1 Million Cups brings entrepreneurs to the table for a weekly exchange of ideas, feedback, and real-time support from the local community. Founders sharpen their pitches, share what they’re building, and tap into a network that’s ready to listen, challenge, and help move the work forward.

Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary Explorations in East Asian Art brings together five artists at Widener Gallery who reinterpret classical East Asian forms through contemporary, global perspectives. Curated by Trinity College students, the exhibition explores how tradition shifts through identity, diaspora, and cultural inheritance across painting, photography, calligraphy, ceramics, and graffiti. Join friends and artists for the opening reception on February 5th from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Ready to flex your smarts? Bar Rated brings you the best themed trivia happening Wednesday nights at Urban Lodge Brewing Company on Pratt. Put together your smartest, funnest, most competitive team and come up with a really good name– like “Quizzly Bears” or  “Let’s Get Quizzical”.

The Stowe Center for Literary Activism opens its archives for a monthly gathering centered on 19th-century letters from figures including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, William Lloyd Garrison, and the Beecher family. Led by Director of Historic Collections Cat White, the program pairs close readings with original materials on view, offering rare insight into the private thoughts, humor, and emotional lives behind history’s public voices.

The Stowe Prize Series continues with a compelling conversation pairing the newly discovered Phillips Manuscript with Percival Everett’s acclaimed novel James. With the manuscript on view, the program considers the life of Dr. William H. Phillips and the power of reframing history, asking how storytelling shapes what we remember, question, and understand about freedom.

For the aficionado, or the curious first-timer, Jazz Wednesdays is the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, Jazz Wednesdays will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce Southern cookin’ of Sally’s kitchen.

Reshaping Tradition: Contemporary Explorations in East Asian Art brings together five artists at Widener Gallery who reinterpret classical East Asian forms through contemporary, global perspectives. Curated by Trinity College students, the exhibition explores how tradition shifts through identity, diaspora, and cultural inheritance across painting, photography, calligraphy, ceramics, and graffiti. Join friends and artists for the opening reception on February 5th from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

The Living Room Series at Theaterworks Hartford is an intimate concert experience that brings local musicians, visiting artists, and the Greater Hartford community together for an experience that feels like home. So check out the season line up, then cozy up with a drink and enjoy the show.