Arts News

For more than four decades, Starship Dance Theater has been a vibrant force in the cultural life of the shoreline community. Founded in 1983 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization began with an informal studio production of Cats —a fitting starting point that comes full circle as Cats returns to Broadway this year, featuring Starship alumna, and Shoreline Arts Alliance dance scholarship winner, Chelsey Arce as assistant choreographer—a testament to the company’s endurin

Best In Show - Light by Chloe Haydon Shoreline Arts Alliance is proud to announce the opening of Future Choices 2026, its 43rd annual celebration of high school visual artists. This juried exhibition, founded by Clinton artist, Earl Grenville Killeen, showcases the work of talented emerging artists from Shoreline Arts Alliance’s 24-town region—don’t miss the opportunity to see the work of some of Connecticut’s most promising artists! T

It was 1888 when Yukitaka Osaki and his older brother, Yukio, came for a visit to the US from Japan. Yukio went on to become a leader in Japanese politics, and would eventually give Washington D.C. the famous Cherry Trees. Yukitaka, however, decided to stay. Discover the story of the elusive brother behind the famous politician. Osaki-san’s life spanned from the Victorian era, into the 20th Century, and both World Wars. Poignant and life affirming, here is what you may not kn