Northwest Conservation District Meets At Wisdom House

The Northwest Conservation District of Connecticut held its annual meeting and award ceremony at Wisdom House on Oct. 18. Executive Director Jean Cronauer organized the meeting where Dept.of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty gave the keynote.  The Commissioner told the 80 people present that there are new ways to be more efficient and that CT can pave the way forward in energy leadership.

Recognition awards were given to towns in Northwest CT and to Wisdom House for their energy projects and installations.  The Northwest Conservation District can be visited at www.conservect.org/northwest.

125th Anniversary of The Statue of Liberty

October 28, 2011 will be the 125 Anniversary of The Statue of Liberty.

A sign for so many immigrants seeking a new and better life on our shores,

may we continue to make real that promise today.

New Artistic Director at The Hartford Stage

Sr. Jo-Ann Iannotti, OP, recently talked with Darko Tresnjak, the new artistic director for Hartford Stage, during an interview at the office of The Conference of Churches in Hartford. The conversation was taped for the program "Rich Answers" which is on every Sunday morning from 5:30 am - 6:30 am on WRCH 100.5 FM.

Mr. Tresnjak spoke about his background in the arts, his love of directing, and his hopes for Hartford Stage as it moves into the future. He has said that he hopes when people come to Hartford Stage, they  will be reminded of why they fell in love with theatre in the first place.

For the upcoming works being performed at Hartford Stage, visit www.hartfordstage.com.

To listen or download the audio from this interview, please click here.

Ralph Levesque Exhibit Opening

"New Directions: Mixed Media Works of Ralph Levesque," a new exhibit, opened recently in the Marie Louise Trichet Gallery at Wisdom House. Here are some photos taken at the artist talk and the reception that followed.

For more about his work, visit www.equilibriumgallery.com.

Timothy Radcliffe, OP, and The Imaginative Word

Dominican friar Timothy Radcliffe from Oxford, England, was the featured speaker at this year's Exploring Catholic Culture program at Wisdom House on September 23-24.

His theme, "The Imaginative Word," challenged and encouraged those present to delve more deeply into the Scriptures so that their witness and experience of the Word would have greater relevance in the world today. This program was co-sponsored with the Catholic Studies Department of Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT.