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Kids Build

Svigals + Partners include

students in the design process

4 Artists Next Door

Hank Hoffman talks with author

Sandi Kahn Shelton

10 “Lincoln Oak”

Exhibit explores history

beneath fallen tree

18 Elm Shakespeare Company

Andreassi sets Pericles in the

Caribbean

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Letter fromthe editorIn this edition of The Arts Paper, we introduce you to the

culture at Svigals + Partners, a New Haven-based architec-

ture firm whose Kids Build program includes students in

the building-design process and gives them a glimpse into

the worlds of architecture and engineering. The firm also

collaborates with adult members of school communities in

the design of new facilities. Svigals + Partners is currently

designing the new Engineering and Science University

Magnet School in West Haven and the new Sandy Hook

Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. In each case,

members of the school community have contributed a

great deal to the project, reflecting the culture inside Svi-

gals + Partners’ Orange Street offices.

We also give readers a glimpse into Elm Shakespeare

Company Artistic Director James Andreassi’s creative

process. Andreassi spent much of May on his power boat –

the company’s “nautical office” – making his way from Fort

Pierce, Florida, to the Connecticut shoreline, and, on the

way, sharpening his Caribbean vision for the company’s

production of Pericles, which will be staged in Edgerton

Park in August.

For his Artists Next Door feature, Hank Hoffman sat

down with local author Sandi Kahn Shelton to discuss

her latest novel, The Opposite of Maybe, and the way she

develops – and gets to know – the characters who tell her

stories.

Steve Scarpa has contributed an article about the New

Haven Museum exhibit Nothing is Set in Stone: The Lincoln

Oak and The New Haven Green, which focuses on the his-

tory that was literally unearthed when the “Lincoln Oak”

fell on the New Haven Green during Superstorm Sandy.

Also included in this edition of The Arts Paper is a story

by Elizabeth Weinberg about the Yale University Art Gal-

lery’s new free membership program, a Q&A-style inter-

view by Stephen Chupaska with Gathering of the Vibes

founder Ken Hays, and a column by Arts Council commu-

nications manager Stephen Grant welcoming new faces

to the local arts community and bidding a fond farewell to

Larry Zukof, who’s retiring after nearly two decades at the

helm of Neighborhood Music School.

And speaking of columns by Stephen Grant, I encourage

you to find and read my colleague’s thoughtful Huffington

Post piece, “Why I Decided Not to Have a Big Gay Wed-

ding.” All of us at the Arts Council congratulate Stephen on

the publication of his commentary.

We hope you enjoy the stories presented herein and

that you’ll remember to recycle this print publication once

you’ve finished reading it. n

Sincerely,

David Brensilver, editor

The Arts Paper

The September edition of The Arts

Paper will include a preview of some of the compelling programming that’ll be presented in the area this coming fall, including the Yale Repertory The-atre’s production of Tom Stoppard’s Ar-

cadia, which will be directed by James Bundy (pictured).

Photo by Joan Marcus.

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In the next issue … On the CoverEngineering and

Science University Magnet School

students design a cantilever using

popsicle sticks. Local architectural firm Svigals + Part-

ners is designing the new ESUMS build-

ing that is projected to open in 2016. See

story on page 5.

Photo courtesy of Svigals + Partners.

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hank hoffman

osie Kelley woke Sandi Kahn Shelton in

the middle of the night. Get up, Rosie

insisted. Write down what I have to say.

No, it couldn’t wait until morning. This

is the kind of behavior Shelton has come to

expect, and not just from Rosie.

Rosie is the protagonist in The Opposite of

Maybe, Shelton’s latest novel, written under the

name Maddie Dawson and published in April.

A 44-year-old woman, Rosie finds herself un-

expectedly pregnant after separating from her

long-term partner and moving back home with

the cantankerous grandmother who raised her.

The Opposite of Maybe is Shelton’s fifth novel;

the first three were written under her own

name. Shelton, a Guilford resident, has also

authored several nonfiction humor books about

her experiences as a working mother. She was

a longtime columnist and reporter for the New

Haven Register as well as a columnist for Work-

ing Mother magazine.

Like most of Shelton’s characters, Rosie Kel-

ley came on a schedule convenient to her if not

to her author.

“They’re very disagreeable that way,” Shelton

says, laughing.

“The characters and plots arrive simultane-

ously — the plot is the character,” Shelton tells

me in an interview at her home.

Once she has an idea, Shelton starts writing,

typing about 20 pages “to see where it leads,

who the character is.” At that point, Shelton

plans out the rest of her story — settling on a

premise, how she wants her protagonist to in-

teract with the other characters, “who’s against

her and what she really wants.”

Rosie Kelley’s story poses the question of

what happens when something occurs that not

only changes your life but also the story you

have been telling yourself about who you are

and what you do.

“I feel we all narrate our lives as we go along:

‘I’m this sort of person and I do this and this

and can’t do this,’” Shelton says. “What if that

gets turned around completely and you have to

invent a new life for yourself? Once I had that

premise I thought it could be a pregnancy long

after you’ve thought you’re not the type to raise

a family.”

Shelton likens developing a character to get-

ting to know a new friend.

“It’s a process of discovery,” she says. “I’ll be

riding down the road in my car and feel a whole

chunk of knowledge drop into my head. I have

had to pull over and write it down.

“They do feel real in a kind of weird way,”

Shelton says. “You start to see your own life

through their eyes. A song on the radio — you

hear it the way that character would hear it and

respond to it.

“They live alongside you and are telling you

this story all the time,” Shelton says. “When

you’re really done, it’s like you can’t find them

anymore. They’ve packed up and gone.”

Shelton adopted the Dawson pseudonym for

her fourth novel, The Stuff That Never Happened,

at the suggestion of her publishers, who re-

alized they had mistakenly allowed her to get

pigeonholed in the “chick-lit” genre. Her first

three novels featured young female protago-

nists. But with her fourth book, Shelton told

the decidedly not chick-lit story of Annabelle

McKay, a middle-aged woman re-examining

her commitment to her marriage and pondering

whether to rekindle an affair that had ended 25

years earlier.

“It’s amazing how many people had this se-

cret in their past,” Shelton says. More than any

of her other books, readers tell her that they

lived Annabelle’s story. “Little old ladies that

you’d never think of will come and say, ‘I had

this secret affair, my husband knew and we had

to rebuild.’ And I’ll think, ‘Really?’”

Shelton allows that she writes “dysfunctional

family fiction.” Her novels are laced with humor,

romance, and drama. She is drawn to stories

of women who appear to be comfortably living

their lives until they realize they face a reckon-

ing, “that they have been deluding themselves

or keeping themselves trapped.”

“I never want them to be one-dimensional,”

Shelton says of her characters. “I always want

them to have real flaws.

“These risk-taking characters in my books

probably all have to do with these crazy South-

erners I come from,” says Shelton.

She grew up in Florida around depression,

schizophrenia, and outrageous, impulsive be-

havior. But Shelton herself – even as a child

– was the “resident adult,” developing the writ-

erly habit of observation.

“Luckily I was not touched by that myself,”

she says.

But it is material that she finds herself work-

ing out in her fiction.

“How do you separate from your first family

and go your own way? How do you make a life

out of the tools you were given?” she asks.

What do you discard from your upbringing

and what do you embrace? Shelton has em-

braced the southern penchant for storytelling

and her family’s regional sense of humor (even

though she admits to quelling it somewhat in

her novels in deference to more staid Northern

sensibilities).

Her first novel, What Comes After Crazy, was

published in 2005 after 17 years in gestation.

The writing of a novel “had to exist on the

edges” of a life where being a fulltime reporter,

a wife and a mother — not necessarily in that

order — came first. The others have not taken

nearly that long, although “not because once

you do it, you know how to do it,” Shelton says.

“Each one has its own problems and lessons

that you have to learn.”

Creating characters like Rosie Kelley is a way

to live different lives.

“It’s one of the most exciting things about

this work and keeps me wanting to do it,” Shel-

ton says. “You don’t do it because you want

to make a lot of money. You do it because you

want to explain life to yourself.” n

Character witnessNovelist Sandi Kahn Shelton’s protagonists bare their lives

Sandi Kahn Shelton. Photo courtesy of the artist.

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artists next door

“You don’t do it because you want to make a lot of money.

You do it because you want to explain life

to yourself.” – Sandi Kahn Shelton

david brensilver

photos and renderings courtesy of

svigals + partners

early 20 years ago, when Svigals

+ Partners was chosen to design

a renovation and addition for the

Edgewood School, a local mag-

net school that serves students

in kindergarten through eighth grade,

principals from the New Haven-based ar-

chitecture firm started by asking students

to draw pictures of the school they’d like

to attend.

“The most interesting ones were the

ones from the youngest kids,” Barry Svi-

gals, the firm’s managing partner, said.

“We realized,” Svigals said, “that there

was a tremendous opportunity of includ-

ing the kids in the process of making the

architecture.”

Today, Svigals and his partners are in

the process of designing the Engineering

and Science University Magnet School,

located adjacent to the University of New

Haven, in West Haven. The firm’s Kids

Build program, which includes students

in the design process and gives them in-

sight into the worlds of architecture and

engineering, has been an important part

of – as Svigals says – “making the archi-

tecture.”

ESUMS, which is scheduled to open in

2016, will serve middle- and high-school

students who’ve been taking classes in

different locations.

