Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends! Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree! Our Guarantee: These tiny trees are so hardy we guarantee you can keep yours alive, or we’ll replace it.

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This workshop will be hosted at Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery. Paradise Hills Vineyard ® is an Italian-American family owned and operated vineyard & winery founded by the Ruggiero Family producing premium estate grown wines from Wallingford, Connecticut. We are open everyday, no reservations needed. Outdoor Seating is OPEN & Inside seating is a range from 4-6 people per table. Whether you are a seasoned connoisseur or a relaxed enthusiast, we strive to make your wine tasting at Paradise Hills a memorable experience. Open year-round you will want to visit often to enjoy all that we have to offer.

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Under 21 policy: Please contact Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery for details regarding underage entry.

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For more about Bonsai Bar and what to expect at our classes, visit our website at: https://bonsaibar.com/products/paradise-hills

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 A collaboration of CT Folk, Bigger Beast Records, All Boats Rise Entertainment and Milford Arts Council come together to present some of the best New England songwriters to the MAC stage, performing their songs and the songs from some of the greats! 

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Each performance will feature 4 regional songwriters singing in the round, celebrating their own music and the iconic songs of the great songwriters that inspired them. A unique and intimate experience for music lovers!

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Learn basic metalsmithing for making jewelry, developing new skills, or strengthen existing ones. Weekly demonstrations introduce tools and techniques required for working with nonferrous sheet metal and wire. Demonstrations may include sawing, filing, cold-connecting, soldering, surface embellishment, forging, shaping, fold forming, finishing, and patina coloring.

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The tuition for this class includes a fee of $40 for basic materials provided by CAW.

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Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends! Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree! Our Guarantee: These tiny trees are so hardy we guarantee you can keep yours alive, or we’ll replace it.

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This workshop will be hosted at Valor Wines. Located in North Haven Connecticut, we are a family owned and operated micro winery with generations of experience in wine making. This nurtured passion allows us to make unique and distinctive wines using grapes from all over the world. It was a long fight to start one of the first micro wineries in CT, and we were excited to finally open our doors in September 2021. Our passion for wine making blends respect for tradition with boundless curiosity for what is possible. We believe knowing your roots can uncork the potential to think outside the bottle. Making us uniquely situated to create one of a kind small batch wines which will invoke both familiar comfort and striking intrigue. Come visit us in our state of the art facility, where industrial meets medieval romance.

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Under 21 policy: Please contact Valor Wines for details regarding underage entry.

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For more about Bonsai Bar and what to expect at our classes, visit our website at: https://bonsaibar.com/products/valor-wines

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A night of charcuterie art! We provide the board, you bring the fun! Everyone will be walked through options to paint and you can either follow along or create freely! Come alone, or with a group - either way we will make sure you have fun!

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Dres for a mess!

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Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends! Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree! Our Guarantee: These tiny trees are so hardy we guarantee you can keep yours alive, or we’ll replace it.

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This workshop will be hosted at Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery. Paradise Hills Vineyard ® is an Italian-American family owned and operated vineyard & winery founded by the Ruggiero Family producing premium estate grown wines from Wallingford, Connecticut. We are open everyday, no reservations needed. Outdoor Seating is OPEN & Inside seating is a range from 4-6 people per table. Whether you are a seasoned connoisseur or a relaxed enthusiast, we strive to make your wine tasting at Paradise Hills a memorable experience. Open year-round you will want to visit often to enjoy all that we have to offer.

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Under 21 policy: Please contact Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery for details regarding underage entry

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For more about Bonsai Bar and what to expect at our classes, visit our website at: https://bonsaibar.com/products/paradise-hills

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Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends! Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree! Our Guarantee: These tiny trees are so hardy we guarantee you can keep yours alive, or we’ll replace it.

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This workshop will be hosted at Valor Wines. Located in North Haven Connecticut, we are a family owned and operated micro winery with generations of experience in wine making. This nurtured passion allows us to make unique and distinctive wines using grapes from all over the world. It was a long fight to start one of the first micro wineries in CT, and we were excited to finally open our doors in September 2021. Our passion for wine making blends respect for tradition with boundless curiosity for what is possible. We believe knowing your roots can uncork the potential to think outside the bottle. Making us uniquely situated to create one of a kind small batch wines which will invoke both familiar comfort and striking intrigue. Come visit us in our state of the art facility, where industrial meets medieval romance.

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Under 21 policy: Please contact Valor Wines for details regarding underage entry

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For more about Bonsai Bar and what to expect at our classes, visit our website at: https://bonsaibar.com/products/valor-wines

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Works by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning composer Kevin Puts are paired with original pieces by first- and second-year composition students. The program features a mix of large ensembles and smaller chamber groups.

