They Carried Us: Our 2022 Top 10

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  Education & Youth  |  Elm City LIT Fest  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Shubert Theatre Lucy Gellman | December 23rd, 2022

Dakarai Langley at Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School’s Winterfest earlier this year. Maya McFadden Photo.

A Big Dog Christmas Arrives On Dixwell Avenue

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Chris "Big Dog" Davis  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | December 20th, 2022

At Music Haven, Young Refugees Find The Right Dynamic

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music Haven  |  Refugees Lucy Gellman | December 19th, 2022

Wábi Artists Make Waves On Orange Street

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  KNOWN Coworking  |  Painting  |  Photography  |  Sculpture  |  Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | December 13th, 2022

In foreground: Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez’ “A Myth In My Heart, A Stake In Your Hand." Lucy Gellman Photos.

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.

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.

"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.