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 […]
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Photos of the 2023 CT Folk Fest and Green Expo
This CT Folk Fest and Green Expo is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year! Here are some of my favorite highlight photos of their annual signature evert which takes place in Edgerton Park. All of these photos were taken during the 2023 Folk Fest and Green Expo on September 9. Visit CT Folk’s website for […]
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. […]
2023 New Haven Puerto Rican Festival
The 2023 New Haven Puerto Rican Festival illuminated the New Haven Green with an explosion of color, music, and heartfelt celebrations. Puerto Ricans United organized this year’s festival which brought together the local Puerto Rican community and people from all walks of life. The festival showcased the rich tapestry of Puerto Rican culture through an […]
New Additions to the ILNH Team
I’m excited to announce that the current I Love New Haven team has just tripled in size (from one to three) with the additions of TeQoa Griffith and Ellektra Morrison! TeQoa, or TQ for short, is originally from Buffalo New York and has called New Haven her home for the last six years. I met […]
2023 New Haven Fireworks by Chris Randall
Happy 4th of July on the 5th of July! I took these firework photos tonight using a long exposure, focus pull technique. I’ll put more info about my camera settings and the actual technique at the bottom of this post if you’re interested in learning how to do it. GEAR LIST: TECHNIQUE: It is important […]
Exploring The Delights Of Wooster Square’s Italian Feast
This year’s Feast of Saint Andrew is the 123rd Italian Celebration in New Haven’s Historic Wooster Square. This tradition started in 1900 by the newly formed (and still going!) St. Andrew the Apostle Society, which was founded by a group of Italian immigrants from the Amalfi Coast that settled in Wooster Square. Since its inception, […]