Save the Date!! Our Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024 Opening Reception is September 26th from 6 – 8PM at CT State Community College Manchester. The show is free and open to all and runs through Nov. 13.

This is the 44th Annual Show of artwork from Connecticut’s prisons. The Annual Show is open to anyone incarcerated, or formerly incarcerated, in Connecticut. The Annual Show is a diverse, inclusive exhibition, featuring new artwork from accomplished artists working in Prison Arts’ collectives and workshops, as well as from artists exhibiting for the first time, and everyone in between. The show features drawings, paintings, sculptures, and carpentry projects. Beyond traditional arts supplies, many artworks are made using unique materials, including soap, woven paper bags, and food packaging. The Annual Show is a chance to dignify the constructive endeavors undertaken daily in prison, provide families a chance to connect with their loved ones, and create connections between the prison and the outside community. Don’t miss this powerful community event!

Since 1978, the Prison Arts Program has been working to transform Connecticut’s prisons, and the lives of all those living and working inside those prisons, through the arts.

Community Partners in Action has been assisting those affected by the criminal justice system, while advocating and enabling systemic change (institutionally, judicially, and legislatively), since 1875. CPA is nearing their 150th anniversary!

Community Partners in Action Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024

September 26 – November 13, 2024

Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am – 9pm | Friday: 9am – 5pm | Saturday: 8:30am – 2:30pm

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26th, 6-8pm | Closing Reception: Saturday, November 9th, 12-2pm

CT State Manchester Community College | Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery | AST Building, Great Path, Manchester, CT

For more information please contact:

Maura O’Connor, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery Director 860-512-2692 / moconnor@mcc.commnet.edu

Jeffrey Greene, CPA Prison Arts Program Manager 860-722-9450 / cpaprisonarts@gmail.com

Make functional ceramic pieces using the potter’s wheel as our primary tool. We will cover clay preparation, forming pots on the wheel, and glazing. Every class includes both demonstrations and individually-focused instruction. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Wednesdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/4–12/11

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 13

You decide – explore multiple printmaking techniques and processes or deepen your practice in one area. Use etching, drypoint, woodcut, linocut, monotype, transfer prints, paper lithography, polymer plate lithography, collagraph, silk aquatint, transfer prints, or Chine-collé. Learn new techniques or connect printmaking to other artistic media.

Includes one 3-hour practice session per week during monitored practice hours.

16 City Gallery Members Part of New Haven Open Studios Events

City Gallery is excited to be part of the annual Open Studios event being held throughout New Haven during the month of October. All 16 City Gallery artists will participate in OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY, on view from October 4 through October 27, including Judy Atlas, Meg Bloom, Joy Bush, Phyllis Crowley, Jennifer Davies, Roberta Friedman, William Frucht, Joyce Greenfield, Rita Hannafin, Barbara Harder, Robert Jacoby, Sheila Kaczmarek, Kathy Kane, Catherine Lavoie, Tom Peterson, and Sue Rollins. There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, October 5, 2-4 p.m., as well as Artist Talks featuring Rita Hannafin & Catherine Lavoie on Sunday, October 13, 2-4 p.m., and Joy Bush & Phyllis Crowley on Sunday, October 27, 2-4 p.m.. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Theresa Fairbanks Harris, Senior Conservator of Works on Paper at the Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art, and Lisa Hodermarsky, the Gallery’s Sutphin Family Curator of Prints and Drawings, lead a discussion on the conservation treatment and history of Edwin Austin Abbey’s (1852–1911, Hon. 1897) study for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania, a mural in the House Chamber of the Pennsylvania State Capitol at Harrisburg. This magnificent, large-scale preparatory drawing is representative of Abbey’s intensely involved artistic process in developing his mural commissions. The historical background on the commission and Abbey’s choice of composition will be discussed. But the main thrust of the talk will be the conservation treatment that transformed this previously severely damaged drawing into an intact work of art. Harris and Hodermarsky will address the companion oil sketch and pastels of important figures in the mural, in addition to Abbey’s materials and techniques. Offered in conjunction with the Gallery’s exhibition The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876–1917. 

Space is limited.  

Major support for The Dance of Life is made possible by the Henry Luce Foundation, with additional support provided by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. 

Join us at this weekly farmers market from 3pm-6pm at the Q House Community Center! Enjoy fresh, CT-grown produce, prepared foods from local chefs, cooking demos, family activities and music every first and third Wednesday!

SNAP and FMNP purchases are doubled!

Join us for an opening reception at Miller Hall for the ISM's new art exhibit, Take Me As I Am: Redemption and Grace for the Discarded, featuring appearances by exhibit artist Lance Flowers along with Robert Hodge and Jason Woods (aka Flash Gordon Parks). Reception begins at 5 p.m and panel discussion begins at 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

Free and open to the public.

This event will be livestreamed. Registration is required for livestream access, but is not required for in-person attendance. View the event page for the opening reception for details.

Take Me As I Am will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from October 24-December 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12-4 p.m., except for Thursday, November 28 when the ISM is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Exhibit is free and open to the public. View the exhibit's website for full details.

Learn the basics of preparing and operating a loom. Participants will weave a sampler piece combining a wide range of useful weaves. Beginning students will complete one or two simple projects of their choice by the end of this term. Intermediate and advanced students will weave projects with more complex structures using multi-harness looms.

Beginning students have a materials fee of $18 payable to the instructor.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours.

8 Week Session: Wednesdays, 6–9 pm, 9/4–10/23

8 sessions: $432.00; Capacity: 10

Learn traditional and experimental printmaking processes, concentrating in one area or exploring many. Etch like Rembrandt, Goya, and Kentridge; monotype like Degas, Masur, and Oliveira; woodcut like Dürer and Frankenthaler; lithograph like Kollwitz and Rauschenberg. Combine other media with printmaking.

Includes one 3-hour practice session per week during monitored practice hours.

Veteran book arts expert Gisela Noack brings her many years of skill and experience in restoration and conservation to students working on their own advanced bookbinding or restoration projects.

Enrollment in this class includes one 3-hour monitored open bench session per week.

Make functional ceramic pieces using the potter’s wheel as our primary tool. We will cover clay preparation, forming pots on the wheel, and glazing. Every class includes both demonstrations and individually-focused instruction. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Wednesdays, 7–10 pm, 9/4–12/11

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 13

Guest artists Cappella Pratensis present Missa Aurea, a concert featuring Guillaume Dufay's Missa Ecce ancilla Domini.

Free and open to the public.

For almost forty years, Cappella Pratensis has been renowned for its innovative approach to the performance of Renaissance polyphonic music, being one of only a handful of professional ensembles in the world who perform directly from historical notation, as opposed to transcriptions in the form of a modern choral score. In recent years, the ensemble has dived further into the musical traditions surrounding this repertoire by exploring historical methods of improvisation and pedagogies, as well as working within the contexts of liturgical reconstruction. The result is an inherently immersive approach, in which the performers draw on a truly embodied relationship with past musical cultures in order to provide convincing and engaging performances.

For more information, view event website.

This is a true story. It’s the 90s in rural Falcon, Colorado. Six teenage girls on the FFA horse judging team are determined to make it to nationals come hell or high water. But to do that, they must grapple with jealousy, rivalries, sex, Jesus, AOL chat rooms, impossible expectations, and rumors of a serial killer. Hilary Bettis’s falcon girls is an achingly funny and brutally honest coming of age memoir–and a love letter to the girls she grew up with and the horses who saved their lives.

