I’m calling it. This weekend, Sept 12-14, is the weekend that officially made the phrase “There’s nothing to do here” no longer credible if it is uttered in reference to Torrington, Connecticut. […]
Arrival: Sept 2014
jtimothyquirk
J. Timothy Quirk is a writer, broadcaster and cartoonist. Since March 2018, Quirk has written, created and produced an audio theater radio program called Nutmeg Junction. Nutmeg Junction currently (as of this update) airs in 12states and online on 23 stations. Quirk also produces an interview radio program called Nutmeg Chatter.
Listening to the Open Road
We poured root beer over the ice cream in the disposable travel mugs while my son retrieved three straws and my daughter found the whipped cream to perfect the makeshift root beer floats […]
Nutmeg Ballet’s Summer Finale
Within the grand Premiere studio, the summer program dance students reached their final position in unison, marking the triumphant conclusion to the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory’s summer program. With the lush green hills […]
The Opportunity to See Beauty: The artistry of Kate St. Amand
Bathed in soft flickering candle light as Bach’s Fugue resounded from the grand Paul Fritts organ within the Holy Trinity Church in Central Park West, New York, SYREN MODERN DANCE utilized the stairs, […]
Magical Summer Nights: The Pleasant Valley Drive-In
There used to be a twin drive-in movie theater just off of US 93 in Braintree, Massachusetts. My parents would take us there on rare, wonderful occasions and I loved it […]
Community Baseball: The Torrington Titans
It was the perfect night for baseball with an easterly wind blowing out to left field giving the promise of at least one home run during the Titans game at Fussenich Park. […]
The Sold Out Show: Nutmeg’s Summer Dance Festival
The clouds threatened rain but there was no dampening of our spirits as my daughter and I drove south to the Warner Theatre’s Nancy Marine Studio to enjoy the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory’s […]
Before a Grand Debut: Simerson and Co. at the Nutmeg
While the Main Street Marketplace roared outside, inside the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory in Torrington, the newly formed dance company Simerson and Co: Where Life Comes to Dance” enthralled their guests with a […]
PRACTICALLY PERFECT (IN EVERY WAY!): MARY POPPINS AT THE THOMASTON OPERA HOUSE
The Thomaston Opera house is a spectacular cathedral to the arts; the majestic towers beckon the community to come bear witness to grand adventures played within its walls and we were […]
Last Party at the Desultory Theatre Club: Part Two-the Show
There were so many patrons in the Morrison building that I wondered if the fire marshal would arrive to kick some of us out. I had arrived ten minutes before show time […]