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Thursday, November 6, 2025

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El Khat

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$20 advanced / $25 at the door

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All ages with parent/guardian

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Doors at 7 PM

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Music at 8 PM

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EL KHAT

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El Khat is a homemade junkyard band led by multi-instrumentalist Eyal El Wahab. In 2018/19, El Khat began to hone their sound in garages and warehouses. Experimenting with DIY homemade instruments, as an expression of a minimalist life philosophy, led the three-piece to create a collection of Arabic tunes of Yemeni origin. While the detachment from any nation or any flag is a driving force behind the group, the heart of their music and heritage is rooted in the culture of Yemen. The constant divisions that have been created by wars and immigrations has pushed out a reassembled identity, something that is strongly felt in El Khat's music.

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Named for the plant used so widely chewed across the Arab Peninsula, The band brings original compositions inspired by the music of the golden age in Aden, Yemen. El Wahab plays many instruments, like the dli and the Kearat that he constructed himself. It's something he started doing several years ago, using his skills to make music from the items people discard. A child of the Yemeni diaspora who's grown up in Tel Aviv Jaffa - Israel, it's a practice that harks back to the family homeland, where even rubbish can have become an instrument.

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El Wahab has always been a man of invention. He talked his way into the Jerusalem East-West Orchestra as a cellist, self-taught from busking and unable to read music, learning the repertoire by ear as he went along, and picking up music theory. It gave him a strong foundation, but his world changed when he was given 'Qat, Coffee & Qambus: Raw 45s from Yemen' an LP of Yemeni traditional music from the 1960s. It came as an epiphany. He quit the orchestra, began building instruments and put together El Khat.

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MUTE, El Khat’s 3rd album, released in September 2024 on the German record label, Glitterbeat Records. Mute is an album that explores distance, speech – and the lack of it. It’s a series of musings on people, places – and leaving. The record began life with the core of El Khat – multi-instrumentalist el Wahab, percussionist Lotan Yaish and organist Yefet Hasan – recording in an isolated village underground shelter. “My state of mind at the time affected the compositions even before I wrote the music,” el Wahab notes, “and the isolated location gave us a chance to make sense of that.”

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Following those sessions, in the summer of 2023 the group emigrated to Berlin; a far cry from Jaffa, where they’d largely grown up. The move was an expression of the nomadic urge that has been a constant in el Wahab’s life, one that flows directly into his work.

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Albat Alawi Op.99, El Khat’s 2nd album, released on March 2022 via Glitterbeat Records, celebrates an homage to Faisal Alawi, a popular Yemeni singer who died in 2010, along with an alba, a small tin box that can contain many treasures, while the Op.99 is intended to give the compositions “the same respect as Western classical music.”

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Saadia Jefferson, El Khat’s debut album, released in November 2019 in the UK label - Batov Records. The album brings a funky, psychedelic re-imagination to the traditional Yemeni songs that electrified him when he first heard them, this is an album almost entirely filled with his own compositions, something close and personal that constantly looks back to his family’s homeland in Yemen.

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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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General Admission Standing Room Only

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EARTH  

Over the course of their thirty trips around the sun, Earth has remained diligent in their commitment to monolithic minimalism. The sonic vocabulary may have changed—from their early years churning out seismic drone metal on albums like Earth 2 (1993) to the dusty Morricone-tinged comeback album Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method (2005) to the meditative rock approach of Primitive and Deadly (2014)—but the underlying principle of austerity and restraint remains a constant. With their latest album Full Upon Her Burning Lips, Earth purges the layers of auxiliary instrumentation that embellished some of their previous records and deconstructed their dynamic to the core duo of Dylan Carlson on guitar and bass and Adrienne Davies on drums and percussion. In the process, they tapped into the Platonic ideal of Earth—an incarnation of the long running band bolstered by the authority of purpose, where every note and every strike on the drum kit carries the weight of the world.

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Full Upon Her Burning Lips opens with “Datura’s Crimson Veils”, a twelve-minute opus that adheres to Earth’s 21st century approach with Carlson’s sepia-toned Bakersfield Sound guitars lurching across a barren landscape while Davies punctuates the melodies with death knell drums. It’s a sound that harkens back to the riff-constructed vistas of their Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light albums, but stripped of their ornateness. “It was definitely a very organically developed record,” Carlson says of the process. “I limited the number of effects I used. I always like the limiting of materials to force oneself to employ them more creatively. Previous Earth records were quite lush sounding, and I wanted a more upfront and drier sound, using very few studio effects.” In less capable hands, these kinds of limitations might diminish the aural scope of the compositions, but Carlson and Davies have always thrived on reductive methods.

