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PUNCH BROTHERS Punch Brothers are mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and violinist Gabe Witcher. Their accolades include a Grammy for best folk album for their 2018 release All Ashore, and praise from the media, including The Washington Post, which said, "With enthusiasm and experimentation, Punch Brothers take bluegrass to its next evolutionary stage, drawing equal inspiration from the brain and the heart." In November 2020, when the world felt so full of uncertainty, Punch Brothers did one thing that they could rely on: they stood in a circle, facing one another, and made music together. A weeklong recording session, after quarantining and little rehearsal outside of a few Zoom calls, had culminated in their new record, Hell on Church Street — a reimagining of Bluegrass great Tony Rice’s landmark album, Church Street Blues. Hell on Church Street is a potent work by a band realizing their own powers and returning to the foundations of their music. Kowert considers this album to “harken back to our early days in the band when we were playing regularly on the Lower East Side, learning all this new material to expand our sonic arsenal.” Pikelny adds, “It made me think of how many times Punch Brothers closed doors for ourselves as far as covering other people’s material beyond one or two songs here and there. But I can’t imagine making a more personal record, solely through the power of interpretation and delivery. It felt right and proper.” This band of virtuosi had spent more than a decade changing the face of acoustic music, stretching the limitations of instruments, and influencing a generation of young musicians — but life has a way of keeping a band from getting in the same room. Thile elaborates that “these sessions were a reminder for me of what’s really important. I felt silly having this band take up so little of my creative year; it reminded me that us five together is critical to my happiness”. Church Street Blues was Tony Rice’s great statement. Rice had already made his name as a member of the legendary bluegrass band JD Crowe and The New South and pushed the boundaries of string music as a founding member of the David Grisman Quartet, but this album was him on his own, stripped back to just his guitar, his voice, and an inspired collection of the songs. Performing songs by heavyweights like Gordon Lightfoot and bluegrass founder Bill Monroe, Rice’s interpretations of these songs and tunes have since become the standard.
Punch Brothers formed in 2006. Its first Nonesuch record, Punch, was released in 2008 and combined elements of the band’s many musical interests. In 2009, they began a residency at NYC’s intimate Lower East Side club The Living Room, trying out new songs and ultimately spawning Antifogmatic (2010). In 2012, the band released Who’s Feeling Young Now?, which Q praised for its ‘astonishing, envelope-pushing vision’, while Rolling Stone said, “The acoustic framework dazzles–wild virtuosity used for more than just virtuosity.” Their 2015 album, the T Bone Burnett-produced, The Phosphorescent Blues, addresses with straight-up poignancy and subversive humor, the power and the pitfalls of our super-connected world.
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DANÚ Nell Ní Chróinín - Lead Vocals, Flute & Whistles Benny McCarthy - Button Accordion Oisin McAuley - Fiddle and Backing Vocals Éamon Doorley - The Irish Bouzouki Ivan Goff - Uilleann Pipes, Flute and Whistles Tony Byrne - Guitar and Backing Vocals Billy Sutton - Bodhran (Irish Drum) and Mandolin
BIOGRAPHY Hailing from historic Counties Waterford, Cork, Donegal and Dublin, Danú is one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles of today. Their standing room only concerts throughout Ireland are true events featuring high-energy performances and a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire. For over two decades, Danú’s virtuosic players on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki, and vocals (Irish and English), have performed around the globe and recorded seven critically acclaimed albums. Their live DVD, One Night Stand, was filmed at Vicar St. Dublin. Winners of numerous awards from the BBC and Irish Music Magazine, Danú has toured throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North America with stops at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Symphony Space in New York City, and major concert engagements in the United Kingdom, India, Israel, and across Europe. Danú takes its audiences on a musical journey to their native Ireland, offering a moving and memorable concert experience. Danú’s popular recordings are available on the Shanachie label and live performances are often broadcast on NPR, the CBC, and the BBC.
