📣 LAST CHANCE: Support SB 1551 and the Future of Arts & Culture in CT! 🎭📚 Today is the final day to make your voice heard in support of state funding for arts, culture, and tourism in Connecticut. Submit your written testimony on SB 1551 by the end of the day to help protect and strengthen the cultural sector! ✅ Visit the Connecticut Humanities website https://cthumanities.org/advocacy-action/ for: The submission link Step-by-step instructions A helpful template with talking points 🖊️ Take a few minutes—this is a crucial opportunity to speak up! 💬 You can also contact your federal representatives to urge them to preserve funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and state humanities councils. It only takes a few clicks! 📢 Please share this post with your networks—amplifying our message helps ensure it’s heard far and wide. 🎯 Our legislators are listening—let’s show them how much arts and culture mean to Connecticut! #SB1551 #CTHumanities #AdvocateForTheArts (fb)

🌿✨ Discover the timeless art of topiary! ✨🌿 One of our great member organizations, the Webb Deane Stevens Museum is hosting a hands-on Topiary Workshop with expert Anthony Bellomo of Orangerie! Join this special event to learn the fundamentals of ornamental pruning and how to create and maintain elegant topiary forms that have graced formal gardens for centuries. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just getting started, this workshop is a great way to bring classic beauty to your garden. 🌱✂️ 🗓️ Date: April 12, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM 📍 Location: Webb Deane Stevens Museum 🎟️ Tickets: $15 General | $10 Members | $5 Students 🛍️ Topiary available for purchase after the event! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from a master and spend the day at one of Connecticut’s most historic sites. 👉 Register here: https://www.simpletix.com/e/workshop-the-art-of-topiary-with-anthony-b-tickets-206540 #CTMuseums #TopiaryWorkshop #WebbDeaneStevens #GardenArt #ConnecticutEvents #GardeningSeason (fb)