On Tuesday, the day after Christmas, many members of the New Haven community gathered at city hall on a cold winter evening to celebrate culture, community and Kwanzaa. Below are some of the images from that celebration. More images in the Facebook Gallery
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Public Art (part 2) – Yogasai Gazula
More public art! Rain Column by Mikyoung Kim Rain Column by Mikyoung Kim Serie Metafisica XVIII by Herk Van Tongeren Serie Metafisica XVIII by Herk Van Tongeren The last three are not public art pieces but I thought they were cool and artistic. A cute bicycle stand. Decorating traffic boxes is a great idea! Another bike […]
Hoop It Up! by Gary Winfield
Hoop It Up the 3×3 basketball tournament was in New Haven this weekend. Friday and Sunday saw some basketball greatness. I was unable to make the Friday evening rounds but stopped by for some of Sunday’s event. Just after I arrived it started raining. Players wait for the rain to pass Jason Bartlet speaks to […]
Celebrate National Caribbean American Heritage Month – Gary
A celebration of culture and an explosion of color, sound and flavor the New Haven city hall National Caribbean American Month event was something not to miss. On a warm final June day people could walk into their city hall and experience just a slice of some of the different islands represented. Elaine Peters demonstrates […]
MLK Day Rally for Decarceration – Jeffrey Kerekes
Read about decarceration at the NYT. From the press release: Monday, January 20th, 5:00PM At the Amistad Statue outside New Haven City Hall Decarcerate CT will hold a rally on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to launch its campaign to fight mass incarceration in the state. Activists, community groups and faith groups, recognizing that mass […]
Make us Free – Chris Randall
Here are some photos Hanifa Washington, Executive Director of Amistad America, having a discussion with a vising class of Yale Students about the Amistad slave revolt and trial which was held in New Haven in 1839. For more info visit: www.amistadvoyages.org Hanifa and students at the Amistad Memorial outside City Hall. The sculpture is of Sengbe […]
Wednesday’s Guest Photographer – Judy Sirota Rosenthal
Judy Sirota Rosenthal, our guest, can be seen just about everywhere around New Haven, where she documents the people and events of our city for the City Department of Culture, the Festival of Arts and Ideas and for the Arts Council and other institutional and family clients. Below are several groups of her photographs from […]