During their first meeting with stu-

dents, principals from Svigals + Partners

had the youngsters design cantilevers

using Popsicle sticks, tape, string, and

bricks, to understand how one of the

school’s critical design element works.

“The collaborative nature of the school

came out in a way that I’d never expe-

rienced,” Svigals said, referring to the

school’s curricular focus.

Katelyn Chapin, a designer at Svigals

+ Partners, said students who otherwise

wouldn’t work together by virtue of being

in different grades collaborated enthusi-

astically and that mentorships between

the students developed.

“The nature of collaboration is talking

and listening,” Svigals pointed out.

As he has in past conversations, Svigals

cited a 2006 TED Talk in which Sir Ken

Robinson made the argument that “all

kids have tremendous talents, and we

squander them, pretty ruthlessly. … cre-

ativity now is as important in education

as literacy, and we should treat it with the

same status.”

“It fits in with the belief that each of us

(has) a … creative potential,” Svigals said,

lamenting the fact that “it is a resource

that, as (Robinson) says, we rather ruth-

lessly squander.”

Chapin said she and her colleagues

want the Kids Build program to reflect the

way they work in their Orange Street of-

fice space. Collaboration, Svigals pointed

out, is taught in large part by modeling.

“It’s us learning from each other,” work-

ing together and being together, Svigals

explained, saying, the “most important

education imperative we have is to have

people feel their commonality.”

Svigals said, “Companies that I think

are doing some of the most creative

problem solving are by definition highly

collaborative with their clients and among

themselves.”

They understand that “the world is an

ecology.”

“It’s about everyone aspiring to a sim-

ilar place,” he said, explaining that “our

architecture is a result of who we are.”

The approach Sviglas and his col-

leagues take to various projects isn’t

limited to students. The firm is designing

a new Sandy Hook Elementary School,

in Newtown, Connecticut – the site of

a horrific December 2012 shooting that

claimed the lives of 20 students and six

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Commonality and collaboration architects involve students, adults in design process

ESUMS students design a cantilever using Popsicle sticks, tape, string, and a brick.

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elizabeth weinberg

Art museum admission can be expensive.

With admission fees frequently ranging

upwards of $15, often a potential visitor is

left with a dilemma: either pay the fee and

feel obligated to spend hours in front of so

many paintings or sculptures that she can

no longer appreciate the details she’s seeing,

or decide she can’t afford to go in the first

place. And membership is an even more

expensive proposition: at the Los Angeles

County Museum of Art, for example, an in-

dividual membership will cost you $60, and

at MoMA it will put you back $85.

These fees are important, of course. They

make it possible for museums to survive,

to build their collections, and to provide

compelling programming and new instal-

lations, even in a time when public funding

for the arts is increasingly scarce. But they

can also have the effect of drawing a line in

the sand, separating those who can afford

to experience the arts from those who can’t.

The National Endowment for the Arts’ 2012

Survey of Public Participation in the Arts indi-

cates that 37.2 percent of American college

graduates and 49.3 percent of those who

had attained a graduate degree visited an

art museum or gallery in 2012, compared to

just 9.9 percent of adults who had only com-

pleted high school. While there are likely a

number of factors contributing to such a gap

in attendance, it is logical to assume that a

difference in earnings — and, by extension,

in expendable income for things like visiting

art museums and galleries — plays a role.

In part to combat such disparities, admis-

sion to the Yale University Art Gallery has

been free for decades. This takes some of

the pressure off of viewers: you can walk in

on your lunch break or a Saturday morning,

check out one of the exhibitions in the gal-

lery for half an hour, then leave. Visiting the

gallery doesn’t have to represent a full day’s

commitment, nor a significant chunk of the

viewer’s wages.

And this summer, inspired by a new pro-

gram at the Dallas Museum of Art, YUAG

took accessibility to the gallery one step

further, by scrapping the institution’s former

paid membership program in favor of a free

membership that is open to everyone.

The free membership program, explains

YUAG Deputy Director for Advancement

Jill Westgard, is modeled in part on libraries

and public radio. In a library, she explains,

patrons receive a free membership card, and

might be called upon a few times a year to

make a donation; similarly, anyone can listen

to public radio, and listeners have the option

to donate when the fund drive rolls around.

This makes membership feel less transac-

tional. Rather than weighing the price of

membership against the benefits received,

a patron can donate as much or little as he

or she is able while still enjoying what the

gallery has to offer.

Westgard explains, “Our philosophy is so

much about giving to the community and

engaging the public and art lovers in what

we’re doing. The basic benefits of our mem-

bership are actually things that we would

like to do for anyone coming through our

door.”

And so, this free membership involves the

same perks as the paid program. Members

get invitations to gallery exhibitions and

openings, a subscription to the gallery’s

magazine, a 20 percent discount on books

and merchandise in the gallery’s bookstore,

and reduced-rate parking. The free mem-

bership also automatically enrolls members

into the College and University Art Muse-

ums Reciprocal Program, which offers free

admission to more than 40 museums across

the country.

While the original paid program com-

bined membership to YUAG with member-

ship to the Yale Center for British Art, this

free membership represents a split. This

way, patrons can sign up to be a member

of either institution or both, allowing them

to specifically engage with the art they find

compelling.

Although the free membership pro-

gram was launched on July 1, 2013, it was

launched quietly — to give YUAG’s staff

and administration time to refine the new

system — and the gallery has only recently

begun widely promoting it. Even so, the re-

sponse has been dramatic. Last year, YUAG

and the Yale Center for British Art had a

combined 1,224 paid members at the end

of the fiscal year; those memberships will

be honored through the end of this year.

With the new program, as of May 23, 2014,

YUAG had gained 3,889 new members,

for a total of 5,113 members. Roughly two

thirds of the new members are Connecticut

residents, with the majority of those living in

New Haven County — suggesting that the

local community beyond Yale University is

getting involved.

So far, YUAG is one of the only museums

in the country offering a free membership,

though Westgard says many of her col-

leagues at other museums are intrigued. For

now, you can join the vanguard and sign up

for your free membership at the gallery’s in-

formation desk or online at http://artgallery.

yale.edu/join-and-support/free-

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stephen grant

They say the only thing constant in the world is change,

and the arts community is undergoing quite a few

changes. To begin we would like to publicly welcome

the Silk Road Art Gallery to the Audubon Arts District.

Located at 83 Audubon St., the gallery opened in March

and will present contemporary Chinese art.

ACES Educational Center for the Arts’ Little Theatre on

Lincoln Street made a return after a long hiatus and re-

opened this past June. Evelyn Rossetti-Ryan, ECA’s public

relations and marketing manager, told the New Haven In-

dependent, “We really were very careful to not disturb the

building, to keep the integrity, to accomplish the whole

inside while not disturbing the outside took great care.”

The Little Theatre will serve as a place for ECA student

programs as well as community programs in the future.

In addition, we welcome two new faces to the arts

community: Lisa Sanborn, the New Haven Ballet’s new

artistic director, and Natalie Elicker, The Institute Li-

brary’s new executive director. Last winter, Sanborn

made her debut as the company’s interim artistic direc-

tor and produced a fantastic production of The Nutcracker

at the Shubert Theater. Most recently she helped intro-

duce DanceAIR, a six-week ballet training program for

underprivileged children in the community.

For the directors of The Institute Library, Elicker was

the perfect candidate.

In a press release issued by the organization, Board

President Greg Pepe was quoted as saying, “Our search

presented us with many candidates from right here in

New Haven, as well as from states all over the country. …

Natalie stood out as having the qualities we are seeking

to continue the work the current team started, as well

as the talents to successfully pursue new initiatives and

opportunities for growth.”

As we say hello to the above-mentioned folks, we bid

a fond farewell to Neighborhood Music School’s execu-

tive director, Larry Zukof. After 18 years of service at the

organization, Zukof is retiring. During his time as director

he has been a valuable part of the New Haven arts com-

munity and has provided great artistic leadership.

Zukof’s colleagues at NMS have praised his work,

stating, “He has tapped the energies and strengths of the

faculty, helping faculty members feel secure in a period

of rapid growth, inspiring their creativity, and encourag-

ing best practices in teaching.”

In 2013 the Arts Council of Greater New Haven pre-

sented Zukof with an Arts Award for his outstanding

leadership and contributions to the local arts scene.

Thank you all for making the New Haven arts commu-

nity a great place to participate in the arts. n

Stephen Grant is the Arts Council’s

communications manager.Larry Zukof. Photo by Harold Shapiro.

Changing faces in the arts community the arts council sounds off on ...

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An architectural rendering depicts how the new ESUMS building will fit into the University of New Haven Campus.

adults – and is involving adults from the

local community in the process.

When Svigals and his colleagues inter-

viewed for the Sandy Hook project, Alli-

son Gapski, the firm’s marketing manager,

said, “We didn’t have a solution going in.”

They needed to hear from the local

community first.

“It needed to emerge from them,” Svi-

gals explained.

Chapin described Newtown as a tight-

knit community and the school as one

that many local adults had attended and

send their children to. For that and other

more-than obvious reasons, the school

rebuilding project is “really personal to

everyone.”

During recent meetings with members

of the school community in Newtown,

Chapin said she and her colleagues asked

those in attendance to recount their most

memorable experiences in the outdoors

and to identify the most influential teach-

ers in their lives, among other icebreaking

questions.

