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Eight-year-old Amiina Brown, who belongs to a New Britain based Girl Scouts of the USA Troop, works on her puppet, Monster Monster, before the show. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Commemorating Abolition, PRU Honors Its Afro-Boricua Roots

Carlos Cruz, who is a member of the bomba collective Proyecto Cimarrón. Lucy Gellman Photos.

"The Inspector" Asks All The Right Questions

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Julia Sears | March 24th, 2025

Chinna Palmer, Brandon E. Burton, and Elizabeth Stahlmann in a scene from Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector, newly adapted and directed by Yura Kordonsky. Yale Repertory Theatre, March 7-29, 2025. Photo © Joan Marcus.

At CT State Gateway, A New Home For Equity and Social Justice

Strings & Steel Make Sure The Day Belongs To MLK

New Haven Rings In The New Year

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | Downtown | New Haven Green Lucy Gellman | January 2nd, 2025

Sidewalk Studio Stitches Together Community

DJ Dana Game Brings A "Soulful" Atmosphere To The Luke

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | Downtown | Music Nelani Mejias | October 30th, 2024

All heads were turned to the front of the restaurant as Diana Ross’s voice escaped the speakers. Over the bright trill of trumpets and a funky bassline, she declared “I’m coming out! I want the world to know/ I got to let it show.” Guests swayed in their seats and tapped their toes, occasionally leaving behind napkins and half-finished drinks to get up and dance.

At Citywide Youth Coalition, A New Director Takes The Reins

CWYC's Alyssa-Marie Cajigas, Addys Castillo, and Ta’LannaMonique “TMo” Lawson-Dickerson. SUBLIME by CLo Photos.

In "Glorious Index," A Gathering Of Artists In Time For Open Studios

In "Sunlight & Candlelight," Fantasy & Reality Collide

Liah Sinq's work comes from her altar series. Sunlight & Candlelight runs at CT State Gateway through Oct. 4.

Bioscience Murals Offer Gateway To New Haven

Artists, Entrepreneurs Take Center Stage At Black Wall Street

Advocates Renew Call For Refugee Rights

Fereshteh Ganjavi.

Black Wall Street Gears Up For Week-Long Fest

Shubert Summer Camp Builds A Training Ground For Teaching Artists

Come For The Chai, Stay For The Vibes

Marasi Elsheikh Photos.

A Chapel Street "Universe" Cultivates Community

It's Thai Time Cooks Up Something New On Orange Street

Abraham Perez Orozco Photos.

“Better Than AI" As 120 Co-Op Grads Greet an Artistic Future

Climate Artist-Activists "Ride The Wave" For World Oceans Day

Culture & Community | Downtown | Environment | New Haven Climate Movement Adrian Huq | June 13th, 2024

Gateway Students to Bring Art Across the Street

Arts, Culture & Community | Downtown | Gateway Community College | Public art Kapp Singer | June 5th, 2024

Marisabel Sanchez sanding. Photos Kapp Singer.

Library Launches Into Summer Learning

Fans Fly at New Haven Night Market

Shirley Chock teaches Liz Celotto how to use a tai chi fan. Photos Kapp Singer.

In "The View From Here," Student Photographers Capture Their Present

“The View from Here: Accessing Art Through Photography” runs through Nov. 22. at the Yale Schwarzman Center. Pictured in focus in Julie Hajducky's "From Here." Lucy Gellman Photos; all artwork by student artists.

Artists Make Magic At MakeHaven’s Spring Market

Arts & Culture | Downtown | MakeHaven Julia Sears | May 13th, 2024

Elizabeth Nearing Photos.

Strange Ways Brings The Flair (Fair) Downtown

Artists Join Beinecke Occupation

Lucy Gellman Photos.

The Institute Library Opens Up the Look Book

Dillon: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (left) and Tamara Torres (right) by Grace Graupe-Pillard.

Downtown, Artists Paint Outside the Box

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Public art | Town Green Special Services District Kapp Singer | January 5th, 2024

A traffic box on Chapel Street painted by Elizabeth Taylor. Photos Kapp Singer.

Shubert Director Outlines $5M Transformation

Anthony McDonald: Let's make sure the Shubert is here to stay. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

Indie Artists Shine At New Holiday Maker Market

BACA Opens A Satellite In Downtown New Haven

Artists Raise Their Voices For A Ceasefire

Miriam Elhajli. Lucy Gellman Photos.

