Connecticut novelist Juliet Grames appears Wednesday at part of Ocean House series

Juliet Grames (courtesy julietgrames.com)

Hartford native Juliet Grames has had a successful literary career as an editor, associate publisher and curator for New York City's elite Soho Crime imprint. She can write, as well. Grames' debut novel, "The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna," out last...

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Hygienic hosts fashion show and summer party

I'm partially color blind. Combine that fact with a college-era obsession with finding Hawaiian shirts at Goodwill and thrift shops — ultimate collection numbered over 50 — and we had what sensible folks would describe as a "fashion...

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Lenny Gomulka & The Chicago Push are among the performers schedlued to appear at Polka Days at New London's Ocean Beach Park. (Contributed)

Ocean Beach Park Polka Days runs through Saturday

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Say Jilva Jamson performed outside the Garde Arts Center as part of International Make Music Day last year. The Southeastern Connecticut chapter featured over 60 artists through New London County, from drum circles to hip-hop DJs to folk musicians. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Second annual Make Music Day takes place Friday throughout the region

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A work by Marlon Mullen in the Whitney Biennial. (Richmond/Adams and Ollman/JTT)

The Whitney Biennial presents the best new artists in the country — and lots of fluff

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Grano Arso's housemade bread with butter and two cocktails: The Paper Plane and Lani's Martini. (Marisa Nadolny/Special to The Day)

There is much in a name at Grano Arso in Chester

Grilled Vegetable Kebabs (Daniel J. van Ackere/America's Test Kitchen via AP)

Vegetable kebabs with a crisp exterior and juicy interior

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Confucius mentioned the "Rule of Three" back in 500 B.C. He was a smart person famous for being smart (although it's worth noting that "confusion" is an etymological derivative of his name, so bear that in mind). The point is, we as a...

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Don't be a loser on the trail

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Daughter plays second fiddle to brother with grandchild

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Serial dater's love life is hard for his friend to watch

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Boyfriend confesses being attracted to woman's brother

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay male. My sister, "Cate," is in what appears outwardly to be a committed relationship, but I know for a fact it isn't. Her boyfriend, "Darren," invited me out for coffee a few days ago, and while he was...

Old friend's new lifestyle alters time spent together

DEAR ABBY: My wife, "Libby's," dearest friend of 20 years, "Melanie," has changed her lifestyle. Melanie and her husband have become "swingers." Now when Libby meets her socially, all Melanie can talk about is her new...

After 30 years, husband says marriage isn't what he wanted

DEAR ABBY: Just months before our 30th wedding anniversary, my husband told me he doesn't love me and never wanted to marry me. I am beyond devastated. I feel I have wasted the best years of my life. We have two beautiful...

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