192203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T162600Z UID:69497-1723809600-1723813200@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Summer Music Series Concert at CT's Old State House DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! Stop by every Friday at lunchtime to hear a different band play each week on the west side patio of Connecticut’s Old State House. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music! \nConcerts begin at noon and will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. \nThank you to our friends from the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving\, and the Evelyn Preston Memorial Fund for their generous funding of the Summer Concert Series. \nUPCOMING CONCERTS: \n\n\n\nAugust 16: The Bards of Gungywamp \nAugust 23: The Bigfoot Diaries \nAugust 30: Ali Kat and the Revelators \nSeptember 6: Nekita Waller \nSeptember 13: Cherry Pie Band \nSeptember 20: Los Super GS \nSeptember 27: Sean O’Reily \nOct 4: Gift Horse \nOctober 11: Projeto Batucada boa Eua\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/summer-music-series-concert-at-cts-old-state-house-9/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T210000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240725T191041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T004030Z UID:69731-1724346000-1724360400@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Hartford Live Concert Featuring Ripe DESCRIPTION:City of Hartford and GoodWorks Entertainment are pleased to present: \n2024 Hartford Live \nRipeThursday\, August 22  \nThis concert is free. No tickets required. \nParking options here: https://hartford.com/parking/Visit https://hartfordlivect.com/ for more information \nABOUT THE BAND: \nRipe is a seven-piece alternative-pop andfunk band from Boston\, Massachusetts that formed in 2011 at Berklee College ofMusic. The band began drawing acclaim from the likes of the Boston Globe\,Huffington Post and WXPN with a dance-ready vibe on EPs Produce The Juice andHey Hello. Ripe built on that sound and folded in atouch of R&B on their first full-length\, Joy in the Wild Unknown. For more information\, visit:https://www.ripetheband.com/ \nABOUT HARTFORD LIVE: \nHartford Live is returning for 2024! The free concert series\, representing a multi-year partnership between the City of Hartford and GoodWorks Entertainment\, will bring a mix of nationally touring and local acts to Connecticut’s Old State House in Downtown Hartford. Hartford Live events will take place on six Thursday evenings from 5-9 pm throughout August and September. The shows are all free with no ticket required for entry. Concert-goers can expect a variety food trucks and the Hartford Live Beer Garden will offer samples and sales of local craft beer\, wine\, canned and other ready-to-drink cocktails! Be sure to follow @hartfordlive and @goodworkslive on social media for updates. \nUPCOMING CONCERTS: \n\nMax Creek  – Thursday\, September 5 \nEggy – Thursday\, September 12 \nArtist TBA – Thursday\, September 19 \n\n  URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/hartford-live-concert-featuring-ripe/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T130000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240717T192311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T164026Z UID:69498-1724414400-1724418000@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Summer Music Series Concert at CT's Old State House DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! Stop by every Friday at lunchtime to hear a different band play each week on the west side patio of Connecticut’s Old State House. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music! \nConcerts begin at noon and will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. \nThank you to our friends from the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving\, and the Evelyn Preston Memorial Fund for their generous funding of the Summer Concert Series. \nUPCOMING CONCERTS: \n\n\n\nAugust 23: The Bigfoot Diaries \nAugust 30: Ali Kat and the Revelators \nSeptember 6: Nekita Waller \nSeptember 13: Cherry Pie Band \nSeptember 20: Los Super GS \nSeptember 27: Sean O’Reily \nOct 4: Gift Horse \nOctober 11: Projeto Batucada boa Eua\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/summer-music-series-concert-at-cts-old-state-house-10/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240824T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240824T110000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240717T192311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240824T141023Z UID:69499-1724493600-1724497200@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Fires\, Floods\, and Acts of God: A Downtown Hartford Walking Tour DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe tour was start from inside Connecticut’s Old State House by the Visitor Desk at 6 pm on Thursdays and at 10 am on Saturdays. The tour will take place rain or shine\, so please come prepared for the weather! The tour will last approximately one hour and is about 1 mile long with the potential for some stairs – weather and river flooding depending.  \nFor more information\, please call us at 860.240.5340 or email Nicole Sousa\, Events and Outreach Manager\, at nicole.sousa@cga.ct.gov.  \nTo register\, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VzJRfD7EJtgKYG-HtEWXB5U50WxK7ZmIQ3yC5gpXoWU/edit URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/fires-floods-and-acts-of-god-a-downtown-hartford-walking-tour-27/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T193000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240729T195258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T231140Z UID:69836-1724952600-1724959800@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Documentary Film Screening of "The American Constitution: 1787" DESCRIPTION:What really happened at the Constitutional Convention? Join us for a free screening of David Garrigus’ documentary film THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION: 1787.  Hear leading authors and historians reveal the story of the U.S. Constitution’s creation. Watch accomplished actors bring the words of the Framers of the American Constitution to life—in the room where it happened! \nThe U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times\, but the original 1787 document still dictates the dynamics of federal and state governments in ways that most Americans don’t fully understand.  The 1787 Constitution is arguably at the core of everything that is great about American democracy\, but democracy only work swell when citizens understand how government works. \n1787 promises to entertain while providing a deeper understanding of America’s essential history. Don’ t miss the unique opportunity to revisit history in a historic place like Connecticut’s Old State House and discover the dramatic tale of high-stakes compromise that created the foundation for American democracy.  \nCollege and high school students are encouraged to join us. The screening will be followed by a 30-minute video chat with filmmaker\, David Garrigus. Movie runtime is 96minutes. Light refreshments will be served. \nTo reserve your seat\, click here:https://bit.ly/1787Documentary URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/documentary-film-screening-of-the-american-constitution-1787/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240830T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240830T130000 DTSTAMP:20260520T143015 CREATED:20240830T012658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T165540Z UID:70612-1725019200-1725022800@wp.cga.ct.gov SUMMARY:Summer Music Series Concert at CT's Old State House DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! Stop by every Friday at lunchtime to hear a different band play each week on the west side patio of Connecticut’s Old State House. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music! \nConcerts begin at noon and will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. \nThank you to our friends from the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving\, and the Evelyn Preston Memorial Fund for their generous funding of the Summer Concert Series. \nUPCOMING CONCERTS: \n\n\n\nAugust 30: Ali Kat and the Revelators \nSeptember 6: Nekita Waller \nSeptember 13: Cherry Pie Band \nSeptember 20: Los Super GS \nSeptember 27: Sean O’Reily \nOct 4: Gift Horse \nOctober 11: Projeto Batucada boa Eua\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  URL:https://wp.cga.ct.gov/osh/calendar/summer-music-series-concert-at-cts-old-state-house-11/ LOCATION:Connecticut’s Old State House\, 800 Main St\, Hartford\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR