‘Harmony in Diversity’ student art gala debuts

HAMPTON — EASTCONN recently announced “Harmony in Diversity,” an art gala celebrating the artistic talents of students from the agency’s four special education programs: Bridges Community School and Educational and Vocational Center (EVC) in Columbia, EASTCONN Transition Academy (ETA) in Windham and Northeast Regional Program (NPR) in Killingly.

The art gala will be held Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the EASTCONN Conference Center in Hampton, 376 Hartford Turnpike.

“We are very excited because this is the first time we have brought our four special education programs together for a community event,” said Kristin James, assistant director of Pupil Services at EASTCONN. “This is also the first time we have embarked on a fundraising event for our programs.”

James added the event