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Greater New Haven Arts Organizations
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Business New Haven
6/9/2003
By: BNH
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VISUAL ARTS/PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTERS
Black Rock Art Center
2840 Fairfield Ave. Bridgeport
203-367-7917
www.InternationalPerformingArts.com
International Performing Arts is a not-for-profit whose mission is to promote performing arts from cultures of the world through programs of study, research and presentation of traditional, emerging and new multi-cultural performing arts activities.
Center for the Arts (CFA)
Wesleyan University
283 Washington Terr. Middletown
860-685-3355 www.wesleyan.edu/CFA
The CFA sponsors year-round events with visiting performers and artists as well as performance and exhibition venues for Wesleyan faculty and students.
Milford Center
for the Arts
40 Railroad Ave. S. Milford
203-878-6647
Open Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-3 p.m.
Paul Mellon Arts Center
Choate Rosemary Hall
333 Christian St. Wallingford
203-647-2398
www.choate.edu/pmac/tickets.html
Designed by I.M. Pei, the Mellon Arts Center offers student productions and a Guest Artists Series. In addition to 850-seat theater, there is an experimental theater, recital hall, music practice rooms, art studios and an art gallery for exhibiting artists.
Quick Center for the Arts
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Rd. Fairfield
877-ARTS396 www.quickcenter.com
Events include popular and classical music, dance, theatre, special events and programs for young audiences.
Wesleyan Potters
350 South Main St. Middletown
Phone/Fax: 860-347-5925 (call first)
wesleyan.potters@snet.net
Offers classes in pottery, Japanese brush techniques, jewelry, weaving, basketry and crafts for young people.
ART MUSEUMS/GALLERIES & ART CENTERS
Ambiance Art Gallery
675 Townsend Ave., No. 103 New Haven
800-788-3880
Gallery strives to offer a selection of fine art created by successful recognized young artists. All of the artists have pieces held in private collections.
Barker Animation
Art Gallery
1188 Highland Ave. (Rt. 10) Cheshire
203-699-3822 www.barkeranimation.com
A Warner Brothers preferred gallery with large selection of Warner Brothers art and many "sold out elsewhere" art in stock.
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
121 Wall St. New Haven
203-432-2977
www.library.yale.edu/beinecke
A unique building that features one of the few original, remaining Gutenberg Bibles, sunken sculpture garden and translucent marble windows." Library contains more than 600,000 volumes and several million manuscripts. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed major holidays, Saturdays in August. Free.
Brandon Gallery
759 Boston Post Rd.
Madison
203-318-0495/800-474-9926
Oils, watercolors & lithographs by international & regional artists. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Buttonwood Tree/NEAR Inc.
605 Main St. Middletown
860-347-4957 www.buttonwood.org
NEAR offers free or reduced-price tickets to events. The Buttonwood Tree is a performance and exhibition space,
bookstore and meeting place.
Church Street Gallery
195 Church St. New Haven
203-495-1200/800-397-3793
Hand-signed, limited edition Salvador Dali lithographs, works by Picasso, Miro, Chagall & others. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
City Wide Open Space (CWOS) Gallery
50 Orange St. New Haven
203-772-2709 www.cwos.org
A gallery space featuring a variety of exhibitions throughout the year. Open Thurs. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. or by appointment.
Creative Arts Workshop/Hilles Gallery
80 Audubon St. New Haven
203-562-4927 Fax: 203-562-2329
www.creativeartsworkshop.org
Regional center for education in the visual arts for adults and young people. Gallery with full schedule of exhibitions, plus craft gallery and shop. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; Sat. 9 a.m.-noon.
Annual Celebration of American Crafts, Nov. 8-24, 2003 is a favorite among many.
Davison Art Center Gallery
Wesleyan University
301 High St. Middletown
860-685-2500
www.wesleyan.edu/dac/home.html
A university teaching museum with a collection consisting chiefly of some 25,000 works of art.
Discovery Museum
4450 Park Ave. Bridgeport
203-372-3521
www.discoverymuseum.org
Home to the only Challenger Learning Center in the state, where guests learn about space exploration by becoming part of team conducting missions to Mars.