REPERTOIRE WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING AND ANNOUCED FROM THE STAGE Selection of Irish Slides (Instrumental) All Traditional tunes arranged by Danú The New House/Brown-Eyed Bridget/ The Humours of Holliston (Instrumental) Composed by Paddy O'Brien/O.McAuley/O.McAuley Arranged by Danú The Foggy Dew (Song) Composed by Canon Charles O’Neill, arranged by Danú
Hornpipes: The Connemara Hornpipe/The Leverette (Instrumental) Composed by Vincent Broderick & Mairtin O’Connor, arranged by Danú Reels-The Poor Mans Fortune/The Long Strand/ Reel Gan Ainm (Instrumental) Composed by P. O’Brien/Traditional/Traditional, arranged by Danú Ten Thousand Miles (Song) Traditional arranged by Danú Tuamgraney Castle/The Broken Pledge/ The Braes of Busby (Instrumental) All Traditional tunes arranged by Danú Mo Ghile Mear (Song) Composed by Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill, Arranged by Danú Program is subject to change There will be an intermission
PROGRAM NOTES Slides: She hasn't the thing she thought she had (Trad)/ Denis Murphy’s (Trad)/ Abbey's Green Isle (Trad.) Arr. Danú Nell's Aunt Eileen O’Riordan was the source of the first two slides in this set. The last tune comes from the great Sliabh Luachra box player Denis Doody. Jigs: The New House (Paddy O'Brien), Brown-Eyed Bridget (Oisín McAuley), The Humours of Holliston (Oisín McAuley) Arr. Danú The first jig of this set is composed by the great accordion player Paddy O'Brien from Nenagh, County Tipperary. Our own Oisín McAuley composed the second and third jigs. Song: Foggy Dew (Canon Charles O’Neill), Arr. Danú This is a well known and loved song in Ireland, it was written by Canon Charles O’Neill in 1922 from Co.Down. It pays homage to all those who fought in the Irish Civil War as well as those Irish people who went to fight for Great Britain in World War I. Hornpipes: The Connemara Hornpipe (Vincent Broderick)/ The Leverette (Mairtin O’Connor) Arr. Danú The first hornpipe is called The Connemara Hornpipe. It's one of Vincent Broderick's. The music can be found in his book of tunes, The Turoe Stone Vol. 2. and in the book the description reads: "This tune came to Vincent
while on a visit to Carraroe, County Galway. The sound of the waves crashing onto the beach had a strange musical tone". The key of the tune in the book is D major; we've transposed it to G major. The second tune is a bouncy composition by the great Galway Accordion maestro Mairtin O'Connor. Reels - The Poor Mans Fortune/The Long Strand/ Reel Gan Ainm (P. O'Brien/Trad/Trad/Arr. Danú) The first of these lovely reels was composed by the great Offaly Accordionist Paddy O’Brien. The second reel was sourced in the book O’Neills 1001 collection of Irish Music. The last tune we heard from the Dublin piper Mick O’Brien. Song: Ten Thousand Miles (Trad.) Arr. Danú This is an 18th Century Folk Ballad and is also known as 'The Turtle Dove' or 'Fare Thee Well', we learnt it from the great Folk singer Nic Jones. It tells the tale of a lover bidding farewell before setting off on a big journey. Hornpipe, Reels: Tuamgraney Castle (Trad.), The Broken Pledge (Trad.), The Braes of Busby (Trad.) Arr. Danú The hornpipe Tuamgraney Castle is from East Clare. This unusual version of 'The Broken Pledge' came from master piper Liam O'Flynn. We heard this particular version of 'The Braes of Busby' from the playing of another great piper, Ronan Browne. Mo Ghile Mear (Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill) Arr.Danú Another great song in the Irish Language. This lament was written in 18th Century and was composed in the convention of Aisling poetry. Danú has 9 CDs and a DVD which are all available in stores or online Danú Debut (CD) 1997 Think Before You Think (CD) 2000 All Things Considered (CD) 2002 The Road Less Traveled (CD) 2003 Up in the Air (CD) 2004 When All is Said and Done (CD) 2005 One Night Stand (DVD) 2005 Seanchas (CD) 2010 Buan (CD) 2015 Ten Thousand Miles (CD) 2018 Visit Danú online at: www.danu.net
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Sunday, March 6, 2022, 7:00 pm University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts Anne D'Alleva, Dean Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Rodney Rock, Director presents
