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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
Click
HERE
for 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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STOREFRONT HOURS
Monday * Closed
Tuesday-Sunday * 10AM-5PM
Strange Ways, 910 Whalley Avenue,
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INTRODUCING ODEON'S NEWEST ADDITION: Athletic Wear Update your workout wardrobe at Odeon Boutique! Click IMage above to check out the new selection of Athletic Wear!
Odeon Boutique, 918 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.
Monday + Tuesday + Wednesday -
CLOSED Thursday - Friday 12-5 Saturday/Sunday 10-5
Vintanthromodern, 895 Whalley Avenue
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or call Steve at 203-676-3782.
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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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Cafe X, 911 Whalley Avenue
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BOOK A CLASS OR MASSAGE @THE WELL
The Well For Women is now open and scheduling massage sessions. Classes are filling with advance registration, but you are also welcome to drop in.
Visit
TheWellForWomenCT.com
to browse classes, pricing, or to sign up!
LIKE
them on Facebook to stay up to date.
The Well, 495 Blake Street, (203) 390-5542
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Active Wellness, 16 Fountain Street, (203) 907-4477
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REGISTRATION OPEN!
"promoting and advancing youth soccer in New Haven" Is accepting new players for the spring season! We offer Recreational, Travel and Middle School leagues for Boys and Girls of all skill levels ages 5-18. Learn more about our programs on our WEBSITE or email: [email protected]
financial aid is available
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BARNARD NATURE CENTER
Click HERE for full March calender.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
March 18, 2019, The New Haven Indpendent, by Markeshia Ricks-
"Artist Lesley Roy's Westville Village studio may also become the future home of the Children's Community Programs of Connecticut. Westville-West Hills neighbors learned that news during the monthly community management team meeting at Mauro-Sheridan School from organization Chief Operating Officer David Abrams. Children's Community Programs provides a number of services that support children and families particularly in the area of foster care, parent education and mentoring. The nonprofit currently has 45 to 50 employees. The agency is under contract with the Lesley Roy studio/gallery to eventually move into some of the space there. Abrams said it will probably be a least a year before the organization can move into the former artist studio and hardware store. The studio is actually three buildings; a major renovation will transform it into usable space to accommodate the many services that the organization provides. Abrams said the purchase is still under negotiation; he hopes to come before the Board of Zoning Appeals this spring for needed relief..."
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HERE
to comment and read full article.
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NEXT ARTWALK PLANNING SESSION
Monday, April 1, 7:00pm
We've begun planning ARTWALK 22, which will be May 10 +11 this year! The food vendor and artists applications for the 22nd Annual Westville ArtWalk are LIVE! Opportunities for Friday night ($75) and all-day Saturday ($125). Please feel free to reach out with any questions, or come by tonight!
LOTTA STUDIO, 911 Whalley Ave.
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APPLY BY THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 22!
OPEN CALL TO ARTIST @KEHLER LIDDELL
20|20...2020...20/20 ...
Kehler Liddell Gallery
invites artists working in all media to share your vision - personal or political, practical or perplexing - offering the acuity of your hindsight or the visionary audacity of your farsightedness. We encourage you to envision this theme as broadly or as narrowly as you wish. All we ask is that you give us more to see.
This exhibition will run from April 25th - May 26th, 2019, a timeframe that includes Westville's Annual ArtWalk (May 10th + 11th).
FEE: $30 jurying fee.
TO APPLY:
SEND to
THIS EMAIL
, w/ subject line JURIED SHOW '19:
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Saturday, March 23, 1:00-6:00pm
RANGE DAYS MEET UP STARTS @LOTTA
Lotta Studio, 911 Whalley Avenue, (203) 780 8764 |
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Saturday, March 23, 1:00pm
REFLECTION AFTER PITTSBURG @BEKI
Dan Mariaschin, CEO of B'nai B'rith International, will speak about Reflections After Pittsburgh: Anti-Semitism in the U.S. and Worldwide.
