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Event:
First Thursday: Light My Fire!
Start:
March 7, 2013 5:00 pm
End:
March 7, 2013 8:00 pm
Category:
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Updated:
December 4, 2012
Venue:
Wadsworth Atheneum
Phone:
(860) 278-2670
Address:
600 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 06103, United States

Take a tour of Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy, enjoy heavenly harp music and a cappella opera, watch Sea Tea Improv put a comic spin on Caravaggio, place your head in a cut out of a Caravaggio painting by Vendetti Imaging, taste Italian food and wine (cash bar), and enjoy an Italian film. Art activity: sketch live models in poses inspired by Caravaggio paintings.

$5; free for members and students with ID.
Wear orange and get in free!

Join us the first Thursday of every month for extended exhibition hours, cocktails, music, art-making activities, a film and more! The Museum Cafe will be open for dinner, call for reservations.

Museum Café  Menu – Prix Fixe (Choose one option from each course)
First Course
Hearty Winter Vegetable Soup
or
Farm Salad with Baby Field Greens, Candied Nuts, Currants, Dried Apricots with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Entree (Served with soup or salad)
Stuffed Veal Loin with Gorgonzola and Roasted Peppers, Pan Seared Diver Scallops, Sweet Pea Risotto and Sun Dried Tomato Buerre Blanc ($38.50)
or
Eggplant Timbale Alouette Cheese, Sauteed Spinach and Roasted Red Pepper Couli ($22.50 – available as gluten free or vegan)
Dessert (Served with Founders Reserve Port Wine)
Black and White Chocolate Mousse Cake
or
Cannoli Pie
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Hours & Admission

Hours:
Wednesday – Friday: 11 am – 5 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10 am – 5 pm
First Thursdays: 11 am – 8 pm

Admission:
Members: Free
Adults: $10
Seniors (age 62+): $8
Students (age 13 & over or with college ID): $5
Children (age 12 & under): Free
First Thursdays (from 5-8 pm): $5