One (1) Hour Historical Walking Tour

Exhibit and programs commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and its significance over time, featuring Abraham Lincoln’s signed copy, rare slavery artifacts, prints, political cartoons and more.

Exhibit and programs commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and its significance over time, featuring Abraham Lincoln’s signed copy, rare slavery artifacts, prints, political cartoons and more.

 The exhibit uses historic photographs, artifacts, and first-hand accounts to explore 260 years of Cornwall’s relationship with its forests, showing how and why the town transformed from forest to farm and back to forest. The exhibit will also explore changing attitudes about the forest, from the 18^th century view of woods as a source of timber to more recent concepts of the forest as a setting for recreation and as a vital ecosystem.

In the Rio Grande River Valley of central New Mexico and eastern Arizona, the Pueblos, a people spread over 19 communities, continue to practice their ancient art of pottery-making.  Descendents of the Anasazi, the Pueblo People, still use the traditional coiling methods and decorative patterns that have distinguished their work for centuries..

This exhibit compares and contrasts the unique style of each Pueblo community and highlights individual artists who have shaped this timeless craft.

 The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00am - 5:00pm* and Sunday 12:00pm to 5:00pm *      *Last admission 4:30pm

IAIS is delighted to participate again in the Upper Housatonic Valley National  Heritage Walks.   Dr. Lucianne Lavin, IAIS’ Director of Research & Collections, will provide a glimpse into the history and culture of the local Pootatuck tribal peoples that includes their community life, spirituality, and medicinal uses of the indigenous flora.  Participants will walk along the museum’s nature trails, ending at our replicated 16th century Algonkian village.  Please wear sturdy walking shoes and weather appropriate clothes.

Matthew Garrett extracts his imagery from unremarkable environments, isolating the visual murmurs of our surroundings. The images themselves don’t rest in one place--or on one thought--as they bounce from the slightly cryptic, to the strictly abstract and over to the plainly beautiful, before returning to more vernacular descriptions in which things are exactly as they appear to be.

Gerald Saladyga sees landscape painting not as a romantic representation of the past, but as an ongoing inspiration from an ever-changing environment. His current series of landscapes began in 2008 and culminated in 2012 with a present a view of the planet as a cartoon of itself, perhaps too real to be funny or too unreal to be taken seriously.

This set of exhibitions brings together an eclectic mix of collage, drawing, painting and sculpture which is sure to challenge viewers, both visually and intellectualy. Topics range from the culturally minded imagery of Camille Eskell and Mikhail Gubin to the surreal environmentally-concerned work of Joan Wheeler, and the scrutinizing ceramic faces of Susan Halls. The exhibit runs through November 3rd.

Sunday, September 23^rd, 2012

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

A new series of work reflecting the uncertainty, vulnerability and hope for restoring today’s cultural climate in 2- and 3-D media.  The series title also alludes to the artists family name before it was Anglicized in the early 1900’s to better fit into American society.  Close examination reveals hints of lace designs in her artwork, an emblem of a long-held family business.

GALLERY HOURS: Wednesday – Saturday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

September 23rd through November 3rd, 2012

In the ongoing celebration of our 90^th year, the historical exhibition will highlight selections of works from the founding members of Silvermine Arts Center.  Included in the exhibition will be works by such artists as Daniel Putnam Brinley, Solon Borglum, Berhard Gutmann, Howard L. Hildebrandt, Murray McKay, Addison Miller and Charles Rieffel.

DATE:      September 23^rd through November 3^rd, 2012

GALLERY HOURS: Wednesday – Saturday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Come party at Somewhat Off the Wall- The Arts Council of Greater New Haven's annual art party!

Somewhat Off the Wall, a unique art exhibition and party from which guests will take home original works of art, will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2012 from 5-9 p.m., 760 Chapel St., New Haven, in the spectacular space that is home to the Odonnell Company.

This year’s event features drawings, jewelry, paintings, photography, stained glass, pottery, prints, sculpture, and printed textiles by 50 outstanding artists who have each donated three pieces of their work. These works will be on display to the public on Friday, September 21 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and again from 5-7 p.m. for a sneak peak.

Then, at 7 p.m. on the night of the party, numbered premium tickets are put into a hat and drawn at random. As each premium ticket-holder’s number is called, he or she will select a piece of original artwork to take home.

Each of the 50 participating artists will be given a premium ticket making only 100 premium tickets, at $100 each, available to the public! An unlimited number of tickets to the event are available for $35 (these will not include artwork). Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

Participating Somewhat Off the Wall artists include Cheryl Albaine, Mary Americo, Amy Arledge, Laura Barr, Hayne Bayless, Marion Belanger, Ethan Boisvert, Alexis Brown, Greg Cochenet, Peter Craig, Jennifer Davies, Anne Doris-Eisner, Freddi Elton, Roxanne Faber-Savage, Joan Fitzsimmons, Julie Fraenkel, Josh Gaetjen, Joyce Greenfield, Larissa Hall, Keith Johnson, Charles Kingsley, Jaime Kriksciun, Melody Lane, Mara Lavitt, Mary Lesser, Vanilia Majoros, Barbara Marks, Michael Marsland, Irene K. Miller, Dana Osborn, David Ottenstein, Liz Pagano, Jacob Pongratz, Kariann Price, Gerald Saladyga, Inger Schoelkopf, Harold Shapiro, Alan Shulik, Judy Sirota Rosenthal, Thomas Stavovy, Melanie Stengel, Katro Storm, Rashmi Talpade, Margaret Tsirantonakis, Alicia Van Campen, Chris Volpe, Jonathan Waters, Joy Wulke, Trevor Youngberg, & Louise Zito.