HELL ON CHURCH STREET Hell on Church Street is a potent work by a band realizing its own powers and returning to the foundations of its music. The record finds the band at its most spontaneous — taking risks, listening deeply to one another, and approaching the music with a kind of immediacy only accessible to musicians of their particular ability who have also forged a deep trust over their decade and a half together. Bassist Paul Kowert considers this album to “harken back to our early days in the band when we were playing regularly on The Lower East Side, learning all this new material to expand our sonic arsenal.” This band of virtuosi had spent more than a decade changing the face of acoustic music, stretching the limitations of instruments, and influencing a generation of young musicians — but life has a way of keeping a band from getting in the same room. Mandolinist Chris Thile elaborates that “these sessions were a reminder for me of what’s really important. I felt silly having this band take up so little of my creative year; it reminded me that us five together is critical to my happiness.” Church Street Blues was Tony Rice’s great statement. By his midtwenties, Rice had already made his name as a member of the legendary bluegrass band JD Crowe and The New South and pushed the boundaries of string music as a founding member of the David Grisman Quartet. An exceptionally gifted singer — and a guitarist who redefined the possibilities of the instrument through his synthesis of bluegrass, bebop-era jazz, American folk music and virtually anything else that caught his ear — he once remarked “as soon as you become a diehard anything, be it jazz or bluegrass or whatever, you’re depriving yourself of a whole world of music.” Tony Rice created a new language for this music that continues to influence generations of musicians, and deeply influenced all of the Punch Brothers
in their formative years. Banjo player Noam Pikelny adds, “The records that most inspired me to want to play music all had Tony Rice as the common thread.” Church Street Blues was Rice at his most vulnerable:stripped back to guitar, his voice, and amemorable collection of songs from heavyweights like Gordon Lightfoot and bluegrass founder Bill Monroe. Rice’s versions of these tunes have since become the standard, and Church Street Blues a masterpiece, in both interpretation and delivery. Pikelny cites the importance of “Tony’s direct performance. On the song, ‘Church Street Blues,’ what he’s playing is so complicated, but it doesn’t feel that way, it feels elemental ... like falling off a log.” During Thile’s younger years as a member of Nickel Creek, folk music legend Alison Krauss sat him and his bandmates down, turned on Church Street Blues, and said, “‘This is how you make a record.’ Every time I make a record I think of Church Street Blues.” Tony Rice was a hero to all the Punch Brothers, but perhaps to no one more than guitarist Chris Eldridge. Eldridge’s father, Ben, was a founding member of the influential bluegrass band the Seldom Scene, and Rice was an old family friend. As a college student, Eldridge had worked out a deal where he could study one-on-one with the notoriously reclusive guitarist in exchange for school credit. He certainly learned music from Rice, but through those lessons he also learned much more. Eldridge says, “I would be playing some hot-shot guitar part and he would stop me and remind me, ‘It's not about you. It's simply about collaborating with your fellow musicians to make sounds that are pleasant to the ear.’ That sounds simple, but it’s incredibly deep.” The advice colored the generative way, years later, Punch Brothers made music, each listening deeply to one another’s parts while creating a symphony in their collective. The decision to reimagine Rice’s record came from a hastily assembled set at the prestigious Rockygrass Festival in Colorado in 2019. “We knew all the songs,” says bassist Paul Kowert. Fiddler Gabe Witcher adds, “We had to figure out something to play for a set of bluegrass, and we figured the audience would know that record. As soon as they caught onto what we were doing we hoped they would be into it, and that proved correct, fortunately.” The Rockygrass set quickly became a thing of legend, with bootlegged recordings being passed around by rabid fans on Reddit and other social media sites. After that performance, the band members continued with their own individual busy schedules. Witcher co-produced Not Our First Goat Rodeo by Thile, Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan, and Yo-Yo Ma and composed for the
best-selling video game Red Dead Redemption 2; Kowert continued writing music and touring with his critically acclaimed quartet Hawktail; Pikelny toured as a duo with Stuart Duncan; and Eldridge produced albums and performed with fellow guitar phenom Julian Lage. Thile’s life was full as host of public radio’s flagship program Live from Here, where he juggled the role of master-of-ceremonies while also contributing to just about every musical performance, be it bluegrass, blues, rock, or hip-hop. When the pandemic began and live performances ceased, Live from Here was abruptly cancelled, to the dismay of its legions of fans, and Thile found himself unmoored. With the band separated by great distance (Pikelny, Eldridge and Kowert live in Nashville, Witcher in Los Angeles and Thile in New