The collaboration that has resulted

from the firm’s approach “happened be-

cause of the fact that they … were all con-

nected on another level,” Svigals said – a

level beyond the connections they have as

a result of their day-to-day professional

relationships.

The connections that have been made,

and the collaboration that has resulted,

has “fundamentally altered the outcome”

of the project, Svigals said, appreciating

the “extraordinary contribution that this

community has made to the design of this

school.”

Ultimately, these meetings are about

connecting people to one another and to

themselves, to set aside that which typi-

cally separates us.

At a recent meeting of members of the

ESUMS community and the design team,

Illona Prosol, a senior project manager at

the Bloomfield, Connecticut-based en-

gineering firm BVH Integrated Services,

told those in attendance that a history

teacher in her native Poland encouraged

her to become a mechanical engineer.

In another instance, Jamaica native

Garfield Pilliner described how as children

he and his brother conceived a way to

use bicycle parts to carry water from its

source to where it was needed. Today, Pil-

liner teaches engineering at ESUMS and

was recently named teacher of the year in

the New Haven Public Schools system.

“These exercises,” Svigals said, “open

people up to who they are and what their

potential is.”

As much as we need individuality, he

said, we need commonality – especially

when working toward a shared goal.

“Collaboration only happens if we care

for each other,” Svigals said. “There is no

work alone.” n

Commonality & CollaborationContinued from page 5

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Aspiring engineers at work.

An architectural rendering depicts a street-level view of the new ESUMS building.

“Our architecture

is a result of who

we are.”

– Barry Svigals

steve scarpaphotos by jessica smolinski

ate October 2012. Gusts of winds

coursed through the region during Su-

perstorm Sandy, toppling trees, flood-

ing the shoreline, and raising general

panic. In the aftermath of the storm, one

particular tree, an old oak, crashed to the

ground on the New Haven Green. Among

its twisted roots, the remains of a skull

were visible to the naked eye.

Police were summoned, and the Propri-

etors of the New Haven Green, the land’s

ruling body, were notified. Bioarcheologists

sought to make sense of what was tangled

in the root ball of the tree.

“We have human beings handling and

tangled up with other human beings. They

are accorded with respect,” said Nicholas

Bellantoni, the Connecticut state archeol-

ogist.

The demise of this single tree, planted

in 1909 to honor the birth of Abraham

Lincoln, and the fragments found within,

have prompted scientists, historians, and

artists to take a look at how life was lived

in New Haven in the 1700s, 1860s, 1900s,

and the 2010s. In many ways, because of

this examination, the tree is a kind of time

machine.

“Mayor (John) DeStefano encouraged

the museum to get a whole group of in-

dividuals together to talk,” said Margaret

Anne Tokarshewsky, executive director of

the New Haven Museum. “I want to see

this museum connect the present to the

past. We are becoming very outward look-

ing, very interested in our neighborhoods

and people’s stories.”

The result of those conversations was

a convergence of art and science in an

interesting and innovative way. The New

Haven Museum is hosting an exhibit called

Nothing is Set in Stone: The Lincoln Oak

and The New Haven Green. This mix of art

made from the fallen tree and inspired by

President Abraham Lincoln’s legacy, and

the archaeological findings, runs through

November 2.

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“Lincoln Oak” exhibit explores the pastfallen tree reveals history beneath new haven green

L

Susan Clinard’s A Nation Split.

Vigor Code by Jeff Slomba, 2014.

Backbone by Erich Davis, 2014 ( detail).

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The artists included in the exhibition

are Lani Asuncion, Hamden sculptor

Susan Clinard, Erich Davis, Michael

Quirk, Jeff Slomba, Rachael A. Vaters-

Carr, and Alison Walsh.

In early January, the museum sought

proposals from artists, with a deadline of

March to complete the work. The wood

from the fallen tree was given to artists

for inspiration.

“The idea was to continue the life of

the tree and to allow a new interpreta-

tion,” said Jason Bischoff-Wurstle, the

museum’s exhibits coordinator.

The battered visage of Lincoln, care-

fully rendered images of freed slaves, and

other more figurative works of art were

crafted from the wood. Clinard, in her

statement about her sculpture A Nation

Split, said simply handling the damaged

wood was moving.

“Images of Lincoln, his face and bony

elongated stature, haunted my thoughts,

as it has for years,” Clinard said. “I saw

Lincoln himself atop of it all, the person

trying to hold the split nation from divid-

ing further.”

The art asks us to look at the Civil War

and the demise of slavery, that seminal

event in American history, and to think

about what meaning it has today.

“The pieces are very moving. We are

delighted with the quality of the work,”

Tokarshewsky said. “Each piece is cer-

tainly unique and deals with a different

aspect of our history.”

There is a second crucial component to

the exhibit. Researchers from Quinnipiac

University, the University of Connecticut,

and Yale University have been catalog-

ing and analyzing the bone fragments

found at the site. The most complete

specimen is what is believed to be a man

between the ages of 25 and 30. The tree

also unearthed fragments of three chil-

dren between the ages of 3 and 9, and

a 22-year-old person. All of the bodies

were buried sometime in the mid-18th

century.

“We do one thing and artists do an-

other,” Bellantoni said. “But when you

bring it together it is pretty special.”

Bellantoni said it wasn’t surprising

that so many fragments were found. The

New Haven Green functioned as a burial

ground from 1639 through 1812. Because

of landscaping done over the years, he

believes it is likely one would find graves

as little as three feet below the surface of

the Green.

The scientific analysis will yield quite

a bit of information about the time pe-

riod, the way people lived, the kind of

work they did, their nutrition and general

health, even which hand they used.

“Your skeleton is living tissue. It mod-

ifies to your lifestyle. We can determine

a whole host of information. It makes it

more personal. They aren’t just skeletal

remains. They become people,” Bellan-

toni said.

Which brings us back to the day in

question, the reason the tree was planted

in the first place. In 1909, the Grand

Army of the Republic, a veteran’s fra-

ternal organization, assembled on the

Green to recognize both Arbor Day and

Lincoln’s birthday. It was just a moment

of the time period, a small ceremony

with a children’s concert and speeches

by local dignitaries. They placed the tree

on the Green near the former site of the

Connecticut State House, buried a time

capsule, and left a plaque.

“It was an event that brought people

together,” Bischoff-Wurstle said. “In

essence it is not very different from an

event today. History is super relatable.

It is a series of things people do.”

The New Haven Green can means

many things to many people. It can be

a place one simply passes through on

the way to somewhere more important.

It can be for recreation, protest, or cel-

ebration. It can be at once threatening

and peaceful. It is for the community

and still not owned by it. It’s a stage.

It’s a park. It’s a graveyard.

It’s a place that, for one moment

when an old tree crashed to the ground,

asked us who we are and who we as-

pire to be. n

For more information about the exhibit,

which runs through October, visit

newhavenmuseum.org.Michael Quirk’s Under the Oak Tree.

Classes & WorkshopsArts Center Killingworth 276 North Parker Hill

Road, Killingworth. 860-663-5593.

artscenterkillingworth.org.

Spring-Summer Art Programs. Adult weekend pro-

grams: Drawing, Introduction to Sewing, Polymer

Clay Design, Digital and Light Photography, Encaus-

tics, Facial Makeup Artistry, Chinese Calligraphy,

Origami; adult weekday classes: Drawing, Water-

color and Acrylic Painting; Just4Kids: Sculpting,

Drawing, Mixed Media, Preschool Art, Summer

Fashion and Nature Camps. Classes continue

through August 1. Visit website for individual pro-

gram information and details.

Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators Yale Pea-

body Museum Community Education Center, 230

West Campus Drive, Orange. 203-934-0878.

ctnsi.com.

Summer Art Classes. Jazz up your summer by taking

classes in drawing from nature. We offer a wide

variety of courses such as Field Sketching in Stony

Creek, The Science of Color, Botanical Watercolor,

Drawing Flowers Through the Microscope, Drawing

and Painting Birds, and Sketching at the Beardsley

Zoo. For more information visit website, call 203-

934-0878, or send email to [email protected].

Classes continue through August 27. Monday-Sat-

urday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Creative Arts Workshop 80 Audubon St., New

Haven. 203-562-4927. creativeartsworkshop.org.

Summer Classes and Workshops. Explore your cre-

ative side with visual arts classes and workshops for

adults and young people in book arts, design, draw-

ing and painting, fiber, fashion, jewelry, photography,

pottery, printmaking, and sculpture. Summer session

runs through August 8. See the course brochure or

visit the website for dates, times, and fees. Online

registration available.

Adventures in Art! Give your child an adventure in art!

CAW offers eight weeklong programs in drawing,

painting, pottery, mixed media, and more. CAW’s

faculty of professional artists will help your child

develop his or her creativity in a fun and supportive

environment. Register for as many weeks as you

choose – from a single week to the full eight. Classes

continue through August 8. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1

p.m. for ages 4-6; optional extended day until 3 p.m.

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for grades 2-5 and

6-8; optional extended day until 5:30 p.m.

Guilford Art Center 411 Church St., Guilford. 203-

453-5947. guilfordartcenter.org.

Summer Youth Program. Designed for ages 3 to 12,

GAC’s program offers all sorts of art experiences,

from painting and drawing to ceramics and mixed

media, and on topics ranging from animals to ar-

chitecture, princesses, and computer animation.

