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Lisa Lampanelli at the Shubert

Lisa Lampanelli
February 25, 2012
8:00pm
Lisa Lampanelli is comedy’s Lovable Queen of Mean - a cross between Don Rickles, Archie Bunker, and a vial of estrogen. Howard Stern called her “a true original and a brilliant comedy mind who'll steal the show every time.”

Shubert Theater and Box Office, 247 College Street, New Haven CT
800-228-6622
shubert.com

CT Folk's First Friday

Join us for CT Folk's First Friday March 2nd! It promises to be a fun night of Irish pub songs with two of CT's former State Troubadours and premier folk musicians, Pierce Campbell and Phil Rosenthal. This is a rare chance to see them play together doing Clancy Brothers style Irish ballads as well as many originals. You'll be singing and clapping along before you know it!

Pierce performs solo and with the Irish group, The Kerry Boys, who were on the main stage of our CT Folk Festival two years ago. Pierce has released 9 CDs and plays over 250 shows a year throughout CT and will be featuring many of his great pub songs at this show.

Phil Rosenthal is a nationally renowned singer, songwriter, recording artist and record producer. For many years the lead singer and guitarist in the popular bluegrass group The Seldom Scene, he is also highly respected for his instrumental skills on banjo and mandolin.

Friday, March 2, 7:30pm (doors open at 7)
1st Presbyterian Church
704 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
Price: Tickets- Advance Price on line $12.00 General Admission; $8.00 Students
Door: $15.00 General Admission; $10.00 Students. Cash or Check only at the door.
http://www.ctfolk.com/fridays.html
Make sure to check out the CT Folk blog for interesting folk news! http://ctfolk.wordpress.com/

Lionel Loueke Trio

Crowell Concert Hall, 50 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 8pm
Fee: $23 general public; $19 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
Phone: 860-685-3355
www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Benin-born jazz guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke combines harmonic sophistication, soaring melodies and grounding in West African music to create a warm, intimate sound with his trio, which features Swedish-born bassist Massimo Biolcati and Hungarian drummer Ferenc Nemeth.

There will be a lecture/demonstration by Mr. Loueke at 2pm in the Daltry Room (Music Rehearsal Hall 003).
There will be a pre-concert talk by Sarah Politz at 7:15pm.
Click here to listen to a clip of Lionel Loueke on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYa8IYtX1-g

The Haven String Quartet

"Out of Africa, Into Europe"
Saturday, February 25, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Pre-concert Lecture: 6:30 p.m.

The Unitarian Society of New Haven
700 Hartford Turnpike Hamden, CT 06517
Admission: $25, $12 students and seniors
Visit www.musichavenct.org/concerts for tickets.

Steve Reich is widely regarded as the greatest living American composer, and that distinction is largely credited to his 1988 masterpiece “Different Trains.” Composed for string quartet and pre-recorded tape, “Different Trains” relies on recorded testimonies of Holocaust survivors as a melodic base for the composition, which was described by music historian Richard Taruskin as "the only adequate musical response – one of the few adequate artistic responses in any medium – to the Holocaust.” Join the Haven String Quartet for a rare performance of this masterpiece along with original string quartets by African composers Kevin Volans and Justinian Tamuzuza. Here's a link to a video preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqWMkDXTBdI

INTERCAMBIO Presents Mates of State and The Stepkids

INTERCAMBIO launches its new community art initiative at PROJECT STOREFRONTS, with a spotlight on Connecticut-based recording artists MATES OF STATE and THE STEPKIDS, on Friday, February 24, 2012, 8 PM, at Studio 756, located at 756 Chapel Street in downtown New Haven.

Mates of State are an indie pop duo, based in Connecticut. The group is composed of the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel. Their seventh album Mountaintops was released on September 13, 2011. Mates of State have toured with Spoon, Death Cab for Cutie, and We Are Scientists.

The Stepkids are a Connecticut-based psychedelic soul band comprised by Tim Walsh, Jeff Gitelman, and Dan Edinberg. They have toured with the Horrors and performed at South by Southwest, CMJ Music Marathon (where they were named a “can't-miss” act by SPIN magazine), and others. Their self-titled debut album is out on Stones Throw Records.

The performance takes place at Studio 756, in the former Goldie and Libro building, a former music store that was a hub for New Haven's vibrant music scene for decades. On the second floor, where Goldie and Libro traditionally stocked percussion instruments, INTERCAMBIO will present Drum Room, a one-night pop-up retail event featuring artist books, zines, and prints from DETRITUS and records from area labels and stores for sale, as well as DJ sets.