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The stripped down approach had another advantage. “I really wanted the drums to be present,” Carlson says. “I felt with previous Earth records that other instrumentation took up so much of the sonic space that the drums were kind of pushed to the side.” This tactic helps highlight Davies’ ability to elevate the drum kit beyond its mere metronomic functions and allows it to serve as an expressive, nuanced, and tonally rich component to Earth’s arsenal of sound.

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In addition to scaling back on their ranks, Earth altered their previous trajectory by entering into Full Upon Her Burning Lips without a conceptual arc to guide the process, relying instead on their collective subconscious to hone in on the overarching muse as the songs developed. “In the past I’ve usually had a strong framework for an album,” Carlson says. “This one developed over the course of writing and recording. It just felt like ‘Earth’—like just the two players doing their best work at playing, serving the music.” The absence of a pre-existing narrative guiding the compositions meant that the songs were more open and intuitive, often resulting in more terse musical vignettes like the richly harmonic “Exaltation of Larks” or the dreamily itinerant “Maidens Catafalque”. Yet subconscious impulses gradually created their own subtext for the album. “I wanted this to be a ‘sexy’ record, a record acknowledging the ‘witchy’ and ‘sensual’ aspects in the music… sort of a ‘witch’s garden’ kind of theme, with references to mind altering plants and animals that people have always held superstitious beliefs towards. A conjuror or root doctor’s herbarium of songs, as it were.”

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The ten tracks on Full Upon Her Burning Lips came together in bits and pieces. Songs like “Cats on the Briar” and “Mandrake’s Hymn” stemmed from a handful of musical phrases and repeating patterns concocted in moments of downtime during their 2017 tour schedule. “Descending Belladonna” came from a live soundtrack project. Other songs came from rehearsals in the months leading up to recording or in moments of divine inspiration in the studio. The record was engineered, mixed, and mastered by longtime associate Mell Dettmer at Studio Soli. Knowing their process and their sound, Dettmer helped harness, shape, and document the songs in a manner that highlights the depth of Earth’s sparse components, capturing hidden dimensions much like the veiled images residing in the Magic Eye prints from the ‘90s. For the patient listener, the cyclical nature of the songs “She Rides an Air of Malevolence” or “An Unnatural Carousel” reveal new forms with repeated listens, with the subtle variations between passes creating a kaleidoscope of auditory activity.

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“I feel like this is the fullest expression and purest distillation of what Earth does since I re-started the band,” Carlson says in reflection of Full Upon Her Burning Lips. And indeed, anyone that’s followed Earth on their journey will bask in the unadulterated hums, throbs, and reverberations conjured by Carlson and Davies. Sargent House is proud to offer up the album to the world on May 24th, 2019 on 2xLP / CD / digital formats.

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Links: Official Website | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify

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Paintings by Caryn Azoff

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Administered by the Council of Heads of College, the Creative and Performing Arts (CPA) Awards support on-campus dramatic, musical, dance, video or film productions, literary publications, and exhibitions in each residential college. These projects are supported by the Sudler Fund, the Welch Art Fund, and the Bates Fund. 

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Two Yale student recipients of of this award will receive a residency to realize their dream project in The Dome, with the support of Yale Schwarzman Center staff and resources. 

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Librarians from all types of institutions are warmly invited to join us for the Law Librarians of New England Fall Meeting, Possible Futures: Strategic Foresight and Planning for Law Libraries, on Friday November 7, 2025 at Quinnipiac University School of Law.

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This year, we are exploring something a bit different and invite you to participate in a one day hands on workshop focusing on strategic foresight and future planning. We hope that everyone who attends leaves with practical tools and fresh perspectives they can apply to their own work, their departments, and their libraries to navigate uncertainty and plan confidently for the future. While rooted in the law library context, the workshop’s tools and discussions on navigating uncertainty and planning for the future apply broadly across library settings.

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For full details, including registration, schedule, and accommodation options, please visit: https://researchguides.law.quinnipiac.edu/LLNE2025.

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If you have any dietary restrictions, please let us know by Monday, October 27.

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We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, September 19, 2025.

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Join us for an exclusive, curated multi-course dinner prepared by our culinary team under the direction of Executive Chef Christophe Santos with wine pairings from Round Pond Estate Winery (Rutherford, CA/Napa Valley). Sommeliers Erin Parker and Tanya Raisz with share why each wine is perfectly paired with Chef Santos menu.

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We’re welcoming special guests from the Mystic Aquarium to share their work in sustaining and protecting sea life.

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Event Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

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Event begins promptly at 7 p.m. | Attire: Jackets

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This ticketed and exclusive event has limited seating.

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Dinner Menu

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Multicourse Course Dinner Menu prepared by the Madison Beach Hotel Culinary Team under the direction of Executive Chef Christophe Santos. Wine pairings included with each dinner course. Dessert crafted by our in-house Pastry Chef Lily.

