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On Sunday, January 20, Torrington's Episcopal Church will open its doors to receive hundreds of eager listeners. This 11th annual event commemorating Dr. King offers all an opportunity to acknowledge the vast work that is yet to be done in order for true racial healing to take place. It will honor the memory of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through reflection, music and spoken word. Segments of the program will incorporate readings presented by young actors from the Hartford Academy of the Arts, expounding on the power of non-violent action during the Civil Rights Movement and how it relates to current world events. More ... Roaring Brook Concerts launches its 2002 acoustic music series with traditional season opener Bill Staines on Saturday, January 12 at 7:30 p.m. A master songwriter, Bill Staines' work has been recorded by numerous artists ranging from Jerry Jeff Walker to Nanci Griffith. The New Hampshire-based singer-guitarist brings warmhearted humor and well-crafted melodies to every show, and he delights in having audiences join him on instantly memorable choruses. Currently working on a book of career memoirs entitled The Road, he has released more than 20 CDs and logged more than a million touring miles. In addition to songs from his latest CD, October's Hill, he provides superb stage stories and song sketches of Yukon pioneers, cowboys, truckers and midwest prairie people. Bill Staines also honors requests! More ... Mother Miriam Ruth has a special place in her heart for young nun Sister Agnes. "She's special," she mentions. "She's gifted. She's blessed." She's also been charged with the murder of her own newborn, found in a wastepaper basket with its umbilical cord knotted around its neck. And it is up to court psychologist Martha Livingstone to determine whether Sister Agnes was sane or insane at the time of the crime, in effect whether she will be sentenced to prison or a mental institution. But for every answer, a new question arises in Agnes of God, staged by the Thomaston Opera House in its Arts Center on Fridays and Saturdays, January 18-19 and January 25-26 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, January 20 and January 27 at 2 p.m. More ... The latest on The Shipping News was that it received some last-minute changes prior to its limited Christmas release and a wider release in January. That may be damaging for the Oscar potential for Lasse Hallstrom's new film, mostly set in Newfoundland, but there's more to like than dislike as the director imparts a formidable visual sensibility in adapting E. Annie Proulx's acclaimed novel. More ... |
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