A new exhibition to be installed at the Schwarzman Center, “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,” will illuminate ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

The show will include nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition will also feature compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, will be heralded in the show.

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” will showcase the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It will also highlight the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Rob Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Tubyez Cropper, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

Are you looking to improve your throwing skills? Seeking to center your clay and yourself? Do you need a hand with hand building?

This class offers an opportunity to work towards your goals in clay and further your individual projects with differentiated instruction.

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.

Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Friday, April 18 (Good Friday); Saturday, April 19 (Holy Saturday); Sunday, April 20 (Easter); Saturday, June 7; Friday, July 4 (Independence Day); Thurday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

Many crèches, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, feature a diversity of settings and stable designs — the most common of which is an open-front wood structure. However, many artisans model their crèches after buildings and landscapes that are native to their homelands.

This exhibit includes a variety of crèches that showcase different examples of stables and mangers. In addition, it also highlights a handful of works whose settings have been customized for the figures they contain. One of these is the Neapolitan, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, by Cantone and Costabile of Naples, Italy. In addition, a brand-new crèche will be featured in this exhibit: The Nativity at New Haven's St. Mary’s Church, designed by US-based Navidad Nativities, Inc., with figures made in Italy by Original Heide.

Textile Art by Rita Hannafin

 Inspired by Susan Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, Rita Hannafin presents WHISPERING FOREST AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS, an exhibit of art quilts. The show will be on view at City Gallery from February 28 - March 30, with a Reception on Sunday, March 23 from 2 p.m. - 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. Email: rdhannafin@gmail.com. For more, contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Join me for the opening of MOTHER BROWN, GOLD FIELDS, AND WILD HONEY, my exhibition showcasing two decades of my groundbreaking wet clay performance practice. This immersive exhibition features an extensive collection of my performance prints, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering a rare glimpse into my creative process behind these physically and emotionally intense works.

🎨 Unlock Your Child’s Creativity at The Giggling Pig! 🖌️

Looking for the perfect art class for your child? The Giggling Pig offers engaging, age-appropriate programs designed to nurture creativity, build skills, and encourage self-expression in a fun and supportive environment!

✨ Beginner Class (Ages 4-6) – 1 Hour

Introduce your little artist to the fundamentals of art! Through guided instruction, kids explore blending, composition, and different techniques while having fun and developing their unique style.

🎭 Intermediate Class (Ages 7-9) – 1.5 Hours

A deeper dive into creativity! Students work more independently, experimenting with clay, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, and more. They’ll learn composition, values, and color theory while creating detailed artwork.

🎨 Advanced & Junior Advanced (Ages 8-16) – 2 Hours

Designed for pre-teens and teens, this class allows students to explore their artistic passions at their own pace. From composition and shading to blending and detailed projects, this class is perfect for young artists looking to grow.

📅 Classes held weekly—pre-registration required! Weekly attendance encouraged but not required.

💰 Class packs available for savings opportunities!

Join us at The Giggling Pig, where imagination comes to life! 🌟

📍 Reserve your child’s spot today!

***Multi-Day Event-4 week workshop****

Embark on a journey into the world of 3D design with our "Mastering SOLIDWORKS: Fundamentals of 3D Part Modeling" workshop. SOLIDWORKS stands as the industry standard for 3D design, and this workshop is your gateway to unlocking its vast potential. Whether you're charting a course for a STEAM career or simply eager to dive into the realm of 3D modeling, this fundamentals module is tailored for those new to 3D solid modeling.

What to Expect

In this hands-on four-week workshop, you’ll learn the essentials of creating 3D parametric models in SOLIDWORKS. Through a combination of engaging lectures, guided demonstrations, and hands-on tutorials, you’ll build a strong foundation in 3D modeling, culminating in the creation and 3D printing of your own part files.

📅 Schedule: This class meets four consecutive Fridays, from March 14 – April 4, 2025. (8 total hours of instruction)

Skills You'll Acquire:

🔹 2D Sketching & Constraints – Learn to create fully constrained 2D sketches, the foundation of 3D solid models. Understand key sketching techniques and constraints for accurate designs.

🔹 3D Solid Modeling – Convert 2D sketches into precise 3D models using fundamental SOLIDWORKS tools.

🔹 Feature Editing & Refinements – Apply rounds, chamfers, and other treatment features to enhance the form and functionality of your designs.

 Creating Hole Features – Learn how to add different hole types and understand their applications in real-world designs.

🔹 Advanced 3D Features (Time Permitting) – Explore swept and lofted features to expand your modeling capabilities.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is ideal for:

✅ Beginners who are new to 3D modeling and want to learn SOLIDWORKS.

✅ Students, professionals, and hobbyists looking to develop technical design skills.

✅ Anyone interested in 3D printing and parametric modeling.

What’s Provided & Requirements

🔹 Participants must bring a laptop with SOLIDWORKS installed.

🔹 A limited number of laptops are available for loan—please email events@makehaven.org in advance if you need one.

***Join us and bring your 3D design aspirations to life!

Instructor: Matthew Burke

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=336&reset=1&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

A new exhibition to be installed at the Schwarzman Center, “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,” will illuminate ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

The show will include nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition will also feature compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, will be heralded in the show.

