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Photographer Herve Locus at The Devil's Gear Bike Shop last Friday. Store co-owner Johnny Brehon said he hopes to do pop-ups every few weeks going forward. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Jazz Education Looks Like Toe Tapping at the Institute Library

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Institute Library Jadan Anderson | December 22nd, 2021

Trey Moore Hits His Stride In "Boy Next Door"

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | Music Sam Hadelman | December 21st, 2021

Christmas Arrives Early In The Learning Corridor

Department of Justice Honors A New Haven LGBTQ+ Champion

Students Put Healing On The Map

Moon Shells Stay Grounded In Two New Albums

Arts & Culture | Hamden | Music | WNHH Lucy Gellman | December 16th, 2021

Rising Rap Star Brings It Back To Barnard

A Reborn "Aladdin Jr." Soars At Nathan Hale

Fifth grader Julian McGregor and Ella the Elephant. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Archaeologists Eye Revolutionary History Beneath A High School Parking Lot

In Photos: The Winter White Ball

Welcome to the Winter White Ball, a fundraiser for the New Haven Pride Center hosted by New Haven drag legend Tia Lynn Waters—or as she is affectionately known and loved, Bubbles—at the American Legion Hall in Hamden last Sunday. By the end of the night, attendees had raised over $1,000 for the Center.

In Year Six, "Anti Mall" Centers Working Artists

David Sepulveda. Jadan Anderson Photos.

Arts In CT Builds A Home In Westville

Teaching Artist, Councilwoman Steps Onto Statewide Legislative Stage

Chapel Haven Artists Usher In Holiday Spirit

Arts & Culture | Chapel Haven | Visual Arts | Westville Lucy Gellman | December 10th, 2021

Holiday Village Brings Cheer To The Green

Arts & Culture | Economic Development | New Haven Green Jamiah Green | December 9th, 2021

A Hamden Studio Dances A Community Nutcracker

Arts & Culture | Christmas | Dance | Hamden Lucy Gellman | December 9th, 2021

In "Romántica," Tere Luna Brings Bolero To Connecticut

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture | Hamden | Music Lucy Gellman | December 8th, 2021

Homegrown Makers Shine At NHFPL Holiday Bazaar

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | Economic Development | New Haven Free Public Library Jadan Anderson | December 8th, 2021

Bregamos Welcomes "The Wandering"

At Ely Center, ECA Students Jump Into New Media

Kapelye Conjures Hanukkah Miracles On Tower Lane

Sylvia Rifkin and Isidor "Izzy" Juda. Both are 100 years old. Lucy Gellman Photos

Stetson Storytime Becomes Library Open House

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | Dixwell | New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | December 3rd, 2021

In Branford, Sweet 2 The Soul Takes Flight

Page Wooller's Dreamscapes Land On Orange Street

Review: On "The Language in Common"

Arts & Culture | Education | University of New Haven | Visual Arts David A Rodriguez | November 30th, 2021

Charles Benton Photos.

On Crown Street, An Artist Amplifies The Breadth Of A Diaspora

Westville Artists Welcome Small Business Saturday

Arts & Culture | Black-owned businesses | Economic Development | Westville Lucy Gellman | November 29th, 2021

At Institute Library, Photographs Take A Long Look At History

From The Archives: Thanksgiving & Thankstaking

Arts & Culture Staff | November 25th, 2021

Cosijopii Melchor and Ricky Looking Crow at a ceremony for Indigenous Peoples' Day in October 2021. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

At Cafe Nine, Leigh Busby Makes The Walls Sing

Wilbur Cross Marching Band Is Ready For Game Day

Lifesaving & Overdue: Ed Board Approves Policy Affirming Trans & Gender Nonconforming Youth

Arts & Culture | Education | Education & Youth | LGBTQ Lucy Gellman | November 23rd, 2021

Screenshot via Zoom.

Arsenal F.C. Fans Find A Home In "The Cannon"

Trans Day Of Remembrance Centers A Call To Heal, And A Call To Fight

After BLM Silencing, Choral Censorship Battle Reaches National Stage

A screen shot from Melanie Cometa's video, the final version of which is embedded below.

Student Theater Soars “Out Of Bounds”

Young Cellists Play Their Way To Live Performance

Pride Center Marks A Quarter Of A Century

At Mitchell, A Science Evangelist Delivers Her Sermon

Zakiya Dalila Harris Brings "The Other Black Girl" To SCSU

Isabel Chenoweth/SCSU Photos.

From Liverpool To Fair Haven Heights, The “Mo-Pho” Arrives

New Picture Book Puts Pandemic In Perspective

“More Than A Number” Charts A Path From Prison To Poetry

At Co-Op, Dance Workshop Brings Harlem To New Haven

"The Neutral Ground" Probes The Lost Cause Myth

Courtesy CJ Hunt.