INTERCAMBIO is a community arts organization, facilitating creative exchange and collaboration across media and diverse communities in the city of New Haven. Selected by PROJECT STOREFRONTS’ pilot program supporting artists and “creative entrepreneurs,” INTERCAMBIO will be in residence at Studio 756 curating performances, arts workshops, readings, art/design vendor fairs, alongside on-going efforts to support local artists in securing financial and cultural support and attention for their projects.

Tickets for this event are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information visit www.weareintercambio.org

Two Acoustic Acts at The Outer Space

Two acoustic acts perform at The Outer Space in Hamden, Sunday Feb. 26th at 3 PM: singer-songwriter Anne Marie Menta and Bluegrass band HOE. Tickets are $10 at the door. The Outer Space is located at 295 Treadwell St, Hamden. 203-288-6400. www.theouterspace.net

HOE is an acoustic band (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, 5-string banjo, upright bass)--no electric instruments, no percussion. Its music blends bluegrass/old time string band traditions with modern pop ideas.

Anne Marie Menta hails from Hamden, CT and returns to the Outer Space with her acoustic band. She has released three CD of folk /pop influenced tunes since 1999, including her most recent "Seven Secrets." Joining her in her acoustic ensemble will be fellow Hamdenite Mark Mirando and HOE pickers Dick Neal and Bob Csugie.

Predictable Heart: The Music of Justin Rugg

Pantochino Productions Inc, Connecticut's ridiculously entertaining non-profit theatre company has announced its next production, "Predictable Heart: The Music of Justin Rugg." The special event will be performed in on Thursday, February 23rd at 8pm at Firehouse 12 on Crown Street in downtown New Haven.

"Predictable Heart: The Music of Justin Rugg" is described as an evening of story songs about life and love. Rugg's melodies are stirring, passionate and exciting, and his lyrics are honest, fresh, funny and often biting. Rugg's informal evening around the piano marks his cabaret debut and is also Pantochino's first 'grown-ups only' entertainment. The performance features fifteen original songs.

For more information on the show, visit www.pantochino.com. Tickets for the Firehouse 12 performance may be purchased online at www.firehouse12.com.

Wesleyan Center for the Arts Presents SPILL

Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts presents SPILL, a collaboration between writer Leigh Fondakowski (The Laramie Project) and visual artist Reeva Wortel (American Portrait Project), on Saturday, February 25 at 7pm & 10pm; and Sunday, February 26 at 2pm & 7pm; in Fayerweather Beckham Hall, located on Wyllys Avenue on the Wesleyan campus in Middletown.

SPILL is a new play and installation that explores the true human and environmental cost of oil. SPILL is based in part on interviews with people from the Gulf Coast of southern Louisiana in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of April 2010, the largest environmental disaster in United States history. The performances at Wesleyan are the first public showing of the art installation, featuring life-sized painted portraits of the interviewees, along with a choral reading of the play. SPILL will tour New Orleans next spring.

Tickets for the performances are $12 for the general public; $10 for senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, and non-Wesleyan students; and $5 for Wesleyan students. Tickets are available online at http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa, by phone at (860) 685-3355, or in person at the Wesleyan University Box Office, located in the Usdan University Center, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown. Tickets may also be purchased at the door beginning one hour prior to the performance, subject to availability.

New Haven Theater Company Presents "Waiting for Lefty"

New Haven Theater Company presents Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets, directed by Steve Scarpa, March 1-3 at 118 Court Street, downtown New Haven.

Performances take place Thursday, March 1 and Friday, March 2 at 8 pm and Saturday, March 3 at 8 and 10 pm at 118 Court Street, downtown New Haven. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by visiting
www.newhaventheatercompany.com.

It’s 1935. The Great Depression grinds on. A group of taxi drivers huddle in a shabby union hall, debating whether or not to strike for fair wages. One by one, the drivers come forward to tell their stories, recounting the injustices and pressures they face. It’s war as the men and women fight desperately for their innate human dignity.

“This play was written during a time of serious unrest and discord. While clearly a piece of well-made propaganda, the play reflected the real fear and concerns of its Depression-era audiences; the fear of losing one’s job, being unable to provide for loved ones, being forced to make compromising choices about the way one wants to live, and being crushed by an economic system that one has little to no say over. Sound familiar?” said Megan Keith Chenot, company president.

The cast is comprised of NHTC company members Hilary Brown (Florrie), Megan Chenot (Dr. Benjamin), Peter Chenot (Sid), Jeremy Funke (Miller), Erich Greene (Irv/Clayton), George Kulp (Fatt/Grady), Hallie Martenson (Edna), Steve Scarpa (Keller), Jenny Schuck (The Secretary), Christian Shaboo (Phillips), and J. Kevin Smith (Fayette/Gunman), along with Richard Bean (Dr. Barnes) and Brian Willetts (Joe). Martenson is assistant directing. Ben Michalak is stage managing.