The Past Is Reworked In "Indefinite Histories"

The Institute Library, Shrouded in Mystery

A page from Vie Privée et Criminelle d'Antoine-François Derues. Kapp Singer Photos.

Co-Op Grad Becomes Next Downtown Alder

Kiana Flores on Election Day, outside of the Ward 1 polling place. Lucy Gellman Photos.

A Sound Artist Takes Co-Op Students On A Listening Odyssey

Students Rally For The Right To Read

Destiny White, Erin Michaud and Jeremy Thanes. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Neville Wisdom, Duss Wayne Rock The Downtown Runway In Fall Fashion Show

NHSO Makes A Joyful Return To Woolsey Hall

Joyce Yang Thursday night. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Trailblazer Gala Grows A Dazzling And Diasporic Footprint

"We Ain't Going Nowhere:" Pride Center Faces Bomb Threat During Pride Week

Downtown | LGBTQ | New Haven Pride Center | Ninth Square Lucy Gellman | September 23rd, 2023

New Haven Pride Center Board President Hope Chávez, Executive Director Juancarlos Soto, and Communications Coordinator and Co-Producer of PRIDE New Haven Laura Boccadoro at the Center's 84 Orange St. offices on Saturday afternoon, after getting the all-clear to enter the building. Lucy Gellman Photo.

New Haven PRIDE Returns, Marking New Beginnings

Alyssa Marie Cajigas Rivera Ortiz, development coordinator at the Center and Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Children of Marsha P. Johnson. Musician, organizer and fellow CMPJ Co-Director Erycka Ortiz is to her right. Lucy Gellman Photos.

At Co-Op, Parking Day Takes School Spirit Outside

Top: Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School juniors Giada Thomas, Willie Smokes, and Aniannalis Rivas. Bottom: Lugo's strings students in their first performance of the year. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Photography & Pharmaceuticals In Wábi Gallery’s "FUSION"

The Elements Bring The Future To The Green

Santana Brightly, who later took first place in the "Afro Future, Afro Chic" fashion show. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Voices Lifted, Co-Op Starts The School Year Fresh

Queer Camp Celebrates Six Years & Counting

In Second Year, Rhythm Exchange Keeps The Beat

DJ Dooley-O Jackson and Ch'Varda. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Black Wall Street Makes History On The Green

Black Wall Street Gets Ready For The Green

On First Day, City Librarian Starts On Page One

City Librarian Maria Bernhey. Lucy Gellman Photos.

At Arts & Ideas, Kristina Wong Casts Herself Into Office

Photo courtesy of Kristina Wong.

For Long Wharf Theatre "I Am: Muslim/American" Sparks A Conversation

Cast, crew and members of Long Wharf Theatre staff. Nevaeh Lugo Photos.

Youth March Rings In Juneteenth With Dancing

The Village Drill Team & Drum Corps, helmed by Tayvon Berryman. Lucy Gellman Photos.

World Oceans Day Sparks Climate Artivism

Divider of ocean facts and messages created by NHCM members. Adrian Huq Photos.

118 Co-Op Seniors Dance Their Way To Graduation

Newly minted grad Paris Whitaker, a rising Howard Bison, with her friends Alexa Smith, Kadin Wooten, and Tiara Walters. All four are headed to HBCUs in the fall. Lucy Gellman Photos.

"Macbeth Muet" Is A Bloody Delight

La Fille du Latier Photo.

Pride Month Flag Raising Includes A Call To Fight

The Roots Take Over Elm City

Shaunda Holloway Photos.

New Haven Arts Orgs, Broadway Heavy Hitters Shine With “Shimmer”

Emily Flamme Photo.

Knit New Haven Stitches Community On Whitney Avenue

Ale Cruz and Trina Kurek on a recent Wednesday. Lucy Gellman Photos.

"Schools Should Be A Safe Place:" Co-Op Students, Parents Rattled As Lockdown Lifts

Left to right: Seniors Lillian Palluzzi, Chelle Swaby, Selena Zamora and Kayleigh Householder. Lucy Gellman Photos.

On Chapel, Vivi's Brightens A Weekday Afternoon

Kiomi Rincon Photos.

DanceHaven Leaves It All On The Stage

New Haven Theater Company Flips The Script

Marty Tucker, Jenny Schuck, Steve Scarpa, and J Kevin Smith at EBM Vintage Sunday evening. While White Rabbit Red Rabbit does not have rehearsals, actors are flexing their cold reading muscles with works from NHTC's Listen Here series. Lucy Gellman Photo.

