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Pair dinner and an artsy evening for less! Until February 3rd, snag some dinner at a Taste restaurant (click here for more info) and grab an Artventure ticket to receive a Let's GO Arts! member's discount to the following arts events:

 

  

Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours

Fri Jan 25, 6pm, The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave, Hartford.

Bolster your courage for the spooky, scary Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours. Hear creepy tales about the Twain House and learn about Mark Twain’s interest in the supernatural.

$20. $16 for Taste-Goers w/ Let’s GO Arts! 860-247-0998, marktwainhouse.org.

*Sold Out for Sat Jan 26 - get your tickets now!

 

 

Almost, Maine

Fri Jan 25, 8pm. Additional performances through Mar 3, TheaterWorks Hartford, 233 Pearl St, Hartford.

This delightful midwinter night’s drama directed by Amy Saltz follows the trials and tribulations of love for the residents of the remote, mythical town of Almost,Maine.

$50. 2-for-1 for Taste-Goers w/ Let’s GO Arts! 860-527-7838, theaterworkshartford.org.

 

 

Breath & Imagination

Wed Jan 23, 2pm & 7:30pm. Additional performances through Feb 9, Hartford Stage,50 Church St, Hartford.

This powerful drama chronicles the journey of Roland Hayes, the first world-renowned African-American classical vocalist, from a plantation in Georgia to singing before kings and queens in Europe.

$26.50-93.50. 2-for-1 for Taste-Goers w/ Let’s GO Arts! 860-527-7838, hartfordstage.org.

*All tickets subject to handling fees. Not valid on SuperSaver tickets.

 

 

 

Hartford Symphony Orchestra: Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings

Fri Feb 8, 8pm, Theater of the Performing Arts at the Learning Corridor,359 Washington St,Hartford.

The HSO brilliantly performs a tribute to Wes Montgomery’s first recording with a string section, “Fusion!” The concert features an onstage jam session with soloist Mike Stern and some of Hartford’s most promising young jazz guitarists.

$20-$40. $10 off adult tickets for Taste-Goers w/ Let’s GO Arts! 860-244-2999, hartfordsymphony.org.

*Tickets must be purchased in advance and in person at HSO Ticket Services; one discounted ticket for each 'taste ticket' presented. All purchases are non-refundable, cannot be exchanged, cannot be applied to previously purchased tickets or combined with any other discounts.

 

First Thursday: Deb Sokolow / MATRIX 166

Thu Feb 7,  5pm, Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St, Hartford.

Listen to world music by Mikata, try your hand at a cartoon with nationally renowned Hartford cartoonist Joe Young, join Chef Wheeler Del Toro for a cooking demo and tasting (seating limited), sample beer with a free tasting by the Olde Burnside Brewing Company, and watch the thriller Skyfall.

$5. Free for Taste-Goers w/ Let’s GO Arts! 860-278-2670, thewadsworth.org.

 

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Sat Jan 26, 7:30pm, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford.

Jive into some jazz with Wynton Marsalis as he takes the world-renowned big band for its 25th Anniversary Tour. The performance includes classic Blue Note Records selections and tunes.

$42.50-$85. $10-$15 off for Taste-Goers w/ Let’s GO Arts! 860-987-5900, thebushnell.org.

*$10 off Rear Mezzanine seats; $15 off Orchestra & Front Mezzanine seats.