Henry B. duPont Planetarium: Daily shows (included in general admission) feature Dolby SurroundSound and panoramic views. Hands-on science galleries encourage visitors to manipulate mechanical exhibits on electricity, electronics, computers, sound, light, magnetism and energy.
Discoverytown provides activities for preschoolers, including puppets and life-sized school bus.
Eli Whitney Museum
915 Whitney Ave. Hamden
203-777-1833 www.eliwhitney.org
Changing exhibits, covered bridge, wonderful outdoor Water Learning Lab and 1816 Barn, which offers country dances, folk music and summer theater. Memorial Day-Labor Day, open daily 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Remainder of year: Wed.-Fri., Sun. noon-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day. Adults $3, seniors & children $2.
Firehouse Gallery
81 Naugatuck Ave. Milford
203-306-0016
Gallery store, handcrafts & paintings by area artists. Open Wed./Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun. noon- 4 pm
Gallery of Contemporary Art
Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Ave. Fairfield
203-365-7650
www.sacredheart.edu/community/artgallery/
Created to display high-quality contemporary artwork by established and emerging professional artists, predominantly from Connecticut, New England and the New York area. Also created as a resource for art students and faculty, as well as the community at large, providing an interesting and engaging visual vocabulary. Four featured exhibits a year, including annual student & faculty shows.
Gallery at Dodds Hall
University of New Haven
300 Orange Ave. West Haven
203-931-6065
Sat. Noon-4 p.m.; Tues. 5:30-8:30 p.m.;
Wed.-Thurs. noon–4 p.m.
Housatonic Museum of Art/Bert Chernow Galleries Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd. Bridgeport
203-332-5078
www.hctc.commnet.edu/artmuseum/
Houses one of the most significant collections of any two-year college in the country and includes works by artists such as Rodin, Picasso, Matisse, Miro and Chagall. Both art enthusiasts and casual observers have the opportunity to engage daily with original works of art and artifacts on continuous display throughout the College and campus grounds. Museum presents lectures, programs and changing exhibitions in the Burt Chernow Galleries for students and the community at large.
John Slade Ely House
Center for Contemporary Art
51 Trumbull St. New Haven
203-624-8055 www.elyhouse.org
Non-profit center for contemporary visual arts. Curated as well as juried exhibitions change monthly. Sept.-June, Tues.-Fri. 1-4 p.m.; Sat-Sun. 2-5 p.m. Free.
Knights of Columbus Museum
1 State St. New Haven
203-865-0400 www.kofc.org
Archives, artifacts, works of art and other exhibits trace the history of the Knights of Columbus, a 1.6 million-member Catholic family fraternal-service organization that has its world headquarters in New Haven. Open Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open all holidays except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
London Limited
1209 Chapel St. New Haven
203-787-4496
Mixed media & artisan wares by various artists. Call for hours.
Mary Lou Fischer
Carriage House Gallery
23 Boston St. Guilford
203-453-3243 www.maryloufischer.com
Gallery features nationally and internationally recognized contemporary artists and their one-of-a-kind works. Open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-3 p.m., or by appointment.
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main St. Waterbury
203-753-0381 www.mattatuckmuseum.org
Collections focusing on over three centuries of the heritage of the region and the master artists of Connecticut. The museum houses a 300-seat performing arts center, an art studio classroom, and a research library. Open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon- 5 p.m.
New Haven Colony Historical Society
114 Whitney Ave. New Haven
203-562-4183
Museum, library and historical society responsible for the collection, preservation, exhibition and interpretation of New Haven history.
Osborne Homestead Museum
500 Hawthrone Ave. Derby
203-734-2513
www.electronicvalley.org/derby/rec/state/osborne
Explore the former estate of Frances Osborne Kellogg, a female pioneer in industry and conservation. Elegant colonial revival home with original collection of antiques and art. Open mid-April through mid-Dec., Thurs-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. Grounds open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily except Sunday.
Shoreline Art Studio & Gallery
Rich Building
1551 Boston Post Rd. Westbrook
860-399-9226 www.shorelineart.com
Maintains a collection that is original, discerning and eclectic, with a variety of mediums and styles.