Artist Kiara Matos Finds A Home On Orange Street

Raheem Nelson Meets The Moment

With Skeletons And Stories, ULA Preps For Día de Muertos Parade

Kallos Makes Storytime A Musical Affair

In His Words: Kick The Cat's Vijay Tellis-Nayak

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Music | Stella Blues James Bhandary-Alexander | November 4th, 2021

"This Art Needs To Speak:" Efforts Mount To Save Ireland's Great Hunger Museum

Giant Puppets Return To Westville In Style

Newhallville's Alder-Elect Gets Ready To Champion The Arts

Día de Muertos Blooms Through Pandemic Year

Two New Voices Tapped For Cultural Affairs Commission

Young Artist-Activists Cast A Spell For Climate Safety

Members of the rally. Adrian Huq Photos.

Strange Ways Grows Its Footprint Downtown

Arts & Culture | Economic Development | LGBTQ | Ninth Square Lucy Gellman | October 29th, 2021

Thirty Years Of Butterflies

Arts & Culture | Painting | Visual Arts | Yale Center For British Art Jenna McIlwrath | October 28th, 2021

Damien Hirst’s In and Out of Love (Butterfly Paintings and Ashtrays) © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd., in Love, Life, Death, and Desire: An Installation of the Center’s Collections, an exhibition on view at the Yale Center for British Art, October 1, 2020-December 31, 2021. Photo: Richard Caspole, Yale Center for British Art.

Empath Vintage Opens Its Doors

Shakespeare Gets Spooky In Edgerton Park

Albers' Legacy Looms Large On Orange Street

From Whitney Barn, Artists Highlight Pandemic Perspectives

A New Haven Poet Gives Voice To Henrietta Lacks

"A Wolf Named Elvis" Makes Its New Haven Debut

Jaigantic Hones Its Vision For Accessibility

Buster during Monday night's presentation. Zoom Screenshot.

Co-Op Grad Keeps Mayoral Debate On Track

Arts & Culture | Co-Op High School | Downtown | Politics Lucy Gellman | October 20th, 2021

At Erector Square, Artists Welcome Back The World

Arts & Culture | Artspace New Haven | Erector Square | Fair Haven Charlotte Hughes | October 20th, 2021

Deltas Get A First Look At The New Stetson

Artspace Skates Its Way Into Open Source Festival

"The Chinese Lady" Brings Long Wharf Back To Life

Christian Curiel’s Unsettled Dreams of Youth

Chris Gardner Photos.

From Tlaxcala To New Haven, Charros Leave A Trace Of Their Home

Alma Mendoza Photos and Video.

A Tree Grows At Betsy Ross

Horses, Healers Come Together In Goffe Street Park

In Praise Of Reading The Room

From left to right: Shawn Murray, Tricia D’Onofrio, and Beau McDowell. Sam Hadelman Photos.

Ely Center Artists Wake the World

Arts & Culture | East Rock | Ely Center of Contemporary Art | Visual Arts Leah Andelsmith | October 12th, 2021

Detail, Caroline Harman’s painting Principles of Uncertainty. Both Solos and #WIP run at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art through Nov. 14. Leah Andelsmith Photos.

Artists Rock Return To Ninth Square Night Market

Indigenous Peoples' Day Shifts To Story

In Inaugural Arts Festival, Semilla Fêtes Resistance

A Sculptor Conjures Joy On Artizan Street

Arts & Culture | Ely Center of Contemporary Art | Sculpture | Wooster Square Lucy Gellman | October 8th, 2021

At Artspace, Artists Unite Past And Present

Martha Friedman's work is in conversation with the history and process of mummification. Lucy Gellman Photos; all work by the artists.

"This Honor Belongs To All Of Us:" Metro's Nataliya Braginsky Named History Teacher Of The Year

A Collage Artist Takes On Covid-19

Artist Martha Savage holds up her signature "timecards:" mixed media cards that are often composed to portray larger societal issues such as racial injustice, access to health care, and the Covid-19 pandemic. Raquel Burgess Photos; the second photo is by Martha Savage of her timecards.

Nine New Projects Sow Seeds Of Social Justice

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture Lucy Gellman | October 5th, 2021

At Albertus, "Global And Grateful" Spotlights A Growing Community

Jaigantic Defends River Street Plan

State Rep. Robyn Porter at Friday's press conference. "Black and Brown people, what do we talk about?" she asked aloud Friday. "We lift as we climb. And we got a brother, Michael Jai White, who is doing that. This is his vision. From where he came from. He's coming back to his community and lifting as he climbs." Lucy Gellman Photos.

Jazz Plays Out Last Night Of "Occupied" Lot

Arts & Culture | Fair Haven | Music | Neighborhoods Lucy Gellman | October 1st, 2021

A Human Rights Champion Gets Her Due

Artists, Athletes Team Up To Get Out The Vax

Arts & Culture | Elicker Administration | Public Health | Public art Lucy Gellman | September 29th, 2021

Reginald Dwayne Betts Named 2021 MacArthur Fellow

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture | Black Lives Matter | Poetry Lucy Gellman | September 28th, 2021

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Photo.

On Whalley, Shaunda Holloway's Ode To Survival

Six Artists "Make It Melanin" At Erector Square

Strings Transform Problem Lot Into Concert Stage

Arts & Culture | Fair Haven | Music | Music Haven Lucy Gellman | September 24th, 2021

Wábi Gallery Takes Shape On Court Street

On Orange Street, Two Artists Draw In Spanglish

In Call For Immigration Reform, Rebel Diaz Sets A Soundtrack

Mandingo Ambassadors Make A Shining Return To Best Video

Arts & Culture | Best Video Film & Cultural Center | Hamden | Music Daniel Shoemaker | September 22nd, 2021

Jocelyn Pleasant and Mamady Kouyaté at Best Video. Daniel Shoemaker Photos.

