This winter, at least, the snow must go on. But so must this week in New Haven.
Monday, February 23
While digging yourself out, think about where you might want to dig in during Hamden Restaurant Week.
Tuesday, February 24
At 4 p.m. at the Peabody Museum, sculptor and “historian of sound” Felipe Ledesma Nuñez leads an exploration of “the Peabody’s holdings of whistling bottles, enigmatic vessels capable of producing sound through water. Take a close look at their intricate acoustic systems as… Núñez discusses the discovery of the only known archival record of their ancient use. Visitors will have the opportunity to touch and sound modern replicas of these extraordinary sonorous ceramics.”
Wednesday, February 25
From 4 to 6 p.m. at the Beinecke Library, John Bidwell, curator emeritus of the Morgan Library & Museum, discusses the historical circumstances, popular appeal and critical reception of one of the founding works of the Yale University Art Gallery: painter John Trumbull’s famous The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.
At 7:30 at Morse Recital Hall, pianist and Yale School of Music professor Robert Blocker demonstrates “the evolution of keyboard fantasias—stretching from the 17th century to today—with works by Telemann, Mozart, Chopin, and Billy Joel.” A fantasia, by the way, is a composition in which the performer has more license than usual to interpret the text.
Thursday, February 26
The post-reception dinner parties for Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership’s annual LEAP Year event are all sold out. But tickets are still available for the reception itself, where, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dixwell Q House, LEAP promises hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, live music and more.
At 6:30, a Skip the Small Talk Night at East Rock Brewing aims to foster “the kinds of conversations you have late at night where for some reason, you feel safe talking about the things you actually care about.”
Friday, February 27
At 7 p.m., the Shubert hosts The Phil Collins Story, a “docu-concert” covering Collins’s oeuvre from his “remarkable chart-topping time with Genesis to his multi-Grammy winning solo career to his Academy Award-winning work for Disney.”
At Cafe Nine, calm and collected local indie rockers The Tines hold down a 9 p.m. bill between New Haven alternative act Sinecera and, “echoing the spirit of college radio from decades past,” Connecticut alt-rock band Class Ring.
Saturday, February 28
If you can’t wait until the month of March to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day, a LepreCon Bar Crawl spanning over a dozen downtown bars squeezes in just under the wire—and is somehow both “bigger… and more exclusive than ever.” From noon to 9, organizers promise food and drink specials, 20+ DJs, “$4,000 in giveaways,” at least one 360-degree photo booth, videographers/photographers to play to and more, followed by an after-party at Rumaj.
At 7 p.m. in Yale’s Humanities Quadrangle, a screening of Zhang Yimou’s Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) presents a “lavish wuxia tragedy set in a Tang Dynasty palace, where emperor plots against empress and sons navigate loyalties and desires. Through opulent costumes, heart-stopping choreography, and Zhang’s signature use of color, the film ‘achieves a kind of operatic delirium, opening the floodgates of image and melodrama’ (Jeannette Catsoulis).”
From 8 to 11, a Seeing Sounds Jam at Neighborhood Music School offers “a free night of spontaneous music and creative collaboration! Musicians and music lovers come together for an open session celebrating community and live performance. All instruments and skill levels welcome!”
Alternatively, at Cafe Nine, the next Sanctuary goth/industrial/darkwave party starts at 9, features a vampire theme and promises “a bloody good time on the dance floor” with optional onsite fang installation.
Written by Dan Mims. Readers are encouraged to verify times, locations, prices and other details before attending events.