Save the Date!! Our Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024 Opening Reception is September 26th from 6 – 8PM at CT State Community College Manchester. The show is free and open to all and runs through Nov. 13.

This is the 44th Annual Show of artwork from Connecticut’s prisons. The Annual Show is open to anyone incarcerated, or formerly incarcerated, in Connecticut. The Annual Show is a diverse, inclusive exhibition, featuring new artwork from accomplished artists working in Prison Arts’ collectives and workshops, as well as from artists exhibiting for the first time, and everyone in between. The show features drawings, paintings, sculptures, and carpentry projects. Beyond traditional arts supplies, many artworks are made using unique materials, including soap, woven paper bags, and food packaging. The Annual Show is a chance to dignify the constructive endeavors undertaken daily in prison, provide families a chance to connect with their loved ones, and create connections between the prison and the outside community. Don’t miss this powerful community event!

Since 1978, the Prison Arts Program has been working to transform Connecticut’s prisons, and the lives of all those living and working inside those prisons, through the arts.

Community Partners in Action has been assisting those affected by the criminal justice system, while advocating and enabling systemic change (institutionally, judicially, and legislatively), since 1875. CPA is nearing their 150th anniversary!

Community Partners in Action Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024

September 26 – November 13, 2024

Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am – 9pm | Friday: 9am – 5pm | Saturday: 8:30am – 2:30pm

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26th, 6-8pm | Closing Reception: Saturday, November 9th, 12-2pm

CT State Manchester Community College | Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery | AST Building, Great Path, Manchester, CT

For more information please contact:

Maura O’Connor, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery Director 860-512-2692 / moconnor@mcc.commnet.edu

Jeffrey Greene, CPA Prison Arts Program Manager 860-722-9450 / cpaprisonarts@gmail.com

Want to try something new? Build your existing skills to grow ideas in a stimulating group of intermediate and advanced potters. Individual projects are encouraged, with demonstrations designed to inspire new ways of looking at throwing, hand-building, and overall design.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

14 Week Session: Thursdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/5–12/12, No class 11/29

14 sessions: $756.00; Capacity: 12

Learn the various approaches to creating metal sculptures, including welding (oxyacetylene and MIG), brazing, cutting (torch and plasma cutter), hammering, and more.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours.

Students should wear 100% cotton long sleeves, jeans or work pants, and closed-toe boots. No synthetic mesh, plastic, or cloth.

Note: This class is 13 weeks – one day off in October (date TBD) and one day off for Thanksgiving (11/28/24)

The tuition for this class includes a materials fee of $40.

13 Week Session: Thursdays, 10 am–1 pm, 9/5–12/12, No class 11/28

13 sessions: $742.00; Capacity: 8

Take Me As I Am: Redemption And Grace for the Discarded is an art exhibit premiering new mixed media works detailing the fight to preserve Houston’s historic Third Ward neighborhood by contemporary Southern artist Lance Flowers. The title “Take Me As I Am,” is a reference to the hymn from the late 19th century. The title is also a spot on description of Flowers’ artistic practice. His process leads him to seek out and repurpose found materials once deemed trash or an “eyesore” to tell vivid allegories steeped in Southern tradition.

Free and open to the public.

This exhibition will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from October 24-December 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12-4 p.m., except for Thursday, November 28 when the ISM is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

View details about the art exhibit on the event website.

All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this art exhibit on Wednesday, October 23 at 5 p.m. View details here.

16 City Gallery Members Part of New Haven Open Studios Events

City Gallery is excited to be part of the annual Open Studios event being held throughout New Haven during the month of October. All 16 City Gallery artists will participate in OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY, on view from October 4 through October 27, including Judy Atlas, Meg Bloom, Joy Bush, Phyllis Crowley, Jennifer Davies, Roberta Friedman, William Frucht, Joyce Greenfield, Rita Hannafin, Barbara Harder, Robert Jacoby, Sheila Kaczmarek, Kathy Kane, Catherine Lavoie, Tom Peterson, and Sue Rollins. There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, October 5, 2-4 p.m., as well as Artist Talks featuring Rita Hannafin & Catherine Lavoie on Sunday, October 13, 2-4 p.m., and Joy Bush & Phyllis Crowley on Sunday, October 27, 2-4 p.m.. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

Re-discover the Peabody’s amazing dioramas which portray Connecticut ecosystems and North American biomes. Learn the history of the dioramas and the artists who created them. Enjoy the opportunity to sketch from these iconic scenes where the animals stay still while you draw! This 4 week course meets in person at the Yale Peabody Museum.

Using both hand-building techniques and the potter’s wheel, participants learn the foundational skills needed to create basic ceramic cups, bowls, and floral containers. As students refine these skills, they will work on more complex projects. This will enable them to combine techniques, push their creativity, and practice creative problem-solving.

Glazing, slips, and other surface treatments will be explored. There will be instructor demonstrations and individual consultations. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

14 Week Session: Thursdays, 3:30–6 pm, 9/5–12/12, No class 11/28

14 sessions: $630.00; Capacity: 12

In the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, the French poet André Breton defined Surrealism as “psychic automatism in its pure state, by which one proposes to express—verbally, by means of the written word, or in any other manner—the actual functioning of thought.” Many Surrealists were inspired by the metaphor found in a 19th-century poem of a chance encounter between a sewing machine and an umbrella on a dissecting table. The post–World War I art and cultural movement galvanized by Breton, which encouraged the expression of dreams, the unconscious, and irrationality, still has resonance today—one hundred years later. Artists who were part of, or have been absorbed into, the Surrealist orbit include Max Ernst, René Magritte, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Dora Maar, Kay Sage, Alberto Giacometti, and Dorothea Tanning. Celebrate the centennial of this movement at our Surrealist Ball, an eccentric evening of music, poetry, photography, refreshments, and more. Surrealist-inspired costumes are encouraged, but note that oversize costumes and objects will not be allowed in the galleries. Generously sponsored by the Martin A. Ryerson Lectureship Fund. 

The 2024 election is the perfect time to discuss the career of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis, who helped bring about the Voting Rights Act and then fought for voting rights his whole career. Scholar and author David Greenberg will present “John Lewis and the Politics of Voting,” at the New Haven Museum on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 6 p.m., preceded by a reception at 5:30 p.m. 

Register for this free event here: https://qrco.de/bfGI9t

Greenberg will base his presentation on his newly released biography, “John Lewis: A Life.” Greenberg notes that Lewis’s commitment to voting and voting rights is as timely as ever, adding, “With anti-democratic forces on the rise, the vote is the way that we will rescue our democracy.” 

Born into poverty in rural Alabama, Lewis would become second only to Martin Luther King, Jr. in his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. He was a Freedom Rider who helped to integrate bus stations in the South, a leader of the Nashville sit-in movement, the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington, and the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which he made into one of the major civil rights organizations. He may be best remembered as the victim of a vicious beating by Alabama state troopers at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where he nearly died.

Greenberg will trace Lewis’s life through the post-Civil Rights years when he headed the Voter Education Project, which enrolled millions of African American voters across the South. The book reveals the little-known story of his political ascent first locally in Atlanta, and then as a member of Congress. Tapped to be a part of the Democratic leadership in Congress, he earned respect on both sides of the aisle for the sacrifices he had made on behalf of nonviolent integration in the South and came to be known as the “conscience of the Congress.”

