The Courant’s arts picks for Aug. 24-30 include a slew of artists that hit their stride in the 1970s: Bonnie Raitt, Lynyrd ...

Alyssa Brown, a Girl Scout from Troop 361, is the creator of “Talking to Mona,” an impactful project that uses writing, drawing, and a classroom confidant — a stuffed animal — to help elementary ...