Greater New Haven Regional Arts Calendar

uYAKu: Sonido Líquido, an exhibition curated by ISM fellow Felipe Ledesma Núñez, will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from February 5 - March 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12 - 4 p.m.

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View exhibition page.

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uYAKu: Sonido Líquido presents an exploration of the acoustics and metaphysics of water and clay through a set of whistling bottles, created after the discovery of the only known archival record of their use.

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Double-chamber whistling bottles are among the most mysterious of archaeological artifacts. Inside, they contain intricate acoustic mechanisms capable of producing sound on their own, revealing a technical and spiritual knowledge that remains only partially understood. Although thousands of these vessels have been found, their purpose remains a mystery.

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This exhibition presents the only known historical record of their use: a seventeenth-century manuscript describing a whistling bottle in the form of a woman, venerated by a community in the Andean highlands. This vessel was not merely a ritual object; it embodied an ancestral progenitor, an Andean mother whose voice was audibly present.

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Inspired by this ancestral figure, the exhibition brings together sound sculptures created by contemporary Latin American artists that reactivate the acoustic vitality of these ancient technologies. The works engage with the resonant past, exploring how clay, air, and water remain carriers of memory.

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Featuring works by Felipe Ledesma, Genaro López, Daniel Mesones, and Samuel Tejeda.

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Free and open to the public.

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Co-sponsored by the ISM and the Yale Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies.

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Installation: Ellis Berwick

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All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this exhibit on Wednesday, February 4 at 5 p.m.

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Contact: Anesu Nyamupingidza

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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Learn the versatile and popular craft of silkscreen/serigraph printmaking.

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Students will transfer photo images (photography, drawing, painting, or multimedia art) to the printing screens and print onto paper, fabric, or wood panel. Image separations (digital and hand) to print images with more than one color as well as learning how to register multiple colors for printing will be discussed.

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Includes one 3-hour practice session per week during monitored practice hours.

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

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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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Use circular needles to knit a hat in the round.

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We will be covering fundamental skills including casting on, knitting in the round, fixing mistakes like dropped stitches, casting off, and blocking your work. If you can knit a hat, you can knit almost anything! This is the perfect class for beginners and those looking to refresh their knitting skills.

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Step into Black Violin’s Full Circle Tour, where Grammy-nominated duo  Wil Baptiste  and  Kev Marcus  redefine the possibilities of music by merging classical depth with hip-hop’s pulse. This tour captures the essence of returning to where it all began—transformed and reimagined. Each powerful performance invites audiences to reflect on their own journeys, discovering that even as we evolve, we’re often drawn back to our roots with renewed purpose.

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Watch now: Black Violin performs DRAMA

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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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Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Firing fees are $3.50/pound. Payable by credit card, cash, or check.

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Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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Explore the creative possibilities of clay by shaping and molding it into one-of-a-kind works of art.

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Each week, young artists will create a specific project including bowls, animal figurines, and masks. Our team will fire each clay masterpiece and they will all be ready to take home by the end of the class. Some pieces will also be glazed by the students and fired a second time, resulting in beautifully colored pieces.

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Clay can spark imagination, encourage children to think creatively and express themselves in new ways. It can also help young people develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and emotional expression through hands-on activities.

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Perfect for budding artists and future ceramicists, this is more than just a creative experience—it’s the beginning of a handmade collection to be proud of!

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $20 for materials provided by CAW.

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Trinity Stage Presents -- Music on Main.

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Doors open 630, show starts at 7.

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381 Main St., see website for info & tickets - http://holytrinityct.org/trinitystage

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 The team that brought you the smash hit tour The Simon & Garfunkel Story has done it again with an all-new docu-concert: The Phil Collins Story!

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Chronicling his remarkable chart-topping time with Genesis to his multi-Grammy winning solo career to his Academy Award-winning work for Disney, The Phil Collins Story brings the artist’s distinctive music to life in a way that resonates with audiences both visually and emotionally—up close and personal. This fully produced immersive musical journey stars talent from around the world and features intricate lighting design, state-of-the-art audio and dynamic projections.

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A performance by the School’s student percussionists, directed by Robert van Sice.

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A relaxed, all-levels class for anyone interested in working with clay. Beginners will learn the basics of wheel throwing and hand building, while returning students can continue building skills or explore larger, more advanced projects. Enjoy supportive instruction and plenty of time to practice. Come make what inspires you and grow at your own pace.

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Wear clothes that can get messy.

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Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27 and firing fees are $3.50/pound. Payable by credit card, cash, or check.

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Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis and you are encouraged to take advantage of this.

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Explore and develop designs for relief, intaglio, and monotype printmaking in this hands-on course.

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Class time will focus on creating original designs and concepts as students experiment with print plate substrates, including Corian®, Tetra-Pak®, vinyl records, and various recycled and found materials. Examples of different print styles will be shared to illustrate these techniques.

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This course is suitable for beginners and advanced students alike.

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Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours.

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

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Show up for your creative self in 2026 with the Saturday Drawing Club. 

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This session’s them is animals!

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Explore a variety of prompts, materials and techniques in a weekly drawing session mixed with conversation, creative time, and feedback. Adults of all skill levels welcome. Bring your favorite drawing materials.

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $10 for basic materials provided by CAW.

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In this 4-week class, students will bring original characters to life, from first concept to finished design. Learn the principles of character design while creating characters for animation, games, comics, or illustration projects. Each week focuses on a different part of the process, combining design fundamentals with drawing techniques. Work digitally or on paper and develop multiple fully realized characters with turnarounds, expression sheets, and color variations.

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $10 for basic materials provided by CAW.

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Creativity meets skill-building for young artists!

