The school year is winding down, which means there’s a lot of concerts and performances marking the culminations of several years of study. Thespians at the Yale School of Drama stage full productions of new works by their classmates, as …
This Week in New Haven (April 15 – 21)
From a puppet show based on a prize-winning children’s book to a concert celebrating a Renaissance poet to a musical based on a Victor Hugo novel to a play based on a Virginia Woolf novel to a…
This Week in New Haven (April 8 – 14)
Theater in a department store. Brazilian dance music in a library. A Prairie Home companion at Southern Connecticut State University. The great outdoors, up against a wall, at the Yale Environmental Film Festival.…
This Week in New Haven (March 11 – 17)
In with the new! The only dinosaurs this week are at Yale’s Peabody Museum, where they ought to be. Elsewhere, all is fresh and forward-thinking. Young singers, progressive jazzmen and socially conscious artists and visionaries lead the charge. Even the …
This Week in New Haven (February 11 – 17)
The city got clobbered with snow Friday and Saturday, which led to the cancellation of several notable events planned for the weekend. The coming week looks much more benign; nonetheless, it’s a timely reminder for readers to double-check with the …
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. …
Room and Boards
A winning chess strategy: Move forward, jag to the left, move down further, sweep sideways to the right and surround yourself with other warriors. Congratulations! You’ve maneuvered yourself into the lower level of the New Haven Public Library, around the …
This Week in New Haven (April 9-15)
Read to a pooch, learn to work like a dog, and trot out your pup for a pet-friendly festival. Plus, some notable film screenings and the start of New Haven Restaurant Week.…