Pride Center Goes “Beyond The Binary”

Arts & Culture | LGBTQ | New Haven Pride Center | Pride Leah Andelsmith | September 22nd, 2021

Thursday's panel. Screenshot via Facebook Live.

In"Urabá," Ricardo Gutiérrez Pays Homage To Home

Arts & Culture | North Haven | Painting | Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | September 21st, 2021

Outdoor Expo Brings Oaxaca To Fair Haven

In Year Two, Black Haven Turns Its Lens On Joy

PRIDEFest Makes A Bright Return

At Sanctuary Kitchen, Afghanistan Crisis Hits Home

In Photos: Drag On The Edge

Elm City Makers Shine At Westville Arts Market

Photos From Here, Paintings From Below

Arts & Culture | Kehler Liddell Gallery | Visual Arts | Westville Jacquelyn Gleisner | September 16th, 2021

Installation view of Exposed Secrets: Marjorie Gillette Wolfe / Secrets Exposed: Kate Henderson at Kehler Liddell Gallery. Jacquelyn Gleisner Photos.

"Everything She Did In The Community Was Light:" Activist Maia Leonardo Passes On At 28

In A Fair Haven Parking Lot, Art Interrupts Violence

In Year Two, LIT Fest Becomes A Destination

Dr. Bouchet Finds A Home On Henry Street

In Praise Of All Things LIT

Kallos Charts A Triumphant Return To New Haven

A New Haven Playwright Makes His Broadway Debut

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Playwriting | Theater Lucy Gellman | September 9th, 2021

"We Are Definitely In A State Of Emergency"

Arts & Culture | Black Lives Matter | Downtown | Poetry & Spoken Word Lucy Gellman | September 9th, 2021

The poet Sun Queen sits on the steps of City Hall, dressed in white with pops of yellow at her crown and feet. The pages, drawn in electric blue lettering, flap in the wind. She begins to flip through them, revealing a deconstructed poem that is also a prayer.

In Photos: Dixwell Parties In The Plaza

The Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT) and Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program (ConnCORP) hosted “Thank You Dixwell Community” Block Party last Saturday in the parking lot behind Dixwell Plaza. The location builds on a budding relationship between Stetson Library, which was located in the plaza for years and is now moving to the Q House, and ConnCAT. Sam Hadelman tells the story in photos from the event.

Heaven, Hell, And What Lies Between

Arts & Culture | Hartford | Real Art Ways | Visual Arts Susan Rand Brown | September 8th, 2021

A Muralist Grows His Citywide Footprint

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Dixwell | Public art Lucy Gellman | September 7th, 2021

Jaigantic Team Walks Grand Avenue, Courts Fair Haven

Space Lifts Off At District

Xiomarie LaBeija Brings The XL Show To Partners

As Delta Surges, Three New Haven Theaters Move To Vax & Mask Mandate

“Passing Strange” Makes The City Its Stage

Co-Op Gets Into Its Back-To-School Rhythm

Sanctuary Kitchen Builds A Bridge To Afghanistan

Young Klean Needs "Time To Heal"

Arts & Culture | Grief | Music | Newhallville Sam Hadelman | August 25th, 2021

How East Rock Park Changed One Designer's Path

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Design | East Rock Lucy Gellman | August 25th, 2021

With Mobile Market, Common Ground Brings Produce To The People

Artists Team Up To “Vacúnate Fair Haven”

Rahsaan Langley Brings The Party To Hamden

"Forgotten Folklore" Honors The Past, Looks To The Future

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Music Lucy Gellman | August 20th, 2021

A New Film Reimagines The World In A Water Crisis

Can Pandemic Dollars Close The Racial Wealth Gap?

Karen Dalton Gets Her Due At Cafe Nine

Poetry In The Garden Blooms Into Late Summer

Arts & Culture | Hamden | Hamden Department of Arts & Culture | Poetry & Spoken Word Jamiah Green | August 18th, 2021

Jamiah Green Photos.

How The New Haven Chorale Kept Singing

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Music | New Haven Chorale Lucy Gellman | August 17th, 2021

Ignite The Voice Takes On Youth Mental Health

A recent Zoom session. Ignite The Voice Photo.

In Newhallville, Artists Ignite The Learning Corridor

Puerto Rican Festival Parties On At Criscuolo Park

"For The Left Hand" Hits The Right Note At NHDocs

Arts & Culture | Film & Video | NH Docs | Wooster Square Lucy Gellman | August 13th, 2021

In Westville, Many Donuts Serves Up Sweet Nostalgia

PRIDE New Haven Charts A Pandemic-Safe Comeback

College Street, Space Ballroom Move To Vax Requirement

Lucy Gellman File Photo.

Jaigantic Vision Pitched On River Street Walkthrough

Beaver Hills Block Party Brings Out The Community

LEAPers Travel The Globe In Summer Showcase

At Nathan Hale, A Masked Moana Knows The Way

Jaigantic Lays Out Vision For River Street, Battles With Breweries

New Haven Reads Pages Through Pandemic Pivot

Julia Rosado Photo.

