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.
From left to right: ASA Member Joné Mwape, AfroMixer attendee Jeana Noel, and ASA Member Danielle Addy.
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Percussionist Ches Smith and members of We All Break stood before the audience, conjuring that sweet spot where Haitian Vodou drumming and jazz come together. Looking out onto the space, the group began with a melodic a cappella, combining vocal chants from Daniel Brevil with the trio of vocalists at the center.
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Normand Methot in 2014 at the Yale University Art Gallery Mabel Brady Garvan American Decorative Arts Collection, admiring a reinstallation using his original 1970 system for mounting the chair. The photograph lower in the story shows Methot with Nathan Coste, the first Norm Methot Design Apprentice at the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop. Sally Hill Photos.
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Graduate assistants Brandon Iovene and David Perez, SCSU junior Jae'la Rivera, Sapphire Bills, senior Elijah Ortiz and Xiomarie LaBeija. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Esthea Kim's cube and two photocollages from the artist Ed Gendron. Blocks and Bridges: World Building in New Haven runs Sept. 25 to Oct. 29 at Creative Arts Workshop at 80 Audubon St. in New Haven. Kapp Singer Photos.
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State Rep. Dominique Johnson. Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer: A Memoir, which is next to her, is the most banned and challenged book of 2022. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Joyce Yang Thursday night. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Streets on Sunday morning. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Peter Noble and Gloribell Lopez. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Riggins at Bregamos Community Theater. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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New Haven Pride Center Board President Hope Chávez, Executive Director Juancarlos Soto, and Communications Coordinator and Co-Producer of PRIDE New Haven Laura Boccadoro at the Center's 84 Orange St. offices on Saturday afternoon, after getting the all-clear to enter the building. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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A string of cymbals reverberated through Firehouse 12, spreading a euphoric haze over the room. It began with a crescendo, rising softly into a boom! Beneath them, drums tap-tapped like raindrops and thunder during a heavy storm. The audience may have been inside, but suddenly the air was alive and electric.
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Yale College sophomore Amelia Lee. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Jacowski speaking to the audience. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Soferet Stephanie Breitsman. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Alyssa Marie Cajigas Rivera Ortiz, development coordinator at the Center and Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Children of Marsha P. Johnson. Musician, organizer and fellow CMPJ Co-Director Erycka Ortiz is to her right. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Top: Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School juniors Giada Thomas, Willie Smokes, and Aniannalis Rivas. Bottom: Lugo's strings students in their first performance of the year. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Sylvia Rifkin and Isidor "Izzy" Juda at the Towers in 2021. Lucy Gellman Photos. The last photo in the story is from Lisa Reisman, courtesy of the New Haven Independent.
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Krystal Marquis and Margo Hendricks ("I'm a badge thief!" she joked of wearing author Nicole Jackson's badge during the presentation). Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Demeree Douglas, Jade Streater, Nox Amore, Alana Ladson, Akosua Aidoo and Kaelynne Hernandez. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Barongozi last year at the Folk Fest he and Jisu Sheen mounted at Havenly. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Brennan at Café Flora at BLOOM. "Investing in the arts in schools needs to be something of a priority," he said. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Dishaun Harris, who also goes by "Farmer D." Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Santana Brightly, who later took first place in the "Afro Future, Afro Chic" fashion show. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Joe Rodriguez, president of Puerto Ricans United. The organization, which is run by an all-volunteer board, received funding for its annual day-long festival on the New Haven Green. "When you invest in the arts, when you invest in arts organizations, when you invest in the community, when you invest in people, we all thrive," he said Friday. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Nzima Hutchings reading Hampton's words. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Ana Reyes, the Green Jobs Corps Coordinator at Common Ground High School. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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31-year-old Elysia McMullen as Granny Frieda. Stamos and Maxine are to her left. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Stewart at Tuesday's dinner. She had high praise for the program, which will begin its second cycle in October. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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As Christopher Rodriguez peered through his viewfinder, he held all of Broadway Island in the palm of his hand. He could capture the magic of small moments, from the sign-adorned light posts to the strolling pedestrians. With a click of the shutter, he froze moments in time, the afternoon sun bringing each photo to life.
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DJ Dooley-O Jackson and Ch'Varda. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Ross Kirshenbaum, Maia Brown and Stefanie Brendler of Brivele. Kapp Singer Photos.
