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WVRA
PO Box #3004
Westville Station
New Haven, CT 06515
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FULL LIST OF VILLAGE PEOPLE HERE
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MITCHELL LIBRARY
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HERE for Adults Event Calendar
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HERE for Kids Event Calendar
Check HERE for updated weekly events.
Mon 12-8 |Tue 12-6| Wed 10-6 | Thu 10-6 | Fri CLOSED | Sat 10-5 | Sun CLOSED
Mitchell Library, 37 Harrison Street, 203-946-8117
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Lyric Hall, 827 Whalley Avenue, (203) 389-8885
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Odeon, 918 WHalley Avenue, (203) 389-8704 |
Soho Hair Group and Day Spa, 916 WHalley Avenue
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Vintanthro's expertly curated vintage, modern and small batch handmade goods can be found at 895 Whalley Avenue in Westville, New Haven, CT. Monday + Tuesday + Wednesday - CLOSED Thursday - Friday 12-5 Saturday/Sunday 10-5
www.vintanthromodernvintage.com
Vintanthromodern, 895 Whalley Avenue
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STOREFRONT HOURS
Monday * Closed
Tuesday-Sunday * 10AM-5PM
Strange Ways, 910 Whalley Avenue,
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CHIP IN A BOTTLE
Small batch confectionery where all items are made in house. Over 100 flavors of chocolates, gelato, and macarons are available. Chip In A Bottle also hosts chocolate creation parties.
Chipinabottle.com
Chip In A Bottle, 837 Whalley Avenue
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INSPIRED BY THE MASTERS @CT HOSPICE
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Parade Sunday, October 28, 11:00am!
WVRA PRESENTS: GIANT PUPPET & PEOPLE MAKING MAYHEM + PARADE
Join us for this years Puppet Making Workshops and Parade! The Parade takes place on Sunday, October 28, 11:00am starting out in front of RAWA (838 Whalley Avenue)
PUPPET MAKING MATERIALS: WVRA will provide basic materials for puppet making such as hot glue guns, fabric, tape, paper mache, paint, and brushes. However, we ask that participants bring any additional materials from home that they would like to utilize or donate to other puppet makers. Cardboard, paper, fabric, markers, or anything else you'd find usefull!
Workshops take place at the Ranger Station located at 540 Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511.
Dates:
October 21, 24, 26, and 27. Workshops on a weekday are 4:00-7:00pm and Weekends 12:00-3:00pm.
RSVP HERE
Ranger Station, 540 Edgewood Avenue
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Skate lessons for beginners! Parents with little ones anxious to learn, Steve Roberts is a great teacher! Sponsored by New Haven Public Parks and Libraries. Push to Skate is the latest exciting programing happening at Edgewood Skatepark. For more information call (475) 225-7378 or email [email protected]
AN OP-ED REGARDING BAOLLOT QUESTION #2 RECOMMENDED BY OUR FRIENDS AT THE WEST ROCK RIDGE PARK ASSOCIATION
October 1, 2018,The Granby Drummer, by Eric Lukingbeal- "We need to amend the state constitution to protect public lands. We will get the chance to do that on Election Day, Nov. 6, as an amendment will be on our ballots. Why do we need to vote "Yes"?
Currently, the state legislature can sell, swap or give away state parks, forest and farmland without first holding a public hearing. Virtually none of the land owned by the state has any restrictions that would prevent this. It could happen at Enders or Peoples or any American Legion state forests. These public lands belong to all of us; we should have a say in how they are used.
The proposed amendment will give that voice. The amendment will appear as Question 2 on the ballot. It may be on the back side; ask an election official if you have trouble finding it. The wording of the question is legalistic and lengthy..." Click
HERE to read full op-ed and read more about the West Rock Ridge Park Association in their fall newsletter Ridgelines
HERE.
LITTLE FREE LIBRARY COMES TO VALLERY ST. SUBSTATION 
October 17, The New Haven Independent, This article was submitted by Bob Caplan- The New Haven Police substation at 329 Valley St. is sandwiched between the West Hills school and the community center. And when school is closed the newest Little Free Library at the substation will still be open.The FBI New Haven Citizens Academy Alumni Association has donated a Little Free Library to the substation. The little blue box and its books were installed out front in September in an effort to encourage children and adults to spend more time enjoying the pleasures of reading. The idea is that people can take a book for free and return with a book to give away..." Click HERE to comment and read full article.
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Saturday, October 20, 12:45pm
YIDDISH SONGS: ANTHONY MORDECHAI TZVI RUSSELL @BEKI
Yiddish Songs at BEKI Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell will perform his show, "Written in Breath," a lively discussion in which classic Jewish texts are compared and contrasted with Yiddish texts from songs that he performs a cappella. Sabbath rules will be observed.
Free of charge.
Congregation Beth El - Keser Israel, 85 Harrison St., at the corner of Whalley Ave.