Lots Of Fish Takes The Sound School Under The Sea

Kristina Sandoval and Madison (Maddie) Hushion on Thursday morning. Lucy Gellman Photos.

1,331 Days Later, Nelson Pinos Celebrates His Stay Of Deportation

Nelson Pinos, with his wife Elsa and son Brandon at First and Summerfield United Methodist Church in September 2018. Lucy Gellman Pre-Pandemic File Photo.

Love Steals The Show At Cafe Nine

Arts & Culture | Cafe Nine | Music | Ninth Square Lucy Gellman | August 3rd, 2021

Love'N Co frontwoman Lovelind Richards at Cafe Nine. Lucy Gellman Photo.

New Haven Museum Finds Its Rhythm

Alisa Bowens-Mercado: "I hope, through this display, that it inspires, empowers and encourages people throughout the community." Lucy Gellman Photos.

At Horizons, Art Students Learn To Flip The Script

Alyssa Thomas, a rising freshman at Metropolitan Business Academy, with the artist Aime Mulungula. Mulungula graduated from Hill Regional Career High School in June and is headed to the University of Connecticut in the fall. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Poets, Musicians Sing The Green Into The Weekend

Outdoor Salsa Gets Westville Dancing In The Streets

Phoenix Clare, Nicole Shannon and Ranea Shannon. Lucy Gellman Photos.

New Wooster Square Monument Emerges After Vote

Massaro first presented Indicando la via al futuro (Pointing the Way to the Future) in the July 15 meeting. Screenshot from Zoom.

How A New Haven Artist Found Her Voice

Marsh in her home, which is also her studio, on a recent Monday. Lucy Gellman Photo.

Long Wharf Announces Its Return To The Stage In 2021-2022 Season

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Long Wharf Theatre | Theater Lucy Gellman | July 28th, 2021

With Arts Pop-Up, Climate Activists Sound The Alarm

At Davis Street School, Dance Meets Urban Planning

From left to right: Laila Williams, Brandy Cohens, and Zoe Smith. Lucy Gellman Photos.

What Climate Justice Means To Me

Tap On Whitney Calls And Responds

Arts & Culture | Dance | Hamden | Whitneyville Leah Andelsmith | July 23rd, 2021

Luiza Karnas and Alexis Robbins. Leah Andelsmith Photos and Video.

OUTWorks Brings Pride Back To Bridgeport

"Your Queer Plant Shop" Grows Its New Haven Roots

Your Queer Plant Shop Co-Founders Anika Stewart and Georgina Gross, who are partners in both life and work. Lucy Gellman Photos.

48 Hour Film Project Prepares To Race The Clock

Young Refugees Sculpt Their Way Through Summer Learning

Lower Forms Gets Thrifty On Fountain Street

Julia Rosado Photos.

Hartford-Based Drama Hits The Branford Stage

Anthony Brown as Jamal Green and Jhulenty Delossantos as Dougie Cordova in Steve Driffin's Jamal. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Queer And Christian: Children Of God Find The Light

Leah Andelsmith Photo.

After Pandemic Year, Artists Activate The Green

From left to right: Rafael Ramos, Eddie Padilla, Jose Apache Rivera and Marco Ayuso. Lucy Gellman Photos.

At Read-In, Students And Symphony LEAP Back Into Books

From left to right: counselor Justin Short, Montre Gilliam, Dorian Francis, Emmanuel Alvarez, Karaj Barton, and NHSO operations director John Leibensperger. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Six Visions Pitched For Wooster Square Memorial

"Plants And Insects" Invade The Agricultural Experiment Station

The artists Martha Willette Lewis and Marion Belanger. Ivy Fan Photos.

Intersectional Stargazing: Monica Ong’s "Planetaria"

Detail, Lunar Volvelle. Monica Ong Photo.

In "Paradise," Snowsa Pens A Love Song To The Hill

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Music | The Hill Lucy Gellman | July 15th, 2021

Screenshots from video.

ConnCAT Jazz Brunch Dips Into Music History

BLOOM Grows A Lifestyle Movement In Westville

BACA Artists Pop-Up In Downtown Branford

Branford Arts & Cultural Alliance Photos.

50 Artists Interpret The Power of DNA

Arts & Culture | Kehler Liddell Gallery | Visual Arts | Westville Olivia Gross | July 12th, 2021

Kate Henderson's Mitochondrial Eve. Olivia Gross Photos.

Bailout Gallery Turns Its Eyes To Palestine

Arts & Culture | Bailout Gallery | COVID-19 | Palestine Lucy Gellman | July 9th, 2021

Susan Clinard's Lamentation. Susan Clinard for Bailout Gallery Photo.

Pandemic Plants Propagate A Path To Healing

Saldi (at right) with a customer earlier this year. Lisa Reisman Photo, with permission from the New Haven Independent.

"Diary Disks" Head To City Hall

The Disks on the New Haven Green, where they were briefly before heading to City Hall. Lucy Gellman Photos.

