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Bartender Buddha: Ester Saraiva at Rio Bar and Grille

by Melissa Byron

Ester Saraiva

Spring Blossoms at The Gallery at Venetucci Home

By Alison Geisler

The 10th Annual StrangeCreek Campout, May 25-28 at Camp KeeWanee

By Michael Hamad

Best of Fairfield County Readers' Poll 2012 - See all of the winners here!

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State anti-discrimination agency can't get a break and can't get computer glitch solved

And the war keeps going on...

A Dead Issue: Will CT's Death Row Inmates Die of Old Age?

Could Connecticut's high park fees keep tourists away? Maybe that new ad campaign can help.

Connecticut's GOP and a little CATO Institute lecture on how good guns are

Connecticut's new medical pot plan will protect patients from getting fired, unless they're getting stoned at work

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Music

Our Picks: Sunday jazz in Fairfield County

By Mike Sembos

River City Extension perform at The Space in Hamden on May 29

By Reyan Ali

The Arrogant Sons of Bitches reunite at Heirloom Arts on May 25

By Reyan Ali

CT.com's Music Page

Dining

Try a picnic-style lobster dinner at Mystic Seaport's Lobster Days

CT.com's Food & Drink Page

Leisure

TMI: novelist Toni Andrews

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The Arts

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Connecticut Valley Camera Club Exhibit at Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek	The music of Frank Sinatra at The Bushnell in Hartford	An epic documentary tries to tell the story of reggae giant Bob Marley

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From Our Blogs

Drinking, drugs, risky sex and loud music go hand-in-hand

By Tom Z

Women charged with putting menstrual blood in her boss's coffee

By Tom Z

Album of the Day 5/23/12: The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre

Chip McCabe

I have to be honest that I've been meaning to write about this album since its release date at the tail end of 2011 but (thankfully) the...

Court refuses to lower fine on student who downloaded music

By Tom Z

A Boston University student must pay $675,000 for illegally downloading 30 songs. That’s $22,500 per song. Though in fairness, a...

Rutgers student sentenced to 30 days in bullying case

By Tom Z

Breaking Bad returns July 15!

By Alison Geisler

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Connecticut's fearful lawmakers could learn a lesson from California	Green Wheels: Meet Paul Scott, super EV salesman	CD of the Week: Meiko, The Bright Side

Everyday People

TMI	Bartender Buddha
TMI: Deniz Yalim, owner/executive chef at Zula	Bartender Buddha: Tisane's Peter Giannola

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Commuters find ways to get to work other than riding alone in cars	Taser International sponsoring Connecticut Police Chiefs Association annual bash
Democrats waving good riddance to Whitnum with a resolution condemning her comments about other candidates	Gentile and McGuigan: the reputed mob dude and the former chief state's attorney
Connecticut police departments will use tactics learned in warfare	Attempts to bring salmon back to the Connecticut River aren't doing much
State Comptroller Lembo is pissed about North Carolina anti-gay vote, but he's still going to Democratic national convention there	Private investigator working to free George Gould from prison is charged with bribery and witness tampering