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While we do our best to accommodate all requests, Dietary Restrictions may not be able to be accommodated due to specially paired and designed menus. Please reach out directly by email with any specific questions. Jpfeiffer@DHGHotels.com

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About Erin Parker

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Erin began pursuing a career in wine in the fall of 2011 in a sales role with Perfecta Wine Co. where she spent 8 years selling a boutique wine portfolio in New Hampshire, learning the industry and achieving WSET Level 3 Advanced and Level 2 Certified Sommelier through the Court of Masters.

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Momentum led her to immersive trips to California, Oregon, Washington, France, and Bulgaria that further ignited her passion for the wine and spirits industry. Her repertoire grew to working with innovative, craft gin distillers, and a wine-based portfolio with Pine State New Hampshire, where she managed a sales team, selling ultra premium wines…like Round Pond Estate!

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Erin now proudly represents the Napa and Rutherford based Round Pond portfolio in 14 states as Northeast Regional Sales Manager.

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Outside of wine, Erin enjoys knitting, reading, travel, and genuine human connection. Weekends are spent relaxing and adventuring with her husband of 10 years, and their 80lb couch potato Greyhound. Nothing beats good food, wine, and love.

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PRICING:

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$200.00 inclusive per person, includes all food and beverage, gratuity and sales tax.

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SEATING: Upon check out, please indicate your seating preferences and let us know if you are attending with a group, but purchasing tickets separately. We will do our best to accommodate all seating preferences. Seating is banquet-style accommodating 6 – 10 guests per table.

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Ticket Pricing DOES NOT includes Eventbrite Processing Fees.

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In Mojave poet Natalie Diaz’s words, “The Colorado River is the most endangered river in the United States—also, it is a part of my body. / I carry a river. It is who I am: ‘Aha Makav. This is not metaphor.” This symposium is provoked by Diaz’s poem, “The First Water is the Body,” and convenes scholars, activists, artists, and spiritual practitioners diversely committed to the vitality of water and waterspaces. Amidst water crisis, we seek to share cosmovisions, bodies of knowledge, modes of communication that emerge from deep attention to water. In our interlocking articulations of water cosmologies, water crisis, and water power, we aim to open new paths of insight and collaboration toward collective healing.

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Free and open to the public. 

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This symposium is convened by Sally Hansen.

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Speakers:

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• Jasper Eastman
• Morgan Freeman
• Sally Hansen
• Emma Hitchcock
• Lav Kanoi
• Dana Lloyd
• Brandon Menke
• Steven Mentz
• Kelsey Alejandra Moore
• Blair Nelsen
• Nathan Phelps
• Samia Rahimtoola
• Arlinda Shtuni
• Anthony Trujillo

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Please register if you plan on attending lunch at the symposium on Friday, November 7. Registration is only required for lunch and not for the overall event.

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Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

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View event page

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Contact: Katya Vetrov

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Art Credit:

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Saif Azzuz

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Aiken’s crick (Lulu), 2019

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Acrylic, enamel, spray paint and oil stick on canvas

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62 x 90 inches

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157.5 x 228.6 cm

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Photo credit:

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Courtesy of the artist and Anthony Meier, Mill Valley

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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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Are you looking to improve your throwing skills? Seeking to center your clay and yourself? Do you need a hand with hand building?

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This class offers an opportunity to work towards your goals in clay and further your individual projects with differentiated instruction.

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Wear clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes.

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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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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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The Schwarzman Center offers student-led tours of Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven, on selected Fridays from 11am - 12pm. 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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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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Join us on the first Friday of the month for a one-hour, in-person tour of the Leslie P. and George H. Hume American Furniture Study Center at the Collection Studies Center, Yale West Campus. See more than 1,300 examples of American furniture and clocks from the 17th century to the present in this facility, which opened in 2019, as well as an outstanding collection of contemporary wood art.  

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Registration required; space is limited.    

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Registered visitors will receive a confirmation email including directions to the site, where there is ample free parking. Unregistered visitors cannot be accommodated. 

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Explore the magical medium of wool and its surprisingly painterly qualities! Students will create a low relief or three-dimensional sculpture, a textured painting or tapestry using felting needles. Visit www.artsplacecheshirect.org to register!

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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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 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 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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 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

​

 Exploration of professional materials and mediums

​

 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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Friday Happy Hour Series

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Featuring Bruce and Loralee Crowder

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Free Admission

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All ages with parent/guardian

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Kick off your weekend at Café Nine with great music and good vibes!

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Join Bruce and Loralee as they serve up an eclectic mix of roots, rock, alt-country, and soulful vintage tunes.