Weeklong classes run mornings, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., or

afternoons, beginning 1 p.m.; may be combined for

a full-day program. Financial aid available. Classes

continue through August 22. Fees vary per class.

Financial aid available. Members receive 10 percent

discount. Visit website for details.

Jenai West Trinity Lutheran Church, 292 Orange

St., New Haven. 917-753-1297.

jenaimwest.wix.com/jenai.

Tap-Dance Classes. Open and ongoing beginning

and intermediate tap technique for teens and

adults. Classes continue through August 26. Every

Tuesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Neighborhood Music School 100 Audubon St., New

Haven. 203-624-5189.

neighborhoodmusicschool.org.

Summer Rocks! For instrumentalists and vocalists,

ages 10 and older with at least two years’ experience

on an instrument. Program finishes with a full rock

concert at 7 p.m. on Friday night where students

will amaze everyone with what they’ve learned, cre-

ated, and accomplished. August 11-August 15. 9:30

a.m.-5:30 p.m. For details, contact Pete Digennaro,

program director, at pdigennaro@


Summer Jazz. Ages 13 through adult. A five-day

intensive that offers small ensembles, a big band,

theory, master classes, and jam sessions with NMS

faculty and guest clinicians. The week culminates

with a student concert. Minimum of two years’ ex-

perience. August 4-August 8. Monday- Friday, 9:30

a.m.-5:30 p.m. For information, send email to Jesse

Hameen II at jhameen@neighborhoodmusicschool.

org or call 203-624-5189 x 52.

Flute Boot. Does your embouchure sometimes get

rusty over the summer? Daily sessions will include

semiprivate lessons, master classes, group tech-

nique, and ensemble, with rotating electives includ-

ing instrument construction, instrument repair, yoga,

beat-boxing or other offerings. August 18-August 21.

Advanced beginner/intermediate level: 8:30 a.m.–12

p.m. Advanced (all-state level high school/college/

advanced adults): 1-5 p.m. Contact Naomi Senzer

at [email protected] or call

203-624-5189.

Jr. Chamber Winds. Intermediate or advanced high

school, college, and adult players will enjoy this op-

portunity to play and learn in a collaborative setting

with other experienced musicians. Includes master

classes and a final performance (flute, oboe, clarinet,

bassoon, and French horn). July 7-July 11. 9 a.m.-12

p.m. For more information contact director Sue Zo-

ellner Cross, or call 203-624-5189 x 51.

Summer KinderArts. For ages 4-5 years. This three-

hour program combines music, dance, and art in a

fun, relaxed environment. Children will be exposed

to a variety of instruments and explore their creativ-

ity with sculpting, drawing, and painting. Dancing to

music will improve coordination and social skills, and

basic yoga will help children be active and relieve

stress. August 11-August 15. Contact Dorota Xeller

at [email protected] or call

203-624-5189 x 18. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Program offered

at the First Congregational Church of Madison, 26

Meetinghouse Lane, Madison.

New Haven Oratorio Choir Church of the Re-

deemer, 185 Cold Spring St., New Haven. 203-

248-4416. nhoratorio.org.

Choral Skills Workshop. Summer is a perfect

time to try something new in choral singing.

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CALENDAR

The New Haven Oratorio Choir is offering

workshops led by Artistic Director Daniel Shaw.

We will study the development of choral skills

through exercises and repertoire: reading,

tuning, counting, diction, and listening. Learn

and take the skills back to your favorite choir.

July 9-August 6. Wednesday evenings for five

weeks. For more information and to sign up,

send email to [email protected]. $45 fee

will cover materials and administrative ex-

penses for all five weeks. Fee due at the first

workshop. 7-8:15 p.m.

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

New Haven Friends Meeting House, 223 East

Grand Ave., New Haven. 203-281-6591.

rscdsnewhaven.org.

Scottish Country Dancing. Enjoy dancing the

social dances of Scotland. Come alone or with

a friend. All dances taught. Wear soft-soled

non-street shoes. Classes continue on Tuesday

evenings through August 26. $5 per evening.

First night free. 7:30-10 p.m.

West Cove Studio 30 Elm Street, West Haven.

203-787-0072. katyavetrov.com.

Printmaking Workshops. Workshops will cover

linocut relief printing and mono-printing. The

objective is to learn basic techniques of carving

linoleum, applying ink, hand printing, and using

the printing press. Classes continue through

August 23. Other dates available upon request.

$95 plus $15 materials fee. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

ExhibitionsBeverly Kaye Gallery 15 Lorraine Drive, Wood-

bridge. 203-387-5700. artbbrut.com,

BeverlyKayeGallery.blogspot.com.

Anthony Guyther: Redux. Forty-five years of Sym-

bolist collage created by self-taught Martha’s

Vineyard artist Anthony Guyther. His works were

enlarged and used as backdrops in the fashion

windows of Bonwit Teller in New York City in the

1960s. A book by the same name is also available

and many vintage collages from that book will be

offered for sale. Call for an appointment. One view

through July 24. Open by appointment, Thursday

through Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free.

Creative Arts Workshop Creative Arts Work-

shop, 80 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-562-

4927. creativeartsworkshop.org.

Student Show. An exhibition of new work by

CAW students of all ages and experience levels.

On view through July 23. Monday-Friday, 9:30

a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

August Installation. The Hilles Gallery at Creative

Arts Workshop is transformed for the annual

August Installation. August 1-August 29. Visit

birdabode2014.org for details.

Fred.Giampietro Gallery 315 Peck Street, New

Haven. 203-777-7760. giampietrogallery.com.

Cathleen Mooses: New Work and Self-Absorbed.

The Fred.Giampietro Gallery is pleased to pres-

ent Cathleen Mooses: New Work and Self-Ab-

sorbed, a group self-portrait exhibition featuring

work by local New Haven artists Jonathan Wa-

ters, Willard Lustenader, Peter Ramon, Karen

Dow, Lucy Mink, Susan Carr, Oriane Stender,

Mary Jo McGonagle, Shane Smith, Laura Marsh,

Phil Lique, Hooper Turner, Farrell Brickhouse,

and Aspasia Anos. On view through July 26. 10

a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

Funky Monkey Cafe and Gallery 130 Elm St./

Watch Factory Shoppes, Cheshire. 203-494-

2316. thefunkymonkeycafe.com.

Ellen Pliskin. Silk aquatint monoprints. These new

works explore the diverse and imaginative use

of the process of silk aquatint to portray China’s

Forbidden City and the colonial City of Colonia,

Uruguay. August 1-August 30. Artist reception:

Friday, August 8, 7-9 p.m. Cafe hours: Monday

10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8

p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-10

p.m. Free and open to the public.

Guilford Art Center 411 Church St., Guilford.

203-453-5947. guilfordartcenter.org.

Soulcology in Metal: Juried Exhibit. National,

juried exhibit presenting a broad spectrum of

the many works that can be made of metal.

Work expressively display the many techniques

used to conform metal into items from the

organic to the angular, from jewelry to sculp-

ture, functional art, and more. Juried by Robert

Dancik. Organized by GAC instructor Lanette

Barber. On view through July 27. Monday-Satur-

day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 12-4 p.m. Free.

Kehler Liddell Gallery 873 Whalley Ave., New

Haven. 203-389-9555. kehlerliddell.com.

New Haven’s Own Winfred Rembert. Featuring

stories of African American lives in the Deep

South during the era of segregation, boldly told

on hand-tooled, dyed leather. Also see the doc-

umentary All Me: The Life and Times of Win-

fred Rembert, and meet Winfred Rembert and

director Vivian Ducat on August 16 and August

21 at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. On view July

31-August 31. Opening reception: August 3, 3-6

p.m. See website for gallery hours.

Knights of Columbus Museum 1 State St., New

Haven. 203-865-0400. kofcmuseum.org.

Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible. This

exhibition showcases a handwritten and illumi-

nated Bible, commissioned by the Benedictine

monks of Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville,

Minnesota. It is monumental in both size and

scope, with nearly 1,150 pages (24 x 16 inches)

comprised in seven volumes. The project re-

quired 15 years and 23 professional artists and

scribes to complete. On view through November

2. Open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission and

parking.

New Haven Free Public Library 133 Elm Street,

New Haven. 203-376-8688. siteprojects.org.

Whispering Galleries. Site Projects with the New

Haven Free Public Library, as part of Connecticut

at Work – a Connecticut Humanities initiative –

presents Whispering Galleries, an interactive digital

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Jazz Haven presents Mario Pavone’ s Street Songs: The Accordion Project at Café Nine on July 16. Photo by Enid Farber.

artwork by Amaranth Borsuk and Brad Bouse. A

one-on-one experience, visitors will engage with

the diaries of a New Haven shopkeeper from 1858

in the 3D space of a computer monitor. On view

through August 30. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8

p.m; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

New Haven Lawn Club 193 Whitney Ave., New

Haven. 203-777-3494.

Paintings by William Meddick. This exhibition

includes landscapes, still lifes, and interiors. All

work is done from local painter William Meddick’s

direct observation of the subject matter for first-

hand experience. On view through July 5, seven

days a week, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Ave., New

Haven. 203-562-4183. newhavenmuseum.org.