Fest Faves Brings The Carnival To Whitney Avenue

The inside of Fest Faves on a recent weekday. Laila Mohammed Photo.

At Shubert "Superstar" Revival, Co-Op Grads Remember Henry Green As Jesus Christ

In Downtown New Haven, A Cultural Bridge To Tlaxcala

"Stop Cop City" Protests Reach New Haven Artivists

Inside the Black and Brown Power Center on Chapel Street, Evan Fritz could see a new attendee coming toward the door. From where he stood inside the room, he scrambled over to the entrance, grabbing a chair as he ushered him into the space.

"Sound & Vision II" Sets The Record Straight

“A Profound Loss:” Painter Constance LaPalombara Dies at 87

Constance LaPalombara painting in Tuscany. Photo courtesy Susan LaPalombara. The third photo in this article is also courtesy Susan LaPalombara.

Library Lets The Good Times Roll

Filmmaker and photographer Lydia Douglas tears up the dance floor during the Cupid Shuffle. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Yale Schwarzman Center Opens Its Doors

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Yale Schwarzman Center | Yale University Lucy Gellman | February 22nd, 2023

The Dome, part of the new 123,000 square foot YSC.

Co-Op Students Master The Art Of Pet Adoption

Co-Op Students Center, Celebrate, Sing To Black Joy

In Year Of The Rabbit, Lunarfest Leaps Back

New Haven Pride Center Furloughs Eight Of Nine Employees

Juancarlos Soto at the Pride Center Friday. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Co-Op Students Sculpt Their Way Forward

Ryan Minezzi and Mahari Kerrison. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Strings & Steel Take MLK Day To Church

Kenneth Joseph, who has directed the St. Luke's Steel Band since 2011. Founder Debby Teason, who is still the group's liturgical music director, was in the audience. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Black History & Art Find A Home At City Hall

Arts & Culture | Downtown Lucy Gellman | January 9th, 2023

Deborah Elmore. Lucy Gellman Photos.

State House Gets Into A Spiritual Groove

Bet Calix on bass, Albear Sheffield is pictured on drums in the background.

Wábi Artists Make Waves On Orange Street

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

In "Primal Affinities I," Artists Bring The Outside In

Steven DiGiovanni, Untitled (chasm); Greg Slick The Lives of Others 7 and The Lives of Others 17; Donna Forma, Freeing The Mind. Miranda Jeyaretnam Photos.

Njideka Akunyili Crosby Stuns At The YCBA

Arts & Culture | Downtown | University of New Haven | Yale Center For British Art Annalisa C. Correia | December 11th, 2022

In "A Soldier's Play," Race Takes Center Stage

The 2019 Broadway Revival Company of A Soldier's Play. Joan Marcus Photo.

"The Brightest Thing" Flickers At Yale Rep

Michele Selene Ang and Katherine Romans in a scene from The Brightest Thing In The World by Leah Nanako Winkler, directed by Margot Bordelon. The show runs at the Yale Repertory Theatre through Dec. 17. Joan Marcus Photos.

New Haven Links Ring In Half A Century

Stilts performer Melissa Craig creating a grand display of beauty during the cocktail hour. Danielle Campbell Photos.

Co-Op Dancers Take A Page From Ailey II

Ailey II dancer Maya Finman-Palmer, who is originally from Madison, Wisc. “When you guys dance, I want you to feel something," she said. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Tinaliah Designs Creates A World On Chapel Street

Arts & Culture | Crafts | Downtown | Sewing Olivia Charis | November 4th, 2022

“I created a world that belongs to me and then I invited people in,” said Cazes-Wiley. Olivia Charis Photos.

Día de Muertos Comes To The Green

Lucy Gellman Photos.

“Our Doors Will Remain Open:" Pride Center Grapples With Loss Of Nonprofit Status

Emcees Sparkle Diamond and Dolores Dégagé Hopkins at a 25th anniversary celebration for the New Haven Pride Center in November 2021. Tuesday, Hopkins said that board member Kishorn Henry-Walker, Diamond's alter ego, has been incredibly supportive. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

With Bonding Funds Secured, Institute Library Looks Ahead

IL Executive Director Jan Swiatek and architect Joe Banks, who has long supported the IL and is also a former board member at the New Haven Preservation Trust. Lucy Gellman Photo.

Trailblazer Gala Fêtes The Breadth Of A Diaspora

A "Climate Revolution" Rocks New Haven

Strike participants marching. Abiba Biao Photos.