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” will showcase the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It will also highlight the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Rob Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Tubyez Cropper, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

🍀 Get Lucky With Us This St. Paddy’s Day! 🍀

Bring your crew, wear your green and get ready for a day full of green drinks, shamrocks, and epic bar-hopping fun— let's make this St. Patrick’s Day unforgettable! 🍻

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Here's What You Get:

🌈 Join The Luckiest Crawl of the Year

🍹 2-3 Drinks Or Shots Included

🚫 No Cover At All Bars, Mid Party, & After Party

🥤 Crawl With US Stadium Party Cup and Bottle Opener Lanyard

💚💛 Green & Gold Beads

🍻 Exclusive Drink Specials

🍔 Food Specials at Select Venues

📸 Professional Photographers

🔥 Awesome After Party

🎟️ Custom St Patrick's Day Bar Crawl Badge With Vouchers

🗺️ Access To Our New Haven Pub Crawl Map

🚨 Get tickets NOW before prices go up! 🚨

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Get ready to experience the ultimate St. Paddy’s Day celebration! On March 15, join us for an unforgettable bar crawl filled with green drinks, shamrocks, and non-stop fun! We’ll be hopping between the best bars in New Haven, enjoying exclusive drink specials, festive giveaways, and all the lively energy of St. Patrick’s Day.

Gather your crew, don your green, and get ready for a day packed with good times and great company. Whether you're sipping on Irish whiskey, clinking glasses of green beer, or dancing to festive tunes, this crawl is the perfect way to make the most of St. Paddy’s Day.

From the first pint to the last toast, it’s going to be a day of good cheer, new friends, and unforgettable memories. Don’t miss out on New Haven's best St. Patrick’s Day event of the year!

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🎟️ VOUCHERS 🎟️

Vouchers Are Only Valid At The Venues Posted Below!

GREEN VOUCHER = VOUCHER ITEM @ TBA 4PM-6PM

YELLOW VOUCHER = VOUCHER ITEM @ TBA 7PM-9PM

RED VOUCHER = VOUCHER ITEM @ TBA 10PM-12AM

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💚 CHECK IN 4PM - 6PM 💚

💚 CRAWL LOCATIONS 4PM - 10PM 💚

💚 MID PARTY 7PM-9PM 💚

💚 AFTER PARTY 10PM - 12AM 💚

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100% CANCELLATION REFUND GUARANTEE:

👌If the event is cancelled for any reason, all tickets will be refunded in full! No vouchers, no credits, just your money back in your bank! Guaranteed!

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🚫 DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE 🚫

We Highly Suggest Using Uber or Lyft To And From The Bar Crawl!

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㉑ ATTENDEES MUST BE 21+ ㉑

Due to the nature of our events, all attendees must be 21+ with a valid government issued ID.

🎨 Unlock Your Child’s Creativity at The Giggling Pig! 🖌️

Looking for the perfect art class for your child? The Giggling Pig offers engaging, age-appropriate programs designed to nurture creativity, build skills, and encourage self-expression in a fun and supportive environment!

✨ Beginner Class (Ages 4-6) – 1 Hour

Introduce your little artist to the fundamentals of art! Through guided instruction, kids explore blending, composition, and different techniques while having fun and developing their unique style.

🎭 Intermediate Class (Ages 7-9) – 1.5 Hours

A deeper dive into creativity! Students work more independently, experimenting with clay, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, and more. They’ll learn composition, values, and color theory while creating detailed artwork.

📅 Classes held weekly—pre-registration required! Weekly attendance is encouraged but not required.

💰 Class packs available for savings opportunities!

Join us at The Giggling Pig, where imagination comes to life! 🌟

📍 Reserve your child’s spot today!

Indie Comics Creator Con

March 15, 2025

10 am - 6 pm

Southern Connecticut State University

345 Fitch St, New Haven, CT 06515

What to Expect:

• 175+ comic book creators

• Panels that matter, discussing topics relevant to indie creators.

• Gift bags for the first 100 attendees.

• Scavenger Hunt with an original art grand prize.

• Portfolio reviews for aspiring creators.

Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Friday, April 18 (Good Friday); Saturday, April 19 (Holy Saturday); Sunday, April 20 (Easter); Saturday, June 7; Friday, July 4 (Independence Day); Thurday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

Many crèches, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, feature a diversity of settings and stable designs — the most common of which is an open-front wood structure. However, many artisans model their crèches after buildings and landscapes that are native to their homelands.

This exhibit includes a variety of crèches that showcase different examples of stables and mangers. In addition, it also highlights a handful of works whose settings have been customized for the figures they contain. One of these is the Neapolitan, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, by Cantone and Costabile of Naples, Italy. In addition, a brand-new crèche will be featured in this exhibit: The Nativity at New Haven's St. Mary’s Church, designed by US-based Navidad Nativities, Inc., with figures made in Italy by Original Heide.

Textile Art by Rita Hannafin

 Inspired by Susan Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, Rita Hannafin presents WHISPERING FOREST AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS, an exhibit of art quilts. The show will be on view at City Gallery from February 28 - March 30, with a Reception on Sunday, March 23 from 2 p.m. - 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. Email: rdhannafin@gmail.com. For more, contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Instructed by Annie Sailer

39 Putnam Ave, Hamden CT

Join me for the opening of MOTHER BROWN, GOLD FIELDS, AND WILD HONEY, my exhibition showcasing two decades of my groundbreaking wet clay performance practice. This immersive exhibition features an extensive collection of my performance prints, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering a rare glimpse into my creative process behind these physically and emotionally intense works.

Take your branding and marketing skills to the next level with our advanced Branding & Marketing Master Class. This comprehensive workshop is designed for those looking to dive deep into the art and science of building a strong brand identity and executing effective marketing strategies. Participants will learn how to balance creative storytelling with data-driven approaches to ensure their brand resonates with the right audience. The curriculum covers everything from market analysis and consumer behavior to cutting-edge digital marketing techniques and social media engagement. By the end of this class, you’ll have a powerful toolkit to elevate your brand’s presence and drive growth.

What to Expect

Throughout this workshop, participants will gain hands-on experience and practical knowledge in developing and executing branding and marketing strategies. The course includes interactive sessions, real-world case studies, and opportunities to apply what you’ve learned directly to your brand or business. Expect to leave with actionable insights and a clear roadmap for enhancing your brand’s impact.