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“Humans only have one ending,” the words echoed over the screen. “Ideas live forever.”
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Edmund “B*Wak” Comfort in his studio at 300 Whalley Ave. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Tracie Ormond: "You know, not all people believe servitude has its place, but it does." Juliette Lao Photo.
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The evening also included embodied practice. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Parents and kids waiting in line to receive school supplies. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Abdul Wahab. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Javier Villatoro, who also performs music under the moniker Ene de Nadie. Kamini Purushothaman Photos.
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Ian Alderman, Rachel Alderman, Ryan Gardner, and Ruben Ortiz.
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Noah Brown as Snoopy and Maria Hatje Faggion as Woodstock in Wilbur Cross High School's production of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Harmony the Valkyrie. Doaa Ouf Photos.
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Frankie Douglass (center stage, with flowers) at the end of the show. David Judd Photos.
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Ricardo Gutiérrez, "Metanoia Phase 2, Acrylic on canvas. The artist installed the pieces at Olive & Wooster to display the new series, entitled Through My Eyes, for this reporter. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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"This is a very emotional song, so it might get a little loud in here,” BODHI said to a cheer from the audience before diving into their 2022 song "Pretty Lies.” Their voice floated over the swirling, groovy melodies of the keyboards, creating an infectious sound that absorbed the audience. All throughout Cafe Nine, people danced and nodded their heads to the rhythm, drawn in by the sound.
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Ward 14 (Fair Haven) Alder Sarah Miller with the artist Perez, Wanda Vargas, and her son Mateo. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Artists Elizabeth (Liz) Scott, Rosemary Serfilippi, Brenda Burt and Sharon Morgio, who formed a planning committee to make the show happen. Not pictured is Jeannette Wimmer, who was unable to be present Thursday but helped bring the show into being. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Most of the ensemble is on and around the stage for "Kiss The Girl." Lucy Gellman Photos.
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From left to right: Charlie Rich, Rania Das, IfeMichelle Gardin, Thabisa Rich, Dr. Hanan Hameen-Diop, Kim Weston and Malakhi Eason. Lisa Kaston Photos.
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Angel Ramos (at far left) with coaches and members of CABA. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Nicole and Amber Bartholomew-Gordon are the super wife-duo behind Denim Designs. “I’ve always been a DIY person. I like to do things myself. I love creativity and I kind of dragged her into it and it happened by accident,” said Nicole. “We do a lot. So, anything in the name of creativity, basically, is what we do.” Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Detail, Susan Clinard, Holding Memory. Lucy Gellman Photo; all work is by artists in the show.
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A still from Dutch Elm Disease's 2022 film, Katinowit, with Matthew Ford and Kenneth Murray.. Image contributed by Ben Hecht of Dutch Elm Disease.
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A detail of Adae's mural. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Yvonne Alston and Joseph W. Williams Jr. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Hip-Hop artist Ana Tijoux. Kamini Purushothaman Photos.
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Mosa Sadat and Laila Mohammadi with their daughter, Lea. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Amir Glenn Jr.: Contemplative and melancholic. Kamini Purushothaman Photos.
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“I started this show as a way to stay in practice. But there’s also much talent between Connecticut, Boston, Providence, and New York, it’s also a way to cultivate that talent.” Jonathan Crystal Photos.
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City Librarian Maria Bernhey. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Nehway and band members performing a little past 2 p.m. on Saturday. The festival in full ran for over eight hours, with over a dozen musical acts. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Jessen's sons, William and Jack, unveiling the portrait of their dad, the late City Librarian John Jessen. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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comfort ifeoma katchy (in antlers) and Ida Cuttler in Zhanée Goins' The Prank. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Photo courtesy of Kristina Wong.
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Vanesa Suarez and Camila Güiza-Chavez. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The company in Heidi Latsky Dance: D.I.S.P.L.A.Y.E.D. The work ran last Wednesday and Thursday at the Iseman Theatre as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Kamini Purushotham Photos.
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Escoffrey (at stage right) plays at the Shubert Theatre in downtown New Haven during a concert from Monty Alexander in April 2022. Maya McFadden/New Haven Independent File Photo.
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Walker Perry, a.k.a. Le Saint. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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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.
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ConnCORP's Juneteenth & 5 Year Anniversary Committee. Jayla Anderson Photos.
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Dancer Reina Pelle. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Cast, crew and members of Long Wharf Theatre staff. Nevaeh Lugo Photos.
