There will be homemade Apple, Apple Crumb, Pumpkin and Chicken Pot Pies for sale as well as homemade jams.  

All of the pies are unbaked and ready to go from our freezer to your oven just in time for the holiday season.

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Come for our popular Cookie Walk, Farmer’s Market and a large assortment of unique crafts handmade by members of Faith UMC's Craft Group and other friends and members of the congregation.

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There will also be many vendors selling their unique crafted items.

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New this year is our Silent Auction Table featuring a variety of themed gift baskets and items some of which have been donated by our registered vendors setting up at the fair.

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Breakfast sandwiches will be available in the morning and a lunch menu of hot dogs, chili dogs, homemade chili, sausage & peppers and eggplant parmesan grinders will be available to eat in or to take-out.

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Come get some of your holiday shopping done and enjoy some awesome fellowship and great food with us.

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Weihnachtsfest Christmas Bazaar by the Meriden Turner Society

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The Meriden Turner Society will be hosting their annual Weihnachtsfest Christmas Bazaar on Sat, Nov 8, 2025 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. This year's event will feature new and returning Crafters/Vendors, homemade preserves and baked goods and a Christmas Raffle. German food will be served from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Visit us at the Meriden Turner Halle (800 Old Colony Rd, Meriden) and kick-off your holidays with a cup of Glühwein while shopping for the special people on your list. For more information, please visit our website at http://meridenturnersociety.com/index.php?EventID=Weihnachtsfest+Christmas+Bazaar or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/1432796064697702.

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The Meriden Turner Society, founded in 1866 and located in Meriden, CT, is a German American Organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of German Culture and Traditions through Gemütlichkeit, Traditional Song, Schuhplattler Dance and good food. For more information, visit our website at http://www.meridenturnersociety.com or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/meridenturnersociety/.

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 Advanced Art Classes for Ages 8–16 at The Giggling Pig New Haven! 

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Ready to take your child’s creativity to the next level? 

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Our Advanced Art Class is designed for young artists who are eager to refine their skills, explore new techniques, and express their individuality through art.

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In this 2-hour class, students will dive deeper into artistic principles such as composition, perspective, value, and color theory, while working with a variety of mediums — including acrylic, watercolor, clay, charcoal, and mixed media.

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Each session offers the perfect balance of guided instruction and independent creativity, helping students develop confidence, technique, and their own artistic style.

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 What to Expect:

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 In-depth lessons on advanced art techniques

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 Exploration of professional materials and mediums

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 Encouragement of critical thinking and creative problem-solving

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 A nurturing space for expression, growth, and originality

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 Ages 8–16 | 2-hour class | Held 2 days a week

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 Weekly attendance encouraged for consistent artistic growth

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 Pre-registration required — call to reserve your spot or visit www.thegigglingpig.com/new-haven

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Help your young artist grow their talent and confidence — one masterpiece at a time! 

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#TheGigglingPigNewHaven #AdvancedArt #CreativeKids #ArtForTeens #YoungArtists #ArtEducation #AfterSchoolArt #TheGigglingPig #NewHavenMoms #ArtClass

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Join us for the 2025 Illume Women's Conference. Register today!

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Calling all young storytellers! In "Storybook Art", kids will enjoy a reading of a children's book and create artwork inspired by the author's themes and the illustrator's medium. This wonderful course promotes creativity and early literacy!

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 Beginner Art Classes for Ages 4–6 at The Giggling Pig New Haven! 

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Is your little one ready to explore their creativity?  In our Beginner Art Class, children ages 4–6 will be introduced to the fundamentals of art — including blending, color, and composition — all in a fun, relaxed, and nurturing environment.

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Each week brings a new project and new techniques to discover! From painting and pastels to mixed media, your child will gain confidence, learn creative problem-solving, and develop their very own artistic style.

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 What to Expect:

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 1-hour guided art class

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 Exploration of different mediums and textures

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 Encouragement of imagination and self-expression

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 A welcoming, supportive space for every child

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 Weekly attendance encouraged but not required — it’s the best way for your young artist to grow!

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 Pre-registration is required — spots fill quickly!

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 Call (203)455-8767 to reserve your spot today or visit 

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www.thegigglingpig.com/new-haven

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Let’s make creativity part of your child’s week! 

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#TheGigglingPigNewHaven #KidsArtClasses #BeginnerArt #CreativeKids #PreschoolActivities #ArtForKids #NewHavenMoms #TheGigglingPig #LittleArtists

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 Intermediate Art Classes for Ages 7–9 at The Giggling Pig New Haven! 

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Is your child ready to take their creativity to the next level? 

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Our Intermediate Art Class is designed for young artists who are eager to explore their own style and dive deeper into artistic techniques and expression.

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In this 1.5-hour class, students will create more detailed artwork, learning to work independently while expressing their unique personality through art. Each week, they’ll explore a variety of mediums — including clay, watercolor, mixed media, acrylic, and tempera — helping them discover what they love most.

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 What to Expect:

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 Guided instruction with room for independent creativity

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 Exploration of multiple mediums and materials

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 Lessons in color theory, composition, and artistic values

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 A supportive environment that builds confidence and skill

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 Held four days a week, this class is perfect for kids who want to grow their art skills while having fun!

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 Weekly attendance encouraged for the best creative growth.

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 Pre-registration required — call to reserve your spot today or visit www.thegigglingpig.com/new-haven

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Give your child the gift of creativity, confidence, and self-expression! 

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#TheGigglingPigNewHaven #KidsArtClass #IntermediateArt #CreativeKids #ArtEducation #YoungArtists #NewHavenMoms #ArtForKids #TheGigglingPig #AfterSchoolArt

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Facilitator Maya Bartel, a Family Nurse Practitioner practicing in Guilford, will educate participants on how to feel visible in the health care system, understand medical records, and establish a more productive partnership with their providers. This workshop is open to women who are 18 years or older.

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Location: In person, Women & Family Life Center – Carriage House

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96 Fair Street, Guilford, CT 06437

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Registration is required. Learn more at www.womenandfamilylife.org. Call Women & Family Life Center at (203) 458-6699 or email programs@womenandfamilylife.orgto register. To access all services at the Women & Family Life Center, participants must complete an intake process with a Referral Navigator.

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 Program for kids ages 0-3 and their caregivers, siblings welcome!

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Wiggle Worms is a play-based music and movement story time for children and their caregivers!

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Essex Library programs are free and open to the public.  

No registration required.

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Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Saturday, June 7; Friday, July 4 (Independence Day); Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

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In remembrance of Pope Francis, who passed on April 21, 2025, the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center is honored to present this exhibit illustrating the pope’s outreach to the peripheries during his 47 international trips.

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Learn more: https://www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org/exhibits/francis-pope-of-the-peripheries/

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Show up for your creative self this fall with the Saturday Drawing Club. Our theme is illustrate your life! 

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Draw upon personal stories, family recipes, and favorite places while creating and learning about sequential art, with weekly prompts and materials combined with a mix of conversation, creative time, and feedback.

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Tiny Elephants Photography is providing mini photo sessions with our adorable goats Ella & Valentino on Saturday November 8th from 10am - 3pm.  Enjoy warm spiced cider while your family has professional photos taken on a picturesque farm backdrop with our cuddly Nigerian Dwarf goats.  A unique opportunity and fun experience.  Perfect for holiday photos!

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One day only, limited spots.  Book a session before they fill up. https://bit.ly/4ojgmm7  

$280 per session, includes:

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• 20 Minute photography session. 
• 20 Fully adjusted high-resolution images complete with copyright release.
• Your Images made available in a private online gallery for convenient downloading 
• Goat & Barn themed set for the session.

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Questions? Reach out to alex@tinyelephantsstudios.com  

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Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

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For centuries people around the world have celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ and numerous traditions have been incorporated into the Christmas season. Advent calendars, Christmas trees, and the display of the crèche, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, are just a few of these traditions. These traditions also incorporate other important Christian figures and events in Christ’s life, such as St. Nicholas Day and the Feast of the Epiphany.

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This Christmas, the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center presents the exhibit, The Spirit of Christmas, which features crèches and other artwork from around the globe celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and traditions and feast days during the season.

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Enjoy the Christmas season at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center through this exhibit, the supplemental exhibit Away in a Manger and a variety of programs, including our annual Christmastime Family Day. Discover more of our offerings at https://www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org/

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Make the following offerings a part of your family’s holiday tradition!

