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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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"Ding Dong Ditch" Rings In November With A Thriller

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With Stop Solitary Doc, Elm City Reels Meets The Moment

Trey Moore (a.k.a. Orion Solo) and Travis Carbonella. Abbia Biao Photos.

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"The Cry Within" Grows Its Footprint

Dr. Thomas Mitchell. Abiba Biao Photos.

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At Last, Flint Street Theater Opens Its Doors

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Teaming Up for Kinship Care Month & Recovery Month

The following citizen contribution was submitted by Josiah Brown, executive director of Connecticut Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Connecticut CASA “empowers a statewide network of caring, consistent volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates to advance the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect—so every child can find a safe, permanent home to thrive,” according to its mission statement. The first photo shows Josiah Brown, Enna Garcia of 'r Kids Family Center, and Dr. Ijeoma Opara.

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New Doc Puts Reentry In Focus

Tabari "Ra" Hashim at a rehearsal for As We Emerge: Monologues of the Formerly Incarcerated in November 2023. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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Life Lessons From Kelly Bigelow Becerra

Kelly Bigelow Becerra during a Zoom call with the Arts Paper.

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LIFFY Rolls Back Into New Haven

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HSC Student Film Breaks Through Mental Health Stigma

High School in the Community (HSC) freshman Jonaily Colón, who is headed to National History Day finals in Washington, D.C. this month. Lucy Gellman Photo. The image below of Colón with U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is courtesy HSC.

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Queer Film Club Wraps Up On A High Note

KeQing Tan Photos.

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In "What Could Have Been," New Haven's Past Haunts Its Present

Tubyez Cropper Wednesday night. Lucy Gellman Photo.

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In Year 13, LIFFY Speaks Truth To Power

A still from Anaïs Taracena's El silencio del Topo (The Silence of the Mole), a 2021 film from Guatemala.

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At NHDocs, A Peek Into “The Oystering Life”

Image Courtesy Steve Hamm.

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Connecticut’s LGBTQ Film Festival Gets To The Heart: We Are Not Alone

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Jaigantic Lays Out Vision For River Street, Battles With Breweries

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City’s Newest Film Festival Spotlights Black Voices

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New Festival Shifts Its Focus To Black Filmmakers

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NHdocs Gets Ready To Roll

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A Mariachi Academy Heads To Sundance

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"The Public" Hits Home At The Library

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A Filmmaker Tells Her IUD Story

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New Film Series "Ignites The Light" On Black Experience

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Summer Apprentices Zoom In On New Haven’s Neighborhoods

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Can “Shift Change” Shift The Policing Discussion?

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“Salvage” Mines Trash For Community Treasure

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Local Farm, Cosmic Scope

Leah Andelsmith Photos.

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How Clyde Ramos Framed Joe Ganim

Screenshot from Facebook. This is the third piece on the role of arts—rhetoric, photography, film, and media—on the gubernatorial campaign trail. For the previous pieces, click here, here and here. Joe Ganim is standing on a table or stage—you can't quite tell which—in the dusky yellow light of an old building. The ceiling above him is tile, studded with low lights. He’s looking up and out into a crowd, eyes fixed on some point in the distance. Symphonic strings build under him.

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“The 48” Gets Ready To Race The Clock

Trish Clark at the 48 Hour Film Project kickoff. Thomas Breen File Photo for the New Haven Independent.

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Nasty Women: #MeToo Needs Men, Too

Shane Baber: “I didn’t see straight men stand up and say ‘this happened to me.’” Lucy Gellman Photo.

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