Interpreting Old Bones: Art and Science Give New

Meaning to Remains Found on New Haven Green

and Nothing is Set in Stone: The Lincoln Oak and the

New Haven Green. An exhibition pairing powerful

interpretive art created by seven well-known

Connecticut artists with scientific analysis by

noted bioarchaeologists – an informative and re-

velatory tribute to the historic Lincoln Oak, which

was felled by Hurricane Sandy, revealing human

skeletal remains. On view through November

1. See website for times. Adults $4, seniors $3,

students $2, those younger than 12 admitted free.

Every first Sunday of the month admission is free

of charge.

Spectrum Gallery and Store Arts Center Killing-

worth, 61 Main St., Centerbrook. 860-767-0742.

spectrumartgallery.org.

All Natural. An exhibit of fine artists and artisans

who are integrating natural materials into their

artwork. Visit our website for events during the

exhibit. July 1-August 10. Gallery hours: Wednes-

day-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5

p.m. Free.

Out of the Box. An exhibit of art that breaks the

parameters of the canvas from fine artists and

artisans. Visit our website for all events during

the exhibit. August 22-September 28. Opening

reception: Friday, August, 6:30-9 p.m. On view

Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 11

a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

West Cove Studio A-Space Gallery at West Cove,

30 Elm St., West Haven. 203-500-0268.

westcovestudio.org.

A Beautiful Thingling and Coats. Two Installations.

In the A-Space Gallery: Jim Felice: A Beautiful Thin-

gling (from The Alien Circus Project). In the Outer

Gallery: Susan McCaslin: Coats. On view through

July 19. Open by chance or by appointment. Free.

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170

Whitney Ave., New Haven. 203-432-5050.

peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/tiny-titans.

Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies. With

hands-on displays, life-like models, stunning

artwork, and more than 150 dinosaur eggs on

display, Tiny Titans offers a rare and exciting look

at the lives of dinosaurs, as well as their living de-

scendants — birds! On view through August 30.

Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 12-5

p.m. $5-$9.

FilmAll Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert See

screenings of this documentary film with Winfred

Rembert and director Vivian Ducat on August 16 and

August 21 at 7 p.m. Free. Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873

Whalley Ave., New Haven. 203-389-9555. kehler-

liddell.com.

Kids & Families Musical Folk First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whit-

ney Ave., New Haven. 203-691-9759.

MusicalFolk.com.

Music Together Classes. Musical Folk offers a fun

music and movement program for kids (ages 0-5)

and the ones who love them. Try a class for free!

Come sing, dance, and play instruments in a creative

and informal setting. Call to arrange a free class.

Classes continue through August 31. Classes are

offered every day; morning, afternoon, and weekend

classes available at various locations in New Haven,

Woodbridge, Hamden, East Haven and Cheshire.

Four semesters per year. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Eleven

week semester is $230 and includes CD and song-

book. Each semester features a new collection of

music. Four semesters per year.

MusicJuly

9 Wednesday Grill-‘N’-Chill: Dave Quick Summer music se-

ries featuring Dave Quick and delicious Kosher

barbecue. Contact DeDe Jacobs-Komisar at 203-

387-2522 or [email protected]. 5-8 p.m. Free. JCC

of Greater New Haven, JCC Terrace, 360 Amity

Road, Woodbridge. 203-387-2522. jccnh.org.

12 Saturday Summer Chamber Music Three hundred and sev-

enty-five years ago, settlers from England, Scot-

land, and Ireland began arriving in the New World,

bringing their musical traditions and shaping the

cultural life of the colonies. Please join the Nash

Baroque Ensemble, a period instrument group, for

a concert of 17th and 18th century music from this

rich period of history – featuring works by Purcell,

Handel, and Arne. 7:30 p.m. $15 at Breakwater

Books or at the door. Nash Baroque Ensemble,

Christ Episcopal Church, 11 Park St., Hamden.

203-453-2279.

13 Sunday Silk’n Sounds Celebrates St. Michael’s Church

Join Silk’n Sounds as we help St. Michael’s Church

celebrate its 125th year anniversary milestone.

Enjoy the four-part a cappella harmonies by this

dynamic group of women. Refreshments will be

provided following the concert which is free and

open to the public. Bring the whole family to enjoy

a summer afternoon of wonderful music. 4 p.m.

Free and open to the public. St. Michaels’ Church,

29 Wooster Place, New Haven. silknsounds.org.

Summer Chamber Music Three Hundred and Sev-

enty-Five years ago, settlers from England, Scot-

land, and Ireland began arriving in the New World,

bringing their musical traditions and shaping the

cultural life of the colonies. Please join the Nash

Baroque Ensemble, a period instrument group, for

a concert of 17th and 18th century music from this

rich period of history – featuring music of Purcell,

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Long Wharf Theatre, with Miracle or 2 Productions, presents The Bikinis, which the theater describes as “a celebration of great songs from the 1960s through today,” July 9 through July 27. Photo courtesy of Long Wharf Theatre.

Hamden Arts Commission Free Summer Concert Series

The Hamden Arts Commission presents five free concerts in Town Center

Park on Dixwell Avenue in Hamden (or at Hamden High School, in the

case of inclement weather). Opening acts take the stage at 7:30 p.m., with

headliners following at 8:15 p.m. For more information, visit hamdenarts-

commission.org.

Friday, July 11: The 5th Dimension with Florence LaRue

This Grammy Award-winning group became popular in the ’60s and

’70s with such hits as “Up and Away,” “Stoned Soul Picnic,” “Aquarius/

Let the Sun Shine In,” “One Less Bell to Answer,” “Go Where You Wanna

Go,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” and “I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All.” They were

inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002.

Friday, July 18: The Platters

The original Herb Reed Platters are continuing Mr. Reed’s legacy this year

with a 60th anniversary world tour. The group has sold more than 80 mil-

lion records and recorded such hits as “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” “Only

You,” “My Prayer,” “The Great Pretender,” “Twilight Time,” and “The Magic

Touch.”

Friday, July 25: Fran Cosmo, former lead singer of Boston

Fran Cosmo will join his guitarist son Anton, also formerly of Boston, to

play the group’s hits, including “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind,”

“Foreplay/Long Time,” and “Don’t Look Back.” Boston’s eponymous first

album was the best-selling debut album in U.S. history. The group went on

to sell more than 31 million records in the United States.

Friday, August 1: Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam Tour

A 2004 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Mason played and

recorded with such musical icons as Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, George

Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, and Michael Jackson. On this

current tour, which celebrates the music of the band Traffic, which he

cofounded, Mason performs such audience favorites as “Feelin’ Alright,”

“Dear Mr. Fantasy,” “We Just Disagree,” “Low Spark of High Heeled Boys,”

“Only You Know and I Know,” “Medicated Goo,” and others.

Information and photo courtesy of the Hamden Arts Commission.

New Haven Jazz Festival

Jazz Haven presents the New Haven Jazz Festival on Saturday, August 16,

from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the New Haven Green. The event is free and

open to the public. The performance schedule is as follows:

4:30 p.m.

High School in the Community Jazz Band, directed by Nate Trier

5:30 p.m.

Mike DiRubbo Quintet

Mike DiRubbo, alto sax; Josh Evans, trumpet; Brian Charette, piano;

Ugonna Okegwo, bass; Kush Abadey, drums.

6:45 p.m.

Alí Bello and The Sweet Wire Band

Alì Bello, electro-acoustic violin; Javier Olivencia, alto and tenor sax; Juan-

cho Herrera, guitar; Alvaro Benavides, bass; Pablo Bencid, drums; Neil

Ochoa, percussion.

8 p.m.

Nat Reeves Quartet Featuring Harold Mabern

Nat Reeves, bass; Harold Mabern, piano; Joe Farnsworth, drums; Steve

Davis, trombone.

Jazz Haven will also present more than two dozen performances in bars,

restaurants, and other New Haven venues between August 15 and August

24. Visit jazzhaven.org for more information.

Information and photo courtesy of Jazz Haven.

Chestnut Hill Concerts

Chamber music performances at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts

Center in Old Saybrook. Performances take place on Fridays in August

at 8 p.m. For more information, visit chestnuthillconcerts.org or call

203-245-5736. For tickets, call The Kate’s box office at 860-510-

0453, or visit thekate.org.

August 1: “Brahms’ Great Piano Quintet”

Mozart: Violin Sonata in G major, K. 379

Shostakovich: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 67

Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Jessica Lee and Jesse Mills, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Ronald

Thomas, cello; Rieko Aizawa, piano.

August 8: “Three Beethoven Masterpieces”

Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moon-

light”)

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)

Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)

Todd Phillips, violin; Ronald Thomas, cello; Benjamin Hochman, piano.

August 15: “Schumann and Schubert”

Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70

Schumann: lieder (a selection)

Schubert: “Auf Dem Strom,” D. 943, for soprano, horn, and piano

Schubert: Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op.100

Hyunah Yu, soprano; William Purvis, horn; Jennifer Koh, violin; Ronald

Thomas, cello; Mihae Lee, piano.

August 22: “Hungarian Flair”

Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, for viola and piano

Dohnányi: Serenade in C major, Op. 10, for string trio

Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

Yura Lee, violin; Dimitri Murrath, viola; Julie Albers, cello; Mihae Lee,

piano.

Information and photo courtesy of Chestnut Hill Concerts.

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Handel, and Arne. 4-5:30 p.m. $15, $10 students

and seniors at the door. Unitarian Society of New

Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden. 203-

288-1807.

