Every Friday at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Price: $5 General | FREE for Members Unplug from today’s concerns and distractions with Mindfulness teacher, Ranji, as he leads you through a guided mindfulness session utilizing art. Interact with art in a different way as you learn to slow down and focus. Sessions are 45-minutes long and streamed via Zoom Register for this event   Ranji Latchmansingh has been a certified Hatha Yoga instructor since 2010 and has been practicing and…

If race is a social construct, why does it matter? Join Kathy Taylor, Professor of Legal Studies and Co-chair for the Center of Racial Dialogue and Communal Transformation as she explores race and its effect on our society. Professor Taylor will use the widely acclaimed documentary Race: The Power of an Illusion, to discuss how the power of race is used within our institutions and laws.    Register for this event Thank you to our co-sponsors:      Center for Racial Dialogue and Communal…

  Can you name hit songs from the past five decades? Join us Thursday, February 11 for our MATT By Night: Virtual Music Bingo! Purchase a bingo card – or a few – and join us on Zoom as we play hits from the 1970s to today. As we play the songs, mark them off on your bingo cards. Get 5 in a row? Call out BINGO or type it in the chat! When is this happening? Thursday, February 11…

Have your family spend time with author Chemay Morales-James, as she reads her children’s book, ABCs of The Black Panther Party. Before and after the book reading Morales-James and Waterbury Bridge to Success will lead families through several activities. You will need a pen and paper for one of the fun activities planned.   FREE Family Program  Register for this event Thank you to our co-sponsors:      Center for Racial Dialogue and Communal Transformation  

When 11 year old London Carter Williams set out to march for equal rights in 2020 with her mother and sister, she documented her journey. Follow London’s life changing journey as she reads her book Our 1st Protest. After the book reading, London will further discuss her work and there will be time for questions.   London Carter Williams is a 7th grade student at Brass City Charter school in Waterbury, CT. London began writing at the early age of 7 years old. London’s teachers would brag about her outstanding writing abilities. With each school year London’s skills and passion for…

Price $5 Members | $10 General  Want to draw like New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft? Here is your chance! Join Jerry Craft as he teaches kids how to draw his characters from his bestselling graphic novels New Kid and Class Act. Craft will also discuss the cultural significance of his characters. A pencil and paper are needed for this workshop.  Best for kids ages 8 - 14  Jerry Craft is the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal winning author of the graphic novel, New Kid.  His second graphic novel, Class Act, publishes on October…