June 2012

Departments
	Show Stopper The historic Barnum Museum building has been closed since a tornado struck two years ago and it will be another two years—at least—before it’s open again. by Ray Bendici
Lary Bloom's Notebook
Reasons to Simile Twenty years of a farfetched notion, and thoughts of another poetry traffic jam. by Lary Bloom
First
	Show Stopper The historic Barnum Museum building has been closed since a tornado struck two years ago and it will be another two years—at least—before it’s open again. by Ray Bendici
FIRST Witness: Bill Eppridge Photographer Bill Eppridge was there to document the night Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated 44 years ago. by Erik Ofgang
This Month
	Front Row Q&A: Jim Gaffigan He's "clean," he's "inclusive," but mostly, he's just funny. Jim Gaffigan brings his "America Tour" to the MGM Grand at Foxwoods June 2. Pat Grandjean
	A Japanese Garden Grows in Middletown Shôyôan Teien is a hidden gem at Wesleyan University’s Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies. Cathy P. Ross
The Connecticut Table
Oyster Club, Mystic Fresh, local seafood is the focus of the Oyster Club's creative menu. by Elise Maclay
	The Whelk, Westport The Whelk—crowded, noisy, artfully casual and totally uncategorizable—is the most sophisticated clam shack on the New England coast. by Elise Maclay
Final Say
	Final Say: Lanette Kovachi Chewing the fat with Subway corporate dietician Lanette Kovachi. by Ray Bendici