22 Tuesday Twilight Tuesdays Concerts: Sultans of String

Energetic and exciting world music with no

boundaries. 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. concert. $20

in advance, $25 at the door. Subscriptions to the

entire series $60. *Dinner not included in ticket

price. For tickets, call 203.624.5189 x. 17 or visit

neighborhoodmusicschool.org. Neighborhood

Music School Recital Hall, 100 Audubon St., New

Haven. 203-624-5189.

23 Wednesday Grill-‘N’-Chill: Rickie Miller and Tony Dioguardi

Jazz, and R&B with special guest Jay Rowe.

Summer music series featuring great talent and

delicious Kosher barbecue. 5-8 p.m. Free. JCC

of Greater New Haven, JCC Terrace, 360 Amity

Road, Woodbridge. 203-387-2522. jccnh.org.

29 Tuesday Twilight Tuesdays Concerts: Vance Gilbert Vance

Gilbert is an American folk singer-songwriter “with

the voice of an angel, the wit of a devil, and the guitar

playing of a god” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram). Come

and enjoy the second show in this concert series to

benefit the Neighborhood Music School faculty fund.

6:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. concert. $20 in advance, $25

at the door. Subscriptions to the entire series $60.

*Dinner not included in ticket price. For tickets, call

203.624.5189 x. 17 or visit

neighborhoodmusicschool.org. Neighborhood Music

School Recital Hall, 100 Audubon St., New Haven.

203-624-5189.

August

5 Tuesday Twilight Tuesdays Concerts: Neighborhood Music

School Jazz All-Stars A night of amazing live jazz

featuring Christian Sands, Mike Assetta, Bill Fluker,

Jesse Hameen II, and Kris Jensen. Join us for this ex-

citing concert series to benefit the NMS faculty fund.

6:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. concert. $20 in advance, $25

at the door. Subscriptions to the entire series $60.

*Dinner not included in ticket price. Neighborhood

Music School Recital Hall/Park of the Arts, 100

Audubon St., New Haven. 203-624-5189.


6 Wednesday Grill-‘N’-Chill: Toss Kramer Kramer bares his acous-

tic soul. Summer music series featuring great talent

and delicious Kosher barbecue. Activities for children.

5-8 p.m. Free. JCC of Greater New Haven, 360 Amity

Road, Woodbridge. 203-387-2522.

jewishnewhaven.org/local_includes/

downloads/68179.pdf.

12 Tuesday Twilight Tuesdays Concerts: Roosevelt Dime In-

spired in equal parts by Appalachian string bands,

Memphis and New Orleans soul, West coast

alt-country, and the musical melting pot of their

hometown of Brooklyn, the band has forged a sound

they’ve come to call “Steamboat Soul.” Final concert

in the series which benefits the Neighborhood Music

School faculty fund. 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. concert.

$20 in advance, $25 at the door. Subscriptions to the

entire series $60. *Dinner not included in ticket price.

For tickets, call 203.624.5189 x. 17 or visit

neighborhoodmusicschool.org. Neighborhood Music

School Recital Hall/Park of the Arts, 100 Audubon

St., New Haven. 203-624-5189.

Special Events

August

1 Friday Join us for the opening reception of the annual Au-

gust Installation at Creative Arts Workshop! 5-6:30

p.m. Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon St.,

New Haven. 203-562-4927. birdabode2014.org.

3 Sunday Opening Reception for New Haven’s Own Win-

fred Rembert, which features stories of African

American lives in the Deep South during the era

of segregation, boldly told on hand-tooled, dyed

leather. Also don’t miss the documentary All Me:

The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert, which will

The 5th Dimension. Harold Mabern, foreground, and Nat Reeves. Cellist and Chestnut Hill Concerts Artistic Director Ronald Thomas.

summer series

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Call For

Artists The Arts Center Killingworth seeks artists

working in all media for its annual Autumn Outdoor

Arts Festival, which will take place October 11-12.

Exhibit on the Madison Town Green (Boston Post

Road/Copse Road, Madison). Festival participants

also have the opportunity to exhibit in the new

Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook. Prospectus and

registration form available at artscenterkilling-

worth.org. $70 registration fee. Register early!

Artists and Crafters The Fine Art and Craft Exhibit

and Sale at the Finnish American Heritage Society

seeks artists and crafters for an October 11 event at

Finnish Hall, 76 N. Canterbury Road, Canterbury.

Indoor/outdoor spaces. $25 fee (postmarked on or

before July 31), $35 (after July 31.) Demonstrations,

live music, refreshments. Free admission, handi-

capped accessible. Send email to

[email protected] or call 860.974.2760

for information and registration form/prospectus.

Singers The award winning Silk’n Sounds Chorus

is looking for new members from the Greater New

Haven area. We invite women to join us at any of

our rehearsals to learn more. We enjoy four part a

cappella harmony, lively performances, and won-

derful friendships. Rehearsals are every Tuesday

from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Spring Glen United Church

of Christ, 1825 Whitney Ave., Hamden. Contact

Lynn at 203-623-01276 for more information and

visit silknsounds.org.

Tattoo Artists The Milford Arts Council Visual Arts

Committee presents Tattoos a show celebrating

the art and history of ink. Tattoo artists are invited

to submit photos, drawings, and paintings of their

work. All styles are welcome. To be considered,

please send a high-resolution image of work as

well as a description to milfordfac@optonline.

net no later than July 18. All entrants will be con-

tacted with a decision. For additional details and

eligibility information, visit milfordarts.org or call

203.878.6647.

Volunteers Learn new skills, meet new people,

and be part of a creative organization that gives to

the community. Upcoming volunteer opportunity:

Models and counselors needed for July Fashion and

Art of Mother Nature Camps for children and teens

and to help during the Outdoor Autumn Arts Festi-

val, October 11 and October 12. Teens are welcome

and earn community-service credit. Visit

artscenterkillingworth.org or call 860-663-5593.

Services

Art Consulting Services Support your creativity!

Low-cost service offers in-depth artwork analysis,

writing, and editing services by former arts news-

paper editor, current art director of the New Haven

Free Public Library, and independent curator of

many venues. Call Johnes Ruta at 203-387-4933,

visit azothgallery.com, or send email to

[email protected].

Birthday Parties at Guilford Art Center Schedule a

two-hour party and our youth program instructors

will tailor projects to your child’s creative interests.

Themes include Outer Space, Pirates, Clay, Pup-

pets, Jewelry, Fairies, and others. Art parties offer a

fun and creative environment for children’s celebra-

tions. Please call Lynn Fischer at 203-453-5947 x.

11 for more information and to request a brochure.

$100 for five children minimum; $15 for each addi-

tion child. guilfordartcenter.org.

Chair Repair We can fix your worn-out chair seats

if they are cane, rush, Danish cord, Shaker Tape,

or other woven types! Celebrating our 25th year!

Work is done by artisans at The Association of

Artisans to Cane, a project of Marrakech, Inc., a pri-

vate nonprofit organization that provides services

for people with disabilities. Open Monday-Thurs-

day, 8 a.m,-4 p.m. 203-776-6310.

Creative Art Birthday Parties You bring the chil-

dren and cake, we do the rest! Themes: Jewelry

Design for Boys and Girls, Clay and Painting Dis-

covery, Personalized Perfumes, Felting Critters/

Flowers, and Rock Star! Arts Center Killingworth,

276 North Parker Hill Road, Killingworth. Visit

artscenterkillingworth.org or call (860) 663-

5593.

Historic Home Restoration Period-appropriate

additions, baths, kitchens, and remodeling. Sag-

ging porches straightened/leveled, wood win-

dows, plaster, and historic molding and hardware

restored. Vinyl/aluminum siding removed. Wood

siding repaired/replaced. Connecticut and New

Haven Preservation Trusts. R.J. Aley Building

Contractor 203-226-9933. [email protected].

Japanese Shoji Screens Designed for Connecti-

cut homes. Custom built for windows, doorways,

or freestanding display, they allow beautiful

filtered light to pass through while insulating. For

a free quote, contact Phillip Chambers at 203-

888-4937 or send email to

[email protected].

Professional Art Installation For residential and

commercial work. More than 15 years’ experi-

ence in museums, galleries, hospitals, and homes

in New York City, Providence, New Haven, Ches-

ter, and elsewhere. Rate is $30 an hour, no job

too small or large. Call Mark at 203-772-4270 or

send email to [email protected]. More informa-

tion and examples at ctartinstall.com.

Web Services Startup business solutions. Cre-

ative, sleek Web design by art curator for art,

design, architectural, and small-business sites.

Twenty-five years’ experience in database, lo-

gistics, and engineering applications. Will create

and maintain any kind of website. Hosting pro-

vided. Call 203-387-4933, visit azothgallery.com,

or send email to [email protected].

Space

Artist Studio West Cove Studio and Gallery offers

work space with two large Charles Brand intaglio

etching presses, lithography press, and stain-

less-steel work station. Workshops and technical

support available. Ample display area for shows.

Membership: $75 per month. 30 Elm St., West

Haven. Call 609-638-8501 or visit

westcovestudio.com.

Performance Space Elegant, contemporary per-

formance space with seating for up to 376 people.

Great for concerts and recitals. Free on-site parking,

warm lighting, built-in sound system, adjacent so-

cial hall, and kitchen available. Unitarian Society of

New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden. Call

203-288-1807 x. 201 or visit

usnh.org.