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Come for the music—stay for the people. It’s going to be a night to remember. Free admission: bring money for the tip jar!

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 Tellabration! Returns to the Pride Center!

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Join us on Thursday, November 7th , from 6–8 PM for an unforgettable night of stories, community, and imagination! This year’s theme — The “Alien” in our everyday lives — explores what it means to belong, stand out, and see the world through new eyes.Arrive early for our 5:30 PM reception with music, snacks, and a raffle full of fabulous prizes! It’s the perfect chance to mingle, connect, and kick off an evening of creativity and connection. All proceeds benefit the New Haven Pride Center and The Santisteban Family Fund , supporting vibrant storytelling and community initiatives all year long.

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50 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511

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Join us Friday night for a Family Shabbat service, hosted by the 6th grades class, all are welcome.

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Temple Emanuel is a participatory, diverse, non-judgmental, and intellectually vibrant Reform Synagogue, serving greater New Haven, Connecticut.

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Call the Temple Emanuel office at 203-397-3000 if you have questions. Temple Emanuel is located at 150 Derby Avenue in Orange.

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Email: office@tegnh.org

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Website: http://tegnh.org/

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Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, September 19, 2025.

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Join us for an exclusive, curated multi-course dinner prepared by our culinary team under the direction of Executive Chef Christophe Santos with wine pairings from Round Pond Estate Winery (Rutherford, CA/Napa Valley). Sommeliers Erin Parker and Tanya Raisz will share why each wine is perfectly paired with Chef Santos' menu.

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We’re welcoming special guests from the Mystic Aquarium to share their work in sustaining and protecting sea life.

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Event Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

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Event begins promptly at 7 p.m. | Attire: Jackets

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This ticketed and exclusive event has limited seating.

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Dinner Menu

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Multicourse Course Dinner Menu prepared by the Madison Beach Hotel Culinary Team under the direction of Executive Chef Christophe Santos. Wine pairings included with each dinner course. Dessert crafted by our in-house Pastry Chef Lily.

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While we do our best to accommodate all requests, Dietary Restrictions may not be able to be accommodated due to specially paired and designed menus. Please reach out directly by email with any specific questions. Jpfeiffer@DHGHotels.com

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About Erin Parker

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Erin began pursuing a career in wine in the fall of 2011 in a sales role with Perfecta Wine Co. where she spent 8 years selling a boutique wine portfolio in New Hampshire, learning the industry and achieving WSET Level 3 Advanced and Level 2 Certified Sommelier through the Court of Masters.

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Momentum led her to immersive trips to California, Oregon, Washington, France, and Bulgaria that further ignited her passion for the wine and spirits industry. Her repertoire grew to working with innovative, craft gin distillers, and a wine-based portfolio with Pine State New Hampshire, where she managed a sales team, selling ultra premium wines…like Round Pond Estate!

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Erin now proudly represents the Napa and Rutherford based Round Pond portfolio in 14 states as Northeast Regional Sales Manager.

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Outside of wine, Erin enjoys knitting, reading, travel, and genuine human connection. Weekends are spent relaxing and adventuring with her husband of 10 years, and their 80lb couch potato Greyhound. Nothing beats good food, wine, and love.

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PRICING:

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$200.00 inclusive per person, includes all food and beverage, gratuity and sales tax.

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SEATING: Upon checkout, please indicate your seating preferences and let us know if you are attending with a group, but purchasing tickets separately. We will do our best to accommodate all seating preferences. Seating is banquet-style accommodating 6 – 10 guests per table.

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Ticket Pricing DOES NOT include Eventbrite Processing Fees.

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Olde Church Music Series in Meriden on Facebook

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The Olde Church Acoustic Series is a monthly celebration of original music!

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Host: Frank Critelli

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Join us for an exclusive, curated multi-course dinner prepared by our culinary team under the direction of Executive Chef Christophe Santos with wine pairings from Round Pond Estate Winery (Rutherford, CA/Napa Valley). Sommeliers Erin Parker and Tanya Raisz with share why each wine is perfectly paired with Chef Santos menu.

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We’re welcoming special guests from the Mystic Aquarium to share their work in sustaining and protecting sea life.

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Event begins promptly at 7 p.m. | Attire: Jackets. This ticketed and exclusive event has limited seating.

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**Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, September 19, 2025. **

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Dinner Menu

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Welcome Reception includes a selection of passed hors d'oeuvres and reception displays. Menu curated by Chef Christophe Santos. Dessert by Pastry Chef Lily Nodiff.

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Wine pairings included with each dinner course, selected from Round Pond Estate Winery portfolio.

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****PRICING:****

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****Reception and Dinner**** : $200.00 inclusive per person, includes all food and beverage, gratuity and sales tax.

