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CAPITAL

Our Goal, Vision & Commitment

History and Culture in the Classroom

Upcoming Events

An Evening with Jaquira Diaz (5pm: reception & book signing; 6pm: keynote conversation)
An Evening with Jaquira Diaz (5pm: reception & book signing; 6pm: keynote conversation)
When
Sep 30, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Where
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,
600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA

Upcoming Events

  • An Evening with Jaquira Diaz (5pm: reception & book signing; 6pm: keynote conversation)
    An Evening with Jaquira Diaz (5pm: reception & book signing; 6pm: keynote conversation)
    Sep 30, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Sep 30, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    An engaging conversation with acclaimed author Jaquira Díaz, author of Ordinary Girls. Her powerful writing explores family, identity, resilience, and growing up between Puerto Rico and Miami Beach.
  • 🩸 Ve vant your blood - a Dracula Blood Drive!
    🩸 Ve vant your blood - a Dracula Blood Drive!
    Oct 06, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    CT State Community College Capital, 950 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 06, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    CT State Community College Capital, 950 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    brought to you by CT State Capital's Nursing Department
  • 🦇 Dracula in the Stacks
    🦇 Dracula in the Stacks
    Oct 08, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    The Arthur C. Banks Jr. Library (5th fl), 950 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 08, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    The Arthur C. Banks Jr. Library (5th fl), 950 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    A library event with bite!
  • 🪩 Capital Reception at First Performance
    🪩 Capital Reception at First Performance
    Oct 09, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge), 50 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 09, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Hartford Stage (upstairs lounge), 50 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    refreshments, a dramatic reading by Capital Theater students, and social time!
  • One Play: Dracula (October 9 – November 1, 2026)
    One Play: Dracula (October 9 – November 1, 2026)
    Multiple Dates
    Oct 09, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Hartford Stage, 50 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 09, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Hartford Stage, 50 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    This bold, theatrical reimagining of Dracula retells the classic gothic tale from a powerful new point of view, transforming a familiar story into a chilling exploration of fear, desire, power, and survival!

This class has to be one of my favorite classes from this semester. I loved being able to take trips to different places and learn about Hartford writers. The professor was amazing when it came to making learning the topic, he made it enjoyable. 

Milagros Egocheaga, ENG 1020, Fall 2025 

Academic Engagement

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partner institutions

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unique programs

dozens

of place-based courses

ABOUT THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

 

Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at: www.neh.gov.

Hartford Heritage Project

HHP is a place-based education initiative of CT State Capital that incorporates our community into the curriculum. Museums, historical societies, parks, community centers, care facilities, local businesses, government agencies, and other valuable local resources become an extension of our classroom. 

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