Drill bits whirring, hammers drumming, wire brushes scratching, squeaky foam sliding snugly into place, cardboard hissing, paper crinkling, doors opening, steps approaching, people speaking Italian about where or how to put or do this or that, occasional pauses for figuring and contemplating. sponsored by A lot’s gone into Joy to the World: Crèches of Central […]
This Week in New Haven (November 16 – 22)
After getting informed, getting entertained, getting literary and getting unapologetic, New Haven turns to giving. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (March 16 – 22)
New Haven finishes its annual thaw this week, just in time for spring. Between author talks, museum exhibits, primo jazz, a dance party and the (more…)
Write This Down
“Until you’ve seen it, it’s very difficult to put into words,” says Peter Sonski, which seems a playful thing to say about an exhibition titled Illuminating the Word. But Sonski—the education (more…)
This Week in New Haven (April 21 – 27)
The city hits an impressive stride this week with four of its annual keystone cultural events happening in as many days. The first of them is distinctively artisanal and intellectual; the (more…)
This Week in New Haven (February 3 – 9)
School is definitely in this week. Study up on late nineteenth-century continental drama, interpretations of the 4th Amendment, the history of post-punk music, applications of (more…)
Crèche-ing Through the Snow
Brooklyn-based garage rock band The Fleshtones have a song on their Christmas-spirited album Stocking Stuffers called “Canadian Christmas”: I remember a time not so long ago Pushing my way through the ice and snow Feeling at one with the frozen tundra Gazing at the beauty of the winter wonderland I wonder if Christmas still lives […]