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****SEATING:**** Upon check out, please indicate your seating preferences and let us know if you are attending with a group, but purchasing tickets separately. We will do our best to accommodate all seating preferences. Seating is banquet-style accommodating 6 - 10 guests per table.

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**Ticket Pricing DOES NOT include EventBrite Processing Fees.**

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****ABOUT PASTRY CHEF LILY NODIFF****

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Lily is classically trained baking and pastry chef from the esteemed Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Her professional life has brought her to New York, Ireland, South Carolina, and finally to Connecticut and Madison Beach Hotel. Lily's goal is to always provide beautiful and delicious desserts for the guests' enjoyment.

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****ABOUT ERIN PARKER****

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Erin began pursuing a career in wine in the fall of 2011 in a sales role with Perfecta Wine Co. where she spent 8 years selling a boutique wine portfolio in New Hampshire, learning the industry and achieving WSET Level 3 Advanced and Level 2 Certified Sommelier through the Court of Masters. Momentum led her to immersive trips to California, Oregon, Washington, France, and Bulgaria that further ignited her passion for the wine and spirits industry. Her repertoire grew to working with innovative, craft gin distillers, and a wine-based portfolio with Pine State New Hampshire, where she managed a sales team, selling ultra premium wines…like Round Pond Estate! Erin now proudly represents the Napa and Rutherford based Round Pond portfolio in 14 states as Northeast Regional Sales Manager. Outside of wine, Erin enjoys knitting, reading, travel, and genuine human connection. Weekends are spent relaxing and adventuring with her husband of 10 years, and their 80lb couch potato Greyhound. Nothing beats good food, wine, and love.

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Make it an Overnight!

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Overnight accommodations are available at the award winning Madison Beach Hotel. Arrive early, stay for the weekend.

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Click Here to Book Now.

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Learn about Hilton CleanStay and how we are keeping guests safe. Learn More.

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 Ellington Jazz Series

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The bold and innovative ensemble infuse modern jazz with hard bop, hip-hop, and pop for a sound that’s “classy and classic” (NPR) — bringing fresh perspective while honoring tradition.

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Personnel

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Noah Halpern, trumpet

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Sebastian Rios, bass

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TJ Reddick, drums

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Isaiah J Thompson, piano

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Blair Bryant

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General Admission Standing Room Only

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FLOCK OF DIMES

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Flock of Dimes – the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and producer Jenn Wasner – releases her third album, The Life You Save , worldwide on October 10th, 2025, on Sub Pop Records.

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Across the last few decades – whether it be as Flock of Dimes, as half of beloved duo Wye Oak, or via one of her many collaborations with Bon Iver, Sylvan Esso, and a sprawling list of other musical juggernauts – Wasner’s extensive catalog displays her gift for balancing authenticity and directness with an unmistakable left-of-center sensibility. Her songwriting has always found her as a keen-eyed observer, a deeply empathetic and thoughtful storyteller with a skill for probing memory, heartbreak, and unhealed trauma, a shroud of syncopation or off-kilter guitar taking a song somewhere quietly prodigious.

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Her last solo album, the critically-lauded Head of Roses , took on heartbreak from a dualistic perspective, following a winding thread of intuition into the unknown and into healing. Her new album, The Life You Save , takes that a step further; put simply, it’s the most honest, intimate and personally revealing record of Wasner’s career. As heart-wrenching as they are hopeful, its twelve tracks delve the depths of addiction and codependency, inherited and experienced trauma, and the process of finding peace in the face of others’ suffering. The Life You Save is resonant, unflinchingly exposed – like a missive from the eye of a storm. But while it somehow manages to feel both viscerally raw and vulnerable, above it floats a sense of quiet peace, a sheen of hindsight, or perhaps of acceptance. It is the story of how it feels to be trapped between two worlds—the one you came from, and the one you’ve escaped to; about the belief that somehow, you can take the ones you love with you to this place; about the grief of realizing that the only person you can save is yourself.

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The Life You Save was produced by Jenn Wasner and recorded at Betty’s in Chapel Hill, NC, and Montrose Recording in Los Angeles, CA, and includes the highlights “Long After Midnight,” “Defeat,” “Afraid,” “Keep Me In The Dark,” and “River In My Arms.” The Life You Save also features additional production from Nick Sanborn (tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), is engineered by Adrian Olsen & Alli Rogers, mixed by Adrian Olsen, and mastered by Huntley Miller.

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Jenn writes on The Life You Save :

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“My previous records, generally, have been a summary of things I had already been through— experiences I had observed and reflected upon, reporting back from some amount of distance. But this record is different. It is an attempt to report from inside of a process that is ongoing and unfinished, from which I will likely never fully emerge as long as I am alive: my struggle within the cycles of addiction and co-dependency.