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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.
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The Village Drill Team & Drum Corps, helmed by Tayvon Berryman. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Photo Courtesy of the New Haven Independent.
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State Treasurer Erick Russell receives the Visionary Award. Kiomi Rincon Photos.
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Rapunzel Jonae Hill doing story time. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Photos Courtesy of the Shubert Theatre.
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Divider of ocean facts and messages created by NHCM members. Adrian Huq Photos.
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Newly minted grad Paris Whitaker, a rising Howard Bison, with her friends Alexa Smith, Kadin Wooten, and Tiara Walters. All four are headed to HBCUs in the fall. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Edie Stoehr and Nadia Bellamy. Lucy Gellman.
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The high school graduates and parents and family members in the back. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Top: Cousins Jazmine and Nijonn Williamson. Bottom: Games unfolded all afternoon. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Angélique Kidjo and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO). Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Artist Joe St. Pierre. Kiomi Rincon Photos.
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A still from "Survivor," choreographed by Hannah Healey and danced by her eighth grade class. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Sheree Baldwin-Muhammad. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica principal dancer Tamara Noel. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Val Ruby-Omen and Alex Dakoulas of Strange Ways and Armada Brewing Founder John Kraszewski. Linda-Cristal Young Photos.
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Emily Flamme Photo.
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High School in the Community (HSC) freshman Jonaily Colón, who is headed to National History Day finals in Washington, D.C. this month. Lucy Gellman Photo. The image below of Colón with U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is courtesy HSC.
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Judy Sirota Rosenthal, who has been taking photographs of New Haven for decades. Photos courtesy of Aiyah Josiah-Faeduwor.
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Senior Brianna Suero and Dean of College and Career Services Attallah Sheppard.“Through all this I'm happy to say that I am pursuing in fall of 2023 Housatonic Community College!” Suero said and a sea of claps and waves followed as she walked off the stage. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Patricia C. Vener, who stepped in to help organize when polymer clay artist Nancy Nearing needed an extra set of hands. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Daniel Sbriglio as Whizzer and Andy Friedland as Marvin in FUSE Theatre's production of Falsettos. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Maria Bernhey, who begins her tenure as City Librarian on July 1. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Shafiq Abdussabur, Salwa Abdussabur, Brianna Williams and Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Ale Cruz and Trina Kurek on a recent Wednesday. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Adriane Jefferson last summer at a press conference for the city's inaugural Black Wall Street. The event , supported by The Breed Entertainment and the Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism, will be returning on August 19 of this year. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Left to right: Seniors Lillian Palluzzi, Chelle Swaby, Selena Zamora and Kayleigh Householder. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Rosandra Furatado: It gives you a chance to be in someone else's shoes. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Tomitsela Engel-Halfkenny. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Matt Fried Photos courtesy of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
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Kiomi Rincon as Cinderella. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Sasquatch with Tea Montgomery. KeQing Tan Photos.
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From left to right: Illustrator Jean Marie Sanchez, Mermaid Margo Jones, Tierra Soap Co. maker Addy Reyes Ramos, and the YMCA's Erin Kelly. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Aoife Spillane-Hinks is pictured in the top row, three boxes in. Screenshot via Zoom.
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Marty Tucker, Jenny Schuck, Steve Scarpa, and J Kevin Smith at EBM Vintage Sunday evening. While White Rabbit Red Rabbit does not have rehearsals, actors are flexing their cold reading muscles with works from NHTC's Listen Here series. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Dganit Zauberman, Field of Vision, 2018. Her exhibition, Land in Flux runs at Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel (BEKI), 85 Harrison St., through June 14 of this year. Corey Schmidt Photo.
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Mildred Ruiz-Sapp in Live From The Edge. The show runs at the Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St. in Hamden, Thursdays through Sundays through May 21. T. Charles Erickson Photos.
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City Cultural Affairs Director Adriane Jefferson, Thabisa, Noah Bloom, and Eben Pariser. Hannah Hurwitz for The Narrative Project.
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Accepting their awards at the Land Trust’s Poetry Post are, from left, Bruna Reppetto Tobias, Jace Rodriguez, and Dana Guadarruma. Land Trust of West Haven Photo.
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Patricio Sosa III (in foreground). From the moment he stepped onstage, he mastered the language and the timing of Shakespeare. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The inside of Fest Faves on a recent weekday. Laila Mohammed Photo.
