Hey New Haveners. This week, I’m back for a very short post about St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Whitney Avenue, more because I’ve discovered its hidden-gem-ness than anything to do with Easter. That’s just fortuitous timing. I ended up at St. Thomas’ Wednesday evening as part of an assignment for the New Haven Independent. Outside, […]
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Literary Happy Hour | March – Ifeanyi
This month’s Literary Happy Hour at New Haven’s very own Happiness Lab at the Grove
Hairspray! At Wilbur Cross – Lucy Gellman
From the moment Wilbur Cross student Jodi Walters, as teenage hairspray enthusiast Tracy Turnblad, springs out of bed to sing “Good Morning Baltimore” — greeting and dancing with even the rats on the street and the drunk who lives at her corner — you have a feeling that Hairspray, a story of social upheaval through […]
Public Art (part 4) – Yogasai Gazula
The final post in the series. Nee Nee by Swoon Nee Nee by Swoon End of the Line by Nancy Holt Indeterminate Line by Bernar Venet Indeterminate Line by Bernar Venet Seen at The Johnson-Horsfall Laboratory I also found this mural near Crown Street. Tree Turbine by Joseph Smolinski Symbols of Man at SCSU
New Haven Chamber Orchestra – Lucy Gellman
Hey there Elm Citizens! Just a quick post this week on New Haven’s wonderful Chamber Orchestra (NHCO), to celebrate some big news for them: they just scored a big arts grant from the Mayor, and are using it for some very cool stuff at their concerts. Like free books for kids and family friendly programming. […]
Game On! – Lucy Gellman
Recently, game developer Matt Loter (pictured at the top) pulled me into the wacky and wonderful world of Elm City Games, a new company based at The Happiness Lab on Chapel Street that has gaming … like, board gaming … at its very core. I hadn’t seen him since some version of the game company […]