Thu Mar 19, 6-10pm, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St., Hartford. Join creative people for conversation, art, and music on the third Thursday of every month. Slide Slam ’09! features work submitted for the annual open call, playing on a continuous slideshow. Music by Hartford Sound Alliance combines improvised electronic sound with video by artists Liz Stephens and Devan Mulvaney.  $5-$10. 232-1006, RealArtWays.org