2011-2012 Bruyette Athenaeum Performing Arts Series
SPRING 2012 Events
JANUARY 20, 2012
Gospel Festival of New England
The "joyful noise" of regional Gospel choirs returns to Hoffman Auditorium for the fourth consecutive year!
7:00 p.m., General Seating
$15 Advance Tickets
$20 Day of Festival
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JANUARY 27, 2012
Dan Kamin's COMEDY IN MOTION: A Cheap Evening of Expensive Theatre
Critics call it a "breathtaking display of theatricality that's sharp, funny, and highly inventive." Join in on the most hilarious evening of theatre you will ever see!
7:30 p.m., General Seating
$20 Adult
$15 Senior
$10 Children (recommended for 8+)
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FEBRUARY 14, 2012
Magic Time: The Business of Jack Lemmon
The Carol Autorino Center, in partnership with the department of Theatre at Eastern Connecticut State University and the department of Film Studies at Wesleyan University, and in collaboration with the Jack Lemmon family, has initiated a tribute to one of the most prominent film actors of the 20th Century! Join us as we explore Jack Lemmon's portrayals of the American businessman and the themes that resonate with our current economy.
Save the Tiger (1969) Rated R
Pre-film lecture begins at 6:15 p.m. and the film will begin at 7:00 p.m., General Seating
$15 Adult
$10 Senior
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FEBRUARY 18, 2012
Duquesne University Tamburitzans
A burst of energy for the spring semester with dances from fifteen different countries! A Saint Joseph College tradition and their only Connecticut performance!
2:30 p.m., Reserved Seating
$27 Adult
$22 Senior
$12 Child
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FEBRUARY 21, 2012
RAGAMALA: Sacred Earth
The renowned dance company from the recent Kennedy Center Festival offers its signature work of traditional and contemporary dance forms from India.
Funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts. NDP is supported by lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, with additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connection Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust.
7:30 p.m., Reserved Seating
$27 Adult
$22 Senior
$12 Child
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FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Magic Time: The Business of Jack Lemmon
The April Fools (1969) Rated PG
Pre-film lecture begins at 6:15 p.m. and the film will begin at 7:00 p.m., General Seating
$15 Adult
$10 Senior
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MARCH 11, 2012
7th Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Connecticut's finest musicians, singers, and dancers gather in Hoffman Auditorium for an afternoon of traditional Irish music. We are proud to continue our presentation of the melodies and stories of the hearth and the pub - a traditional part of greater Hartford's St. Patrick's Day events!
2:30 p.m., Reserved Seating
$25 Advance Tickets
$30 From March 6
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MARCH 5, 2012
Magic Time: The Business of Jack Lemmon
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Rated R
Pre-film lecture begins at 6:15 p.m. and the film will begin at 7:00 p.m., General Seating
$15 Adult
$10 Senior
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MARCH 25, 2012
Opera Buffa presents Cole Fusion
Our eleventh season concludes with an exclusive performance by the premier male and female vocalists of Connecticut's own Opera Buffa! A Cole Porter family show created especially for our series - a "de-lovely" afternoon with such songs as "It's All Right With Me," and "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" - favorites by Porter and his contemporaries in a variety of performance styles!
2:30 p.m., Reserved Seating
$25 Adult
$20 Senior
$15 Child
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