I first heard about Mark Nussbaum in high school when I was dating a guy in a band. I kept hearing about the shows some kid from Guilford named “Manic Mark” was booking, and was impressed by how ambitious an …
West in Show
We can analyze art any number of ways. We can assess form, content and how it connects with the viewer.
When casting our gaze on the Westville area’s annual ArtWalk, what’s worth noting is how this vibrant, multi-hued palette of …
Fair Play
“I like smart actors,” Eric Ting says. He’s discussing the new production of the drama Clybourne Park he’s directing for the Long Wharf Theater. The show begins previews tonight, has its opening night May 15, and runs through June 2.…
Room Mates
The city’s community of artists and arts administrators is pretty tight. Once you’ve gotten into it, it seems you can’t kick a pebble on the sidewalk without it careening off the shoe of someone else involved with galleries and showings.…
Flower Chords
This weekend, an excellent place to find New Haven-based music acts is 20 miles out of town at the Meriden Daffodil Festival.
New Haven has long been known for its thriving original music scene, particularly in the pop and rock …
Art at Work
Ever think Artspace might be misnamed? The “space” part, we mean. This is an arts institution firmly grounded in the community. Its head’s not in the clouds.
Oh, you think it means “space” as in “a place to hang the …
Off-Script, by the Book
In February, Long Wharf Theatre opened its production of Sam Shepard’s comical tragedy The Curse of the Starving Class.
It was the first time the theater had ever done a play by Shepard…
Sounds Good
Music is powerful. It brings us to laughter and tears and into distant memories and places.…
For Your Previewing Pleasure
You can’t always tell that spring began two weeks ago. But when the International Festival of Arts & Ideas appears, there’s no doubt summer has arrived.
A harbinger of balmier times…
Field Days
It’s only fitting that opening day of the 2013 baseball season falls on April Fool’s Day. Plenty of us have made fools of ourselves rooting…









