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UPCOMING
EVENTS
White Collar. Blue Collar. Pink Slip.
The Parachute Factory
319 Peck Street, Building 1, New Haven
June 24-September 18, 2009
Artists' Reception:
Tuesday, June 30
For more information click
here.
Sixth Annual Members Show
The Arts Council announces
Hang-ups, the organization's sixth annual members
show. Arts Council members may download an entry form here.
Hang-ups will be on display in the Arts Council's
Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery at 70 Audubon St., 2nd
floor, New Haven, from July 17-September 11, 2009. An
artists' reception is scheduled for Thursday, July 16, from
5-7pm. Arts Council members should contact Debbie
Hesse, the Arts Council's director of artistic services and
programs, for more details about the exhibition. For information
about becoming an Arts Council member, call (203) 772-2788.
Exact
Change gets CT Transit bus riders live performances
For the second consecutive year, the Arts Council of Greater
New Haven, in partnership with CT Transit, presents Exact
Change, a series of live performances on five bus routes
in New Haven. Performances, which include improv-comedy, music
and dance, poetry, and theater, take place on Saturday,
July 11, between 11am and 3pm, and are free with
CT Transit’s regular $1.25 fare. All bus routes terminate
at the New Haven Green.
Participating artists include Deborah Elmore, Lansana Touré
and Mabinty Keira, New Haven Theater Company, The Viola Question,
and Urban Concept.
About the performers:
Poet Deborah Elmore is a cofounder of the New Haven-based
women’s support group Sisters With A New Attitude.
Djembe master Lansana Touré and dancer Mabinty Keira
are members of Les Merveilles D’Afrique, a percussion
and dance group from the Republic of Guinea, the West African
country from which Touré and Keira hail (both are New
Haven residents).
New Haven Theater Company was resurrected in the summer of
2005 with the mission of creating unique and innovative theatrical
projects for new audiences. For this year’s Exact
Change program, company members use life-size, bunraku-influenced
puppets to tell stories of journeys and travel.
The Viola Question is an improv-comedy troupe founded in 1987
and based at Yale University. The group performs scenes and
games based on audience suggestions in a wide range of improv-comedy
styles.
Urban Concept is an offshoot of the New Haven-based jazz,
hip-hop, R&B, and soul group Urban Love. Its members include
M.C./spoken-word artist The Concept, guitarist G.Bliz, and
saxophonist Stephen King.
Bus routes:
At 10:43am, bus G departs from Lighthouse Park in New Haven
and travels along the Shelton Avenue/East Chapel Street route
on its way to the New Haven Green. Deborah Elmore will perform
on this bus.
At 11:38am, bus D departs from the BJ’s plaza on Universal
Drive in North Haven and travels along the Grand Avenue route
on its way to the New Haven Green. New Haven Theater Company
will perform on this bus.
At 12:15pm, bus J departs from the Westfield Connecticut Post
(Door 5 entrance) and travels along the Kimberly Avenue route
on its way to the New Haven Green. Lansana Touré
and Mabinty Keira will perform on this bus.
At 12:50pm, bus O departs from the Westfield Connecticut Post
(Door 5 entrance) and travels along Route 1 on its way to
the New Haven Green. The Viola Question will perform on this
bus.
At 1:24pm, bus B departs from the Burlington Coat Factory
on Bull Hill Lane in West Haven and travels along the Congress
Avenue route on its way to the New Haven Green. Urban Concept
will perform on this bus.
Exact Change is supported by The Werth Family Foundation,
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, Pfizer, and
the New Haven Advocate.
Save the date for Somewhat Off the
Wall
Mark your calendars for the Arts Council’s gala fundraiser,
Somewhat Off the Wall, which will be held on Sunday,
September 13, from 5-9pm, at 760 Chapel St., New
Haven, in the spectacular space that is home to the Odonnell
Company.
This magnificent art exhibition and sale will benefit the
Arts Council of Greater New Haven, a regional nonprofit arts
agency that provides leadership to and advocates for member
artists and arts organizations, and connects the community
to the arts.
Don’t miss what is sure to be an extraordinary evening.
Each partygoer who buys a $100 ticket will leave with a piece
of original artwork of his or her choice. Tickets are also
available for $50 (these do not include artwork).
For more information about Somewhat Off the Wall call
the Arts Council of Greater New Haven at (203) 772-2788.
NEWS
Made Space
Site-specific art installations in storefront windows throughout
downtown New Haven.
See sculpture by Jonathan Waters 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, at Odonnell Company, 760 Chapel St., New Haven.
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| Jonathan Waters' sculpture, 760
Tumble, from his Courtesan series. |
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Technical support provided by Odonnell
Company.
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