New "Marsh" Mural Brightens Ninth Square

The artist in the Ninth Square on a recent Wednesday. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Second Floor Hardware School Transforms Havenly Into An Art Sanctuary

Lucy Gellman Photos; all artwork by Jisu Sheen, Kulimushi Barongozi, and Sita Sunil.

PRIDE Makes A Joyful Return To The Green

Jehloni, La'Nece Onassis, and Xiomarie LaBeija. Lucy Gellman Photos.

For Students, "SIX" Opens A Tech Theater Window To Broadway

Anniya Taylor-Beam, Yamilet Ramirez Rosas and Matthew Judd. All of them are seniors at Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Marc Quinn Retells Other Peoples’ Stories At YCBA

Marc Quinn: History Painting +, fourth-floor gallery installation, courtesy of the artist and Yale Center for British Art. Richard Caspole Photo.

PRIDE Kicks Off On A High, Bright Note

Staff of the New Haven Pride Center. Very back row: Joseph DiMaggio and Val Ruby-Omen. Middle row: Erycka Ortiz, Ta'LannaMonique Miller, Jahnice Cajigas, Ala Ochumare, Aron Alber, Suyane Oliveira, and Azula. Bottom: Laura Boccadoro, Juancarlos Soto, and Patrick Dunn. Lucy Gellman Photos. Gilbert Baker's rainbow flag made its way slowly up the Green's flagpole, its stripes flapping against a smear of blue sky. At the mic, Rashawn Lee leaned in, his voice cutting through a thick humidity that had settled over the crowd. We are a family! Like a giant tree! Branching out toward the sky! he belted. As the words sailed over the grass, ears seemed to perk up across the space, hanging onto each word. As they watched the flag rise from below, attendees and New Haven Pride Center staff saw both the beginning of a celebration, and a moment that might save someone's life. That belief in queer visibility defined PRIDE New Haven's now-annual flag raising, held Monday afternoon on the New Haven Green. As roughly two dozen gathered for the event, it doubled as a kickoff to the week-long celebration, which features 25 events over eight days. They include keynote conversations, justice-focused panels, culinary tutorials and tastings, multiple drag and burlesque performances, a concert at the State House, and day long celebration on the New Haven Green. The festivities run through Sunday Sept. 18; read more about them here and get a full schedule here. Throughout, both speakers and NHPC staff have woven in reminders that PRIDE started as a riot, from panels on Black queer feminism, disability, fatphobia, and rainbow capitalism to performances of drag artists at the margins of their own form. For the first time ever this year, a "fringe fest" will be running parallel to PRIDE, with participants including Strange Ways, 80 Proof Kitchen & Bar, Artspace New Haven and the New Haven Free Public Library.

At Co-Op, Photo Class Shifts Students' Focus

The class on College Street. Lucy Gellman Photos.

"Decoys & Mimics" Fakes Out New Haven

Work by the artist Scott Schuldt in Decoys & Mimics. The show, curated by artist Martha Lewis, runs at the Institute Library in downtown New Haven through Sept. 22. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Temple Plaza To Transform Into A Black Wall Street

Rhythm Exchange Connects Dance And Diaspora

"Boricua All Day:" Puerto Rican Fest Turns The Green Into A Heartbeat

Puerto Rican Festival Charts Its Return To The Green

In Alegría Café, A Food Truck Dream Realized

Raw Juicescape Whirrs To Life On Chapel Street

Yale Summer Cab Gets Loud

Read-In LEAPs Into Summer On The Green

Downtown | Education & Youth | LEAP | New Haven Green Al Larriva-Latt | July 18th, 2022

From Wábi Arts To Westville, Kim Weston Grows Her Artistic Footprint

Proyecto Cimarrón Calls New Haven To Resistance

Mamoun’s Falafel Restaurant turns 45

Pho Thai; BanTang Crêpe Food Review

Alex Lopes Photo.

“Social Justice Reader” Spotlights Black Histories

"Jazz Orbit" Rolls Out Its Stage Downtown

Havenly Grows Social Justice Mission With New Menu

Listen: I Have To Tell You Everything About Michelle Buteau

Image Courtesy of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Mindy Tucker Photo.

At The Liberation Table, Dinner And Dialogue Sound Like Freedom

Participants at the Liberation Table. Abiba Biao Photos.