With new details about Lewis’ personal and professional relationships, Greenberg’s presentation will offer an appreciation of the life and career and commitments of a man whose heroism during the Civil Rights Movement helped to bring America a new birth of freedom.

EVERYBODY!! Come make a GIANT puppet in community! Prepare your puppet for the Giant Puppet and People Making Mayhem on October 27!

ANNOUNCEMENT! This year the Westvillians and friends will be making a spectacle!

GRAB A FRIEND AND JOIN IN, AND/OR BUILD YOUR OWN CREATURE FOR THE WEST RIVER TABLEAU! What can you imagine lives in the West River? What creatures swim in its watery shallows and depths!?

We have all the supplies but if desired bring clean cardboard and other interesting recyclables. We are in need of lightweight fabrics in the color of water family. Blues, greens, grays, browns….

Weeknight sessions 6-9pm 

(Oct 3, 14, 17, 21, 24)

Weekend sessions 11-3pm 

(Oct 5/6, Oct 12/13, Oct 19/20, Oct 26)

PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD IN SPACE NEXT TO KEHLER LIDDELL GALLERY (873 Whalley Avenue)

PARADE INFO:

October 27: We step off at 11:00am from the corner of Edgewood Park on West Rock+Whalley Avenues to parade around the village and meet up for a harvest party in the Cityseed Farmer's Market.

Learn basic metalsmithing for making jewelry, developing new skills, or strengthen existing ones. Weekly demonstrations introduce tools and techniques required for working with nonferrous sheet metal and wire. Demonstrations may include sawing, filing, cold-connecting, soldering, surface embellishment, forging, shaping, fold forming, finishing, and patina coloring.

11 Week Session: Thursdays, 6:30–9:30 pm, 9/19–12/5, No class 11/28

11 sessions: $634.00; Capacity: 8

If you are interested in making ceramic pieces for the home, this class is for you.

Making functional pots is important to all levels of students, whether you throw pots on the wheel or prefer to build by hand. Students will learn ways to modify forms to create pieces uniquely their own.

Classes will include various techniques for pot making as well as considerations pertaining to each form. Surface treatments including engobes, stains, and glazes will also be covered.

Both teacher demonstrations and one-on-one student instruction will occur each week.

Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

14 Week Session: Thursdays, 6:30–9:30 pm, 9/5–12/12, No class 11/28

14 sessions: $756.00; Capacity: 12

Silkscreen/serigraph printmaking is a highly versatile process used to transfer images onto a variety of surfaces.

Students will transfer photo images (photography, drawing, painting, or multimedia art) to the printing screens and print onto paper, fabric, or wood panel. Image separations (digital and hand) to print images with more than one color as well as learning how to register multiple colors for printing will be discussed. Includes one 3-hour practice session per week during monitored practice hours.

The tuition for this class includes a fee of $20 for basic materials provided by CAW.

10 Week Session: Thursdays, 7–10 pm, 9/5–11/7

10 sessions: $560.00; Capacity: 8

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the triumphant story of the Queen of Rock n’ Roll set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits! This musical presents Tina’s journey against all odds to become one of the world’s most beloved artists of all time. Featuring her much loved songs, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall.

This is a true story. It’s the 90s in rural Falcon, Colorado. Six teenage girls on the FFA horse judging team are determined to make it to nationals come hell or high water. But to do that, they must grapple with jealousy, rivalries, sex, Jesus, AOL chat rooms, impossible expectations, and rumors of a serial killer. Hilary Bettis’s falcon girls is an achingly funny and brutally honest coming of age memoir–and a love letter to the girls she grew up with and the horses who saved their lives.

Save the Date!! Our Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024 Opening Reception is September 26th from 6 – 8PM at CT State Community College Manchester. The show is free and open to all and runs through Nov. 13.

This is the 44th Annual Show of artwork from Connecticut’s prisons. The Annual Show is open to anyone incarcerated, or formerly incarcerated, in Connecticut. The Annual Show is a diverse, inclusive exhibition, featuring new artwork from accomplished artists working in Prison Arts’ collectives and workshops, as well as from artists exhibiting for the first time, and everyone in between. The show features drawings, paintings, sculptures, and carpentry projects. Beyond traditional arts supplies, many artworks are made using unique materials, including soap, woven paper bags, and food packaging. The Annual Show is a chance to dignify the constructive endeavors undertaken daily in prison, provide families a chance to connect with their loved ones, and create connections between the prison and the outside community. Don’t miss this powerful community event!

Since 1978, the Prison Arts Program has been working to transform Connecticut’s prisons, and the lives of all those living and working inside those prisons, through the arts.

Community Partners in Action has been assisting those affected by the criminal justice system, while advocating and enabling systemic change (institutionally, judicially, and legislatively), since 1875. CPA is nearing their 150th anniversary!

Community Partners in Action Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024

September 26 – November 13, 2024

Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am – 9pm | Friday: 9am – 5pm | Saturday: 8:30am – 2:30pm

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26th, 6-8pm | Closing Reception: Saturday, November 9th, 12-2pm

CT State Manchester Community College | Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery | AST Building, Great Path, Manchester, CT

For more information please contact:

Maura O’Connor, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery Director 860-512-2692 / moconnor@mcc.commnet.edu

Jeffrey Greene, CPA Prison Arts Program Manager 860-722-9450 / cpaprisonarts@gmail.com

Are you looking to improve your throwing skills? Seeking to center your clay and yourself? Do you need a hand . . . with hand building? My class offers an opportunity to work towards your goals in clay and further your individual projects with differentiated instruction. Sign up to get started or to hone your ceramic skills. All levels welcome.

Wear clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only. Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

14 Week Session: Fridays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/6–12/13, No class 11/29

14 sessions: $756.00; Capacity: 12

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

16 City Gallery Members Part of New Haven Open Studios Events

City Gallery is excited to be part of the annual Open Studios event being held throughout New Haven during the month of October. All 16 City Gallery artists will participate in OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY, on view from October 4 through October 27, including Judy Atlas, Meg Bloom, Joy Bush, Phyllis Crowley, Jennifer Davies, Roberta Friedman, William Frucht, Joyce Greenfield, Rita Hannafin, Barbara Harder, Robert Jacoby, Sheila Kaczmarek, Kathy Kane, Catherine Lavoie, Tom Peterson, and Sue Rollins. There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, October 5, 2-4 p.m., as well as Artist Talks featuring Rita Hannafin & Catherine Lavoie on Sunday, October 13, 2-4 p.m., and Joy Bush & Phyllis Crowley on Sunday, October 27, 2-4 p.m.. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Students will familiarize themselves with human body proportions and shapes and begin understanding how different body parts relate to each other. Using a manikin and each other as models, students will practice drawing the human form in different poses and movements.

Discover how artists use different styles to represent humans such as formal portraits, comics, animation, cartoons, graphic novels, and then students will try it themselves!

8 Week Session: Fridays, 4:30–6:30 pm, 9/6–10/25

8 sessions: $308.00; Capacity: 8

Learning to draw with markers can be fun and rewarding!

Using a variety of markers, learn basic shapes like circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles to get a feel for how the markers interact with the paper. Explore different techniques such as stippling (dotting), hatching (parallel lines), cross-hatching (crossing lines), and blending colors together. Create shading by varying the pressure and layering colors to achieve depth and dimension. Understand how colors work together and experiment with complementary, analogous, and contrasting color schemes. Sketch objects from around your environment and reference images.

