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Welcome to CT Views Litchfield County, where we will keep you up to date with all the news about the arts, events, and cultural happenings in the upper northwest corner of CT. Follow us weekly on YouTube as we interview special guests and discuss topics of interest to you!

 CT Views is back! Watch us weekly on your local cable access Altice channel 5 Tuesdays live at 6pm! 

Candidate Forum Live 10/8/24

Chamber Views with JoAnn Ryan

Torrington is One of 39 Sites for Connecticut’s MLK Mural Project

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket Screening

Join us on November 15th from 6-8:30pm for a screening of “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket” at 5-Points Arts Center, 855 University Dr. in Torrington!

Wine from One Hope and refreshments will be served and artwork by Anya Stephenson will be displayed in the lobby. Tickets are $15 online and $20 at the door, and are available at culture4acause.org

An emotional portrait, a social critique and a passionate plea for human equality, this 1989 film is a vérité feast. In archival excerpts from over one hundred sources and nine different countries, Baldwin shares his message with first-person urgency: exploring what it means to be born black, impoverished, gay and gifted – in a world that has yet to understand that “all men are brothers.”

Baldwin’s eloquence is illuminated by intimate interviews and original footage: scenes from his extraordinary funeral service; explorations of his homes on three continents, including France, Switzerland, Turkey and Harlem; insights from family, friends, colleagues and critics. Witnesses include his brother David Baldwin; biographer David Leeming; writers Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, William Styron, Ishmael Reed and Yashar Kemal; painter Lucien Happersberger and entertainer Bobby Short.
 
The event is sponsored by Northwest Community Bank. Dr. Michael Curi, the Northwest CT Chamber of Commerce, Mel Brinkman licensed agent for Health Markets Insurance, and Toth Insurance Agency. If you or your organization are interested in sponsoring this event or future events, please contact us.
 

Trailer: James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Culture 4 a Cause Proclamation

Our mission is simple: To build community through the transformative power of music and the arts. We believe that the arts have a unique ability to transcend racial and economic divides, weaving threads of connection that bind us together as one human family.

Meet the City Views Crew!

Join Jacque along with his co-hosts, Kareem Holebrook, Coryse Villaroule, Isabella Pinto (not pictured) and segment hosts Pascale Nejaime, Shane Scully and Joe Severo!

Meet the City Views Crew!

Shoutouts

Kaylan’s Kitchen, located on 597 Main St. in Torrington, is a bustling bistro, bakery, and artisan market that opened its doors on June 14th 2023. 

Today  Pascale Nejaime and Joe Severo  visit The Nutmeg Fudge Company in Torrington at 20 East Main St.

Modern Chiropractic is one of the largest natural health and wellness centers in Connecticut. If you experience headaches, neck pain, back pain, sciatica, or other musculoskeletal disorders, Modern’s got your back!

Get a taste of the good times at The Store Bar and Grill in Torrington. Come for the food 🥘 stay for the fun 🤩
 

Pascale Nejaime shouts out about Brinx Coffee in downtown Torrington.

 Pascale Nejaime and Joe Severo are on the prowl in Torrington, giving shout-outs to the places that make Torrington a great place to live. Today they visit Salt 2.0 in downtown Torrington at 84 Main Street, next to the Warner Theatre.

Live From Red Room Sound Studio

Live from Red Room Sound Studio is a monthly broadcast featuring singers, songwriters and musical artists affiliated with Flying Key Entertainment.

This segment of Live From Red Room on WAPJ FM, Torrington, CT, featuring Nick Bukuvalis (www.nickrocks.com) recorded on Jan 3, 2023. “Get It Right” is an original song by Nick Bukuvalis, all rights reserved by him.dinner in Aug, 2021.

Lucinda Rowe, of Flying Keys Entertainment interviews singer-songwriter Nick Bukuvalo (NickRocks.com) between songs of a live broadcast on WAPJ, Torrington Community Radio.

This segment of Live From Red Room on WAPJ FM, Torrington, CT, featuring Nick Bukuvalis (www.nickrocks.com) was recorded on Jan 3, 2023. “Workin'” is an original song by Nick Bukuvalis, all rights reserved by him.

This segment of Live From Red Room on WAPJ FM, Torrington, CT, featuring Nick Bukuvalis (www.nickrocks.com) was recorded on Jan 3, 2023. “Shake a Hand” is an original song by Nick Bukuvalis, all rights reserved by him.

Celebrate Juneteenth

This segment features Ysanne Marshal singing Sam Cook’s “Change is Gonna Come,” an American social justice anthem. Hear more of Ysanne’s music here: https://www.ysannemusic.com/

This segment features Reverend Angaza Mwando speaking about the beauty of diversity. “It’s not a melting pot as much as a salad bowl,” he says, “Lettuce is still lettuce, a tomato is still a tomato.” And they are better together than apart.. Rev Mwando is a cofounder of Our Culture is Beautiful (https://ocib.net/)

The John Brown Project had the distinct honor of being featured at the Black History Film Festival in Washington D.C. on February 10th at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema!

The purpose of the film festival is to broaden audiences’ narrative of African American contributions to America’s history. The film festival screens documentaries of unsung African American heroes that aren’t often discussed in history books or revered during Black History Month.

Heaven gained one heck of a marvelous person! Our community has lost one of its champions.

Wibo was a friend, a colleague and a co-host of the CT Views broadcast. His contribution to our show was immeasurable and his friendship was a bright spot to our lives. He will be truly missed by the City Views family and by the Torrington community.

Our condolences to the family of Wibo Boles. He was truly the spark that kept the home fires blazing.

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