Caribbean Heritage Fest Dances Its Way Downtown

DRAGtastic Journey Brings Pride To The Green

Hundreds Rally, Sing & March Against Roe Reversal

"Parable" Preaches Empathy Through Opera

The Jam Returns Jubilantly To The State House

Juneteenth Coalition Starts A Conversation

Juneteenth Flag Flies High On The Green

Dallas Black Dance Theatre Brings Storytelling To The Stage

Andrea Jenkins Spreads The Love

ConnCAT Celebrates 10 Years, Looks To The Future

Witness Stones Shed Light On New Haven's History Of Enslavement Downtown

“Life, Love & Lashes” Comes to New Haven

“A Light That Cannot Be Extinguished:” City Librarian John Jessen Dies At 56

The Narrative Project Cuts Ribbon On Local Office, National Plans

In "Footnotes," Artists' Research Leads To Risk-Taking

NHTC Moves Mountains In Return To The Stage

Chapel Haven, YCBA Join Forces To Fête "Our Neurodiverse Community"

Climate Action Sprouts At Yale Earth Day Fest

Yale students lying down on the Cross Campus field. Abiba Biao Photos. A sea of Yale University students packed Cross Campus last Friday, enjoying the spring weather while learning about environmental advocacy.

In Photos: The Dragaret Returns Downtown

Splits and Schitt's Creek references. Glitter and Lady Gaga. Thickly powdered cheekbones, fierce dance routines, and an ode to ballroom that had the audience cheering as they learned the history of an era through movement.

"Tlaxcala Friendship Day" Opens A Door To Mexico

Gospel Star Helps Co-Op Raise The Roof

Five Ekphrastic Poets Take Their Time

At Shubert, Monty Alexander Spins Jazz Into Story

Proyecto Cimarrón Enters The Fray

On Orange Street, Black Trans Stories Made Visible

The Intimate Art of Merle Nacht

Arts & Culture | Downtown Frank Rizzo | March 22nd, 2022

One Year Later, Vigil For Atlanta Calls For Healing, Centers Justice

Co-Op Students Step Out On Faith

Gateway, Shubert Bake Up A Musical Surprise

Hundreds Rally, Sing, Pray In Support Of Ukraine

In Photos: Hundreds Rally For Ukraine

Downtown | Ukraine Lucy Gellman | March 6th, 2022

Catch an accompanying story in the Arts Paper here.

Two Artists Center Healing At Cafe Nine

Blue Orchid Grows Court Street's Culinary Footprint

Arts & Culture | Culinary Arts | Downtown | Economic Development Amelia Dilworth | February 24th, 2022

Behold, the Violet Lemonade. Amelia Dilworth Photos.

Rohn Lawrence Is Sent Off In Song At Toad's Place

Viva Zapata Reborn Downtown As "Vivaz Cantina"

First-Time Alder Jumps Into Cultural Affairs Arena

Jazz Education Looks Like Toe Tapping at the Institute Library

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

Department of Justice Honors A New Haven LGBTQ+ Champion

Students Put Healing On The Map

Page Wooller's Dreamscapes Land On Orange Street

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

At Institute Library, Photographs Take A Long Look At History

At Cafe Nine, Leigh Busby Makes The Walls Sing

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

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

Pride Center Marks A Quarter Of A Century

Need A Booster? Try The Library.

Artist Kiara Matos Finds A Home On Orange Street

Raheem Nelson Meets The Moment

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

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

Día de Muertos Blooms Through Pandemic Year

Young Artist-Activists Cast A Spell For Climate Safety

Members of the rally. Adrian Huq Photos.

Co-Op Grad Keeps Mayoral Debate On Track

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

Artists Rock Return To Ninth Square Night Market

Indigenous Peoples' Day Shifts To Story

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.

Wábi Gallery Takes Shape On Court Street

"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.

Xiomarie LaBeija Brings The XL Show To Partners

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

College Street, Space Ballroom Move To Vax Requirement

Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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.

Poets, Musicians Sing The Green Into The Weekend

"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.

After Pandemic Year, Artists Activate The Green

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

Intersectional Stargazing: Monica Ong’s "Planetaria"

Detail, Lunar Volvelle. Monica Ong Photo.

"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.

As Downtown Reopens, Te Amo Thrives On Temple Street

Sonia Salazar on Temple Street. Lucy Gellman 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.

New Haven Voices Open Arts & Ideas

Kennedy of the Kennedy Administration. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Mayor Vows N-Word Investigation Will Go Public; Activists Push For More Transparency

Culture & Community | Downtown | Education & Youth | New Haven Board Of Education Lucy Gellman | June 17th, 2021

ala ochumare, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter New Haven, and Mayor Justin Elicker. Elicker said that NHPS Superintendent Dr. Iline Tracey told him that the district will be making the investigation public by Monday June 21.