Small Space Gallery
Arts Council of Greater New Haven
70 Audubon Street New Haven
203-772-2788
www.artscouncil-newhaven
Displays exhibitions by artists who are members of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
Studio 27 Gallery
27 Broadway
North Haven
203-239-0048
Changing exhibits. Operated by North Haven Art Guild. Hours vary with each exhibition or by appointment. Free.
Walsh Art Gallery
Quick Center for the Arts
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Rd.
Fairfield
203-254-4000 ext. 2969
www.quickcenter.com
Events include popular and classical music, dance, theater, special events and programs for young audiences.
Wesleyan Potters Gallery
350 South Main St. Middletown
860-344-0039
www.wesleyanpotters.com
Gallery/shop is open Tues.- Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wesleyan Potters is a non-profit cooperative guild, dedicated to promoting the learning and development of skills in crafts. Classes held year-round with lectures, exhibits, demonstrations and films scheduled as special events with visiting craftspeople conducting workshops and artists' critiques. Qualified instructors give classes in the well-equipped studios for adults and children.
Whitney House Art Gallery
3975 Whitney Ave. Hamden
203-281-3562
Original and limited edition prints, oil paintings and framing. Tues.-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Yale Center for British Art
1080 Chapel St. New Haven
203-432-2800
www.yale.edu/ycba
The largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the UK. A gift of Paul Mellon (Yale '29) to Yale University, the museum and its collections of paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings and rare books are housed in an award-winning building designed by Louis I. Kahn. The principal schools and masters of British art from Tudor times to the present are featured with notable holdings from the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum offers a changing schedule of exhibitions throughout the year, as well as a wide range of free public programs including films, concerts, lectures and gallery talks. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m.; closed major holidays. Free.
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
15 Hillhouse Ave. New Haven
203-432-0822
www.yale.edu/musicalinstruments
More than 800 musical instruments documenting European and American music traditions from the 16th through the 20th centuries. Museum hosts a series of concerts Sun. afternoons at 3 p.m. presenting performances of music in its historical context and often using appropriate examples from the collection that have been restored to playing condition. For ticket prices and reservations, call ahead. Open Sept.-June, Tues.-Thurs. 1-4 p.m.; Closed July-Aug. & during Yale recess. $1.
Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St. New Haven
203-432-0600 www.yale.edu/artgallery
Since its founding in 1832, YUAG's collections have grown to approximately 80,000 objects dating from ancient Egypt to the present. Masterpieces by Van Gogh, Manet, Monet and Picasso join one of the finest collections of American paintings and decorative arts in the world. An Antenna audio guide is available free to visitors to the Gallery's collections of American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts. Changing exhibits. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m. Closed major holidays. Free.
Zilkha Gallery
Wesleyan Center for Arts
Wesleyan University
301 High St. Middletown
860-347-9411
www.wesleyan.edu/CFA/Zilkha/
Zilkha is one of the university's two art galleries, focusing exclusively on contemporary art. Docent-led gallery tours for school classes are available. Admission to exhibitions and talks is free. Tues.-Sun. noon-4 p.m.
DANCE
Connecticut Swing Dance Society (CSDS)
6 Summit Pl. Ste. 8PMBE Branford
860-232-1902
www.ctswing.org
Non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to creating and serving a vibrant swing community for dancers of all levels. Participants can meet people with similar dance interests and learn to dance in a relaxed and casual environment. All events are open to the general public and partners are never required.
New England Ballet School & Co.
200 Boston Post Rd. Orange
203-799-7950
www.newenglandballet.org
New England Ballet Company is committed to the belief that exposure to the performing arts is a vital element in the education of our children. It offers professional caliber performing opportunities to dancers of all ages through a wide repertoire of ballets in performances for both the public and school audiences.
New Haven Ballet
70 Audubon St.
New Haven
203-782-9038
www.newhavenballet.com
New Haven Ballet offers comprehensive programs of ballet and dance education as well as public and educational performances.
