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Drums Take Center Stage At Symphony Stunner

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music  |  New Haven Symphony Orchestra  |  Southern Connecticut State University Lucy Gellman | December 1st, 2025

Top: Michael Mills (in yellow) with Derrick Skye, with Brian Jawara Gray and Perry So in the background. Bottom: The NHSO in action. Lucy Gellman.

At SCSU, A Call To Action From The Stage

Arts & Culture  |  Beaver Hills  |  Culture & Community  |  Southern Connecticut State University Lucy Gellman | November 24th, 2025

NHSO, DiscoCactus Bring Video Games To The Stage

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music  |  New Haven Symphony Orchestra  |  Southern Connecticut State University  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Abraham Perez Orozco | June 6th, 2025

Matthew Fried Photos Courtesy of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.

In New "Career Closet," SCSU Students Get A Professional Boost

Culture & Community  |  Education  |  Fashion  |  Southern Connecticut State University Lucy Gellman | April 25th, 2025

John Romano, Jordan Cervantes and Dr. Thierry Thesatus, associate dean of Career and Student Success. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Zine Workshop Centers Poetry, Power & Potential Of The Page

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Southern Connecticut State University  |  Visual Arts  |  Zines Nelani Mejias | April 22nd, 2025

SCSU Student Mentorship Makes "El Coquí" Soar

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Boricua pride  |  Comics  |  Culture & Community  |  Education  |  Long Wharf Theatre  |  Puerto Rico  |  Southern Connecticut State University  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | February 7th, 2025

Curtis Brown Photography, courtesy of Long Wharf Theatre.

A Reimagined “Prometheus” Brings Beethoven Down From The Pedestal

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Dance  |  New Haven Symphony Orchestra  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  Southern Connecticut State University Lucy Gellman | November 25th, 2024

Photo by Matt Fried, courtesy of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.

Creative U Brings The Masterclass To Artists

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Canal Dock Boathouse  |  Culture & Community  |  Southern Connecticut State University  |  Sweets & Sounds Abiba Biao | October 24th, 2024

Angel Dahfay and Kolton Harris. Abiba Biao Photos.

At Creative U, Class Is In Session

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Canal Dock Boathouse  |  Culture & Community  |  Southern Connecticut State University  |  Sweets & Sounds Lucy Gellman | October 8th, 2024

Sweets & Sounds Founder Angel Dahfay at last year's Sweets & Sounds Con, held at NXTHVN in the city's Dixwell neighborhood. This year, Creative U takes place on Oct. 11 and 12 between the Canal Dock Boathouse and the Adanti Student Center at SCSU. Lucy Gellman File Photo.