Skills You’ll Acquire

• Develop a compelling brand narrative that captures and retains audience interest.

• Conduct thorough market research to identify key consumer segments and preferences.

• Craft and execute marketing campaigns using both traditional and digital channels.

• Leverage social media platforms effectively to engage and grow a loyal customer base.

• Analyze marketing data to refine strategies and optimize performance.

• Design visually cohesive brand elements, including logos, color schemes, and typography.

• Implement SEO and content marketing techniques to increase online visibility and organic traffic.

• Create exceptional customer experiences that foster brand loyalty and maintain consistent messaging.

What’s Provided

• Access to marketing and branding templates and resources

• Expert-led sessions with hands-on exercises and real-world applications

• A comprehensive workbook with tools, tips, and strategies for effective brand development

• Guidance on utilizing digital marketing platforms and analytics software

Who Should Attend

This master class is ideal for entrepreneurs, small business owners, marketing professionals, and anyone interested in developing advanced branding and marketing skills. Whether you’re building a brand from scratch or looking to elevate an existing one, this workshop will provide the tools and knowledge needed for success.

Prerequisites/Safety Information

No specific prerequisites are required, but a basic understanding of marketing principles is beneficial. Participants should bring a laptop for hands-on exercises and digital strategy implementation. All other materials and resources will be provided during the workshop.

Instrutor: Ricky Rollins

Workshop Ticket Fee:

Standard Ticket: $129.00

MakeHaven Members: $110.00

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=420&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

Founded by Emmy-nominated Choreographer, Chloé Arnold, SYNCOPATED LADIES is a ground-breaking mixed-media concert featuring a diverse all-female cast celebrating sisterhood, the power of joy, and tap dance! Created for theatergoers of all ages, it is an electrifying one-of-a-kind dance and storytelling experience. Get to know the ladies as they each share their inspiring journeys to reach for their dreams through the art of tap dance. With fierce footwork and spectacular pop concert production, the ladies leave audiences motivated to pursue their dreams with courage, determination, and love, no matter the obstacles.

Kickstart your Sundays the right way at Dockside Brewery! Join us for breakfast at the bar or enjoy our delicious offerings to-go via UberEats, DoorDash, & GrubHub from 10am-12:30pm! Indulge in mouthwatering breakfast flatbreads, scrumptious sandwiches, & fresh avocado toast. Don’t miss out!

A new exhibition to be installed at the Schwarzman Center, “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,” will illuminate ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

The show will include nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition will also feature compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, will be heralded in the show.

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” will showcase the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It will also highlight the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Rob Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Tubyez Cropper, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Friday, April 18 (Good Friday); Saturday, April 19 (Holy Saturday); Sunday, April 20 (Easter); Saturday, June 7; Friday, July 4 (Independence Day); Thurday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

Many crèches, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, feature a diversity of settings and stable designs — the most common of which is an open-front wood structure. However, many artisans model their crèches after buildings and landscapes that are native to their homelands.

This exhibit includes a variety of crèches that showcase different examples of stables and mangers. In addition, it also highlights a handful of works whose settings have been customized for the figures they contain. One of these is the Neapolitan, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, by Cantone and Costabile of Naples, Italy. In addition, a brand-new crèche will be featured in this exhibit: The Nativity at New Haven's St. Mary’s Church, designed by US-based Navidad Nativities, Inc., with figures made in Italy by Original Heide.

Textile Art by Rita Hannafin

 Inspired by Susan Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, Rita Hannafin presents WHISPERING FOREST AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS, an exhibit of art quilts. The show will be on view at City Gallery from February 28 - March 30, with a Reception on Sunday, March 23 from 2 p.m. - 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. Email: rdhannafin@gmail.com. For more, contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

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!"

Instructor: Denise McGillicuddy

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=243&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

Join us for a hands-on class where creativity meets sustainability! In Sustainable Scrap Quilting, you’ll learn how to transform fabric scraps from our shop into a cozy quilt that will keep you or a loved one warm. This class is a great way to recycle fabric pieces that would otherwise end up in a landfill, while gaining essential quilting skills.

What to Expect

Students will start by selecting from a variety of donated fabric scraps and learn how to cut, arrange, and piece them together to create a unique quilt top. Once the quilt top is completed, you’ll discover how to layer it with batting and a backing fabric, and join these layers through basic quilting techniques. By the end of the class, you’ll leave with a completed quilt and a new understanding of sustainable crafting!

*** This workshop happens over two consecutive Sundays: March 16th & March 30.***

Skills You’ll Acquire

• Basic sewing techniques for piecing a quilt top

• How to join (quilt) the top, batting, and backing to create a finished quilt

• Understanding of sustainable crafting and how to recycle fabric scraps

• Hands-on experience with a sewing machine and quilt construction

What’s Provided

• All fabric scraps from the shop

• Batting and backing materials

• Sewing machines and other necessary tools

• Instruction and guidance throughout the entire quilting process

Who Should Attend

This class is perfect for beginner to intermediate sewers who are interested in quilting, upcycling, or sustainable crafting. No prior quilting experience is required, but basic familiarity with a sewing machine is helpful.

Prerequisites/Safety Information

No specific prerequisites, but it’s recommended that students have basic sewing machine knowledge. All tools and safety instructions will be provided during the class.

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=401&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

In this red-hot workshop, discover the wonders of induction forging by creating a custom BBQ fork or a magic wand. Under the guiding hands of our expert, you'll unlock the secrets of shaping steel with an induction forge, basic hammer techniques, and a touch of wizardry. No experience is needed—just bring your enthusiasm and a desire to transform steel into something magical.

