Author Archives: Julie Beman

That’s Not Funny!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Julie Beman

My ability to drown dramatically, after being pushed by one of my daughters into an alligator-infested lake while my other daughter was getting up close and personal with a nest of fire ants, is deficient. Or so I learned last Sunday at … Continue reading →

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Hearing Movies in Hartford

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Julie Beman

The first time I saw Henning Ohlenbusch perform, it was at Flywheel in Easthampton MA on a freezing November night. I’d heard about his concept album Henning Goes to the Movies and I was a little concerned. I hadn’t seen many … Continue reading →

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#BusStory

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Julie Beman

  In the city bus system, the most mysterious and the most mundane incidents and people are observed by an elite squad of tweeters. These are their stories. 30 Aug Dear Fellow Bus Passenger, Please remove your forearm from my … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Proof! Hartford is a Dump

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Julie Beman

Aftershock * aging infrastructure + (157 miles of I-84 in CT – 4.4 miles in Hartford)/gobshite = Hartford is a Dump Continue reading →

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Way Down Hadestown

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Julie Beman

Hadestown is quirky and profound as it explores the question “how far will we go in order to survive?” Continue reading →

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“Why does Auntie Julie like Hartford?” asked Megan.

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Julie Beman

That’s a good question, Megan. Maybe it’s because when she’s in Hartford, Auntie Julie gets to dance with you and Kyle in a hula hoop. Maybe it’s because when she’s in Hartford, Auntie Julie gets to watch Kyle play with … Continue reading →

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What are you afraid of?

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Julie Beman

I perceive that it would be stupid of me to go to a place I know to be sparsely populated, peppered with abandoned buildings, in the shadows of a highway, armed with only a tennis racquet, by myself. Continue reading →

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What Would Real Hartford Wear?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Julie Beman

I spend most Monday mornings in Holyoke, and have developed the habit of stopping at La Paloma Sabanera for a veggie panini and Orange Dry when I get back to Hartford. Pretty much whenever I go to La Paloma I … Continue reading →

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Live-Tweeting the Hartford Democratic Town Committee Convention

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Julie Beman

  If you love the twitters and Hartford politics, follow the live-tweeting at #hartdtc!  

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Summer Saturday, Summer Sunday

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Julie Beman

I was admiring the fact that EmGee’s blogging mojo is back, and lamenting the fact that mine isn’t. She responded by suggesting that I write about stuff that I’m doing in Hartford. Like that I went to Monday Night Jazz … Continue reading →

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