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Young artists discover the basics of drawing and painting through playful, hands-on projects that make learning exciting. Using pencils, pastels, watercolor, and paint, they’ll explore composition, color, line, and value while developing strong observational skills and artistic confidence. Each activity builds coordination and creativity. Together, students will learn to see the world like an artist.

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Unleash your imagination with Procreate!

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Students will explore a variety of brushes, colors, layers, special effects, and symmetry tools while drawing with digital pencils, ink pens, and paint brushes. From simple shapes and cool designs to fun characters and creative scenes, they’ll develop their digital illustration skills and finish the course with their very own unique creations.

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $20 for materials provided by CAW.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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Celebrate the beauty of winter through painting!

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Students will learn easy ways to use color and texture to create glowing, snowy worlds on canvas. This friendly class inspires creativity and helps each child tell their own winter story.

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This class welcomes all experience levels, from first-time painters to budding young artists who already love to create.

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $20 for materials provided by CAW.

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Explore, learn, and practice drawing exercises and techniques in a supportive environment. Increase visual perception, skills and confidence, and develop your unique style. Work with drawing pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolor and ink/pens. Weekly demos and exercises include mark-making, line, value, form, texture and shading. Subjects include animals, everyday objects, portraits, nature, as well as students’ interests. We draw from observation, references and imagination. All materials provided. Join us!

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For returning students, the class will include both new projects and some review.

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

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This beginner drawing class is designed for anyone who enjoys drawing.

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Students will explore various drawing materials and perspectives, experimenting with line, positive and negative shapes, depth, and volume. They’ll also learn techniques to create light and shadow effects on objects in different settings.

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The tuition for this class includes a fee of $10 for basic materials provided by CAW. Please see recommended student material list below.

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Overcome the mysteries of the sewing machine and discover how fun and easy it can be! Learn the basics of machine sewing including threading, operating, and troubleshooting.

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Practice using the machine and then move on to simple projects for yourself or for gift-giving. Participants will learn a variety of machine sewing methods including piecing, applique, quilting, and freehand. Potential projects include art pieces, wall hangings, patchwork, quilt patterns, bags, a zippered pouch, table runner, or pillow cover. Tips for altering clothes can also be covered. Previous students are welcome to attend and work on more advanced projects.

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $15 for basic materials provided by CAW.

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Hannah Judson is an internationally touring American singer-songwriter based between Paris France and the San Francisco Bay Area. She performs original alt-folk/americana songs that draw her audience into storylines of political, social and personal power, love and loss. She plays with electric and acoustic guitars creating live looping harmonies and percussion, Hannah’s vocals co-mingle and ring out and intimate set, with a modern folk sound reminiscent of Cat Power, Lucinda Williams and Elliott Smith. Noted as “the real deal” by UK’s country music Maverick Magazine, and “with a style that channels Elliott Smith” by Indie Country fm radio, Hannah has appeared regularly in Paris, throughout Europe and the US west coast. She is currently recording her next album with Sacramento based recording artist and producer Pepe Espada, to be released in 2018 on BoneYard Records.

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The Olivier Award-nominated, worldwide smash hit –  THE CHOIR OF MAN  – returns to the U.S. for a highly-anticipated national tour including a stop in New Haven. Set in the world’s best pub, this uplifting production serves up 90 minutes of non-stop entertainment featuring a cast of extraordinary singers, dancers, musicians, and a charming poet. Enjoy everything from the anthems of Queen and Guns N’ Roses to the soulful sounds of Luther Vandross and Adele to the chart-toppers of Sia, Paul Simon, Avicii, Katy Perry, and more. This show has something for everyone, including a real working bar on stage.

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Come ready to drink in the excitement and raise a glass with  THE CHOIR OF MAN. Cheers!

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No typical sand or slides at this playground!

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CAW’s playground has colored sand, wood, clay, tempera and watercolor paints, markers, tissue paper and more items than we have space to list here. Students will use all these supplies to create projects including masks, paper dolls, animals, birds, insects, portraits, and imaginary creatures.

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How will they do all this? By cutting, folding, stomping, splashing, blending, texturing, painting, and coloring (after they mix their own unique colors).

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Bet you wish you could stay too!

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $20 for materials provided by CAW.

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In this seven-week studio course, students will explore the art of printmaking through a focused challenge: creating works strictly within a 12” x 12”  format. Participants may work in relief, intaglio, monotype, or monoprint, using primarily water-based inks (other solutions are permitted).

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Through guided instruction and experimentation, students will develop original designs and concepts that reflect current trends and innovations in contemporary printmaking—all within the creative boundaries of the one-square-foot format. The square format, historically uncommon until the rise of abstraction, presents unique compositional and expressive challenges that foster precision, visual order, and formal structure.

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This course is designed to support the creation of final works suitable for submission to The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s Footprint International Competition 2026. All skill levels are welcome.

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Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours.

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $10 for basic materials provided by CAW.

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Yes, kids can safely sew on a machine! Learn all about how the machine works and then get sewing with simple projects like a pin cushion and small bags. Students will also learn hand stitching utilizing embroidery threat and felt to create cute animals like a teddy bear, dogs and cats. Embellish your project with fun buttons, sequins, bling, and fancy stitches.

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Choice of projects will include small pillows, bags, stuffed animals and more. You’ll be speeding along in no time!

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

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Creativity meets skill-building for young artists!

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Young artists discover the basics of drawing and painting through playful, hands-on projects that make learning exciting. Using pencils, pastels, watercolor, and paint, they’ll explore composition, color, line, and value while developing strong observational skills and artistic confidence. Each activity builds coordination and creativity. Together, students will learn to see the world like an artist.

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

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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Overcome the mysteries of the sewing machine and discover how fun and easy it can be! Learn the basics of machine sewing including threading, operating, and troubleshooting.