Workshop Highlights:

• Hands-On Magic: Dive into the world of steel manipulation, where you'll cut, twist, taper, bend, and even perform a bit of steel wizardry to create your own masterpiece. Choose between crafting a wizard wand or a BBQ fork of your design.
• Steel Whisperer Expertise: Our instructor will reveal the mesmerizing science behind induction heating while guiding you through the art of steel manipulation. It's a workshop that's as educational as it is enchanting!
• Materials and Inspiration: All the necessary materials and reference images will be provided. Let your creativity flow as you embark on a steel-transforming adventure.

Class Details:

• Limited to 4 Participants: An intimate group ensures personalized attention.
• No Experience Needed: Whether you're a seasoned blacksmith or a complete novice, this workshop is tailored for everyone keen on a bit of steel sorcery.

What's Provided:

• All the materials for forging, including steel pieces and tools.
• Reference images to spark your creative flames.
• Expert instruction and assistance throughout the process.

Must Bring:

• Closed Toe Shoes: For protection against sparks and metal flakes.
• Long Pants: Choose jeans or working pants; nothing too tight, though. Let your legs breathe while you work the knives.
• Shirt: Opt for breathable fabric (no synthetics). Things will heat up as you wield your steelmagic!

Ticket Prices:

• Standard Public Ticket: $127.00
• MakeHaven Members: $108.00

Instructor: Ken Cotrona

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=414&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

Join me for the opening of MOTHER BROWN, GOLD FIELDS, AND WILD HONEY, my exhibition showcasing two decades of my groundbreaking wet clay performance practice. This immersive exhibition features an extensive collection of my performance prints, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering a rare glimpse into my creative process behind these physically and emotionally intense works.

March 16 @ 7pm

Please join us for an evening of art sounds organized by Channelle Allesandre!

Chanelle Allesandre

Connie

Rear Window (Rear Window is the collaborative project of Rex Morris, Max Hammel, and Zach Rowden)

Suggested donation $10

A new exhibition to be installed at the Schwarzman Center, “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,” will illuminate ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

The show will include nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition will also feature compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, will be heralded in the show.

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” will showcase the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It will also highlight the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Rob Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Tubyez Cropper, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

We love Valentine’s Day and we’re sad it’s over…BUT St. Paddy’s Day merch is available and right around the corner, just sayin’ !🍀🍀🍀🍀 Get those reservations made for our St. Paddy’s Day Bash 3/17! Lots of food and drink special along with New Haven County Firefighters Emerald Society Pipes & Drums playing 5-7pm!

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.

Textile Art by Rita Hannafin

 Inspired by Susan Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, Rita Hannafin presents WHISPERING FOREST AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS, an exhibit of art quilts. The show will be on view at City Gallery from February 28 - March 30, with a Reception on Sunday, March 23 from 2 p.m. - 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. Email: rdhannafin@gmail.com. For more, contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Join me for the opening of MOTHER BROWN, GOLD FIELDS, AND WILD HONEY, my exhibition showcasing two decades of my groundbreaking wet clay performance practice. This immersive exhibition features an extensive collection of my performance prints, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering a rare glimpse into my creative process behind these physically and emotionally intense works.

Enhance your digital images with a simple, effective workflow.

Begin with essential camera techniques, then load images into Adobe Lightroom to refine exposure, color, sharpness, and composition. Discover how to correct problem areas and prepare your photos for stunning web presentations or high-quality prints.

Film photographers can learn to scan black-and-white or color negatives, creating beautifully preserved digital copies.

Artists will also explore the best techniques for photographing their paintings and drawings to build a professional portfolio.

This course also offers optional practice sessions between classes, held on Thursdays from 6-9 pm.

Explore and develop designs for relief, intaglio, and monotype printmaking in this hands-on course.

Class time will focus on creating original designs and concepts as students experiment with print plate substrates, including Corian®, Tetra-Pak®, vinyl records, and various recycled and found materials. Examples of different print styles will be shared to illustrate these techniques.

This course is suitable for beginners and advanced students alike.

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

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

A new exhibition to be installed at the Schwarzman Center, “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,” will illuminate ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

The show will include nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition will also feature compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, will be heralded in the show.

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” will showcase the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It will also highlight the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Rob Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Tubyez Cropper, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

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.

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.

The tuition for this class includes a fee of $40 for basic materials provided by CAW.

Textile Art by Rita Hannafin

 Inspired by Susan Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, Rita Hannafin presents WHISPERING FOREST AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS, an exhibit of art quilts. The show will be on view at City Gallery from February 28 - March 30, with a Reception on Sunday, March 23 from 2 p.m. - 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. Email: rdhannafin@gmail.com. For more, contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Join me for the opening of MOTHER BROWN, GOLD FIELDS, AND WILD HONEY, my exhibition showcasing two decades of my groundbreaking wet clay performance practice. This immersive exhibition features an extensive collection of my performance prints, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering a rare glimpse into my creative process behind these physically and emotionally intense works.

Join us for a CAPTIVATING journey through the world of photography, where moments are not just frozen in time but come alive right in your hands. Learn to tell stories through image making. Gain a mentor, free camera equipment and more. Take control of the camera you possess. Learn how to sustain yourself as a fine art photographer and commercial photographer. Learn to shoot like the pros!

In Person at Ely Center of Contemporary Art

Join us for a captivating journey through the world of photography, where moments are not just frozen in time but come alive right in your hands. Learn to tell your stories through image making. Gain a mentor, free camera equipment and more.

Take control of the camera you possess. Learn how to sustain yourself as a fine art photographer & commercial photographer. Learn to shoot like the pros.

Instructed by Annie Sailer

39 Putnam Avenue

Hamden, CT 06517

Through guided writing exercises and shared storytelling, discover the moments and experiences that shape your personal narrative. Whether you’re writing for yourself, your family, or a broader audience, this workshop will help you get started, uncover key themes in your story, and bring meaning to your memories.

