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"description": "The Bushnell welcomes <em data-start="24" data-end="35">Oh, Mary!</em>, the wildly irreverent Broadway hit that imagines Mary Todd Lincoln as you've definitely never seen her before. Winner of two Tony Awards, this sharp, absurd comedy turns one of history's most famous First Ladies into the gloriously unhinged center of the story.",
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"description": "What does it mean to belong when the forces around you keep drawing lines between self and other? In <em data-start="103" data-end="131">Spatial Essays,</em> Tehran-born artist Hanieh Kashani explores exclusion, displacement, rootedness, and imposed unity through a thoughtful and provocative solo exhibition. Enjoy the exhibition and opening reception on Saturday, September 19th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. *This event takes place in Room 106 of the 56 Arbor Street Studios.",
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"description": "A Japanese-inspired vase and a cacao-filled scene from Mexico reveal just how far French porcelain traveled without leaving the kiln. Curator Linda Roth explores how two works from the famed Sèvres manufactory reflect centuries of artistic exchange and changing global tastes.",
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"description": "Renaissance art gets an improvised soundtrack as Austin Larkin and Zach Rowden perform in <em data-start="89" data-end="118">Red Yellow Blue Green Black</em> at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Violin and bass respond to the artworks around them, turning a walk through the galleries into part concert, part conversation across centuries.",
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"description": "Meet the women who carved, cast, and shaped their way through an art world that didn’t always make room for them. Denise Giannino explores works by sculptors including Harriet Whitney Frishmuth and Maria Martins and the barriers they broke along the way.",
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"description": "Step into the glittering world of <em data-start="625" data-end="643">The Great Gatsby</em> as the Broadway musical transforms The Bushnell into West Egg at the height of the Jazz Age. Beneath the champagne toasts and lavish parties lies a timeless story of ambition, longing, and impossible dreams.",
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