ELLEN'S WORK

I am starting November with an upbeat message. 


I want to rally everyone around a simple idea of working together. This is a perfect time to make a loud noise for collaboration here and across the country. And let’s have it mean something meaningful and significant for all of us.


This is not a new concept for anyone who hangs around the mural project. Through the years, we have moved mountains at AMP simply by working together, each one of us recognizing and celebrating what makes us distinct, different, and special. Paul Hawken, our Advisor on the Regeneration Project, says it perfectly: “each of us is multitudes.”


So, jump-starting this idea, this past Monday, we invited 100 kids and teachers from ten schools across Connecticut to AMP for our first big meeting for Regeneration. From Hartford to Fairfield and everywhere in between, the students arrived in buses and vans. They spent the day together, getting to know each other and learning about their assignment for the next six months: to address the most important threat for all of us on this earth, global warming—and the resulting disappearance of clean water, wildlife, and natural habitats for all of us on the planet.


When I am losing hope about reasonable solutions to problems, I turn to young people who, most times, have a much better handle on it. To begin, they have no ulterior motive but to solve the actual problem as they see it. Once the Regeneration Project is finished and installed in the spring, it is going to blow everyone’s mind who visits AMP and takes it in. These kids are in charge of the creation and the narrative. Whatever comes of this, the students will own it.


It is a great time for all of us older guys to take notice.

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ON SALE NOW

A playful blend of 40s jazz and swing, 50s jump blues, and Motown. Free swing dance lesson at 7pm. Concert at 8pm.

TICKETS

Cartoonist, writer, and songwriter Sandra Boynton presents a one-time-only revue based on her new album/songbook, Cows and Holly.

TICKETS

LIVE @AMP is supported in part by Torrington Savings Bank, the Magnifico Family, and Elyse Harney Real Estate.

MUSIC IN THE GALLERY

Special fifth Friday performance for Thanksgiving weekend!


Join us on Friday, November 29, for a jazz piano happy hour with pianist, composer, vocalist, and percussionist Warren Byrd. Warren has an international touring career and has performed with his own groups and with such greats as Archie Shepp, Eddie Henderson, Frank Lacy, Saskia Laroo, Jay Hoggard, Jimmy Green, and Hans Dulfer. He has also been a top-25 pick in the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition. Cash/credit bar. $6 at the door.

LEARN MORE

The piano series is supported in part by the Greenberg family.

TEEN ART STUDIO

Teen Art Studio (TAS) is a monthly drop-in program that empowers teens to work independently and together on self-directed art projects. No registration is required. New teens can join any time! TAS is free with student admission ($5) or an annual AMP student pass ($25).


This month, TAS meets on Saturday, November 9, 10:30am–1:30pm. For details, email: michelle@americanmuralproject.org.


Teen Art Studio is made possible in part by the Torrington Savings Bank Foundation.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

AMP is proud to have just been featured in the Freakonomics Radio podcast. Episode 605: What Do People Do All Day? examines the transformation of work. The episode takes listeners on a journey through history, exploring how the nature of work has shifted and where it’s headed next. Sixty percent of the jobs that Americans do today didn’t exist in 1940. What kinds of jobs will exist in the future?

LISTEN

VISIT

Free admission for veterans!


In honor of Veterans Day, AMP is offering free admission to all veterans the weekend before the holiday—Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (November 8–10). Thank you for your service!

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Free admission for kids!


Bring the whole family for a fantasy map-making art activity and a special story hour at 10:45am for the little ones with guest reader Carol Parent of Beardsley Library. Free admission for visitors under 18.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

WELCOME

Eli Jenkins

Visitor Services & Membership Program Coordinator 


Eli Jenkins is a longtime Litchfield County resident who recently completed his studies at the University of Connecticut. In his free time, he likes to practice photography, make short films, spend time in nature, and explore new artistic pursuits. Eli is excited to help AMP grow into a beloved CT landmark and to help further the mural’s message that no feat or great work is done alone. 


Welcome to the AMP team, Eli!

Giving Tuesday

Tuesday, December 3


A Sandra Boynton Christmas

Saturday, December 7 | 7pm


Teen Art Studio

December 14 | 10:30am


Happy Hour Piano Series

Dan Ringuette, Winter Holidays Sing-a-Long

December 27 | 5pm | $6


Tickets Go on Sale December 2!

LIVE@AMP: The New Mosaic

Saturday, February 1 | 8pm

DONATE

Transform a Space, Ignite Creativity!


Your support this Giving Tuesday (December 3) can turn AMP's studio into an even more vibrant hub of creativity. Purchase an item from our wishlist and help us provide the tools our students need to explore and grow!

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