Hundreds March In Solidarity With Palestine, Colombia

Sorcia Warhol Makes Her Return To New Haven

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

Loose Leaf Boba Bursts Onto The Scene

Mural With A Message Lands On Prospect Street

Crosswalk Art Blooms In Wooster Square

After Chauvin Verdict, A Pause & Call For Further Justice

Institute Library Puts On One For The Books

Covid Vaccines Debut At The Shubert

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

Symphony Turns Storefronts Into Stages

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

"We Are Not A Virus"

Shubert's New Director Details A Vision For Community

Stagehands Hold The Picket Line For College Street Colleagues

"The Pineapple Metaphor" Digs Deep At The Ely Center

"Save Our Stages" Throws Local Arts Venues A Lifeline

Library Lends Out WiFi Lifelines

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

Alders Give Crosswalk Art Final Push Forward

Co-Op Musicians Play Through The Pandemic

"Their Charge Is Ours Now”

Behold "The New Haven"

Ordinary Reopens Its Doors

Library Lands $146,000 To Help With Reopening

Neville Wisdom Comes To Broadway

Hot Chicken Spot Brings Nashville To New Haven

Artists, Activists Keep Panther Spirit Alive

Indigenous Peoples' Day Returns To The Green

Institute Library Digs Deep On Women's Suffrage

Black Lives Matter Mural Lands On Temple Street

In The Name Of Access, Library Goes Fine Free

Two Nail Salons Plot Their Pandemic Painting Plans

Public Art Shines Brightly In Orange Street Reconnection Plan

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Downtown | Public art Lucy Gellman | September 8th, 2020

ULA Presents The Story of Lost Children

Sweet And Savory Black-Owned Business Duo Redefines Court Street

Ramen Restaurant Pushes Through The Pandemic

"I'm Not Going Anywhere"

"Black Kid Joy" Appears At City Hall

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture | Downtown | Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | August 18th, 2020

Pride Center Asks: ¡Queer y Que!

Jasmine Thai Cart Rolls Back Into Business

Fashionista Bids Goodbye To Whitney Avenue

Frederick Douglass Is Still Speaking

Public Art Out, People In As Downtown Changes NPIP Funding Course

Ordinary Kicks Off Virtual Cocktail Season

NHDocs Keeps Students Shooting Through Quarantine

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Downtown | NH Docs Rachel Ababio | May 18th, 2020

One Village Healing Moves The Mending Online

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Downtown | One Village Healing Lucy Gellman | April 28th, 2020

"Windowed Worlds" Press On Through A Pandemic

State House Launches Virtual Tip Jar

Street Lighting, Mural Projects Win Out In Downtown Participatory Budgeting

Olmo Launches Subscription Service

Florence Finally Gets Her Due

Poets Go To Bat For Mental Health

A Theater Giant Steps Into Retirement

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Theater Lucy Gellman | March 2nd, 2020

At Mardi Gras, NHFPL Centers Story

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Mardi Gras | New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | February 26th, 2020

Downtown To Wooster Square, Brightly Reimagined

Miguel Mendoza Brings His World To New Haven

Arts & Culture | Downtown | New Haven Free Public Library | Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | January 31st, 2020

First & Summerfield Brings Christmas Home

Arts, Culture & Community | Christmas | Downtown | First and Summerfield United Methodist Church Lucy Gellman | December 23rd, 2019

Youth-Led Organizing Takes Root Downtown

Arts, Culture & Community | Citywide Youth Coalition | Downtown | Education & Youth Jamiah Green | December 10th, 2019

At The Institute Library, "Melted Pots" Is Food For Thought

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Institute Library Lucy Gellman | November 27th, 2019

Trans Lives Remembered, Celebrated On The Green

Arts, Culture & Community | Downtown | LGBTQ | Transgender Awareness Week Lucy Gellman | November 20th, 2019

NHTC Retreats From Moscow

Arts & Culture | Downtown | New Haven Theater Company | Theater Lucy Gellman | November 1st, 2019

Young Leaders Stake Their Educational Claim

Arts, Culture & Community | Downtown | Education & Youth Jamiah Green | November 1st, 2019

City Librarian Gets A Proper Send-Off

Arts, Culture & Community | Downtown | New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | October 31st, 2019