Put all this together and you will be able to create amazing drawings with markers!

8 Week Session: Fridays, 6–7:30 pm, 9/6–10/25

8 sessions: $236.00; Capacity: 8

Monitored sessions for participants with experience, and approved by an instructor or department head. Please note there is no instruction during these sessions.  Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

14 Week Session: Fridays, 6:30–9:30 pm, 9/6–12/13, No class 11/29

14 sessions: $546.00; Capacity: 13

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the triumphant story of the Queen of Rock n’ Roll set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits! This musical presents Tina’s journey against all odds to become one of the world’s most beloved artists of all time. Featuring her much loved songs, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall.

The Spelling Bee is for adult teams of three who compete in “swarms” or initial rounds of seven teams. Teams work together on stage to spell each word, writing the word and displaying it for the judges’ approval. Our audience cheers the teams along. The last team standing in each “swarm” competes in the final.

Winners receive a trophy and the glory of being the NHR Spelling Bee Champs! Teams create a team name and can dress in costume. We also offer a cash bar, food, and dessert in the foyer. The Emcee runs the show. A Word Guru presents the words and three judges and a timekeeper oversee the Bee. The Bee typically lasts for two hours.

Guest conductor Rune Bergmann, who “makes the orchestra play with joy and fire” (Crescendo, Munich), leads the Yale Philharmonia in a performance of Sibelius’ anthemic tone poem Finlandia and evocative Fifth Symphony on a program that also includes Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto with soloist Nicole Martin ’25MM.

Program

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26

Magnus Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto (2002)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5, Op. 82

Single tickets start at $13, Yale faculty/staff start at $9, students free*

$3 surcharge at the door

Seating in Woolsey Hall is General Admission by section.

This is a true story. It’s the 90s in rural Falcon, Colorado. Six teenage girls on the FFA horse judging team are determined to make it to nationals come hell or high water. But to do that, they must grapple with jealousy, rivalries, sex, Jesus, AOL chat rooms, impossible expectations, and rumors of a serial killer. Hilary Bettis’s falcon girls is an achingly funny and brutally honest coming of age memoir–and a love letter to the girls she grew up with and the horses who saved their lives.

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show - New Haven, CT

Prepare for an Unforgettable Evening of Mystery and Comedy at the Dinner Detective New Haven!

🔍 Get ready for an unforgettable evening filled with suspense, intrigue, and side-splitting comedy at Dinner Detective New Haven:

🕵️‍♂️ Engaging Mystery: Step into a world of secrets, hidden agendas, and thrilling twists. Our meticulously crafted storyline will keep you guessing as you interact with intriguing characters and follow the trail of clues to solve the evening's enigma.

😂 Comedy Galore: Laughter takes center stage! Our talented cast seamlessly blends mystery with comedy, delivering hilarious one-liners, witty banter, and unexpected moments that will have you in fits of laughter.

🎭 Audience Participation: You're not just an observer; you're an integral part of the action. Engage with the cast and fellow guests to piece together the puzzle, all while sharing hearty laughs.

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Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale

155 Temple St

New Haven, CT 06510

Save the Date!! Our Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024 Opening Reception is September 26th from 6 – 8PM at CT State Community College Manchester. The show is free and open to all and runs through Nov. 13.

This is the 44th Annual Show of artwork from Connecticut’s prisons. The Annual Show is open to anyone incarcerated, or formerly incarcerated, in Connecticut. The Annual Show is a diverse, inclusive exhibition, featuring new artwork from accomplished artists working in Prison Arts’ collectives and workshops, as well as from artists exhibiting for the first time, and everyone in between. The show features drawings, paintings, sculptures, and carpentry projects. Beyond traditional arts supplies, many artworks are made using unique materials, including soap, woven paper bags, and food packaging. The Annual Show is a chance to dignify the constructive endeavors undertaken daily in prison, provide families a chance to connect with their loved ones, and create connections between the prison and the outside community. Don’t miss this powerful community event!

Since 1978, the Prison Arts Program has been working to transform Connecticut’s prisons, and the lives of all those living and working inside those prisons, through the arts.

Community Partners in Action has been assisting those affected by the criminal justice system, while advocating and enabling systemic change (institutionally, judicially, and legislatively), since 1875. CPA is nearing their 150th anniversary!

Community Partners in Action Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024

September 26 – November 13, 2024

Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am – 9pm | Friday: 9am – 5pm | Saturday: 8:30am – 2:30pm

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26th, 6-8pm | Closing Reception: Saturday, November 9th, 12-2pm

CT State Manchester Community College | Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery | AST Building, Great Path, Manchester, CT

For more information please contact:

Maura O’Connor, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery Director 860-512-2692 / moconnor@mcc.commnet.edu

Jeffrey Greene, CPA Prison Arts Program Manager 860-722-9450 / cpaprisonarts@gmail.com

Explore print processes using safe water-soluble inks and novel plate supports. Develop personal imagery utilizing woodcut, linocut, etching, drypoint, monotype, monoprint, trace monotype, collagraph, embossment, Chine-collé, Solar Plates, and multiple inking and printing techniques. Experiment with innovative plate supports, mark-making tools, archival rag and Japanese papers, non-traditional inking procedures, and other approaches to image-making.

All inks, rollers, plate supports, newsprint, print tools, presses, soap, and water are supplied. Some print papers are supplied and students are welcome to bring their own.

Explore, learn, and practice drawing exercises and techniques in a supportive environment. Increase visual perception, skills and confidence, and develop your unique style. Work with drawing pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolor and ink/pens. Weekly demos and exercises include mark-making, line, value, form, texture and shading. Subjects include animals, everyday objects, portraits, autumn and nature inspirations, as well as students’ interests. We draw from observation, references and imagination. All materials provided. Join us!

Creativity meets skill development for our youngest artists!

Students will learn representational drawing and painting through observation of real objects and images. They’ll explore color theory, texture creation, and value with pencils, pastels, watercolors, and tempera. The focus is on developing eye-hand coordination, drawing skills, and fostering creativity in a supportive environment.

Tuition for this class includes a fee of $20 for basic materials provided by CAW.

12 Week Session: Saturdays, 10–11:30 am, 9/7–11/23

12 sessions: $470.00; Capacity: 6

Creating bright costumes and dresses for fairy princesses, dolls, and supermodels in Procreate on an iPad allows for endless creativity with colors, textures, glitter, and styles.

Use the sketching brush to outline the basic shapes of a fairy princesses, dolls, or supermodels and use the selection tool to fill in base colors for the costumes and dresses.

Experiment with different brushes for adding textures and patterns. There is even a glitter brush to add some bling to your design!

iPad and pencil will be provided.

8 Week Session: Saturdays, 10–11:30 am, 9/7–10/26

8 sessions: $310.00; Capacity: 6

Show up for your creative self in 2024 with the Saturday Drawing Club.

Explore weekly prompts and materials combined with a mix of conversation, creative time, and feedback. Bring an ongoing project or start from scratch.

8 Week Session: Saturdays, 10 am–12 pm, 9/14–11/2

8 sessions: $410.00; Capacity: 12

EVERYBODY!! Come make a GIANT puppet in community! Prepare your puppet for the Giant Puppet and People Making Mayhem on October 27!

ANNOUNCEMENT! This year the Westvillians and friends will be making a spectacle!