York) and their other work slowed down, the members of Punch Brothers started chatting over cocktails on late night Zoom calls. Needing an outlet from the stress they each were feeling, they reconnected over the promise of making new music. Pikelny says they realized that “talking about this record was becoming our outlet ... in lieu of buying afarm in upstate New York and Critter [Chris Eldridge]being in charge of the cows and Paul being in charge of the goats.” Thile adds, “I think we all started seeking out experiences that we had when the world was simpler. I started listening to records that had made a profound impact on me when I was younger — like Church Street Blues.” The question was posed—if Tony Rice’s album was an interpretation of these classic songs, how then would an interpretation of that sound? Thile thinks of it as “similar to how a jazz musician takes a theme and has a conversation with it in real time. That’s what Tony was doing with those pre-existing songs. And then what we were striving to do with this entire record is have a conversation with that.” Hell on Church Street’s adventurous path ranges from the title track—a song of longing for home penned by the legendary folk songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Norman Blake—converted from a solo guitar performance to the full band playing in a gliding 5/4 time signature, to a honky-tonk version of Jimmie Rodgers’ Any Old Time, to a free improvised version of the bluegrass standard “Gold Rush,” to a straight-forward playing of the fiddle tune “Cattle in the Cane,” where Pikelny and Eldridge play one of Rice’s most challenging solos note-for-note in unison. The album is courageous in its reinterpretation of its material, a sign Punch Brothers was truly channeling their hero. “Tony cared so much about individuality
and really doing things your own way. If you're going to do something, do it like you,” remembers Eldridge. Pikelny adds, “We've closed some doors for ourselves over the years by shying away from covering other people's material on record beyond one or two songs here and there. At long last we have a Punch Brothers covers record—but I can’t imagine making a more personal one, solely through the power of interpretation and delivery.” Hell on Church Street was intended to be its own work of art, but it was also meant to be a gift and homage to Rice. “We wanted to thank him for being one of the biggest influences on us and anyone who interacts with American roots music,” says Thile. Pikelny remembers saying to Thile, “We needed to make this album in our lifetime. But wouldn’t it be a shame if we didn’t make this record in Tony Rice’s lifetime?” On Christmas Day 2020, Tony Rice passed away at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. The band was devastated by the loss of itshero and the sad realization he would never receive their gift and honor. Pikelny, along with the rest of the band, realized that the true gift was given tothem. “After we got over the shock of losing our hero and friend, we realized what Tony had left with us was his music, his spirit, and his legacy. And clear marching orders to ‘make it all count.’” Eldridge, when asked what Rice might think of this record, offered: “He liked things that were unique, and he celebrated people who were unique in their work and their art. But he also loved spontaneity, and this is the most spontaneous record Punch Brothers has ever made. In those ways this record is the most true and direct tribute to everything we learned from him.” Hell on Church Street captures the beautiful contradictions at the Punch Brothers' core: a performance built on a spontaneity that can only come from a lifetime of practice; breathtaking virtuosity employed to channel deep emotion; and a deep respect for those who came before tied to a fearlessness to forge their own path. Thile says, in summary, “We spent a lot of time contemplating what happened when Church Street Blues hit our ears as a band: we held it out, we conversed with it, and now we’re handing it to you.
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We invite you to join Jorgensen’s Circle of Friends, a group of generous arts supporters who over the years have made vital contributions to Jorgensen’s special projects, commissioned works, and interior restorations. Your membership in the Circle of Friends entitles you to early ticket ordering privileges for one full year from the date of your enrollment; you will be recognized in the Jorgensen Playbill; and if you contribute at the Directors or Producers Circle levels, you will enjoy reserved parking in the North Campus Parking Garage for each Jorgensen performance you attend. Please consider making your tax-deductible donation and become a Circle of Friends member today. Simply call 860-486-4226 for more information.