This is a supportive, no-pressure group where you can explore writing in a welcoming space alongside others who may be new to the craft. As the first workshop of its kind at MakeHaven, we’re excited to explore the creative process together, opening up the possibilities of what it means to tell a story.

What to Expect

• Timed Writing & Prompts – Structured exercises will help you get words on the page without overthinking.

• Listening & Sharing – This is not a critique class. Instead, it’s a space to share and reflect in a supportive environment.

• Finding Your Narrative Thread – Every life has an arc; we’ll explore what has brought you to where you are today.

• Exploring Sense of Place – Learn to ground your story in vivid locations and moments from your past.

Skills You’ll Acquire

• Techniques to capture personal memories in writing.

• Methods for structuring a narrative from life experiences.

• Tools for setting scenes and evoking place in storytelling.

• Confidence in sharing your story with others.

What’s Provided

• Writing prompts and structured exercises.

• A welcoming, supportive environment to explore your voice.

Who Should Attend

• Anyone interested in personal storytelling—whether for private reflection or publication.

• Writers at any level who want to develop a deeper connection to their experiences through writing.

• People looking for a safe, encouraging space to share and listen to others’ stories.

Prerequisites/Safety Information

• No prior writing experience required.

What to bring

• Fast Writing Pen and Legal Pad or Notebook

This is a four-part workshop, meeting over four consecutive Tuesdays, starting March 4th.

Workshop Ticket Fee:

Standard Ticket: $46.00

MakeHaven Members: $39.00

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=390&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

Are you looking to improve your throwing skills? Seeking to center your clay and yourself? Do you need a hand with hand building?

This class offers an opportunity to work towards your goals in clay and further your individual projects with differentiated instruction.

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.

If you are fascinated with little things and have a love of detail, making miniature books is for you!

Students will make a variety of same sized books in miniature with a paper box to hold them. Bindings will include 3 soft cover pamphlet variations, a hardcover pamphlet, and a hardcover exposed sewing with pages precut from discarded books. After this class you may be inspired to make larger and more complicated books!

Intermediate students may substitute more complex book structures or continue work on individual projects.

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

Tuition for this class includes a fee of $8 for basic materials provided by CAW.

A new exhibition to be installed at the Schwarzman Center, “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,” will illuminate ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

The show will include nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition will also feature compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, will be heralded in the show.

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” will showcase the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It will also highlight the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Rob Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Tubyez Cropper, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Friday, April 18 (Good Friday); Saturday, April 19 (Holy Saturday); Sunday, April 20 (Easter); Saturday, June 7; Friday, July 4 (Independence Day); Thurday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

Many crèches, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, feature a diversity of settings and stable designs — the most common of which is an open-front wood structure. However, many artisans model their crèches after buildings and landscapes that are native to their homelands.

This exhibit includes a variety of crèches that showcase different examples of stables and mangers. In addition, it also highlights a handful of works whose settings have been customized for the figures they contain. One of these is the Neapolitan, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, by Cantone and Costabile of Naples, Italy. In addition, a brand-new crèche will be featured in this exhibit: The Nativity at New Haven's St. Mary’s Church, designed by US-based Navidad Nativities, Inc., with figures made in Italy by Original Heide.

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.

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

Textile Art by Rita Hannafin

 Inspired by Susan Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, Rita Hannafin presents WHISPERING FOREST AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS, an exhibit of art quilts. The show will be on view at City Gallery from February 28 - March 30, with a Reception on Sunday, March 23 from 2 p.m. - 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. Email: rdhannafin@gmail.com. For more, contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Create an artist book using the concept of home as inspiration.

The book can explore a real or imagined home, the structure and architecture of a house, housing-related political issues, a psychological space, or anywhere your creativity leads.

Participants will be guided in designing pages—whether blank or filled with text, collage, painting, or drawing—before assembling them into a book that physically resembles a house.

Exercises will help generate content, and a tour of a university artists’ book collection will offer further inspiration.

A small amount of work outside of sessions may be needed to complete the book.

Throughout the process, all fundamental bookbinding skills will be taught.

No experience is necessary.

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

Join me for the opening of MOTHER BROWN, GOLD FIELDS, AND WILD HONEY, my exhibition showcasing two decades of my groundbreaking wet clay performance practice. This immersive exhibition features an extensive collection of my performance prints, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering a rare glimpse into my creative process behind these physically and emotionally intense works.

Gel Plate Printing uses a gelatin based plate with paint to create amazing textures with ease. These prints can be stand alone monotype prints or collaged and layered with other prints.

Students will first learn how to make a gel plate matrix that they can keep and bring home for future use. Additional instructions will cover creating and layering colors and textures on the plate to build images, making stamps and stencils, and combining gel prints with other techniques such as paper lithography, chine-collé and collage.

This class is a great introduction to printmaking for the beginner and advanced students will surely learn new tips and techniques.

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

Use circular needles to knit a hat in the round.

We will be covering fundamental skills including casting on, knitting in the round, fixing mistakes like dropped stitches, casting off, and blocking your work. If you can knit a hat, you can knit almost anything! This is the perfect class for beginners and those looking to refresh their knitting skills.

During the American Revolution, when a merchant was holding back a supply of sugar that should have gone to the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, 20 women formed what was termed “an infantry,” and stormed the merchant’s  warehouse. They got the sugar with no interference from the law. Historian and publisher Dr. Katherine Hermes will present this and other fascinating histories of women in the Revolution during, “Working for the Revolution: Connecticut’s Patriot Women” at the New Haven Museum (NHM), on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 6 p.m. Register for the free NH250 event here.

