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Nearly Blossomless, Blossom Festival Blooms On

Cherry Blossom Festival | Culture & Community | New Haven | Wooster Square Lucy Gellman | April 23rd, 2018

Atticus Snags Its First “Whole Grain Ninja”

Atticus Bookstore and Cafe's new baker Josh Kanter: baker by day, whole grain ninja by night? Lucy Gellman Photos.

Ramblers Bring The Bayou Back To New Haven

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ECDC Flows Into National Water Dance

In ‘States Of The Union,’ People And Politics Talk

A software engineer in Illinois, who called her parents weeping as Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election. A college student in New Hampshire who wanted to hear from the other side of the political aisle. A smiling, hatted Vermin Supreme, who didn’t believe despair was the answer.

For Amado, Could (Fully) Blind Auditions Lead The Way?

Arts & Culture | Music | New Haven | New Haven Symphony Orchestra Lucy Gellman | April 11th, 2018

On diversity in symphony orchestras, David Amado said “It’s incredibly important. I think that the orchestra should be of the community. I’m not suggesting that every statistic needs to be represented precisely by the orchestra membership, but I do think it has to be represented somehow.” Lucy Gellman Photo.

“Capillary Waves” Sweep Co-Op Out To Sea

Arts & Culture | Co-Op High School | New Haven | Theater Lucy Gellman | April 11th, 2018

Ophelia pushes Hamlet into a lake, and a fish springs up from between the rows of chairs in a school auditorium. King Hamlet explores purgatory on the sprawling, matte floor of a gymnasium, with basketball hoops in the background. Polonius storms locker-lined hallways with a fizzy intercom spewing words above him. Through it all, a troupe of half-muzzled dancers leads the way, transforming school staircases into Elsinore Castle.

At Storytellers, It’s All In The Family

“This is really a true example of what Kevin and I had hoped to build in this storytelling community,” Kevin Walton's wife, Karen DuBois-Walton, had said as the event got underway Monday night. After each story, Walton would return to the front of the room to add questions and moderate for a few minutes. Lucy Gellman Photos.

“Let’s Bring These Women Home”

"I’d want women to know that they’re not alone," said panelist Keesa Figgs Desilva in an interview before the panel. During the panel, she added: "Let's bring these women home." Lucy Gellman Photos.

Nasty Women Say: #MeToo

Louisa de Cossy collects testimonials on Thursday April 5. She and other members of the Nasty Women Testimonials Project will continue collection this Saturday afternoon at the Ely Center. More information here . Lucy Gellman Photos.