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Tagan Engel, Ken Suzuki, Yoon-Ock Kim, Caroline Smith and Christine Kim. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Sandy Fores, Melba Flores, Melba Perez, and Regina Starolis. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Minyoung Kang (piano), Josh Halpern (cello), Tanner Menees (viola) and Kevin Zhu (violin). Lukas Flippo.
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Erycka Ortiz and Alyssa-Marie Cajigas Rivera Ortiz. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Rubén Rodríguez Ferreira. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Elaine Kolb, Yi-Chun Tricia Lin and interpreter Alyssa Kurth from LifeBridge in Bridgeport. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Javy Arias, Gabby, and Isling Morris. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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From left to right: Miriam Cruz, Erin Palmer, Noah Brown, Zara Baden-Eversman and Jahlill Coleman. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Curatorial fellows Cornelia Stokes and Kiara Cristina Ventura. Abiba Biao Photo.
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Photo Courtesy of the New Haven Independent.
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Shenkarr Davis and Taekyung Bennett. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The installation during the winter months at MoCA Westport. Martha Lewis Photos.
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All winning posters lined up on the stage of Lyric Hall. Contributed photo.
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Linda Vauters Mickens’ “Redemption” installed at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art (ECoCA) at 51 Trumbull St. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Inside the Black and Brown Power Center on Chapel Street, Evan Fritz could see a new attendee coming toward the door. From where he stood inside the room, he scrambled over to the entrance, grabbing a chair as he ushered him into the space.
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Paul Wessel: "It’s all intended to divide us in ways that are not helpful and aren’t who we are." Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Camila Moreno (front) with Nancy Rodríguez and Alma Martinez in a scene from MOJADA: A MEDEA IN LOS ANGELES by Luis Alfaro, directed by Laurie Woolery. Yale Repertory Theatre, March 10-April 1, 2023. Photo © Joan Marcus.
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Presenter Kianjai Huggan, who later won the pitch competition. Olivia Charis Photos.
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Synovia and Andrew Gibson with their sauce, Runny Novs. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Israel Ortiz with his mom and biggest fan, Susana Teran. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Loreen Lawrence. Her sister, Doreen Abubakar, is to her right in the background. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Theo Constantinescu, writing down feedback from Tarishi Shuler. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Nancy Weisman, Lindsey Bauer, Nikki Lee, Kellie Ann Lynch, and Lillie Steinhauser. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The "Boss Up" Panelists. From left to right: Onyeka Obiocha, Renee Loren, Petah “Jay” Johnson, Leonard Brown, Mercy Quaye and Joshua Jenkins. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Perry So, one of four candidates for music director at the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, will conduct a concert on Sunday, March 10 at the John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU). He is pictured here in Wooster Square. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Finn Crumlish as Seymour. Behind him are Jose Saez, Mikaila Matta, Warren Letridge, Laila Wooten, and Amelia Tamborra-Walton. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Photographer and filmmaker Lydia Douglas (at left, in the purple) at an opening reception for Seven Lenses at SCSU last month. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Jenny Nelson and Dexter Singleton. Barbecue runs at Collective Consciousness Theatre, 319 Peck St., from March 23 through April 8. Shows run Thursdays through Saturdays only.
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When Angel Dahfay wanted to design her own website, establish a business and organize her first event, she had to learn how to do it completely on her own. Now, she's trying to take what she has learned, invite fellow creatives, and open up that body of knowledge for her peers in Connecticut.
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Constance LaPalombara painting in Tuscany. Photo courtesy Susan LaPalombara. The third photo in this article is also courtesy Susan LaPalombara.
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“We do not know what happened to Roya, but we know that she deserved better,” said Co-Executive Director Jane Dowd.
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Executive Director Mikyle Byrd-Vaughn with Zael. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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When Maddie Falcone started shopping for a prom dress her sophomore year of high school, the sticker shock didn’t take long to sink in. Over three years and one graduation later, she’s called in reinforcements to grow her effort—and make sure no one has to choose between a dress and their basic needs.
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Tania Miller Tuesday morning at Atticus. "One of the first things I believe is that music is for everyone," she said. "And that's really truly a passion for me. I think about myself as this young kid from a rural place, and I'm in love with classical music. I can translate the humble place that I started into this extraordinary world of expression, of art, of the highest art." Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Cynthia Beth Rubin's Ciliates in the Circular Void, 2020 (in foreground). Her 2020 Drawing Ciliates into Old Cairo Text is pictured at the far left. Lucy Gellman Photos; all artwork by Cynthia Beth Rubin.
