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CTMQ > Art

Dog Rock v.Preston

August 10, 2010 by Steve 5 Comments

My Dogged Pursuit Continues Dog Rock, Preston August 7, 2010 While tooling down Route 165 into Preston City, Hoang noted how cute this painted rock was. Hoang likes dogs. Her family Chihuahua had just died a couple days ago. Don’t feel too badly; BeauBeau was N-I-N-E-T-E-E-N years old and quite frankly, looked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Animals, Art, Painted Rocks, Preston

176. Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism Gallery

July 30, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

What's the Real Mission of This Commission? Hartford (Google Maps location - Welcome to Hartford. We don't do "addresses" at Const. Plaza) July 28, 2010 I've now been to two exhibits at the CCT gallery in downtown Hartford and both have been very well curated and absolutely interesting. I cannot be more positive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hartford, Hoang

Art Trail Viewpoint: Sherwood Island

July 29, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Sherwood Island Viewpoint CT Art Trail Viewpoint Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, July 2010 I drove the family all the way to Sherwood Island beach in Westport for three reasons: 1) It’s a nice enough beach, 2) It has a nature center and 3) it’s part of the Impressionist Art Trail Viewpoint Addendum Trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Art, Art Trail Viewpoints, Connecticut Art Trail, Sherwood Island State Park, Westport

NHL: Philip Johnson’s Glass House

June 24, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Philip Johnson’s Glass House 806 Ponus Ridge, New Canaan, Connecticut (Museum) I’m proud of CTMQ. It took me a while to get to this point (a few years), but I’m here. I now accept your praise. I’m also proud of my wife, Hoang. And this post is sort of the culmination of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Art, Cool Architecture, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Hoang, National Historic Landmarks, New Canaan

Philip Johnson’s Glass House

June 19, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

My Love of this Place is So Transparent New Canaan (Google Maps location) August 1, 2009 Finally. A visit to the Glass House. Finally. (This was one of the most anticipated visits in the history of CTMQ.) Finally. (I tried to get a Saturday tour here for two years before I finally did.) Finally. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Cool Architecture, Hoang, Modern Architecture, New Canaan

Windsor Art Center

May 20, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

If I Take Photos of Really Good Photos, Will I Finally Have Good Photos? Windsor (Google Maps location) January 24, 2010 WAC is not wack. In fact, it’s dope. No doubt, no doubt. But as I settle in to write up our visit, I notice that their website is indeed wack in early 2010– it seems to have captured every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Windsor

118. Center for Contemporary Printmaking

May 12, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stop the Presses! CTMQ is Here! Norwalk (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 The CCP is a Connecticut Art Trail site Tucked into the midst of a full day of traditional museum going, I wasn't sure what the Center for Contemporary Printmaking was all about. And to tell you the truth, I'm still not entirely sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums, Norwalk

156. Charter Oak Cultural Center

May 4, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Original Charter Oaksters Would Be Proud Hartford (Google Maps location) March 4, 2010 Let the record show that it was this place, the Charter Oak Cultural Center, more than any other that opened up the world of small quasi-museums to me and this blog. I made the decision in the weeks (yes, it took weeks) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hartford

132. Chase Family Gallery at Mandell JCC

April 13, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

They Couldn’t Chase Us Away West Hartford (Google Maps location) July 30, 2009 It’s 100 degrees outside and you have to do something with your three-year-old. I can’t think of anything better than going to a nearby art gallery! Woo-hoo! Or, as Damian seems to be saying here, "Lawwwwds!" After some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Jewish, West Hartford

Art Trail Viewpoint: Connecticut River

March 28, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Connecticut River Viewpoint, Overlooking Chester-Hadlyme Ferry CT Art Trail Viewpoint Gillette Castle State Park, Lyme Even though I never found the actual Viewpoint sign, I'm going forward with this page. Maybe someday when I'm back in East Haddam Lyme and East Haddam to hike around the state park, I'll seek it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Everything Else Tagged With: Art, Art Trail Viewpoints, Calvin, Connecticut Art Trail, Damian, Gillette Castle State Park, Hoang, Lyme

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