“Working for the Revolution: Patriot Women’s Lives During the War” will explore how women contributed to the American Revolutionary effort politically, economically, intellectually, and even militarily. Using original sources including newspapers, court records, letters, and pension records, Hermes will show how Indigenous, Anglo-European, and African-descended women all helped to further the Patriot cause. 

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.

This class will take place in a studio accessed by a flight of stairs. For any accommodations please send a confidential email to registrar@creativeartsworkshop.org

Create a small mosaic wall hanging with Mexican Smalti, a beautiful handmade glass which comes in a wide variety of rich and vibrant colors. 

Students will learn how to cut Smalti using nippers or a hammer and hardie (chisel), arrange the pieces to create an image of their choosing, and attach the Smalti using the direct method with Wellbond glue.

This class is suitable for both beginners and experienced mosaic artists.

Tuition for this class includes a fee of $50 for materials provided by CAW.

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. This class will take place in a studio accessed by a flight of stairs. For any accommodations please send a confidential email to registrar@creativeartsworkshop.org

A new exhibition to be installed at the Schwarzman Center, “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,” will illuminate ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

The show will include nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition will also feature compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, will be heralded in the show.

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” will showcase the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It will also highlight the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Rob Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Tubyez Cropper, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Friday, April 18 (Good Friday); Saturday, April 19 (Holy Saturday); Sunday, April 20 (Easter); Saturday, June 7; Friday, July 4 (Independence Day); Thurday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

Many crèches, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, feature a diversity of settings and stable designs — the most common of which is an open-front wood structure. However, many artisans model their crèches after buildings and landscapes that are native to their homelands.

This exhibit includes a variety of crèches that showcase different examples of stables and mangers. In addition, it also highlights a handful of works whose settings have been customized for the figures they contain. One of these is the Neapolitan, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, by Cantone and Costabile of Naples, Italy. In addition, a brand-new crèche will be featured in this exhibit: The Nativity at New Haven's St. Mary’s Church, designed by US-based Navidad Nativities, Inc., with figures made in Italy by Original Heide.

Textile Art by Rita Hannafin

 Inspired by Susan Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, Rita Hannafin presents WHISPERING FOREST AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS, an exhibit of art quilts. The show will be on view at City Gallery from February 28 - March 30, with a Reception on Sunday, March 23 from 2 p.m. - 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. Email: rdhannafin@gmail.com. For more, contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Instructed by Annie Sailer

39 Putnam Ave, Floor 2, Hamden, CT

Join me for the opening of MOTHER BROWN, GOLD FIELDS, AND WILD HONEY, my exhibition showcasing two decades of my groundbreaking wet clay performance practice. This immersive exhibition features an extensive collection of my performance prints, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering a rare glimpse into my creative process behind these physically and emotionally intense works.

Join us for a CAPTIVATING journey through the world of photography, where moments are not just frozen in time but come alive right in your hands. Learn to tell stories through image making. Gain a mentor, free camera equipment and more. Take control of the camera you possess. Learn how to sustain yourself as a fine art photographer and commercial photographer. Learn to shoot like the pros!

In Person at Ely Center of Contemporary Art

Join us for a captivating journey through the world of photography, where moments are not just frozen in time but come alive right in your hands. Learn to tell your stories through image making. Gain a mentor, free camera equipment and more.

Take control of the camera you possess. Learn how to sustain yourself as a fine art photographer & commercial photographer. Learn to shoot like the pros.

🎨 Unlock Your Child’s Creativity at The Giggling Pig! 🖌️

Looking for the perfect art class for your child? The Giggling Pig offers engaging, age-appropriate programs designed to nurture creativity, build skills, and encourage self-expression in a fun and supportive environment!

✨ Beginner Class (Ages 4-6) – 1 Hour

Introduce your little artist to the fundamentals of art! Through guided instruction, kids explore blending, composition, and different techniques while having fun and developing their unique style.

🎭 Intermediate Class (Ages 7-9) – 1.5 Hours

A deeper dive into creativity! Students work more independently, experimenting with clay, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, and more. They’ll learn composition, values, and color theory while creating detailed artwork.

🎨 Advanced & Junior Advanced (Ages 8-16) – 2 Hours

Designed for pre-teens and teens, this class allows students to explore their artistic passions at their own pace. From composition and shading to blending and detailed projects, this class is perfect for young artists looking to grow.

📅 Classes held weekly—pre-registration required! Weekly attendance encouraged but not required.

💰 Class packs available for savings opportunities!

Join us at The Giggling Pig, where imagination comes to life! 🌟

📍 Reserve your child’s spot today!

Calling all artists, doodlers, and creative minds! Sketchbook Social is a laid-back, welcoming space where you can draw, sketch, and share ideas with fellow creatives—whether you work on paper, digitally, or in any other medium. Bring your sketchbook, tablet, or favorite tools and enjoy a relaxed, judgment-free atmosphere to create, experiment, and connect.

No matter your skill level, this is a space to get inspired, swap tips, and enjoy the creative process together. Join us for some fun, fresh ideas, and great company—because art is better when shared.

We are trying this out and hope to grow it into a monthly meetup, so if you can't make this one but might like to attend in the future, please email meetup@makehaven.org and let us know (and if Thursday evenings is impossible, let us know what other times might work).

Instructor: Aven Greene

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=394&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

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.

The tuition for this class includes a fee of $40 for basic materials provided by CAW.

A mansion. A murder. A mystery.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench?

CLUE is a hilarious new play based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game. 

This ultimate whodunit is a fast-paced slapstick comedy that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.

A new exhibition to be installed at the Schwarzman Center, “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,” will illuminate ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

The show will include nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition will also feature compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, will be heralded in the show.

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” will showcase the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It will also highlight the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Rob Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Tubyez Cropper, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

Are you looking to improve your throwing skills? Seeking to center your clay and yourself? Do you need a hand with hand building?

