Arts and Entertainment

  • 3/1 Benton: Film Screening

    Film Screening

    Tuesday, March 1, 2022
    6:00pm – 8:00pm

    Virtual via Zoom

    In a Nutshell is a documentary on Elizabeth Yegsa Tashjian -- a one-time concert violinist, heralded artist, Christian Science healer, late TV celebrity and founder of the Nut Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut. In her 90s, she became a ward of the state and confined to a nursing home against her will. This feature-length film focuses on her fight to preserve her identity and regain her life. Directed by Don Bernier.

    More about the film: https://donbernier.com/portfolio_page/in-a-nutshell-2/

    Register in advance for the Zoom screening: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RFL38zUwQmS8CYA7kSt58Q

    THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
    University of Connecticut
    School of Fine Arts
    245 Glenbrook Road
    Storrs, CT

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    For more information, contact: The Benton Museum at 860-486-4520