Connecticut Arts Connections to Make for the Week of April 1

Fred and Cinderella hold hands in a photo of two of the original puppets used by pupetteer Dick Meyers who's 1960's puppet shows will be lovingly recreated and presented by Connecticut Repertory Theatre April 11 - 14 in the Studio Theatre, Storrs. For ticket and information: 860-486-2113; www.crt.uconn.edu; http://www.crt.uconn.edu. Photo: Seth Shaffer.

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at UConn, Hartford Stage, HSO and more . . .

Hartford Stage invites college students to a night of theatre and a pre-show event including free pizza, games, prizes, and a performance of Beth Henley's Abundance, for College Night 6:30 pm April 5 in the upper lobby. The night will feature free pizza and soda, a photo booth, a raffle, a game, and the show for only $10. During College Night, Hartford Stage will bring back Stage Pass for a pre-sale for the 2013/2014 season. Stage Pass is an unlimited season pass for theatre-goers under 30 years old for $38, and purchasers will receive unlimited admissions to all productions at Hartford Stage for the 2013/2014 season. Information and tickets: groups@hartfordstage.org; 860-527-5151. College IDs must be presented for every ticket purchased. Offer not valid on previous purchases.

Hartford Symphony Orchestra

POPS SERIES: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME with Robert Thompson, guest conductor; J.W. Stewart, narrator; Misty Castleberry and Forrest Mankowski, soloists
Saturday, April 6, 2013 │ 7:30 pm
Mortensen Hall │ The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets range from $20-$67.50. Student tickets are $10 and $25 tickets are available for patrons age 40 and under.: 860-244-2999; www.hartfordsymphony.org.

HSO SUNDAY SERENADES SERIES: BAROQUE AND BEYOND
with Leonid Sigal, artistic director and violin; Lisa Rautenberg, HSO associate concertmaster; Michael Wheeler, viola; Eric Dahlin, HSO principal cello; Margreet Francis, HSO principal keyboard
Sunday, April 7, 2013 │ 2 pm│ Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Program: Giuseppe Valentini (Arr. Respighi): Sette Idee per Camera, Sonata No.2 in G Major; Igor Stravinsky: Suite Italienne; Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi; Luigi Dallapiccola: Tartiniana Seconda; Ottorino Respighi: Piano Quintet

Tickets are $30 ($25 for HSO Subscribers and Atheneum Members). Ticket price includes general admission to the Wadsworth Atheneum on the days of the concerts. To purchase tickets or for more information, please contact HSO ticket services at (860) 244-2999 or visit www.hartfordsymphony.org.