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At Arts & Ideas, Kristina Wong Casts Herself Into Office

Photo courtesy of Kristina Wong.

Caribbean Fest Brings Sweet Sound & Celebration To The Green

New Haven Helped Him Find His Rhythm

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.

After Pandemic Pause, Survivors Of Society Rise

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.

At ConnCORP Juneteenth, It's All In The Family

ConnCORP's Juneteenth & 5 Year Anniversary Committee. Jayla Anderson Photos.

For Long Wharf Theatre "I Am: Muslim/American" Sparks A Conversation

Cast, crew and members of Long Wharf Theatre staff. Nevaeh Lugo Photos.

Wábi Fellows Hone Their Focus

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.

At Fourth Annual Black Pride, The Category Is Visibility

Angélique Kidjo Lifts New Haven In Song

Angélique Kidjo and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO). Lucy Gellman Photos.

Betsy Ross Students Dance For Their Lives

A still from "Survivor," choreographed by Hannah Healey and danced by her eighth grade class. Lucy Gellman Photos.