GRAB A FRIEND AND JOIN IN, AND/OR BUILD YOUR OWN CREATURE FOR THE WEST RIVER TABLEAU! What can you imagine lives in the West River? What creatures swim in its watery shallows and depths!?

We have all the supplies but if desired bring clean cardboard and other interesting recyclables. We are in need of lightweight fabrics in the color of water family. Blues, greens, grays, browns….

Weeknight sessions 6-9pm 

(Oct 3, 14, 17, 21, 24)

Weekend sessions 11-3pm 

(Oct 5/6, Oct 12/13, Oct 19/20, Oct 26)

PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD IN SPACE NEXT TO KEHLER LIDDELL GALLERY (873 Whalley Avenue)

PARADE INFO:

October 27: We step off at 11:00am from the corner of Edgewood Park on West Rock+Whalley Avenues to parade around the village and meet up for a harvest party in the Cityseed Farmer's Market.

 From the legend of Midnight Mary (purportedly buried alive) to the histories of Wilbur Cross, the Winchester family, and a bevy of brewers, the New Haven Museum’s “Legends of Evergreen Cemetery Tour” will highlight 16 of New Haven’s departed notables at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven. Space is limited, register here for this special “rain or shine” tour in partnership with the New Haven Preservation Trust. The 90-minute tour takes place on uneven ground, please wear comfortable shoes. 

Kyle Driebeek, a visitor experience associate at the New Haven Museum and volunteer with the New Haven Preservation Trust, will take visitors on a guided tour through Evergreen Cemetery’s park-like setting, highlighting many of the Elm City’s late great leaders and go-getters.

Those who care to continue exploring the cemetery after the tour can find the gravesites of other remarkable New Haveners, including those of the creator of the first hamburger (Luis Lassen) and even Count Tolstoy (Leo’s son). Maps will be available at Evergreen Cemetery office.

No typical sand or slides at this playground!

CAW’s playground has colored sand, wood, clay, tempera and watercolor paints, markers, tissue paper and more items than we have space to list here. Students will use all these supplies to create projects including masks, paper dolls, animals, birds, insects, portraits, and imaginary creatures.

How will they do all this? By cutting, folding, stomping, splashing, blending, texturing, painting, and coloring (after they mix their own unique colors).

Bet you wish you could stay too!

12 Week Session: Saturdays, 12–1:30 pm, 9/7–11/23

12 sessions: $470.00; Capacity: 8

16 City Gallery Members Part of New Haven Open Studios Events

City Gallery is excited to be part of the annual Open Studios event being held throughout New Haven during the month of October. All 16 City Gallery artists will participate in OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY, on view from October 4 through October 27, including Judy Atlas, Meg Bloom, Joy Bush, Phyllis Crowley, Jennifer Davies, Roberta Friedman, William Frucht, Joyce Greenfield, Rita Hannafin, Barbara Harder, Robert Jacoby, Sheila Kaczmarek, Kathy Kane, Catherine Lavoie, Tom Peterson, and Sue Rollins. There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, October 5, 2-4 p.m., as well as Artist Talks featuring Rita Hannafin & Catherine Lavoie on Sunday, October 13, 2-4 p.m., and Joy Bush & Phyllis Crowley on Sunday, October 27, 2-4 p.m.. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Exciting news! We've partnered with some amazing artists to bring 'A Seat for the Soul - Celebrating Everyday Angels' to life!

Inspired by New Haven, we've created six one-of-a-kind benches honoring New Haven's rich history. 

Join us on October 26th at Bregamos Community Theater for an unforgettable event filled with music, dance, and heartfelt storytelling, thanks to Storytellers New Haven! 

Let’s gather, share, and connect in this immersive experience celebrating art, stories, and the everyday angels among us. You won’t want to miss this! 

Mark your calendars and be part of something extraordinary.

Approach new subjects and media with curiosity and excitement as students learn who they are as creators. Focus will be on the basic principles of drawing and painting with an emphasis on exploration of materials and techniques.

Delve into the popular art of anime using Procreate software.

Anime is a style of Japanese animation known for its blazing graphics, energetic characters with large eyes, untamed hair, lengthy arms and limbs, and attractive themes such as sci-fi, romance, and supernatural forces.

This exaggerated design allows the characters to convey their emotions more freely so bring life to your characters and capture the essence of emotion and movement in this class.

iPads and iPencils will be provided.

The tuition for this class includes a materials fee of $20 for basic materials provided by CAW.

8 Week Session: Saturdays, 12:30–2 pm, 9/7–10/26

8 sessions: $320.00; Capacity: 6

Inspired by the autumnal colors, learn to create your own colors for painting.

Expand your awareness of color using the phenomenon of simultaneous contrast (two adjacent colors influencing each other and changing one’s perception of these colors), and create color studies and one-day paintings using acrylic paints.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the triumphant story of the Queen of Rock n’ Roll set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits! This musical presents Tina’s journey against all odds to become one of the world’s most beloved artists of all time. Featuring her much loved songs, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall.

Join us for Havenly’s Fall Market to support refugee and immigrant women vendors in New Haven! Come by and enjoy traditional foods and unique products from around the world, including Iraq, Morocco, and Mexico. This is a great opportunity to support and connect with a diverse group of women who have migrated to New Haven while shopping and eating! 100% of the profits at this event will go towards refugee and immigrant women.

 Everyone is welcome, and there’s something for all ages, even a special magic show! 

Mark your calendars and invite your friends! Free admission.

The New Haven Chorale is thrilled to bring back its Halloween Concert for Children in its 75th Anniversary Season!

The choristers will be wearing their Halloween costumes and children of all ages are encouraged to come in costume as well. This concert will include rounds to be sung with the choir, madrigals, several engaging classical pieces including Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, a spiritual arrangement, and a gospel piece performed by the youthful gospel choir 'New Praise' led by Dunn Pearson. There will also be an opportunity for the children

to come up and conduct the Chorale!

This will be a fun and educational concert tailored for you, your children, and grandchildren. You won't want to miss this event! This concert is FREE for all families bringing children in costume. Donations are gladly accepted!

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the triumphant story of the Queen of Rock n’ Roll set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits! This musical presents Tina’s journey against all odds to become one of the world’s most beloved artists of all time. Featuring her much loved songs, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall.

The choirs of Bethedsa Lutheran Church, United Church on the Green, and First Presbyterian Church sing the music of Buxtehude and Pachelbel. The concert is free and open to the public offering a Freewill donation to benefit Christian Community Action.

Jeremy Denk, one of world’s foremost pianists, proclaimed by the New York Times “a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs." In this solo recital, Denk—who is well known for his interpretations of Connecticut composer Charles Ives—celebrates Ives’ 150th birthday with his eclectic program featuring Ives’ Concord Sonata. One of America’s most quintessential sonatas, the Concord is known for its extreme technical difficulties making it a great challenge for any pianist. In addition, Denk will perform a variety of other fantastic eclectic works, ranging from Scott Joplin to Nina Simone.  

• Beethoven Sonata in E minor, Op. 90 (13”)
• Joplin: Bethany Waltz (15” altogether set)
• Gottschalk: The Banjo
• Nina Simone: Just in Time (transcribed)
• William Bolcom: Poltergeist Rag
• Beethoven Sonata in A-flat, Op. 110 (20”)
• Ives Sonata No. 2 (“Concord”) (42”)

This is a true story. It’s the 90s in rural Falcon, Colorado. Six teenage girls on the FFA horse judging team are determined to make it to nationals come hell or high water. But to do that, they must grapple with jealousy, rivalries, sex, Jesus, AOL chat rooms, impossible expectations, and rumors of a serial killer. Hilary Bettis’s falcon girls is an achingly funny and brutally honest coming of age memoir–and a love letter to the girls she grew up with and the horses who saved their lives.