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Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

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Many crèches, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, feature a diversity of settings and stable designs — the most common of which is an open-front wood structure. However, many artisans model their crèches after buildings and landscapes that are native to their homelands.

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This exhibit includes a variety of crèches that showcase different examples of stables and mangers. In addition, it also highlights a handful of works whose settings have been customized for the figures they contain. One of these is the Neapolitan, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, by Cantone and Costabile of Naples, Italy. In addition, a brand-new crèche will be featured in this exhibit: The Nativity at New Haven's St. Mary’s Church, designed by US-based Navidad Nativities, Inc., with figures made in Italy by Original Heide.

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Explore pictures with your ears! 

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About this program

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Pictures don’t usually make a sound. Or do they? Use your imagination and handmade sound effects to add sounds to pictures of quiet places. Noise-reduction earmuffs available. 

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About “Exploring-art-ism”

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This free program is for families with children aged five to twelve with autism or other sensory processing differences. Participants engage with artwork in the galleries and create a hands-on project in a museum classroom. Fun for parents, caregivers, siblings, and other relatives, too! Registration required. 

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This program is conducted by the Education department at the Yale Center for British Art and was developed in consultation with the Yale Child Study Center. 

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Register

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To join us for this program, please register here. 

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Join our volunteer museum educators for an interactive exploration of highlights from our collection. In a New Light: Five Centuries of British Art features works from the sixteenth century to the present, now on view in a reimagined installation. 

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Tours meet in the Entrance Court by the Visitor Services desk. 

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The Schwarzman Center offers student-led tours of Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven, on selected Saturdays from 11am - 12pm, and 12:30pm - 1:30pm. These tours are free and open to the public, and no registration is required. Simply meet inside the Rotunda at the corner of College and Grove Streets! 

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Group tours are available upon request during our operating hours. Those with a group of ten or more people should contact us at ysc.info@yale.edu to schedule a time.

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About the exhibition: 

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Installed at the Schwarzman Center,  “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,”  illuminates ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

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The show includes nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition features compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, and who are heralded in the show.

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“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” showcases the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It also highlights the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

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This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

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The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Robert Laird Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

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Join us at THE PLACE 2 BE    this amazing painting party! Ticket price includes all paint supplies, instruction, aprons and a take-home canvas 

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BUY YOUR TICKET HERE

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CATEGORY: Easy

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338 Elm St, New Haven, CT 06511

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PARKING:  all over the land

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CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY:

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Once you purchase your ticket, ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Your purchase is non-refundable. However, if you would like to reschedule for a different class, we can make a ONE TIME change to another date if you call at least two days before the class. Once you change to a different date we will no longer be able to alter your reservation. If you do not know which date you would like to reschedule for, we are able to issue studio credit. No-shows will not will not receive a refund or store credit.

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Art Plus Studio reserves the right to cancel classes for unforeseen circumstances. Registrants will be notified at least 24 hours prior to class time and payments can be refunded or a Gift Certificate for another time can be issued.

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PAYMENT POLICY:  Payment online or via phone is required to guarantee your reservation. If you choose to not pay online, please call the studio at

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203-500-7352 to speak with a representative that will accept your payment by phone.

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We look forward to seeing you soon!

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 Welcome to the Chunky Pocket Scarf Workshop!

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Learn how to make this soft and cozy finger knit pocket scarf!! Grab a friend, or two and join me for a fun day! Get ready to start crossing off your Christmas List! Everyone is going to want one 🎁

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You will need 2 skeins (3 if you are a tight knitter) of your favorite chunky yarn (jumbo size 7).

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Cancellation Policy: No refunds or transfers allowed.

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Feel free to shop the beautiful store filled with a wide variety of crafts from local vendors.

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Join us for our family program Getting StARTed, where we offer engaging activities to guide families in looking at art together. The 30-minute sessions focus on a range of works from the collection and build in time for participants to try the month’s activity on their own.  

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Meet by the couches in the Gallery lobby.

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On Saturday, October 11, ASL interpretation will be available for this program. 

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Get creative and silly in Puppet Fun! Bring ordinary objects to life in this exciting class geared towards performers, storytellers, and creators in grades 2-6. Visit www.artsplacecheshirect.org to register!

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Once again Spectrum Art Gallery will have pieces that feature the colors and textures of Fall as we say goodbye to Summer and turn the gallery into an autumn adventure. 

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The show opens with a reception on Friday, September 19, 6:30 - 8:30pm with wine and food. The Open House Weekend is Saturday,September 20, from 1-6 pm and Sunday, September 21, 1-5pm. The show closes on November 8, 2025.

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 Husband and Wife Team Up for LIFETIME/LIFELINE: A Collaboration at City Gallery

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For more than 60 years, Roberta Friedman and Stanley Friedman have created memories — literally and in their respective artwork. LIFETIME/LIFELINE: A COLLABORATION is an exhibit of their complementary works and will be on view from October 31- November 30. There will be an Opening Reception on Sunday, November 2 from 2-5 p.m., and an Artists’ Talk and demonstration of creating an encaustic monotype on Sunday, November 16 at 2 p.m. City Gallery is

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located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday,

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12 p.m. - 4 p.m., or by appointment. For further information please contact City

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Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

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Plan to attend this afternoon of great food, fellowship, and festivities as we acknowledge community leaders, change agents, and advocates from throughout Connecticut for all they do in support of the Bethune-Height legacy of 'Working Together in Unity & Love'. Our community leaders include Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean, Fairfield County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Kim Hawkins, Dr. Sheila Stiles Jewell, Tamara Lanier and Angelina Wilson.

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Join us at The Woodwinds, 29 Schoolground Road, Branford, CT at noon on Saturday, November 8, 2025. We will have vendors, door prizes, raffle items, and much more.

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JOURNAL ADS

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• Celebrate this event and the honorees by purchasing an AD in our JOURNAL.
• Submission DEADLINE: October 8, 2025 for payment and camera-ready AD
• AD Format: PDF, JPEG, or PNG only
• Email AD to ncnw.ct.state@gmail.com
• Include in email subject line: NCNW Journal
• Include in email body: Name/Organization, telephone #, and AD size (full, half, quarter, patron, etc.)
• The Journal Committee has final authority to approve and modify all ads submitted.

New Haven Zine Scene is hosting monthly meet ups at the West Haven Library!

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Join us to make zines, read zines, and share zine joy with fellow zinesters!

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Free and open to all. No registration required.

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For more information, click the "More" button; email us at reference@westhavenlibrary.org; call us at 203-937-4233 x3; or visit us in person.

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Exhibit Hours:

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Wednesday – Friday, 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday, 12 to 5 pm.

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From Frank Pepe’s original hat to celebrity-signed pizza boxes (including Gwyneth Paltrow and Yogi Berra!), if you love the crust, the crunch and the char of New Haven apizza, or simply have strong views on what comprises a good pie, you’ll find something to feed your personal pizza passion in the new exhibit “Pronounced Ah-Beetz,” open now at the New Haven Museum (NHM) through October 2027.

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“Pronounced Ah-Beetz” examines the fun, the flavor and the history of pizza, including its origin as an affordable means of feeding workers in the fields of Italy, and how it became the food of the poor in the U.S. The Italian migration to New Haven gave way to Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana, which gave birth to Sally’s Apizza, while a mile away Tony’s Apizza became Modern. How these three establishments became among the most iconically loved pizza restaurants in the country is a major focus.

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While the exhibit highlights the “Big 3” original apizza spots in New Haven, it also extends through the family tree of New Haven pizzerias to present a picture of family, food and community that includes a host of other local pizzerias, including: Ernie’s, Zuppardi’s, BAR, Zeneli’s, Olde World, and the Big Green Pizza Truck, among others.

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 EVER / AFTER

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Marion Belanger and Martha Willette Lewis (Collaborators)

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October 30 - December 8, 2025

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Located in The Workshop Gallery, Building 3.