New Haven Gets Ready To Tellabrate

Listen: Speaking Of Food

“Girls” Rages On At The Yale Rep

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | October 15th, 2019

The Future is Fully Human, Not Fully Realized

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Visual Arts | Yale Center For British Art Leah Andelsmith | October 9th, 2019

New Haven Shuts Up & Writes

Arts, Culture & Community | Books | Creative Writing | Downtown Carolyn Lusch | September 30th, 2019

Alasdair Neale Takes The Podium

Noé Jimenez' Living, Breathing Art

Comedy Bang! Bang! Lands On College Street

Arts & Culture | Comedy | Downtown Shawn Murray | September 2nd, 2019

Boricua, From Loíza To New Haven

"The Public" Hits Home At The Library

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Film | New Haven Free Public Library Jillie Ginty | July 30th, 2019

A Filmmaker Tells Her IUD Story

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Film | Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Genesis Maldonado & Daniela Alvarez | July 24th, 2019

Mdou Moctar Dazzles The State House

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Music | The State House Shawn Murray | July 1st, 2019

Ives Book Club Turns The Page To Immigration

Arts & Culture | Books | Downtown | New Haven Free Public Library Gregory Gagliardi | June 28th, 2019

“IMatter” Rolls Into City Hall

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Education & Youth | Public art Lucy Gellman | June 26th, 2019

Voices Raised, And Heard, For Literacy

Can “Shift Change” Shift The Policing Discussion?

Arts, Culture & Community | Downtown | Film | NH Docs Lucy Gellman | June 10th, 2019

Thabisa Heads To The Main Stage

Green Wakes To A Brazilian Beat

Artists Shine At New Haven’s Night Market

Arts, Culture & Community | Downtown | Economic Development | Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Kaatje Welsh | May 20th, 2019

“Cadillac Crew” Drives Truth To Power

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | May 8th, 2019

NHFPL Snags Nation’s Highest Honor

Arts & Ideas Kicks Off 24 Years

Ceschi Tests His (Sad, Fat) Luck

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Music | The State House Lucy Gellman | April 8th, 2019

New Haven Beats Guns Into Art

Arts, Culture & Community | Community Gardens | Downtown | News From The Pews Lucy Gellman | April 8th, 2019

As Finalist, Public Library Takes The Cake

The Bard, Brilliant And Black

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | March 25th, 2019

Freewheeling and Feminist: A Broken Umbrella Birthday

Bach's Birthday Bash Hits New Haven

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Music | United Church on the Green Lucy Gellman | March 21st, 2019

A Broken Umbrella Plays Into Its First Decade

A Broken Umbrella Theatre Company | Arts, Culture & Community | Downtown | Theater Lucy Gellman | March 21st, 2019

At Co-Op, “In The Heights” Pivots To New Haven

Arts, Culture & Community | Co-Op High School | Downtown | Musical Theater Lucy Gellman | March 19th, 2019

Listen: Nadine Nelson Finds A Recipe For Self-Care

“What Remains” And The Frightening In-Between

New Haven Makes Makers

Arts, Culture & Community | Downtown | MakeHaven | New Haven Free Public Library Leah Andelsmith | February 13th, 2019

Gay Men’s Chorus, NHSO Get Wicked

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Hamden | Music Lucy Gellman | February 7th, 2019

Xavier Serrano Rings The Bell Chimes Of Yesteryear

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Music | The State House Lucy Gellman | February 6th, 2019

On Orange Street, Love Is Love Is Love

Dan Gries Cracks The Code

Arts & Culture | Downtown | New Haven Free Public Library | Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | February 4th, 2019

The “Places We’ve Been” And The People We Are

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Visual Arts | Yale Lucy Gellman | January 31st, 2019

On MLK Day, Strings And Steel Play For Change

Ailey II Has Co-Op On Its Toes

Gay Men's Chorus Discos from Pole to Pole

Arts & Culture | Downtown | LGBTQ | Music Leah Andelsmith | December 18th, 2018

Taco Hut Says Goodbye

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Music | The State House Lucy Gellman | December 17th, 2018

Ordinary Gets A Miracle On Chapel Street

Arts, Culture & Community | Downtown | Economic Development | Food & Drink Lucy Gellman | December 12th, 2018

A “People’s Menorah” For Peace

Culture & Community | Downtown | Jewish Voices for Peace | Mending Minyan Lucy Gellman | December 10th, 2018

Trash, Or Treasure?

