On Sunday afternoon as families were cooking out or preparing to as a lead up to memorial day a group gathered on LongWharf to remember those that are the reason for the holiday. The ceremony took place at the V memorial but there were people paying attention to other reminders that are generally not paid […]
Gary Winfield
Youth Summit
Saturday was Youth Summit at Wexler Grant School. Many adults who are engaged with our youth were present but it was a day for the young people to live up to this year’s theme – Youth Have The Power. Speaking of adults here is Rachel who is in the process of directing some part of […]
Art Reception for Art Students at Claire’s Cornucopia – Gary
It was on Facebook and I was invited by Claire so I decided to show up. On Tuesday afternoon I made my way over to Claire’s Cornucopia to see what the Art Reception for Art Students was about. I was expecting to see some drawings or paintings fronts and center. What I found were young […]
The Cherry Blossom Festival – Gary and Chris
Here are some of our fave’s from yesterday’s 41st Annual Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival. On Sunday me, my camera, my wife and dog went to the Cherry Blossom Festival. We ran into Mary Lou Aleskie and she got us thinking about Arts and Ideas. The Festival was a family kind of event. It was […]
The Word (City Wide Poetry Jam) – by Gary
This event featured the Poets of Columbus Family Academy and Fair Haven School. Aaron Jafferis, a well known poet here in New Haven hosted and there were special guest poets from Solar Youth. The Word has been a powerful too helping students learn to read, write, analyze, and perform poetry. See more photos in the Facebook […]
Family Fitness on the Farmington Canal – by Gary Winfield
On Saturday I went to check out Family Fitness on the Farmington Canal an event that I was invited to by Doreen Abubakar. Here are some photos from what turned out to be a fun time. More photos in the Facebook Gallery
Youth Day Project Open Mic -Gary Holder-Winfield
The Youth Day Project holds a monthly open mic which moves between venues (usually libraries) in the city. These events are opportunities for the city’s youth to come out enjoy each others company, some free food and a place to express themselves or show off their talents. This month’s forum took place at the Fair […]