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Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

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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Sweet Treats Pop Up In Hamden

Adrienne Kane on a recent Sunday. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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East Rock Breads Rises on State St.

Bill Frisch, founder of East Rock Breads, readies a batch of bagels for proofing. Photos Kapp Singer.

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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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Delicias El Paisa Brings Medellín To Hamden

Juliette Lao Photos.

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“Artist Night” Yokes Culinary & Visual Arts In The Hill

Jamiah Green Photos. The words crawl in every direction across the figure’s coffee-colored skin, marking her arms and exposed torso in neat black lettering. It’s not a big deal, reads a phrase that stretches up her shoulder. You are the kind of woman your father would have thrown away, state three lines of text by her right breast, hovering just over the nipple. Which lifetime hurt you so bad? asks a sentence on her left arm.

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Diners, Rejoice: Gioia Springs To Life On Wooster Street

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Fish Fry Fundraiser Captures Black August Spirit

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Black Wall Street Makes History On The Green

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Puerto Rican Fest Brings The Beat

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Salsa And Pie Get Westville Dancing In The Streets

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