Studio Space Thirteen-thousand square feet of

undeveloped studio space available in old mill brick

building on New Haven harbor. Conveniently lo-

cated one minute off I-95, Exit 44, in West Haven.

Owners willing to subdivide. Call 609-638-8501.

The Arts Council provides the job and bulletin board listings as a service to our membership and is not responsible for the content or deadlines.

BULLETIN BOARD

Jobs

Please visit

newhavenarts.org

for up-to-date

local employment

opportunities

in the arts.

be screened on August 16 and August 21 at 7 p.m.

Free and open to all. 3-6 p.m. Kehler Liddell Gallery,

873 Whalley Ave., New Haven. 203-389-9555.

kehlerliddell.com.

Theater

Shakespeare in the Grove Presents King Lear Art-

farm presents King Lear, featuring John Basinger in

the title role. Bring a picnic and enjoy professional

music and theater in the beautiful grove overlooking

the Connecticut River Valley. Every evening features

a different Connecticut musician or musical group

at 6 p.m. before the play begins. See Shakespeare’s

greatest drama in a stunning setting. Thursday

through Sunday, July 17-July 27, at 7 p.m. $20 adults,

$10 students. 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown.

860-346-4390. www.art-farm.org.

Neighborhood Music School Audubon Arts Theater

Group: Once Upon a Mattress The highly regarded

theater program for ages 14-17, led by experienced

professionals, presents a full production of this

popular musical comedy. July 29 & July 30 at 7

p.m. For more information, contact program director

Anne Tubis at [email protected]

or 203-624-5189 x. 26. Hamden Hall Country Day

School, 1108 Whitney Ave., Hamden. 203-624-5189.


(Below) The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

presents Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies through

August 30. Pictured: Sauropods Hatching¸ illustration by

Luis Rey.Photo (detail) courtesy of the Stone Company,

copyright L. Rey.

The deadline for advertisements

and calendar listings for the

September edition of

The Arts Paper is:

Monday, July 28, at 5 p.m.

Future deadlines are as follows:

October – Monday, August 25

November – Monday, September 29

December – Monday, October 27

Calendar listings are for Arts

Council members only and should

be submitted online at newhav-

enarts.org. Arts Council members

can request a username and

password by sending an e-mail to

[email protected]. The

Arts Council’s online calendar

includes listings for programs

and events taking place within

12 months of the current date.

Listings submitted by the calen-

dar deadline are included on a

monthly basis in The Arts Paper.

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advertising and

calendar deadlines

stephen chupaska

he 19th edition of the Gathering of

the Vibes music festival is back for

another summer at its much-loved

home, Seaside Park in Bridgeport.

The festival, which takes place July 31-Au-

gust 2, will close out its teenage years

with co-headliners John Forgerty, Wide-

spread Panic, and Disco Biscuits featuring

former Grateful Dead drummers Mickey

Hart and Bill Kreutzmann among 49 other

bands. Gathering of the Vibes founder Ken

Hays checked in to talk about this year’s

festival and to take stock of the past 19

years.

What’s the special about the venue?

It is a beautifully manicured 300-acre

waterfront park with over a mile and a

half of beach. It truly is one of Bridgeport’s

gems. There’s something about the water

that lets the everyday stresses in our lives

just wash away. That’s how the water

works for me. (It’s) why 85 percent of

Vibes attendees come back every year. It’s

not only for the music but it’s an annual

reunion with friends and family. And to

gather in such a beautiful space, hopefully

with some nice, warm 80-degree weath-

er, it changes the vibe. It’s tough to be in

a bad mood when thousands of people

around you are smiling.

What do you know now about running a

music festival that you didn’t when you

first started?

When we first started 19 years ago, there

wasn’t the incredible competition in

the marketplace. Every weekend in the

Northeast throughout the summer there

is a major music festival. It’s become

more and more challenging to book the

bands because (of) contractual clauses

with other festivals. When we started this

as “Deadhead Heaven” in 1996 after the

death of Jerry Garcia, it was an opportuni-

ty for the deadhead community to gather.

But it’s not a festival that’s driven by the

Grateful Dead. (We’ve had) James Brown

and the Harlem Gospel Choir, all different

genres of music – bluegrass, funk, and folk.

Where are people coming from?

The average drive for attendees was just

about four hours, with 700 people flying in

from all over the world. Four hundred peo-

ple came from California last year. There’s

no better place for a transit hub than

Bridgeport. People enjoy the easy access.

How do you go about booking the fes-

tival? Do bands reach out to you? How

does that work?

There are bands that come back every

year. But it’s important to switch it up

and bring in fresh blood. This we received

2,600 band submissions for 52 spots. It’s

challenging in that sense for the up-and-

coming bands to get up on the stage but

when they do it’s amazing to see them.

A great example would be the McLovins,

who are from Connecticut. Twiddle, they

started out a couple of years ago in their

garage with 50 people watching them in

small bars and now they are performing

on the main stage at Vibes.

Do fans have any input to booking?

Oh, yes. We do a survey every year ask

them which band they’d like to see return.

The Vibe Tribe are really emotionally in-

vested and they are passionate about it.

During the festival, do you ever get a

chance to enjoy some music?

Every year I enjoy it more and more. Early

on I’d be out there assisting parking cars

– I’m pretty hands on. But we have an

amazing team and there’s an incredible

group of people around me.

Was there a moment at a past festival

where it all coalesced and you thought,

“This is really something”?

It was right from the beginning at SUNY

Purchase, when 3,500 people showed

up and it was a beautiful weekend with

friends and family and good music. We

said, “We have to continue this.”

Is there a past performance that really

sticks out for you where you really had

your doors blown off?

In 2011 Elvis Costello performed on a

beautiful Saturday night and then into

Jane’s Addiction. That was an extraordi-

nary four hours of music. n

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Rock Notes

Ken Hays. Photo courtesy of Gathering of the Vibes.

On the Gathering of the Vibes

an interview withfestival founder ken hays

T

An aerial view of the festival. Photo courtesy of Gathering of the Vibes.

david brensilverphotos courtesy of elm shakespeare company

ames Andreassi spent much of May

driving his power boat from Fort

Pierce, Florida, up the coast to the

Connecticut shoreline. When we

caught up with Andreassi, he and his

wife, Margie, along with two dogs and a cat,

were located on Bald Head Island, on North

Carolina’s Cape Fear River.

For Andreassi, the Elm Shakespeare Com-

pany’s artistic director, it was a chance to

spend time on the water and immersed in

the Bard’s work – particularly the play he’ll

direct in Edgerton Park in August.

This year’s offering, Pericles, will be staged

August 14 through August 31. In May, at

what he called Elm Shakespeare Company’s

“nautical office,” Andreassi was arriving at a

vision for his turn at a play that he described

as an “epic sea voyage.”

Having staged Macbeth two years ago and

Julius Caesar last summer, Andreassi said, “I

certainly didn’t want to do another big trag-

edy.” Nor was he interested in dedicating a

year to planning and studying one of Shake-

speare’s “low comedies.”

“I was looking to work on something a lit-

tle more substantive,” he explained.

He chose Pericles, Prince of Tyre because

it fit that requirement and was a work with

which he was completely unfamiliar.

“I began reading it with a complete mis-

conception,” he said.

That the title character is not the same

Pericles who’s credited with being the father

of Athenian if not modern democracy was an

attraction.

“That ambiguity, that confusion, I love,”

Andreassi said.

There’s also the intrigue that comes with

the fact that an otherwise largely unknown

writer named George Wilkins is believed by

many to have contributed to the play, which

is a riff on John Gower’s Confessio Amantis,

itself a version of the ancient Greek story

Apollonius of Tyre.

“In Shakespeare’s life,” Andreassi said, cit-

ing Harold Bloom, a literary critic and Sterling

Professor of Humanities at Yale University, “it

was his most popular play.”

As he began thinking about how he

wanted to present Pericles, Andreassi found

himself thinking of actor and Trinidad and

Tobago native Paul Pryce, who played Mark

Antony in last summer’s production of Julius

Caesar. And while he wasn’t about to rename

the play Pericles, Prince of Trinidad, that’s ex-

actly how Andreassi began reimagining the

story.

On the water en route to the Connecticut

shoreline from Florida, Andreassi thought

about one of his favorite historical figures,

Toussaint Louverture, who led the Haitian

Revolution at the turn of the 19th century.

Pericles, in Andreassi’s mind, became a

black Caribbean prince living in a mid-18th

century world that’s extremely dangerous for

him – a time period less than half a century

before the cultural upheavals that led to the

American, French, and Haitian revolutions.

While no revolution takes place in his

turn at Pericles, Andreassi said he wants the

production to convey a sense that there’s a

political powder keg that could be set of at

any moment.

“I think it’s my job … to find an interesting

take on the play,” he said. “I have license, I

think, to try to tell the story as theatrically, as

entertainingly, as arrestingly as I can.”

Andreassi said that “every director is

invited – particularly with plays written by

Shakespeare – to invent their own land-

scape.”

The genius of Shakespeare’s plays, he said,

is that “they’re incredibly flexible.”

“What you bring to them,” he said, “they’ll

offer you back more in exchange.” n

Elm Shakespeare Company presents Pericles

in Edgerton Park, 75 Cliff St., August 14-17,

August 19-24, and August 26-31. Performances

begin at 8 p.m. and admission is free. Visit

elmshakespeare.org for more information.