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | November 29th, 2018

“We Will Fight For You”

Culture & Community | Downtown | LGBTQ | New Haven Pride Center Lucy Gellman | November 20th, 2018

Institute Library “Tellabrates” The Power of Story

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Institute Library | Storytelling Leah Andelsmith | November 9th, 2018

Children’s Museum Scores $1.4 Million In State Funding

Connecticut Children's Museum | Culture & Community | Downtown | New Haven Lucy Gellman | July 26th, 2018

"We can actually have a roof reconstruction without looking for a hole,” said museum director Sandra Malmquist Wednesday.

“Peacebuilders” Hit The New Haven Green

The billboard's next stop? Exit 42 on I-95. Karen Marks Photos.

“Who Brought Us Here?”

Toto Kisaku. Rays Kisaku Photo.

Mrs. Frazier Gets Her Due

Mrs. Jeffie Frazier: "We are so powerful—we’re just not together. Please come together. That’s a blessing for me if you would.”

Historic Preservation Comes Downtown

Architecture | Arts & Culture | Downtown | New Haven Preservation Trust Lucy Gellman | May 25th, 2018

NHPT Preservation Services Officer John Herzan: “Another developer might have decided to tear it down, because it really was a wreck.” Lucy Gellman Photos.

Immigrants Land On The Green

32 immigrants and refugees will arrive on the New Haven Green this week, and remain there through August. You won’t be able to ask them their stories though—that will require a literal closer look. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Celia Paul And The Art Of Emotional Labor

“I think I’m with Virginia Woolf,” Paul said as the show opened last month. “I think women do have a different sensibility, and I think they need to be aware of that in their work.” Lucy Gellman Photo.

"This Is Why We Festival"

“Together, We Can Fight The Stigma”

Too Cool For School

Jessie Smolinski Photos, Courtesy Yale University Art Gallery.

Elm City Games Does A Party Trick

Culture & Community | Downtown | Elm City Games | Matt Fantastic Stephen Urchick | February 27th, 2018

Stephen Urchick Photos.

Jennifer's Top Five - February 21

Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.

The Mothership Takes Off

NHSO Finalist: Let Me Grow New Haven Roots, Again

Neale: This is not what I do. It's who I am. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Honest Abe? Racist Abe?

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Co-Op Voices Dig In

Crystal Palace or Bouncy Castle?

Lana Lesley in FIELD GUIDE created by Rude Mechs. Photo by Joan Marcus, 2018.

(Almost) All the Mac and Cheese in New Haven

All photos by Ellen Su.

Outsiders Come To The Stage

"Critizens" Hit Three Sheets

One of the installations at the event. Stephen Urchick Photo.

Every Voice Lifted, And Sung

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Collateral Damage

John Keefer's "Airstrike" installed at Giampietro Gallery. Stephen Urchick Photo.

In Search Of Snow Yetis

No Yetis? No Yetis. Lucy Gellman Photo.

On Cake Shop, Elm Citizens Search For Right Recipe

The pride flag at a vigil and rally for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. Lucy Gellman Photo.

‘Sanctuary Tree’ Lights Up The Night

Pinos' wife, holding their son Brandon: Thank you so much. Kelly and Nelson Pinos pictured in back. Lucy Gellman Photo.

Native Son, With New Haven Student Voices

Through Nambi Kelley, A Native Son Reborn

Jerod Haynes and Jason Bowen in Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley, adapted from the novel by Richard Wright, directed by Seret Scott. Photo by Joan Marcus, 2017.

168 York Transforms For Open Mic

It wasn’t clear exactly when bar started singing along. One moment, Sinthea Sinatra was really feeling the guitar as it climbed up a four-chord progression. Before her, Ivan Sheth lifted up the microphone, channeling the band 4 Non Blondes.

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Fact, Fiction, And A Case Of The Fits

Arts & Culture | Downtown | New Haven | Yale Cabaret Lucy Gellman | November 10th, 2017

Check? Mate.

Snip! Lucy Gellman Photos.

Boob Barrage On Chapel

Bust Op , a one day affair that Saunders said may repeat. Lucy Gellman Photos.

A Tribute To Anna Liffey's

Anna Liffey's on Wednesday night. Lucy Gellman Photo.

"Civvies" Comes To Chapel Street

Breeden ready to do business. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Jennifer's Top 5 - Sept. 27

Downtown | New Haven | New Haven Symphony Orchestra | Yale Jennifer Gelband | September 27th, 2017

Is it too soon to think of the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.