This class offers an opportunity to work towards your goals in clay and further your individual projects with differentiated instruction.

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.

Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Friday, April 18 (Good Friday); Saturday, April 19 (Holy Saturday); Sunday, April 20 (Easter); Saturday, June 7; Friday, July 4 (Independence Day); Thurday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

Many crèches, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, feature a diversity of settings and stable designs — the most common of which is an open-front wood structure. However, many artisans model their crèches after buildings and landscapes that are native to their homelands.

This exhibit includes a variety of crèches that showcase different examples of stables and mangers. In addition, it also highlights a handful of works whose settings have been customized for the figures they contain. One of these is the Neapolitan, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, by Cantone and Costabile of Naples, Italy. In addition, a brand-new crèche will be featured in this exhibit: The Nativity at New Haven's St. Mary’s Church, designed by US-based Navidad Nativities, Inc., with figures made in Italy by Original Heide.

Textile Art by Rita Hannafin

 Inspired by Susan Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, Rita Hannafin presents WHISPERING FOREST AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS, an exhibit of art quilts. The show will be on view at City Gallery from February 28 - March 30, with a Reception on Sunday, March 23 from 2 p.m. - 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. Email: rdhannafin@gmail.com. For more, contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Join me for the opening of MOTHER BROWN, GOLD FIELDS, AND WILD HONEY, my exhibition showcasing two decades of my groundbreaking wet clay performance practice. This immersive exhibition features an extensive collection of my performance prints, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering a rare glimpse into my creative process behind these physically and emotionally intense works.

🎨 Unlock Your Child’s Creativity at The Giggling Pig! 🖌️

Looking for the perfect art class for your child? The Giggling Pig offers engaging, age-appropriate programs designed to nurture creativity, build skills, and encourage self-expression in a fun and supportive environment!

✨ Beginner Class (Ages 4-6) – 1 Hour

Introduce your little artist to the fundamentals of art! Through guided instruction, kids explore blending, composition, and different techniques while having fun and developing their unique style.

🎭 Intermediate Class (Ages 7-9) – 1.5 Hours

A deeper dive into creativity! Students work more independently, experimenting with clay, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, and more. They’ll learn composition, values, and color theory while creating detailed artwork.

🎨 Advanced & Junior Advanced (Ages 8-16) – 2 Hours

Designed for pre-teens and teens, this class allows students to explore their artistic passions at their own pace. From composition and shading to blending and detailed projects, this class is perfect for young artists looking to grow.

📅 Classes held weekly—pre-registration required! Weekly attendance encouraged but not required.

💰 Class packs available for savings opportunities!

Join us at The Giggling Pig, where imagination comes to life! 🌟

📍 Reserve your child’s spot today!

***Multi-Day Event-4 week workshop****

Embark on a journey into the world of 3D design with our "Mastering SOLIDWORKS: Fundamentals of 3D Part Modeling" workshop. SOLIDWORKS stands as the industry standard for 3D design, and this workshop is your gateway to unlocking its vast potential. Whether you're charting a course for a STEAM career or simply eager to dive into the realm of 3D modeling, this fundamentals module is tailored for those new to 3D solid modeling.

What to Expect

In this hands-on four-week workshop, you’ll learn the essentials of creating 3D parametric models in SOLIDWORKS. Through a combination of engaging lectures, guided demonstrations, and hands-on tutorials, you’ll build a strong foundation in 3D modeling, culminating in the creation and 3D printing of your own part files.

📅 Schedule: This class meets four consecutive Fridays, from March 14 – April 4, 2025. (8 total hours of instruction)

Skills You'll Acquire:

🔹 2D Sketching & Constraints – Learn to create fully constrained 2D sketches, the foundation of 3D solid models. Understand key sketching techniques and constraints for accurate designs.

🔹 3D Solid Modeling – Convert 2D sketches into precise 3D models using fundamental SOLIDWORKS tools.

🔹 Feature Editing & Refinements – Apply rounds, chamfers, and other treatment features to enhance the form and functionality of your designs.

 Creating Hole Features – Learn how to add different hole types and understand their applications in real-world designs.

🔹 Advanced 3D Features (Time Permitting) – Explore swept and lofted features to expand your modeling capabilities.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is ideal for:

✅ Beginners who are new to 3D modeling and want to learn SOLIDWORKS.

✅ Students, professionals, and hobbyists looking to develop technical design skills.

✅ Anyone interested in 3D printing and parametric modeling.

What’s Provided & Requirements

🔹 Participants must bring a laptop with SOLIDWORKS installed.

🔹 A limited number of laptops are available for loan—please email events@makehaven.org in advance if you need one.

***Join us and bring your 3D design aspirations to life!

Instructor: Matthew Burke

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=336&reset=1&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

A mansion. A murder. A mystery.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench?

CLUE is a hilarious new play based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game. 

This ultimate whodunit is a fast-paced slapstick comedy that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.

A new exhibition to be installed at the Schwarzman Center, “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,” will illuminate ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

The show will include nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition will also feature compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, will be heralded in the show.

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” will showcase the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It will also highlight the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Rob Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Tubyez Cropper, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

🎨 Unlock Your Child’s Creativity at The Giggling Pig! 🖌️

Looking for the perfect art class for your child? The Giggling Pig offers engaging, age-appropriate programs designed to nurture creativity, build skills, and encourage self-expression in a fun and supportive environment!

✨ Beginner Class (Ages 4-6) – 1 Hour

Introduce your little artist to the fundamentals of art! Through guided instruction, kids explore blending, composition, and different techniques while having fun and developing their unique style.