MUSIC
Chamber Music Society at Yale
Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
470 College St. New Haven
203-432-4158 www.yale.edu/schmus
Carole Morgan, Chamber Music Performance. Eight concerts of chamber music throughout the academic year. Admission prices vary.
Choirs of Trinity Church on the Green
129 Church St., Ste. 705
New Haven 203-624-3101
www.trinitynewhaven.org
R. Walden Moore, Organist & Choirmaster
The renowned Trinity Choir of Men and Boys was founded in 1885 and has a distinguished history. Choir performs several concerts throughout the year and can be heard most Sundays at 11 a.m.
Connecticut Choral
Society (CCS)
P.O. Box 42 Southbury
www.ctchoralsociety.org
John Robert Liepold, director of music & conductor. Now in its 23rd season, CCS was founded in 1980. Its goal is to promote the singing and enjoyment of choral music.
Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus
P.O. Box 8824 New Haven
800-644-CGMC www.ctgmc.org
Winston Clark, Music Director
Open to all gay men in Connecticut with space for singers as well as non-singers. This widely acclaimed group holds both benefit and public performances throughout the year. Admission prices vary.
Fairfield County Chorale
61 Unquowa Rd. Fairfield
203-254-1333
www.fairfieldcountychorale.org
Johannes Somary, Music Director
A mixed-voice chorus of approximately 100 amateur and semi-professional singers, the Fairfield County Chorale presents three concerts yearly of choral masterworks with professional orchestra and soloists. Additional activities include joint performances with other choral groups, international concert tours and engagements at music festivals and special fundraising events such as annual tag sale, holiday caroling and summer singalongs. Tickets $20 (seniors $25).
Greater New Haven Community Chorus (GNHCC)
45 Cottage St. New Haven
203-624-1979 www.gnhcc.org
Rolando-Michael Sanz, Music Director
The chorus presents two of its own concerts each year with a repertory from classics to pops and everything in between - blues, Broadway, opera, operetta and patriotic music.
Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut (MCC)
P.O. Box 150 Fairfield
www.mendelssohnchoir.com
Carole Ann Maxwell,
Artistic Director & Conductor
The MCC is dedicated to the development of an appreciation of choral music through the presentation of public concerts and performances. A community outreach program strives to bring choral art to people of all ages and backgrounds.
New Haven Chorale (NHC)
Battell Chapel
College & Elm Sts. New Haven
203-787-1887 www.newhavenchorale.org
Paul F. Mueller, Music Director & Conductor.
NHC recently celebrated its 50th year as an auditioned volunteer chorus of nearly 100 members.
New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO)
70 Audubon St. New Haven
203-865-0831/800-292-NHSO
www.newhavensymphony.com
Jung-Ho Pak, Conductor
Jerry Steichen, Pops concerts
A 107-year-old symphony orchestra (fourth-oldest in the country) playing classics and Pops concerts at Woolsey Hall. $10-$48. Box office hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays..
Orchestra New England (ONE)
1124 Campbell Ave. West Haven
203-934-8863
www.orchestranewengland.org
James Sinclair, Conductor
In residency at University of New Haven, New England's critically acclaimed small orchestra has been creating special evenings for 29 years, including fun post-concert receptions. Six subscription concerts at Battell Chapel in New Haven. Admission: $15-$30.
Yale School of Music
435 College St.
New Haven
203-432-4158
www.yale.edu/schmus
One of the nation's elite centers for the training of professional musicians, offering more than 200 (mostly free) concerts every year.
Yale University School of Music
Sprague Memorial Hall/Woolsey Hall
470 College St. New Haven
203-432-4158 www.yale.edu/schmus
Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director, Yale Band
Margot Fassler, Director, Sacred Music
Shinik Hahm, Music Director,
Yale Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Leighton Smith, Music Director, Philharmonia Orchestra
Graduate School of Music presents nearly 300 concerts per year, featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra, Chamber Music Society, Faculty Artists Series, Great Organ Music, Yale Opera, New Music New Haven, Duke Ellington Fellowship at Yale and more. Sept.-May. Most events free; admission prices for others vary.
