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. (more…)
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. (more…)
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 and ended in 1972 had a major influence on student riots in France in 1968, […]
New Stores From Closed Doors
When Project Storefronts began a couple of years ago, it was as a comment on the economy. The first phase of the project—which lets local artists reconceive desolate downtown storefronts for their own quasi-commercial creative needs—was a slew of art-enhanced shops on Orange Street near Crown. Then came a Church Street location noted for its […]