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“I set out trying to make a record about other people.

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“Their problems, their struggles, their addictions.

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“I struggled for many years to give myself permission to write about this subject–worried that I was telling someone else’s story, a story that was not mine to tell. The work felt hazy and obscured; I was confused, and I struggled. The beauty of songwriting, at its best, is that it puts you in touch with your subconscious–a place where you can only tell the truth. Many of those truths were hard to accept. Some I don’t, even now, feel fully ready to say. But through this process, I came to understand that I was struggling with this record because I wasn’t being honest with myself. I was so deeply entrenched in the system in which I was raised that I thought I was outside of it, and the ways in which I continued to participate remained invisible to me.

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“But slowly, painstakingly, through this work I began to realize—I am not apart from all of this. I have been performing my role from a distance, but I am still engaged, still connected:

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“I’m inside it, after all.

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“As it turns out, this record is not someone else’s story–it is mine, the story of my life. A life spent believing I had escaped, and that I deserved to feel guilty for doing so. A life in which I believed that the right combination of words, actions, effort, and expense could somehow change others’ behavior. And a life in which blindness to my own patterns caused me to hurt others, and prevented me from finding the true love and acceptance I yearned for.

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“The belief that you can rescue others comes from more than one place, internally speaking. The part that is easiest to see and acknowledge is the one that stems from love, good intentions, and a genuine desire to offer care and support. But there’s an uglier side, and that part is harder to look at—the ego, the pridefulness, the belief that you are better, stronger, somehow more deserving than all the rest. That through your attempts to control others’ behavior, you can somehow secure a sense of safety for yourself.

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“I know the rules, but I ignore them,

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I think I’m good enough to pull this off.

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“Or, more simply:

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“I think I’m god; I know I’m not.

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“For me, that was the puzzle piece that finally made it all make sense. But it was also the piece that was the hardest to hold. It took a long time for me to build up enough love—not for others, but for myself—that acknowledging this truth would not break me. I understand now that I’m not the savior, not the hero, not the chosen one. I’m spinning in my own wheel, a bundle of addictions and adaptations and blind spots, just like everybody else. And there is a beauty to that, along with a kind of freedom.

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In the end, it is my hope that this record exists as a testament to the depth of my love for those I cannot save, and that it might provide some comfort for anyone who is still learning how to love and live for themselves.

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Links:

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Official Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify

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NATALIE JANE HILL

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Natalie Jane Hill is a Texas native guitarist and singer-songwriter currently based in the mountains of North Carolina. She writes songs that reach for the haunted and comforting corners of the natural world, dressed in a gently virtuosic and singular approach to finger-style guitar.

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Links: Official Website | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify

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Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, September 19, 2025.

​

Join us for an exclusive, curated multi-course dinner prepared by our culinary team under the direction of Executive Chef Christophe Santos with wine pairings from Round Pond Estate Winery (Rutherford, CA/Napa Valley). Sommeliers Erin Parker and Tanya Raisz with share why each wine is perfectly paired with Chef Santos menu.

​

We’re welcoming special guests from the Mystic Aquarium to share their work in sustaining and protecting sea life.

​

Event Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

​

Event begins promptly at 7 p.m. | Attire: Jackets  

This ticketed and exclusive event has limited seating.  

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Dinner Menu  

Multicourse Course Dinner Menu prepared by the Madison Beach Hotel Culinary Team under the direction of Executive Chef Christophe Santos. Wine pairings included with each dinner course. Dessert crafted by our in-house Pastry Chef Lily.

​

While we do our best to accommodate all requests, Dietary Restrictions may not be able to be accommodated due to specially paired and designed menus. Please reach out directly by email with any specific questions. Jpfeiffer@DHGHotels.com

​

About Erin Parker  

Erin began pursuing a career in wine in the fall of 2011 in a sales role with Perfecta Wine Co. where she spent 8 years selling a boutique wine portfolio in New Hampshire, learning the industry and achieving WSET Level 3 Advanced and Level 2 Certified Sommelier through the Court of Masters.

​

Momentum led her to immersive trips to California, Oregon, Washington, France, and Bulgaria that further ignited her passion for the wine and spirits industry. Her repertoire grew to working with innovative, craft gin distillers, and a wine-based portfolio with Pine State New Hampshire, where she managed a sales team, selling ultra premium wines…like Round Pond Estate!

​

Erin now proudly represents the Napa and Rutherford based Round Pond portfolio in 14 states as Northeast Regional Sales Manager.

​

Outside of wine, Erin enjoys knitting, reading, travel, and genuine human connection. Weekends are spent relaxing and adventuring with her husband of 10 years, and their 80lb couch potato Greyhound. Nothing beats good food, wine, and love.

