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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.

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How Mi Lupita Sweetened Up Grand Avenue

In Mi Lupita’s warm Grand Avenue kitchen, 54-year-old Yolanda Guzman Elias and her sister Batriz Guzman Elias were making culinary magic, cutting fresh strawberries and slicing thin meat before a morning rush. The smell of dough hung low and thick in the air, wafting from the storefront to its street-facing front door and windows. The bakery was ready for another day.

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Stetson, Q House Transform Into A Winter Wonderland

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Our 2023 Top 10: They Bounced Back

Harmony The Valkyrie at Pride New Haven, a block party in the Ninth Square that took place in October. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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At 101, A Peace Activist Passes On

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Artists of the Year: They Spoke Out And Called In

Some of the artists who made waves this year. Top row: Martha Lewis, Semilla Collective, Eric March. Middlr Row: Vanesa Suarez, Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez, Alasdair Neale and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Bottom: Black Lives Matter New Haven's Ala Ochumare-Harris, MiAsia Harris, and Sun Queen, Roya Mohammadi, Destiny White, Erin Michaud and Jeremy Thanes. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Young Musicians Take A Page From The Pros

American Modern Opera Company musicians Jonny Allen, Doug Balliett, and and Miranda Cuckson (left to right) in Danielle Storey's chorus class at Wilbur Cross High School. Photos Kapp Singer.

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Collab Cohort Centers Creativity In Fall Showcase

Maya McFadden, founder of The Kids Newsroom. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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At Wexler-Grant, "The Christmas Lesson" Gives A Master Class In Grace

The cast during intermission at a recent performance. The school's next show, a junior performance of The Wiz, is set for May 2024. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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NHSO Plays On, Even As Strike Threat Looms

Maestro Alasdair Neale and musicians of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra at the organization's opening concert earlier this year. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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Winterfest Finds Joy In The Coldest, Darkest Season

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