See Work by John Arabolos & Heidi Lewis Coleman

The Seton Art Gallery proudly presents: John Arabolos & Heidi Lewis Coleman
Intuitive/Systemic Symmetries

Tuesday February 21 - Monday, March 19
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 1 from 5 - 8 pm

Artists John Arabolos and Heidi Lewis Coleman investigate the basis of the existence of a universal aesthetic language. Heidi Lewis Coleman uses an intuitive approach to generate the action of image making and abstract languages to create mixed media assemblages on canvas, while John Arabolos has created a mathematical algorithm applied to symmetry to reorganize his initial photographic image from nature and create digital prints.

Seton Art Gallery
University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road, West Haven
203.931.6065
setongallery@gmail.com
T/W/Th 11-4, F and Sat 11-2. If you are driving in from a distance, we always recommend you call first to be sure we're open. Student staff schedules can sometimes be erratic. www.newhaven.edu/setongallery

Making History: Antiquaries in Britain

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Sunday, May 27, 2012
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm. Sunday: 12:00pm to 5:00pm.
Yale Center for British Art (1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT)

The Yale Center for British Art holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom, presenting the development of British art and culture from the Elizabethan period to the present day. Together with the Reference Library, the Center’s collections of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, rare books, and manuscripts provide an exceptional resource for understanding the story of British art. "Making History: Antiquaries in Britain"celebrates the achievement of the Society of Antiquaries of London, the oldest independent learned society concerned with the study of the past.

The exhibition explores the Society’s contribution to our understanding of Britain’s history. It focuses on the discovery, recording, preservation, and interpretation of Britain’s past through its material remains, investigating beliefs current before the Society was founded, and reveals how new discoveries, technologies, and interpretations have transformed our understanding of the history of Britain since the eighteenth century. A portion of this exhibition will complement Shakespeare at Yale by featuring portraits of rulers such as Henry VI, Richard III, Elizabeth I, and Henry V. Other objects will include a cross found at the Battle of Bosworth, where Richard III was killed, a soldier’s spur from the Battle of Towton, fought during the English War of the Roses, and fragments from rare books of "Richard III" and "The Whole Contention between Two Famous Houses", from "Henry VI, Part III".

Free and open to the public.
For more information, click here.

International Festival Performance Opportunities

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas annually provides performance opportunities for performing artists from our own neighborhood, and we are once again looking for performers to join us at this year's Festival. Applications are currently being accepted from local and regional artists for a variety of performance opportunities on stage or in activity tents.

Deadline: March 15, 2012
Online application available at www.artidea.org/performingartists

We welcome submissions from all performing disciplines including music, theater, dance, and storytelling. In particular we are seeking artists performing original work. The Festival's programming staff will review all submissions and offer selected artists performance slots weekend afternoons during the Festival (June 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 2012). Performances will occur outdoors on or near stages on the New Haven Town Green. We welcome applications by artists whose work requires a stage and audio equipment (we'll provide a professionally managed and outfitted venue), as well as artists whose work might be best-suited to a non-traditional performance location. Performers should expect to use the Festival's backline and audio equipment (drum kit, key board, amps). Selected companies may advise if their needs differ greatly. Set up or removal time may not exceed 15 minutes. Work which requires substantial time to install or remove equipment or scenery isn't appropriate for this opportunity.

2012 ACTIVITY TENTS
Online application available at www.artidea.org/performingartists
Activities should offer audiences hands on, interactive programs such as games, crafts or puzzles. Be creative. Activities must be prepared to run from 12 Noon - 6 pm June 23rd and 24th.

For more information about the International Festival, please visit www.artidea.org

Long Wharf Theatre Call for Student Self Portraits

Long Wharf Theatre’s Education Department is calling for submissions of student self portraits to be displayed in our Mainstage Lobby during the run of My Name is Asher Lev based on the novel by Chaim Potok. The show runs from May 2-27. The guidelines for artwork are as follows:

Students, age kindergarten to 12th grade are eligible to submit. Students can choose any medium they like to create a self portrait that best captures one of the following: Who they are now; who the world says they are supposed to be; what they secretly aspire to be; a triptych of their personal, public and dream self; a combination of any of the aforementioned. Art Work needs to have the words “I am” at the top of the page and their name clearly visible at the bottom. Portraits should be no larger than 11 x 17, and no smaller than 8 x 10. Submission deadline is April 30th, 2012 at 3:00PM. Submissions can be mailed or delivered to Long Wharf Theatre, Attention Annie DiMartino, 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511

All questions should be emailed to Director of Education, Annie DiMartino at annie.dimartino@longwharf.org

Do You Need Advice or Help with Your Creative Career?

