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Arts and Entertainment
Borough’s new play Bleacher Bums is a winner
NAUGATUCK — Unlike the team it’s based on, the new stageplay in the borough is a real winner. The Phoenix Stage Company in Naugatuck opened its doors last weekend for the inaugural presentation of “Bleacher Bums,” a play about eight diverse Chicago Cubs Fans in the 1980s who, despite their team’s constant struggles, still... »
Locals hope art exhibition helps community
NAUGATUCK – Michelle Bellemare isn’t a Union City native. But that doesn’t mean the Reynold’s Café owner isn’t doing everything she can to support efforts to revitalize the area. The North Main Street café hosted an art exhibition Sunday to preview a larger exhibition scheduled for Sept. 11 at the Naugatuck Historical Society. “It... »
Local officer part of Red Dirt Road Band
BEACON FALLS — The man who might give you a ticket for speeding in Beacon Falls is the same man who will be rocking the bass this weekend at the St. Michael’s Church green during the latest installment of the town’s summer concert series. Town police officer Bill McCasland is one of six members... »
From pots and pans to smooth jazz
WATERBURY — He may have just released his debut CD, but Vincent Ingala’s musical genesis was decidedly more humble than his current success might suggest. “My parents bought me a little baby kit when I was 3 or 4 years old, and I broke it ‘cause I played it so much,” Ingala said... »
Drums for Troops: Students’ efforts lauded
BEACON FALLS — Capping a week of owning up to one’s activities—or lack thereof—during the Vietnam conflict, Woodland Regional High School Principal Dr. Arnold Frank marched to the podium in his school’s auditorium Thursday night and made the following admission: “In August of 1969, guess where I was? A little town in New York,... »
Students showcase talents at Pride Night
NAUGATUCK — Exploratory education took center stage at Naugatuck High School recently, as educators reminded the community that a cash-strapped school district does not equate to a talent-strapped student body. Displays of various special programs graced the media center and adjoining hallways, student films were screened, and an hour-long presentation of music, dancing and... »
Actors take a theatrical trip “Into the Woods”
BEACON FALLS — Sports enthusiasts colloquially refer to Woodland Regional High School as “the Woods,” so it appears theater director Susan Cinoman’s latest selection, “Into the Woods,” a dark and surreal musical stitching together various Grimm fairy tales, was at least name-appropriate. Cinoman concedes the production’s gloomy nature and biting dialogue might be a... »
NHS stageplay reflects schools’ problems
NAUGATUCK — The borough’s public school system has engaged in a fair amount of debate with various stakeholders over the last several months. Last weekend, theatergoers in the Naugatuck High School auditorium bore witness to an entirely different breed of debate. The NHS Drama Club presented “12 Angry Jurors” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday... »
City Hill students explore culture through art
If music, as the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once famously wrote, is the “universal language of mankind,” visual art is probably not far behind. At least that seems to be Andrea Jakiela’s philosophy. The City Hill Middle School art instructor tries to impart a sense of multiculturalism to her students by including in the... »
Woodland hosts annual Fall Fine Arts Night
BEACON FALLS — Jazz legends John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Thelonius Monk all were revived, so to speak, at Woodland Regional High School’s Ninth Annual Fall Fine Arts Night Tuesday. An 11-piece student jazz ensemble, led by music teacher Stephen St. Georges, hammered out original arrangements of Coltrane’s “Blue Trane,” Monk’s “Blue Monk” and... »