If you’ve nothing better to do…

…at 6:30 p.m. today at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, I’m moderating a (free) discussion on Spiritualism, which is a favorite topic of mine. I learned quite a bit about it when I wrote my Isabella Beecher Hooker biography, but I’m always anxious to learn more. (Spiritualism, the notion that the living can still correspond with the …

If you’ve nothing better to do…

…I’m moderating a conversation with author Laura Kipnis, of “Men: Notes From an Ongoing Investigation,” at Mark Twain House and Museum at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. This is a joint project of the house and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. Come! Heckle!

Come honor and support two great organizations

HartBeat Ensemble is awarding its Cultural and Civil Leadership Award to the wonderful Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, one of Hartford’s — no, Connecticut’s — treasures, and a bastion of social justice, as was the woman for whom the center was named. As you can see from above, proceeds will go to support HartBeat’s incredible work. “Our …

Are women’s rights really human rights?

Come to a Salon at Stowe at 5 p.m. this Thursday at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center at 77 Forest St. in Hartford. I’ll be there, as will be: Carolyn M. Treiss, executive director of Connecticut’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women Kyle Turner, student at University of Hartford C’mon. There’s food. There’s conversation. …