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Jonathan Quinn Berryman Wednesday night. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Lucy Nalpathanchil and Leah Penniman. Judy Sirota Rosenthal Photo.
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Martin de Jesus Flores in front of the Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op on December 4, 2021. Ryan Caron King Photo.
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Rafael Feliciano-Roman. Screenshot from Connecticut General Assembly YouTube.
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Tubyez Cropper Wednesday night. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Filmmaker and photographer Lydia Douglas tears up the dance floor during the Cupid Shuffle. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The Dome, part of the new 123,000 square foot YSC.
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On the left: Jamel Shabazz' "Father's Day" (1990) and "Honoring The Ancestors." Right: Katrina Goldburn's Lucretia Was Here, 1638 series.
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Kelly Clark, “Immersed,” at Kehler Liddell Gallery in Westville. Light, the gallery's seventh annual juried show, runs through March 12. Juliette Lao Photos.
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Manny Camacho and Catherine Wicks as Hamlet(s). Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Tom Goldenberg at his home in New Haven's East Rock neighborhood. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Sun Queen and her goddaughter, Ka'meya Ingram. Ingram's sweatshirt is part of Sun Queen's "Black Girls Are Sunshine" brand. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Ryan Sands, William Frank Mitchell, and Jesse Hameen II. Delores Greenlee, the daughter of Monterey owner and proprietor Rufus Greenlee, joined virtually. Marie Sanford Photos.
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Co-emcee Samantha Myers Galberth. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Detail, Jasmine Nikole, “The Present Is The Future.” Made Visible: Freedom Dreams runs at Creative Arts Workshop through March 18. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Juancarlos Soto, interim executive director at the New Haven Pride Center, photographed at the 84 Orange St. space last month. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Owner Hazel Lebron during Saturday's grand opening. Corey Schmidt Photos.
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Elinor Slomba, who worked with artists, arts advocates, Mayor Nancy Rossi and state legislators in drafting a business plan for the West Haven Arts Center. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Matt Fried Photos. Courtesy of the Yale School of Music.
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Lyrical Faith during the performance. “When everything goes into flames, everybody looks to the artists," she said. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Thabisa at Westville's 2021 Artwalk. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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ammar Friday night at Artspace New Haven. Their debut album is called “farewell, xx.” Jordan Ashby Photos.
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6th Dimension runs Jan. 28 through March 9, 2023 at the Cummings Art Center, Connecticut College, New London. Pictured is the artist illformative's Adam 9.0. JOËL Cintron Photos.
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Top: Elijah Cross said that the performance has made him think about the power of working as a team. Bottom: The run-through gets into full swing. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Cutting the ribbon on the celebration. From left to right: BLOOM Owner Alisha Crutchfield, City Economic Development Administrator Mike Piscitelli, Stetson Branch Manager Diane Brown, Black Haven Founder and Director Salwa Abdussabur, State Senior Development Specialist Lindy Lee Gold, Filmmaker and Musician Kolton Harris, and City Cultural Affairs Director Adriane Jefferson. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Sayniel Sawmadal and Daniomar Gonzalez. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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From left to right: Vannak Seng, of the Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut; Angela Rola, founding director of the University of Connecticut's Asian American Cultural Center; State Sen. Tony Hwang; State Sen. MD Rahman; and Khadija Shaikh. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Jisu Sheen on a recent Friday. Lucy Gellman Photos; all artwork by Jisu Sheen.
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Juancarlos Soto at the Pride Center Friday. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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From left to right: Dan Kalwhite, Ben Kirsch, Colin Pasquerella. Shawn Murray Photo.
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Donato Cabrera Tuesday morning at Kaiyden's. He is the first of four finalists to audition for music director at the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Ryan Minezzi and Mahari Kerrison. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Ravenna Michalsen. Jessica Smolinksi Photo.
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Ángel Martinez and Carlos Raúl Dufflar. Marie Sanford Photos.