The return of New Haven’s storyteller and singer/songwriter event, featuring storytellers Elisabeth Anton, Jezrie Marcano-Courtney, and Denise Page, and singer/songwriter American Elm. Theme is «Parents.» Hosted by Saul Fussiner.

Have you found that the pottery tools you buy don’t always last long or do what you want them to do? Wouldn’t it be cool if you could make a better tool for a lot cheaper? Now you can and you don’t need to be a mechanical wizard.

In this one-day workshop with potter Hayne Bayless, we will make:

• a banding wheel/turntable
• calipers
• decorating brushes
• bamboo shapers
• Tyvek stencils

These tools will be handy for both throwers and hand-builders.

EVERYBODY!! Come make a GIANT puppet in community! Prepare your puppet for the Giant Puppet and People Making Mayhem on October 27!

ANNOUNCEMENT! This year the Westvillians and friends will be making a spectacle!

GRAB A FRIEND AND JOIN IN, AND/OR BUILD YOUR OWN CREATURE FOR THE WEST RIVER TABLEAU! What can you imagine lives in the West River? What creatures swim in its watery shallows and depths!?

We have all the supplies but if desired bring clean cardboard and other interesting recyclables. We are in need of lightweight fabrics in the color of water family. Blues, greens, grays, browns….

Weeknight sessions 6-9pm 

(Oct 3, 14, 17, 21, 24)

Weekend sessions 11-3pm 

(Oct 5/6, Oct 12/13, Oct 19/20, Oct 26)

PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD IN SPACE NEXT TO KEHLER LIDDELL GALLERY (873 Whalley Avenue)

PARADE INFO:

October 27: We step off at 11:00am from the corner of Edgewood Park on West Rock+Whalley Avenues to parade around the village and meet up for a harvest party in the Cityseed Farmer's Market.

EveryBody Dances @ Yale Schwarzman Center brings local and visiting dance artists to our Dance Studio to teach masterclasses in jazz, hip hop, salsa, modern, contemporary, precision dance and more! All community members are welcome.

EveryBody Dances @ Yale Schwarzman Center brings local and visiting dance artists to our Dance Studio to teach masterclasses in jazz, hip hop, salsa, modern, contemporary, precision dance and more! All community members are welcome.

EVERYBODY!! Parade around Westville in your halloween costume and/or your giant puppet!

October 27: We step off at 11:00am from the corner of Edgewood Park on West Rock+Whalley Avenues to parade around the village and meet up for a harvest party in the Cityseed Farmer's Market.

For more participation, please consider joining us to build your very own puppet or help with our WEST RIVER TABLEAU:

ANNOUNCEMENT! This year the Westvillians and friends will be making a spectacle!

GRAB A FRIEND AND JOIN IN, AND/OR BUILD YOUR OWN CREATURE FOR THE WEST RIVER TABLEAU! What can you imagine lives in the West River? What creatures swim in its watery shallows and depths!?

We have all the supplies but if desired bring clean cardboard and other interesting recyclables. We are in need of lightweight fabrics in the color of water family. Blues, greens, grays, browns….

Weeknight sessions 6-9pm 

(Oct 3, 14, 17, 21, 24)

Weekend sessions 11-3pm 

(Oct 5/6, Oct 12/13, Oct 19/20, Oct 26)

PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD IN SPACE NEXT TO KEHLER LIDDELL GALLERY (873 Whalley Avenue)

16 City Gallery Members Part of New Haven Open Studios Events

City Gallery is excited to be part of the annual Open Studios event being held throughout New Haven during the month of October. All 16 City Gallery artists will participate in OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY, on view from October 4 through October 27, including Judy Atlas, Meg Bloom, Joy Bush, Phyllis Crowley, Jennifer Davies, Roberta Friedman, William Frucht, Joyce Greenfield, Rita Hannafin, Barbara Harder, Robert Jacoby, Sheila Kaczmarek, Kathy Kane, Catherine Lavoie, Tom Peterson, and Sue Rollins. There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, October 5, 2-4 p.m., as well as Artist Talks featuring Rita Hannafin & Catherine Lavoie on Sunday, October 13, 2-4 p.m., and Joy Bush & Phyllis Crowley on Sunday, October 27, 2-4 p.m.. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

The Sixteen presents The Deer's Cry, a powerful exploration of the music of two masters of sacred music, Arvo Pärt and William Byrd.

Whilst coming from very different eras, William Byrd and Arvo Pärt are both considered masters of sacred music despite having faced considerable persecution for their work. This programme presents six of William Byrd’s works from the Cantiones Sacrae including the monumental Tribue, Domine, and the mighty eight-voice motet Ad Dominum cum tribularer. The three works by Arvo Pärt speak in his unmistakable voice, with its unique blend of ancient and modern, and include his mesmerising Nunc dimittis which is crafted in his bell-like ‘tinitinnabuli’ style.

PERFORMERS

The Sixteen

Harry Christophers conductor

PROGRAM:

Byrd Diliges Dominum

Byrd Christe qui lux es et dies

Pärt The Deer’s Cry

Byrd Emendemus in Melius

Pärt the woman with the alabaster box

Byrd Miserere mihi Domine

Byrd Ad Dominum cum tribularer

Tallis / Byrd Miserere nostri

Pärt Nunc Dimittis

Byrd Laetentur coeli

Byrd Tribue Domine

Calling all knitting and crochet enthusiasts! Join us at MakeHaven for our monthly gathering, meticulously orchestrated by Denise, one of our esteemed textile facilitators.

This recurring event, dedicated to the joys of knitting and crochet, offers an unparalleled opportunity to engage with fellow crafters in a setting that's both warm and welcoming. Scheduled for the 4th Sunday of every month from 12pm to 3pm, this meetup is a haven for those looking to dive into their projects, exchange ideas, and foster a vibrant, creative community.

What to Expect:

- Community Building: Led by Denise, our meetups are designed to cultivate a nurturing environment for knitting and crochet enthusiasts at all levels of expertise. It’s the perfect venue to connect with others who share your passion and to be part of an inclusive, creative community.

- Dedicated Project Time: Bring along your knitting needles, crochet hooks, and work-in-progress projects. Whether you’re looking to make headway on your current piece, eager to start something new, or hoping to learn a novel stitch or technique, you’ll find plenty of opportunities here.

- Brainstorming and Conversation: This is your chance to participate in engaging conversations, exchange tips and tricks, and brainstorm on future projects. If inspiration, advice, or just a friendly chat about your favorite pastime is what you seek, you’ll find an open and supportive space here.

What to Bring:

- Your Projects and Materials: Don’t forget to bring your knitting, crocheting, or needlework projects along with your yarns, needles, and hooks.

- Resources to Share: Got any helpful guides, patterns, or insights? Bring them along to share with the group! Our community thrives on the exchange of knowledge and ideas.

Our Goal:

With Denise at the helm, our aim is to provide a recurring platform for knitters and crocheters to come together, share their love for the craft, work on their projects, and contribute to a flourishing community. Whether you’re looking to meet like-minded individuals, find inspiration, or simply enjoy a few hours of crafting in great company, you won’t want to miss out.

