BRANFORD, CT -- On March 6, the 3rd annual Hometown Harmonies will pull from a deep bench of professional talent tied to Branford, for a one-night-only performance that will bring down the house, honor a hometown hero, and support the legacy of Branford Community Foundation's (BCF) Cathyann Roding Scholarship Fund.
HARTFORD, CT --The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced a total of $360,000 in grants to support arts programs that benefit Hartford youth.
WEST HARTFORD, CT -- For the third consecutive year, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) ArtsMentors, a community engagement program for underserved youth, has received $10,000 in primary funding support from the Richard P. Garmany Fund, a donor-advised fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
WINSTED, CT -- The American Mural Project recently received grants from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, the Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development/Office of the Arts, for education and renovations at the project in Winsted.
PLYMOUTH, CT -- A $1,400 grant from the Betts Family Fund and the Bristol Brass General Grant Fund at Main Street Community Foundation was recently awarded to the Plymouth Historical Society to support the 16-page Passport to Plymouth.
RIDGEFIELD, CT -- Over the last seven months, Terry McManus has spent dozens of hours at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center digitizing glass plate negatives that photographer Joseph Hartmann created of Ridgefield residents and the town during the early 20th century. Purchase of the digital scanner was made possible through funds raised at the 2018 Fairfield County Giving Day sponsored by Fairfield County's Community Foundation and Bank of America.