Recognized globally for his depth and breadth of knowledge of issues, Mariaschin chairs global panels and committees, hosts a podcast, and is called upon as an expert source by news organizations. He has written articles on foreign affairs and national security issues for such publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Times and Newsday.
His talk is at 1:00 pm, following services and the weekly lunch. Sabbath rules will be observed. The community is welcome.
Congregation Beth El - Keser Israel is at 85 Harrison St., at the corner of Whalley Ave.
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Thursday, March 21, 8:00pm
CHRISSY GARDNER AND FRIENDS IN CONCERT @STATE HOUSE
Come out to support A Broken Umbrella Theatre - home again in the space we revitalized for Freewheelers! Chrissy Gardner, who wrote the music for that show and several others, will perform with a stellar lineup of guest artists.
Doors open at 7:30
Show at 8
21+
The State House, 310 State Street, TICKETS
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Sunday, March 24, 10:00-11:00am
LETS PLAY! STORIES SONGS + ART
Join us for our free monthly story hour for all ages! This month, we will learn all about printmaking with artists
Liz Antle-O'Donnell (whose work will be on view) and
Ana Henriques Flis.
Refreshments (including coffee for adults!) will be served. All materials included. Free and open to all. See you there!
RSVP.
Kehler Liddell Gallery,
873 Whalley Avenue
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Through March
CELEBRATE NATIONAL READING MONTH AND GET 25% OFF PROMO @MEW HAVEN
March is National Reading Month. Complete your daily reading in the cat lounge*, then spread the rest of your hour hanging out with cats!
*Reading aloud to cats is optional
Take 25% off reservations using promo code ilovereading19. Applies to weekday reservations with elementary school students. Book
HERE.
Mew Haven Cat Cafe, 904 Whalley Avenue, mewhavencatcafe.com
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Save The Date: Thursday, March 28, 6:00pm
SPRING IN BENEFIT DINNER
Spring into Spring into Spring! ... w/ ArtEcon Initiative ... in New Haven's historic Westville Village!
5:30pm-7:30pm: We begin at RAWA Mediterranean Fusion Restaurant (838 Whalley Ave) for a signature spring cocktail and multi-course dinner, featuring sumptious food by former NYC Michelin Star chef, Salam Al-Rawi.
7:30pm-9:30pm: Then spring on over across the street to Kehler Liddell Gallery (873 Whalley Ave) for champagne cocktails and dessert, as well as an art sale, featuring artwork by award-winning CT-based artists, and a spring-in drum circle with Billy Fischer.
Tickets: $85 (single); $150 (pair)
This event is to benefit the community programs of ArtEcon Initiative. Established in 2016, ArtEcon has produced over 100 free, or low cost, arts and community programs in the Westville-West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, CT, reaching more than 4,000 artists, kids, and grown-ups, to date.
Please join us to celebrate ArtEcon's achievements, and help us continue to exceed expectations.
Free parking behind RAWA, Kehler Liddell Gallery (accessible via Tour Avenue), and on the street, as well as a pay lot on Whalley and Blake.
Can't make it? We greatly appreciate any and all support. We stretch every dollar - even a little goes a long way!
TICKETS
RAWA, 838 Whalley Avenue.
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Through April 16
JONATHAN WILNER
MINDSCAPES: A JOURNEY INTO THE UNCONSCIOUS
DaSilva Gallery will be showing the oil paintings of surrealist painter, Jonathan Wilner.
DaSilva Gallery, 897 Whalley Avenue, DaSilva-Gallery.com |
Sunday, March 31, 3:00-5:00pm
RE:CONNECTING ARTIST TALK+ RECEPTION- Click HERE for more info. Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Avenue
Saturday, April 13, 11:00am to 4:00pm
FLAIR FAIR III- Click
HERE for more info.
Lotta Studio, 911 Whalley Avenue
Saturday, April 13, 12:00-5:00pm
SNAIL MAIL MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE CARDS- Click HERE for more info. Martha Savage Studio, 909 Whalley Avenue
FOR A FULL CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS, VISIT
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