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Saturday, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, and Dec. 15, 2:00PM
GLANCE AT THE WORLD THROUGH FILM: THE INSULT @MITCHELL LIBRARY
We start our 4th season of " a Glance at the World through Film." Thank you to the devoted audience that keeps us rolling. Newcomers welcome to try out our unique, award-winning dramatic films from 2nd and 3rd world countries. We start with a 2017 film "The Insult" from Lebanon. Don't miss this one. It's engrossing, suspenseful,, and moves you deep into Lebanese cultural.
Sharon Lovett-Graff, Mitchell head librarian stated "The Insult" is "fabulous, so powerful, a real cultural eye opener."
For newcomers here is how the Series works. Films are chosen as multiple festival award winners, often never shown in New Haven.. They are dramas capturing human dilemmas while digging into a particular 2nd or 3 rd world country. For example the three autumn film are from Lebanon, Chad, and Mali, Africa. Movies run about 90 minutes followed by a lively 20 minute group discussion led by Debby Evans, curator of the films.
Films are always free with free refreshments.
More info
HERE
Mitchell Library, 37 Harrison Street, (203) 946-8117 |
Sunday, September 21, 10:00am-1:00pm
CITYSEED EDGEWOOD PARK FARMERS MARKET APPLE DAY
Edgewood Park Farmers Market, Sundays, 10am-1pm at the corner of Whalley & West Rock Aves.
Apple Day at the Edgewood Park Market THIS SUNDAY (October 21st) Cheers to a fruit that's round and sweet! Cheers to a fruit that's so good to eat! It is time to celebrate fall and the greatest fruit of all---mark your calendars for Apple Day!
Sanctuary Kitchen will be at the Market selling Murabba Tufah (Apple-Saffron Preserves) There will be an apple tasting where you can learn all about the flavor profiles and uses of different apples!We will have face painting and apple-tastic arts and crafts for kids. There will also be recipes throughout the market to help you make the most of this season's delicious apples! And be sure to check out the apple recipe demo!
Check out who & what you can find at the market CLICK HERE or go to their website HERE
Edgewood Park, Whalley Avenue and West Rock Avenue |
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October 18-November 18
EDITH BORAX-MORRISON AND HANK PAPER @KEHLER LIDDELL GALLERY
SURPRISE ENCOUNTERS, in America and Eastern Europe, by Hank Paper & CELLEBRATION, by Edith Borax-Morrison.
Artist Talk, 11/4 @ 2pm; followed by Opening Reception 3-6pm. RSVP
SURPRISE ENCOUNTERS, in America and Eastern Europe, by Hank Paper, presents a series of work that calls attention to the political echoes "across the pond." Of his work, Paper says: "Shooting around the world, I try to capture images that alter our awareness, puncture pretension and mine irony from surface appearances. In my vision, warmth and wit, and the wily truth, reside within revelatory geometries. My images lodge in the hidden, interstices of perception: what people look at, yet don't see, the strange and the beautiful, the real and the surreal, the quotidian and the quintessential. Often, we don't see what we should, but the camera does."
CELLEBRATION, by Edith Borax-Morrison, presents a series of small pen and ink drawings drawn over the last 12 months that were inspired by a grid of 30 rectangles holding her 30-day supply of medications. The drawings reflect the personal life change and reduced stress that occurred when she recently moved into an assisted living facility in Orange, CT. The intricate interwoven lines, circles and marks in her abstract drawings speak to the very nature of the artist: consistent, compulsive, with meticulous attention to detail.
Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley avenue |
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Through November 3
COLECTIVO DUNNE HERMOSILLAC @DASILVA GALLERY
Through November 3rd, Cohen Dunne Hermosilla will be showing their newest series of photographs. Cohen Dunne Hermosilla are showing Transantiago - dedicated to the experience of humanity in the public transport system of Santiago Chile.Cohen Dunne Hermosilla (CDH) is a collective of photographers based in New Haven, CT & Santiago, Chile established to show an international audience social, economic and cultural changes to the city of Santiago from an aesthetic perspective.
To see the full catalog for the show click
HERE.
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Monday, October 22, 7:00pm
COMEDY NIGHT HURRICANE BENEFIT@LYRIC HALL- Click
HERE for more info.
Lyric Hall, 827 Whalley Avenue, (203) 389-8885
Sunday, October 21, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
ARTISTS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY BRUNCH- Click
HERE for more info.
Weston Studios, Erector Square, 315 Peck Street
Wednesday, October 24, 7:00pm
OPEN CRIT FOR VISUAL ARTIST @KLG- Click
HERE for more info.
Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Avenue
Tuesday, November 6th (Election Day)10:00am
OPEN HOUSE @WESTVILLE COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL- Click
HERE for more info.
WCNS, 3 Tour Avenue
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