An exhibit of works by the late abstract impressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler is in its final days at the New Britain Museum of American Art. On Thursday, the Judy Dworin Performance Project, a Hartford-based dance and theater ensemble, will perform a new work inspired by Helen Frankenthaler: Late Works, 1990-2003.

As a second COVID-19 wave rages through India, the country’s health care system finds itself unable to keep up with demand. Without sufficient hospital beds, equipment and, more important, oxygen, India has put out a call for help worldwide. And some members of the Indian diaspora in Connecticut are answering.

The extended income tax deadline is coming up next Monday, May 17. Tax filers this year will have to grapple with pandemic-related complexities like how to handle those federal stimulus payments. Accountant Angel Li of Glastonbury-based firm FML says the only slightly confusing scenario here is if those stimulus payments never came. Speaking on All Things Considered , Li also gave advice on the tax implications of 2020 unemployment payments, as well as how to take advantage of the new federal

Before the coronavirus pandemic shut down Broadway, Bill Whitaker drove every week from his home in Connecticut to New York City, where he performed in “Phantom of the Opera” as a bass trombonist. This was Whitaker’s main gig for 19 years, but he had many others.

The University of Hartford has decided that its athletic programs will move down from Division I to Division III competition. While the school has said it hopes to reap millions in cost savings, many students and supporters are crying foul. Temple University sports economist Michael Leeds joined All Things Considered to talk about whether this move make sense.

A labor union representing Connecticut health care workers notified six group home agencies Friday evening that more than 2,000 employees are prepared to walk off the job later this month. Union workers are demanding wage increases, better benefits and solutions to staffing shortages in contract negotiations with agency owners and operators.

Alison Bechdel is a popular American cartoonist. She’s best known for her graphic memoir “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,” which was later adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical. She’s also a recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Grant. The Vermont resident's new graphic memoir, “ The Secret To Superhuman Strength ,” is about exercise and the new fitness trends Bechdel picks up with each decade – from running to yoga to skiing. But it's also about transcending. She pushes to excel as an athlete,

Cities around New England have declared racism a public health crisis. Scholar-activist Katharine “Kat” Morris is especially interested in the intersection between racism, health and environmental justice -- something she talked about in her 2019 TEDxUConn talk . Morris noted that a fifth of Connecticut’s pollution is concentrated in five cities where the majority of the state’s people of color reside: Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford and Waterbury. When Morris lived in Bridgeport, she

It's Mother's Day soon. I was remembering when my mom was still living at her home in Waterbury. For many years we'd go Di Nunzio's greenhouses in Oakville in spring to buy flowers for her containers. She loved geraniums, but also my mom loved a good, vine ripened cherry tomato for salads.

Electric Boat’s apprenticeship program drew members of President Joe Biden’s administration to Connecticut Tuesday. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh -- formerly governor of Rhode Island and mayor of Boston, respectively -- were at the Groton shipyard to tout the company’s efforts to fill skilled labor openings.