In Year Four, Black And Brown Queer Camp Centers Self-Care

Adrian Huq (in foreground) and Jaeana Bethea. Lucy Gellman Photos.

At Air Temple Arts, The Donner Party Takes Flight

Eva Skewes Photos.

"Brilliant Boba" Shines A Light On Asian Voices

Photo from the panel. Screenshot via YouTube.

Tracey Massey's Road To Art

Tracey Massey in her upstairs studio. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Black Lives Matter Awards Its First Two Scholarships

New Haven Remembers Paul Hammer’s Legacy Of Joy

Chris Randall Photo.

At "Civic Space," Public Calls For Federal Aid To Youth

Roberts, at center. Nia Riles-Mathis and Hyclis Williams are on either side of him. Lucy Gellman Photos.

On World Refugee Day, IRIS Centers Story

Rachel Peet Photos.

Stetson And ConnCAT Play In Summer In Dixwell

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Dixwell | New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | June 30th, 2021

Top: The drum circle, which included lessons for kids and their families. Bottom: Elaine Peters and Eric Rey were among Saturday's performers. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Pardee-Morris Cooking Demo Goes Heavy On The Herbs

Arts & Culture | Culinary Arts | Lighthouse Point | New Haven Museum Ivy Fan | June 30th, 2021

Nelson with attendees at Sunday's event. Ivy Fan Photos.

Climate Activists Paint A Healthier New Haven

Adrian Huq Photos.

Plaza Murals Grow Downtown's Public Art Footprint

Legend Drag Show Brings Queer History To The Mainstage

Kiki Lucia, who became the host, historian, storyteller and spiritual support during Sunday's show. Lucia's role as emcee included nine costume changes. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Connecticut Storytellers Offer Glimmers of Hope, Spoons of Power

Cynthia Rojas. Leah Andelsmith Photos.

Caribbean Heritage Fest Makes A Bright Return To Goffe Street Park

Patty Deroche (at right) and her daughter. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Moving Towards Love: Four Artists Shape The Future

A screenshot from the panel.

On Washington Avenue, Hill Murals Spring To Life

Arts & Ideas Called Out: "Unwarranted Disrespect, Hostility, & Unprofessionalism" Towards Black Musicians

Arts & Culture | Citizen Contributions | International Festival of Arts & Ideas | Music Staff | June 24th, 2021

Hair Show Hails The Crown, Honors Sharon Clemons

Jamie Belton at the Hair & Art Show. Lucy Gellman Photos.

How KC Councilor Drew His Truest Self

The artist on SCSU's campus. Isabel Chenoweth/SCSU Photo.

Make Music Day Sings Its Citywide Return

Arts & Culture | Make Music Day | Musicians | Poetry & Spoken Word Lucy Gellman | June 22nd, 2021

Briana Williams with Clifford Schloss on guitar and Fernanda Franco on keys. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Virtual Juneteenth Keeps The Tradition

Screenshot from ceremony.

Love Reigns At Black Gay Pride

"Yerba Bruja" Charts A Path To Healing

Images from the film. Yerba Bruja runs through June 25. The show’s production team includes Agosto, set designer and spirit guide Mercury, choreographer and spirit guide Jeanika Browne-Springer, videographer Nivia Easterling, photographer Maza Monteiro Rey, and sound designer Mashario Brown.

Two "Five Star" Murals Take Shape In Hill

10-year-old Emanuel Diaz, who came out to paint last Saturday. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Dixwell Comes Out For "Stetson On The Street"

Olivia Gross Photos.

51 HSC Grads Make History

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Education & Youth | High School in the Community Lucy Gellman | June 15th, 2021

Envisioning Equity: Building An Enjoyable City For All

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture | International Festival of Arts & Ideas | Public art Adrian Huq | June 15th, 2021

Top row: John Dankosky, Ian Leung, and Destiny Thomas. Second row: Norman Garrick, Seung Namgoong, ASL Interpreter Anita Benjamin. Bottom: ASL Interpreter Brynn Hickey. Screenshot from the event.

As Memorial Garden Opens, Moms Lead Call For Healing

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | Public art | West Rock Lucy Gellman | June 14th, 2021

BRAMS Brings The String Orchestra Back To Life

Lucy Gellman Photos.

Laura Wolf Demos Her Way To The Summer

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Music | Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Emani Servance | June 11th, 2021

Laura Wolf/Bandcamp Photo.

"The Weekly Bulletin" Kicks It Old School

Arts & Culture | Westville Lucy Gellman | June 10th, 2021

River Street Arts District Takes Shape

Screenshots from the meeting.

Metro Students Probe New Haven's Past, Vision Its Future

Metro High School Senior Derek Bedoya and Teacher Nataliya Braginsky. Lucy Gellman Photos.

West Rock/West Hills Brings The Music Online

Screenshots via YouTube.

At Poetic Haven, D. Douglas Centers, Celebrates Black Hair

Wooster Street Neighbors Welcome Summer With A Clean-Up

Co-Op Students Get A Glimpse Of Life After High School

Arts & Culture | Co-Op High School | Education & Youth Liney Kindler | June 4th, 2021

Witness Stones Unearth New Haven's History Of Enslavement

Cold Spring School sixth grader Kymani Chapman. Lucy Gellman Photos.