THEATER
Act 2 Theatre
Albertus Magnus College
700 Prospect St.
New Haven
203-773-8584
Three productions each year.
Actors' Ensemble
217 Greenwich Ave.
New Haven
203-772-2557
www.actorsensemble.com
Dana Sachs, Artistic Director
Professional repertory theater company.
Alliance Theater in Dodds Hall
University of New Haven
300 Orange Ave.
West Haven
203-932-7085
Fax: 203-888-5656
www.newhaven.edu
Entertainment theatre & Alliance Children's Theatre. Admission $6. Open year-round.
Buckman Theater
(Quinnipiac University)
275 Mt. Carmel Ave. Hamden
203-582-8200 Fax: 203-287-9596
Lectures, dancing, drama. Open year-round. Admission prices vary.
Downtown Cabaret Theater
263 Golden Hill St. Bridgeport
203-576-1634 Fax: 203-576-1444
www.artsport.org/www.dtcab.com
Claude McNeal, Artistic Director
Professional music theater, patrons invited to bring food & drink. $38-$42; $11.50 children's shows. Open year-round, children's productions Oct.-May.
Eastbound Theater
Milford Fine Arts Center
40 Railroad Ave. Milford
203-882-0969
Sponsored by the Milford Fine Arts Council. Admission prices vary.
Elm Shakespeare Co.
P.O. Box 206029 New Haven
203-772-1474 www.elmshakespeare.org
James Andreassi, Artistic Director
Theater company stages free evening performances during the Shakespeare in the Park Festival each August in Edgerton Park. Audience members are encouraged to bring a picnic. It also provides educational programs to schools throughout state.
John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent St.
New Haven
203-392-6154
Fax: 203-392-6158
www.lyman.southernct.edu
University & community events & performances. Admission prices vary. Open Sept.-May.
Long Wharf Theatre
222 Sargent Dr.
New Haven
203-787-4282/800-782-8497
Fax: 203-776-2287
www.longwharf.org
Gordon Edelstein, Artistic Director
For over 35 years Connecticut's premiere non-for-profit regional theater has presented a mix of world premieres, timeless classics and innovative musicals. Box office hours: Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sat. noon-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-7 p.m. Admission $15-$55. Open Sept.-June. Student & senior discounts.
Main Stage
Naugatuck Valley Community College
750 Chase Pkwy. Waterbury
203-575-8226 Fax: 203-575-8243
College theater, plays, concerts, dance, musicals. Open
year-round. Some events are free and others are up to $60.
Milford Fine Arts Center
40 Railroad Ave. So.
Milford 203-882-0969
Sponsored by the Milford Fine Arts Council. Admission prices vary.
New England Academy
of Theater (NEAT)
3031 Dixwell Ave. Hamden
203-281-6115 www.neatct.org
Reno Venturi, Artistic Director
NEAT is a performing arts school/facilitator for all ages and a producing theater company. NEAT also provides outreach programming for middle school age youngsters, seniors, playwrights and other theatre enthusiasts. Admission prices vary.
Oakdale Theater
95 South Turnpike Rd. Wallingford
203-265-1501 Fax: 203-284-1816
www.oakdale.com
Concerts, theater & family shows. Open year-round. Admission prices vary.
Oddfellows Playhouse
(Youth Theater)
128 Washington St. Middletown
860-347-6143
www.oddfellows.org
Now celebrating its 26th season as a nonprofit youth theatre and performing arts program, Oddfellows Playhouse serves over 2,500 central Connecticut young people, ages 6-20, each year through classes, workshops, mini-productions, mainstage shows and special events.
Palace Performing Arts Center
246 College St. New Haven
203-789-2122/800-477-6849
Fax: 203-789-2146
Concerts, musicals, movies. Open Sept.-June. Admission $18.50-$45
Paul Mellon Arts Center
Choate Rosemary Hall
333 Christian St. Wallingford
203-647-2398
www.choate.edu/pmac/tickets.html
The Paul Mellon Arts Center, designed by I.M. Pei, offers student productions and a Guest Artists Series. In addition to an 850-seat theater, there is an experimental theater, recital hall, music practice rooms, art studios, and an art gallery for exhibiting artists.