​

PRICING:  

$200.00 inclusive per person, includes all food and beverage, gratuity and sales tax.  

SEATING: Upon check out, please indicate your seating preferences and let us know if you are attending with a group, but purchasing tickets separately. We will do our best to accommodate all seating preferences. Seating is banquet-style accommodating 6 – 10 guests per table.

​

Ticket Pricing DOES NOT includes Eventbrite Processing Fees.

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Get ready for an unforgettable evening of smooth jazz, soul, and sensual vibes at Ladies Night 2 — a night designed to stir your senses and move your soul. This electrifying event features an all-star lineup of acclaimed musicians:

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• 🎸 Ace Livingston – International jazz bassist known for his signature sound and captivating grooves.
• 🎤 Lamarcus Eldridge – Soulful vocalist who’s toured as a background singer for Beyoncé, bringing passion and power to every note.
• 🥁 Cam Fletcher – Dynamic producer and drummer setting the rhythm of the night with his genre-blending beats.
• 🎹 Tye Brown – Visionary producer and pianist creating lush, emotive soundscapes that elevate the atmosphere.
• 🎷 Will Prince – Renowned jazz saxophonist delivering sultry, expressive melodies that will leave you breathless.

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Hosted at Mind, Body & SoulFood in Middletown, CT, this is more than a concert — it’s an immersive musical experience curated for lovers of live music, elegance, and connection.

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Paintings by Caryn Azoff

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Administered by the Council of Heads of College, the Creative and Performing Arts (CPA) Awards support on-campus dramatic, musical, dance, video or film productions, literary publications, and exhibitions in each residential college. These projects are supported by the Sudler Fund, the Welch Art Fund, and the Bates Fund. 

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Two Yale student recipients of of this award will receive a residency to realize their dream project in The Dome, with the support of Yale Schwarzman Center staff and resources. 

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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.

​

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.

​

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

​

 What to Expect:

​

 In-depth lessons on advanced art techniques

​

 Exploration of professional materials and mediums

​

 Encouragement of critical thinking and creative problem-solving

​

 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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 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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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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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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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Matt Turk and C Lanzbom joined forces to form Deadgrass, a string band adventure through Jerry Garcia’s musical world. Bassist Dave Richards, banjo player Boo Reiners and fiddler Kensuke Shoji complete this fine group of seasoned pros exploring the life works of Jerry Garcia on the instruments that first inspired him. Deadgrass celebrates and interprets the music of Jerry Garcia, drawing from Old & in the Way, JGB, Jerry’s Jug Band days and the Grateful Dead. 

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A seasoned recording artist and multi-instrumentalist, Matt Turk is a veteran performer who has performed and recorded with Pete Seeger, opened for Judy Collins, The Doobie Brothers, Fiona Apple and the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart. He has performed at the Clearwater Festival, Gathering of the Vibes, Atlanta's Music Midtown, Jazz at Lincoln Center and The Beacon Theatre. Matt has recorded for Warner Bros Records with Gaby Moreno & Matter Music. 

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Grammy award winner C Lanzbom is a touring and studio guitarist with producing, performing, writing and engineering credits with Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Crystal Bowersox, Shlomo Carlebach and Soulfarm. C's studio, Sherwood Ridge, is a state of the art recording facility just north of New York City. C has numerous television and film song placements. 

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Bassist Dave Richards performs in Hamilton on Broadway and has recorded and performed with The Indigo Girls, Rosanne Cash, Buster Poindexter, Madeline Peyroux, Jewel and Richie Havens. He has toured throughout Europe, Canada and the USA, appearing at Ottawa Jazz, Toronto Blues festival, The Hollywood Bowl and Austin City Limits. At the age of 17 Dave was playing jazz five nights a week in Orlando, Florida with Billy Peebles, the drummer for Ray Charles on many classic Atlantic recordings. 

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Banjo player Boo Reiners is a multi-instrumentalist who has performed, recorded, filmed and toured with Dispatch, Phil Lesh, Al Kooper, Pete Seeger, Charlie Louvin, Steve Martin, Tony Trischka, Michael Moore, Amy Poehler, Natalie Merchant, Martin Sexton, and many others. In the studio and on tour with world music pioneers The Klezmatics, he helped the group to win their 2007 Grammy Award for "Wonder Wheel: Lyrics By Woody Guthrie.”

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Jazz violinist Kensuke Shoji was born in Gifu, Japan. He joined his father's bluegrass band as a teenager. As a young adult he moved to the U.S.A. to study jazz violin with Berklee String Department chair Matt Glaser, and world renowned violinist Christian Howes.  Dedicated to improvisation, Kensuke moved to New York City in 2013 to play with Alex Hargreaves, Barry Harris, Jacob Jolliff, Maria Muldaur 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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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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