In "A Soldier's Play," Race Takes Center Stage

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  Shubert Theatre  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | December 9th, 2022

The 2019 Broadway Revival Company of A Soldier's Play. Joan Marcus Photo.

Two Artists Breathe Brightness Into Mitchell Library

Arts & Culture  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Visual Arts  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Abiba Biao | December 9th, 2022

Artist Kathleen DeMeo at an opening of the show last week. Abiba Biao Photos.

From Iraq To Dixwell Avenue, Refugee Artist Tells His Story

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Hamden  |  Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)  |  Refugees  |  Sculpture  |  Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | December 7th, 2022

Sculptor Robert Taplin and artist Ridha Ali. Lucy Gellman Photos.

ConnCORP Holiday Bazaar Centers, Celebrates Black Business

Arts & Culture  |  Black-owned businesses  |  ConnCORP  |  Culture & Community  |  Economic Development Lucy Gellman | December 7th, 2022

"The Brightest Thing" Flickers At Yale Rep

Arts & Culture  |  Downtown  |  Public Health  |  Theater  |  Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | December 6th, 2022

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.

On Main Street, BACA Gets Into The Winter Spirit

Arts & Culture  |  Branford  |  Branford Arts & Cultural Alliance  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Amelia Stefanovics | December 6th, 2022

Amelia Stefanovics Photos.

"I Get To Bring Something Home:" The Mattatuck Museum Returns Its First Native Object

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Indigenous rights  |  Mattatuck Museum  |  Waterbury Lucy Gellman | December 5th, 2022

William Tarrant, a faith keeper and cultural preservation director of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma, on Friday morning. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Freddy Fixer Builds Back, Tiptoes Towards TikTok

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | December 5th, 2022

Diamond Tree: "It’s part of our essence. It’s a part of our soul." Lucy Gellman Photos.

A New Opera Takes On The Tulsa Race Massacre

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  opera Lucy Gellman | December 1st, 2022

Adam Matlock. Lucy Gellman Photo.