Returning from spring break, Yale hits the ground running, to a score featuring natural performers, wily percussionists, jazz big-leaguers and not one but two city orchestras.
Tuesday, March 28
Today and tomorrow at 4 p.m., Ben Wizner, litigator of โnumerous cases involving airport security policies, government watch lists, surveillance practices, targeted killing, and tortureโ according to his ACLU bio, delivers a duo of lectures jointly titled โAbove the Law, or Beneath It: How National Security Law Subverts Accountability and Weakens Democracyโ at Yaleโs Institution for Social and Policy Studies.
At 7:30, a free, registration-requested concert at Woolsey Hall features the Dallas Symphony Orchestra โperform
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Wednesday, March 29
The 2023 Environmental Film Festival at Yaleโs four-day, six-event schedule begins today at 6 p.m. with a panel discussion, possibly supplemented by screenings, about โHollywoodโs role in influencing attitudes and actions on climate change.โ
Speaking of the environment, the next concert in the Kallos Chamber Music Series conjures โSounds of Natureโ at the New Haven Lawn Club. The show starts at 7:30, with a pre-show reception offering complimentary refreshments at 7.
Meanwhile, โsinging, dancing, lip-syncing, comedic skits, lively banter, unexpected surprises, fun games, audience participation, give-a-ways, door prizes, snack & drink specialsโ and somehow โa whole lot moreโ are the promises of The New Haven Layover with Robin Banks, a โone-woman comedy drag showโ starting at 8 at Cafe Nine.
Thursday, March 30
โPitches, prizes, and world-changing ideasโ is the elevator pitch for Startup Yale, a two-day โcrossroads for a new kind of innovation ecosystemโ whose itinerary starts at 3 p.m. today.
Friday, March 31
At 6:30 p.m., the Area Two experimental brewing section at Two Roads in Stratford hosts Cask Fest 2023, where, among other things, a ticket gets you unlimited short pours from โover 30 original casks.โ
The Yale Percussion Group performs at 7:30 at Morse Recital Hall, where, if history is any gauge, theyโll be aiming high and pushing boundaries.
Saturday, April 1
During a Young Peopleโs Concert at 1 p.m. in SCSUโs Lyman Center, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra shows and tells. โMeet the orchestra! This free, interactive
Sunday, April 2
At 2 p.m. in Morse Recital Hall, marking jazz legend Charles Mingusโs 100th birthday, the โreveredโ Mingus Big Band joins with Yale students and Grammy-winning saxophonist (and Yale School of Music lecturer/jazz band leader) Wayne Escoffery โin a performanceโฆ of Mingusโs idiosyncratic jazz-orchestra epic, Epitaph. This rarely performed, enigmatic work reflects the genius of its composer while defying all categorization and offers the world an experience of the man himself and of the ideas that filled him.โ
As of this writing, at least one spot remains for Elm City Socialโs Pappy Van Winkle Dinner from 6 to 9. Six courses of food and drink include ouncely tastings of nearly the entire Van Winkle whiskey line, which, based on what youโd normally pay for those elusive pours at a bar, justify the $225 ticket price all by themselves.
Written by Dan Mims. Readers are encouraged to verify times, locations, prices and other details before attending events.