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the support of its Friends. Producers Circle
$500/person $1,000 & above/couple Elena Sevilla & Paul Aho* Mona & Greg Anderson* Deborah Walsh jjBellingham* In Memory of Dr. Bruce A. Bellingham* Honey & Harry jjBirkenruth* Ruth Buczynski* Carol Colombo* In Memory of jjPaul Colombo* Dr. Michael Cucka Anne D’Alleva* Madison & Bob Day* Susan & John DeWolf* Pamela Diggle* Kenneth A. Doeg Ms. Joan N. Gionfriddo Judy & Peter Halvorson* Patricia Hempel* Shareen Hertel & jjDonald Swinton* Marsha Hilsenrad* Jan Huber* Blair T. Johnson & jjBlanche Serban* Lynn & Harry Johnson* Janet & George Jones* Catherine & Davey jjjjjjjjjjjKalonia* Lin & Waldo Klein*
James Knox* Becky & Scott Lehmann* Jean & John Lenard* Gene E. Likens & Leola G. Spilbor* Sue & Lester Lipsky* Margarethe & Matthew jjMashikian* Joan McGuigan* Antonia Moran* Jane & Robert Moskowitz* Craig & Karen Nass Rita Pollack* Barbara Rhein & Stan Shaw Constance & Rodney Rock* Nancy & John Silander* Beverly Sims & William Okeson* Anne & Win Smith* Maurice Thompson* Maureen & John Zavodjancik Two Friends * Members of the Jorgensen CoStars
Directors Circle $250/person, $500/couple
Anonymous Phil Brencher Irene & Richard Brown Lynn & Marjorie Brown
Barbara Depray & Steven Rogers Rob & Mary Hoskin Mr. David Johnson David & Carol Jordan Ann Kouatly Tom Martin & Susan Spiggle Carl Nawrocki Cheryl & Mark Roy Bonnie Ryan Paul & Susan Schur Nancy Swiacki Ms. Gretchen Wiedie Keith Wilson & Majorie Hayes
Artists Circle $125/person, $250/couple
Cynthia & Roger Adams Neil Aldin & Mary Lou Lacek Ms. Pat Anderson Dorothy Blocker Linda & Bennett Brockman Carol & Carl Brolin Dr. & Mrs. Steven & Elaine Cohen Maryellen Donnelly & jjJames Krall M. Kevin & Jeanne Fahey Mrs. Betty Hale Betty & Kenneth Hanson Jan Huber Ms. Hillary Huttenhower
Ms. Linda Keenan Arthur Kirschenbaum & jjCheryl Pomerantz Gerald & Zoe Leibowitz Julia J. & Carl W. Lindquist, MD Margaret Malmborg Len Oberg Daryl & Paul Ramsey Mrs. Kristin D. Santini Eric Schultz & Stella Ross Harriet Walker
Patrons Circle $50/person, $100/couple
Roger & Tina Abell Sheila Amdur & Marcia Neff Rosemary Andle Robert Bittner Susan & John Boland Paul M. D’Italia Mr. & Mrs. Michael Donnelly Ms. Joyce Donohoo Mr. & Mrs. Rudy J. Favretti Andrew & Kristie Foley Lorraine B. Gallup Jeanne Haas Richard & Karin James Mrs. Joseph E. Kenyon Shoshanna Levinson & jjChris Crossgrove John H. Mayer & Irwin Krieger
Rev. & Mrs. Donald & jjMarilyn Miller Dr. & Mrs. Clark Moseley Sean Mulcahey Susan Phillips Ms. Janet Scussel Jacqueline Seide Paul & Annette Shapiro John & Marilyn Shirley Dr. Jay Shivers In Memory of Rhoda Shivers Joanne Sousa Susan & Julian jjStoppelman Adeline Theis Ms. Susanna Thomas Dr. & Mrs. Joel jjZuckerbraun
Critics Circle $25/person, $50/couple
Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Philip & jjDorothy Bognar Joan Buck Mrs. Kathleen Donahue Howard & Carol Drescher Dr. & Mrs. Ed & Susan Grace John & Lynn Haney Mr. Henry Krisch Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Linonis Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Lord Joe & Nancy Madar
Ms. Donna Matulis Katherine & Alan Miller Sari & James Rosokoff Patricia Tanaka
Director’s Fund
Anonymous Mona & Greg Anderson In honor of Giovanni Favretti & in jjsupport for the Arts Diane & Joseph Briody Maidie Cohen Carol Colombo Mr. Thomas French Jennifer & Eric Person Nancy & John Silander NICABM: Donation from jjDr. Ruth Buczynski The Verizon Foundation
In Memory of Joan McGuigan
Mr. & Mrs. Allen & Risha Deary Mrs. Helen Hill Charles & Carole Norrish Lois Procopion Jacqueline Seide
Piano Maintenance Fund John Mayer & Irwin Krieger