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Opening Reception on Thursday, October 30th from 4-7PM

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Regular Gallery Hours from 12-4 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

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 Ever/After is a collaborative multimedia art project that consists of photographs by Marion Belanger and ink paintings and collage by Martha Willette Lewis. This visual dialogue grew from their shared state of unease and concern regarding the climate/environmental crisis. Belanger makes photographs in the field and prints them on lightweight but durable rice paper that Lewis then soaks, stains, tears and paints upon. The added stress upon the photographic image (some which have already been altered by double exposure and intentional abstraction) symbolically references the damages and disturbances such as extreme storms, forest fires and extinctions that are now so evident in daily life. Manipulated, gilded, stained and torn, the works become artifacts bearing the impact of human touch, just as the land itself does. Fragile and beautiful, Ever/After is a visual lament for the seepages, shifts, losses, extinctions, and extractions made by humankind.  

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Belanger and Lewis have been collaborating since 2016. They created the permanent installation Insects & Plants: Excavating the Archive at the Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station in New Haven. The Underneath, an immersive multi-media installation was commissioned by Artspace in 2016. Ever/ After is an ongoing series regarding the threatened environment, and Strange and Beautiful Sound is recent work centered on the coastline of Long Island Sound. 

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Elmseed Consulting, Yale’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting New Haven businesses, is now hosting free drop-in Office Hours at the New Haven Free Public Library! Visitors will be able to stop by The Exchange at the NHFPL during Office Hours every Saturday for one-on-one research support on strategy, marketing, funding, and more!

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Piping plovers are very tiny birds the size of sparrows, and they are protected on our Connecticut sandy beaches. This workshop will show you how to create a beautiful, eye-catching portrait of this sweet little bird, as we will paint it much larger than life-size. You will need to make a pencil contour (outline) drawing of the bird onto proper watercolor paper from a reference provided by the instructor, but otherwise, no other major background details need to be drawn. We will use just a few colors, plus other basic watercolor supplies. Instructor will guide you through each painting stage to complete this portrait. Material list available upon registration.

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Bivenne Harvey Staiger is known for her colorful, dramatic watercolors of natural motifs she loves, like birds, other animals and flowers, and is the recipient of many prestigious awards. Among the most recent is the Silver Medal from the American Watercolor Society’s 152nd International Exhibition (2019). She is professionally affiliated with many art groups, including but not limited to the Salmagundi Club, American Artists’ Professional League, Academic Artists Association, Connecticut Academy of Fine Artists, Connecticut Watercolor Society, and many others. Bivenne regularly gives instruction, demonstrations and workshops in watercolor, and in fact has an upcoming weekend workshop, focusing on painting flowers in watercolor, at Yale Peabody Museum in August. At least two major solo exhibitions and a few group exhibitions featuring her work, including Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook, Connecticut, are scheduled for the end of this year and next.

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The Schwarzman Center offers student-led tours of Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven, on selected Saturdays from 11am - 12pm, and 12:30pm - 1:30pm. These tours are free and open to the public, and no registration is required. Simply meet inside the Rotunda at the corner of College and Grove Streets! 

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Group tours are available upon request during our operating hours. Those with a group of ten or more people should contact us at ysc.info@yale.edu to schedule a time.

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About the exhibition: 

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Installed at the Schwarzman Center,  “Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven,”  illuminates ongoing research that recovers the essential role of Black people throughout Yale and New Haven history. The exhibition puts back at the center of local storytelling people who have always been central to local history. It celebrates Black community building, resistance, and resilience on campus and in New Haven.

​

The show includes nearly one hundred images of Yale’s earliest Black students from the 1800s and early 1900s, many of whom had deep New Haven connections. The Schwarzman exhibition features compelling reproductions of photographs of New Haveners who were custodians of Yale. The Luke, Grimes, Creed, Park, and Bassett families, among the many people key to founding and sustaining Yale, and who are heralded in the show.

​

“Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven” showcases the proposal, made and thwarted in 1831, to build a Black college in New Haven. It also highlights the successful efforts of Black students in the 1960s to establish the Afro-American Cultural Center and Afro-American Studies at Yale.

​

This exhibition brings forth knowledge kept alive in archives and memory for many centuries—even when the dominant culture chose to ignore, bury, or forget. It extends the work of the Yale and Slavery Research Project and follows from the exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery,” at the New Haven Museum from February 16, 2024 – March 1, 2025.

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The exhibition team includes David Jon Walker ’23 MFA, lead designer, and Michael Morand ’87 ’93 M.Div., lead curator, with Timeica Bethel ’11, Robert Laird Brown, Jennifer Coggins, Mohamed Diallo ’26, Regina Mason, Hope McGrath, Carlynne Robinson, and Charles Warner, Jr.

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In this acrylic class for beginners to intermediate participants will choose their subject matter from their own photographs or photographs brought to class by the instructor. First class will start with a discussion and demo of canvas preparation and other acrylic medium elements. During each class painting techniques will be discussed and demonstrated such as blending colors, composition, lighting and scale. Instructor will bring in several of his own paintings to highlight these techniques. Each participant will complete one painting by the end of the 5-week session. All participants will have individual guidance at their own level as needed. Material list available upon registration.

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Dan Dahlstrom is a Connecticut native, raised in Essex, Connecticut and worked in the family decorating business for many years, and currently resides in Chester, Connecticut. Dahlstrom, an award-winning artist, has studied at the prestigious Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. Dan often paints scenes of his beloved Chester, the Connecticut River, Long Island Sound, and the surrounding vistas of the beautiful countryside of New England. He enjoys working “en plein air” and in his studio.Dan has given art instruction at assisted living facilities, convalescent homes, to individual students, and clubs. Dan holds numerous art memberships and belongs to the Middlesex,CT Chamber of Commerce. His work has been accepted into many local juried shows, including the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, Connecticut.Many of his paintings are on exhibition or have been exhibited at galleries, libraries, and several places of business, including Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook, Connecticut, the Connecticut State Capitol, and the AtriumGallery at the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

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Dates: Saturdays, September 27; October 4, 18, 25; November 1

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Times: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

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In this two-part handbuilding workshop, students will create decorative clay pieces by pressing fresh flowers into slabs of clay and shaping them into functional and beautiful forms. Guided by instructor Linnie, participants will explore slab-building techniques and learn the fundamentals of working with clay while crafting nature-inspired designs.

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This workshop meets on two dates: November 8th (making) and November 16th (glazing).

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What to Expect

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On the first day (November 8), participants will shape their clay pieces using slab techniques and pressed floral textures. Linnie will guide you through how to handle clay, attach elements with slip, and support your forms as they dry. After the pieces are fired, you’ll return on November 16 to glaze your creations using hand-applied techniques. Finished work will be ready for pickup after the final firing.

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Fresh flowers will be provided for pressing, but you’re welcome to bring your own blooms if you’d like to personalize your work.

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Skills You’ll Acquire

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• How to press natural materials into clay for texture and design

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• Basic slab building techniques for decorative and functional items

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• Attaching clay components using slip and scoring

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• Supporting and drying clay pieces properly

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• Hand-applied glazing techniques

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• Fundamentals of clay handling, thickness, and firing prep

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What’s Provided

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• Clay, glaze, and fresh flowers for pressing

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• Tools, boards, and support materials

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• Kiln firings (both bisque and glaze)

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• Instruction and hands-on support from an experienced ceramics teacher

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What to Bring

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• Clothes you don’t mind getting messy

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• Optional: your own fresh flowers to press into your clay

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Who Should Attend

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This class is perfect for beginners, plant lovers, or anyone looking to try ceramics in a welcoming and creative environment. No experience with clay is required—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to get your hands dirty.

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Prerequisites/Safety Information

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No prior ceramics experience required. All materials and safety guidance will be provided. Please wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you can work in.

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Please note: The first session (November 8) will run for approximately 3 hours. The second session (November 16) is expected to be shorter—around 1 hour depending on each participant’s glazing needs, but time will be allotted for up to 1.5 hours.

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Workshop Ticket Fee :

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Standard Public Ticket: $85.00

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Partnership Members (Creative Arts Workshop, Other Maker Space): $77.00

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MakeHaven Members: $73.00

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You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

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https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=612&reset=1&reset=1

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Scroll to the bottom of the page and complete the information under Register (gray box) and hit submit. You will receive an acknowledgement by email. Questions? Email info@makehaven.org

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Elm City Swing & Blues is bringing world-renowned NYC instructors Jen Barnett and Shawn Hershey to Connecticut for a 1-day slow balboa workshop + social.

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All levels welcome. Experience dancing balboa preferred. Comfort with dancing in close embrace required.