The Arts Council of Greater New Haven is pleased to announce a new opportunity for artists of all mediums to meet with AC staff for career-building guidance such as:

Taking slides/digital images of visual work
Finding low-cost performance space
Crafting artists statements
Promoting your own work or creative events and activities

Shola Cole, Community Engagement Coordinator and Debbie Hesse, Director of Artists Services & Programs will both be available for one-on-one appointments for three Thursdays in March, at the following locations:

Studio 756, 756 Chapel Street: Thursday, March 15th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
The Grove, 71 Orange Street: Thursday, March 22nd from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Wilson Branch, New Haven Public Library, 303 Washington Avenue: Thursday, March 29th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Parking is available behind the library off Daggett Street)

Call 203-772-2788 to schedule an appointment to guarantee time with either Shola or Debbie. Walk-ins are welcome but you may have to wait for an available slot.

You can be sure that with their expertise and professional experience, Debbie and Shola will be able to point you in the right direction, connect you with the appropriate resources and foster your own self-confidence to start engaging with the creative energy already palpable in New Haven!

Deborah Hesse has exhibited, curated, and juried dozens of shows for the Arts Council. She formerly served as an Adjunct Professor of Art at Norwalk Community College and currently sits on the board of Site Projects New Haven, Inc. She received a B.A. in Arts and Psychology from Smith College and an M.F.A. in Painting and Printmaking from the University of New Mexico.

Ms. Cole engages artists of all ages, organizations, and audiences in underserved neighborhoods and facilitates creative opportunities for all constituencies. Cole recently toured with the Broadway sensation Stomp. She has collaborated with Harmonious Soul, Rubyfruit, as well as the celebrated artist Bobby McFerrin, among others. Cole is inspired by music, improvisation, performance, and teaching. She has appeared on various national and international talk shows including Otro Rollo and Last Call with Carson Daly, and has performed at Carnegie Hall.

Art About Town Call for Artists

Sponsored by the Westport Downtown Merchants Association

The Westport DMA invites submissions in any media for ART ABOUT TOWN, a month-long event designed to provide artist exhibition opportunities in the windows of stores and restaurants throughout Westport, CT’s vibrant downtown shopping district.

All art must be for sale, juried. The Opening Night Street Festival will feature music, live performances, art demonstrations and refreshments. Entry Deadline: Friday, March 16th. Opening Night – Thursday, May 24. Art remains on display until June 17. For Further Information: www.artabouttownwestport.com

Creative Arts Workshop Open House

Creative Arts Workshop (CAW), New Haven’s community art school, hosts its annual Open House Sunday, February 26, from 2 to 5 pm, concurrent with the opening reception of the second Department Show. Visitors are invited to tour CAW’s studio facilities, take part in hands on demonstrations, meet the faculty and register for Spring Session art classes, which runs from March 12 to June 2. CAW offers over 300 classes and workshops each year, taught by a faculty of more than 50 professional artists. Areas of study include book arts, design, drawing, fiber, jewelry, painting, photography, pottery, printmaking, sculpture, and a young people’s program. http://www.creativeartsworkshop.org/

A Night at the Peabody Museum

Saturday, March 24
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Advance purchase required!

A Night at the Peabody is a fun evening for kids and parents when the museum comes alive after dark. There will be games, crafts, scavenger hunts, live animals and more! For a complete schedule of the event visit www.peabody.yale.edu.

Cost is $12 for members and $18 for nonmembers; advance purchase required. Buy tickets in advance online at the Museum Store website at www.peabodystore.com.

Celebrate the Art of the Cocktail

Join Guilford Art Center for a gallery cocktail party fundraiser, The Art of the Cocktail, Friday, March 2, 6-9pm, celebrating creative mixology and fine art.

For this evening, New Haven bartenders John Ginnetti from 116 Crown and Steven Gray from Zinc will be creating imaginative signature cocktails, while guests also savor intriguing finger foods, smoky music by sax player Russ Becker, and a silent auction of cocktail napkin-sized artworks, restaurant and bar specials and more. R J Julia Booksellers will be offering cocktail books for sale, with a portion of proceeds donated to the Art Center. The gallery will also feature the Guilford Art Center’s Faculty Exhibit.