​

Practice using the machine and then move on to simple projects for yourself or for gift-giving. Participants will learn a variety of machine sewing methods including piecing, applique, quilting, and freehand. Potential projects include art pieces, wall hangings, patchwork, quilt patterns, bags, a zippered pouch, table runner, or pillow cover. Tips for altering clothes can also be covered. Previous students are welcome to attend and work on more advanced projects.

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Tuition for this class includes a fee of $15 for basic materials provided by CAW.

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Creativity grows with confidence!

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Students will build on their drawing and painting skills through fun, hands-on projects that spark imagination and self-expression. Using pencils, pastels, watercolor, and paint, they’ll explore color, composition, texture, and perspective in exciting new ways. Along the way, students strengthen technical skills, try out fresh techniques, and discover even more confidence in their artistic voice.

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Perfect for anyone who has already taken a drawing class at CAW or elsewhere and wants to keep growing as an artist!

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

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A performance by Tai Murray, violin, Associate Professor Adjunct, and Wei-Yi Yang, Professor in the Practice of Piano.

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uYAKu: Sonido Líquido, an exhibition curated by ISM fellow Felipe Ledesma Núñez, will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from February 5 - March 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12 - 4 p.m.

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View exhibition page.

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uYAKu: Sonido Líquido presents an exploration of the acoustics and metaphysics of water and clay through a set of whistling bottles, created after the discovery of the only known archival record of their use.

​

Double-chamber whistling bottles are among the most mysterious of archaeological artifacts. Inside, they contain intricate acoustic mechanisms capable of producing sound on their own, revealing a technical and spiritual knowledge that remains only partially understood. Although thousands of these vessels have been found, their purpose remains a mystery.

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This exhibition presents the only known historical record of their use: a seventeenth-century manuscript describing a whistling bottle in the form of a woman, venerated by a community in the Andean highlands. This vessel was not merely a ritual object; it embodied an ancestral progenitor, an Andean mother whose voice was audibly present.

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Inspired by this ancestral figure, the exhibition brings together sound sculptures created by contemporary Latin American artists that reactivate the acoustic vitality of these ancient technologies. The works engage with the resonant past, exploring how clay, air, and water remain carriers of memory.

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Featuring works by Felipe Ledesma, Genaro López, Daniel Mesones, and Samuel Tejeda.

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Free and open to the public.

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Co-sponsored by the ISM and the Yale Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies.

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Installation: Ellis Berwick

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All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this exhibit on Wednesday, February 4 at 5 p.m.

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Contact: Anesu Nyamupingidza

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Join Yale Consort for a service of Choral Evensong, focused on music, readings, and quiet contemplation. Through hymns, psalms, canticles, and reflections, the centuries-old tradition of Choral Evensong invites us to come together in stillness and prayer.

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Free and open to the public.

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View Yale Consort events page

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Yale Consort, a professional vocal ensemble conducted by Professor James O’Donnell and sponsored by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, provides high quality choral music for a series of evening services in local parishes and chapels.

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Contact: Clifton Massey

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Open Mic Surgery is a freeform poetry open mic held at Never Ending Books (Volume Two) on State Street. The weekly event offers a welcoming space where writers of all backgrounds can connect, read their own work, share poems by others, or simply listen and enjoy. Expect an eclectic mix of poetry and spoken word in a supportive, low-pressure setting filled with a wide range of creative voices.

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Seamlessly blending comedic genius and technical mastery, the Austrian septet — known as the Monty Python of the music world — presents Strau$$, a fresh take on Johann Strauss’s waltzes to mark the composer’s bicentennial.

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Personnel

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Thomas Gansch, trumpet

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Robert Rother, trumpet

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Roman Rindberger, trumpet 

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Leonhard Paul, trombone

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Gerhard Füßl, trombone

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Zoltan Kiss, trombone

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Wilfried Brandstötter, tuba

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uYAKu: Sonido Líquido, an exhibition curated by ISM fellow Felipe Ledesma Núñez, will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from February 5 - March 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12 - 4 p.m.

​

View exhibition page.

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uYAKu: Sonido Líquido presents an exploration of the acoustics and metaphysics of water and clay through a set of whistling bottles, created after the discovery of the only known archival record of their use.

​

Double-chamber whistling bottles are among the most mysterious of archaeological artifacts. Inside, they contain intricate acoustic mechanisms capable of producing sound on their own, revealing a technical and spiritual knowledge that remains only partially understood. Although thousands of these vessels have been found, their purpose remains a mystery.

​

This exhibition presents the only known historical record of their use: a seventeenth-century manuscript describing a whistling bottle in the form of a woman, venerated by a community in the Andean highlands. This vessel was not merely a ritual object; it embodied an ancestral progenitor, an Andean mother whose voice was audibly present.

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Inspired by this ancestral figure, the exhibition brings together sound sculptures created by contemporary Latin American artists that reactivate the acoustic vitality of these ancient technologies. The works engage with the resonant past, exploring how clay, air, and water remain carriers of memory.

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Featuring works by Felipe Ledesma, Genaro López, Daniel Mesones, and Samuel Tejeda.

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Free and open to the public.

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Co-sponsored by the ISM and the Yale Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies.

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Installation: Ellis Berwick

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All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this exhibit on Wednesday, February 4 at 5 p.m.

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Contact: Anesu Nyamupingidza

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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School of Music students perform a midday chamber music concert.

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Chair seated exercise class for seniors. Relax the mind, body and soul through gentle chair seated exercise using the breath via zoom.

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uYAKu: Sonido Líquido, an exhibition curated by ISM fellow Felipe Ledesma Núñez, will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from February 5 - March 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12 - 4 p.m.

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View exhibition page.

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uYAKu: Sonido Líquido presents an exploration of the acoustics and metaphysics of water and clay through a set of whistling bottles, created after the discovery of the only known archival record of their use.

