A panel of contemporary Chinese American artists and intellectuals share their unique hybrid experiences to illuminate how we might better understand cultural and social differences and commonalities...
The Black Panthers and Young Lords and the Civil Rights Movement
November 22, 2011
Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz, founders of the 15-year old poetry theater ensemble Universes, whose works invite old and new generations of theater crafters to create the new stories of today. Join...
Imagine Ireland: An Irish State of Mind
November 22, 2011
Fintan O Toole, Irelands foremost cultural commentator and assistant editor for The Irish Times, discusses the country's robust cultural landscape, which continues to flourish amidst tough economic...
2011 Visionary Leadership Award
November 2, 2011
The Visionary Leadership Award was created in honor of Jean M. Handley's leadership as a Founding Director of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. The Award is presented annually to a...
Freedom's Journey: Poetic Reflections on African American Legacies
September 19, 2011
As the nation memorializes the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War, Connecticut honors its diverse cultural history. Robert Stanton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior, former...
Frank McCourt & Rose Styron in conversation
February 5, 2010
Frank McCourt exploded onto the international literary stage with his searing, heartbreaking, and Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Angela's Ashes, and his revelations continued in 'Tis and Teacher Man....