Mark your calendars for the 4th Sunday of every month, and join us from 12pm to 3pm for an afternoon of knitting, crocheting, and community building at MakeHaven. Let’s come together to weave a rich tapestry of creativity and camaraderie, one yarn at a time. We look forward to seeing you there!"

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=238&reset=1

Scroll to the bottom of the page and complete the information under Register (gray box) and hit submit. You will receive an acknowledgement by email. Questions? Email info@makehaven.org

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the triumphant story of the Queen of Rock n’ Roll set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits! This musical presents Tina’s journey against all odds to become one of the world’s most beloved artists of all time. Featuring her much loved songs, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall.

Guest artists The Sixteen present The Deer's Cry, a powerful exploration of the music of two masters of sacred music, Arvo Pärt and William Byrd.

Conductor: Harry Christophers

Whilst coming from very different eras, William Byrd and Arvo Pärt are both considered masters of sacred music despite having faced considerable persecution for their work. This programme presents six of William Byrd’s works from the Cantiones Sacrae including the monumental Tribue, Domine, and the mighty eight-voice motet Ad Dominum cum tribularer. The three works by Arvo Pärt speak in his unmistakable voice, with its unique blend of ancient and modern, and include his mesmerising Nunc dimittis which is crafted in his bell-like ‘tinitinnabuli’ style.

Free and open to the public.

This event is co-sponsored by the ISM and Yale Glee Club.

For more information, see event page.

A longstanding dream of ours will be fulfilled when the Institute Library becomes a

Spooky Speakeasy for one night with entertainment provided by the always full of

surprises —Madame Thalia!

It’s a burlesque event! It’s a Halloween Party! It’s a banned book event! It’s a speakeasy! Come dressed in your finest vintage finery/ Halloween costume and creatively celebrate freedom of speech with us.

This event comes complete with bathtub gin cocktails and candy.

Sunday, October 27 | 6:00 p.m.

Tickets for this evening, regardless of Institute Library membership status, are $20.00

each. Please be aware that seating is limited.

Buy your tickets here.

*This event is 21 and older only, please.

This special evening is also a tip-jar fundraiser for the Gallery, so please consider

bringing some extra moolah to throw in the kitty. We are dough-raising to be able to fund more artists and more talent and to say yes to new events going forward.

Save the Date!! Our Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024 Opening Reception is September 26th from 6 – 8PM at CT State Community College Manchester. The show is free and open to all and runs through Nov. 13.

This is the 44th Annual Show of artwork from Connecticut’s prisons. The Annual Show is open to anyone incarcerated, or formerly incarcerated, in Connecticut. The Annual Show is a diverse, inclusive exhibition, featuring new artwork from accomplished artists working in Prison Arts’ collectives and workshops, as well as from artists exhibiting for the first time, and everyone in between. The show features drawings, paintings, sculptures, and carpentry projects. Beyond traditional arts supplies, many artworks are made using unique materials, including soap, woven paper bags, and food packaging. The Annual Show is a chance to dignify the constructive endeavors undertaken daily in prison, provide families a chance to connect with their loved ones, and create connections between the prison and the outside community. Don’t miss this powerful community event!

Since 1978, the Prison Arts Program has been working to transform Connecticut’s prisons, and the lives of all those living and working inside those prisons, through the arts.

Community Partners in Action has been assisting those affected by the criminal justice system, while advocating and enabling systemic change (institutionally, judicially, and legislatively), since 1875. CPA is nearing their 150th anniversary!

Community Partners in Action Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024

September 26 – November 13, 2024

Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am – 9pm | Friday: 9am – 5pm | Saturday: 8:30am – 2:30pm

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26th, 6-8pm | Closing Reception: Saturday, November 9th, 12-2pm

CT State Manchester Community College | Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery | AST Building, Great Path, Manchester, CT

For more information please contact:

Maura O’Connor, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery Director 860-512-2692 / moconnor@mcc.commnet.edu

Jeffrey Greene, CPA Prison Arts Program Manager 860-722-9450 / cpaprisonarts@gmail.com

New and experienced students will focus on making pottery on the wheel.

Start by using methods of wedging, centering, hand and finger positioning for raising a vessel, and positioning one’s body for dealing with a mass of clay on the wheel. Demonstrations will cover the importance of trimming techniques and various forming processes.

Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Mondays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/9–12/16

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Learn how to make a clamshell box–a box that looks like a book, especially when set on a shelf. The design can be easily adapted in shape and size to accommodate a wide range of objects from prints, small objects, or books. Students will to cut the pieces and construct the two-tray cloth-covered box accented with decorative paper. Many of the basic bookbinding techniques will be taught such as measuring, cutting, and gluing.

No experience necessary. Intermediate students may work on independent box projects.

Join us for a mesmerizing journey into the art of laser lantern making! Bring your unique design ideas to life as you learn the ins and outs of utilizing a laser cutter to intricately craft your lantern masterpiece. In this hands-on class, you'll not only design and cut your lantern but also master the basics of wiring to bring your creation to life with a warm, radiant glow.

What to Expect:

This workshop invites participants to unleash their creativity by designing and crafting a personalized lantern. Bring your own design or create one on the spot; either way, you'll discover the magic of using a laser cutter to precision-cut your lantern's intricate patterns. As the finishing touch, you'll delve into the world of basic wiring to illuminate your lantern, creating a captivating masterpiece that reflects your unique design sensibilities.

This class takes place over two consecutive Mondays:

October 21st - Lantern design

October 28th - laser cutting, LED lighting inclusion

Skills You'll Acquire:

- Laser Cutter Proficiency: Master the art of using a laser cutter, from setting up your design on the computer to executing precision cuts. Explore tips and tricks for optimal results.

- Design Fundamentals: Understand the principles of creating a design suitable for laser cutting, ensuring your lantern reflects your artistic vision.

- Material Selection: Gain insights into selecting the right materials for your lantern, considering both aesthetic and functional aspects.

- Basic Wiring Techniques: Learn the essentials of basic wiring, enabling you to illuminate your lantern with confidence. Understand how to connect LEDs or other lighting elements safely.

- Safety Protocols: Acquire knowledge about safety protocols when using a laser cutter, ensuring a secure and enjoyable crafting experience.

Who Should Attend:

This workshop welcomes creative enthusiasts of all levels. Whether you're a seasoned designer or a first-time crafter, the workshop is designed to cater to your artistic aspirations.

What's Provided:

All necessary materials and equipment, including access to a laser cutter, will be provided. Bring your design ideas and let your imagination run wild!

Instructor:Sean Bender

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=228&reset=1

Scroll to the bottom of the page and complete the information under Register (gray box) and hit submit. You will receive an acknowledgement by email. Questions? Email info@makehaven.org

Create sketches inspired by magic!

Sketch a wizard in robes, holding a wand and emphasize the flowing robes and intricate details of a wand or draw mythical creatures like unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes, and create vibrant colors and intricate patterns on their scales or feathers.

Illustrate a wizard casting a spell with glowing runes or symbols in the air or create a scene of an enchanted forest with glowing mushrooms, whimsical trees, and fairies flitting about.

Experiment with different marker techniques such as blending colors, creating textures, and adding highlights and shadows to bring your magical sketches to life!

Students will create 5 vivid illustrations that can serve as gift cards or enhance a magical interior.

