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Arts Paper

As the editorially independent arm of The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, the Arts Paper seeks to celebrate, explore, and investigate the fine, visual, performing and culinary arts in and around New Haven.

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Long Wharf Theatre's Artistic Director To Step Down

Jacob G. Padrón in his office at Long Wharf Theatre when the building was still at 222 Sargent Drive. The photo, which he keeps with his, depicts Rev. Jesse Jackson (right) kissing labor leader César Chávez on Aug. 1, 1988, as Chávez withstood his final and longest fast for the United Farm Workers (UFW) in Delano, Calif. Jackson later joined the fast, stepping in for Chávez after he was unable to continue after 36 days with only water. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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"Rachel On The Rooftops" Is A Love Letter To New Haven

"Rachel On The Rooftops" cover by Karl Christian Krumpholz.

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With Stop Solitary Doc, Elm City Reels Meets The Moment

Trey Moore (a.k.a. Orion Solo) and Travis Carbonella. Abbia Biao Photos.

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Ekow Body Makes The Move(s) To Erector Square

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¡Fiesta Latina! Returns With A Weekend Of Joyful Celebration

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Artists Raise The Roof, And Some Funds, In Memory Of One Of Their Own

Jacqueline Buster, who most people know simply as Jackie. "Wherever he is it’s going to be ok," she said. Abiba Biao Photos.

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SIX Soars, As Shubert & SCSU Build A New Dramatic Bridge

Kelly Denice Taylor as Jane Seymour in The North American Tour Boleyn Company of SIX. Photo by Joan Marcus, Courtesy of the Shubert Theatre. The third photo, which shows Tasia Jungbauer as Catherine Parr, is also by Joan Marcus.

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New Haven Remembers James "Dinky" Johnson, A Fixture Of City's Jazz History

James "Dinky" Johnson literally receives his flowers at a ceremony at Neighborhood Music School in November 2023. The sculptor Susan Clinard is pictured in the background. Coral Ortiz File Photo.

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Christian Sands, A Hometown Hero, Wins Duke Ellington Medal

Christian Sands receives the Duke Ellington medal from Yale's Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music, José García-León. Yale School of Music/Harold Shapiro Photos.

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"The Cry Within" Grows Its Footprint

Dr. Thomas Mitchell. Abiba Biao Photos.

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