This event is sponsored by Affiliated Foot & Anke Surgeons, Cygnus Medical LLC, LoRicco, Trotta & LoRicco LLC, Madison Polymeric Engineering Inc, Odonnell Company, The Potocsny Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Space-Craft Manufacturing, and Suzio York Hill.

This year you can also purchase a $5 raffle ticket for the chance to win:

* A custom photo session and two 8" x 10" prints by Stephanie Anestis Photography valued at $350. Stephanie Anestis is a natural light photographer specializing in photo documentary and candid portraits. You get a custom 1-2 hour photo session with Stephanie at a location of your choosing within 30 miles of Hamden, CT for up to 6 people; 20-30 proofs to view online in a private gallery for two weeks, and share with family & friends; and two 8x10 archival inkjet prints from your session. Additional prints and products can be ordered at a 10% discount. Session & print offer expires September 23, 2013. To view Stephanie's style of photography, visit www.stephanieanestis.com or www.facebook.com/stephanieanestisphotography.

* A large, handcrafted stool valued at $400 donated by City Bench, a company who creates beautiful and sustainable furniture using reclaimed urban trees from New Haven. Visit www.city-bench.com for more information about the company.

* A voucher, valued at $300, from Dinners at the Farm for two people to attend a dinner of their choice in the 2013 season. Dinners at the Farm is New England’s original farm dinner benefit series celebrating Connecticut's local farms, food and community. For more information go to www.dinnersatthefarm.com

Call the Arts Council at (203) 772-2788 for more information.

You can purchase tickets at www.newhavenarts.org or by calling the Arts Council at 203-772-2788.

The Nutmegger Cheese and Wine Festival celebrates the great cheese and wine makers of Connecticut! Get samples of award-winning local cheeses, wines, breads, honey. Enjoy hayrides, vineyard tours, contests, talks from cheese makers, book signings, and more, all on a beautiful working farm. Special guests include Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheesemongers and Jason Sobocinski of Caseus. Rain or shine (we'll have tents and a meeting barn.) Proceeds benefit the farmland preservation activities of Working Lands Alliance and the childhood health and nutrition activities of the Valley Initiative to Advance Health and Learning in Schools (VITAHLS). Located at the Jones Family Farms in Shelton, CT. Advance tickets are $50 per adult and $10 per child under 12. Tickets at the door are $55 per adult and $12 per child. Order tickets at www.workinglandsalliance.org. See you there for great food and fun!

The Friends of Edith Wheeler Memorial Library present THE THIRD DIMENSION, a musical trio comprised of Helen Falcone, Jeanne Hinkson, and Jenny Li. The three musicians will perform opera, old standards, international songs and country and 60’s hits by composers such as Mendelssohn, Puccini, Carole King, Enya, John Denver, Carlos Jobim, Carly Simon and others. All love performing together and the audience response is always enthusiastic. Don’t miss this special program! Light refreshments will be served. Drop in!

The Joe Carter Samba Rio Trio performs a Brazilian Jazz concert at the Trumbull Library’s Community Room. The trio is comprised of Joe Carter (from Trumbull, CT) – violao (classical nylon string guitar); Leco Reis (from Rio Grande do Sol, Brasil) – baixo (acoustic bass), and Nanny Assis (from Bahia, Brasil) – percussao (Afro-brasilian percussion). This international trio is well versed in the various Brazilian styles of music: Samba, Bossa Nova, Baiao, Choro. By combining this music with straight-ahead Hard Bop Jazz the trio creates a style known as Brazilian Jazz.  Think: “Jobim meets Coltrane”. The trio’s repertoire is a combination of original tunes and songs by some of Brazil’s classic composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ary Barroso, Baden Powell, Noel Rosa, Dorival Caymmi, Pixinguinha and others. By adding the improvisational aspect of North American Jazz to the mixture the group creates a sound that is truly international and one that has entertained appreciative audiences on four continents. Highlights have included concerts and club appearances in Paris, Bombay, Corsica, Stuttgart and Rio de Janeiro.

Drop in! CDs available for purchase and signing.

A Jewish community is scandalized when journalist Phil Jacobs uncovers generations of child sexual abuse at the hands of prominent rabbis. Through a multiyear investigation, Jacobss confronts both the rabbinic establishment and his own painful past. Recipient of a Sundance Documentary Filmmaker Grant, this taboo-breaking film recounts how a courageous reporter’s pen became his sword of justice. A Q&A with Phil Jacobs and filmmaker Scott Rosenfelt will follow the screening, moderated by Rabbi Hesch Sommer, D.Min.; Director of the Jewish Wellness and Healing Center at Jewish Family Services of Greater New Haven.

Directed by Scott Rosenfelt. Run time is 81 minutes. 

Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven, and Jewish Family Services.

Lighthouse Point Park Migration Festival   September 23, 2012

Celebrating Birds, Butterflies & Dragonflies

Sunday, September 23, 2012,  8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (No Rain Date) A suggested donation of $5 per car is requested to help fund next year's event

Each autumn, tens of thousands of hawks, songbirds, butterflies, and dragonflies pass through Lighthouse Point Park, a recognized Important Bird Area, on their migrations southward.  Come celebrate this awesome spectacle Sunday September 23, 2012, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. There will be bird walks for all ages, a bird banding demonstration, a hawks-in-flight ID workshop, live raptor shows, lighthouse tours, butterfly tagging and more!!!  For additional information contact the East Rock/Trowbridge Environmental Center at (203) 946-6086 or the Lighthouse Point Park Ranger at (203) 946-8790. Dan Barvir (dbarvir@newhavenct.net)

This festival is made possible in part by an Important Bird Area Small Matching Grant from Audubon Connecticut.

Complete schedule of events can be found here: http://www.ctbirding.org/2012docs/2012LHPPFestival.pdf