The Freddy Fixer Parade holds a profound significance within the Dixwell, Newhallville community, and New Haven as a whole. The parade has become a signature New Haven event, serving as a vibrant celebration of unity, culture, and history. The Freddy Fixer Parade is the oldest Black American parade in New England and is something we […]
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New Haven Sasquatch Sighting!
The New Haven Sasquatch was seen enjoying the snowy scenes in Fair Haven, Downtown and Wooster Square. Where will the New Haven Sasquatch turn up next? Here are some photos of the very first New Haven Sasquatch sighting from September 2020 Do you have an idea for something in New Haven that the I Love […]
New Haven Afrofuturism Festival Tea Party at Bloom Delights
These photos are of Sunday’s Afrogalactic Tea Party at Bloom. The party was one of the scheduled events for the 6th Dimension Festival, a city-wide Afrofuturist arts festival. The Afrogalactic Tea Party featured performances from Finn the Scientist, Johnathan Moore, and Lola Siyonbaba. Check out the calendar of upcoming events for the rest of the […]
Chalking it up to Art at Co-Op High
Today is Park(ing) Day! Parking Day happens annually on the third Friday of September in the United States and around the world. People typically partipate by occupying curbside parking spots for the entire day with temporary installations to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets. Between 2008-2012 there were many New Haven parking spaces […]
The Elm City is seeing White !!!
Le Diner en Blanc is an elegant large-scale pop-up picnic that originated in Paris (1988) and takes place in a secret location in a different city. Patrons are asked to register, then get ready. The rules are simple bring own table chairs and table fixings and wear only white and be fabulous. The Diner en […]
Bringing Hope to the Elm City through Literature
The Kulturally Lit team along with the Literary Romance Conference of the Yale African American Studies Department put together a day of amazing events and showcases. The Elm City Lit Fest brought people together from far and near that all shared the love of one thing …. literature!! All though books were not the only […]
New Haven and Hamden’s Afrofuturism Festival Opening Reception Inspires
These photos are of from the opening reception for the 6th Dimension Festival at The Lab at ConnCorp. more info from the festival’s press release: “Scheduled from August 26 to October 28, 2023, the 6th Dimension Festival brings Afrofuturism to Connecticut. Curated by the Arts & Culture organization Cultured AF and its founder Jaunita Sunday. […]