Endowed Sponsorship Program The Endowed Sponsorship Program provides individuals and families with the opportunity to support Jorgensen by sponsoring any concert or other program. Benefits to Endowed Sponsors will include name recognition in the Jorgensen playbill, additional recognition in the community through press releases provided by the University, and an opportunity to visit with the guest artist. Sponsorship could be a means of celebrating a special holiday or anniversary, or of dedicating an event to a loved one. Most importantly, by contributing to the cost of current programs, sponsors would help ensure that the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts will continue to present wonderful music and other programs in the future. Your gift would benefit not only Jorgensen, but also the community at large. Patrons interested in sponsoring an event should contact Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983 or rodney.rock@uconn.edu for further information.
Jorgensen Outreach for Youth Funded through private contributions as well as corporate support, JOY! provides school-age children, many from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with access to live performances and special enrichment programs. Now in its 15th season, the JOY! Conservatory program offers instrumental and vocal students in grades 9-12 the opportunity for a rigorous course of study including private lessons, ensemble rehearsals and coaching, and basic musicianship courses. For more information, contact Jorgensen director Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983.
Corporate / Foundation Sponsors SBM Charitable Foundation
Diamond / $1000+ Carol Colombo Jean & John Lenard Nancy & John Silander Nora Stevens
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Ruby / $300+
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Lenard Chamber Music Endowment Fund The Lenard Chamber Series is made possible through the generosity of longtime patrons Jean and John Lenard and the Lenard Chamber Music Endowment. Thanks to the generous philanthropy of patrons Jean and John Lenard, chamber music, one of the hallmarks and most dearly loved elements of the programming at Jorgensen, is secure well into the future. Also thanks to the Lenard Endowment, UConn students, nonUConn students, and area youth are invited to attend all chamber music events for free. Please join this giving community and make your contribution today. To make a gift, contact Jorgensen Director Rodney Rock at rodney.rock@uconn.edu or 860-486-1983, or visit jorgensen.uconn.edu/online/article/lenard-endowment.
Jean & John Lenard Elena Sevilla & Paul Aho Greg & Mona Anderson Deborah Walsh Bellingham Ruth Buczynski Carol Colombo Anne D’Alleva Kenneth Doeg Judy & Peter Halvorson
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F O R YO U R I N F O R M AT I O N JORGENSEN BOX OFFICE (860) 486-4226 jorgensen.uconn.edu Phone Hours Mon-Fri, 10-5 pm, and 90 minutes before curtain through intermission. No in-person hours.
CHILDREN AND INFANTS Tickets are required for everyone, no matter how young. Children must be 4 years old to attend CRT productions. Minimum 4 years old recommended for Jorgensen Center events.
CRT BOX OFFICE (860) 486-2113 crt.uconn.edu PHONE HOURS Weds-Fri, 2-5 pm, and 60 minutes before curtain. No in-person hours.
REST ROOMS Located in the upper and lower Jorgensen lobbies and the CRT lobby. SPECIAL SERVICE Accessible rest rooms located in the lower Jorgensen & CRT lobbies. Elevator service goes from the main Jorgensen lobby down to the lower lobby only.
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