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MITCHELL LIBRARY
Calendar of events for December HERE
The New Haven Free Public Library will be closed December 25th for Christmas Day and January 1st for New Year's Day.
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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Shop Small...Shop Whimsies and Wishes...the "corner store" "
Vintage to New and specializing in '...a little bit of everything'.
Enjoy a Happy Holidays 25% discount off any one item (excluding fine jewelry).
DECEMBER HOURS:
Wednesday - Friday 11 ~ 5
Saturday & Sunday 9:30 ~ 3:30
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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BRIAN KEITH STEPHENS AND POLA ESTHER
Dasilva Gallery, 897 Whalley Avenue
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
 A COLLABORATION MAKES THE ART SING
November 27, 2019, The New Haven Independent, by Brian Slattery- "The piece is already playful enough, an energetic overlapping of fabric patterns and vivid colors. There are photographs of trees and what looks like a hotel room. There are also photographs of statues, but taken as if by a 12-year-old or someone with a fun sense of humor, because the cropping of the photos lops off the heads and draws the viewer's eye to the statues' naked posteriors. Then there's the quote, emblazoned in white paint: "
My stomach is the most violent of all of Italy."
The combination of all the elements in the piece - capped by a song lyric from the Legendary Tigermen - pulled a hearty laugh from this reporter. The possibility of laughter is among the genuine delights of "Like a Song I Heard the Other Day," a collaborative installament by artists Brian Keith Stephens and Pola Esther, working under the name Faloblu. The show runs at
Da Silva Gallery
in Westville through Dec. 7..." Click HERE to comment and read full article.
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Tuesday, December 3, 4:00pm
WINTER HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Build gingerbread houses, make pop-up Christmas cards and other winter crafts to celebrate the holidays! For families and kids of all ages.
Click
HERE for more info.
Mitchell Public Library 37 Harrison Street
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Tuesday, December 3, 7:00pm
LOCAL LIT OPEN MIC @LOTTA STUDIO
Local Lit @ LOTTA will occur Tuesday, December 3rd at 7:00pm on The Range at LOTTA Studio, 911 Whalley Avenue, New Haven 06515.
Friendly banter, sharp stories, and plenty of refreshments are provided. A suggested donation of $5-10 dollars helps maintain the series as a thread in the tapestry of arts events in New Haven. Submissions are rolling, and guidelines for 2020 events can be found at LocalLitAtLOTTA.com
Following each reading, event facilitator and local author Rebekah Fraser will lead a discussion with the audience. The event is part of the bi-monthly reading and talk-back series, Local Lit @ LOTTA, now in its second year.
Local Lit @ LOTTA welcomes Shelley Stoehr to the stage for the third time. The author of the first YA novel about self-injury, Crosses (1991), Stoehr is an MFA candidate and adjunct English instructor at Southern Connecticut State University. Her work has appeared in The North American Review, The Gordian Review, and ImageOutWrite. She received honorable mentions in the 2017 Writer's Digest Annual Competition and in the 2019 NAM Hearst Poetry Prize and was a runner-up in WOW! Women on Writing's flash fiction contest (2017). She will read a short work of magical realism, titled, Wings.
Lary Bloom's most recent book is the biography, Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas, published this year and now in its second printing by Wesleyan University Press. In all, he is the author or coauthor of ten books, including Letters from Nuremberg, The Test of Our Times, Lary Bloom's Connecticut Notebook, The Writer Within and The Ignorant Maestro. As a book doctor, he helped many writers publish. Bloom teaches memoir in Yale's Writers Workshop. He is also a playwright and lyricist, plays piano acceptably and, for peace of mind in these days of political turmoil, has limited his CNN watching to 23 hours per day. He lives in East Rock with his wife, the poet Suzanne Levine. He will read The Warehouse of Good Intentions: a memoir of war and remembrance.
Click
HERE for more info.
Lotta Studio, 911 Whalley Avenue
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SHOP SMALL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
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Thursday, December 5, 6:00pm
PAINTINGS ABOUT THE BINDING OF ISAAC BY RICHARD MCBEE
"Akeidah Verbs and Others," paintings by Richard McBee, is on exhibition through January 11. A reception for the artist will be held in the BEKI Art Gallery on December 5 from 6 to 8 pm, with a gallery talk by the artist at 7 pm.
"Akeida Verbs" is a series of 30 paintings that attempt to plumb the mystery of Abraham, Sarah and Isaac's terrifying final encounter with their God.
"By isolating almost every verb or significant action in Genesis Chapter 22 and related passages," McBee explains, "I hope to uncover and begin to make sense of this story's narrative streams in 30 crucial scenes. Slowing down and concentrating on individual words and moments provide a fractured cinematic experience unlike any previous artwork I have done on this subject over the last 40 years."
In contrast, "Urban Akeida Diptych" focuses on the Angel of Death's coming for the soul of Isaac; thwarted, the Angel of Death is forced to turn his icy gaze to the matriarch Sarah. "The result," McBee says, "is the final act of this tragic family."
McBee is a painter of Biblical subject matter and a writer on Jewish Art. From 2000 until 2014, he wrote about the Jewish Arts for The Jewish Press, and he continues to exhibit paintings, lecture, and curate Jewish art exhibitions. He is a founding member of the Jewish Art Salon. His website richardmcbee.com exhibits over 300 of his artworks and 250 of his Jewish Art reviews.
For more information:
office@beki.org
BEKI, 85 Harrison Street
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HOLIDAY SPECIALS @SOHO HAIR GROUP
Soho Hair Group and Day Spa, 916 Whalley Avenue, sohohair.com
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Reception On 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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UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, December 14, 12:00pm-5:00pm
SUSAN MCCASLINS HOLUDAY POP-UP SHOP- Click
HERE for more info.
West River Arts, 909 Whalley Avenue
Saturday, December 14, 12:00pm-5:00pm
MARTHA SAVAGE HOLIDAY CARDS @2ND SATURDAYS- Click
HERE for more info.
West River Arts, 909 Whalley
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
Sunday, December 15, 11:00am-3:00pm
SMART WOMEN OF WESTVILLE CRAFT SALE- Click
HERE for more info.
Manjares, 838 Whalley Avenue
FOR A FULL CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS, VISIT
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