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SCHEDULE:

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1-3pm: Workshop #1

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4 - 6pm: Workshop #2

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8 - 9:30pm: Slow Balboa Social (DJ'ed by Jennifer Barnett)

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COST:

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Day Pass: (includes both workshops & social): $50/students, $75/non-students

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One Workshop: $25/students, $35/non-students

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Only Social: $15/students, $20 non-students

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SOCIAL DANCE VENUE: Gryphon's Pub, 204 York St.

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WORKSHOP VENUE: 53 Wall St, Room 108

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Join our Student Guides to learn more about In a New Light: Five Centuries of British Art. Each tour is created by a Student Guide to explore a specific theme in the museum’s collection. 

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Tours meet in the Entrance Court by the Visitors Service Desk

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100% transmasculine hangout and support space with complimentary refreshments. https://www.middletownct.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=7830

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Join us for some special Saturday afternoons filled with inspiration, connection, and fun. Whether you're coming to learn, create, or just enjoy the vibe, these events are designed to spark something special.

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Expect interactive sessions, live music, storytelling, and more.

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Museum Admission: $10 children & adults  

Events are free for visitors

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Join us in welcoming the author of this sweet picture book My Heart Speaks Kriolu,  Stefanie Foster Brown.

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More about the book:

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On Saturday walks with her grandfather, a young girl connects with her Cabo Verdean heritage while learning about the true meaning of home in this moving debut picture book.

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Papa always speaks of someday bringing his granddaughter back home to Cabo Verde. But the young girl has never set foot on their ancestral island’s faraway shores. And each time Papa urges her to speak Kriolu, the Portuguese creole native to the West African country, the girl’s tongue betrays her, and she stumbles over her own words. If she can’t even get the language right, can her grandfather’s home ever truly be hers, too?

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But each Saturday afternoon when she helps guide her sight-impaired grandfather through their close-knit Massachusetts community, the girl swears she can smell, hear, feel Kriolu. And each Saturday she comes closer to discovering where home truly lies.

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More about Stefanie:

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Stefanie Foster Brown was born in New Haven, CT. She grew up the daughter of a preacher and teacher. And credits her parents with her love of reading and storytelling.

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As a former school psychologist, Stefanie worked with students from preschool to high school. She often incorporated picture books into counseling sessions with students, which ultimately inspired her to write her own. Stefanie’s forthcoming picture books explore topics of family, connection, and love. Her debut, My Heart Speaks Kriolu, was inspired by her relationship with her grandfather and Cape Verdean heritage.

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Stefanie resides in Connecticut with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, she enjoys growing her own flowers and vegetables.

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This is a fantastic introduction to pottery and a great way to get to know CAW’s studio. Spend your Saturday afternoon in the Creative Arts Workshop pottery studio. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn hand building techniques and be guided through throwing clay on the wheel. You’ll also discover how to embellish your pieces with surface textures and glaze finishes. Come join us and get creative!

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No experience necessary, all levels welcome.

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Join a volunteer museum educator to explore one of the most original and enigmatic figures in British art. William Blake: Burning Bright features the YCBA’s extraordinary Blake holdings, including his illuminated books, watercolors, and hand-colored prints. Discover how Blake fused image and text to express radical ideas about religion, politics, and the human spirit during a time of global upheaval.

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Tours meet in the Entrance Court by the Visitor Services desk. 

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Gratitude is our protest. Grit is our power.

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Join us for Gratitude & Grit Open Mic a space for truth, expression, and radical love.

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Pull up. Speak up. Be seen. 🎙

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#GratitudeAndGrit #SunAndSun #OpenMic #CommunityPower #PoetryAndPurpose #RevolutionaryHealing #NHV

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 Tuesday, November 25, 4:30 – 6:00 pm: Receiving

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Tuesday, December 9, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Reception and Awards

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 4:30 – 6:00 pm: Pick Up

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The juror is  Heidi Harrington.

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Registration, submission of images, and payment must be completed on line. Each piece of artwork must be entered separately. Entry is a 2 step process; registration (with a digital image) and payment of the entry fee. Hamden Art League website. https://www.hamdenartleague.org/join--pay.html   See the prospectus for rules regarding medium, size, hanging, prior entries, etc.

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Saturday Jazz Jam featuring Gary Grippo

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Free Admission

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All Ages

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Doors at 3 PM

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Music at 4 PM

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Saturday Jazz Jam featuring Gary Grippo

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The Saturday Afternoon Jazz Jam is one of the longest running traditions at Cafe Nine. Each week join a new house band as they play a set before it opens up into an open jam. Bring your instrument and come sit in with the band! Admission is always free and children/youngsters are always welcome.

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Cafe Nine

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250 State Street

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New Haven, CT 06510

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Please join the Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society for Tavern and Pub Night!  

At this most important fundraiser for the Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society, guests step back in time to experience the charm of historic-house-hospitality and hearth-cooked meals. Guests support the Darling Farmstead and History Museum while enjoying a unique evening out.  

Choose one of two dining options on the same date: Dinner: 5 to 7:30 PM, or Pub: 6:30 to 9:30 PM  

The Dinner option is a four-course, sit-down dinner served to guests at their tables, consisting of appetizers, soup, main course (including two meats and side dishes), rolls, coffee, dessert, and unlimited beer and wine.   

 The PUB option begins with an hour of drinks and snacks while mingling in an 18th c. tavern atmosphere around the fire. Pub fare follow after 7:30 PM with a meat and vegetable stew, rolls and cookies, beer, wine and non-alcoholic options. Each pub ticket includes three drink tickets per guest.   

The Daring Farmstead and History Museum is located at 1907 Litchfield Turnpike in Woodbridge CT. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Please visit www.woodbridgehistory.org for tickets and more information

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Friendsgiving is a cherished time to gather especially with your closest gym friends with music karaoke / Salsa dance/ and more!

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 Disclaimer: Tickets purchased at the door will be an additional $5.

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Purple Luscious Love is a Prince tribute band devoted to recreating the attitude and energy of the Purple One’s music. Founded in Hartford, CT in 2017, PLL continues to expand to other cities in the region, bringing its dynamic show to adoring Prince fans from all corners of the Northeast. No costumes, no junk...just pure purple funk.

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 The North County Band Concert is the inspired collaboration of Chicago-born singer-songwriter Scott Smith and Texas fiddle star Cat Lines. 

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Backed by some of Connecticut’s most seasoned musicians, they craft a signature blend of Folk, Rock, Country, and Americana. Come and join us for this unique and incredible experience!

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The North County band is the creative culmination of Chicago-born singer-songwriter Scott Smith and Texas fiddle sensation, Cat Lines. Together they summoned some of Connecticut’s most seasoned and versatile musicians to complement their songwriting craft & musical prowess and to deliver a unique signature sound. Their debut EP, “Connecticut”, is widely regarded as a grass-roots collaborative effort with songs about the Nutmeg State, isolation, challenges of the modern era, and family.

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 Join us for The North County Band Concert, the inspired collaboration of Chicago-born songwriter Scott Smith and Texas fiddle star Cat Lines,

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with an opening performance by Nashville’s Drew Ryder Smith.

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Backed by Connecticut’s finest musicians, they blend Folk, Rock, Country, and Americana—with a touch of Nashville flair to start the night.

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The North County band is the creative culmination of Chicago-born singer-songwriter Scott Smith and Texas fiddle sensation, Cat Lines. Together they summoned some of Connecticut’s most seasoned and versatile musicians to complement their songwriting craft & musical prowess and to deliver a unique signature sound. Their debut EP, “Connecticut”, is widely regarded as a grass-roots collaborative effort with songs about the Nutmeg State, isolation, challenges of the modern era, and family.

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Canyon’s journey into songwriting began early. Shortly after her birth, her mother renamed her from Emma to Canyon, inspired by the lyrics “crystal canyons” in Neil Young’s Thrasher—a choice that proved prophetic. By 3rd grade, Canyon was taking classical guitar lessons, immersed in pop radio and her mom’s cassettes while dreaming of performing on her own stage.

