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Norwich ― The atmosphere in the room feels serene. One person is laser-focused on the small canvas that sits on a tabletop easel. She takes one of the brushes from a tin and dips it into the yellow p...

Email* Submit Here are quarantining subjects many people can identify with right now — all gathered in a sketch show proving that, yes, there is humor to be found in aspects of the pandemic. Consider the titles of a few vignettes: “Agoraphobic Paradise,” “The Zoom Waiting Room,” and “Virtual Pet Therapy.” They are all part of Second Step Players’ “Stir Crazy: Comedy from the Pandemic,” whose performances will go virtual on Jan. 22 and 23. Second Step Play...

Email* Submit A trio of arts organizations from New London and Norwich celebrated Wednesday the state grants they received to help them through their pandemic-induced financial struggles — even as they spoke about ongoing difficulties and ways they have had to pivot. The leaders of the Garde Arts Center and the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, both in New London, and of Artreach in Norwich spoke at a virtual news conference held by Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz. It foll...