1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (783+ words) Joy and Peace Concert Wooster Square Park New Haven June 14, 2026 "Beethoven" and "banger": Two words most people don't put together " unless you're cellist and music teacher Ravenna Michalsen. The banger in discussion was Beethoven's "Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9)," a…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (537+ words) Why the tears? This is Puppet Haven, not the DMV. Why are you crying like somebody put pineapple on a New Haven pizza?" exclaimed Tony Pepperoni. The loudmouth puppet operated by NXTHVN apprentice David Fulton had the whole audience laughing as…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (445+ words) SOMA: A Collaboration of Music, Art and Film Bregamos Community Theater491 Blatchley Ave. , New Haven June 9, 2026 For one evening only, the stage at Bregamos Community Theater, purposefully darkened, was framed by the gleaming white, figurative sculptures of modern master Susan Clinard…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (702+ words) Mags the Marvel Monkey didn't seem to care that I just complimented her outfit. What outfit? She's a monkey. I didn't know what to do next. "She wants a snack," Marissa, a player, suggested. I tilted my snack plate down…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (263+ words) New Haven Independent - No allegations of criminal behavior or other extreme personal wrongdoing based on facts that haven't been published in articles. - Wail away at public figures' policies and records and article subjects' and other commenters' quotations. Ixnay on the…...

4+ day, 52+ min ago  (411+ words) If you want to rock and roll Then you better want it Wicked bad " Kristen Ford belted out those words like she meant them. Because she does. Because she lives them. Acoustic guitar in hand, Ford sang those lyrics to…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (901+ words) New Haven Independent The name Steven Spielberg has been synonymous with the phrase "summer blockbuster" since he pretty much created that phenomenon with his 1975 film "Jaws." Over 50 years later, with a legendary career encompassing nearly every type of genre, he…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (526+ words) Anyone taking jump shots on the Kimberly Field basketball court will now float atop swathes of yellows, oranges, and greens " and staying a few degrees cooler " thanks to the work of a local artist and students from nearby Betsy Ross…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (296+ words) 2026 New Haven Music Video Festival Flint Street Theater New Haven June 5, 2026 Friday night was the second annual New Haven Music Video Festival. Yes, you read that right. New Haven has its own music festival " the brainchild of artist Brian Ember…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (265+ words) The Aldrich Decennial: I am what is around me The Aldrich Contemporary Museum of Art Ridgefield Through Jan. 10, 2027 There was not a single parking spot left at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum on Saturday. The museum was packed with visitors…...