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As time passed, Canyon’s indie folk roots evolved. Her passion for pop anthems and strong hooks expanded her sound, making it more modern and wide-reaching. Now a mother, she draws from life’s ups and downs—the messy, glorious moments—to create music that resonates deeply and aims straight for the heart. After a hiatus to focus on family, Canyon has teamed up with producer Rob Griffith (Bronze Radio Return) for her upcoming album, Just Wait, set to release summer of 2025. She’s not just writing songs; she’s crafting the soundtrack of modern motherhood, exploring meaning as a millennial, and reflecting the universal human experience with a unique blend of despair and stubborn optimism.

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General Admission Standing Room Only

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HUNTER METTS

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Links: Official Website | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify

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EMMA ANDERSEN

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Links: Instagram | Spotify

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Come out for a night of debauchery to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Caligulists!

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Featuring performances by our special guests:

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Ethan Fiske and The Big Love Band

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Sophia Florence

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Tommy Doomsday

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NO COVER CHARGE

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We will be collecting non-perishables for DESK (Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen).

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Be prepared to bring everything you got, because the person that goes the craziest during The Caligulists! set will win a prize!

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Paintings by Caryn Azoff

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The Milford chapter of the pediatric brain cancer foundation The Cure Starts Now is having our monthly can and bottle drive on Sunday November 9. We will always tell you how much we raise on our social, and you can see what your donations do here. We know you have a choice in your giving, and we are so grateful to everyone who supports this cause. Hope to see you Sunday!

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Join us on Zoom for a focused walkthrough of layered security for offices, warehouses, schools, and nonprofit facilities. We’ll compare camera placements, access control workflows, and monitoring handoffs that reduce false alarms and downtime. The session highlights how a commercial security installer coordinates planning, installation, and training so your team stays productive. 

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Operations managers, facility directors, and IT leads who oversee multiple sites or high-traffic entrances will benefit from practical examples. If your team is weighing upgrades to surveillance and access control, we’ll map simple steps to evaluate risks, prioritize projects, and budget without guesswork. Expect plain talk on coordinating with vendors, setting response protocols, and documenting change logs for audits. 

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We’ll show how camera coverage maps and event tags can streamline incident reviews, especially when paired with commercial security cameras installation for loading docks, lobbies, and shared corridors. You’ll see how maintenance schedules, user-permission tiers, and alert thresholds work together to cut noise and highlight what matters. Leaders can compare options for security system installation near me that align with staffing patterns and after-hours deliveries. 

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This is a live Google Meet with screen shares and a short Q&A at the end, designed for tight New Haven schedules. We’ll reference common scenarios from Downtown office towers, Science Park labs, and Long Wharf logistics hubs, including shift changes and contractor access. Teams evaluating sensor layouts or door schedules can also learn where burglar alarm installation fits into a layered approach alongside cameras and access control. After you register, you’ll get a calendar invite with the Meet link; join from your laptop or phone, and feel free to bring a colleague who handles day-to-day facility tasks.

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 Come and Join the PYC Auxiliary for our Annual Fall Festival!  

Location: Pequonnock Yacht Club  

98 South Water Street, New Haven, CT 06519

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Date: Sunday November 9, 2025  

Time: 11:00am-3:00pm

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Support local vendors while getting an early start on your holiday shopping!

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This event is open to the public so spread the word and bring your friends!!

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 Sunday Club Canvas is in session! 

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Looking for a creative weekend DROP Off activity for your child? Join us for a fun, relaxing painting class — no experience needed!

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 In this 1.5-hour class, our friendly staff will guide students step-by-step through a new painting each session. With loose, organic brushstrokes and a no-pressure vibe, everyone leaves with their own masterpiece!

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 Sundays 9:30-11AM

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 Techniques you can practice at home

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 Attend weekly, monthly, or just once in a while — it’s up to you!

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 $25 per class | Discounted class packs available

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 Classes run year-round

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 Pre-registration is required – call or register online today to save your spot!

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https://www.thegigglingpig.com/newhaven-club-canvas

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 Let your weekend creativity shine with Sunday Club Canvas!

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#TheGigglingPig #SundayClubCanvas #FamilyArtClass #PaintAndRelax #CreativeKids #WeekendFun #NewHavenArts #GigglingPigNewHaven

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Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Saturday, June 7; Friday, July 4 (Independence Day); Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

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In remembrance of Pope Francis, who passed on April 21, 2025, the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center is honored to present this exhibit illustrating the pope’s outreach to the peripheries during his 47 international trips.

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Learn more: https://www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org/exhibits/francis-pope-of-the-peripheries/

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Discover the artistry of rug tufting, a creative process where participants will sketch a pattern on a cloth, then use a tufting gun to inject the yarn into the cloth.

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Participants will delve into the hands-on experience of tufting their own unique designs. The process begins with sketching a pattern on a cloth, followed by using a tufting gun to intricately inject yarn into the fabric canvas. Each participant will be assigned the use of tufting gun and frame, all materials will be provided to create a rug approximately 20" x24". Over the two sessions participants will create a carpet of their own design which they can take home.

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What to Expect:

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Participants will explore the fascinating world of rug tufting, with each attendee provided with the necessary tools, including a tufting gun and frame. With expert guidance, you'll bring your vision to life, creating a stunning rug approximately 20" x 24".

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This class runs over 2 sessions: Sunday 10a - 5p & Monday 7p - 9p. The Monday session is for finishing the backing on your rug. If you cannot make the Monday portion, please inform the instructor so your rugs method can be adjusted to finish in one day. 

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Skills Learned:

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• Sketching rug designs on cloth

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• Operating a tufting gun with precision

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• Weaving techniques for texture and color variety

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Who Should Take This Class:

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This workshop welcomes both beginners and those with some experience eager to explore the art of rug tufting and bring their designs to life.

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What's Provided:

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• All necessary materials for rug tufting, including yarn and fabric canvas.

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• Expert guidance and assistance throughout both sessions.

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• Tufting gun and frame assigned for individual use

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Reserve your spot now for a captivating journey into the art of rug tufting. Limited spaces available. Unleash your creativity and take home a unique carpet crafted by your own hands!

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This class runs over 2 sessions: Sunday 10a - 5p & Monday 7p - 9p. The Monday session is for finishing the backing on your rug. If you cannot make the Monday portion, please inform the instructor so your rugs method can be adjusted to finish in one day. 

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Instructor: Vanessa Reyes

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Workshop Ticket Fee :

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Standard Public Ticket: $157.00

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MakeHaven members: $134.00

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You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

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https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=557&reset=1&reset=1

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Scroll to the bottom of the page and complete the information under Register (gray box) and hit submit. You will receive an acknowledgement by email. Questions? Email info@makehaven.org

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Relax and renew in a gentle salt cave yoga class. During the class, you will experience halotherapy, also known as dry Salt Therapy. Dry salt air is dispersed through a unique process generated by a halo generator. This type of treatment can be an effective way of using salt’s natural antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, & calming properties to provide relief for stress, respiratory, & skin conditions. No experienced required + props provided.

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Dates:  November 9, December 7

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Time: 10:00am-11:00am

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Address: 260 River St, Guilford, CT 06437

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Preregister via Email: shorelinectyoga@gmail.com

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Discover the creative potential of the extruder tool in this hands-on ceramics workshop. Often overlooked, the extruder opens up new ways to form clay and create dynamic, functional pieces. With a process-oriented approach, you’ll learn to combine extrusions and slabs, letting the clay’s natural properties guide your design. Expect a day of guided exploration and plenty of creative play, resulting in functional items like cups, mugs, or vases.

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What to Expect

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The workshop will include both demonstrations and guided hands-on practice. You’ll gain confidence in using the extruder and explore its applications for functional stoneware. With step-by-step instruction, participants will learn how to integrate extrusions with slabs and form unique ceramic pieces. There will be a one-hour break for lunch—you are welcome to bring food or enjoy one of the many nearby options.

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Skills You’ll Acquire

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• Confident use of the extruder tool

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• Techniques for combining extrusions with slabs

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• How to create functional pieces such as cups, mugs, and vases

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What’s Provided

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• Clay 

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• All necessary tools and equipment

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• Instruction and demonstrations from an experienced ceramics instructor

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Who Should Attend

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This workshop is open to all skill levels, from beginners to seasoned ceramicists. Some prior ceramics experience may be helpful but is not required.

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Prerequisites/Safety Information

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No prerequisites. Please wear closed-toe shoes and clothing that can get dirty. Safety guidelines and studio best practices will be reviewed at the start of class.