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Dancers at the Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade on Dixwell Avenue in June 2019. After taking 2020 through 2022 to rebuild after the Covid-19 pandemic, the parade is returning this year. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Kenneth Joseph, who has directed the St. Luke's Steel Band since 2011. Founder Debby Teason, who is still the group's liturgical music director, was in the audience. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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James Keene, who was a Harmony Fellow with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in 2018. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Belton: "At 38 years, I'm really looking to impact students in another direction." Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Bet Calix on bass, Albear Sheffield is pictured on drums in the background.
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Anaily Amaro learning about Bomba for the first time. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Saddi Khali Photo Courtesy of UNIVERSES.
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Gillian D'Costa and Ronald Dorsey, who are both program directors. Both started Daedream almost a decade ago, when they were Francis' students at Mauro Sheridan. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Marin Korenaga. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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Third graders from L. W. Beecher Museum Magnet School of Arts and Sciences. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Dakarai Langley at Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School’s Winterfest earlier this year. Maya McFadden Photo.
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Reinaldo Cruz. Credit to NXTHVN High School Apprentice Ashlynn Topper.
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Laila Hugley, a fourth grader at Worthington Hooker who has loved music since she was a baby. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Dalontrez Galberth, who plays Wes, and Destinique James, who plays Roxana. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Anthony Murrell of Black Goat Milk Clothiers. Kayla Yup Photos.
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In foreground: Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez’ “A Myth In My Heart, A Stake In Your Hand." Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Steven DiGiovanni, Untitled (chasm); Greg Slick The Lives of Others 7 and The Lives of Others 17; Donna Forma, Freeing The Mind. Miranda Jeyaretnam Photos.
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Hosts Lisa Bergmann and Ben McManus welcomed the crowd to the 2022 People's World Amistad Awards honoring its three Amistad Award recipients and celebrating the Unite States Communist Party's 103rd anniversary. Corey Schmidt Photos.
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Ramirez, a self-described science evangelist who is moving from author to entrepreneur. Neha Middela Photos.
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The 2019 Broadway Revival Company of A Soldier's Play. Joan Marcus Photo.
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Artist Kathleen DeMeo at an opening of the show last week. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Sculptor Robert Taplin and artist Ridha Ali. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Michele Selene Ang and Katherine Romans in a scene from The Brightest Thing In The World by Leah Nanako Winkler, directed by Margot Bordelon. The show runs at the Yale Repertory Theatre through Dec. 17. Joan Marcus Photos.
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William Tarrant, a faith keeper and cultural preservation director of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma, on Friday morning. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Diamond Tree: "It’s part of our essence. It’s a part of our soul." Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Mitchell Rembert with the in-progress carving of his parents. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Marcella Monk Flake, executive director of the Monk Youth Jazz & STEAM Collective. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Mike DeCarlo traced his blue pencil over the page. Stroke by stroke, the pointy hair and wicked scowl of Sideshow Bob, the high-cultured villain from The Simpsons, began to manifest under his pencil tip. First the light blue pencil for sketching the general shape, then a charcoal one for the defined linework he’s so known for.
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Installation view, To Dissolve into the Hydrocommons, One Drop at a Time. The exhibition, from New York based artist sTo Len, runs in the Seton Gallery at the at the University of New Haven through December 9. Photos by Jessica Smolinski courtesy of Seton Gallery.
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Joan Henry, DeLanna Studi, and Allison Hudson Hicks in a reading of Flying Bird's Diary at Long Wharf Theatre. Jeremy Daniel Photos.
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Breakout sessions from each of the panelists were also part of the afternoon. Here. poets José B. González and Frederick-Douglass Knowles II talk to attendees. Asher Duke Photos.
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Jahnice Cajigas in front of the altar Monday. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Tavares Bussey: “When I tell you, I am excited to get up in the morning and come to work, because I get to have a hands-on impact on the thing that gets them [students] up in the morning. That makes them want to be creative." Lucy Gellman Photo.
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From left to right: Matthew Cabahug as Carlos, Emily Hortillo as Cruella De Vil, Imani Okech as Maleficent, and Natalia Frangipane as Grimhilde. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Webb at a TDOR vigil on the New Haven Green last year. Eliot Olson is pictured to her right. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Tiessa Hills carries the vocals for "On The Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship." FUSE's performance of Songs for a New World runs at Bregamos Community Theatre, 491 Blatchley Ave. in New Haven, on Friday, January 6 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, January 7 at 3:00 p.m., Saturday January 14 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, January 15 at 3:00 p.m. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Luis Luna, one of the co-producers on "Abolition Transmission," speaking at a recent launch event for the show at Possible Futures bookspace. A, who also works on the show, asked not to be photographed. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Readers Saturday. Miranda Jeyaretnam Photos.