NXTHVN Apprentices Grow Their "Roots" In First Show

Chris Gardner Photos.

Hill Festival Keeps The Beat Going Online

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | International Festival of Arts & Ideas | Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Emani Servance | June 3rd, 2021

Manny James and the Soulclectic Experience. Screenshots from YouTube.

Poets Breathe New Life Into Vivaldi

The poet Sun Queen, who is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter New Haven and the author of It Happened Within The Sun. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Ice The Beef Takes On The Bard

In A Year Upturned, Manny James Keeps The Music Coming

Arts & Culture | Music | Newhallville | The Hill Lucy Gellman | May 31st, 2021

James performing at the Hill Neighborhood Festival as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.

Kinship As An Indigenous Climate Solution

Clockwise from top: Eriel Deranger, Diana Montano and Kyle Whyte. Screenshot from the event.

Facing the Community

Arts & Culture | Mattatuck Museum | Waterbury Jacquelyn Gleisner | May 27th, 2021

At Cross, Drama Club Makes A Bright Return

Music Haven Senior Sendoff Brings Bach To The Barn

Movimiento Cultural Afro-Continental Keeps The Beat

A New Haven Barber Comes Home

Hundreds March In Solidarity With Palestine, Colombia

Chamber Orchestra Gets Students In The Mix

Wilbur Cross Sophomore Young In Kim performs "Sicilienne" by Maria Theresia von Paradis.

Seed Exchange, Sunflowers Sprout From Wilson Library

"Knowledge Boxes" Arrive In Newhallville

The free library box installed at the Learning Corridor in Newhallville. Tupac Shakur's face is painted on box.

Sorcia Warhol Makes Her Return To New Haven

New Underpass Mural Brightens State Street Corridor

Palestine Art Week Starts With A Call For Liberation

At City Gallery, Seven Black Artists Bridge Past And Present

Don't Holler At Us

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Citizen Contributions | Hamden Shaunda Holloway | May 14th, 2021

Poetry In The Garden Centers Healing

At Artspace, Du Bois' Data Portraits Drive Black History Home

Loose Leaf Boba Bursts Onto The Scene

15 Months In, High School Students Navigate A New Normal

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Education | Education & Youth Jamiah Green | May 11th, 2021

Top: Nadia Gaskins, who all her friends call "Navi," and Kelvin Hernandez. Bottom: Janae Hyatt and Clifford White. Contributed Photos.

ArtWalk Bounces Back, Better

Two Black Filmmakers Look Inward

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Film & Video Lucy Gellman | May 10th, 2021

Central Ave Mural Brings Artwalk To The Streets

Noé Jimenez painting one of the four images that make up the street mural on Central Avenue. Arturo Pineda Photos.

Co-Op Senior Shines In August Wilson Finals

City's Cultural Equity Push Goes Public

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Elicker Administration Lucy Gellman | May 5th, 2021

Teens Take The Bard To Edgerton Park

With Ghost Kitchen, Kawit! Brings Filipino Flavors Back To New Haven

Capoeira Dances Back To Life Outdoors

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Capoeira | Villano Park Arturo Pineda | May 4th, 2021

Daniel Carbajal practicing with Leo Burke. Arturo Pineda Photos.

Mural With A Message Lands On Prospect Street

Four Artists Vision Connecticut's "Black Havens"

Baila Con Gusto Dances Into A New Normal

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Dance | Wooster Square Lucy Gellman | April 30th, 2021

From Co-Op, A Sound Garden Takes Root

At Artspace, Dana Karwas Finds The Pulse

Architecture | Arts & Culture | Artspace New Haven | Design Arturo Pineda | April 29th, 2021

A still image of the video provided by Dana Karwas.

In "Papa's Free Day Party," A Story Of Liberation

"Art Comes In Every Color Of The Rainbow"

Trash Barrels Brighten Park's Pandemic Traditions

Crosswalk Art Blooms In Wooster Square

Earth Day Celebration Centers Call For Peace

Arts & Culture | Economic Development | Environment | New Haven Climate Movement Arturo Pineda | April 23rd, 2021

Natalia Katz dance to Panchama by Beautiful Chorus as part of an Earth Day Peace Celebration in front of the Amistad Memorial. Arturo Pineda Photos.

"Let's Talk" Provides A Peer-To-Peer Framework For Healing

Arts & Culture | Black Lives Matter | COVID-19 | Rev. Odell Montgomery Cooper Lucy Gellman | April 23rd, 2021

City Taps LGBTQ+ Champion For Cultural Affairs Commission

After Chauvin Verdict, A Pause & Call For Further Justice

Covid-19 Claims A Vibrant Local Voice

New Mural Brightens Up Grand Avenue Eatery

Arts & Culture | Fair Haven | Public art | Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | April 19th, 2021

Lucy Gellman Photos.