​

Double-chamber whistling bottles are among the most mysterious of archaeological artifacts. Inside, they contain intricate acoustic mechanisms capable of producing sound on their own, revealing a technical and spiritual knowledge that remains only partially understood. Although thousands of these vessels have been found, their purpose remains a mystery.

​

This exhibition presents the only known historical record of their use: a seventeenth-century manuscript describing a whistling bottle in the form of a woman, venerated by a community in the Andean highlands. This vessel was not merely a ritual object; it embodied an ancestral progenitor, an Andean mother whose voice was audibly present.

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Inspired by this ancestral figure, the exhibition brings together sound sculptures created by contemporary Latin American artists that reactivate the acoustic vitality of these ancient technologies. The works engage with the resonant past, exploring how clay, air, and water remain carriers of memory.

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Featuring works by Felipe Ledesma, Genaro López, Daniel Mesones, and Samuel Tejeda.

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Free and open to the public.

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Co-sponsored by the ISM and the Yale Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies.

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Installation: Ellis Berwick

​

All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this exhibit on Wednesday, February 4 at 5 p.m.

​

Contact: Anesu Nyamupingidza

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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The Teacher Leadership Program is a free, one-hour workshop on Zoom for educators of all levels and disciplines that meets at 4:00 pm on the first Thursday of the month throughout the academic year. The sessions are led by Jessica Sack, the Jan and Frederick Mayer Curator of Public Education; Clara Poteet, the John Walsh Fellow in Museum Education; Wurtele Gallery Teachers; and Education Department staff. In this program, educators explore innovative ways to connect their curricula and interest in art with the Yale University Art Gallery’s collection. The sessions also address online and in-person teaching techniques. 

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Closed captions will be available in English.

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Registration required. 

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Come read your poem or a favorite, sing a song, play a tune …the mic is yours!

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Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to New Haven in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film,  MRS. DOUBTFIRE  tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.

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Grete Pedersen will lead the Yale Schola Cantorum in her first concert since being appointed the principal conductor of this premiere ensemble.

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Check back later for concert program and other details.

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Free and open to the public.

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Livestream link

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Contact: Jeff Hazewinkel

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View event page

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

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A performance of new music for small ensembles by composition faculty members David Lang and Katherine Balch, and students.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to New Haven in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film,  MRS. DOUBTFIRE  tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to New Haven in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film,  MRS. DOUBTFIRE  tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.

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Milford Arts Council and

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New England Guitar Society*

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present

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Petra Poláčkova Classical Guitar Concert

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Petra Poláčková is an award-winning Czech guitarist recognized for her expressive artistry and mastery of the Baroque and Romantic repertoire. Beginning her studies at the age of six, she trained at the Pardubice Conservatory. She later earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees with honors under the guidance of Prof. Paolo Pegoraro at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. She now serves on faculty at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar and the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus/Aalborg.

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Her appearances span Europe, the United States, Mexico, Chile, and Australia, where she has captivated audiences with her refined musicianship and commanding stage presence. Her acclaimed recordings include WEISS (2020), featuring works of Sylvius Leopold Weiss, and J.K. Mertz (Bridge Records, 2025), produced by David Starobin.

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“Petra Poláčková is a guitarist of extraordinary ability, which has been demonstrated by sustained international acclaim.” – THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS

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“Poláčková’s playing was so technically secure and musically insightful, it was unimaginable that anything she played could possibly be difficult” – CLEVEN ASSOCIATION

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*The New England Guitar Society, a committee of the Milford Arts Council, was established to create a nurturing environment for classical guitarists to meet, share ideas, perform, compose, teach, and grow as musicians and enthusiasts. The Society invites guest artists to perform public concerts and hold master classes at the acoustically rich chamber concert hall of the Milford Arts Council.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to New Haven in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film,  MRS. DOUBTFIRE  tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.

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Open Mic Surgery is a freeform poetry open mic held at Never Ending Books (Volume Two) on State Street. The weekly event offers a welcoming space where writers of all backgrounds can connect, read their own work, share poems by others, or simply listen and enjoy. Expect an eclectic mix of poetry and spoken word in a supportive, low-pressure setting filled with a wide range of creative voices.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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 Monthly Open Mic Nite at the Milford Arts Council, downtown Milford. Poetry, comedy, music. Online signup opens on the 1st of each month.

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 Open Mic Nite is Open To All

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Expect Warm Welcomes and Encouragement

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Milford Art Council’s Open Mic Nites are a safe place, welcoming to all forms of performance – music, poetry, storytelling, comedy and dance.

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We provide a professional sound system and tech, helping to lift and support each performer while creating an excellent and enjoyable audience experience as well.

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Performers are encouraged to share a little about themselves, their journey and performance.

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While we do not censure our artists, we do ask that performers be mindful of their audience, which may include families.

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• Performers sign-up for free online.
• After registration closes, you may register at the door for any remaining open slots.
• Audience, $5 at the door.
• Snacks and beverages available in our Speakeasy.
• Stay for the whole show with family and friends. Make a night of it.

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Chair seated exercise class for seniors. Relax the mind, body and soul through gentle chair seated exercise using the breath via zoom.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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Each year, the Institute of Sacred Music organizes a series of Zoom lectures that focus on late antique and Byzantine art and architecture. The Late Antique and Byzantine Art and Architecture lecture series is offered in collaboration with the departments of Classics and History of Art and is organized by Robert S. Nelson (History of Art, emeritus), Felicity Harley (Yale Divinity School/ISM), Justin Willson (History of Art) and Vasileios Marinis (Yale Divinity School/ISM).

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Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

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View the Late Antique and Byzantine Art and Architecture page for specific event dates, titles and presenters.