Yes, kids can safely sew on a machine! Learn all about how the machine works and then get sewing with simple projects like a pin cushion and small bags. Students will also learn hand stitching utilizing embroidery threat and felt to create cute animals like a teddy bear, dogs and cats. Embellish your project with fun buttons, sequins, bling, and fancy stitches.

Choice of projects will include small pillows, bags, stuffed animals and more. You’ll be speeding along in no time!

6 Week Session: Mondays, 4:30–6 pm, 10/28–12/2

6 sessions: $182.00; Capacity: 8

Interested in Black and White film photography but not sure how to get started?

We will get you on the road to taking great images, developing your film, and printing in the darkroom or scanning your negatives digitally (hybrid method).

All film formats can be covered. For hybrid methods a darkroom is NOT required. For those wanting silver prints, we offer a complete darkroom setup.

This is a black and white only class. Do not load your film in your camera, we will cover how best to do this in class.

Class also comes with bonus Thursday 6-9 pm studio/darkroom working sessions.

Overcome the mysteries of the sewing machine and discover how fun and easy it can be! Learn the basics of machine sewing including threading, operating, and troubleshooting.

Practice using the machine and then move on to simple projects for yourself or for gift-giving. Choice of projects will include a 4-patch pin cushion, Boho bags, zippered pouch, and items for the home such as pillow covers. Tips for altering clothes can also be covered. Previous students are welcome to attend and work on their own projects.

6 Week Session: Mondays, 6:30–8 pm, 10/28–12/2

6 sessions: $172.00; Capacity: 8

This class is for beginners eager to learn all aspects of pottery, as well as returnees who wish to hone their skills. Although the primary focus is on wheel throwing, we will also explore hand-building and ways to combine the two disciplines. Time will additionally be spent on the importance of trimming and glazing.

Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27 and firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis and you are encouraged to take advantage of this.

15 Week Session: Mondays, 7–10 pm, 9/9–12/16

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Save the Date!! Our Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024 Opening Reception is September 26th from 6 – 8PM at CT State Community College Manchester. The show is free and open to all and runs through Nov. 13.

This is the 44th Annual Show of artwork from Connecticut’s prisons. The Annual Show is open to anyone incarcerated, or formerly incarcerated, in Connecticut. The Annual Show is a diverse, inclusive exhibition, featuring new artwork from accomplished artists working in Prison Arts’ collectives and workshops, as well as from artists exhibiting for the first time, and everyone in between. The show features drawings, paintings, sculptures, and carpentry projects. Beyond traditional arts supplies, many artworks are made using unique materials, including soap, woven paper bags, and food packaging. The Annual Show is a chance to dignify the constructive endeavors undertaken daily in prison, provide families a chance to connect with their loved ones, and create connections between the prison and the outside community. Don’t miss this powerful community event!

Since 1978, the Prison Arts Program has been working to transform Connecticut’s prisons, and the lives of all those living and working inside those prisons, through the arts.

Community Partners in Action has been assisting those affected by the criminal justice system, while advocating and enabling systemic change (institutionally, judicially, and legislatively), since 1875. CPA is nearing their 150th anniversary!

Community Partners in Action Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2024

September 26 – November 13, 2024

Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am – 9pm | Friday: 9am – 5pm | Saturday: 8:30am – 2:30pm

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26th, 6-8pm | Closing Reception: Saturday, November 9th, 12-2pm

CT State Manchester Community College | Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery | AST Building, Great Path, Manchester, CT

For more information please contact:

Maura O’Connor, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery Director 860-512-2692 / moconnor@mcc.commnet.edu

Jeffrey Greene, CPA Prison Arts Program Manager 860-722-9450 / cpaprisonarts@gmail.com

Develop your pottery skills as you focus on wheel-throwing techniques in stoneware and porcelain.

Lessons will cover both functional and decorative pottery with emphasis on classical forms as we know them. Students will be shown how to apply glazes and/or oxide washes to achieve desired results, such as combining glaze colors and the application of wood ash to create unexpected effects on their work. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27 and firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Tuesdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/3–12/10

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Learn the basics of observational drawing starting with simple objects so that you can sketch what you find outdoors as well as indoors. Students will be encouraged to carry their sketchbooks and journals wherever they go; and there will be a balance between presentations by the instructor with actual practice, followed by group critiques. This 6 session course meets on-line.

Learn basic metalsmithing for making jewelry, developing new skills, or strengthen existing ones. Weekly demonstrations introduce tools and techniques required for working with nonferrous sheet metal and wire. Demonstrations may include sawing, filing, cold-connecting, soldering, surface embellishment, forging, shaping, fold forming, finishing, and patina coloring.

12 Week Session: Tuesdays, 11 am–2 pm, 9/17–12/3

12 sessions: $688.00; Capacity: 8

Take Me As I Am: Redemption And Grace for the Discarded is an art exhibit premiering new mixed media works detailing the fight to preserve Houston’s historic Third Ward neighborhood by contemporary Southern artist Lance Flowers. The title “Take Me As I Am,” is a reference to the hymn from the late 19th century. The title is also a spot on description of Flowers’ artistic practice. His process leads him to seek out and repurpose found materials once deemed trash or an “eyesore” to tell vivid allegories steeped in Southern tradition.

Free and open to the public.

This exhibition will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from October 24-December 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12-4 p.m., except for Thursday, November 28 when the ISM is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

View details about the art exhibit on the event website.

All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this art exhibit on Wednesday, October 23 at 5 p.m. View details here.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

Join Yale Consort for a service of Choral Evensong, focused on music, readings, and quiet contemplation. Through hymns, psalms, canticles, and reflections, the centuries-old tradition of Choral Evensong invites us to come together in stillness and prayer.

Free and open to the public.

Due to the off-campus nature of Yale Consort events, they will not be livestreamed. We invite you to join us in person as you are able.

Yale Consort, a newly formed professional vocal ensemble conducted by Professor James O’Donnell and sponsored by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, provides high quality choral music for a series of evening services in local parishes and chapels.

For full information and schedule, see the ISM's Yale Consort page.

Join us to celebrate the spooky season!

Meet in the courtyard (or the space if weather is cranky) for some Halloweeny fun. Make a fall themed wreath with Ellen, make (and taste if you dare!) fake blood with Jeremy, or just bring a favorite fall treat to share and hang with makers.

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=231&reset=1

Scroll to the bottom of the page and complete the information under Register (gray box) and hit submit. You will receive an acknowledgement by email. Questions? Email info@makehaven.org

Public workshop on housing for Vision 2034, New Haven's Comprehensive Plan.

This meeting will focus on housing and will provide attendees an opportunity to share their thoughts on what the City can do to address housing need in New Haven.

Food, activities for kids, and Spanish and ASL interpretation provided. Interpretation in other languages by request.

Parking available in Yale Lot 51 at Temple Street and Wall Street.

Vision our website for more information: https://newhavenvision2034.com/events

Taller publico sobre vivienda para Vision 2034, Plan Integral de New Haven.

Esta reunión se centrará en la vivienda y brindará a los asistentes la oportunidad de compartir sus opiniones sobre lo que la ciudad puede hacer para abordar las necesidades de vivienda en New Haven.

Se proporciona comida, actividades para niños e interpretación en español y ASL. Interpretación en otros idiomas si lo necesitas.

Estacionamiento disponible en Yale Lot 51 en Temple Street y Wall Street.

Para mas informacion: https://newhavenvision2034.com/events