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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.

Lucy Gellman

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Poetry, Planets Collide At Symphony Season Opener

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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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Ekow Body Makes The Move(s) To Erector Square

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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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From Steel Drums To Scholars, JAC Gala Commits Itself To Joy

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At Co-Op, New Cell Phone Policy Greeted With Goodwill, Anxiety

Jayla Bosley and Avin Davis, both seniors studying theater at Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School, or Co-Op. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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A "Healing Ministry" Celebrates Five Years

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In The Hill, A Beloved Matriarch Passes On

Boyd surrounded by members of her family in May 2025, while receiving recognition as one of The Hill's community heroes from the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Abiba Biao File Photo.

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History Honored At ConnCAT Jazz & Gospel Brunch

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