Playhouse on the Green
177 State St. Bridgeport
203-333-3666 Fax: 203-696-0045
www.artsport.org/www.playhouseonthegreen.org
Professional theater. Open year-round. Admission $25-$25, $8-$10 children's shows.
Puppet House Theater
128 Thimble Island Rd.
Branford
203-488-5752
www.puppethouse.org
Stony Creek's unique, year-round performing arts center presents a wide variety of plays, musicals, dinner theatre, puppet shows and children's programs. Housed in a quaint, nearly 100-year-old theatre, the rare Sicilian hand-made puppets and the shows in which they star have been seen by audiences since 1963.
Seven Angels Theater
Hamilton Pk. Pavilion, Plank Rd.
Waterbury
203-757-4676
Fax: 203-757-1807
Professional theatre featuring comedies, dramas, musicals. Open year-round. Admission $23-$38.50.
Shubert Performing Arts Center
247 College St. New Haven
203-562-5666 Fax: 203-789-2286
www.shubert.com
The Shubert Performing Arts Center is a not-for-profit arts, entertainment and education institution presenting the best of Broadway, dance, cabaret, classical music and family entertainment in New Haven's legendary Shubert theater.
Shubert Theater
247 College St. New Haven
203-624-1825/800-228-6622
www.shubert.com
Since its opening in 1914, the Shubert has earned the title "Birthplace of the Nation's Greatest Hits." Now a non-profit, full-service performing arts institution presenting the best of Broadway, dance, music, cabaret and family entertainment. Backstage tours by appointment. Admission $10-$100.
Square One Theatre
2422 Main St.
Stratford
203-375-8778
www.squareonetheatre.com
Tom Holehan, Artistic Director
Three productions annually. Open Oct.-May. Admission $15-$16.
Summer Cabaret at Yale
217 Park St. New Haven
203-432-1567
www.yale.edu/summercabaret
Unique and original theatre performed by Yale School of Drama students in an intimate setting, plus delicious food. June-Aug. Wed-Sat. 8:30 p.m. $10-$16.
Theatremania Productions
341 Main St., Ste. 17 West Haven
203-931-7469 (SHOW)
www.theatremania.org
T. Sean Maher, President/Artistic Director
Entering its 12th year of production in 2003, Theatremania Productions is a year-round non-profit small theatre troupe that prides itself on offering area audiences a unique and diversified selection of productions including old favorites, new and original works, and selections off the beaten path. Performances at 8 p.m., Thurs.-Sat.
Woolsey Hall
500 College St. New Haven
203-432-1234 Fax: 203-432-8622
General entertainment theatre. Open year-round. Admission $22-$39.
Yale Cabaret
217 Park St. New Haven
203-432-1566
www.yale.edu/cabaret
An intimate 95-seat basement theatre/restaurant, presenting 20 productions in a season that runs from Oct.- April. Most shows are produced, directed, managed, performed, designed and often written by Yale School of Drama students. Dinner theatre. Shows run Thurs.-Sat. at 8:30 and 11 p.m. $5-$9.
Yale Children's Theatre (YCT)
P.O. Box 205065 New Haven
www.yale.edu/yct
Katelin Carr, Artistic Director
Yale Children's Theater is an undergraduate organization with five main activities: workshops of all kinds in schools, libraries, hospitals, and community centers; productions that tour around New Haven; original shows featuring children in local public schools; a traveling group of students called the Stage and Story Troupe; and on-campus activities targeted mainly at Yale students.
Yale Repertory Theatre
1120 Chapel St.
New Haven
203-432-1234
Fax: 203-432-1550
www.yalerep.org
James Bundy, Artistic Director
Known for its fresh interpretations of the classics and its premieres of new works, Yale Repertory Theatre is the recipient of a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. In addition to the Chapel St. venue the Rep produces work on two other stages: the University Theatre at 222 York St. and the New Theatre, a flexible performing space at 1156 Chapel St. The Yale Repertory Theatre is the proud recipient of the 2002 Connecticut Governor's Arts Award. Oct.-May. $25-$45.