EXPLORE THE

INFINITE

POSSIBILITIES

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Prince of TrinidadElm Shakespeare presents Pericles in Caribbean setting

James Andreassi as Brutus in Elm Shakespeare’s 2013 production of Julius Caesar.

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Paul Pryce stars in the title role in Pericles.

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A Broken Umbrella Theatre

abrokenumbrella.org

203-868-0428

ACES Educational Center

for the Arts

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203-777-5451

Adele Myers and Dancers

adelemyersanddancers.com

Alyla Suzuki Early

Childhood Music Education

alylasuzuki.com

203-239-6026

American Guild of Organists

sacredmusicct.org

The Amistad Committee

ctfreedomtrail.org

Another Octave - CT Women’s

Chorus

anotheroctave.org

ARTFARM

art-farm.org

Arts Center Killingworth

artscenterkillingworth.org

860-663-5593

Artspace

artspacenh.org

203-772-2709

Artsplace: Cheshire

Performing & Fine Art

cpfa-artsplace.org

203-272-2787

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript

Library

library.yale.edu/beinecke

Bethesda Music Series

bethesdanewhaven.org

203-787-2346

Blackfriars Repertory Theatre

blackfriarsrep.com

Branford Art Studio

branfordartstudio.com

203-488-2787

Branford Folk Music Society

folknotes.org/branfordfolk

Center for Independent Study

cistudy.homestead.com

Chestnut Hill Concerts

chestnuthillconcerts.org

203-245-5736

The Choirs of Trinity Church

on the Green

trinitynewhaven.org

City Gallery

city-gallery.org

203-782-2489

Civic Orchestra of New Haven

conh.org

Classical Contemporary Ballet

Theatre

ccbtballettheatre.org

Connecticut Dance Alliance

ctdanceall.com

Connecticut Gay Men’s Chorus

ctgmc.org

800-644-cgmc

Connecticut Guild of Puppetry

ctpuppetry.org

Connecticut Natural

Science Illustrators

ctnsi.com

203-934-0878

Connecticut Storytelling Center

connstorycenter.org

Creative Arts Workshop

creativeartsworkshop.org

203-562-4927

Elm City Dance Collective

elmcitydance.org

Elm Shakespeare Company

elmshakespeare.org

203-874-0801

Encore Music Creations

encoremusiccreations.com

Fellowship Place

fellowshipplace.org

Firehouse 12

firehouse12.com

203-785-0468

Fred Giampietro Gallery

giampietrogallery.com

203-777-7760

Greater New Haven

Community Chorus

gnhcc.org

203-624-1979

Guilford Art Center

guilfordartcenter.org

203-453-5947

Guitartown CT Productions

guitartownct.com

203-430-6020

Hamden Art League

hamdenartleague.com

203-494-2316

Hamden Arts Commission

hamdenartscommission.org

203-287-2546

Hillhouse Opera Company

203-464-2683

Hopkins School

hopkins.edu

Hugo Kauder Society

hugokauder.org

The Institute Library

institutelibrary.org

International Festival

of Arts & Ideas

artidea.org

International Silat Federation of

America & Indonesia

isfnewhaven.org

John Slade Ely House

elyhouse.org

Kehler Liddell Gallery

kehlerliddell.com

Knights of Columbus Museum

kofcmuseum.org

Legacy Theatre

legacytheatrect.org

203-457-0138

Long Wharf Theatre

longwharf.org

203-787-4282

Madison Art Society

madisonartsociety.blogspot.com

860-399-6116

Magrisso Forte

magrissoforte.com

203-397-2002

Mamas Markets

mamasmarketsllc.com

Marrakech, Inc./Association of

Artisans to Cane

marrakechinc.org

Meet the Artists and Artisans

meettheartistsandartisans.com

203-874-5672

Melinda Marquez

Flamenco Dance Center

melindamarquezfdc.org

203-361-1210

Milford Fine Arts Council

milfordarts.org

203-878-6647

Music Haven

musichavenct.org

203-215-4574

Music Mountain

musicmountain.com

860-824-7126

Music with Mary

accordions.com/mary

Musical Folk

musicalfolk.com

Neighborhood Music School

neighborhoodmusicschool.org

203-624-5189

New England Ballet Company

newenglandballet.org

203-799-7950

New England Festival of Ibero

American Cinema

nefiac.com

New Haven Ballet

newhavenballet.org

203-782-9038

New Haven Chamber Orchestra

newhavenchamberorchestra.org

New Haven Chorale

newhavenchorale.org

203-776-7664

New Haven Free Public Library

nhfpl.org

203-946-8835

New Haven Museum

newhavenmuseum.org

203-562-4183

New Haven Oratorio Choir

nhoratoriochoir.org

New Haven Paint and Clay Club

newhavenpaintandclayclub.org

203-288-6590

New Haven Preservation Trust

nhpt.org

New Haven Review

newhavenreview.com

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

newhavensymphony.org

203-865-0831

New Haven Theater Company

newhaventheatercompany.com

Orchestra New England

orchestranewengland.org

203-777-4690

Pantochino Productions

pantochino.com

Paul Mellon Arts Center

choate.edu/artscenter

Play with Grace

playwithgrace.com

Royal Scottish Country Dance

Society, New Haven Branch

rscdsnewhaven.org

203-878-6094

Shoreline Arts Alliance

shorelinearts.org

203-453-3890

Shubert Theater

shubert.com

203-562-5666

Silk n’ Sounds

silknsounds.org

Silk Road Art Gallery

silkroadartnewhaven.com

Site Projects

www.siteprojects.org

Susan Powell Fine Art

susanpowellfineart.com

203-318-0616

Theatre 4

t4ct.com

203-654-7711

Trinity Players/

Something Players

203-288-6748

University Glee Club

of New Haven

universitygleeclub.org

Wesleyan University

Center for the Arts

wesleyan.edu/cfa

West Cove Studio & Gallery

westcovestudio.com

609-638-8501

Whitney Arts Center

203-773-3033

Whitney Humanities Center

yale.edu/whc

Yale Cabaret

yalecabaret.org

203-432-1566

Yale Center for British Art

yale.edu/ycba

Yale Glee Club

yale.edu/ygc

Yale Institute of Sacred Music

yale.edu.ism

203-432-5180

Yale New Haven Children’s

Hospital, Child Life Arts

& Enrichment Program

ynhh.org

203-688-9532

Yale Peabody Museum

of Natural History

peabody.yale.edu

203-432-5050

Yale Repertory Theatre

yalerep.org

203-432-1234

Yale School of Music

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Yale University Art Gallery

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Creative Businesses

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203-287-9286

bestvideo.com

Fairhaven Furniture

fairhaven-furniture.com

203-776-3099

Foundry Music Company

www.foundrymusicco.com

Hull’s Art Supply and Framing

hullsnewhaven.com

203-865-4855

MEA Mobile

meamobile.com

The Owl Shop

owlshopcigars.com

Toad’s Place

toadsplace.com

Community Partners

Department of Arts Culture

& Tourism, City of New Haven

cityofnewhaven.com

203-946-8378

DECD/CT Office of the Arts

cultureandtourism.org

860-256-2800

Fractured Atlas

fracturedatlas.org

JCC of Greater New Haven

jccnh.org

Overseas Ministries Study Center

omsc.org

Town Green Special

Services District

infonewhaven.com

Visit New Haven

visitnewhaven.com

Westville Village

Renaissance Alliance

westvillect.org

The Arts Paper


Perspectives …

Gallery at Whitney CenterLocation: 200 Leeder Hill

Drive, South Entrance,

Hamden

Hours: Tuesdays and

Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. &

Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.

Animal PowersDates: June 25–October 2

Public reception: September 27, 2-5 p.m.

Artist talk at 2 p.m.

Sumner McKnight

Crosby Jr. GalleryLocation: The Arts Council of Greater New Haven,

70 Audubon St., 2nd Floor, New Haven

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Rendezvous Dates: July 10–September 19

Opening reception: July 10, 5-7 p.m.

John Slade Ely House

Center for Contemporary Art Location: 51 Trumbull St., New Haven

Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.;

Saturday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m.

Doll-like An exhibition and community doll collection

Curated by Paul Clabby and Debbie Hesse

Dates: Through July 20

Save the Dates!

ArtSpot! Arts and Culture Happy Hour

returns on July 31 at the Yale University Visitor

Center featuring live music, drinks, and refresh-

ments. Bring a friend!

Somewhat Off the Wall, a gala fundraiser to

benefit the Arts Council, returns on September 20

in the lobby of 360 State Street. Numbered tickets

available for $100. When your ticket number is

called, you select and take home a piece of original

artwork! $35 event tickets do not include artwork.

Party begins at 5 p.m., drawing of ticket numbers

begins at 7 p.m. Contact [email protected]

for more information.

For more information on these events and

more visit newhavenarts.org or check out our

mobile events calendar using the ANDI app for

smartphones.

arts council programs

The Arts Paper

Perspectives … Gallery at Whitney Center. Harold Shapiro.

Somewhat Off the Wall. Eileen Eder.

Perspectives … Gallery at Whitney Center. Joy Bush.

John Slade Ely House. Margaret Roleke.

Documents

The Arts Paper - July/August 2014