New Computer Labs Grow ConnCAT's Mission

CT Humanities  |  ConnCAT  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  Newhallville  |  Science Park  |  Tech Lucy Gellman | June 29th, 2023

Dwight/Edgewood Project Makes Theater Magic

Arts & Culture  |  Barnard Environmental Science & Technology School  |  Dwight/Edgewood Project  |  Education & Youth  |  Yale Cabaret  |  Yale School of Drama Lucy Gellman | June 28th, 2023

comfort ifeoma katchy (in antlers) and Ida Cuttler in Zhanée Goins' The Prank. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Noir Vintage & Co. Opens Its Doors On Court Street

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Black-owned businesses  |  Culture & Community  |  Economic Development  |  Fashion  |  Vintage clothing Lucy Gellman | June 28th, 2023

“Women Do Not Turn Up Dead:” Three Dozen Demand Justice For Roya Mohammadi

Culture & Community  |  Immigration  |  New Haven  |  West Haven Lucy Gellman | June 27th, 2023

Vanesa Suarez and Camila Güiza-Chavez. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Caribbean Fest Brings Sweet Sound & Celebration To The Green

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Caribbean  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  International Festival of Arts & Ideas  |  Music  |  New Haven Caribbean Heritage Festival  |  New Haven Green Lucy Gellman | June 26th, 2023

Make Music West Haven Makes Old Grove Park Groove

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Make Music Day  |  Music  |  West Haven Lucy Gellman | June 23rd, 2023

Walker Perry, a.k.a. Le Saint. Lucy Gellman Photos.

After Pandemic Pause, Survivors Of Society Rise

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Connecticut Mental Health Center  |  Culture & Community  |  Public Health Lucy Gellman | June 22nd, 2023

Mark Griffin and Al Gamble in Times Like These at NXTHVN. Lucy Gellman Photos. A man is in too much pain to sleep, but the doctor won't see him because his insurance doesn't cover a consultation. In an office across town, a woman has requested a female physician, and listens slack-jawed as she’s denied care. An angel and a devil bicker above her head. In a nearby neighborhood, a woman has just gotten out of prison, and doesn't know where she'll be able to sleep for the night. Who steps in to help? And who leaves them behind? All of these are real-life anecdotes in Times Like These, an interactive, immersive new play from Survivors of Society Rising Theater Company that premiered at NXTHVN last Friday. A collaboration among the Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC), Yale Program for Recovery & Community Health (PRCH), and Theatre of the Oppressed NYC, the work interrogates systems that are not working, from mental and physical healthcare to reentry and the carceral state. Over five dozen attended the opening, held in the 169 Henry St. incubator space. The show, which includes audience participation and discussion, will have an encore performance at Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown at 2 p.m. on Friday June 23. Tickets are free; more information is available here. Youins.

Hip Hop Conference Finds Community In Music History

History  |  Juneteenth  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Cultural Vitality Grant Program  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  hip hop Lucy Gellman | June 20th, 2023

Dancer Reina Pelle. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Wábi Fellows Hone Their Focus

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Photography Lucy Gellman | June 19th, 2023

Photography by rising Hamden High School senior Maria Ashe. An exhibition of work by students in Wàbi Gallery's Focus Fellowship Program runs at the Mitchell Branch Library, 37 Harrison St., through June 30.