Nathan Hale Students Dance Their Way Around The World

Co-Op Students Bring Theater To The Mailbox

Two Artists Find The Brighter Days Ahead

Covid Vaccines Debut At The Shubert

Two Dancers Tap Into Live Performance

Jazz Collective Summons A Tradition Of Resistance

"Big Dog" Heals The World, Note By Note

Beaver Hills Author Pens A People's Science

Symphony Charts Its Return To Live Music

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Long Wharf | New Haven Symphony Orchestra Lucy Gellman | April 8th, 2021

Winfred Rembert, Who Spoke Truth To Power Through His Art, Is Laid To Rest

Miso Rolls On Through The Pandemic

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Culinary Arts | Economic Development Henry Fernandez | April 7th, 2021

For Shuttered Venues, Federal Relief Finally Arrives

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Economic Development | Theater Lucy Gellman | April 6th, 2021

Betsy Ross Plays Its Way Through Hybrid Learning

Rethinking The Lotus Bowl at Auction

FaTE Sings In Sunnier Days Ahead

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Music Lucy Gellman | April 5th, 2021

Ceschi, Phat A$tronaut Stream Community From The State House

Elm City Montessori Reads Together Against Racism

Symphony Turns Storefronts Into Stages

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Music | New Haven Symphony Orchestra Lucy Gellman | March 31st, 2021

Bibliophiles Go To Bat for Mitchell Library

Kallos Bursts Into Bloom

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Kallos Chamber Music Series | Music Lucy Gellman | March 30th, 2021

It's A Beautiful Day In The Gayborhood

Nu Haven Kapelye Gives "Dayenu" A New Beat

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Faith & Spirituality | Nu Haven Kapelye Lucy Gellman | March 29th, 2021

Screenshots from YouTube.

New Owner Honors Family Music Center's Past, Embraces Its Present

"We Are Not A Virus"

Arts Freelancers Tackle Taxes

After Break In, Mrs. Kim Keeps Cooking

Hamden Historic Sketchbook Project Paints A Pandemic Picture

Collective Consciousness Takes It To The Ballot Box

Hair's Kay Survives, Thrives One Year Into Pandemic

Nasty Women Light The Spark

Metro Students Vision A Third Reconstruction

At Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop, Ryan Paxton Takes The Helm

Hillhouse Teacher: Ready To Get Back In The Classroom

In Year 18, Dorothy Awards Center Justice Fighters

Canvassers Lead Grassroots Effort To "Vaccinate Fair Haven"

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Fair Haven | Movimiento Cultural Afro-Continental Lucy Gellman | March 14th, 2021

Shubert's New Director Details A Vision For Community

Centering Women

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Visual Arts | Yale Center For British Art Jacquelyn Gleisner | March 12th, 2021

"Transpositions" Probes Pandemic's Possibilities For Dance

Stagehands Hold The Picket Line For College Street Colleagues

New Haven Mourns Manny Rivera, A Cultural Connector

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | The Arts Council of Greater New Haven Lucy Gellman | March 10th, 2021

CT Folk Goes To Its Roots

Dance Teachers Hone Their Pandemic Rhythm

Speed Dating Enters Digital Space

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Culture & Community Lucy Gellman | March 4th, 2021

"You Don't Shut Down A Library"

Eco Advocate Makes Her Storybook Debut

At Pride Center, Artists Relinquish Control

Excessive Use by Vanessa Giraldos. Photo Courtesy of the New Haven Pride Center.

CROWN Act Sails Through The State Senate

Hip Hop Panel Charts A Path To Education, Liberation

Two Musicians Mine The Moment

With New Culinary Launchpad, Food Entrepreneurs Join Forces

The sampler package provided to viewers at home included za'atar rolls and keyk kadoo from Sanctuary Kitchen and a honey tart from Huneebee Project. Photo courtesy of Atticus Market.

Nathan Hale Teachers Bring Black History Month Home

State Reps Get Personal As CROWN Act Passes House

In Pandemic Winter, Open Mic Centers Black Joy

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture | Black Lives Matter Lucy Gellman | February 24th, 2021

Music Haven Rallies To Save Its State Funding, Again

Artists Get "Unapologetically Radical"

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture | Black Lives Matter | COVID-19 Arturo Pineda | February 23rd, 2021

Panelist from the Unapologetically Radical event. Top Row: Brittany Cooper and Tyler McElrath. Bottom Row: Nico Wheadon. Screenshot from Zoom.

Yale Cab Sails Over The Moon

Helen Hagan's Legacy Lives On

Artspace Finds the Precious Details

Arts & Culture | Artspace New Haven | Gerald Saladyga Arturo Pineda | February 19th, 2021

Target Practice XIII, 2019 by Barbara Marks. Photo courtesy of Artspace.

Organizers, Clergy, Artists Team Up For Black Women

New Photo Series Spotlights Trans Visibility

Young Musicians Make The Most Of The Snow

Marin Korenaga: “I think singing really helped me." The photo below shows her at a pre-pandemic concert with the musician Masie Peters, who she identified as a role model. Photos Courtesy of Marin Korenaga.

Artists, Long Wharf Launch The LAB

Panelists from The LAB @ Long Wharf Theatre via YouTube screenshot. Pictured Top Row (Left to Right): Salwa Abdussabur, Isaac Bloodworth, and Onyeka Obiocha. Bottom Row (Left to Right): Ro Godwynn and Nico Wheadon.

