AHNA News & Views for April 2015

April, 2015

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AHNA News & Views

March 2015

Next Meeting

From The Chair

From The House

Hawks Eye View

Volunteer of the Month

Asylum Hill Then and N0w

We Are Asylum Hill

Farmington Ave. Streetlights

Earth Day

Dan Campolieta AHCC Organist

Immanuel Congregational Church Welcomes New Minister

Vacation Arts Week

Hartford Communities That Care

Neighborhood Studios

Good Friday Procession and Services

Celebrating International Jazz Month

Open Planning Studio

Looking for Work?

Career Development Workshop

Events Calendar

Committee Notes

Next Meeting 04/06/2015

The next meeting is Monday April 6th, 6:15 P.M. at Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue.

Agenda

From The Chair

A number of people with one good thought, one focus and one work, together can achieve great victory. I believe this is the power of one.

From the House

In December of 2014, I was invited to an Asylum Hill NRZ meeting at the beautiful home of Valerio and Dulcie Giadone on Ashley Street to discuss various issues in the neighborhood. At that meeting, I received a request to provide the NRZ with a summary of state and federal programs which assist homeowners in repairing their home or assist prospective homeowners in purchasing a new home.

Hawks Eye View

West Middle students are making the grade!

West Middle Community School is a neighborhood school serving Kindergarten through 8^th grade. We are the community school of Asylum Hill.

Volunteer of the Month

For more than 10 years Roger Thompson has been both helping to improve the Quality of Life in Asylum Hill and keeping busy two days per week. He does this by volunteering with both ServCorps, building NINA homes and Habitat, building throughout the area.

Asylum Hill Then - 2004

The Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network made it's humble beginnings in the basement of Trinity College's Library in 1962.

Next stop was a headquarters across Trinity's campus at 240 New Britain Avenue, which grew to include WNPR- Connecticut Public Radio in 1967. Digital conversion, which enabled multichannel broadcast including HD prompted the move to our current facilities in the historic Asylum Hill District.

And Now - 2015

CPBN now occupies the 6-story building, former home to IBM, located at 1049 Asylum Avenue.

We Are Asylum Hill

Members of the Welcoming Committee of the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association (AHNA) organized around a discussion of how to showcase the many and varied talents of artists and artisans who live on the Hill.

Farmington Ave. Streetlights

News Flash - The lights are on! 4/2/15

As many have noticed, The work on Farmington Ave between S. Marshall and Woodland Sts that began last summer and fall, never quite got completed. We have managed to live with this partial condition for the most part, but the one thing most talked about has been the streetlights. The beautiful new decorative lights that were installed on both sides of Farmington have yet to go on.

Earth Day

Once again the Academy of Engineering and Green Technology will lead student and community volunteers in a celebration if Earth Day by cleaning up the campus and surrounding areas of Hartford public High School this has become an annual spring tradition along with the Green Apple Day fall tradition of a thorough cleanup fix-up in the neighborhood.

Dan Campolieta, AHCC Organist

US Army Band Calls Up AHCC Organist to New Life of Service. Dan Campolieta and Christen Hernandez to relocate to Washington, DC.

Immanuel Congregational Church Welcomes New Minister

The Reverend Kari Joy Nicewander begins her ministry as the new senior pastor at Immanuel Church beginning on Palm Sunday, March 29. The congregation unanimously voted to call her after an international search.

Vacation Arts Week

The Hartford City Ballet is offering a spring break vacation program featuring Ballet, Arts&Crafts, Body Strengthening and more!

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Neighborhood Studios

TEENS: APPLY NOW TO NEIGHBORHOOD STUDIOS!

Applications are now available for Neighborhood Studios, the Greater Hartford Arts Council's summer apprenticeship program that provides an immersive, hands-on education in the arts and career skills training tailored to today's workforce. Program runs from June 29 through August 7 and is open to students ages 14 - 19.

Apprentice Guidelines

Website link

Hartford Communities That Care (HCTC)

HCTC is offering a new slate of classes during April and May as part of their Community Training Series.

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HCTC website

Good Friday Procession and Services

The seven churches of Asylum Hill joined together to observe Good Friday with a procession stopping at each church for a short ceremony.

Celebrating International Jazz Month - April 2015

The Passages Gallery at 509 Farmington Ave. is celebrating International Jazz month featuring performances throughout the month.

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Open Planning Studio

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is inviting the public to attend an Open Planning Studio that will take place for the I-84 Hartford Project during the week of April 27th to May 2nd, 2015. The Studio will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday on April 27th - May 1st, 2015 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday May, 2nd, 2015. The event will be held at Christ Church Cathedral Auditorium, 45 Church Street in Downtown Hartford.

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