Rising over the green with Victorian Gothic towers and windows, and surrounded by less vintage constructions, New Haven City Hall feels timeless in 2017. So it’s hard to believe that its time was once up. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (March 24 – 30)
Good things come in twos this week in New Haven. A movie double-feature with behind-the-scenes star power whets appetites for a two-day film festival later (more…)
To Preserve and Protect
It’s always good to have an ally in your corner. But if you’re an inanimate object and can’t argue for your own best interests? Then it’s really good. Especially if you have actual corners. (more…)
This Week in New Haven (May 20-26)
Here’s all the dirt. Yalies tramp across New Haven Green Monday, kicking up dust in caps and gowns, then vamoose for parts unknown. A couple of Irishmen who were so poor as kids that they had to eat dirt for dinner are portrayed in a play. At talks and workshops this week, you can learn […]
This Week in New Haven (May 6 – 12)
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 prize-winning classical musicians from the Yale School of Music perform at Yale’s Sprague Hall. Another […]
This Week in New Haven (February 18 – 24)
Last Monday’s column alerted readers that the major snowstorm (“Nemo,” if you insist) could impact some events in the New Haven area and indeed it did. The storm fall-out continues to (more…)
This Week in New Haven (April 23-29)
From the city’s defining rock formation to cutting-edge modern sculpture. From the historic Lovell Elementary School to modern dance at Yale. From a psycho-‘60s cinematic hoot to modern psychedelic jams. This week in New Haven is one for the ages. (more…)