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Instructor : Hayne Bayless

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Workshop Ticket Fee :

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Standardb Public Ticket: $116.00

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MakeHaven Members: $99.00

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You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

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https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=631&reset=1&reset=1

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Scroll to the bottom of the page and complete the information under Register (gray box) and hit submit. You will receive an acknowledgement by email. Questions? Email info@makehaven.org

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Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

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For centuries people around the world have celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ and numerous traditions have been incorporated into the Christmas season. Advent calendars, Christmas trees, and the display of the crèche, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, are just a few of these traditions. These traditions also incorporate other important Christian figures and events in Christ’s life, such as St. Nicholas Day and the Feast of the Epiphany.

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This Christmas, the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center presents the exhibit, The Spirit of Christmas, which features crèches and other artwork from around the globe celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and traditions and feast days during the season.

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Enjoy the Christmas season at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center through this exhibit, the supplemental exhibit Away in a Manger and a variety of programs, including our annual Christmastime Family Day. Discover more of our offerings at https://www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org/

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Make the following offerings a part of your family’s holiday tradition!

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Exhibition open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm with free parking and admission EXCEPT Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving); Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve); and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

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Many crèches, the three-dimensional representation of the Nativity scene, feature a diversity of settings and stable designs — the most common of which is an open-front wood structure. However, many artisans model their crèches after buildings and landscapes that are native to their homelands.

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This exhibit includes a variety of crèches that showcase different examples of stables and mangers. In addition, it also highlights a handful of works whose settings have been customized for the figures they contain. One of these is the Neapolitan, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, by Cantone and Costabile of Naples, Italy. In addition, a brand-new crèche will be featured in this exhibit: The Nativity at New Haven's St. Mary’s Church, designed by US-based Navidad Nativities, Inc., with figures made in Italy by Original Heide.

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EveryBody Dances @ Yale Schwarzman Center brings local and visiting dance artists to our Dance Studio to teach masterclasses in jazz, hip hop, salsa, modern, contemporary, precision dance and more! All community members are welcome. This week's class will be  The Pilobolus Masterclass  taught by  Emily Milam Kent.

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Unlock your creativity and experience the collaborative magic of Pilobolus in this physically engaging, improvisation-based masterclass. Led by Pilobolus teaching artists, this session invites participants to dive into the company’s unique creative process—where movement invention, weight-sharing, and collective problem-solving are the focus.

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Through an improvisational warm-up, partner work, and guided ensemble creation, participants will explore their own artistic voice while learning to work as a group to build original choreography. The class is designed for any level of experience and dance background.

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Meet the Instructor:

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Emily Milam Kent

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The Asian Pacific American Coalition of CT (APAC CT) and our partners warmly invite you to our inaugural Film Festival! This year’s theme is “Our Stories” and we are thrilled to spotlight a selection of powerful and poignant films centering Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) experiences locally, nationally, and internationally. Let’s gather to celebrate AAPI stories on the big screen and be inspired by the incredible film talents in our AAPI communities!

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 Husband and Wife Team Up for LIFETIME/LIFELINE: A Collaboration at City Gallery

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For more than 60 years, Roberta Friedman and Stanley Friedman have created memories — literally and in their respective artwork. LIFETIME/LIFELINE: A COLLABORATION is an exhibit of their complementary works and will be on view from October 31- November 30. There will be an Opening Reception on Sunday, November 2 from 2-5 p.m., and an Artists’ Talk and demonstration of creating an encaustic monotype on Sunday, November 16 at 2 p.m. City Gallery is

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located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday,

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12 p.m. - 4 p.m., or by appointment. For further information please contact City

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Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

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 EVER / AFTER

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Marion Belanger and Martha Willette Lewis (Collaborators)

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October 30 - December 8, 2025

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Located in The Workshop Gallery, Building 3.

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Opening Reception on Thursday, October 30th from 4-7PM

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Regular Gallery Hours from 12-4 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

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 Ever/After is a collaborative multimedia art project that consists of photographs by Marion Belanger and ink paintings and collage by Martha Willette Lewis. This visual dialogue grew from their shared state of unease and concern regarding the climate/environmental crisis. Belanger makes photographs in the field and prints them on lightweight but durable rice paper that Lewis then soaks, stains, tears and paints upon. The added stress upon the photographic image (some which have already been altered by double exposure and intentional abstraction) symbolically references the damages and disturbances such as extreme storms, forest fires and extinctions that are now so evident in daily life. Manipulated, gilded, stained and torn, the works become artifacts bearing the impact of human touch, just as the land itself does. Fragile and beautiful, Ever/After is a visual lament for the seepages, shifts, losses, extinctions, and extractions made by humankind.  

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Belanger and Lewis have been collaborating since 2016. They created the permanent installation Insects & Plants: Excavating the Archive at the Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station in New Haven. The Underneath, an immersive multi-media installation was commissioned by Artspace in 2016. Ever/ After is an ongoing series regarding the threatened environment, and Strange and Beautiful Sound is recent work centered on the coastline of Long Island Sound. 

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Explore the art of Hew Locke in this docent-led tour focused on the artist’s powerful visual commentary on identity, migration, and history’s enduring impact.

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Join our volunteer museum educators and see three decades of Locke’s work in sculpture, photography, and found materials that the artist uses to question and unravel symbols of empire. Discover how he reimagines the iconography and legacies of colonialism.

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Tours meet in the Entrance Court by the Visitor Services desk.

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Paintings by Caryn Azoff

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Join our Student Guides to learn more about In a New Light: Five Centuries of British Art. Each tour is created by a Student Guide to explore a specific theme in the museum’s collection. 

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Tours meet in the Entrance Court by the Visitors Service Desk

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 Pearls of Joy: Thanksgiving Celebration Gospel Brunch

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Join us for a soulful and uplifting Thanksgiving celebration at Cascade Fine Catering. Indulge in a delicious brunch while enjoying live gospel music that will lift your spirits and fill your heart with joy. This event promises to be a memorable experience for you and your loved ones. Let's come together to give thanks and celebrate the season with good food, great music, and an awe-inspiring list of honorees.

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Honoring

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PILLAR OF FAITH AWARDS

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• Rev. Dr. Philippe E.C. Andal - Community Baptist Church
• Rev. Andre C. Gilford, Jr. - Dixwell Congregational United Church of Christ
• Rev. Kevin C. Hardy - St. Matthew's Freewill Baptist Church
• Rev. Keith A. King - Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church

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PILLAR OF HOPE AWARD

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• Mark Brevard - New England Donor Services

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SPIRIT OF VICTORY AWARD

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• Alexis Holmes - Olympic Gold Medalist

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Musical Talent

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• Tyreese Hall & The Golden Stars
• Dawn Tallman

Let's talk about/see those holiday projects (or any project!) Join us for a casual show & tell where we invite you to show any project you've completed and/or talk about what you are planning to make for the holiday season and beyond! We'll have snacks and good company. Join with other makers to inspire and get inspired!

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RSVP REQUIRED! MakeHaven members and their guests are welcome, but we need a good head count. Thanks!

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Second Sundays is a social gathering for makers. Whether you're working on something wild and wonderful, or still brainstorming your next big idea, this is the perfect space to show it off or bounce ideas around. We want to see what you’ve been up to, hear your stories, and get inspired by each other’s creativity. Snacks provided; feel free to bring a favorite to share if inspired.

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Avoid FOMO:  Get the Second Sundays on your google calendar now! Click this link and then save to have this and the upcoming Second Sundays added to your calendar so you don't miss out!

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You must click below and REGISTER to attend at:

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https://www.makehaven.org/civicrm/event/info?id=303&reset=1&reset=1

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Scroll to the bottom of the page and complete the information under Register (gray box) and hit submit. You will receive an acknowledgement by email. Questions? Email info@makehaven.org

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We are stoked to host father/son duo Moses D. Powe  and Sean Moses Powe  for a talk on their cowritten children's book, [Sean Moses is a Super Speller!](https://www.possiblefuturesbooks.com/item/ansznSNmqAzUkv2DQdEHQ)_   Stop by to hear the authors of this adorable book discuss the stories that inspired it!

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More about the book:

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Sean Moses is a Super Speller by Moses D. Powe and Sean Moses Powe is a delightful and inspiring story about a young boy who overcomes his speech difference to achieve greatness. With his lively personality and remarkable spelling abilities, Sean Moses proves that his uniqueness is his strength. As he participates in the school spelling bee, Sean Moses’ confidence and determination win over his classmates and teachers, leading him to victory. This engaging tale promotes self-acceptance, empathy, and the celebration of individual differences, teaching children aged four to nine valuable lessons about the power of believing in oneself and supporting others.

