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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
Calendar of events for November HERE
Spanish Club for Advanced Speakers
Thursdays at 4:30pm at Mitchell Library
Practice conversations with other intermediate to advanced speakers!
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-Thursday 10:00am-6:00pm
Friday +Saturday 10:00am-7:00pm
Sunday 10:00am-5:oopm
FRIDAYS OPEN LATE 10:00AM-7:00PM
Strange Ways, 910 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.
CLOSED Monday - Tuesday-Thursday 12-5 - Friday 12-7- Saturday/Sunday 10-5
Vintanthromodern, 895 Whalley Avenue
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Whimsies and Wishes, 865 Whalley Avenue
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Tuesday-
Wednesday 10 - 5
Thursday 12 - 6
Friday-
Saturday 10 - 5
Closed Sunday & Monday
Odeon, 918 Whalley Avenue, (203) 389 - 8704
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Elm City Sounds, 24 Fountain Street
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BARNARD NATURE CENTER
Click
HERE for a complete November calendar.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
November 19, 2019, The Daily Nutmeg, by David Zukowski- "In a corner room on the second floor of his house, Ed Gendron was getting ready for a busy November, his attention divided between current filmmaking projects and a finished one. Playing Soldier, his documentary about World War II reenactors, would soon be shown at the Yonkers Film Festival, its first public screening outside of New Haven. Meanwhile, prints from Reenactor Moment, the photo series that began his immersion in the world of battle reenactment, were about to be shown at Yale West Campus for City-Wide Open Studios Alternative Space Weekend. "Right now I'm in the advertising stage of everything... Putting out things to get my art show seen. Putting out things to get butts in seats at the movie theater. I need to make a flyer, or I need to put out another Instagram post. Social media is its own juggling act," Gendron says. He turns to open the Playing Soldier promo file folder on one monitor, demonstrating the minutiae of the promotional effort, cycling through variations of digital flyers that feature images from the project. Men and women in historically accurate Allied-and Axis-uniform provide an arresting visual, posed against a recognizably American backdrop. And in one of his composites, an arm sleeved in army green mock-flies a model World War II bomber-which perhaps even better captures the obsessive spirit of historical reenactment..." Click HERE to comment and read full article.
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Opens Thursday, November 21
Reception December 14, 3:00-6:00pm
DECK THE WALLS HOLIDAY GROUP SHOW FEATURING UNFRAMED ART SALE @KLG
This holiday season, deck the walls with local art! The annual holiday group show features the work of 25+ local artists working in a wide range of media. From photography and printmaking, to painting, ceramics, sculpture and mixed media works, you'll find it all at KLG, at prices to suit all budgets!
Beginning on December 14th with KLG's annual Holiday Happening (3-6pm), the UNFRAMED art sale will open and run for the duration of the exhibition. The sale will feature matted artworks by KLG member artists, as well as other one-of-a-kind gift-ables. A fun, festive day to visit the village, Westville's tree lighting follows at 6pm and then return to KLG for "
It's Lit! After Party" featuring local entertainment for the whole family.
Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Avenue
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Friday, November 22, 6:45-8:15pm
RESTORATIVE YOGA WITH SASKIA BERGAMANS SMITH @THE WELL
Our monthly restorative yoga workshop is a gem! Saskia with guide you through supported yoga postures to ensure you are in the optimal comfortable position in order to support your journey into reconnecting with your parasympathetic nervous system.
With the hectic nature of life, we often forget how it is to be fully rested and rejuvenated. When the body is in a constant state of stress, one's interaction with the world is impeded. We are not able to optimally interact and participate with the world at large and the inner workings of the body is compromised too. One of the examples is that the body does not benefit from nutrition, because the digestion and elimination systems are slowed down. Even sleep is affected by this agitated state.
It is through the practices of restorative yoga that we are able to rest and connect more deeply with the body, mind and spirit, giving us the opportunity to see how much more interacted and connected to the inner and outer world we have the potential to be.
We invite you to begin the journey to doing less and discover the richness within the art of this practice!
REGISTER HERE
The Well For Women, 495 Blake Street Suite D, (203) 390-5542 |
Saturday, November 23, 5:00-8:00pm
"CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS" FEATURING SIGRUN MÜLLER
Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon Str. New Haven, CT
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Sunday, November 24, 10:00am-1:00pm
CITYSEED EDGEWOOD FARMERS MARKET
Edgewood Park Farmers Market, Sundays, 10am-1pm at the corner of Whalley & West Rock Aves. Check out who & what you can find at the market
HERE.
Edgewood Park, Corner of Whalley Avenue and West Rock Avenue |
Saturday, November 30, 9:00am-9:00pm
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAYS
Click
HERE for more info.
Westville Village
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Through December 7
BRIAN KEITH STEPHENS AND POLA ESTHER @DASILVA GALLERY
Dasilva Gallery, 897 Whalley Avenue |
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, December 1, 3:00pm
FRIENDS OF CLASSICAL CT @JCC-
Click
HERE
for more info.
The JCC, 360 Amity Road
Monday, December 2, 6:00pm
WINTER HOLIDAY CELEBRATION- Click HERE for more info.
Mitchell Public Library 37 Harrison Street
Thursday, December 5, 6:00pm
PAINTINGS ABOUT THE BINDING OF ISAAC BY RICHARD MCBEE-
Click HERE for more information.
BEKI, 85 Harrison Street
Saturday, December 14, 3:00-6:00pm
DECK THE WALLS- More info
HERE.
Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Avenue
Saturday, December 14, 12:00-8:00pm
ANTI-MALL HOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENT- More info
HERE.
Lotta Studio,911 Whaley Avenue
Saturday, December 14, 6:00pm
WESTVILLE HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING-
Details TBA.
Blake and Whalley Parking Lot
FOR A FULL CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS, VISIT
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