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Contact: Katya Vetrov

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Image: Mosaic Floor with Views of Alexandria and Memphis, ca. 540 CE, The Yale-British School Excavations at Gerasa, Yale University Art Gallery

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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METTA QUINTET is a highly creative unit featuring some of the most dynamic, sought after artists on the jazz scene today. They are as collectively dedicated to blazing new artistic territory as they are to cultivating new generations of jazz listeners and performers. The quintet includes alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano, bass and drums.

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In the role of JazzReach’s "resident ensemble," the quintet is charged with carrying out the organization's mission to foster a greater appreciation, awareness and understanding of jazz music.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Signs of Love, a 7-week exhibit to start off the New Year and celebrate Valentine's Day, but people can show signs of love every day not just one day of the year. The Gallery is filled with images and symbols of love and affection as well as interactions between people and people and animals experiencing affection. Discover new wall art, mixed media, sculpture, and other unexpected creations by emerging and established artists. The Opening Reception is Friday, January 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy fine art, crafts, wine, and refreshments that evening and throughout the Open House Weekend, Saturday, January 24 from 1 to 6 pm and Sunday,January 25, from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through March 14. As always, Spectrum’s Artisans Store offers new pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and children's books and toys. Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut. Gallery and Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday (12-6 pm) and Sunday (12-5 pm). For more information about gallery exhibits, classes and workshops for adults, teens, and children, call (860) 767-0742 and visit spectrumartgallery.org. Shop online at SpectrumAnytime.com with shipping available throughout the US. Follow Spectrum social media at facebook.com/spectrumartgallery, instagram.com/spectrumartgallery, x.com/spectrum_ct, and youtube.com/@spectrumgallery6211

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Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to New Haven in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film,  MRS. DOUBTFIRE  tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.

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Join us for a fantastic evening of dueling pianos featuring the talent from Savage Pianos. This troupe joins us from New York City…they play at a variety of restaurants throughout the Northeast and the tri-state area. The audience creates the playlist and the pianists make it come alive – they’re funny, spontaneous, creative and super talented!

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This event will take place in our waterfront ballroom on the second floor of the hotel.

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Three Ticketing Options: 

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Premium Seating - closest to the stage with table seating. 

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Dinner and a Show - Includes prix fixe dinner before the show in our on-property restuarant, The Wharf. 

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General Admission - theatre style seating. 

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Open Mic Surgery is a freeform poetry open mic held at Never Ending Books (Volume Two) on State Street. The weekly event offers a welcoming space where writers of all backgrounds can connect, read their own work, share poems by others, or simply listen and enjoy. Expect an eclectic mix of poetry and spoken word in a supportive, low-pressure setting filled with a wide range of creative voices.

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Explore the life and legacy of Barbara Jordan in The Inquisitor. Jordan was a groundbreaking Texas congresswoman whose sharp intellect and moral clarity transformed U.S. politics. From Nixon’s impeachment to civil rights battles, her voice demanded accountability, while she privately faced struggles few ever knew of.

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Please join us for complimentary pizza, viewing of the film and conversation following the film.

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THIS EVENT IS FREE but please RSVP so we will know how many people are attending - registration is suggested but not required. Seating is first come, first served.

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The Shubert Theatre will debut the new season of Indie Lens Pop-Up, the long-running community screening series that has brought people together for community-driven conversations around its thought-provoking documentaries. Patrons will have the opportunity to view the films before they air on television on INDEPENDENT LENS, PBS’s award-winning documentary anthology series.

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Chair seated exercise class for seniors. Relax the mind, body and soul through gentle chair seated exercise using the breath via zoom.

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On March 22, 2026, the award-winning Trio Animoso will grace the stage at Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek on East Kings Highway in Chester, CT for our third Essex Winter Series concert. This phenomenal group of young artists – Sophia Jean, flute; Julian Seney, viola; and Subin Lee, harp – who formed at Yale and won First Prize at the Angel Padilla Crespo International Harp Competition, will delight with a program called French Impressions, American Echoes. Selections include Debussy’s Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp, as well as pieces by Rameau, Ravel, Bonis and others.

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Concerts are on Sundays at 3 pm and are general admission. Adult - $45 / Student - $5. Discounted subscriptions are available as well. For information or tickets visit

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www.essexwinterseries.com or call 860-272-4572. For all our venues, parking, entry and seating accessibility is available.

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2026 season sponsors include ASP Trust, BrandTech Scientific, Clark Group, Essex Bank & Essex Financial Services, Essex Meadows, Jeffrey N. Mehler CFP LLC, Masonicare at Chester Village, Tower Laboratories, and WSHU. We also gratefully acknowledge the support for our mission of concerts and community outreach received in part through grant funding by ASP Trust, Community Foundation of Middlesex County, Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD/NEA, Essex Bank Community Investment Program, and The Kitchings Family Foundation.

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All are welcome to join us for a concert of organ music by Kimberly Marshall performed on Marquand Chapel's Krigbaum Organ. The concert is part of the Great Organ Music at Yale series. Kimberly Marshall currently holds the Patricia and Leonard Goldman Endowed Professorship in Organ at Arizona State University.

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Free and open to the public.

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View event page

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Contact: Clifton Massey

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Artist bio:

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Kimberly Marshall  is known worldwide for her compelling presentations of organ music. She currently holds the Patricia and Leonard Goldman Endowed Professorship in Organ at Arizona State University. From 2019-2022 she held the Hedda Andersson Visiting Professorship at the Malmö Academy of Music. Her distinguished achievement in organ performance and scholarship was recognized by the Royal College of Organists in 2022 with their highest award. She is an accomplished teacher, giving master classes internationally and teaching an annual summer organ academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Marshall has performed and presented her research at 12 national conventions of the American Guild of Organists. She gave the final recital on the two large organs at Stanford’s Memorial Church for the San Francisco Convention in July 2024. In 2023 she gave recitals for the Oaxaca International Organ Festival, a teaching residency at Yale University, and performances at the Orgelpark in Amsterdam, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, and on the new symphonic organ at Göteborg Concert Hall (Sweden). In 2024, she was invited for a residency at the Tokyo University of Fine Arts, a concert tour on the east coast of Italy, and as a member of the jury for the Canadian International Organ Competition in Montréal, performing a concert at the Chapelle du Grande Séminaire. She began 2025 with a recital on the prestigious concert series at St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York, later performing in Buenos Aires, Belgium, and Sweden. 