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Inez Alvarez and Lorrice Grant on Tuesday morning. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Stilts performer Melissa Craig creating a grand display of beauty during the cocktail hour. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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“The argument now is like, human rights are debatable. I just don’t think that’s the case," Biao said. Lucy Gellman.
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A giant puppet celebrating Art Perlo, who passed last year at 74 years old. Saturday, his wife Joelle Fishman honored his legacy. Idalys Torres Photos.
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Ailey II dancer Maya Finman-Palmer, who is originally from Madison, Wisc. “When you guys dance, I want you to feel something," she said. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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A still from Anaïs Taracena's El silencio del Topo (The Silence of the Mole), a 2021 film from Guatemala.
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“I created a world that belongs to me and then I invited people in,” said Cazes-Wiley. Olivia Charis Photos.
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Gold (Sharmont "Influence" Little) with Red (Stephen King) and Green (Jason Phenix Hall). Photo courtesy of the West Side YMCA and M.A.D. Content.
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Patrick Smith, who has taught at Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School since 1998. Pictured in the background is student Paris Bland. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Emcees Sparkle Diamond and Dolores Dégagé Hopkins at a 25th anniversary celebration for the New Haven Pride Center in November 2021. Tuesday, Hopkins said that board member Kishorn Henry-Walker, Diamond's alter ego, has been incredibly supportive. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Antonius-Tín Bui's installation becomes the centerpiece of Băng Qua Nước: Across Land, Across Water, which runs at Creative Arts Workshop through Nov. 23. The show is curated by Yale University fourth year Ivy Vuong. Miranda Jeyaretnam Photos.
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Lynn Peterson, Kate Sutter and Rivkins Christopher, who are members of of SYREN Modern Dance. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Joan Henry, DeLanna Studi, and Allison Hudson Hicks in a reading of Flying Bird's Diary at Long Wharf Theatre. Jeremy Daniel Photos.
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U.S. Attorney Vanessa Avery. In the background, from left to right, are Director of Youth Services Ala Ochumare, Deputy Director Juancarlos Soto, and Marketing and Development Manager Laura Boccadoro. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Author Rosamond White, reading from her book Home: Where Is Home? Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Michael Peterson and Jason Friedes. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The final design from artist Tschabalala Self. Image courtesy John Dennis.
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Isaac Bloodworth in June 2020, at the installation of his work Black Kid Joy at City Hill in New Haven. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Natalie Quiroz-Duran and Chaplain, a Connecticut State Police Comfort K9 Dog. Contributed Photo.
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Judge Clifton Graves and composer Joel Thompson. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Top: LWT Associate Artistic Director Rachel Alderman and Assistant to Artistic and Managing Directors Jessica Durdock Moreno. Carter Marberry and Mistina Hanscom Photos. Bottom: Members of artistic leadership and the artistic ensemble on the Claire Tow Stage. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Installation shot of the exhibition. Chris Gardner Photos Courtesy of NXTHVN.
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Adam Parisi, Zohra Rawling, Sarah LeMieux, and Bob Scrofani. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Rachel Massaro (in purple) with her kids and Clement during a ritual smudging. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Detail, Susan Clinard's Wishing Tree. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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IL Executive Director Jan Swiatek and architect Joe Banks, who has long supported the IL and is also a former board member at the New Haven Preservation Trust. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Arnold Hunter, one of about two dozen participants at an Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade Committee Meeting last week. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Jason Ramos and Amanda Duvall of Baila Con Gusto CT. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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All artwork by students; Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Strike participants marching. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Tracey Twitty-Philpot and Michael Twitty. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The artist in the Ninth Square on a recent Wednesday. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Lucy Gellman Photos; all artwork by Jisu Sheen, Kulimushi Barongozi, and Sita Sunil.
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Members of Movimiento Cultural Afro-Continental (MCAC). To watch attendee Veronica Conde's entrance, check out the videos below. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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A moment from New Haven's Puerto Rican Festival in August of this year. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Bryan Terrell Clark as Jack the Bear and Sydney James Harcourt as Jelly Roll Morton. Jeremy Daniel Photo.