Yale University Theatre
222 York St. New Haven
203-432-1234 www.yalerep.org
Performances by Yale Repertory Theatre and Yale School of Drama. Mon. 7 p.m.; Tues.-Sat. 8 p.m., with some 2 p.m. matinees. $10-$36.
SCHOOLS/ORGANIZATIONS/ARTS COUNCILS
Arts & Crafts Association of Meriden
53 Colony St. Meriden
203-235-5347
Offers visual arts classes.
Arts Council of Greater New Haven
70 Audubon St. New Haven
203-772-2788
www.artscouncil-newhaven.org
Leads in the strategic planning and coordination of cultural and artistic development vital to the quality of life and the economic and social health of the region. The Arts Council enhances New Haven region as the creative capital of Connecticut by providing needed services in support of artistic and cultural development to its members and to the community; communicating opportunities to create and experience various art forms; advocating in support of the arts community and arts education; and facilitating and coordinating arts and cultural activities throughout the region.
Association of Connecticut Choruses
c/o Kevin Mack, director
565 Skiff St. North Haven
203-230-1051
kevinlmack@aol.com
A member organization of community, festival, university and church choirs in Connecticut, it promotes and encourages choral music through workshops, a lending library system of sheet music and recordings, joint concerts, and statewide/regional festival choruses. Publishes a quarterly newsletter and maintains a database of accompanists in the state.
Connecticut Association of Historic Theaters
479 Piedmont St. Waterbury
203-753-9284
Affiliated with the National League of Historic Theaters, the organization is dedicated to finding ways to restore and preserve historic theaters in the state. The group maintains a roster and survey information on concert halls, theaters, opera houses and movie palaces more than 50 years old.
Creative Arts Workshop
80 Audubon St.
New Haven
203-562-4927
www.creativeartsworkshop.org
Creative Arts Workshop is a community art center and school serving professional and amateur artists alike, with an active exhibition schedule in the prominent Hilles Gallery.
Guilford Handcraft Center
411 Church St.
Guilford
203-453-5947
Fax: 203-453-6237
www.handcraftcenter.org
The Guilford Handcraft Center is a non-profit institution established to nurture and support excellence in the arts through education, communication and outreach. Offers classes in drawing and painting, basketry, blacksmithing, calligraphy, decorative painting, fiber, jewelry, metalsmithing, pottery, printmaking, sculpture and young people's classes. Gallery with alternating exhibits featuring contemporary and traditional crafts. Shop open seven days. 46th annual Guilford Handcraft Exposition hosted takes place on the Guilford Green, July 17-19. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-noon Sat.
Hamden Arts Commission
2901 Dixwell Ave. Hamden
203-287-2546
A municipal department devoted to the development of the arts in Hamden.
Music and Me
415 Central Ave. New Haven
203-387-8390
www.marciasmusic.com
A Music and Movement program for parents and children ages 1-5 in Hamden, Milford, Cheshire and Middlebury, utilizing playful and innovative techniques of music-making, rhythm and movement. Music and Me offers ten-week fall, winter and spring semesters and five-week summer sessions.
Neighborhood Music School
100 Audubon St. New Haven
203-624-5189
www.nmsmusicschool.org
Neighborhood Music School is a not-for-profit community arts school and concert venue currently serving more than 2,500 children and adults of all ages, incomes and levels of experience and from 70 towns throughout the state in music and dance instruction and programming.
Office of Cultural Affairs
165 Church St. New Haven
203-946-7821
www.cityofnewhaven.com
The Office of Cultural Affairs promotes the city through major public events and arts programming including musical concerts, children's' events, arts advocacy and coordination with the arts organizations on community programming.
Shoreline Arts Alliance
725 Boston Post Rd. Guilford
203-453-3890
www.shorelinearts.org
The Shoreline Arts Alliance is a non-profit arts organization that presents performances, art exhibitions, juried competitions, student scholarships, and networking services for 40 affiliate organizations.
Tabor Community Arts Center
45 Tabor Dr. Branford
203-488-5668
A multi-disciplinary arts center serving the shoreline community with programs for pre-K through seniors.
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