The Art of the Cocktail is $50 per person, with proceeds to benefit Guilford Art Center’s educational and community programs. Reservations are limited; call to make a reservation: 203-453-5947.

For more information contact Guilford Art Center at www.guilfordartcenter.org or 203-453-5947.

Duo Dickinson Explores Remodeling Your Home

Are you stymied by the nasty housing market, and considering remodeling rather than moving out? Thoughtful design is the key to avoiding disappointment and unexpected maintenance expenses in your renovation results. Help is available in architect Duo Dickinson's newest book, Staying Put: Remodel Your House to Get the Home You Want (Taunton Press, 2011).

On Saturday, March 3, at 3 pm, Duo and broadcast personality Ann Nyberg will get into the challenges and solutions for people who want to transform their houses into homes that more truly reflect the way they live—without breaking the budget, and without sacrificing good design.

Duo Dickinson has done his professional best to encourage the move away from McMansions toward beautiful houses with a small footprint that support a creative, comfortable--and more affordable--lifestyle. Staying Put shows how you can get the home you want from the house you have--with photos and descriptions of projects for all budgets. Copies will be available for sale and signing at this free event at New Haven Public Library, 133 Elm St. Free parking is available in Yale Lot #51 on Temple St. More information at www.duo.eventbrite.com or 203-946-8835.

This Week at the Peabody Museum

The Dinosaur Hunters
Thursday, February 23 at 1:00 pm
THE DINOSAUR HUNTERS is an exciting new musical for kids that tells the true story of O.C. Marsh and E.D. Cope, two of America's earliest paleontologists, who were known as much for their bitter scientific feud as they were for their incredible discoveries. Together they raced across the country, competed for glory, slandered each other in the press, and added more bones to the North American fossil record than any other scientists in history!

Birds of Prey
Saturday, February 25
11:00 am, 12:15 pm and 1:30 pm
Museum admission required
Birds of prey, or raptors (from the Latin for "to seize"), are hunting birds with hooked beaks and powerful grabbing feet armed with sharp talons. These birds—among them eagles, hawks, falcons and owls—also boast the best eyesight and the sharpest hearing in the animal kingdom. This presentation, with five live birds, by Wingmasters, will explain raptor predation, their place at the top of the food web, their different hunting adaptations and their status in a rapidly changing world. Come see featured species of endangered raptors and learn about why they face an uncertain future. Space is limited.

http://peabody.yale.edu/

Drawing & Painting for Adults

Tuesday Morning Drawing & Painting for Adults
Art at Murray Pond in Killingworth
With artist Joan Levy Hepburn
Six Tuesday mornings 10am to noon
March 27 thru May 1
All levels of experience welcome!
Call Joan to register in advance 860 663-1169
www.joanlevyartist.com
price: $200

Arts Center Killingworth Upcoming Workshops

Millefiori Madness Jewelry Design Sunday, February 26, 1-4:30pm. $60
Simulate the glass making technique of millefiori with artist Gloria Nilsson. Sketch your design and create variations such as stacking, decorative borders and cane sheets. Swap cane pieces with others for different designs of your unique multi-cane pendant! Materials Included. This workshop is part of the NEW! Create Your Own Series. Choose any 3 Jewelry/Sewing/Knitting Workshops (Mix or Match) to receive 10% off! Visit http://www.artscenterkillingworth.org/WorkshopSeriesWinter2012.html to see all workshops.

Photo Studio Lighting Workshop Sunday, February 26, 1-5pm. $70
Professional photographer Caryn B. Davis offers a special Workshop for photographers interested in learning studio lighting. Create a compelling portrait as you set up lights, review photos and work with and direct a model. All Levels Welcome. Visit http://www.artscenterkillingworth.org/SundayWorkshopsWinter2012.html to see all Sunday Afternoon Workshops.

To Register, please contact: Arts Center Killingworth 276 N. Parker Hill Road Killingworth, CT, 06419. (860) 663-5593 artscenterkillingworth@gmail.com Visit us online at www.artscenterkillingworth.org www.facebook.com/artscenterkillingworth and www.twitter.com/arts_center_ct

The Arts Paper Deadlines

Did you know that the Arts Council is home to the free publication The Arts Paper, distributed 10 times annually to over 200 locales in 15 towns?

If you or your organization would like to submit content, photos, calendar listings, or advertisements to The Arts Paper, contact info@newhavenarts.org or call (203) 772-2788. Listings are a benefit to all Arts Council members. For more information on becoming a member, visit www.newhavenarts.org.

Arts Paper Deadlines
April 2012 - February 27, 5pm
May 2012 - March 26, 5pm
June 2012 - April 30, 5pm

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