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Performer, scholar, and educator, Kimberly Marshall is a committed advocate of the organ. She works to promote the instrument in both local and global communities. An authority on the organ’s rich history over the past 2000 years, she is devoted to continuing this tradition of artistic ingenuity into the next millennium.

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See Marshall's website and facebook page.

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Join Yale Consort for an Annunciation Mass service.

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Free and open to the public.

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Yale Consort, a professional vocal ensemble conducted by Professor James O’Donnell and sponsored by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, provides high quality choral music for a series of evening services in local parishes and chapels.

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View Yale Consort events page

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Contact: Clifton Massey

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Open Mic Surgery is a freeform poetry open mic held at Never Ending Books (Volume Two) on State Street. The weekly event offers a welcoming space where writers of all backgrounds can connect, read their own work, share poems by others, or simply listen and enjoy. Expect an eclectic mix of poetry and spoken word in a supportive, low-pressure setting filled with a wide range of creative voices.

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Join us for an opening reception at Miller Hall for the ISM's new art exhibit, Laboratory for Other Worlds, featuring a talk by Patte Loper, Andrew Kemp and Erin Genia. Reception begins at 5 p.m. and artist talk at 5:30 p.m. 

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Free and open to the public.

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Details

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Laboratory for Other Worlds will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from March 26 - May 7. Exhibit is free and open to the public. There will also be an accompanying symposium on April 10.

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View art exhibition page.

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Contact: Anesu Nyamupingidza

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 Horowitz Piano Series

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John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes — a pinnacle of his work with prepared piano — meets the effervescence of Debussy’s Préludes, in this program performed by Boris Berman.

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Chair seated exercise class for seniors. Relax the mind, body and soul through gentle chair seated exercise using the breath via zoom.

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This symposium will be held primarily at Miller Hall (406 Prospect St., New Haven), with a portion at the Sterling Divinity Quadrangle's Great Hall (409 Prospect St., New Haven). This is a hybrid event, with attendance feasible both in-person and via webinar link.

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Webinar link

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The event Healing with More-than-Humans: Environment, Historicities, and Sacred Materialities   is a two-day Symposium   bringing together scholars in the field of anthropology and practitioners (religious practitioners, healers, dancers and artists). The event will be held in a hybrid format   with speakers attending in person at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music along with the Yale community, and online attendance will also be made available. The event merges scholarly paper sessions with expressive culture workshops, such as dance, storytelling, sacred art and performances centered around the relationship with more-than-humans held by anthropologists-practitioners.

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This symposium explores the connections between sacred histories, historicities—i.e., the ways in which time and temporality are understood, experienced, and lived—and well-being by means of an engagement with more-than-humans through expressive and material cultures.

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Free and open to the public. 

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

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This symposium is convened by Emily Pierini, Giovanna Capponi and Giovanna Parmigiani. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

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Details

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Contact: Katya Vetrov

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Photo: Henk Kieft

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This exhibition will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from March 26 - May 7 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12 -4 p.m.

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Laboratory for other worlds is an exhibition series originated by contemporary artist Patte Loper. Past versions have invited viewers to consider the ways human imagination - whether arising from collective action or from communication across biological kingdoms - can affect the ongoingness of life on Earth.

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At the Institute of Sacred Music, Loper is collaborating with Earth scientist Andrew Kemp and contemporary artist and community organizer Erin Genia to connect climate science and social justice through speculative world building practices. The project asks: what if salt marshes and their microscopic biome, the site of Kemp’s research on paleolithic sea level rise, were considered sacred? These marshes are often located adjacent to urban areas, are valuable archives of Earth history for climate scientists, home to vital ecosystems, and provide protection to coastal communities (human and nonhuman) against storms and flooding. They are also highly vulnerable to anthropogenic damage. Laboratory for Other Worlds imagines the life in the microscopic cosmos that climate scientists depend on for data, as both sentient and entangled with our sphere of being. Our desire is to use this speculation to connect to the land and to help us consider what is owed locally and globally, by institutions that rest in and profit from lands that were once interconnected ecosystems stewarded by tribal peoples.

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Free and open to the public. 

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All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this art exhibit on Wednesday, March 25 at 5 p.m. There will also be an affiliated symposium on April 10. Both the opening reception and symposium will be held at Miller Hall.

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

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Details

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Contact: Anesu Nyamupingidza

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Image credit:

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Patte Loper: Future Salt Marsh Refugia (detail)

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Oil on canvas, 144" x 72", 2025

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For 65 years,  THE SOUND OF MUSIC  has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed - it’s meant to be shared. Directed by three-time Tony Award-winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like "Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "Edelweiss." 

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DID YOU KNOW?

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The original production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC made its World Premiere right here on the Shubert Theatre's legendary stage on October 3, 1959.

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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights

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Thursday March 26, 2026

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@ College Street Music Hall

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7:00PM Doors / All Ages

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Tickets on sale NOW: https://found.ee/ha823nhv

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Premier Concerts and Manic Presents:

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This show will be an evening with, Herb Alpert and his brand new Tijuana Brass. Herb along with his 6 great musicians will be playing all of your favorite TJB hit songs just as you remember hearing them while growing up.

