Capital Community College
Hartford Heritage Project
Capital Community College
Hartford Heritage Project
The Hartford Heritage Project makes Hartford's rich and diverse cultural institutions, landmarks, and neighborhoods an extension of our classroom. Hartford Heritage courses make connections between course content and the city of Hartford in order to enhance learning and to increase our understanding of Connecticut's capital city. Read more
Over 200 students representing Bristol, Hartford, East Granby and East Windsor present their History Day projects at the Hartford Regional History Day in Connecticut Contest held at Capital. President Wilfredo Nieves assists with the Awards Ceremony.
Aurelia Clunie of the Hartford Stage conducts conversation at Meet the Actors, April 17, 2014. Zachary Infante, Cary Tedder, and Jessica Naimy spoke to a group of 60 students and faculty about the acting industry, persistence in following one’s dreams, and Matthew Lopez’s play Somewhere.
Photo by Art Kureczka
Students from a Hartford Heritage English 102 class were part of the audience attending Meet the Actors for the One Play focus on Matthew Lopez’s Somewhere.
Photo by Art Kureczka
Students in Professor John Christie’s interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Capstone Course on the countercultural movement of the 1960s discuss Pop Art and Jackie Kennedy with Charlene Miller at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Spring 2014
Photo by John Christie
Post clinical nurses in Professors John Lagosz and Mary-Joan Forstbauer’s class spend an afternoon observing art at the Wadworth Atheneum in Hartford.
Students and faculty attend a special seminar at Trinity College on a new scholarly text about Hartford.
Photo by Michael Raciti and Kenneth DiMaggio
One Play gives students and faculty opportunities to get to know one another. Here, Professor Kevin Lamkins enjoys conversation with his students at the Hartford Stage. Fall 2012
Photo by Julie Bidwell
Classmates enjoy some social time at the One Play Pre-Play Reception at Capital, a time for students, faculty, and staff to interact over dinner and live music before crossing the street to see the play. Fall 2012
Photo by Julie Bidwell
A World-Class Theatre at our Doorstep! The Hartford Stage Co., as viewed from the front entrance of Capital Community College.
Photo by Julie Bidwell
Students and faculty attend "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," a world-premiere musical destined for Broadway. Capital welcomed the cast the following week for a Meet the Actors discussion. Fall 2012
Photo by Julie Bidwell
“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
Shakespeare’s most perfect comedy captivates with its intertwined stories of four impulsive, lovestruck teenagers; a Duke and his wedding plans; a hysterically incompetent troupe of actors; and the breathtaking, supernatural dreamland of the fairies. Lust, folly, madness—and even true love—hide in the shimmering lights of the enchanted forest in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Capital has been approved for a $300,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to sustain the Hartford Heritage Program. Support the program through making a donation.
"I have become more aware of the history, culture and heritage of this city. I have more appreciation for it and I am happy that I can tell people why I know that Hartford is a great city to live in." Kaisline H.
The Hartford Heritage Project has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.