Tai Chi Rings In The Year Of The Ox

Arts Advocates Turn Up The Heat On State Funding

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Politics | State Legislature Lucy Gellman | February 12th, 2021

Love Letters Write Their Way To New Haven

On Audubon Street, Three Sculptors Salute Black History

"Our Crown Is Sacred"

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | Politics | State Legislature Lucy Gellman | February 9th, 2021

Co-Op Takes FAME To The Virtual Stage

Over 1,600 Hit The Streets For Refugees

Sweets And Sounds Cooks Up A Reboot

Arts & Culture | Black-owned businesses | COVID-19 | Culinary Arts Lucy Gellman | February 5th, 2021

At ARTE, Students Become The Teachers

Nicdaniel Charles drew a fleet of blue eighth notes on a makeshift music scale. In a glowing one-inch box beside him, Mia Rivera watched carefully. Her pink headphones glinted above her matching pink t-shirt. A few boxes away, Lysha Owuor tracked the notes one by one as they appeared. Charles looked away from the score and peered into the screen.

At Clemente Academy, World Read Aloud Day Celebrates Sisterhood

Westville Gets A Snowmage To Bernie Sanders

State Lawmaker: Black & Latinx Studies Should Be Required, Not Elective

In LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis, Who Fills The Gap?

"Playing Images" Puts Two Black Artists Center Stage

Arts & Culture | Music | Music Haven | Yale University Art Gallery Lucy Gellman | February 1st, 2021

Library Lunch Talk Channels Winchester's Lost History

From Alders To The Arts, City Tackles Racism As A Public Health Crisis

"Black Women Are Owed The World"

Elm City Records Takes Root

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Fair Haven | Music Lucy Gellman | January 27th, 2021

Stir The Pot Moves Culinary Community Online

25 Years Later, A Co-Op Teacher Dives Back Into Ashram Life

Kallos Taps Into The Moment

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Kallos Chamber Music Series | Music Lucy Gellman | January 21st, 2021

In Westville, Sorors Celebrate Kamala's Historic Firsts

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Culture & Community | Westville Lucy Gellman | January 20th, 2021

MLK Poetry Jam Lifts Up Black Women

"Recollection Connections" Looks Back, Visions Forward

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Dance | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lucy Gellman | January 19th, 2021

"A Vaccine For The Mind And The Soul"

CT Black Librarians Chart A Legacy Of Justice

Through Twin Pandemics, ECA Students Dance On

Arts Venues Inch Toward A Federal Boost

Two Theater Makers Unearth, Unpack America's Past

A Conductor In COVID-19

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Music | New Haven Symphony Orchestra Lucy Gellman | January 14th, 2021

Flawless Fro Takes Flight

"The Pineapple Metaphor" Digs Deep At The Ely Center

Three Kings Arrive In The Hill

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | New Haven Free Public Library | The Hill Lucy Gellman | January 8th, 2021

CT Humanities Gives Three City Arts Orgs A Boost

On Epiphany Day, St. Luke's Prays For Congress

How Arts Got Him To The State Legislature

Photo Courtesy of John-Michael Parker.

City Hall Zooms In On Cultural Equity

New Underpass Art Brightens Mill River District

Ignite The Voice Lets Youth Take The Wheel

Our 2020 Top Ten

Two Students Weigh In On Remote Learning

Ro Godwynn's Year Of Reckoning

Two Artists Show Their Perspectives On HIV

Music Haven Pulls Back The Curtain On A Year Of Adaptation

"Save Our Stages" Throws Local Arts Venues A Lifeline

"Sweet Sorrow" And A Reimagined Year Of Yes

Snow Sculptor Spreads A Public Health Message

Lucy Gellman Photos.

HSC Seniors To Freshmen: Keep Your Head Up

Qommunity Builds A Brand Around Black, Queer Healing

Elm City Montessori Sings On Through The Pandemic

Students from the Chestnut Class Perform "I Just Called To Say I Love You" as part of Elm City Montessori School's virtual Winter Sing.

Nu Haven Kapelye Drops A Hanukkah Noir

Three Piano Teachers Keep The Music Flowing

Arts & Ideas Stirs Up Holiday Cheer

Y2Y Breaks Ground On Youth-Guided Shelter Design

Hartford Stage Zooms In On "A Christmas Carol"

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Hartford Stage | Theater Lucy Gellman | December 15th, 2020

Remembering Ida Rose Moran

Arts & Culture | Citizen Contributions | Culinary Arts Citizen Contribution | December 14th, 2020

Library Lends Out WiFi Lifelines

Business Outreach Librarian Gina Bingham outside the main branch of the New Haven Free Public Library. Lucy Gellman Photo.

"A Little Bit Of Death" Comes Alive On Film

Connecticut Theaters Ramp Up Call For Federal Aid

At Collab's Virtual Pitch Day, Artists Lead The Charge For Change

Hill Neighbors Mask It Up For The Holidays

Alders Give Crosswalk Art Final Push Forward

Three Sheets Stays Open, Struggles To Survive During COVID-19

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Culinary Arts | Economic Development Lucy Gellman | December 8th, 2020

Three Sheets Owner Rick Seiden on Friday. He called the current system "death by a thousand cuts" when describing how much money the restaurant and bar has lost. Lucy Gellman Photos.