The Russian Lady in Hartford, Connecticut, reopened its doors in 2011 due to popular demand, and this fun venue is home to a cafe and pulsating nightlife with live entertainment, fun and sports keeping visitors happily entertained for hours on end. Spread over 3 floors, our venue and cafe consists of a pub, bar and lounge, billiards room, cigar bar, and each venue has its own unique atmosphere and menu. The Billiards Room on the second floor features pool tables, dart boards and a dance floor with a resident DJ spinning favorite tunes. The Russian Lady, with its choice of rooms, bars and dining areas is the ideal venue for hosting private parties and available packages will be customized to suit your occasion.READ MORE

The Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, Connecticut, was opened to the public in 2009 as a science center that offers innovative and interactive experiences aimed at encouraging and inspiring learning and exploration of science. To promote this interest in visitors of all ages, our science center features 4 educational labs, a top of the range 3D digital theater, and features over 165 hands-on exhibits creatively displayed in 10 galleries. Visitors of all ages have opportunities of learning about sciences that include forensics, physics, geology, astronomy and more. The Connecticut Science Center offers daily programs and events that will appeal to all ages.READ MORE

Max Downtown in Hartford, Connecticut, is a popular, award winning restaurant that has been satisfactorily appeasing hungry appetites and discerning palates for many years with their excellent food selections, wine and drinks choices. Referred to as a contemporary chophouse, our restaurant features an open kitchen with delicious aromas wafting through to heighten appetites. An eclectic menu that includes amazing seafood, ensures visitors enjoy a great dining experience. Max Downtown has the perfect setting for private dining experiences, and with the assistance of our event coordinator you are assured of hosting memorable and enjoyable private events.READ MORE

Carbone’s Ristorante in Hartford, Connecticut, is a family owned and run Italian restaurant that offers diners a delightful dining experience with their eclectic and seasonal menu of delicious Italian cuisine prepared with the freshest, best quality ingredients. Enjoy old world hospitality at our Italian restaurant where our fine Italian cuisine is creatively presented and served with a fine wine by our friendly and helpful staff. For the convenience of customers, we also offer an excellent take out service. Carbone's Ristorante is an ideal venue with a choice of rooms for private dining and for hosting enjoyable private events.READ MORE

Painting with a Twist in Hartford, Connecticut, is a unique, licensed tavern and art studio where budding artists can release their latent artistic talents by creating their own works of art that they get to take home at the end of the evening. No experience is necessary to enjoy a fun evening with our art courses that include personal artist instruction and necessary painting supplies. Enjoy a glass of wine, beer or cider while receiving basic painting instruction before putting brush to canvas to create your own, personal masterpiece. Painting with a Twist is a great venue for hosting any number of private parties, with benefits that include no cleaning up, a artist instructor and a private parties room. READ MORE

Bushnell Park in Hartford, Connecticut, is an inviting park that offers fun activities that will appeal to visitors of all ages, and regularly hosts educational programs and enjoyable events. A popular attraction at the park is the spectacular and vintage carousel that dates back to 1914, and is made up of lovers' chariots and 48 beautifully hand-carved wooden horses that twirl around a unique Wurlitzer band organ booming out its melodies. The Bushnell Park Carousel has a private function room that can be rented for hosting dream weddings, birthday parties and many other private events. A visit to Bushnell Park is not complete without a thrilling ride on the carousel or exchanging wedding vows among our artistically painted horses.READ MORE

Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford, Connecticut, is a spectacular, landscaped park that has been providing fun and enjoyable outdoor activities to suit all ages, since its opening to the public in 1999. At the edge of the river the park features a stage for live entertainment and various performances, and up to 2500 visitors can sit on surrounding grassy terraces. Our park also has walking and biking trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, rowing programs, yoga, football fields, and many more outdoor activities. Riverfront Recapture, a private organization, is responsible and also manages the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza to provide the public with a great park where all ages can relax and enjoy activities in the outdoors.READ MORE

Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut, is an internationally renowned theater that has been providing excellent and enjoyable live entertainment with productions of drama, classics, plays, musicals and even performing arts that have been sadly neglected or ignored. The mission and aim of our charming theater is to not only educate audiences, but also enlighten and educate them through excellent theatrical works that hopefully keep visitors spellbound. Hartford Stage has an education department that welcomes over 19 000 adults and students through theater-based programs that encourage communication, collaboration and creativity as well as improvisation techniques and a basic introduction to acting.READ MORE

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The Half Door in Hartford, Connecticut, is a popular beer bar and gastropub with a relaxed and informal ambiance, and offers fun and enjoyable pub dining experiences at affordable prices. Meals served at our gastopub far exceed your run of the mill pub grub, and visitors are welcome to just enjoy a welcome drink from our bar, without ordering a meal. Tasty and good quality meals are prepared using fresh, local ingredients, and can be enjoyed in a relaxed atmosphere together with a specialty beer or wine. At The Half Door visitors can look forward to delicious meals, refreshing drinks and enjoyable times spent chatting to family, friends and other visitors at our gastropub. READ MORE