LIFE

In parallel to her ancestors’ lives, Bevin Rainwater’s own has had her journey around the country. Additionally, living in Bristol with her husband and son, the University of Hartford professor has journeyed within her own identity as an Indigenous person. “I’ve been rediscovering my culture—a 20-year journey—that’s amped up the past 11 years,” she said. Now, she feels “more comfortable in that community.”

The Town of West Hartford has been beautified by at least 10 and maybe more large murals, enlivening walls of public and private buildings and oftentimes carrying a message or underscoring exceptional individuals. Four public schools and the Noah Webster Public Library are among the town-owned buildings with murals, and the newest addition is a lively Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Community Mural. The wall faces Blue Back Square on the back of the library’s main level,

Taste of India opened in its current location at 139 South Main Street in 1996 and is still popular with its neighbors and visitors. In 2004, it was bought by Gopal Pokhrel and a partner. He had arrived from Nepal in 1994 without his wife, who was pregnant with their first-born son Biswash, and sent money home for years to support them until they could join him. Pokhrel had emigrated to the U.S. to find work and set up a new life for his family.

Andres Montiel hopes his paintings, on exhibit in the Clubhouse Gallery at the West Hartford Art League this month, brings us back to our core. The show is called “Third Nature,” and the reason why is clear.

Kotler’s outfits, like the woman herself, have a reason and a season. For instance, she said, “being a breast cancer survivor, in October I wear pink every day” for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. After her initial diagnosis in 2019 and a double mastectomy, she also developed thyroid and skin cancer. Despite continual infusions and double-digit surgeries, she is still smiling and plotting her next stylish ensemble.

Who has more bones, a human baby or a snake? The answer is the snake; depending on their size, a snake can have up to 1800 bones. Babies have between 270-300 bones.

Imagine playing Carnegie Hall, before you even turn 14. It’s something that 10 young people can brag abouts, after they performed at “The School for Strings Carnegie Hall 55th Anniversary Festival” on June 6, at what is one of the most famous venues in the world.

Creating a themed piece of dimensional art out of cardboard alone might be a challenge, but working with four other people? Seems impossible! Not so for the creative teams of 7th and 8th grade students at Sedgwick Middle School.