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More about Moses:

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Moses D. Powe is a champion for fatherless fathers, dedicated to helping men overcome the challenges of growing up without a father figure. As the founder of the Fatherless Fathers Collective, he provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for men to thrive. A proud graduate of Howard University and Argosy University, Moses is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) and a published author of the award-winning book Sean Moses Is Martin Luther, The King Jr. (Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Books of 2021, National Indie Excellence Awards Winner) and The One Book. A member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and a longtime leader in the American Legion's Palmetto Boys State program, Moses empowers men to find purpose, build resilience, and create a brighter future.

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More about Sean:

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Sean Moses Powe is a talented young individual with passions for language, art, STEM, and community service. He is proficient in French and Italian and has showcased his artistic talents in school productions of Disney's Lion King Jr., and Seussical. Sean Moses participated in Verizon's Innovative Learning (VIL) and Amazon's AHEAD programs, initiatives providing STEM access to underrepresented youth. A proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.'s Kappa League program, Sean Moses has also demonstrated leadership and commitment to community service, collecting recyclables to fund a buddy bench and inspiring his peers through his actions. Sean Moses co-authored Sean Moses Is a Super Speller with his father and inspired two other books about his life and accomplishments.

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Join our volunteer museum educators for an in-depth tour of the museum’s iconic building, designed by modernist architect Louis I. Kahn (1901–1974). 

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Tours meet in the Entrance Court by the Visitor Services desk. 

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A performance by the Yale Brass Trio, consisting of professors William Purvis, horn; Kevin Cobb, trumpet; and Scott Hartman, trombone.

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Join the New Haven Museum for a special Asian Heritage event highlighting some of the joyous celebrations brought to the Elm City from across Asia on Sunday, November 9, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The free event offers programing  for all ages, featuring art, music, literature, and dance. Register here. 

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“As our world becomes more globalized, it is important for its citizens to appreciate cultural differences while celebrating our similarities,” says Lely Evans of the New Haven Chinese Cultural Cooperative, one of the event’s organizers. Evans notes that autumn brings out a lot of universal similarities—family, nostalgia, and love—shared by cultures that are far apart, adding, “We hope that this program will widen visitors’ views of the world.”

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Asian Heritage Event Schedule:

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3 p.m.  Members of the New Haven Chinese Cultural Cooperative will present, “Celebrating the Harvest Moon” with traditional Chinese music, poetry, and dance performances. To celebrate the season of fall—often associated with the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, the harvest moon, and nostalgia in Chinese culture—the group will share a Teresa Teng favorite about the moon and love; a bi-lingual poem from North Song Dynasty; an energetic percussion song; a potato-digging harvest song from Shanxi; traditional Chinese dance, and more. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, families gather the same way Americans do at Thanksgiving. Similarly, because some are unable to make it home for the holiday, many Mid-Autumn Festival works are about nostalgia and homesickness. 

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4:15 p.m.  Members of  Yale Rangeela—Yale University’s first undergraduate Bollywood fusion dance team—will share South Asian culture with a variety of fused dance styles and their own vibrant energy. 

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5:15 p.m..  Jennifer Heikkila Diaz, co-chair of the Asian Pacific American Coalition of Connecticut, will hold a screening of, “Off the Menu: Asian America,” followed by a Q&A session on what it means to be Asian in America. The  feature-length documentary offers a road trip into the kitchens, factories, temples, and farms of Asian Pacific America, exploring how their relationship to food reflects their evolving communities. “In Connecticut, our two largest groups under the Asian and Pacific Islander umbrella are the Chinese and Indian communities, and most people in those two communities celebrate one of these holidays,” says Diaz. “I hope the audience will learn more about our complex and diverse AAPI community—whether they are a member of it or not—and consider how identity and culture evolve, especially in diaspora communities.”

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 Tuesday, November 25, 4:30 – 6:00 pm: Receiving

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Tuesday, December 9, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Reception and Awards

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 4:30 – 6:00 pm: Pick Up

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The juror is  Heidi Harrington.

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Registration, submission of images, and payment must be completed on line. Each piece of artwork must be entered separately. Entry is a 2 step process; registration (with a digital image) and payment of the entry fee. Hamden Art League website. https://www.hamdenartleague.org/join--pay.html   See the prospectus for rules regarding medium, size, hanging, prior entries, etc.

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Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan leads Yale Schola Cantorum and Juilliard415 in a performance of George Frideric Handel's Jephtha (HWV 70) at Woolsey Hall.

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Based upon the Old Testament story of Jephtha (Judges Chapter 11), this oratorio, believed to be the last one written by Handel, is based upon Jephtha's rash promise to God. 

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Free and open to the public.

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Livestream link

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Contact: Jeff Hazewinkel

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View event page

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Schola Cantorum  is a chamber choir that performs sacred music from the sixteenth century to the present day in concert settings and choral services around the world. It is sponsored by Yale Institute of Sacred Music and led by interim conductor Stefan Parkman. Masaaki Suzuki is the ensemble’s principal guest conductor. Open by audition to students from all departments and professional schools across Yale University, the choir has a special interest in historically informed performance practice, often in collaboration with instrumentalists from Juilliard415.

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Since its founding in 2009,  Juilliard415 , that school’s principal period-instrument ensemble, has made significant contributions to musical life in New York and beyond, bringing major figures in the field of early music to lead performances of both rare and canonical works by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries. With its frequent musical collaborator the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, the ensemble has performed throughout Scandinavia, Italy, Japan, Southeast Asia, the U.K., and India. 

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Hailed as “brilliantly fresh, unexpected and exhilarating” by The Scottish Herald, the Maxwell Quartet is now firmly regarded as one of Britain's finest young string quartets, with a strong connection to their folk music heritage and a commitment to expanding the string quartet repertoire.

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The group officially began in 2010 at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where its founding members met as postgraduate students. Currently, the quartet performs regularly across the UK and Europe. In 2019, their debut tour of the USA garnered critical acclaim and saw the group performing to sold out venues in New York, Florida, California and Washington.

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FREE tickets must be ordered via the georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com website.

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Clinton residents can order on a first-come, first-served basis one month before each concert. Non-residents can order two weeks before each concert depending on availability.

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For further information visit: www.georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com

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www.facebook.com/GeorgeFlynnClassicalConcerts

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GMChorale will present Brahm’s “Liebeslieder Waltzes,” as well as contemporary pieces by James Mulholland, Morten Lauridsen and Shawn Kirchner, at the Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Each composer selected poetry that found its way into the music featured in GMChorale’s mainstage concert, “Love, Waltzes and Luminous Skies.” The selected pieces are connected in a variety of ways: musically, texturally, stylistically and thematically.

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When Johannes Brahms composed his Liebeslieder Waltzes (Opus 52 and Opus 65), he turned for inspiration to Georg Friedrich Daumer’s Polydora, a collection of folksongs exploring the varied aspects of romantic love – longing, flirtation, devotion, tenderness, and sorrow, to name a few. Brahms introduces us to 32 of these poems and ends with a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that sums up the pain and joy of love.

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Five short thematically connected pieces have been added to the program. The Elm City Girls’ Choir will be singing “Dirait-on,” Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem set to music by Morten Lauridsen. GMChorale continues with a James Mulholland arrangement from his composition “Four Robert Burns Ballads.” “My love is like a red, red rose,” the first line of a ballad by the 18th Century poet Robert Burns, speaks of love and steadfast devotion. James Agee, a mid-20th Century screenwriter, film critic, and author, whose poem “Sure on this Shining Night” was set to music by Morten Lauridsen, offers an assurance of kindness in the luminous skies of night. For Shawn Kirschner’s arrangement of “Bright Morning Stars,” a tribute to familial love, he turns to a traditional Appalachian song. Finally, a hymn text by John Adam Granade (1763-1807), a preacher active in the Great Revival in the West two centuries ago, is set to new music in Shawn Kirchner’s “Sweet Rivers,” which extols a redeeming love.

