Inside Out: Jennifer Jacobs, RAWards Visual Arts Winner

Location: Downtown Yoga Studios. 57 Pratt Street, 2^nd floor, Hartford, CT.

When: Saturday, March 23rrd, 2013. 7-10pm.

Price: Suggested donation of $5.

Website: www.jennjacobsart.com

This is a solo show, artwork presented by the amazing Jennifer Jacobs! Come out for a night to enjoy her spectacular artwork with some of the most amazing deals you can get with a yoga studio and artwork. A mix of the human anatomy and sense of bright colors, there’s no doubt as to why she won RAW: Hartford’s RAWard for Best Visual Artist of 2012. For the show, Jacobs has whipped up a new painting which will be revealed that night!

Pairing up with local businesses such as City Steam Brewery, NoRA cupcakes, and Lucky Taco; Downtown Yoga Studios will be offering one of their best deals that night. So, don’t miss out on the beer tasting, music by DJ Cajar, and one month of FREE membership to Downtown Yoga Studios! It’s a deal you can’t miss! And only attendees to the event that night will be receiving the special promotion.

Paintings will be raffled off and proceeds will go to benefit the Charter Oak Cultural Center! What a way to give back to the community! Come out and enjoy the art, the music, the food, the atmosphere, and the great network of people!

A recent graduate from the Hartford Art School, Jacobs received a BFA in Illustration and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Miss Jacobs, the one with beauty and brains and of course her amazing talent working with her favorite medium, oil paints; creates a piece of art only for the eyes to gaze in amazement.

A night you’ll won’t want to miss: Downtown Yoga’s special promotion, delicious food and drinks with the one and only- Jennifer Jacobs! Come out to see RAW: Hartford’s RAWard Best Visual Artist of 2012!

Hartford’s Art Scene

What’s a better way to immerse yourself in a city? Submerse yourself in the arts of Hartford! It’s a way of life, a culture that can not be defined; you’ll have to see it all for yourself! So put down that textbook, get out of the office, or take your significant other out on a date to take a break from the kids… come out for a night you’ll enjoy!

American Idiot Broadway Musical

Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster Leonid Sigal

City Steam Brewery: The Brew HaHa

RAW: Hartford’s Generation Showcase

American Idiot Broadway Musical

Location: The Bushnell: William H. Mortensen Hall

When: March 1^st – 6^th

Price: Starting at $20.00

Ticket Information: Tickets are subject to change due to applicable fees.

Online: http://www.bushnell.org

860-987-5900

If you love punk rock, or simply just love Green Day, then the American Idiot Broadway Musical is the musical for you. With a rating of an average of four and a half stars, this musical is not one to be missed!

It’s the type of music that makes you remember the good old times of when American Idiot Hit the US Billboard 200 number one, making it a six times platinum record with over $6 million copies sold in the US, and 14 million copies sold worldwide. Green Day’s hit, American Idiot, was one of their successful singles and also became popular internationally.

The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2005 and was among the 100 best songs of the 2000s. It also made its way to Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

The story line is quite the unique one. You’ll even be seeing Green Day’s Billie Joe performing the musical! If Green Day didn’t remind you of 2004 then you need to come out and see what the commotion is all about. It’s definitely one of the musicals you will never forget.

Hartford Symphony Orchestra: The Genius of Mozart at The Bushnell

Location: Belding Theater at The Bushnell

When: Thursday- Sunday. March 14^th -17^th

Price: Starting from $35.50

Ticket Information: Saturday night special: $25 tickets 40 and under. Student tickets are $10.

Online: www.hartfordsymphony.org

860-244-2999

Classical music? String quartet? Piano sonata? If any of these interest you, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra is the place to be! Stop your busy life and relax to the soothing melodies of Mozart. You will get an earful of exhilarating rhythm flowing through your body. The beautiful sounds will make you want to hear another show.

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra is presented by the Koski Memorial fund. It will be at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. It will be led by Hartford Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Leonid Sigal. Sigal is the conductor and a violin soloist and will be part of the  Orchestra. Hartford Symphony Orchestra will perform works from throughout Mozart’s life.

The Brew Ha Ha

Location: The City Steam Brewery. 942 Main Street, Hartford, CT

When: Every Friday and Saturday of March

Price: $17

Ticket Information: Visit site for purchase.

Online: www.citysteambrewerycafe.com

Hours: Monday- Wednesday & Saturday 11:30am- 12am

Thursday &Friday 11:30am- 1am

Sunday 4pm-10pm

Parking: Mon-Fri is FREE after 6pm. It’s FREE all day Saturday & Sunday!

Phone: 860-525-1600

Great beer, great laughs, great people? City Steam Brewery’s “Brew HaHa” is the night scene for you! Come in an enjoy food and beer while sharing some great laughs. Food prices are economical for $7-$20! The beer selection is great as well! Whether you favor some of City Steam’s different flavors or Woodchuck Hard Cider, it’s a great atmosphere to be around with great people. Bringing you a different feel of Hartford’s nightlife with local brewed beer, nothing better can top that.

RAW:Hartford’s Generation Showcase

Location: The Russian Lady.

191 Ann Uccello Street

Hartford, CT

When: Thursday, March 7^th

Price: $10 & 50 cent pitchers!

Ticket Information: $10 in Advance (see website for purchase) & $15 at the door.

Online: http://www.rawartists.org/hartford/generation

Beautiful art with beautiful people! DJ DC Medina will be spinning and the lovely host Chenot with be making a night you won’t forget! At a venue that has multiple floors, with art taking over the masses of Russian Lady’s walls and walkways, you will be immersed with such ambiance it’ll resonate within.

Russian Lady’s famous vodka bar with over 24 flavors, the variety will not compare to the vast amount of art that will be there. From vegan cupcake soaps, black light art, handmade jewelry  to the sounds playing in the background of modern Ska music, RAW: Hartford ‘s Generation Showcase will be one you will not forget and sure to come back for more!

Of course the fun doesn’t stop there, outside the venue, there will be a gourmet inspired grilled cheese truck taking your ordinary grilled cheese to another level! And right next to it will be a cupcake truck! That’s right! I said it, cupcake truck by NoRA, bringing you the best decadent cupcakes and vegan cupcakes are on the menu as well! Prepare for a tasty treat with a special for limited edition of RAW artists cupcake- inspired by RAW; natural born artists.

So come out and join the festivities in this beautiful showcase full of artists with different mediums and will blow your mind with their creativity! It’s one you won’t want to miss out!