Sorry, but not one of the items listed below is an April Fool’s prank. There really is that much to do in New Haven this week. You can hear Paul Giamatti speak, watch one of the most acclaimed documentaries of …
This Week in New Haven (February 18 – 24)
Last Monday’s column alerted readers that the major snowstorm (“Nemo,” if you insist) could impact some events in the New Haven area and indeed it did. The storm fall-out continues to…
This Week in New Haven (February 4 – 10)
There are festive fantasies of pageantry and a concert honoring a star of the screen and stage. There’s even a costume ball and gala in a castle, a way of dressing up an otherwise dreary and chilly time of year. …
This Week in New Haven (January 14 – 20)
Bob Dylan (in a “theatrical biography” at Lyric Hall), Robert Johnson (whose seminal blues style is feted by guitarist Rocky Lawrence), Radu Lupu (the renowned pianist)…
Find It in Your Art
The trappings of the visuals arts—paintbrushes, pottery wheels, fancy cameras, tiny glass beads—have always made me nervous. “I’m not very artistic,” I say. “It’s not one of my talents.”
The people at the Creative Arts Workshop beg to differ. And …
This Week in New Haven (July 30 – August 5)
The edges of downtown come alive this week, with progressive jazz at Bru Café, a fresh installation at Creative Arts Workshop, activities for kids near Science Park and the latest “On9” Ninth Square showcase.…
This Week in New Haven (July 9 – 15)
Cultural highlights include actual lights in the form of a Japanese lamp workshop, as well as an eight-band ska festival and the pop hijinks of NRBQ.…
This Week in New Haven (July 2 – 8)
East Rock figures in both a community celebration and a murder mystery book signing this week. And the Fourth of July is so potent this year, its revolutionary spirit pervades July 2, 3, 6 & 7 as well.…
This Week in New Haven (May 7-13)
Art trumps life in town this week, with a founding Situationist artist visiting Yale, two fashion show charity events, the wondrous Westville ArtWalk and all that jazz.
Monday, May 7
The Situationist International group which began in the late 1950s …










