Dancing into a publishing break like ... Lucy Gellman File Photo.
Dear Readers,
I and our small (but mighty!) band of freelancers and youth arts journalists are taking a moment to do some much-needed housekeeping this week before heading into the remainder of the summer and an action-packed fall. What does that mean? Through Sunday, we are catching up on articles that need to get done, taking time to dive deep on mentorship, and doing some gnarly edits that warrant a little extra love.
The Arts Paper will be back with new stories on July 29. Thank you to the artists who have nourished our souls in a million and one ways this year, from school theater and art classes to culinary magic, outdoor concerts and music festivals, film screenings and art exhibitions and bookjoy in at least 10 different forms.
We are still reporting during this time, so say hi if you see us out and about in the community. While we're not publishing, there are hundreds (!) of articles in our archive that we suggest revisiting, or visiting for a first time if you haven't gotten a chance to read them yet. If you're still hungry for grassroots journalism (and you should be!), check out our partners at the New Haven Independent, WNHH Community Radio (103.5 FM New Haven), The Table Underground, and Inner-City News to see what they're up to. Take a minute (or many) to read work by our amazing youth arts journalists, all New Haven Public Schools and West Haven Public Schools students and grads who are telling the story of the city in real time.
While we're catching up, please consider subscribing to our weekly newsletter, and becoming a free member of The Arts Council of Greater New Haven. Both are completely free and open to the public. Take a tour of The Arts Council's website, and submit your arts events to our free community calendar.
Have a story idea? Email it to me at lucy@newhavenarts.org.
See you in a week! Best wishes,
Lucy Gellman, Editor