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2026 will mark the 61st anniversary of the iconic album, “Whipped Cream & Other Delights”. Herb and the band will be performing many of those great songs in addition to many other hit songs that we all know; “The Lonely Bull”, “Spanish Flea”, “Taste of Honey”, “Mexican Shuffle”, “Tijuana Taxi”, “This Guy’s In Love With You”, “What Now My Love”, “Zorba the Greek”, “Ladyfingers”, “Rise” and many other delights.

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The show runs 90 minutes and is informal as Herb loves to answer questions from the audience about his career, A&M Records and the many iconic artists like Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66, The Carpenters and Burt Bacharach that he has worked with over the past 63 years. The show features a giant video screen that displays hundreds of classic photos, videos, art and various memorabilia from Herb’s music career. A really exciting show and truly a Once in a Lifetime Concert Event!

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HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS

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Creator and innovator, musician and producer, artist, and philanthropist, Herb Alpert is a man with a profound passion.

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Born in Los Angeles, the future trumpeter came of age in a house filled with music. At the age of eight, he was drawn to the trumpet in a music appreciation class in his elementary school.

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“I was very fortunate that I had that exposure to music and was encouraged to stick with it. Years ago, when the arts programs were cut out of our public schools, so many kids stopped having that kind of opportunity.”

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A legendary trumpet player, Alpert’s extraordinary musicianship has earned him five #1 hits, nine GRAMMY® Awards, the latest from his 2014 album, “Steppin’ Out,” fifteen Gold albums, fourteen Platinum albums and has sold over 72 million records. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass propelled his sound into the pop music limelight, at one point outselling the Beatles two to one. In 1966, they achieved the since-unmatched feat of simultaneously having four albums in the Top 10– and five in the Top 20. Herb Alpert also has the distinction of being the only artist who has had a #1 instrumental and a #1 vocal single.

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Some of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass’ fourteen Top 40 singles include; The Lonely Bull, Mexican Shuffle, Spanish Flea and the GRAMMY®-winners “A Taste Of Honey” and “What Now My Love,” and the #1 hits “This Guy’s In Love With You” and “Rise.” In 2016 the Herb Alpert Presents record label released 30 deluxe re-masters of the entire TJB catalogue plus all of Herb’s solo albums from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s. In all, Alpert has recorded over forty albums and produced for many other artists, including Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66, Stan Getz, Michel Colombier, Gato Barbieri and Alpert’s wife, GRAMMY winning vocalist Lani Hall, to name a few.

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As an industry leader, Alpert’s commitment to artists with personal vision guided A&M Records (with partner Jerry Moss) from a Hollywood garage operation into one of the most successful independent record labels in music history that started in 1962 with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Stars including Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66, Stan Getz, Cat Stevens, Supertramp, The Carpenters, Carole King, Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton, The Police and scores of others that are evidence of the consistent quality and diversity of the A&M Records family.

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In 2006, Alpert and Moss were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in recognition of their accomplishments and are a part of the Grammy Museum’s ”Icons of the Music Industry” series. In 2013 Herb Alpert was awarded The National Medal of Arts Award by President Barack Obama for his musical, philanthropic and artistic contributions.

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Herb Alpert has continually explored other artistic ventures, always acknowledging a connection between music and visual art in his creative process. A painter for over four decades, Alpert’s bold, abstract expressionist canvases have been exhibited internationally and are a part of the permanent collections of MoCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Los Angeles, the Tennessee State Art Museum in Nashville, the Kranzberg Arts Foundation in St. Louis as well as the University of California Los Angeles. Herb’s work has been exhibited in galleries around the U.S, Europe and Asia.

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A sculptor for over three decades, Alpert has installed his lyrical sculpture and his massive, bronze Totem sculptures on public display throughout Los Angeles, New York City, Nashville Tennessee, and most recently a permanent installation at the Field Museum in Chicago.

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Alpert explains, “There is a certain satisfaction and energy that comes from playing the horn – a feeling that I am really in my element. I am passionate about what I am doing, whether painting, sculpting or playing the trumpet. I am just trying to create whatever comes out in the spontaneity of the moment.”

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Broadway theatre is another arena in which Alpert has enjoyed success. His producing credits include the Tony Award/Pulitzer Prize-winning production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam, Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass, August Wilson’s Seven Guitars and The Boy from Oz.

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With his desire to bring the arts back to young people, the Herb Alpert Foundation is helping to change the educational environment. The Herb Alpert Foundation supports a number of educational, arts and compassion oriented programs, dedicated to serving young people to help them reach their potential and lead productive, fulfilling lives and to support their unique creative energies and special talents. HAF supports young people to live free from prejudice and, with its many programs, nurtures a capacity for empathy, compassion, mutual respect, tolerance and kindness.

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The Herb Alpert Foundation, which Herb created with his wife Lani Hall Alpert in 1985, was instrumental in establishing the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz graduate program at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, founded with an endowment from the Foundation in 2007, aspires to educate the whole student through productive collaborations between performance and scholarship and preparatory training for a broad range of careers in music.

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In 2008, through an endowment from the Foundation, the school of music at CalArts was named for Herb Alpert. This gift continues to support music scholarships, endow three faculty chairs, and fund faculty programs at a school known for its rigorous training in a variety of musical styles and cultures. Continuing their support of arts education, the Foundation created an endowment in 2016 to provide music majors at Los Angeles City College tuition–free attendance, additional private lessons, and further financial aid to enable them to succeed in their community college experience. Over the past nine years Herb has come to the rescue of the legendary Harlem School of the Arts, establishing an endowment that not only prevented the school from closing its doors but has led to a major redesign of the campus, financial aid and the funds to thrive as a key arts destination for the community.

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Over the past 25 years, 125 mid-career, risk-taking artists have received the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, an award administered by the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), which also houses the Herb Alpert School of Music at Cal Arts.

