Backstage Pass
Late in the 1950 film All About Eve, a scene opens in downtown New Haven. “To the theater world, New Haven, Connecticut, is a short stretch of sidewalk between the Shubert Theater and the Taft Hotel,...
View ArticleThis Week in New Haven (September 25 – October 1)
As the weather turns strangely hot, other sources of heat include a filmmaker who won an Oscar this year, a musical that’s “back by popular demand” and hundreds of candles flickering inside a smoky...
View ArticleThis Week in New Haven (November 6 – 12)
Democracy and war come to the front this week, as do food, theater and vinyl records. Monday, November 6 The latest New Haven Restaurant Week, in which 31 local restaurants offer extra value to entice...
View ArticleThis Week in New Haven (November 20 – 26)
This week’s holiday cornucopia is stuffed with the offbeat and the impertinent. Monday, November 20 At 6:30 p.m., students at Cooperative Arts High School (177 College St, New Haven) are putting on...
View ArticleThis Week in New Haven (September 17 – 23)
Big names pass through town and make a splash while a new local resource promises splashes for years to come. Monday, September 17 A 4 p.m. tea and talk at the Beinecke Library (121 Wall St, New...
View ArticleThis Week in New Haven (February 11 – 17)
Love it or hate it (or just don’t care about it), there’s something for you this Valentine’s Day. Monday, February 11 A new exhibition of Marcela Staudenmaier’s very fine 3D cut paper illustrations,...
View ArticleThis Week in New Haven (February 25 – March 3)
As February turns to March, there’s a spring in New Haven’s step and maybe a Spring in its subconscious. Monday, February 25 Yale’s library system is spending the week highlighting fair use, a legal...
View ArticleThis Week in New Haven (October 14 – 20)
Ways to connect the dots this week: Investigate the justice system and then a murder mystery. View fleeting chalk art, precious fine art and everlasting concrete art. Enjoy old-timey jazz and old-timey...
View ArticleChild’s Play
Summer is on the way—but a different kind of summer, one in which many of the go-to amusements for families with children are closed or limited. What’s a kid to do? We asked a few experienced grownups...
View ArticleLots to See
Few of New Haven’s public spaces are more snubbed by the public that uses them than its parking garages. The moment we enter these multi-level lots, we’re planning our escape. We find the closest...
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