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Join us on Sunday, November 9, 2025, for this celebration of “Love, Waltzes and Luminous Skies,” under the baton of Artistic Director Joseph D’Eugenio. The Elm City Girls’ Choir will join GMChorale on stage, with Eric Trudel and Blake Hansen on piano. The concert begins at 4:00pm, but plan to arrive early to hear a 3:00pm lecture by Neely Bruce, which is included in the ticket price. Tickets are available online at www.gmchorale.org

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Nicholas McGegan, Conductor

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HANDEL Jephtha

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GMChorale will present Brahm’s “Liebeslieder Waltzes,” as well as contemporary pieces by James Mulholland, Morten Lauridsen and Shawn Kirchner, at the Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Each composer selected poetry that found its way into the music featured in GMChorale’s mainstage concert, “Love, Waltzes and Luminous Skies.” The selected pieces are connected in a variety of ways: musically, texturally, stylistically and thematically.

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 When Johannes Brahms composed his Liebeslieder Waltzes (Opus 52 and Opus 65), he turned for inspiration to Georg Friedrich Daumer’s Polydora, a collection of folksongs exploring the varied aspects of romantic love – longing, flirtation, devotion, tenderness, and sorrow, to name a few. Brahms introduces us to 32 of these poems and ends with a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that sums up the pain and joy of love.

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 Five short thematically connected pieces have been added to the program. The Elm City Girls’ Choir will be singing “Dirait-on,” Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem set to music by Morten Lauridsen. GMChorale continues with a James Mulholland arrangement from his composition “Four Robert Burns Ballads.” “My love is like a red, red rose,” the first line of a ballad by the 18th Century poet Robert Burns, speaks of love and steadfast devotion. James Agee, a mid-20th Century screenwriter, film critic, and author, whose poem “Sure on this Shining Night” was set to music by Morten Lauridsen, offers an assurance of kindness in the luminous skies of night. For Shawn Kirschner’s arrangement of “Bright Morning Stars,” a tribute to familial love, he turns to a traditional Appalachian song. Finally, a hymn text by John Adam Granade (1763-1807), a preacher active in the Great Revival in the West two centuries ago, is set to new music in Shawn Kirchner’s “Sweet Rivers,” which extols a redeeming love.

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 Join us on Sunday, November 9, 2025, for this celebration of “Love, Waltzes and Luminous Skies,” under the baton of Artistic Director Joseph D’Eugenio. The Elm City Girls’ Choir will join GMChorale on stage, with Eric Trudel and Blake Hansen on piano. The concert begins at 4:00pm, but plan to arrive early to hear a 3:00pm lecture by Neely Bruce, which is included in the ticket price. Tickets are available online at www.gmchorale.org

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GMChorale will present Brahm’s “Liebeslieder Waltzes,” as well as contemporary pieces by James Mulholland, Morten Lauridsen and Shawn Kirchner, at the Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Each composer selected poetry that found its way into the music featured in GMChorale’s mainstage concert, “Love, Waltzes and Luminous Skies.” The selected pieces are connected in a variety of ways: musically, texturally, stylistically and thematically.

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 When Johannes Brahms composed his Liebeslieder Waltzes (Opus 52 and Opus 65), he turned for inspiration to Georg Friedrich Daumer’s Polydora, a collection of folksongs exploring the varied aspects of romantic love – longing, flirtation, devotion, tenderness, and sorrow, to name a few. Brahms introduces us to 32 of these poems and ends with a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that sums up the pain and joy of love.

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 Five short thematically connected pieces have been added to the program. The Elm City Girls’ Choir will be singing “Dirait-on,” Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem set to music by Morten Lauridsen. GMChorale continues with a James Mulholland arrangement from his composition “Four Robert Burns Ballads.” “My love is like a red, red rose,” the first line of a ballad by the 18th Century poet Robert Burns, speaks of love and steadfast devotion. James Agee, a mid-20th Century screenwriter, film critic, and author, whose poem “Sure on this Shining Night” was set to music by Morten Lauridsen, offers an assurance of kindness in the luminous skies of night. For Shawn Kirschner’s arrangement of “Bright Morning Stars,” a tribute to familial love, he turns to a traditional Appalachian song. Finally, a hymn text by John Adam Granade (1763-1807), a preacher active in the Great Revival in the West two centuries ago, is set to new music in Shawn Kirchner’s “Sweet Rivers,” which extols a redeeming love.

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 Join us on Sunday, November 9, 2025, for this celebration of “Love, Waltzes and Luminous Skies,” under the baton of Artistic Director Joseph D’Eugenio. The Elm City Girls’ Choir will join GMChorale on stage, with Eric Trudel and Blake Hansen on piano. The concert begins at 4:00pm, but plan to arrive early to hear a 3:00pm lecture by Neely Bruce, which is included in the ticket price. Tickets are available online at www.gmchorale.org

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In this fun and creative class, young artists will learn how to make one-of-a-kind prints using a variety of monotype techniques. We’ll explore how to work with water based inks to create colorful, expressive artwork that can’t be repeated—each print is a surprise!

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Students will experiment with texture, layering, and mark-making while learning the basics of printmaking in a playful, supportive environment. A field trip to the Yale Art Gallery is included to spark inspiration and show printmaking in action!

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The tuition for this class includes a materials fee of $20 for basic materials provided by CAW.

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The Clinton Art Society (CAS) is pleased to present the Elected Artist Members Exhibition on view from September 22 through November 20, 2025. The annual exhibit highlights work by more than 30 accomplished artists. The opening reception is on September 25 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm and is free and open to the public. 

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“CAS is delighted to have incredible depth of artistic talent within our elected artist membership group. It is an honor to showcase their art in this special show,” said Robin Hammeal-Urban, CAS President. 

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The exhibition is at the Andrews Memorial Town Hall, 54 E. Main Street in Clinton, CT and is open during regular Town Hall hours. CAS is a vibrant arts community with members from across the state and beyond working in all fine art media. The organization sponsors exhibitions, education programs and plein air events. New members are always welcome. For more information, contact CAS at casclinton@gmail.com or visit clintonartsocietyct.org.

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New and experienced students will focus on making pottery on the wheel.

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Start by using methods of wedging, centering, hand and finger positioning for raising a vessel, and positioning one’s body for dealing with a mass of clay on the wheel. Demonstrations will cover the importance of trimming techniques and various forming processes.

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Wear clothes that can get dirty.

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 Husband and Wife Team Up for LIFETIME/LIFELINE: A Collaboration at City Gallery

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For more than 60 years, Roberta Friedman and Stanley Friedman have created memories — literally and in their respective artwork. LIFETIME/LIFELINE: A COLLABORATION is an exhibit of their complementary works and will be on view from October 31- November 30. There will be an Opening Reception on Sunday, November 2 from 2-5 p.m., and an Artists’ Talk and demonstration of creating an encaustic monotype on Sunday, November 16 at 2 p.m. City Gallery is

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located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday,

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12 p.m. - 4 p.m., or by appointment. For further information please contact City

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Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

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Explore the shapes and patterns of the natural world through the art of papercutting.

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Students will learn to design and cut original compositions using freehand techniques with precision tools and fine scissors. Beginning with simple forms and gradually advancing in complexity, all work is created at a manageable 5 x 7″ scale. Finished papercuts are assembled into a hand-crafted softcover book featuring framed pockets to hold and display the artwork. A reusable page template allows for flexible expansion. The final result will be a beautifully bound collection of intricate, personal designs.

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We will also take a field trip to a local professional paper cutter’s studio and gallery for a demonstration.

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This is a course for both beginners and those with some experience. Many of the basic skills of bookbinding will be taught including measuring, cutting, folding, and gluing.

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Enrollment in this class includes one 3 hour monitored practice session a week.

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $8 for basic materials provided by CAW.

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This class will take place in a studio accessed by a flight of stairs. For any accommodations please send a confidential email to registrar@creativeartsworkshop.org

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 Tuesday, November 25, 4:30 – 6:00 pm: Receiving

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Tuesday, December 9, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Reception and Awards

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 4:30 – 6:00 pm: Pick Up

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The juror is  Heidi Harrington.

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Registration, submission of images, and payment must be completed on line. Each piece of artwork must be entered separately. Entry is a 2 step process; registration (with a digital image) and payment of the entry fee. Hamden Art League website. https://www.hamdenartleague.org/join--pay.html   See the prospectus for rules regarding medium, size, hanging, prior entries, etc.

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