“Sanctuary City” Brings A Timeless Journey To Hartford Audiences
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by CT Latino News
1d ago
HARTFORD—A “cinematic” and “immersive” experience awaits audiences at TheaterWorks Hartford this spring. OBIE Award-winning play Sanctuary City premieres on Thursday, March 28, in partnership with Long Wharf Theatre based in New Haven. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok, Sanctuary City follows two young DREAMers—known as “B” and “G”—three months after the attacks of 9/11, as they continue to strive for the American dream in this post-9/11 reality. About 3.6 million DREAMers, undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children, are living in the country. The majority of thes ..read more
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Wallingford Organizations Partner To Provide Bilingual Support For Mental Health
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by Lau Guzmán, Record-Journal
1w ago
WALLINGFORD – The Spanish Community of Wallingford and the town’s Youth and Social Services department are teaming up this month to address mental health needs in the community by hosting a bilingual stress support group for youth and a bilingual workshop on understanding addiction for adults.  Youth and Social Services Director Amanda Miranda said both workshops stem from a growing need to address mental health. She said her office is taking calls from people looking for help with addiction and mental health counseling. Because of this, she described the programs at SCOW as a way to “go ..read more
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Hartford Stage Presents Pulitzer Prize-Winning “Hot Wing King”
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by CT Latino News
1M ago
Awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for best play in Drama, The Hot Wing King premiers at Hartford Stage in association with Baltimore Center Stage on Friday, March 8. The performance, running through March 24, is directed by Christopher D. Betts, the Joyce C. Willis Fellow at Hartford Stage, and was written by Olivier Award-winning and two-time Tony-nominated Playwright Katori Hall. Set in Memphis, Tennessee, Cordell Crutchfield confidently preps for the annual “Hot Wang Festival” with his boyfriend Dwayne and their culinary clique, The New Wing Order. With a secret recipe and a fantastic cookin ..read more
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Meriden Public Library Aims To Reach Underserved Populations With New Programs
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by Lau Guzmán, Record-Journal
1M ago
MERIDEN– Library staff are trying to see how their programs can best serve the community, now that a $7.8 million renovation gave the library new spaces to host community events.  To get the widest number of responses, Library Director Becky Starr said the library is collecting surveys online and hosting focus groups in-person. The results of the survey and focus groups will inform the library’s strategic plan and guide the library’s programming initiative for the next three to five years.  She added the focus groups are designed to receive a variety of perspectives from different k ..read more
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Foster Grandparent Program’s Mentor Of The Year: Manuela Sanchez-Bodden
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by Belén Dumont
2M ago
WINDHAM — While running errands a few weeks ago, Willimantic resident Manuela Sanchez-Bodden, 73, heard someone call to her—“Abuelita!” The voice belonged to a child she mentored years ago through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT Foster Grandparent program.  Now, almost seven years later, the kindergartener she once spent so much time with was practically taller than her. The child recalled the times they learned and played together in the classroom and the positive impact those memories had on them. Their mother thanked Sanchez-Bodden for helping her child adjust to the U.S., as they ..read more
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Community Collaboration For Culturally Competent Care
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by Belén Dumont
2M ago
CT Latino News produces and amplifies stories focused on the responses to the social determinants of health, which include healthcare access and quality, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, along with one’s built environment. HARTFORD — On a typical weekday afternoon, a resident walked into the Family Wellness Center at 590 Park Street, seeking medical assistance. Located on its first floor, the Hartford Healthcare Neighborhood Clinic welcomed him in for a walk-in appointment.  Neighborhood Health Clinic Care Manager Nidia Rivas learned that he ..read more
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Unlikely Duo Takes The Stage At TheaterWorks Hartford
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by Belén Dumont
2M ago
HARTFORD—Theatergoers can expect a heartwarming, off-beat comedy this winter in The Garbologists, which premieres at TheaterWorks Hartford on Thursday, February 1. An exploration of identities, privileges, hierarchies—and how these intersect—The Garbologists follow an unlikely pair working in sanitation who unexpectedly discover a mutual understanding between themselves. Danny is a gruff, white, male, experienced NYC sanitation worker with a tough exterior while Marloew is a driven Black, female, Ivy-League-educated “newbie” who has been assigned to Danny’s route. Written by Lindsay Joelle an ..read more
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‘Simona’s Search’: Learning Who And What We Come From
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by CT Latino News
2M ago
At a time when the migrant crisis dominates the national debate, “Simona’s Search,” an immigrant story exploring the relationship between a father and daughter and the trauma that binds them, makes its world premiere this week at Hartford Stage. In “Simona’s Search,” Argentine-American playwright Martín Zimmerman explores the syndrome of “transgenerational trauma”: the passing on of traumatic experiences to subsequent generations that is sometimes prevalent with immigrant families. “Is a parent entitled to privacy about certain things in their lives,” asks Zimmerman. “What is the information ..read more
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Decision 2024: Democracy In Action
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by CT Latino News
2M ago
The commencement of the 2024 election season is marked by the initiation of voting in Iowa on January 15. This period encompasses the presidential primaries and caucuses across the country, extending until June. Hispanic eligible voters tend to be younger than eligible voters overall, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. Only 33% of Latino eligible voters are ages 50 and older, compared with 48% of all U.S. eligible voters. Knowing the voting requirements before heading to the polls is essential, as the rules can be complex. Are you eligible to vote in the prim ..read more
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A Community Effort To Provide Accessible Fitness Programs: Active City Hartford
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by Belén Dumont
2M ago
CT Latino News’ series—Hartford Children’s Health: Equitable Access—explores responses to complex systemic and cultural barriers across Connecticut’s capital that impact the daily health of its youngest residents. About 28,000 children and youth live in Hartford, one of the state’s most diverse communities that continues to address a variety of longstanding health-related disparities. HARTFORD—When Active City Hartford Founder and Physical Education Teacher Brian Gallagher first stepped in to organize Saturday Hoopsters—an informal basketball group in Hartford—with his childhood friend Ben Cr ..read more
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