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In addition to his ongoing creative outlets in music, philanthropy and the arts, Alpert owns the noted Vibrato restaurant/jazz club in Bel-Air, California. He also continues to perform and tour across the country with his wife, Grammy-winning vocalist, Lani Hall and their band.

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Herb’s priorities derive from the same sense of generosity and humility that has guided him through a long, illustrious career. In all of these ventures, there is a harmony not unlike Alpert’s music. A flowing of energy and sound, a dedication to quality, which sustains everything Alpert does. With more than 40 years of continuous philanthropic, musical and artistic activity, Alpert has established a legacy that reflects his firm belief that the arts can make a difference in the world and in the lives of each of us.

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Official Website: https://herbalpert.com

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This symposium will be held primarily at Miller Hall (406 Prospect St., New Haven), with a portion at the Sterling Divinity Quadrangle's Great Hall (409 Prospect St., New Haven). This is a hybrid event, with attendance feasible both in-person and via webinar link.

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Webinar link

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The event Healing with More-than-Humans: Environment, Historicities, and Sacred Materialities   is a two-day Symposium   bringing together scholars in the field of anthropology and practitioners (religious practitioners, healers, dancers and artists). The event will be held in a hybrid format   with speakers attending in person at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music along with the Yale community, and online attendance will also be made available. The event merges scholarly paper sessions with expressive culture workshops, such as dance, storytelling, sacred art and performances centered around the relationship with more-than-humans held by anthropologists-practitioners.

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This symposium explores the connections between sacred histories, historicities—i.e., the ways in which time and temporality are understood, experienced, and lived—and well-being by means of an engagement with more-than-humans through expressive and material cultures.

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Free and open to the public. 

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

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This symposium is convened by Emily Pierini, Giovanna Capponi and Giovanna Parmigiani. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

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Details

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Contact: Katya Vetrov

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Photo: Henk Kieft

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For 65 years,  THE SOUND OF MUSIC  has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed - it’s meant to be shared. Directed by three-time Tony Award-winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like "Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "Edelweiss." 

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DID YOU KNOW?

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The original production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC made its World Premiere right here on the Shubert Theatre's legendary stage on October 3, 1959.

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For 65 years,  THE SOUND OF MUSIC  has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed - it’s meant to be shared. Directed by three-time Tony Award-winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like "Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "Edelweiss." 

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DID YOU KNOW?

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The original production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC made its World Premiere right here on the Shubert Theatre's legendary stage on October 3, 1959.

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For 65 years,  THE SOUND OF MUSIC  has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed - it’s meant to be shared. Directed by three-time Tony Award-winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like "Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "Edelweiss." 

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DID YOU KNOW?

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The original production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC made its World Premiere right here on the Shubert Theatre's legendary stage on October 3, 1959.

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For 65 years,  THE SOUND OF MUSIC  has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed - it’s meant to be shared. Directed by three-time Tony Award-winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like "Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "Edelweiss." 

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DID YOU KNOW?

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The original production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC made its World Premiere right here on the Shubert Theatre's legendary stage on October 3, 1959.

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A performance on piano by The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music, José García-León.

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This event is taking place at the Collection of Musical Instruments, located at 15 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT.

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For 65 years,  THE SOUND OF MUSIC  has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed - it’s meant to be shared. Directed by three-time Tony Award-winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like "Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "Edelweiss." 

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DID YOU KNOW?

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The original production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC made its World Premiere right here on the Shubert Theatre's legendary stage on October 3, 1959.

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This exhibition will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from March 26 - May 7 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12 -4 p.m.

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Laboratory for other worlds is an exhibition series originated by contemporary artist Patte Loper. Past versions have invited viewers to consider the ways human imagination - whether arising from collective action or from communication across biological kingdoms - can affect the ongoingness of life on Earth.

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At the Institute of Sacred Music, Loper is collaborating with Earth scientist Andrew Kemp and contemporary artist and community organizer Erin Genia to connect climate science and social justice through speculative world building practices. The project asks: what if salt marshes and their microscopic biome, the site of Kemp’s research on paleolithic sea level rise, were considered sacred? These marshes are often located adjacent to urban areas, are valuable archives of Earth history for climate scientists, home to vital ecosystems, and provide protection to coastal communities (human and nonhuman) against storms and flooding. They are also highly vulnerable to anthropogenic damage. Laboratory for Other Worlds imagines the life in the microscopic cosmos that climate scientists depend on for data, as both sentient and entangled with our sphere of being. Our desire is to use this speculation to connect to the land and to help us consider what is owed locally and globally, by institutions that rest in and profit from lands that were once interconnected ecosystems stewarded by tribal peoples.

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Free and open to the public. 

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All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this art exhibit on Wednesday, March 25 at 5 p.m. There will also be an affiliated symposium on April 10. Both the opening reception and symposium will be held at Miller Hall.

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

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Details

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Contact: Anesu Nyamupingidza

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Image credit:

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Patte Loper: Future Salt Marsh Refugia (detail)

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Oil on canvas, 144" x 72", 2025

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Join Yale Consort for a Tenebrae service.

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Free and open to the public.

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View Yale Consort events page

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Yale Consort, a professional vocal ensemble conducted by Professor James O’Donnell and sponsored by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, provides high quality choral music for a series of evening services in local parishes and chapels.

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Contact: Clifton Massey

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Open Mic Surgery is a freeform poetry open mic held at Never Ending Books (Volume Two) on State Street. The weekly event offers a welcoming space where writers of all backgrounds can connect, read their own work, share poems by others, or simply listen and enjoy. Expect an eclectic mix of poetry and spoken word in a supportive, low-pressure setting filled with a wide range of creative voices.

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A performance by the School’s Fellowship String Quartet, the Terra String Quartet, a group that in 2022 won the grand prize at the prestigious Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

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