New Haven Yale Drama School Tackles Modern Take On The “A” “A small town in a small country in the middle of nowhere,” where abortionists are tolerated but forced to wear clothes that reveal the scarlet A seared to their flesh, Donald Brown 25 Oct 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven Artists Take Over The Reins Of Open Studios Artist Chelsea M. Rowe marries festive colors to a violent act in her art, a contrast that opens up the possibilities for interpretation. There’s no getting away from the Brian Slattery 23 Oct 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven Yale Art Galley Show Uncovers Individuals Amid Crush Of Slavery Prentice looks like a no-nonsense woman. The depiction of her is simple, but it appears to capture some of her essential nature. Prentice looks smart, curious, and strong. But she Brian Slattery 20 Oct 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven Solo Artists Band Together Among the digital video detritus of Kit Young’s installation at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art is a cracked screen with a sign rarely seen in a gallery: “Please Brian Slattery 19 Oct 2023 · 5 min read
New Haven Sang The Dollyrots, “My Best Friend’s Hot” Three New Haven-area rock ‘n’ roll favorites Chaser Eight, pop-punk Gen X‑ers The Dollyrots, and Maryland-based newcomers Kings of The Wild Things — brought a much-needed serotonin boost to the Marisa Torrieri 18 Oct 2023 · 4 min read
New Haven Yale Rep Weighs The Private Costs Of Revolution Wish You Were Here Yale Repertory Theatre Through Oct. 28 Five female friends prepare for the wedding of one of them. High-spirited, vivacious, thoroughly at home with one another. They Donald Brown 16 Oct 2023 · 4 min read
New Haven Barn Raised To “Amplify The Arts” The soul-stirring sculptures of Linda Mickens, both large and small, anchored one corner of the Eli Whitney Barn. Across the room, Michael Jackson’s iconic Off the Wall album cover Karen Ponzio 16 Oct 2023 · 6 min read
New Haven TV Girl Leaps From Viral Web To Sold-Out Stage The TV Girl All-Star Traveling Band, a California-based indie pop group that took TikTok by storm this year with a series of viral hits, landed at New Haven’s Toad’ Asher Joseph 12 Oct 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven New Review Crew Gets Old School Advice Like in-person local news reporting, local arts and culture reviewing is going through a paradigm shift from old-school corporate for-profit media to new-media nonprofit models. A panel of old-school writers Paul Bass 12 Oct 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven Curried Goat & Turmeric Soup Wine Down The Season Wine Down CT ’s end-of-summer event, Dear Summer, went down Sunday evening. If you get a chance to go to their next event, get your ticket early because they sell Lisa Gray 10 Oct 2023 · 3 min read
New Haven Artists Connect Soul To Soul In ways that photographs can’t capture, the installation of “Impossible Souls” — running now through Oct. 29 on the second floor of the Hilles Gallery of Creative Arts Workshop at Brian Slattery 10 Oct 2023 · 4 min read
New Haven Artists Build Worlds In Group Show The look of Jihyun Lee’s Doll Shelf partakes at once of the past and an imagined future. The collection of objects has the feel of a cabinet of curiosities, Brian Slattery 4 Oct 2023 · 3 min read
New Haven Best Video Scares Up Spooky Movie Screenings For some people October means autumn is here, bringing with it pumpkin everything, apple picking, and sweater weather. For other people October means only one thing: it’s time to Karen Ponzio 4 Oct 2023 · 4 min read
New Haven Afternoon Tea Steeped In Afrofuturism The description online read: “In this ephemeral haven of sonic and poetic delights, the Afrogalactic Tea Party invites you to immerse yourself in a curated experience of taste and culture. Lisa Gray 3 Oct 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven boygenius Bowls Over New Haven Westville Music Bowl said so long to the summer and another full season of outdoor concerts with their closing show last night, headlined by none other than boygenius, a band Karen Ponzio 2 Oct 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven New Haven Symphony Opens Season Triumphantly Towering C major chords from organ and orchestra in unison. Dazzling rhythmic interplay between soloist Joyce Yang and the orchestra. An energetic rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” resuming a tradition Adam Matlock 2 Oct 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven Old Farts Rock Still In Tuna: On "Last" Electric Tour, Jorma Kaukonen Shows Why Octogenarians Still Tour & Boomers Still Buy Tix Hot Tuna College Street Music Hall Sept. 27, 2023 Paul Bass 29 Sep 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven When Kristen Met Ani Watch out Taylor Swift: A DIY one-woman band catches a break, courtesy of her “Righteous Babe” hero, to release a liberation anthem for our times. Paul Bass 27 Sep 2023 · 1 min read