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Jehloni, La'Nece Onassis, and Xiomarie LaBeija. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Anniya Taylor-Beam, Yamilet Ramirez Rosas and Matthew Judd. All of them are seniors at Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Dot Mitzvah welcomes attendees. Linda-Cristal Young Photos.
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Members of New Haven Pride Center staff with Pedro Julio Serrano. From left to right: Erycka Ortiz, Pedro Julio Serrano, Juancarlos Soto, Jahnice Cajigas, and Patrick Dunn. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Marc Quinn: History Painting +, fourth-floor gallery installation, courtesy of the artist and Yale Center for British Art. Richard Caspole Photo.
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Semi-Semi Dikoko with David Sepulveda and Aleta Staton at the Arts Awards in December 2012. Judy Sirota Rosenthal Photo with permission from the Arts Council of Greater New Haven.
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Staff of the New Haven Pride Center. Very back row: Joseph DiMaggio and Val Ruby-Omen. Middle row: Erycka Ortiz, Ta'LannaMonique Miller, Jahnice Cajigas, Ala Ochumare, Aron Alber, Suyane Oliveira, and Azula. Bottom: Laura Boccadoro, Juancarlos Soto, and Patrick Dunn. Lucy Gellman Photos. Gilbert Baker's rainbow flag made its way slowly up the Green's flagpole, its stripes flapping against a smear of blue sky. At the mic, Rashawn Lee leaned in, his voice cutting through a thick humidity that had settled over the crowd. We are a family! Like a giant tree! Branching out toward the sky! he belted. As the words sailed over the grass, ears seemed to perk up across the space, hanging onto each word. As they watched the flag rise from below, attendees and New Haven Pride Center staff saw both the beginning of a celebration, and a moment that might save someone's life. That belief in queer visibility defined PRIDE New Haven's now-annual flag raising, held Monday afternoon on the New Haven Green. As roughly two dozen gathered for the event, it doubled as a kickoff to the week-long celebration, which features 25 events over eight days. They include keynote conversations, justice-focused panels, culinary tutorials and tastings, multiple drag and burlesque performances, a concert at the State House, and day long celebration on the New Haven Green. The festivities run through Sunday Sept. 18; read more about them here and get a full schedule here. Throughout, both speakers and NHPC staff have woven in reminders that PRIDE started as a riot, from panels on Black queer feminism, disability, fatphobia, and rainbow capitalism to performances of drag artists at the margins of their own form. For the first time ever this year, a "fringe fest" will be running parallel to PRIDE, with participants including Strange Ways, 80 Proof Kitchen & Bar, Artspace New Haven and the New Haven Free Public Library.
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Work at the Armory Community Garden in summer 2020. Allison Hadley File Photo.
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The class on College Street. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Research papers on deadline. Running up against the clock while holding a part-time job. Rapid levels of anger boiling over as my anxiety reaches its stress limit.
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Arden Santana (at center): “We knew immediately who we were,” she said of the night the three became "The Elements of Abundance." Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Work by the artist Scott Schuldt in Decoys & Mimics. The show, curated by artist Martha Lewis, runs at the Institute Library in downtown New Haven through Sept. 22. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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BLMNH co-founders Sy Frasier and Sun Queen standing besides volunteer members from Mu Sigma Upsilon, Sigma Lambda Upsilon, Lambda Alpha Upsilon and Lambda Upsilon Lambda. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Ashanti Troutman, who will be a sophomore at the school, and incoming freshman Ava Newton. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Seven-year-old Latae Hammie, who wants to be a firefighter when she grows up. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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L. Peter Callender as Prospero and Sarah Bowles as Ariel in Elm Shakespeare Company's The Tempest. The performance runs in Edgerton Park through Sept. 4. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Larry Morse and Jane Gilman Fleischner. Their joint exhibition,“In Need of More Light," runs at the Mitchell Branch Library through August 30. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Chris "Big Dog" Davis with Ace Livingston and Dexter Pettaway, Sr. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Mauro Diaz-Hernandez. Amelia Stefanovics Photos.
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Lisa Yarbor and members of St. Luke's Steel Band. Kimberly Wipfler Photos.
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Hossna Samadi.
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Shamar Sheppard, Erin Trimble, Marlo Rose Johnson, Barbara Vereen, Alaysha Clark, Babz Rawls-Ivy, and Avery Roberson. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Frankie Douglass and Lou Mangini. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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NHCM member Javier Ascencio chalking. Abiba Biao Photos.
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