🎭 Intermediate Class (Ages 7-9) – 1.5 Hours

A deeper dive into creativity! Students work more independently, experimenting with clay, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, and more. They’ll learn composition, values, and color theory while creating detailed artwork.

📅 Classes held weekly—pre-registration required! Weekly attendance is encouraged but not required.

💰 Class packs available for savings opportunities!

Join us at The Giggling Pig, where imagination comes to life! 🌟

📍 Reserve your child’s spot today!

March 22 – September 7, 2025 | Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Friday, April 18 (Good Friday); Saturday, April 19 (Holy Saturday); Sunday, April 20 (Easter); Saturday, June 7; and Friday, July 4 (Independence Day).

Separated by 2,781 miles and on two different continents, Iraqi and Nigerian Christians share similar stories of persecution. From 2014-2018, portions of Northern Iraq were under the control of the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and many religious minorities, including Christians, experienced persecution and violence as a result. In the northern and central portions of Nigeria, violence towards Christians and other minority groups has also increased in recent years at the hands of Boko Haram and other groups. 

The Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center is honored to share the stories of those displaced in Iraq and Nigeria through Among the Persecuted and Displaced — a collection of photographs taken by Stephen Rasche. The Knights of Columbus has sponsored some of Rasche’s work in both countries, bringing to light the atrocities inflicted on those persecuted for their faith.

Learn more: https://www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org/exhibits/among-the-persecuted-and-displaced/

Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Friday, April 18 (Good Friday); Saturday, April 19 (Holy Saturday); Sunday, April 20 (Easter); Saturday, June 7; Friday, July 4 (Independence Day); Thurday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

Many crèches, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, feature a diversity of settings and stable designs — the most common of which is an open-front wood structure. However, many artisans model their crèches after buildings and landscapes that are native to their homelands.

This exhibit includes a variety of crèches that showcase different examples of stables and mangers. In addition, it also highlights a handful of works whose settings have been customized for the figures they contain. One of these is the Neapolitan, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, by Cantone and Costabile of Naples, Italy. In addition, a brand-new crèche will be featured in this exhibit: The Nativity at New Haven's St. Mary’s Church, designed by US-based Navidad Nativities, Inc., with figures made in Italy by Original Heide.

Music Haven invites you to a family-friendly Library Series event featuring our resident ensemble, the Haven String Quartet, and a special performance by Music Haven Student Musicians! Stay after the performance for our instrument petting zoo, where kids can explore and try out different instruments.

Textile Art by Rita Hannafin

 Inspired by Susan Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, Rita Hannafin presents WHISPERING FOREST AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS, an exhibit of art quilts. The show will be on view at City Gallery from February 28 - March 30, with a Reception on Sunday, March 23 from 2 p.m. - 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. Email: rdhannafin@gmail.com. For more, contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Discover the joy of crafting your own pens in our engaging 3-hour workshop! One of the most common items in everyday life is the pen, and making one yourself from wood and acrylic is a rewarding experience that anyone can achieve.

What to Expect:

Join us for a comprehensive training session where you'll learn how to create pens from start to finish. Over the course of three hours, you'll have the opportunity to make up to five pens—perfect for yourself, family, or friends. Using a specialist pen lathe that is both safe and easy to operate, you'll be guided through the entire process without needing any prior woodworking experience.

Skills You'll Acquire:

- Proficiency in using a pen lathe for woodworking.

- Techniques for crafting pens from both wood and acrylic.

- Customizing the shape and style of your pens to suit your creativity.

What's Provided:

- All necessary materials, including kits for five pens (four wood types and one acrylic).

- Expert instruction and guidance to ensure you master the pen-making process.

Who Should Attend:

- Individuals with no prior woodworking experience.

- Anyone interested in learning a new skill and creating personalized, handcrafted pens.

- Craft enthusiasts looking to expand their creative repertoire.

Prerequisites/Safety Information:

- No prior experience necessary; beginners are warmly welcomed.

- All materials and tools will be provided.

- Safety instructions and guidance will be given to ensure a safe and enjoyable workshop experience.

By the end of this workshop, you'll have a collection of beautifully crafted pens and the skills to continue creating on your own. Join us and unlock your potential in pen-making!

Instructor: Glenn Mallette

Workshop Ticket Fee:

Standard Public Ticket: $91.00

Member Rate: $78.00

You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=346&reset=1&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

A mansion. A murder. A mystery.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench?

CLUE is a hilarious new play based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game. 

This ultimate whodunit is a fast-paced slapstick comedy that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.

Instructed by Annie Sailer

39 Putnam Ave, Hamden CT

Historic-fashion maven Karen (Ren) Antonowicz will take visitors on a journey through the fashion history of the nation’s First Ladies in a presentation at New Haven Museum, “Fashion & the First Lady” on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 2 p.m., Register for this free event here. 

From Martha Washington through to the 21st century, Antonowicz will offer a fascinating survey of some of the most iconic First Ladies’ fashions. Using slides and video clips, and clothing and accessories from her personal collection, Antonowicz will share her knowledge of the wives of American presidents through the centuries. From the very beginning, Antonowicz says, First Ladies have been watched, admired, copied, and sometimes criticized, for their style. 

Antonowicz will highlight the women who changed the course of fashion, and some who barely made an impression. She cites two First Ladies who notably influenced fashion—Jackie Kennedy (pillbox hats by Halston, much of her wardrobe designed by Oleg Cassini), and Frances Cleveland, one of the youngest, whose fashion and style was widely copied. She notes that Michelle Obama was also a great fashion influence for women.

Join me for the opening of MOTHER BROWN, GOLD FIELDS, AND WILD HONEY, my exhibition showcasing two decades of my groundbreaking wet clay performance practice. This immersive exhibition features an extensive collection of my performance prints, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering a rare glimpse into my creative process behind these physically and emotionally intense works.